After reading the preview for Julie Carrick Dalton's Waiting for the Night Song, I was so pleased I had won a copy because I needed to know what happened next! I've really struggled to focus on books these past 8 months or so, and so I was so pleased to find that this was a book that not only held my attention, but compelled me to keep reading.
In a year that began with the wildfires in Australia and continued with the fires on the west coast of the US, (plus a sprinkle of murder hornets in the middle for good measure!), and in a November where it snows one weekend in New England and is 77 degrees the next, Julie's cli-fi book is a too timely reminder of what is at stake for our world if we don't take our changing environment seriously.
But lest you think this book is only about the climate, there's truly so much more. Julie has created a wonderful cast of characters whose connections to one another, to their town and their woods and their waters, to their communities, and to the traumas they carry will stay with you long after you've turned the last page. So many times I wanted to stop and linger over a particularly gorgeous sentence or phrase, only to find myself pulled away by a plot that compelled me to keep reading. I especially loved the way that Julie captured the magic and wonder of childhood--best friends and secret pacts, long summer days exploring in the woods, the way that the books you read as a kid are some of the most formative tales you'll ever experience.
Do yourself a favor and pick this book up when it is released in January 2021!
In a year that began with the wildfires in Australia and continued with the fires on the west coast of the US, (plus a sprinkle of murder hornets in the middle for good measure!), and in a November where it snows one weekend in New England and is 77 degrees the next, Julie's cli-fi book is a too timely reminder of what is at stake for our world if we don't take our changing environment seriously.
But lest you think this book is only about the climate, there's truly so much more. Julie has created a wonderful cast of characters whose connections to one another, to their town and their woods and their waters, to their communities, and to the traumas they carry will stay with you long after you've turned the last page. So many times I wanted to stop and linger over a particularly gorgeous sentence or phrase, only to find myself pulled away by a plot that compelled me to keep reading. I especially loved the way that Julie captured the magic and wonder of childhood--best friends and secret pacts, long summer days exploring in the woods, the way that the books you read as a kid are some of the most formative tales you'll ever experience.
Do yourself a favor and pick this book up when it is released in January 2021!