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greatestheights's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Grief, and Gaslighting
anaya13's review against another edition
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
What I liked:
- very interesting premise. I love the atmospheric setting and the languages
-engaging narrator
- her relationship with the girl
- the side characters all felt like complex people
-it was tense and I couldn’t put it down
-a few scenes toward the end are so eery and vivid. Really well done
- the scenes with the brother keep me reading.
- the Inuit culture and atmosphere are just great to read about
What I didn’t like:
-the ending twist is fairly predictable and the final scene is too crazy and violent. Maybe it will work well in a movie, though or is typical in this genre
-I thought everyone was actually too hard on Wyatt throughout the book. Obviously my opinion changed, but it annoyed me while reading. He didn’t read as deserving their behavior
-the child abuse was hard to take.
- the epilogue is implausible as well. It was fine and I’m glad to know what eventually happened but it really requires extension of disbelief
- the mental health part is a bit odd. As someone who has mental health issues, I don’t like the implications that she can overcome them if she just tries hard enough. That’s not always true since your brain has a disorder. I did appreciate that mental health was depicted at all, however
I have mixed feelings. I really enjoyed the ride but when I stepped back from this book the picky part of my brain got annoyed with some flaws
- very interesting premise. I love the atmospheric setting and the languages
-engaging narrator
- her relationship with the girl
- the side characters all felt like complex people
-it was tense and I couldn’t put it down
-a few scenes toward the end are so eery and vivid. Really well done
- the scenes with the brother keep me reading.
- the Inuit culture and atmosphere are just great to read about
What I didn’t like:
-the ending twist is fairly predictable and the final scene is too crazy and violent. Maybe it will work well in a movie, though or is typical in this genre
-I thought everyone was actually too hard on Wyatt throughout the book. Obviously my opinion changed, but it annoyed me while reading. He didn’t read as deserving their behavior
-the child abuse was hard to take.
- the epilogue is implausible as well. It was fine and I’m glad to know what eventually happened but it really requires extension of disbelief
- the mental health part is a bit odd. As someone who has mental health issues, I don’t like the implications that she can overcome them if she just tries hard enough. That’s not always true since your brain has a disorder. I did appreciate that mental health was depicted at all, however
I have mixed feelings. I really enjoyed the ride but when I stepped back from this book the picky part of my brain got annoyed with some flaws
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, and Gaslighting
Minor: Confinement, Mental illness, Violence, and Vomit
beersbooksandbooos's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
This isn't the type of book I normally read and I loved it. This is also the first time I annotated an ARC copy of a book. I liked all the characters to a point and what they brought to the story. I loved that this book a me guessing from the start. There some I trusted right away any others I knew I shouldn't trust. It was a good pace of reading and it was very easy to read, even with all the science talk. I will be reading more from Erica Ferencik ever soon.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Gaslighting
kentuckybooklover's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
4.25
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Murder
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