Akela by Ryan Uytdewilligen
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I'm not sure where to start so I'm just going to spit it out: some of the things that happened were unbelievable and the constant philosophizing annoyed me.

After being separated from the love of his life, Akela spends a good portion of his life trying to get back to her. The things that happen to him get more and more fantastical as the story goes on. Am I really supposed to believe he caused Watergate? Also, there are animals that have sworn off eating meat.

Akela has way too much self reflection. Dropping wisdom every page isn't really needed and gets tired at times. Just telling his story is enough.   His constant pining for his love doesn't come across as romantic, its just whiny.

The cast of characters is excellent though. I loved getting to know all the people and animals he met.





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