432 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781728229058
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Publication date: 01 December 2020
Description
A dozen women join a secret 1850s Arctic expedition--and a sensational murder trial unfolds when some of them don't come back.Eccentric Lady Jane Franklin makes an outlandish offer to adventurer Virginia Reeve: take a dozen women, trek into the Ar...
Community Reviews Summary of 619 reviews
Moods
tense 53%
emotional 41%
mysterious 39%
dark 37%
challenging 21%
inspiring 19%
hopeful 17%
sad 17%
reflective 12%
informative 8%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 63% | Character: 23% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 31% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 76% | No: 13% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Suicide, MiscarriageModerate
Pregnancy, Sexism, CannibalismMinor
Animal death, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts
432 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781728229058
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Publication date: 01 December 2020
Description
A dozen women join a secret 1850s Arctic expedition--and a sensational murder trial unfolds when some of them don't come back.Eccentric Lady Jane Franklin makes an outlandish offer to adventurer Virginia Reeve: take a dozen women, trek into the Ar...
Community Reviews Summary of 619 reviews
Moods
tense 53%
emotional 41%
mysterious 39%
dark 37%
challenging 21%
inspiring 19%
hopeful 17%
sad 17%
reflective 12%
informative 8%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 63% | Character: 23% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 48% | Yes: 31% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 76% | No: 13% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 9%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Suicide, MiscarriageModerate
Pregnancy, Sexism, CannibalismMinor
Animal death, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts