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A Far Wilder Magic was extremely slow for me. Normally, I am very into this type of book but for some reason, this one just didn’t suck me in. I do think some of my students would enjoy it so when it comes out in March, I will purchase a copy for my classroom.
All opinions are my own. Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press/Wednesday Books for this arc ebook in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Prett for providing me with an e-Arc of this book!
cws/tws: coded antisemitism, xenophobia, PTSD, parental abuse, mention of parental death, animal death, gore
If I had to describe A Far Wilder Magic in one word, it would be cozy. It feels like snuggling up on a rainy day to read. Don’t let this description fool you, though. It’s not all sunshine and rainbows. A Far Wilder Magic also deals with a lot of serious themes, but the way they’re dealt with, and how the book ends, leaves you feeling satisfied and ultimately hopeful. The book feels like a big hug after a long, long day that almost makes it all worth it.
The way that the fantasy weaved in real life issues was so intelligent - you could see how they mirrored things that happen in our world but it didn’t feel out of place at all in the fantasy world either. The discrimination that the mcs face starkly hark back to nationalism and xenophobia in the Western world. A Far Wilder Magic explores what it really means to find success, and to find your own way in the world with marginalized identities.
Then, of course, the centerpiece is the characters of Wes and Maggie. These two characters captured my heart from the very beginning. While Wes and Maggie start off clashing because of their external differences, we soon discover that inside, they’re not so different at all - which is further shown through the genius of Saft’s writing. They begin to sympathize with each other over their collective desires to be loved - and later, to be loved by each other. Allison Saft developed their voices incredibly - overall, the writing in this book was so beautiful and flowery in the best way. That definitely added to the cozy atmosphere, I would wager.
Now, I know using Taylor Swift songs is probably not the best way to give a review, but 1) it helps give context with no spoilers and 2) I’m fairly sure that if you’re a Swiftie, you’ll enjoy this book, so I would say that the relationship between Wes and Maggie can best be described as this is me trying gf and New Year’s Day bf, or vice versa. In other words, they struggle with letting each other in and being vulnerable, but the other person is always there to help them, even when things get ugly.
I will say, the plot outside of Wes and Maggie’s developing relationship was not particularly interesting to me, so if that’s something you look for in a book this may not be for you, but if you don’t mind forsaking that for an extremely fleshed out character-based story, then you’ll love A Far Wilder Magic!
4.25/5!

I've been looking for a spiritual successor to The Scorpio Races for years. People always promise it but they never quite get there. This one absolutely does.
Saft is very talented at creating atmospheric and deep imagery that really put you into a world she wants you to be in. This is more of a tale of Fabulism than her debut novel and feels just grounded enough in reality to be plausible. Its the 1920s but we hunt God Foxes now, we will not be explaining this further and you will go along willingly.
The book felt cold and windy and you can taste the salt. The pine boughs brush you as you walk through a too quiet forest. The sun sets in that magically way it can only do in autumn. I loved the setting of this story.
I also love our leads, the self proclaimed Sunshine/Grump pairing of Weston and Maggie. I love that both are confident where they deserve to be but clearly have traumas and insecurities to work on AND that they don't necessarily use the other to overcome them but rather become better alone and together. It'll make sense if you read it, promise.
Its very much a story of trauma, both of a personal nature and the trauma that only someone who has felt ostracized for their beliefs can feel. These two really go trough a lot of fantastical junk but the true villain is the intolerant world they live in. The ending is so bitter sweet because of what the two are allowed to do and celebrate and I think Saft does a good job of capturing that in a believable way.
Read if you enjoy immaculate vibes, capable and smart sharp-shooting women, and flirts who actually wouldn't know the first thing about begin with a girl and obviously, for fans of The Scorpio Races.

I wanted to like this a lot, but this kind of book just isn't for me. However, I know plenty of readers who will love a story like this and am looking forward to recommending it to them!

