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borkyreadsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
emilycirrus's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
atasteforreading's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
melodon's review against another edition
adventurous
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Read this book on recommendation of my supervisor. It was a pretty enjoyable read! At times it felt a little slow, but the ending was really well done in my opinion.
johnny92m's review against another edition
1.0
I grabbed this next in my “to read” mystery stack because the premise sounded fun, and it was a short read. Should be easy and fun to breeze through, right? How wrong I was.
While there are some truly beautiful scenic descriptions of the landscape and the air that surrounds them, I got the distinct sense this author, like the protagonist Anna Pigeon, enjoyed nature moreso than the people inhabiting it. Dull, cardboard characters, make this a slog. Especially in the case with Anna. She’s a poor man’s detective, who’s only interesting when she’s careening down a mountain. I don’t know if this gets better over the series, but I for one am not inclined to find out. Hard pass.
While there are some truly beautiful scenic descriptions of the landscape and the air that surrounds them, I got the distinct sense this author, like the protagonist Anna Pigeon, enjoyed nature moreso than the people inhabiting it. Dull, cardboard characters, make this a slog. Especially in the case with Anna. She’s a poor man’s detective, who’s only interesting when she’s careening down a mountain. I don’t know if this gets better over the series, but I for one am not inclined to find out. Hard pass.
lisafrancine's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
leasummer's review against another edition
4.0
This was an entertaining read. As a former NPS employee, I love how accurate it is (it's always so wrong). That really impressed me. Because I have an interest in a lot of things similar to Anna in the NPS, I found the long descriptions of the Park and SARs, etc to be interesting. I could see where some readers might find the details tedious.
There were so many red herrings and possible suspects I was kept guessing until the end. I loved how accepting Anna was of different people. I didn't expect that. It has aged well, written in 1993 there wasn't much that I felt was glaringly outdated or took me out of the story, 30 years later (whoa!). That could be partially because Parks are often in remote locations and some tech remains the same (boots and backpacks and King radios).
I already checked out the next book in the series.
There were so many red herrings and possible suspects I was kept guessing until the end. I loved how accepting Anna was of different people. I didn't expect that. It has aged well, written in 1993 there wasn't much that I felt was glaringly outdated or took me out of the story, 30 years later (whoa!). That could be partially because Parks are often in remote locations and some tech remains the same (boots and backpacks and King radios).
I already checked out the next book in the series.
aemesserlie's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, and Violence