His character arc is very grim and very violent which leads him to become the angry morally grey man we come to know. Tracker as our protagonist is not the easiest to gel with. And by the way? You’re gonna need them.įinally the characters.
It felt like a story you could get lost in given enough time and if you are a person who likes maps then this book may make you smile. I don’t mind a slower book that can take a little longer to get there so long as it is worth it. The meandering plot was definitely more to my own taste. James holds no punches in terms of detail and goes overboard at times describing some of the more horrible acts that Tracker performs on others or experiences himself. If you have any form of triggers, be careful with this book. Now is the time to address the warnings at the start, this book is very graphic, violent and bloody. Something that I didn’t exactly appreciate was how he described certain things and found NUMEROUS ways to compare them to genitalia? That was a bit bizzare. It is also heavily hinted that Tracker may not be entirely reliable as a narrator. The story is told by Tracker and he is often distracted from his own account to tell other stories. In terms of plot, as I already mentioned it is non linear and meanders a lot. It was very easy to picture locations and cities as the story moved so it wasn’t as heavy. James sets the novel in an alternate Africa that is very similar to Africa in reality. World building first, the world this takes place in is very violent. I had very high expectations that were met and twisted into knots that very quickly became wtf moments. Who is this boy? Why are so many hostile creatures looking for him? And how has he been missing for so long? What follows is a non linear story that mixes myth, magic and history as Trackers journey takes him across Africa from city to city as more questions arise. Among them is a witch, a goddess and a shape shifting leopard. This is how he finds himself tasked with the job of finding a boy whos been missing for three years and among a group of others with the same job. It felt like it took forever for it to be here and I distinctly remember my boyfriend driving me in lashing rain and traffic so I could collect my copy from the bookshop. This was one of my most anticipated books of 2019. ****TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR GORE, VIOLENCE, ASSAULT, RAPE, BLOODY, TORTURE AND EVERYTHING ELSE.**** ‘ A man will suffer misery to get to the bottom of truth, but he will not suffer boredom ‘
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