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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
Took me a few chapters to get into it, but then it was pretty fast-paced and exciting! All about a young girl who goes to live with her dad in the woods and has to fight for survival after he dies! Once the plot got exciting, I couldn’t wait to see how it ended!!! 🐺 🐕 🔪 🌲 👧 ✈️ 🔥
#iamstillalive #katealicemarshall #readallthebooks #yafiction #nyr #readmore
#iamstillalive #katealicemarshall #readallthebooks #yafiction #nyr #readmore
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Well, this was intense. I appreciated seeing a female protagonist in a survival setting. Jess as a character is fairly likable, and her progression throughout her time stuck in the woods is believable. This book was good, but overall didn't leave a super strong impression on me. From start to finish, there is just a string of horrible events, one after the other. Towards the end, every day stuck in the woods with Jess starts to feel the same. Which makes sense, but doesn't necessarily make for a good read.
Can this book be taught in the classroom? Overall, yes.
content warnings: intense action sequences, shootings, life and death suspense, physical and emotional trauma.
Can this book be taught in the classroom? Overall, yes.
content warnings: intense action sequences, shootings, life and death suspense, physical and emotional trauma.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Listen. I know--I KNOW--that Bo was a wild dog and wouldn't have been able to live and be happy in civilization. BUT that doesn't mean I'm not devastated that he didn't survive. That scene of the ghost Jess and Bo disappearing into the wild together *sobs*.
This story just solidifies for me that if I were put into this situation I would die immediately, no doubt.
Very good book!
This story just solidifies for me that if I were put into this situation I would die immediately, no doubt.
Very good book!
Apparently if you hurt me emotionally, I give you five stars.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think I now understand the rating on this book. Definitely not my favorite Kate Alice Marshall book. And I probably should have read the trigger warnings/they weren't specific enough to cover what I needed. A death of a pet is worse for me than hunting animals to stay alive this book has both.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder