The Night Country

The Hazel Wood was one of those books that surprised me last year. I wasn't expecting to love it, but it transported me to a different world and I loved following Alice's story through the Hinterland as she searched for her mother.

I was expecting that same out of worldness with The Night Country, however, I was disappointed. I felt like the story was drawn out and did not seem to have a set path of where it was going. Then when it started to get more interesting toward the end, it picked up speed and then felt rushed as we went through the climax and conclusion to the book.

Overall, for me, this book suffered from second book syndrome that a lot of other books struggle with. I just did not feel like there was a good direction in the storytelling and then the ending was too rushed.