Review – American Hippo

Posted May 14, 2018 by Nicky in Reviews / 4 Comments

American Hippo, Sarah Gailey

Received to review via Netgalley

If you’ve read River of Teeth and Taste of Marrow, this doesn’t add much to those two novellas. It’s a nice collected edition with two bonus stories, though: one features Houndstooth, Ruby, and the dentist who looks after Ruby’s teeth (and Houndstooth’s money… sort of), and the other features Houndstooth, Archie, and a certain Marshal. They’re nice little snippets in the world, but they don’t add much to the story of the two novellas. And, sadly for me, they don’t feature my fave, Hero.

That said, if you like the idea of an alternate history in which hippos were introduced in the US as a farm animal and you haven’t read these yet, especially if you enjoy a good caper… you should totally, totally pick this up. What better time?

Rating: 4/5

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4 responses to “Review – American Hippo

  1. I haven’t a physical copy of these novellas yet and I’m thinking that, in the end, I might get the two separate PLUS this one for the additionnal content (because I like the covers for the novellas better) but I’m sad to learn there’s nothing on Hero :((
    Thanks for reviewing!

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