Return to Night by Mary Renault

I read The Charioteer about five years ago and have never really got over it, so now I decided it was time to go back for more. (I'm sure this one will be all right really, I thought...)

(Also, there's a Lolly Willowes crossover on AO3—actually the only LW fic on the site not written either by or for me—which I've been curious about for ages. I had lots of reasons to read this book!)

I'm not quite sure what I was actually expecting from it, and after reading it I'm still not really sure what it actually is. It's a very strange book. (I mean, I love it and it's going to be my fave forever, especially Hilary, but I do not understand it). This may not be the most coherent of reviews, then.

( For the bonny boy is young, but he's growing )

So, overall, a very good one (I think?) and likely to become a long-term favourite. I am actually glad I read it. If I read any more Renault I may try the historical books next—apparently the ones about Alexander the Great are very good. We'll see.

(That Lolly Willowes fic is amazing, by the way—highly recommended!)