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Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy

23 reviews

gggk's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Death, Death of parent, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident

Minor: Miscarriage, Vomit, and Child death

alexijai98's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

The only things keeping me from giving this a smooth 2 stars are the beauty of the language in this book and the overall concept. I initially thought the mass extinction plot line wasn’t focused enough for me, but I did appreciate the underlying nature of it - species are dying at a rate where the people in this book can’t think about it all the time. Aside from the pretty language and the dystopian backdrop this book was simply not for me. The narrator is insufferable in a way that I can’t put my finger on. I think it’s the “life is so hard but I’m sooo flighty hehe” nature of it all. Also I could see the “twist” at the end coming from 700 miles away. Not a bad book, but definitely not worth the hype I personally saw about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Blood, Death of parent, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Death, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

morganthecarrot's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, Pregnancy, Murder, Abandonment, Child death, Death, Vomit, Sexual violence, Car accident, Blood, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, and Grief

kirahaycock21's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I didn’t like the way it ended (though it was appropriate for the genre). I would’ve liked to hear more about Ennis and the other friends she made on the fishing boat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Self harm, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, Terminal illness, Vomit, Alcohol, Sexual content, Rape, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, and Sexual assault

kaseybereading's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Death, Car accident, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Vomit, and Death of parent

magpie_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Vomit, Self harm, Suicide, Grief, and Death

thisiscourt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Car accident

Minor: Pregnancy, Murder, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

gibetal's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Suicide, Car accident, Death, Animal death, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Miscarriage, Violence, and Medical trauma

oceanxbluess's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Murder, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Vomit

Minor: Animal death, Police brutality, and Grief

lilifane's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

What a beautiful book. I wasn’t expecting to fall in love with it.

Set in a probably not so far future where climate change has caused 80% of the earth’s animals to go extinct. The last flock of Arctic Terns is about to undertake its last migration from the Arctic to Antarctica, and Franny wants to follow them. We follow Franny on her journey and get flashbacks to her life so far occasionally. 

Although Franny is not always the most likeable character, I was really immersed in her story. I always wanted to know what happens next or what happened in her past. Although it’s a very slow-paced plot, it never gets boring. The writing is beautiful, melancholic and atmospheric (it was hot outside, but I was freezing with the characters). I love how the title and the story go together, and just the structure of the plot. (Which is technically non-linear, but there are so many parallels.) The plot is not always the most believable or logical, and the characters make some questionable decisions along the way. But the plot isn’t the most important part of the book anyways in my opinion. Also, it’s a sad and depressing story, but there is hope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Abandonment, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Vomit