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A review by patsypoo
The Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell
3.0
Our heroine is Feodora, a young girl, living in snowy Russian woods with her mother. They're wolf wilders: they take in domesticated wolves and teach them how to be wild again before letting them go.
It's never fully explained what being a wolf wilder entails, how they do it and what happens to the wolves or where they end up after spending some time with Feo and her mum.
The story itself is quite simple: a powerful general takes against Feo and her mum after one of their wolves attacks an elk. He takes her mother, Marina, prisoner. Feo then sets out to save her with the help of the wolves and other people she meets along the way.
It was a bit flimsy in places if I'm totally honest. And I thought the bad guy was so over the top bad that it turned him into a caricature of a super villain.
Having said that, there's a lot more to like than dislike in this book. The Russian wilderness setting is great, all the characters were likeable and I also want a wolf to keep me warm while I sleep through a very cold night.
It was an enjoyable read and I'm sure my children, who are within the target age for this, will love it. I'm sure they'll forgive the shortcomings I spotted, if they notice them at all.
It's never fully explained what being a wolf wilder entails, how they do it and what happens to the wolves or where they end up after spending some time with Feo and her mum.
The story itself is quite simple: a powerful general takes against Feo and her mum after one of their wolves attacks an elk. He takes her mother, Marina, prisoner. Feo then sets out to save her with the help of the wolves and other people she meets along the way.
It was a bit flimsy in places if I'm totally honest. And I thought the bad guy was so over the top bad that it turned him into a caricature of a super villain.
Having said that, there's a lot more to like than dislike in this book. The Russian wilderness setting is great, all the characters were likeable and I also want a wolf to keep me warm while I sleep through a very cold night.
It was an enjoyable read and I'm sure my children, who are within the target age for this, will love it. I'm sure they'll forgive the shortcomings I spotted, if they notice them at all.