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A review by nancyadelman
The Wolves of Winter by Tyrell Johnson
2.0
I guess I had higher expectations for this novel, a stand-alone postapocalyptic book set in the not-too-distant future. It features a world ravaged by nuclear war and then a flu virus that decimates the population. Lynne is the hero of this story, a redheaded girl living in the wilds of the Yukon with her mother, brother, uncle, and cousin and a penchant for bows and arrows. If your mind conjures up Katniss Everdeen, well, that was on purpose. The other major character is the mysterious Jax who comes out of nowhere and has an interesting history that he doesn't tell just anyone about. There are blurbs on the book comparing Jax to Jason Bourne; I guess there are some similarities.
This book just felt so bland. The characters really did feel like they were ripped out of other authors' series. The lesser characters were very vanilla and so under-developed that we aren't sure what to make of it when something happens to one of them. Are we supposed to feel sad or mad? You don't really feel anything because they aren't really developed enough. Some of the scenes felt like they were ripped out of other books too; it gives you a weird sense of deja vu like you've read this before. There's one scene where Jax has to save Lynne by getting naked with her and keeping her warm by body heat in an igloo while her uncle watches. It doesn't feel unique, I guess you could say. You're left wondering when they're going to bring in the Taun-Taun to keep her warm even though you know good and well that it's not set in the Star Wars universe.
This book may be good for someone who hasn't already met Katniss Everdeen, or Jason Bourne or been forced to get naked to keep someone warm.
This book just felt so bland. The characters really did feel like they were ripped out of other authors' series. The lesser characters were very vanilla and so under-developed that we aren't sure what to make of it when something happens to one of them. Are we supposed to feel sad or mad? You don't really feel anything because they aren't really developed enough. Some of the scenes felt like they were ripped out of other books too; it gives you a weird sense of deja vu like you've read this before. There's one scene where Jax has to save Lynne by getting naked with her and keeping her warm by body heat in an igloo while her uncle watches. It doesn't feel unique, I guess you could say. You're left wondering when they're going to bring in the Taun-Taun to keep her warm even though you know good and well that it's not set in the Star Wars universe.
This book may be good for someone who hasn't already met Katniss Everdeen, or Jason Bourne or been forced to get naked to keep someone warm.