This book captures the autumn atmosphere EXACTLY. I, a self proclaimed expert on autumn, relished the beautiful descriptions of the autumn setting and deem them PERFECT.
Also, can we give a moment to the most excellent cover??
AFWM is a romance fantasy—which is to say, in the end, the romance outranks the fantasy. For my own tastes, I could personally do without any/all romance in books but still enjoyed AFWM especially because the romance is slow burn. Naturally, I would have preferred the fantasy to outrank all other aspects, BUT because the autumn-ness was so prevalent and beautiful, I'm not that bothered.
The MCs are both well written and interesting—I liked them both immensely, but LOVED Margaret in all her grumpy frownyness. (But, Wes made me chuckle throughout the story.) Truly, both are great, fleshed out characters people will love and root for.
My favourite bits:
mythical fox/the hunt (would have liked MORE of this aspect)
the exploration of differences and similarities of religion(s)
memorable characters
the autumn setting!
the pacing (deliciously paced!)
mixture of magic/alchemy/religion
Read this book if you like:
coastal autumn goodness
slow burn romance
commentaries on real world prejudices
mom issues
character > plot
romance

A Far Wilder Magic is the perfect atmospheric fall read. Wes and Maggie are both incredibly realistic, finely-drawn, deeply-lovable characters, and watching them work together (and fall in love) while taking on their town's greatest challenge is an incredibly compelling story. Saft always does a beautiful job of sketching character arcs that depict healing from deep wounds while still writing a page-turning, romantic story. A new favorite!

Margaret, daughter of famed alchemist Evelyn Welty, spends her days alone ensuring the upkeep of Welty Manor while her mother is away on business. One day she spots a rare magical creature, known as the Hala, and knows the Half-moon Hunt will soon begin in her sleepy little town. Anyone who kills the creature will earn fortune and fame but for Margaret it's the one thing that could bring her mother back to her for good. Only teams of two can enter the tournament and although she is an excellent sharpshooter she will need to find an alchemist to register for the hunt.
Weston Winters, despite his natural talent at alchemy, has been kicked out of every apprenticeship he has acquired. Convincing Evelyn Welty to take him on is his last chance to save his family and secure his future. When he arrives, he finds an unwelcoming Margaret in her stead. Margaret allows him to stay in hopes that she can convince him to join the hunt.
A Far Wilder Magic is a fantastic tale of two outcasts who form an unlikely bond when they decide to change their fate and join a dangerous hunt for a magical creature. The novel introduces two flawed characters, both outcasts, who wish their lives were different. Maggie yearns for a mother who no longer seems to acknowledge her after the death of her brother and father’s abandonment. Wes wishes to change his social status by becoming an alchemist so he can secure a future for his mother and sisters who struggle with poverty. I really enjoyed the dynamic between these two characters as well as the magical elements throughout the novel. The hunt may appear to be the primary plot but the novel addresses many important themes (death, poverty, social status, culture, self-worth etc.) which are relevant to present day. The characters both had depth that is slowly revealed as the story continues allowing the reader to acknowledge their development along the way. A Far Wilder Magic is a must read for 2022!

4.25 stars
*Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for providing me an early copy of this book for review!
I loved loved loved this book. A Far Wilder Magic is the first YA fantasy in a while to suck me in and grip my attention the whole way through.
We follow a reclusive girl who lives in the shadow of her mother's abandonment, and an idealistic boy fighting for his dream of becoming an alchemist. A tentative team, they enter the Half-moon Hunt, a competition where whichever pair kills the malicious fox-spirit hala wins a huge sum of money and a heroic reputation.
This standalone fantasy is completely transportive and engrossing, and one of my favorite books I read this year. It examines family, religion, trust, and love. Most of all, I appreciated the exploration of - I don’t want to say toxic parenting, because no parent is perfect, but - a repeated pattern of harmful parenting behavior that Margaret’s mother never takes responsibility for. It’s easy for me as the reader to see the neglect and emotional abuse. But I know it’s different when it’s your parent. I’m grateful we’re getting to see this representation in books (Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko explored this too). I think it’s great that teens get examples of imperfect, but overall good and loving family dynamics, like in Jenny Han’s To All the Boys We Love Before trilogy, as well as examples of parents who do not do their part in protecting and valuing their children.
Filled with alchemy, mythology, and a legendary hunting competition, this story reminded me a little of The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater and A Golden Fury by Samantha Cohoe. The slow-burn relationship between the two main characters drove me nearly to the point of madness. I can't wait to have a finished copy on my bookshelf.
Highly recommend this one for any fan of folklore or fantasy who likes a dose of romance!
Upper YA in terms of content, and trigger warnings for: antisemitism, bigotry, panic attacks, parental neglect and emotional abuse, xenophobia, light gore and animal deaths (fairly graphic).

