I really wanted to like this book. A lot. I'm always looking for great storytelling, and am partial to (almost) anything British. In print for over forty years, this is the first of eight volumes in Joan Aiken's "Wolves" Chronicles. The book has all the pieces, but never really comes together in a satisfying way. Virtually all of the disastrous events of the first half are resolved in predictable, though improbable, positive outcomes in the second. The pen and ink illustrations by Pat Marriott are, well, adequate. Not a bad book, but not a great one. (Note: there are a couple of English "dammes" near the end; easily read over.) Quality = 3; Acceptability = 4.
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