Waiting for the Night Song

This book really is something. It's told in 2 timelines but Dalton does this in a way that isn't overly confusing or muddled. Many authors attempt the multiple timeline approach, and in my opinion, many fail, but Dalton creates something of a masterpiece as she weaves this story together. Maybe it's my genre, maybe it's that damn beautiful cover, maybe it's the content that merges fictional issues with real-world ones, but I enjoyed this book a whole lot.

I enjoyed this one a lot.

It's been compared to Where the Crawdads Sing, a book that I thought was amazing, and I can see why people feel that way. It had the same atmospheric, lush richness that Crawdads had. However, this book fell just a little short of greatness for me. It tackles some very relevant and heavy topics (climate change, illegal immigration, racism), and I felt it got a little “preachy” at times. I also had a few issues with Daniela and her mother. They just rubbed me the wrong way, so it was hard for me to care 100% about their situation.

That said, overall this was a fantastic read. Definitely worth your time and gets two strong thumbs up from yours truly.