Reviews

A Haunting in the Arctic by C.J. Cooke

katieadaniel's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I listened to this a little too quickly for book club and with lots of distractions so I think that impacted my experience, that said, I did enjoy it. Found the vibes of the modern era rather annoying with their tiktok chat. Could see the clues a mile off but wasn't sure how they'd turn out. Cool to be connected to Scotland and Dundee. 

hiitsmecassie's review

2.0

tw//mention of sexual assault

i usually love the authors books but this time it was a 2.5 i found the sexual assault experienced by nicky over excessive at times to the point where i was bracing myself reading her pov because of how uncomfortable it was to read it i would def check the trigger warnings for this book before you read it!!! also the ending wasn’t even satisfying i was so incredibly disappointed by it and i also found it super predictable i predicted the twist not even half way through the book

snikelfritz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad 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

3.5

elisanns's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

munyapenny's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

colleenlovestoread's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

clo79's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

loopygrace's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

kaity2's review

4.0

4.5
I really enjoyed this book! The writing was descriptive and atmospheric. I felt like I was in the story or watching a movie in my head. There were past and present chapters told from the POV of two different characters. I was connected to the characters and felt what they were going through. I was intrigued throughout the whole story and wanted to know what was happening/what was haunting this ship.

The reason why it lost a half star was because there were mentions of TikTok and even though it had relevance to the story it brought me out of it at those points. Otherwise I was immersed the whole time! I am definitely going to pick up another book by C.J. Cooke

Please check trigger warnings!

krystalaz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Devastatingly horrific and healing