Note: I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All of the opinions are my own and this did not affect my review in any way.
I requested this book without really knowing what this book was about or even what to expect. I was definitely not thinking that I was going to read one of my favorite books of all time.
Winter of the Wolf follows Bean, a fifteen-year-old, who is determined to unravel the mystery of her brother Sam’s death. Though all evidence points to a suicide, her heart and intuition compel her to dig deeper.
Like I said I had no expectations about this book, but by the time I was finished I was blown away. This book was inspired by an event the author experienced, I can’t say what the event is because that would spoil the ending but what I can say is that the fact that this story is inspired in true events makes it so much more realistic, heartfelt and impactful.
The writing style is compelling, lyrical and very beautiful. The characters are very well developed and you can’t help but feel empathy towards their situation.
The main character Bean is a piece of work, I was so frustrated with her at the beginning, but at the same time I had never been in Bean´s situation so it´s unfair of me to judge her actions. However, even though I was frustrated at the beginning, the Bean that we follow at the end of the book is one of my favorite characters, her growth that is seen throughout the book is outstanding. All of the other characters weren’t as developed as Bean but I was still able to connect with them and I was still intrigued to find out more about them.
One of my favorite parts about the book was learning about Inuit culture. When I first started reading the book I have to be honest that I had no idea what Inuit culture was, so being able to learn about other cultures and traditions makes this book so much more valuable.
Overall this is an outstanding book that explores grief, suicide and Inuit culture and I could not put it down. I absolutely recommend that you pick up a copy and support the author.
P.s- all of the money that the author makes out of Winter of the Wolf will go as donation to the Wolf Conservation Center so please support in any way you can.
Thanks so much to the author, publisher and Netgalley for allowing me read and review this book.
Disclaimer- I don´t own a physical copy of the book so the picture is not mine
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