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A review by krystolla
Dog Days by TA Moore
3.0
Interesting
A compelling plot, the mythology thick enough to taste (though why the Greek Selene shows up amidst determinedly Norse mythology I don’t know).
The characters weren’t particularly likable to me, especially since they were based on the disproved alpha/beta theory of wolf behavior. The author didn’t manage that delicate feeling of non-humanness that the story required, possibly because the story started in crisis rather than contrasting lost normality with the increasing wild. There was weight on degrees of otherworldliness that were not well represented in the text.
Overall I’m disappointed. I expected more here, but I’m also picky about representations of canines - dog or wolf - so your mileage may vary.
A compelling plot, the mythology thick enough to taste (though why the Greek Selene shows up amidst determinedly Norse mythology I don’t know).
The characters weren’t particularly likable to me, especially since they were based on the disproved alpha/beta theory of wolf behavior. The author didn’t manage that delicate feeling of non-humanness that the story required, possibly because the story started in crisis rather than contrasting lost normality with the increasing wild. There was weight on degrees of otherworldliness that were not well represented in the text.
Overall I’m disappointed. I expected more here, but I’m also picky about representations of canines - dog or wolf - so your mileage may vary.