Overall I guess this is decent but I'd be lying if I said I enjoyed myself reading it. I really didn't vibe with the prose, making me want to put down the book often. I also didn't get particularly attached to any of the characters and because of this none of the supposed-to-be-emotional beats really hit me. The author would also often get distracted from Tarka and just start describing the surroundings and animals (mostly birds) around the otters rather than sticking with our protagonist, which was rather annoying.

I just kinda found this one to be mostly dull and boring and it didn't connect with me at all. I hesitate to call it bad, but it's just not for me. Will not be writing a proper long blog review for this one.