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3 stars
The townspeople watched as the two kings flew off toward the sun. They were never seen again.
This novella leaves me with a certain set of mixed feeling. On one hand, it reminded me just how much I loved The Wicker King, and it was really good to meet these familiar characters again. On the other hand, I didn't feel like I gained anything new, anything that I didn't already get from the original novel. Yes, this little novella offers some insight into Jack's POV, but I can't say it shows anything that isn't evident already from The Wicker King. At the same time, I'm not sure it can stand well on its own, or as an intrudoctory glimpse of the novel. Across ~40 pages, there were multiple instances where I took a moment to remember certain details from the novel, and only then did the things I …
The townspeople watched as the two kings flew off toward the sun. They were never seen again.
This novella leaves me with a certain set of mixed feeling. On one hand, it reminded me just how much I loved The Wicker King, and it was really good to meet these familiar characters again. On the other hand, I didn't feel like I gained anything new, anything that I didn't already get from the original novel. Yes, this little novella offers some insight into Jack's POV, but I can't say it shows anything that isn't evident already from The Wicker King. At the same time, I'm not sure it can stand well on its own, or as an intrudoctory glimpse of the novel. Across ~40 pages, there were multiple instances where I took a moment to remember certain details from the novel, and only then did the things I was reading about make sense.
Still, it was really, really good to meet Jack and August again, and the author's prose is as haunting as ever.
