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anaya13's review
dark
informative
mysterious
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
3.5
What I liked:
- very interesting premise. I love the atmospheric setting and the languages
-engaging narrator
- her relationship with the girl
- the side characters all felt like complex people
-it was tense and I couldn’t put it down
-a few scenes toward the end are so eery and vivid. Really well done
- the scenes with the brother keep me reading.
- the Inuit culture and atmosphere are just great to read about
What I didn’t like:
-the ending twist is fairly predictable and the final scene is too crazy and violent. Maybe it will work well in a movie, though or is typical in this genre
-I thought everyone was actually too hard on Wyatt throughout the book. Obviously my opinion changed, but it annoyed me while reading. He didn’t read as deserving their behavior
-the child abuse was hard to take.
- the epilogue is implausible as well. It was fine and I’m glad to know what eventually happened but it really requires extension of disbelief
- the mental health part is a bit odd. As someone who has mental health issues, I don’t like the implications that she can overcome them if she just tries hard enough. That’s not always true since your brain has a disorder. I did appreciate that mental health was depicted at all, however
I have mixed feelings. I really enjoyed the ride but when I stepped back from this book the picky part of my brain got annoyed with some flaws
- very interesting premise. I love the atmospheric setting and the languages
-engaging narrator
- her relationship with the girl
- the side characters all felt like complex people
-it was tense and I couldn’t put it down
-a few scenes toward the end are so eery and vivid. Really well done
- the scenes with the brother keep me reading.
- the Inuit culture and atmosphere are just great to read about
What I didn’t like:
-the ending twist is fairly predictable and the final scene is too crazy and violent. Maybe it will work well in a movie, though or is typical in this genre
-I thought everyone was actually too hard on Wyatt throughout the book. Obviously my opinion changed, but it annoyed me while reading. He didn’t read as deserving their behavior
-the child abuse was hard to take.
- the epilogue is implausible as well. It was fine and I’m glad to know what eventually happened but it really requires extension of disbelief
- the mental health part is a bit odd. As someone who has mental health issues, I don’t like the implications that she can overcome them if she just tries hard enough. That’s not always true since your brain has a disorder. I did appreciate that mental health was depicted at all, however
I have mixed feelings. I really enjoyed the ride but when I stepped back from this book the picky part of my brain got annoyed with some flaws
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Animal death, Child death, and Death
Moderate: Suicide, Child abuse, and Gaslighting
Minor: Mental illness, Violence, Confinement, and Vomit
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