More of the Most Happy Reader

I truly enjoyed reading Wolf Wood purely for the love of reading itself. I know, a strange statement from an avid reader and a devoted historical fiction fan, but honestly, as an Historian, I often loose myself in the details, which I love, but it was wonderful to read historical fiction for the sake of reading an engaging, interesting story alone. I am grateful for the reminder!

When I began Wolf Wood I selected it from my pile without any real where my read would take me. I honestly believed that I needed to read the novel for an imminent review deadline and not for pure pleasure. However this, like much of life of late, was completely backwards and it was the not the novel with the looming deadline. I didn’t realize and honestly didn’t care; Wolf Wood was a pleasure, cover to cover!


While I will admit that this novel didn’t stop my world from spinning and make me question my knowledge of history nor did it prod me into further research. Quite simply Wolf Wood gave me something that I had not realized I was missing in historical fiction which was it was simply a good read – an interesting story with rich characters that were interesting in their own right and not because they actually existed within the historical context into which they are placed. Wolf Wood is an entertaining, engaging read and I would say a wonderful way to introduce historical fiction to new readers and I eagerly await Part Two...