There are hippos (because a few decades earlier, the US government imported them to help with hunger then things got a bit weird, some of them escaped and tuned feral and bayous of Louisiana were never the same). Set in the 1890s in an alternate America, this novella should have been a lot of fun. I want to thank the publisher for providing me with a free copy through NetGalley for an honest review! ( ) On the plus side are they interesting characters and I'm looking forward to getting to know them more in the next novella! Personally, did I struggle a bit with keeping the characters (and hippos) apart, and I would have loved a deeper introduction into each and every one of the characters. I do think that if you like alternative stories should you really read this book. This is book one so it will be more of them and I will definitely read them. It's a short story only 152 pages long and that could be why I felt like I wanted more meat to the story. I loved the idea of this book, with hippos in the marshlands of Louisiana and the story was interesting, but it ended when it started to get really interesting. But, at the same time did I feel that this was not a book that I devoured. Sure it's good, with an interesting story and some really gruesome scenes. I think in the end, that I just had too high hope on this book.
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