I feel bad rating this because while I did stop it because I was bored, I also know this book is "only" a draft, Wagamese couldn't finish this story (he passed away before).
But ultimately, it felt very, very naïve, in a black-and-white, good-ppl vs bad-ppl kind of way. The dialogues were full of good feelings (and it felt contrived), and I often thought "nobody talks like that irl". I also get that we don't always need grim stories, and books with human compassion and sympathy should be more welcomed, but it all felt short to me.

I understand me chosing this book as my first Wagamese wasn't fair to the author, so maybe I'll try one of his most acclaimed work.