A fantastic sequel!

Picking up right where Wolf Road ended, Wolf Mountain is a stunning sequel that is wonderfully descriptive and beautifully written.
Alice Roberts hasn't shied away from the harsh realities of the pre-historic conditions but has still managed to tell an exciting and emotional story.
I really enjoyed reading Tuuli's second adventure.

Wolf mountain by Alice Robert’s @simonandschuster and a Netgalley review.
I am 46, so not quite a child but that in no way affected my enjoyment of wolf mountain and my complete absorption in Tuuli’s world and its majestic landscape. If you haven’t read the first book Tuuli is a prehistoric girl.

Wolf mountain continues straight on from the end of the authors first book wolf road. As we meet her again it is clear Tuuli is consumed by grief.
At the end of the first book she was struggling being around her family, being near the things that have caused her this grief. So she decided that the only way she might feel better was to leave her family and go off to try and find her friends family, to see if they need her help as in the first book Andar hinted they might be in trouble. With her trusty companion from Lupar the wolf and determined to find some meaning/closure over the things that have caused her this grief, she sets out towards the mountains.

This book turns in to an epic adventure that sees Tuuli’s character grow, meeting new people, that soon become friends and ultimately become family. I love how her relationship with Lupa the wolf continues to grow stronger and stronger. She also faces many new dangers along the way from animals, new people and the landscape itself.

There is heartbreak along the way, it’s not an easy adventure for Tuuli, however I think one of the great things about this book is that it shows that Family is not just about blood relatives but also how the important people you meet through your life’s Journey become your family too. It ultimately ends up showing Tuuli growing as an individual and showing the many skills she has learnt and mastered even at just 13 years old.

I felt completely transported once again in to Tuuli’s world, I could see every detail as described by the author. It was a true page turner,I couldn’t put it down.

This book left me hoping there will be more in this series as I am in no way ready to say goodbye to Tuuli, her world and her expanding talo (family).

I thought that wolf mountain was a good follow up to the first book in the series, wolf road, and liked how it expanded on tuulis character and personal journey. the new characters were fresh and different, and the stories of how the hiddens found eachother after being cast out from their tribes was heartwarming. the way they were initially suspicious and wary of tuuli, but then warmed up to her, reminded me of how her family acted towards Andar/Ao in the first book. i also enjoyed the theme of ‘reality vs legend’ that was brought up in tuulis inner dialogue, and how she thought of solutions to problems in ways that her father Remi would, as well as what signs she had been given along her journey could mean in ways her shaman aunt Aski would. The story of the others and Oa, Andar/Ao’s sister, was also intriguing, as it was the aim of tuuli to find his people after his death in the first book. when she finally arrived at their hidden valley, i wondered how they would react to seeing a new face that came along with the hiddens, and thought the language barrier they faced must have made it difficult to communicate the loss felt by Andar/Ao’s murder in the first book. i also understood why big beard would want to stay in the hidden valley after he worked so hard to protect the people living in it, but i thought the others made the right choice by going with tuuli and the hiddens to tuulis winter camp when they had a severe food shortage. overall this book was a great sequel to wolf road, and i thought the characters were well fleshed out. however i would have also enjoyed a longer epilogue that explored the relationships tuulis tribe and the new characters built.

This is a gripping prehistoric tale about young Tuuli, her tribe, and her wolf, Lupa (a fit name).

It is an epic story with the expected level of obstacles, challenges and friendship.

Great theme and characters, good and suitable writing for young readers and a compelling plot.

My child is a reluctant reader but they engaged with the story and liked Tuuli and Lupa.

We will look into the first book in the series.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me free access to the advanced digital copy of this book. A gorgeous 3 star read book from me. What an exciting plot, vivid storytelling and relatable, rich characters. I couldn't put this book down – absolutely loved it.

I found this book a little slow to get going, and only really started to enjoy it about halfway through. It probably didn't help that I couldn't remember what had happened in the first book.
However, it improved greatly about halfway through and became quite a bit more exciting and interesting to read. The description of the landscape and the harsh environments that the characters were having to deal with were especially good.