384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250907332
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Publication date: 05 September 2023
Description
Iceland, 1956. Fourteen-year-old Lára decides to spend the summer working for a couple on the small island of Videy, just off the coast of Reykjavík. In early August, the girl disappears without a trace. Time passes, and the mystery becomes Icelan...
Community Reviews Summary of 80 reviews
Moods
dark 62%
tense 41%
adventurous 27%
emotional 22%
sad 22%
reflective 16%
challenging 8%
informative 8%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Plot: 40% | Character: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 42% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 21%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Domestic abuse
384 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250907332
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Publication date: 05 September 2023
Description
Iceland, 1956. Fourteen-year-old Lára decides to spend the summer working for a couple on the small island of Videy, just off the coast of Reykjavík. In early August, the girl disappears without a trace. Time passes, and the mystery becomes Icelan...
Community Reviews Summary of 80 reviews
Moods
dark 62%
tense 41%
adventurous 27%
emotional 22%
sad 22%
reflective 16%
challenging 8%
informative 8%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 54% | Plot: 40% | Character: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 42% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
No: 42% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 11% | Yes: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 21%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Domestic abuse