michelovestoread's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
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
5.0
reading_ladies_blog's review
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Dementia, and Pregnancy
emmaturningpages's review against another edition
3.0
An emotional story of love, shame, lies, and at the centre of it all; family. Nell and Dougie are lost in their own ways and their individual journeys to the Outer Hebrides bring them back to life.
I really enjoyed the synchronicity of the timelines as they progressed, and North’s descriptions of nature were beautiful- there was clearly a love letter to Harris embedded within her novel.
Overall though, I did find the story a little dull and predictable and it didn’t really grab my attention like I hoped it would.
I really enjoyed the synchronicity of the timelines as they progressed, and North’s descriptions of nature were beautiful- there was clearly a love letter to Harris embedded within her novel.
Overall though, I did find the story a little dull and predictable and it didn’t really grab my attention like I hoped it would.
rebeccasheehy's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
annabelralph's review
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-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
4.0
mollag's review
3.5
I admired the writing, characters and sense of place but for some reason I got half way through and lost my connection with the narrative.
Possibly it was the wrong book at the wrong time.
Possibly it was the wrong book at the wrong time.
mrsbookburnee's review against another edition
4.0
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emnut01's review
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
serenereadssally's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0