I first read an excerpt for Waiting For The Night Song on BookishFirst and loved it so I was so excited to read the entire book. I’ve seen comparisons to Where The Crawdads Sing and I definitely see the similarities. Both books focus heavily on nature and the environment while also featuring a crime. Waiting for the Night Song also addresses immigration and anti-immigrant sentiment in a powerful way that is organically woven into the story.
This is a slower-paced story that alternates between the past and present day. The writing is really beautiful and descriptive and I can’t believe this is a debut novel because it is so well written. I loved that this book features so many interesting topics from friendship to climate change to immigration. It also crosses over genres. There’s some mystery mixed in with contemporary fiction, which made it more appealing to me. I sometimes struggle with books that are very descriptive but this one had enough of the mystery element to keep me flipping the pages.
If you enjoy beautiful, descriptive writing, Waiting for the Night Song is a book to add to your TBR. I really enjoyed reading this wonderful debut novel.
This is a slower-paced story that alternates between the past and present day. The writing is really beautiful and descriptive and I can’t believe this is a debut novel because it is so well written. I loved that this book features so many interesting topics from friendship to climate change to immigration. It also crosses over genres. There’s some mystery mixed in with contemporary fiction, which made it more appealing to me. I sometimes struggle with books that are very descriptive but this one had enough of the mystery element to keep me flipping the pages.
If you enjoy beautiful, descriptive writing, Waiting for the Night Song is a book to add to your TBR. I really enjoyed reading this wonderful debut novel.