Title: The Wild Fall

Author: Katherine Silva

Release date: August 3rd, 2023

Huge thanks to Katherine for having sent me digital copies of Book One – The Wild Dark and Book Two – The Wild Fall.

Book One was a ton of fun, so I was excited to see what happened after the finale of The Wild Dark.

As these two are directly interconnected and related wholly, you must read Book One before reading Book Two. Because of that – if you’ve not read Book One, I’d say stay away from this review, as there may be spoilers – inadvertently due to the storyline.

What I liked: With where Book One left off – the forest’s pushing back against mankind, the strange wolf creatures, the veil to the other place and the ghosts that seemingly stick to loved ones like fly’s to fly paper, I was very intrigued about where life would lead the survivors and especially ten years later, when this one is set.

The story continues along as we follow predominantly Liz and Evie, Hanks’ daughter. Things quickly ramp up as the survivors look for a safe place to set up camp. All the while, the woods continue to take back the land and the wolves within the trees seek food.

(Spoiler ahead for Book One)

It’s when, while searching for a new place, an incident happens and Liz learns that Brody is still out there. Brody shouldn’t be. In Book One, Brody died, his ghost attached to Liz and at the end Liz destroyed his ghost.

Silva uses this to push the emotional envelopes, while also keeping us on the edge of our seats as this group tries its best to survive and find a place they can call home.

We get a ton of action, some fantastic blasts of destruction and gore and we get to see those who survive, band together and fight to stay alive in a world rapidly trying to kill humans off.

What I didn’t like: I’ve never been a huge fan of 1st person POV shifts within a book, and this utilizes it a lot between Liz and Evie. I always find it throws me for a loop and takes me some time to remind myself who it is I’m reading about.

Also, the crux of Book One was the loss of loved ones, their return and how those they attach too became outcasts. That is largely missing for the first half of this book and I found it was something that I really enjoyed in The Wild Fall.

Why you should buy this: Obviously, if you were a fan of Book One, you’ll want to read Book Two and see where it goes. Silva’s created a fantastic world here and her take on the post-apocalyptic landscape is refreshing. If you’ve not read The Wild Dark yet, definitely dive into that and then leap into Book Two.

You won’t be disappointed.

4/5