I was disappointed to be disappointed in this :( I LOVED [b:Elatsoe|49089632|Elatsoe|Darcie Little Badger|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1581002562l/49089632._SX50_.jpg|71388826] soo much so I was really looking forward to this but it really just dragged for me. It took me SO long to read this. It's a dual narrative and I really enjoyed Nina's story set on our earth but I simply was NOT vibing with the snake's story in the animal world. (Not because I'm squeamish about snakes but I was just...very bored by it. It felt very simplistic and childish to me, more like half the book was a chapter book for emerging readers and the other half was a YA fantasy.) I'm willing to attribute this to cultural differences and me just not vibing with that kind of oral tradition maybe?

So for readers more interested in that kind of storytelling, or just readers who are maybe looking for a more slow-paced, gentle fantasy story about animal people (mixed with half of a climate change fantasy thriller???) I think this will be more your cup of tea. But for me it was this weird cup that was like 50% extreme Sleepytime tea :(