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The Wild Hunt
The Wild Hunt | Emma Seckel
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A BuzzFeed Best Historical Fiction Book of Summer and a Lit Hub Best Book of Summer A Crime Reads' and Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book of the Year A transporting, otherworldly debut of a young woman’s fated return to a wind-battered island off the coast of Scotland, and the dark forces—old and new—that she finds there. The islanders have only three rules: don’t stick your nose where it’s not wanted, don’t mention the war, and never let your guard down during October. Leigh Welles has not set foot on the island in years, but when she finds herself called home from life on the Scottish mainland by her father’s unexpected death, she is determined to forget the sorrows of the past—her mother’s abandonment, her brother’s icy distance, the unspeakable tragedy of World War II—and start fresh. Fellow islander Iain MacTavish, an RAF veteran with his eyes on the sky and his head in the past, is also in desperate need of a new beginning. A young widower, Iain struggles to return to the normal life he knew before the war. But this October is anything but normal. This October, the sluagh are restless. The ominous, birdlike creatures of Celtic legend—whispered to carry the souls of the dead—have haunted the islanders for decades, but in the war’s wake, there are more wandering souls and more sluagh. When a young man disappears, Leigh and Iain are thrown together to investigate the truth at the island’s dark heart and reveal hidden secrets of their own. Rich with historical detail, a skillful speculative edge, and a deep imagination, Emma Seckel’s propulsive and transporting debut The Wild Hunt unwinds long-held tales of love, loss, and redemption.
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451Degrees
The Wild Hunt | Emma Seckel
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Mehso-so

Picked this one up interested in the Scottish folklore aspect. I‘m not really one for thrillers so I think that‘s where this book kind of fell for me… Leigh returns home after her father has died only to come back during October when the Sluagh rule the island that she is from. After the war they have become more violent, leaving the inhabitants wondering if they can continue living on the island they call their home.

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smalldogs_bigbooks2419
The Wild Hunt | Emma Seckel
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I love building relationships with bookstore employees and taking their suggestions when I can‘t decide how to spend a gift certificate.

EvieBee The Wild Hunt sounds great! Will have to check it out. 8mo
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shanaqui
The Wild Hunt | Emma Seckel

I've been so ridiculously burned out that I haven't been reading much, but this book was staring me in the face from where I was sitting to work, so hey, why not? I'm giving it a shot. So far, so good.

I've been making good progress with #BookSpin; I have a line in #BookSpinBingo, and I've finished my #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin. It's just this last week the Too Muchness of work has caught up to me.