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A review by jasonlee77
Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekbäck
4.0
I received this book through Weinstein Books and NetGalley for an honest review. The official release date is on January 27th
WOLF WINTER tells the tale of Paavo and Maija, along with their two children Frederika and Dorotea as they take over Paavo's brother home in the ominous Blackasen mountains of Sweden. Soon after arriving, the two children find a body in the forest and the townspeople are quick to chalk it up to an animal killing, but Maija is sure that another human is responsible for killing the man. Soon thereafter, the family begins to notice strange things about the town and the people that inhabit it. Secrets, lies and deception abound as the worst winter the mountain has ever seen, take hold. Uncovering the truth behind the body may unearth something much darker than the family could ever imagine.
This book took a little while to get into because it was translated from Swedish, so the prose wasn't something I was use to. Also, there were some dry spots to the story that made the pacing slightly off. Once I got use to the writing, I was pulled into the story and seemingly lived right alongside the characters in the year 1717. The feeling of authenticity is great in this story; all of the descriptions on how they live, the hardships of a severe winter that they face, the murder they are trying to solve, all have a very real feel to them.
The pacing was slow in the first half of the book, but once the elements started to stack up, the intrigue of the story grew. For those looking for a good murder/mystery set in a different time period, with a touch of the supernatural, this is a good one to pick up! You feel the cold of the setting, the characters feel real and the mystery has enough twists and turns to keep you guessing all the way to the last page. I give this one a 4/5!
WOLF WINTER tells the tale of Paavo and Maija, along with their two children Frederika and Dorotea as they take over Paavo's brother home in the ominous Blackasen mountains of Sweden. Soon after arriving, the two children find a body in the forest and the townspeople are quick to chalk it up to an animal killing, but Maija is sure that another human is responsible for killing the man. Soon thereafter, the family begins to notice strange things about the town and the people that inhabit it. Secrets, lies and deception abound as the worst winter the mountain has ever seen, take hold. Uncovering the truth behind the body may unearth something much darker than the family could ever imagine.
This book took a little while to get into because it was translated from Swedish, so the prose wasn't something I was use to. Also, there were some dry spots to the story that made the pacing slightly off. Once I got use to the writing, I was pulled into the story and seemingly lived right alongside the characters in the year 1717. The feeling of authenticity is great in this story; all of the descriptions on how they live, the hardships of a severe winter that they face, the murder they are trying to solve, all have a very real feel to them.
The pacing was slow in the first half of the book, but once the elements started to stack up, the intrigue of the story grew. For those looking for a good murder/mystery set in a different time period, with a touch of the supernatural, this is a good one to pick up! You feel the cold of the setting, the characters feel real and the mystery has enough twists and turns to keep you guessing all the way to the last page. I give this one a 4/5!