Having read and enjoyed Allison Saft's previous book, "Down Comes the Night", I was very excited to get "A Far Wilder Magic" from NetGalley and the publisher.
The book tells the story of Margaret and Wes - her, the daughter of an alchemist (in a world where alchemy is pretty much science with a magic twist), him, an aspiring alchemist who wants to study with Margaret's mother. They seem to initially not be fond of each other and have to start learning to get along, especially after a mythical creature, a demigod called the hala, reappears, which marks the beginning of a great traditional hunt, the winners of which would get a lot of money and fame, and must be a sharpshooter and an alchemist, just what our characters are.
Unfortunately, however, I did not like "A Far Wilder Magic" as much as I did "Down Comes the Night" - both had wildly creative worlds, creatures, forms of magic and plots, but "A Far Wilder Magic" was simply too drawn-out and uneventful for my taste.
*** Spoilers up ahead ***
A main point in the book is the fact that religion plays a role in the social status of world ( a world, which to me seemed like alternative 1920s' or 1930s') - the Katharists are the "ruling" class - read Protestants here, whereas the Sumic people, especially the Banvish, (i.e. the Catholics, especially the Irish) are looked down upon, and the Yu'adir (Jews) are downright despised. As the main characters are representatives of those frowned-upon religions, this makes them outcasts in their societies, which is an important topic throughout the book. Now, my issue with this whole thing is that I felt these changes of names were not particularly needed. Imagine this: same book, except without the fancy names - an alternate world to ours, where the same socioeconomic problems exist, however, the people also have alchemy in a way that it doesn't exist in our world. Would I have liked that? Most definitely. In fact, it would have been very exciting, because the issues of the characters would have immediately spoken to the readers. Instead, I spent 30% of the book trying to figure out why it matters that Margaret is Yu'adir or that Wes is Sumic, since I didn't know what those were supposed to represent, so they were just random words without inherent meaning. That's not to say that I don't like creative world-building, just that this book is too closely using real-life examples, so I didn't see even a point to change them at all - like having an alternate reality were the traffic light colors are changed. We know it's a traffic light, it cannot be read as anything but a traffic light, however, we need time to figure out which new color corresponds to which real-life color.
I guess the reason most people would like this book is actually the romance, and well... I just didn't feel it. There are books where I openly hate the characters - this is NOT one of those. I just didn't care all that much for the two main characters or their eternal pining. Margaret was a recluse in her family's mansion, trying to avoid people's hatred by avoiding people in general, and Wes was an attention seeker, which he admits himself, whose heart was in the right place, but whose attitude and scatteredness were too much sometimes. They liked each other basically from the first moment (although both thought that the other one hated them) and it took them entirely too much time to get together, considering nothing was ever actually keeping them apart.
I liked the setting of the book, very autumnal - dark woods, an old-timey small town, a spooky mansion. I think this would have really worked for me if it was a shorter story/novella, minus a lot of the pining that Wes and Margaret shared, and with just a pinch more of the actual hunt going on.

5/5 stars.
thank you to netgalley and the publishers for giving me an earc of this book in exchange for an honest review!
honestly, i don't think i could dislike an allison saft book if i tried. perhaps this is too much praise, considering i've only read two, but honestly i'd read her grocery store receipts. i truly adored down comes the night, and so i have to admit that when i started a far wilder magic i was slightly nervous that it wouldn't live up to it's predecessor — but no, it was just as incredible.
a far wilder magic follows margaret welty, a sharpshooter living alone on the outskirts of a rural town, and wes winters, an aspiring alchemist from the city, as they partake in a competition known as the halfmoon hunt. the halfmoon hunt involves killing a mystical creature, known as a hala, and results in the winner earning fame and riches along with the discovery of an ancient magical secret, so, naturally, they're not the only people who want to win...
the wordbuilding in a far wilder magic is lush and immersive, and i was pulled into the setting saft created – a 1920s-inspired fantasy world – right from the start, and was hooked on the plot and the characters within chapters. both margaret and wes are interesting and relatable characters, and i loved how different they both were; they really balanced each other out well because of it. truly they both deserve the world. along with this, the side characters in this book really shone too (i'm looking at you guys, wes' sisters) and i was extremely invested the relationships crafted between various people in the novel.
all in all, i loved a far wilder magic, and i think if you liked down come the night, complex characters and tender romances, or are simply a fantasy enjoyer, you would too. i couldn't encourage you more to pick it up, honestly there's something in it for everyone!
content warnings (provided by the author): animal death and injury (the dog lives!), antisemitism, nationalism and xenophobia, ptsd, neglect and emotional abuse by a parent, mentions of parental death, graphic descriptions of blood and wounds.

