Reviews with content warning for Cannibalism - Moon of the Crusted Snow

Perhaps this was just the build up for the 2nd book, but it left you in a place you can just stop.

The foreboding and looming danger will put you on edge from start to finish.

Definitely speculative thriller, not post-apocalyptic sci fi.

*The audiobook in combination with the written text was the way to go!

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vbarsi's review

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Easy read, well written, ends kind of how you would expect so thats why I gave a bit of a lower star rating

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mercourier's review

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This book sucked me in and I couldn't put it down. I loved that it was sparse, but also felt very concerned with small homey moments. It's dark and I wouldn't look here for a ton of resolution. I think my only complaint was how the last chapter jumped forward.

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librarybookscene's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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j_richa's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

The slow building of tension throughout the book is easily it's strongest point, and

the decision not to elaborate on the cause of the apocalypse is a key part of that

. While I do feel like the community was very well described, too many of the characters felt one note for me to say the same of them. While I understand why the author would feel the need to elaborate on the roots of problems specific to the history of Indigenous exploitation, the commentary felt too much like exposition that would interrupt the voice of the character speaking fairly often, which could be rather jarring at times.

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