We: The Wanted

Characters

There isn’t too much I can say about the characters involved. They were simple in a sense, but easily distinguishable from each-other, each with a brief backstory so the reader gets a feel for how they were led into their current predicament.

Patrick Gallagher, the character we mainly follow through the story, was a loving brother. At first, he was a disbeliever of mythical creatures and magic, which made his shared journey through the mythical forest rather interesting. As the story continued, I saw his beliefs transform as his new experiences, alongside those of his new companions, helped to expose the truth of the forest’s secrets.

Angele, an ex-slave was a fascinating character in her own right. She was courageous, wise, and strong in spirit. Her immense skill in practicing voodoo (as daughter of the famed Voodoo Queen Marie Laveu) helped to protect her new travelling companions in multiple instances, however, even voodoo cannot stave off death forever.


The interactions between Patrick (a non-believer) and Angele (a devout believer in the supernatural) were interesting. Seeing their strongly contrasting viewpoints when they first met created an organic tension, which gradually dissipated the further into the story I read. Seeing two very different people, from two rather different backgrounds working together made for a nice change to a lot of the fiction I’ve read thus far.