The Wide Starlight

This book was really sweet. The northern lights are a source of mystery to so many, so entwining them with folklore and a fiction/fantasy book was a great idea. Eli is a wonderful MC who the reader feels attached to all throughout, and the novel, despite mixing genres/themes, really does a fine job looking into mental illness, grief, loosing people, and more. Did not know who this author was, glad to say I do now!

I loved the way that real emotions were intertwined with the mythic creatures. The setting of Svalbard is fabulous. The characters make mistakes and realize they need to work on those things. Really enjoyable novel!