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A review by rebbyshanks
Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
3.0
This book was well-written, and it had some serious and engaging themes.
It started strong and the author has serious writing skills.
A lot of the themes felt unfinished to me, though. Maybe there wasn't as much follow-through as there should have been. It felt, while the author did end the themes, like they trailed off more than ended.
Specifically, June's emotional turmoil did seem realistic to me - confusion over feelings, relationships with siblings during the teenage years, assumption of being excluded, and dealing with grief. Greta seemed like a hidden cache of emotionally lost teenager. (I could read a book about what was going on in Greta's head.)
In the end, though, it seemed like we went from more detail about all of this, to a more summarized ending. We don't really see a realistic end to some of these issues. The end moves pretty quick, compared to the pacing of the rest of the book.
This might be intentional, but it didn't feel as developed to me.
It was a good read, and I plan on following this author's work in the future. She's a strong writer.
It started strong and the author has serious writing skills.
A lot of the themes felt unfinished to me, though. Maybe there wasn't as much follow-through as there should have been. It felt, while the author did end the themes, like they trailed off more than ended.
Specifically, June's emotional turmoil did seem realistic to me - confusion over feelings, relationships with siblings during the teenage years, assumption of being excluded, and dealing with grief. Greta seemed like a hidden cache of emotionally lost teenager. (I could read a book about what was going on in Greta's head.)
In the end, though, it seemed like we went from more detail about all of this, to a more summarized ending. We don't really see a realistic end to some of these issues. The end moves pretty quick, compared to the pacing of the rest of the book.
This might be intentional, but it didn't feel as developed to me.
It was a good read, and I plan on following this author's work in the future. She's a strong writer.