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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
hopeful
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
Enjoyable easy read, likeable characters
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Such a beautiful story. Think One Day meets The Salt Path. On one hand, a love story, but it's heartbeat is the coastal tides and seabirds that appear-literally and figuratively - throughout the story. The metaphors are frequent but needed, they're really an essential part of the storytelling. I didn't relate to some of the religious elements to be honest, but it didn't detract.
I'm a keen walker and recently started dabbling in ornithology (grab your binoculars, come follow me*) so it was lovely to be able to recognise a lot of the birds mentioned, particularly the sea birds on the island. I'd also like an octopus please, thank you very much!
*if you know, you know
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
reflective
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:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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:
Yes
Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Collins for the gifted copy.
On the tiny fictional island of Rokesby near the Farne Islands, Addie helps her mother run a women's retreat. She dreams of a bigger life but is rooted by family obligation. Her only comfort is swimming in the surrounding ocean and Eureka her best friend who happens to be an octopus. 🐙
⛪ On the neighbouring island, joined to Rokesby by a bridge at low tide, Sol has sought refuge at a prayer house, grieving both his mother’s death and his father’s devastating betrayal. Lonely and anxious he finds comfort in birdwatching, books and the sounds of the sea.
With disordered pasts and cautious hearts, Sol and Addie are both drawn to nature far more than to people – until they catch sight of one another in the wilds of Northumberland.
My Bookish Thoughts 💬
Oh my goodness the story Sol and Addie stole my heart, tossed it around, dropped it and nursed it back to health in this beautifully written story.
Joanna's gorgeous writing brought the characters fully to life for me, I loved them, I was frustrated with them, I was routing for them, I wanted to mother them.
I resonated with so many aspects of Sol and Addie's pasts and young adulthoods that I had to slow down my pace of reading to simply absorb and reflect before diving back in.
On the tiny fictional island of Rokesby near the Farne Islands, Addie helps her mother run a women's retreat. She dreams of a bigger life but is rooted by family obligation. Her only comfort is swimming in the surrounding ocean and Eureka her best friend who happens to be an octopus. 🐙
⛪ On the neighbouring island, joined to Rokesby by a bridge at low tide, Sol has sought refuge at a prayer house, grieving both his mother’s death and his father’s devastating betrayal. Lonely and anxious he finds comfort in birdwatching, books and the sounds of the sea.
With disordered pasts and cautious hearts, Sol and Addie are both drawn to nature far more than to people – until they catch sight of one another in the wilds of Northumberland.
My Bookish Thoughts 💬
Oh my goodness the story Sol and Addie stole my heart, tossed it around, dropped it and nursed it back to health in this beautifully written story.
Joanna's gorgeous writing brought the characters fully to life for me, I loved them, I was frustrated with them, I was routing for them, I wanted to mother them.
I resonated with so many aspects of Sol and Addie's pasts and young adulthoods that I had to slow down my pace of reading to simply absorb and reflect before diving back in.