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Delaney is a guitarist in a Celtic
band. He’s got a lot of talent, and so do his band-mates,
but they haven’t caught their break yet, so they’re working
as groundskeepers for the summer. One night, while they’re
playing and partying with a bunch of people, a strange man
appears. Delaney is enchanted with his appearance, and the
way he plays the fiddle, so he chases the man. When he
catches him, though, Delaney gets a lot more than he
bargained for…
Even for a Willa Okati book, Wild Hunt is
weird. I don’t mean that in a bad way, but the story is
very strange. There’s a dreamlike atmosphere in the story
that, along with the touches of mythology and the typical
Okati style, kept me both immersed in the story and oddly
distanced from it. Delaney is an interesting character.
He’s good and kind, but there’s an edge of dominance to
him. The fiddler he meets, Robbie, is feral and
otherworldly, yet incredibly appealing. Meeting Robbie
drags Delaney into something a lot older and more difficult
to escape than he ever imagined, but he isn’t willing to let
Robbie go so easily. The conflict, Delaney’s desire to save
Robbie from his fate, is made even more interesting by the
secondary characters. Delaney’s band-mates and the
occupants of Robbie’s world are fascinating. The storyline
is twisty and a little bit dark, and it kept me enthralled.
If you are a Willa Okati fan, or just looking for an unusual
read with a bit of Celtic mythology, Wild Hunt
definitely fits the bill. |
