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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Stalking, Murder
Minor: Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
5 well-deserved teeth-chattering, bone-chilling stars for this fantastic murder mystery!
I have never understood the passion for climbing summits, I’ve never aimed for it or found it wise and always thought it was against every instinct we humans have. This novel made me realize how right and wrong I was at the same time. I could feel the resilience, fear and awe; all intermingled at suffocating altitudes. The protagonist is a young aspiring journalist writing the story of her lifetime, putting her life in the line. The legend mountaineer Charles McVeigh’s final challenge of climbing fourteen highest peaks without any additional help brings together a discordant group of people to witness this huge achievement. Cecily questions her decision and her strength as they gain height and as she gets to know the people surrounding her and the dangers of the mountain. When people start to die, nobody questions the why. I mean what could be worse than an icy cold mountain full of blizzards, avalanches, lack of oxygen? However, Cecily gets suspicious as climbers she know drop dead one by one and starts to wonder maybe there’s a murderer amongst them. What better environment to cover crime than a deadly mountain?
I absolutely loved this fast-paced mountain murder mystery, I felt the chilling rush of blood and adrenaline in my bones. Definitely recommended.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-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
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
I received this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Copy provided by Penguin Random House Canada and Viking.
Journalist Cecily Wong is in over her head. She's come to Manaslu, the eighth-highest peak in the world, to interview internationally famous mountaineer Charles McVeigh on the last leg of a record-breaking series of summits. She's given up everything for this story but it's a career-making opportunity. It could finally put her life back on track. But when one climber dies in what everyone else assumes is a freak accident, she fears their expedition is in danger. And by the time a second climber dies, it's too late to turn back. Stranded on a mountain in one of the most remote regions of the world, she'll have to battle more than the elements in a harrowing fight for survival against a killer who is picking them off one by one.
This book felt that it was about mountain climbing first and a thriller second. I would have much preferred a book about someone really coming into their own through the life changing experience of climbing this mountain than having a book with such a scattered plot. .I also wasn’t a big fan of any of the characters and felt the only one that was reasonably developed was Cecily. The pacing was also so slow and boring. This book just didn't live up to taking my breath away. I thought it had much potential but it ended up being underwhelming.
Journalist Cecily Wong is in over her head. She's come to Manaslu, the eighth-highest peak in the world, to interview internationally famous mountaineer Charles McVeigh on the last leg of a record-breaking series of summits. She's given up everything for this story but it's a career-making opportunity. It could finally put her life back on track. But when one climber dies in what everyone else assumes is a freak accident, she fears their expedition is in danger. And by the time a second climber dies, it's too late to turn back. Stranded on a mountain in one of the most remote regions of the world, she'll have to battle more than the elements in a harrowing fight for survival against a killer who is picking them off one by one.
This book felt that it was about mountain climbing first and a thriller second. I would have much preferred a book about someone really coming into their own through the life changing experience of climbing this mountain than having a book with such a scattered plot. .I also wasn’t a big fan of any of the characters and felt the only one that was reasonably developed was Cecily. The pacing was also so slow and boring. This book just didn't live up to taking my breath away. I thought it had much potential but it ended up being underwhelming.