A review by gen_wolfhailstorm
Hekla's Children by James Brogden

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Another of the soon to expire plus catalogue picks.

I really enjoyed this one but I don't think I gave it the attention it deserved as I got a bit overwhelmed with the amount of characters and when we had flash backs to before the disapeance and then after, I got a bit tangled in the narrative. 

I think I would have had a better time keeping tracknof the time line if I'd had a physical copy to follow along but despite that, I enjoyed the sinister, mirror world in the woods, with a primitive lifestyle and the missing children trying to navigate that world. It was a fascinating concept and reminded me of Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock.