I will say that the tone that is set in the beginning of the book (high stakes, fast paced) wasn’t the tone that was kept throughout. This was a bit jarring as I wasn’t expecting it. Shortly after the beginning it started turning into a lower stakes fantasy. But then it developed into differences between animals in captivity and in the wild and how their care can change the animal fundamentally. 

 

Overall this story was still very beautiful and I can see why it won awards.