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A review by sage01
The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney
3.0
I haven't had such a love/hate relationship with a novel in years.
I LOVED:
the setting, the characters, the world-building, the visuals, and the story.
I HATED:
the style/structure.
It's aggravatingly apparent that Penney is a screenwriter first and a beginner novelist. Parts of the book are grossly underwritten and sweeping visuals stand in for logical segues. But at the same time, the setting is a character in its own right and gets to play (wonderfully) with metaphor.
Can I give it 3.5 stars? Parts are really wonderful, especially the longest, most fully written scenes.
Also, yay for more historical queer romance. :)
I LOVED:
the setting, the characters, the world-building, the visuals, and the story.
I HATED:
the style/structure.
It's aggravatingly apparent that Penney is a screenwriter first and a beginner novelist. Parts of the book are grossly underwritten and sweeping visuals stand in for logical segues. But at the same time, the setting is a character in its own right and gets to play (wonderfully) with metaphor.
Can I give it 3.5 stars? Parts are really wonderful, especially the longest, most fully written scenes.
Also, yay for more historical queer romance. :)