3.5 This wasn’t quite the human-versus-nature story that I’d thought it was; but its scope and breadth surprised me.

What worked for me:
🐻 Descriptions and sense of place was phenomenal: it felt like I was there in Yellowstone with the brothers
🐻 Characterization was strong: I got a sense of both brothers. Kazen annoyed the stuffing out of me with this reckless behaviour but I found myself warming to him as the story progressed
🐻 The unconventional lifestyle that the brothers had was refreshing; the conflict about the property tax was easy to get invested in
🐻 Commentary about ethics about hunting and extracting from the land that the brothers learned from their dad and how this showed up across the story
🐻 The cover is awesome

What I wasn’t so keen on:
🐻 The ending wasn’t as satisfying as I’d hoped <spoilers removed>