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A review by clacifer
Wolfskin by Juliet Marillier
4.0
The first two hundred pages or so were beautiful. I adore how Juliet Marillier writes and her portrayal of boyhood friendship was masterfully done.
Somerled is a great villain - he did awful things but you can’t help but have some sympathy for him in the final pages. His love for Eyvind was perhaps his only redeeming quality. I loved reading about their relationship - and how their initial forced friendship became brotherhood.
I didn’t particularly enjoy the chapters from Nessa’s perspective. Perhaps I had high expectations of her as another of Marillier’s heroines, Sorcha, from Daughter of the Forest has to be my favourite book heroine of all time (so far). Her chapters just fell flat with me - and I found myself wanting to get back to Eyvind’s perspective.
Nor did I like her insta love with Eyvind. I usually like fantasy novels with a hint of romance. However - I just felt like their romance was a bit forced though I did appreciate them both together more near the end.
I’m looking forward to reading the sequel, Foxmask, and other Marillier work. She is fast becoming my favourite author.
Somerled is a great villain - he did awful things but you can’t help but have some sympathy for him in the final pages. His love for Eyvind was perhaps his only redeeming quality. I loved reading about their relationship - and how their initial forced friendship became brotherhood.
I didn’t particularly enjoy the chapters from Nessa’s perspective. Perhaps I had high expectations of her as another of Marillier’s heroines, Sorcha, from Daughter of the Forest has to be my favourite book heroine of all time (so far). Her chapters just fell flat with me - and I found myself wanting to get back to Eyvind’s perspective.
Nor did I like her insta love with Eyvind. I usually like fantasy novels with a hint of romance. However - I just felt like their romance was a bit forced though I did appreciate them both together more near the end.
I’m looking forward to reading the sequel, Foxmask, and other Marillier work. She is fast becoming my favourite author.