Reviews with content warning for Cancer - Nespoutaná Aljaška

As someone who has a very challenging relationship with a parent who recently received a devastating diagnosis, I felt very seen in this book. Putting aside resentment towards a parent takes so many years and it’s a tough thing to do, and I thought this book handled that beautifully.

I loved the second half of the book, the romance with Jonah, the wildness of Alaska, the relationships with Agnes and Mabel.

I found the first half to be brutally boring. Calla was so grating and embarrassing, her mother was basically the same, so was Diana. It was very predictable where the story was going. I’m glad the tone shifted or I would have had to finish as a hate read.

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shamaramill's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful relaxing sad 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

4.25

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sameeha_r05's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

4.25

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kailawalton's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny hopeful reflective sad 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

4.75

Well, this book was unexpectedly good. Went in blind and was pleasantly surprised.

A slow burn frenemies to lovers vibes with a decent plot and a smidge of spice that’s closer to fade to black then spicy spice.

Lost .25 of a point because Calla really annoyed me in the beginning of this book.

Also got so heart wrenching too. I cried. 😭

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catrinageorgia's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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tbr_withmaya's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Calla Fletcher was two when her mother left her father and the Alaskan wild behind. Twenty-six years later she gets the shock of a lifetime when her father reaches out to her to let her know he has cancer. With his days numbers, Calla makes the decision of a lifetime and travels to Alaska to reconnect with her dying father.

Jonah, a quiet and brooding pilot who works for Calla’s father, can’t imagine living anywhere other than Alaska. He’s convinced that Calla won’t last a week in the wild. With Calla determined to prove him wrong. It would be foolish for Calla to fall in love with a pilot after all of the pain it caused her mother, right?

I loved this book! Seeing Calla build that relationship with her father and coming to know and love him brought tears to my eyes. Something about this book spoke to the little girl who desperately wanted to know her father and didn’t know how. If you've ever been estranged from your parents and have struggled to find your way back to them; even if you didn’t think it was possible, this one’s for you.

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whatkireads's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Surprisingly I quite enjoyed this book! It features a somewhat spoilt city girl vs a rugged alaskan pilot and what I wasn't ready for was the amount of indigenous references to the communities in Alaska! It was pleasant to read about and I loved the character growth as well

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edhyndman's review against another edition

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hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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