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Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves
by Meg Long
This one took a few chapters to really take off and differentiate itself from the pack, but it's one giant adrenaline surge once all the pieces are set in place.
Sena starts out as the stereotypical kind girl acting tough to survive and earn her way out of the man-eat-man world she was born into. She's a thief with no remorse about stealing from the wealthy off-worlders who arrive en masse to witness the legendary (deadly and dangerous) race that killed her mothers. She has no intention of having anything to do with the race or the wolves that pull the sleds that participate in it until the most vicious crime lord in her world makes her an offer she's not allowed to refuse and she meets a beautiful fighting wolf named after her mother. Then it's a roller coaster ride of emotions, action, and life and death decisions.
The characters Long slowly introduces leap from the page and feel as alive as the deadly nature of the world that seems to be trying to kill every living thing in it. And the conflicts between people, animals, and nature - made worse by the greed of off-world corporations - ring with a note of sad reality that adds an extra layer of emotion to the events of the book.
This is one that takes a bit to warm up to, but I promise it will be worth it.
Happy thanks to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Wednesday Books for the very exciting read!
Sena starts out as the stereotypical kind girl acting tough to survive and earn her way out of the man-eat-man world she was born into. She's a thief with no remorse about stealing from the wealthy off-worlders who arrive en masse to witness the legendary (deadly and dangerous) race that killed her mothers. She has no intention of having anything to do with the race or the wolves that pull the sleds that participate in it until the most vicious crime lord in her world makes her an offer she's not allowed to refuse and she meets a beautiful fighting wolf named after her mother. Then it's a roller coaster ride of emotions, action, and life and death decisions.
The characters Long slowly introduces leap from the page and feel as alive as the deadly nature of the world that seems to be trying to kill every living thing in it. And the conflicts between people, animals, and nature - made worse by the greed of off-world corporations - ring with a note of sad reality that adds an extra layer of emotion to the events of the book.
This is one that takes a bit to warm up to, but I promise it will be worth it.
Happy thanks to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Wednesday Books for the very exciting read!