I've seen this book being compared to "Where the Crawdads Sing" more than a few times in reviews, so this is my humble take from the perspective of someone who hasn't read WTCS (yet! I do plan on reading it).
Cadie Kessler is an entomologist studying beetles and pine trees in a New Hampshire forest when she gets a call from her past best friend, Daniela. A body is found in their hometown and they were involved somehow. The story remains relatively suspenseful as the story progresses and the mystery unfolds. This was the selling point for me, and it's the main thing that kept me reading. Considering Cadie's profession, it's fitting that one of the main topics in this book is environmental issues, including climate change and wildfires. "Waiting for the Night Song" is a book that strives to cover more than one important topic in the background of its main plot, though. I would call it ambitious, and not unsuccessful, but not quite successful either.
The heart of this book was unquestionably Cadie and Daniela's friendship and it was them that kept me engaged, to the point where I failed to see merit in the less substantial and less convincing romance aspect with another character. I'm getting a bit tired of male love interests being forced in these kinds of stories where they add nothing to the story.
It was good, just not as good as I hoped. I loved Dalton's writing; she especially excels in describing landscapes in beautiful detail.
Cadie Kessler is an entomologist studying beetles and pine trees in a New Hampshire forest when she gets a call from her past best friend, Daniela. A body is found in their hometown and they were involved somehow. The story remains relatively suspenseful as the story progresses and the mystery unfolds. This was the selling point for me, and it's the main thing that kept me reading. Considering Cadie's profession, it's fitting that one of the main topics in this book is environmental issues, including climate change and wildfires. "Waiting for the Night Song" is a book that strives to cover more than one important topic in the background of its main plot, though. I would call it ambitious, and not unsuccessful, but not quite successful either.
The heart of this book was unquestionably Cadie and Daniela's friendship and it was them that kept me engaged, to the point where I failed to see merit in the less substantial and less convincing romance aspect with another character. I'm getting a bit tired of male love interests being forced in these kinds of stories where they add nothing to the story.
It was good, just not as good as I hoped. I loved Dalton's writing; she especially excels in describing landscapes in beautiful detail.