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A review by ogbergerking
Tell the Wolves I'm Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
4.25
this was a really good debut novel. the book was hard hitting & had a decent pacing, & touched on heavy themes regarding grief & familial connections. esp for a novel featuring so many queer characters, i thought the acknowledgement & portrayal of the tragedy of AIDS was done with deep respect & love from brunt to their characters.
i did find june a bit annoying as a lead, & rather selfish, but she is only 14. i found her love (read: obsession) for finn unnecessary, & honestly like it detracted some from the story. i have had deep completely familial or platonic loves that have ended that have hurt more than any romantic love i have ever experienced, & that it put a cruel twist that i think subtracted from the relationship she formed later with toby. deposit brunt using it to make them foils, it felt almost inappropriate given the weight of the rest of the novel.
i would def read again, even if the ending did feel a little rushed. i think this author has a bright future ahead of them.
i did find june a bit annoying as a lead, & rather selfish, but she is only 14. i found her love (read: obsession) for finn unnecessary, & honestly like it detracted some from the story. i have had deep completely familial or platonic loves that have ended that have hurt more than any romantic love i have ever experienced, & that it put a cruel twist that i think subtracted from the relationship she formed later with toby. deposit brunt using it to make them foils, it felt almost inappropriate given the weight of the rest of the novel.
i would def read again, even if the ending did feel a little rushed. i think this author has a bright future ahead of them.