Enemies to lovers??? BOOM! Grumpy x Sunshine?? SLAPS!!!!! SLOWBURN ROMANCE?? POW! MASTERPIECE!!
First things first, thank you Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!
I love pretty book covers, and I was thinking about it when I started to read A Far Wilder Magic. But this book became one of my favorites YA fantasies of this year. I wasn't expecting it and what a beautiful surprise! I'm completely in love with Wes, Maggie, Trouble, and the whole world building of this book. The atmosphere makes you feel inside the book, the town, Maggie's house, the inn! it's surreal, so much cozy and stunning.
I need to admit that I have a nerd past, and when I read that Wes was -almost- an alchemist, my Fullmetal Alchemist inner fangirl child cried with delight. He's so funny, the sun, if it was a person! hard worker, flirts even with doors and cares mostly about his family: his mom and four sisters who are suffering so much after their father's death. Wes has a great sense of justice and wants to become a senator, and the only way he can achieve his goals is becoming an alchemist, but almost all of the alchemists of his town gave up on having him as a student claiming he's a lazy boy with no perspectives. None of this is the truth, of course. He suffers a lot trying to focus and read, but he is so hard worker and believes so much he can change his and his family's reality that he never gives up on his dreams, and they take him to his last hope: Maggie's mother.
Margaret -Maggie- Welty, unlike Wes, would be the moon if it was a person. She lives alone in a big manor with her hound Trouble. When Maggie loses her brother, her mother becomes obsessed with the demiurges and the creation of the philosopher's stone. She left her daughter alone to dedicate herself to research, and then Maggie learns to take care of herself alone, but a big part of her hopes her mother one day will come back to her and they'll live like a family again. Maggie also suffers prejudice from citizens because of her descent. She is bullied by other kids in the town for being half Yu'adir, and this makes her more and more reclusive at home, just waiting for her mother to come back and things can be as they were before.
Maggie and Wes' relationship is one of the best parts of the book. The way they learn to trust each other and face their fears - even if they are VERY stubborn - is beautiful. Both suffer prejudice for their religions in a city that doesn't want people like them, and amidst so many fights and the desire to grab each other by the neck, they see in the hunt a way to prove themselves: Maggie for her mother, and Wes for his apprenticeship. What they both didn't expect was that they would learn from each other's polarities and build a trust that becomes a beautiful romance. It's an extremely well written and developed relationship.
'The hala is only one danger in these woods, and humans are far worse.'
I loved this book from the first chapter until the last one. Despite being a fantasy, we see that the discrimination that Wes and Maggie suffer by their religions is still a present issue in the world and the author manages to perfectly criticize how toxic prejudice is and how it can affect people. It is an intense, necessary and extremely beautiful book. I would read it a thousand times if I could!

I had no idea what to expect from this book, but little did I know that it was going to be one of my favorite reads this year! This novel was truly magical and I could not put it down. I finished it in one day and you will too if you pick it up! Go, Run, Don't Walk, To the Nearest Book Store to buy this book!

Margaret and Wes IMMEDIATELY captured my heart in the this book that I read in a single sitting. I was in awe of the magic, captivated by the pining and grumpy/sunshine dynamic, and found myself worried for the characters. The beginning of the novel was a little slow as it set the scene, BUT it was entirely worth it to push through for this incredible story. The conclusion of the novel was nothing short of perfect and I’m entirely grateful that it wasn’t rushed at the end. I loved the style of writing and the character dynamic between Margaret and Weston.

I read Down Comes the Night and loved it, so I was really excited to read another book by Allison Saft. I really enjoyed A Far Wilder Magic as well. It was very atmospheric--I felt like I was in the woods with the characters. Also, found the main characters relatable and found myself rooting for them (and recently I've been getting frustrated with many of the novels I start because I get really annoyed by the main characters). Overall, I found A Far Wilder Magic another great read and am looking forward to the author's next book.

