Monday 7 June 2021

The Wren Hunt - Mary Watson

What is it about: Every winter, Wren Silke is chased through the forest in a warped version of a childhood game. The boys who haunt her are judges, powerful and frightening pursuers, who know nothing of her true identity. If they knew she was an augur, their sworn enemy, the game would turn deadly. But Wren is on the hunt, too. Sent undercover as an intern to the Harkness Foundation - enemy headquarters - her family's survival rests on finding a secret meant to stay hidden. As the enmity between two ancient magics reaches breaking point, Wren is torn between old loyalties and new lies. And trapped in the most dangerous game of her life.

My Thoughts: I am very conflicted about this book. I've read it for the monthly book club I'm subscribed to and on paper, this is the kind of book I would have actually picked myself. But the reality was very different. I found it very difficult to get into. The author was describing rituals and using names like if I knew all about them already. It was like reading a whole new language, could not understand what was going on for about 280 pages. And when I finally started to get the gist of it, the book ended. Leaving me wanting to know more.

The story is based on Irish mythology and I don't know anything about it, so that didn't help.
I do love mythology but I mostly know about Greek's and Roman's, so this actually made me want to know more about the Irish one as well.

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