A review by howlinglibraries
Wild Spaces by S.L. Coney

2.75

 
The boy wishes he was like the land, that he could bury his secrets down deep, hide them until millennia later when what is sharp and dangerous about him could be beautiful, too.

This was alright, but not as good as I hoped it would be. Despite how short the audiobook was, I still kept having to re-wind it because my mind would wander; it just wasn't keeping my attention. The writing was lovely at times, and I loved the boy's relationship with his dog Teach, but everything else was a bit bland and the ending just upset me. Spoiler alert: (view spoiler)

I'll admit I'm a tough sell with cosmic horror, so someone who enjoys it more might like this better than I did, and I don't regret reading it, but I probably won't be first in line to check out Coney's next release.

Thank you to the publisher and LibroFM for the audio review copy! All thoughts are honest and my own.