I loved Down Comes the Night, so I had high expectations for Allison Saft's second novel. Those expectations were certainly surpassed in A Far Wilder Magic. It's a romance above everything, and I was fully invested in Wes and Maggie's relationship, but it's a romance infused with magic and set against a fantastical background of alchemy and mythical beasts and moonlight among the redwoods. Atmospheric, romantic, enchanting, from start to finish.
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review!

*Actual rating of 4.5 stars
“All is One and One is All is the fundamental tenet of alchemy. It’s always been an ethical code for him. To help one person is to better the entire world.” -- Allison Saft
A Far Wilder Magic is a cozy, atmospheric book with a delicious slow burn romance in which opposites attract. Set in what I think is a 1920s inspired world that is very close to our own world, magic (alchemy) is real and so are mythical creatures called demiurges. For centuries, demiurges were hunted as a means to gain glory and there is only one left in the entire world--the hala, a white fox that creates chaos when it appears. Margaret Welty (Maggie) and Wes Winters join the hunt for the hala together.
This book keeps being described in reviews (and even in its official summary) as “atmospheric” and there is definitely a good reason why. Saft creates such rich scenes by using color, scent, and other tactile descriptions that really put you within the book. She masterfully manipulates the words on the page to bring the setting and individual moments to life. A few choice words and you either feel on edge with suspense in fog-coated woods, or immediately cozy in the golden glow of a fire.
Another thing this author does really, really well is her characters and their relationships with each other. Maggie is a tough heroine who is interested only in surviving. She’s described at one point as “the kind of girl who would sooner kill a man than admire one.” Meanwhile, Wes thrives on attention, can talk his way out of any situation, and is a charmer through and through. He and Maggie are total opposites, which only makes the chemistry between them so much stronger.
My favorite relationship in the book--other than Maggie and Wes’s relationship, of course--is that between Wes and his mother and sisters. He has two older sisters and two younger sisters and despite not having a lot of time on the page, they all four have very distinct personalities. Wes interacts differently with each of them, and you can even see how his relationships with them have shaped him. They banter with each other, support each other, and argue with each other in a way that tells me the author must have at least one sibling. I adored how Wes’s sisters each played a part in the story, and in his overall development. It’s not a spoiler, but to me one of the most touching scenes in the book takes place between Wes and his oldest sister, Mad.
Saft does an excellent job at showing the characters’ motivations and the reasons why they act the way they do in a particular situation. Sometimes in books with multiple points of view there is a struggle to discern two characters, but that doesn’t happen at all in this book. Maggie and Wes are two very distinct characters and there is never any confusion over whose point of view the chapter is in.
Another excellent part of this book is the representation. It explores racism and xenophobia pretty deeply, along with other issues that are relevant in the real world today. It also has LGBTQ+ rep in the minor characters--including a funny moment where it’s revealed that Wes’s sister Christine is currently dating a girl he originally wanted to date.
There are a couple of reasons this book didn’t get the full five stars from me. The main one is that the romance isn’t the only slow-burn part of the book. The summary makes it seem like the hunt for the hala is the main event, but it really only takes place over a couple of chapters at the very end of the book. It’s there and then gone in minutes, pretty much. The plot is definitely centered on the characters much more so than the plot itself. This is not a bad thing at all, but my expectations were for a more magical and action-packed plot than what really happened in the book. I love character-driven books, and this book has such amazing characters (and development for them) that it’s really easy to overlook the slowness of the actual plot. This book also has long chapters, which makes it a bit harder to get through a slow plot. The world was also a little confusing, as there are religions and races of people that aren’t entirely explained; we are just given context clues here and there. It took some time to decipher them, and I’m still not entirely clear on parts of the world.
These things by no means take away from how, well, good this story is. The characters are well fleshed out, believable, and have solid development and growth as the story progresses. The plot is interesting and unique. The descriptions are incredibly sensory and put you right into the story. The romance is delicious and dynamic and just so satisfying.
I haven’t read Allison Saft’s other book, but I definitely will be purchasing it in the near future, along with whatever her next book will be.
*I received a free electronic copy of this book from Netgalley
*Review also posted on Goodreads & The Book Keepers Blog

Although I found the descriptions beautiful at times and the worldbuilding regarding the hala and demiurges uniquely compelling, ultimately I struggled to connect with the main characters and care about them. They felt almost too familiar, like embodied tropes we've seen a dozen times before in this particular type of story without enough to distinguish them. I also found it difficult getting over the hump of the slow beginning, which is a shame because there's some really good stuff in the middle to late portions of the book. In the end, this book wasn't for me, but I can see other YA fantasy fans enjoying it.

