A review by piperclover
Arctic Sun by Annabeth Albert

adventurous emotional reflective 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

3.25

I'm not sure what went wrong with this for me because it hits all of the different plot beats and  characterizations that I usually live for but it just fell flat for me. I can't name exactly what didn't work because when I think about the individual parts they all worked separately but for some reason when listening to the book together I just didn't care that much. 

 I really really enjoyed how Griffin and River have different personal health problems but they can understand each other because they are in similar situations.  I like that they're not the same background and they're not even similar backgrounds but that they have similar experiences and emotions because of their different backgrounds that they can empathize with and ruminate on  together anyway. 

They both have good personal growth but River's is more impactable for me because it was about surrounding yourself with better people and acknowledging that his
Spoiler eating disorder was not being handled they way he pretended in part because these friends were constantly dragging him down.  Griffin struggles with his alcoholism were well done and I did enjoy that he spoke about how he thought he was recovered but its actually a process.
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I think that possibly in a different mental state or with a different set of favorite tropes, this could be somebody's 5 star and be absolutely great. 
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