I love Juliet Marillier. I can’t say that I absolutely adored this book, though, despite the fact that my love for its author knows relatively few bounds. I liked the book very much, however, is something I can say without any qualifications.

Just as Son of the Shadows, sequel to Daughter of the Forest, dealt with the “sins of the father”, Foxmask, sequel to Wolfskin, deals with the same theme, but from a different approach. I think that Marillier does a good job here, just as she did in SoS, but these characters were not as dear to my heart, making it a less good book. The male protagonist goes off in search of his father, who was banished for fatricide and general havoc-wreaking in Wolfskin. He wonders what kind of monster this man is, and if he is going to turn out like him. The female protagonist stows away on his vessel because of her deep infatuation, but the journey teaches her the nature of true love. (Well, of course.) Pretty basic plot lines, with a nasty lying-liar of a villain, and a happy ending.