A pensive and evocative read that weaves together a lot of threads: a romance, a hunt for a magical fox, two complex family dynamics, a look at religious prejudice through the lens of a coded 1920s West Coast America, a search for the ultimate power of a philosopher's stone, domestic abuse and neglect, the impact of dyslexia on a scholar's education and acceptance in the academic sphere, a city vs. country culture clash, and a figuratively haunted house. Though there's lots of beautiful imagery, and some great banter, the prose is heavily weighted toward interior monologue and will best suit readers who enjoy that viewpoint. I found it interesting that Saft seemed to favour her heroine at the beginning, but told more of the story through her hero's viewpoint as the story progressed.

Thank you NetGalley for sending this arc for an honest review!
After reading contemporary romance and smut for so long I almost forgot fantasy EXSISTed. And what a great way to get back into it thro this epic fantasy romance that was absolutely breathtakingly astonishing. Poetry. Literally poetry is what it was. Seeing the romance unfold between the two felt like seeing a combination of beauty and the beast and Romeo and Juliette. You just don’t know the direction it was going. The plot had my heart aching reading this truly reminded me why fantasy romance is indeed superior.

For starters, this was one of my most anticipated books of 2022 and it became one of my favorites of 2021.
A Far Wilder Magic introduces us to a world similar to our own in a number of ways, but with a twist: these people can do alchemy, something all too magical. With a somewhat complicated dynamic between the different religions, the appearance of the last "demiurge" (for some demons, for others something sacred) means that it will soon start a hunt that is already a tradition. Whoever kills the hala will go down in history, and will receive a handsome reward.
For our protagonists, Margaret and Wes, it means more: a future, a mother's love.
The characters. If there's one thing I love, it's watching the protagonists grow. AFWM has one of the most exciting evolutions in the literature I've read, with ups and downs, advances and setbacks. The protagonists make mistakes, they are stubborn, but they also recognize what they did wrong and reflect on the words and actions of others.
The world. Its construction was what hooked me in the first place, but most of all, everything about the Hala, the political issues, the anti-Semitic portrayal (very well tackled) and a town with countryside on one side, forest and the beach on the other; the best of two worlds.
Romance. It's slow burn, too cute. Besides the attraction, there's the interest in protecting the other, the understanding that the other is an individual on his or her own who cannot be controlled. toxic? Nothing, except that Wes loves to flirt with others, but it ends as soon as he makes the decision to commit to his feelings.
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Para empezar, este era uno de mis libros más esperados de 2022 y se convirtió en uno de mis favoritos de 2021.
A Far Wilder Magic nos presenta un mundo similar al nuestro en diversas formas, pero con un toque especial: estas personas pueden hacer alquimia, algo demasiado mágico. Con una dinámica un tanto complicada entre las distintas religiones, la aparición del último “demiurge” (para unos demonios, para otros algo sagrado) significa que pronto iniciará una cacería que ya es tradición. Quien mate al hala pasará a la historia, y recibirá una cuantiosa recompensa.
Para nuestros protagonistas, Margaret y Wes, significa más: un futuro, el amor de una madre.
Los personajes. Si hay algo que me encanta, es ver el crecimiento de los protagonistas. AFWM tiene uno de las evoluciones que más me emocionan de la literatura que he leído, con subidas y bajadas, avances y retrocesos. Los protagonistas cometen errores, son tercos, pero también reconocen que hicieron mal y reflexionan en las palabras y el actuar de los demás.
El mundo. Su construcción fue lo que me enganchó en primer lugar, pero sobre todo, todo lo relacionado con el Hala, las cuestiones políticas, la representación antisemita (muy bien abordado) y un pueblo con campo por un lado, bosque y la playa por otro; lo mejor de dos mundos.
El romance. Es slow burn, demasiado lindo. Además de la atracción, está el interés de proteger al otro, el entendimiento de que el otro es un individuo por sí solo que no puede ser controlado. ¿Tóxico? Nada, salvo que Wes le encanta coquetear con otras, pero termina en cuanto toma la decisión de comprometerse con sus sentimientos.