sassenachrandall's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
crimsongirl5132's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
thereadingwren's review against another edition
5.0
5/5
I really loved this alternate ending to Hatchet. I love a good survival story and Brian's survival is filled with nostalgia for me, even if I didn't read the whole series as a kid. The added danger of winter really added to the tension of this book, everything was suddenly more serious. I loved seeing how Brian winterized everything and learned to adapt to this new environment. I think this book was a little more mature than Hatchet because there was some truly traumatizing depictions in this one (the wolf hunt, yikes, that will stay with me forever). I really liked the gore though because surviving isn't glamourous at all and Brian would have had to witness some horrific thing and had to have done some horrific things to. All in the name of survival.
Such a great edition to the series, probably an equal favourite with Hatchet. Can't wait to finish Brian's story.
I really loved this alternate ending to Hatchet. I love a good survival story and Brian's survival is filled with nostalgia for me, even if I didn't read the whole series as a kid. The added danger of winter really added to the tension of this book, everything was suddenly more serious. I loved seeing how Brian winterized everything and learned to adapt to this new environment. I think this book was a little more mature than Hatchet because there was some truly traumatizing depictions in this one (the wolf hunt, yikes, that will stay with me forever). I really liked the gore though because surviving isn't glamourous at all and Brian would have had to witness some horrific thing and had to have done some horrific things to. All in the name of survival.
Such a great edition to the series, probably an equal favourite with Hatchet. Can't wait to finish Brian's story.
applesodaperson's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
ttrinityy's review against another edition
1.0
BOOOOO one star for a misleading tagline “what if Brian had never been rescued?” He literally got rescued at the end of the book??? I was ready for him to die out there
ekeane27's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
acp44's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
A bit boring.
stinsylinson's review against another edition
3.0
A New Ending
I like the way Brian's story ended, so I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about this book. However, it was fascinating to see the story extended with all new challenges .
I like the way Brian's story ended, so I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about this book. However, it was fascinating to see the story extended with all new challenges .
mrspenningalovesbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Jackson is loving this series! Onto the 4th!
jenbsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
4.25
This was a re-read, although I hadn't marked it in my GoodReads history (I had mentioned it in my Hatchet review). While this is listed as #3, I always tell people to read it as #2. With this book, the author did something I've never heard any author do before ...
Pretend the last book didn't end like it did.
If you haven't read book 1, Hatchet, is it a spoiler (I guess, I mean, you probably assume it) to say Brian gets rescued? That's how the book ends? But WHAT IF he hadn't, and he'd had to continue surviving on his own for more months, through the winter? This book addresses that. IF the author hadn't had Brian get rescued at that time, THIS is what would have happened (and yes ... SPOILER ... it will end with a rescue). Book 3, The River, can be read after Hatchet, and/or after Brian's Winter just the same ... although, I am thinking one of the future books mentions this family (so I don't know that you could just SKIP Brian's Winter). But it wouldn't make sense to read The River before Brian's Winter.
As an adult, I did roll my eyes just a tad at the "I'm going to die" situations ... not that they weren't stressful, and truthfully close to death (and based on some actual events in the author's life), there's just only so many times the "this is it, it's the end" can come up over and over again.
Pretend the last book didn't end like it did.
If you haven't read book 1, Hatchet, is it a spoiler (I guess, I mean, you probably assume it) to say Brian gets rescued? That's how the book ends? But WHAT IF he hadn't, and he'd had to continue surviving on his own for more months, through the winter? This book addresses that. IF the author hadn't had Brian get rescued at that time, THIS is what would have happened (and yes ... SPOILER ... it will end with a rescue). Book 3, The River, can be read after Hatchet, and/or after Brian's Winter just the same ... although, I am thinking one of the future books mentions this family (so I don't know that you could just SKIP Brian's Winter). But it wouldn't make sense to read The River before Brian's Winter.
As an adult, I did roll my eyes just a tad at the "I'm going to die" situations ... not that they weren't stressful, and truthfully close to death (and based on some actual events in the author's life), there's just only so many times the "this is it, it's the end" can come up over and over again.