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bookcaptivated's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Violence, Body horror, and Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Alcohol
thegayestghost's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Cannibalism, Grief, and Toxic friendship
megandherbook's review
adventurous
challenging
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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
For those that are interested in the curious cases that have an endless amount of conspiracy theories and/or love outdoor sports this book is for you.
Four people go on a climbing expedition, all go missing, and then 3 are found dead. The 3 bodies that are found are in such condition that medical professionals and investigators are both baffled. After years there is still no explanation and the fourth person has not been found. These four people are unaware of their fate as they excitedly hike into the woods in the spring of 2019. Clay is a geology student who is working on his PhD. When he finds a cliff in the Kentucky woods that is untouched he knows it’s the perfect location for his thesis. He gets together a fellow student, Sylvia, to be his research assistant, Dylan, an old friend that just got signed with a professional climbing company, and Luke, Dylan’s boyfriend and belayer (which is basically the person that holds the rope at the bottom of the cliff for the climber for those like me that don’t know climbing lingo). The trip starts out with everyone excited and eager and soon turns into a nightmare.
This was inspired by the Dyatlov Pass incident which is endlessly fascinating to me. Unlike the Dyatlov Pass incident while the professionals and the public in the book never learn what happened to these four people us as the readers get the full, terrifying account. I loved Jenny Kiefer’s writing. I am not an outdoorsy sportsman person and have never been climbing indoors or outdoors so I’m completely unaware of any aspect of the sport. But I ended up not only knowing so much more about climbing that I did before starting the book I felt like I actually climbed a mountain. The descriptions are amazing that you can tell the author has climbing experience. While it was amazing (and a bit scary) reading about the climbing excursion this also meant that the other more sinister events of the book are very detailed as well. It was easy to feel like I was losing my mind while reading.
By the end of the book I felt like some parts were a little bit overdone in the sense they felt like they dragged on for too long. However, overall, it is a great story and a great read. Highly recommend.
Four people go on a climbing expedition, all go missing, and then 3 are found dead. The 3 bodies that are found are in such condition that medical professionals and investigators are both baffled. After years there is still no explanation and the fourth person has not been found. These four people are unaware of their fate as they excitedly hike into the woods in the spring of 2019. Clay is a geology student who is working on his PhD. When he finds a cliff in the Kentucky woods that is untouched he knows it’s the perfect location for his thesis. He gets together a fellow student, Sylvia, to be his research assistant, Dylan, an old friend that just got signed with a professional climbing company, and Luke, Dylan’s boyfriend and belayer (which is basically the person that holds the rope at the bottom of the cliff for the climber for those like me that don’t know climbing lingo). The trip starts out with everyone excited and eager and soon turns into a nightmare.
This was inspired by the Dyatlov Pass incident which is endlessly fascinating to me. Unlike the Dyatlov Pass incident while the professionals and the public in the book never learn what happened to these four people us as the readers get the full, terrifying account. I loved Jenny Kiefer’s writing. I am not an outdoorsy sportsman person and have never been climbing indoors or outdoors so I’m completely unaware of any aspect of the sport. But I ended up not only knowing so much more about climbing that I did before starting the book I felt like I actually climbed a mountain. The descriptions are amazing that you can tell the author has climbing experience. While it was amazing (and a bit scary) reading about the climbing excursion this also meant that the other more sinister events of the book are very detailed as well. It was easy to feel like I was losing my mind while reading.
By the end of the book I felt like some parts were a little bit overdone in the sense they felt like they dragged on for too long. However, overall, it is a great story and a great read. Highly recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Child death, Violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Murder, Body horror, Death, and Animal death
theknitterwithabook's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
*** I received an ARC from NetGalley and Quirk Books in exchange for an honest review ***
Take only pictures, leave only bones...
Did you grow up watching the Blair Witch Project? If you did and loved the vibe, then this is the perfect book for you!
Inspired by the Dyatlov Pass Incident, this book is a pure descent into madness where everyone becomes suspicious of the others.
The novel recounts the timeline of what happened. As the hours go by, you get this crawling creepy sensation getting under your skin. You feel the characters beginning to lose it. You know the feeling when you're home alone and suddenly all sounds are terrifying? This is what happens with this book!
Sentient forest, paranoïa, accidents, resentfulness... * Surprisingly *, this book hasn't cured my fear of heights. It only worsened it. I'm never gonna go rock climbing. Enven less in the wilderness, in the middle of nowhere.
The Blurb:
Clay is currently doing a PhD in Geology and just flew over an untouched spot. One of his old friend, Dylan, is an Instagram influencer doing rock climbing for a living. He needs someone to climb the wall so he can write his dissertation. Dylan just signed a contract with a huge rock climbing company and hopes this discovery will create enough waves that she won't have to focus on social medias only. Along with them, Sylvia and Luke join them.
The only problem is : they left weeks ago and no one has heard of them. Dylan's followers have been reporting her missing to the local police and mentionning weird live videos as proof that something went wrong.
What happened?
TW in spoilers as this could come off spoilerish. For anyone asking about the animal, please see below.
There is a dog in of book. The dog escapes right at the beginning and it is hinted multiple times that something dreadful happened to him. Let me reassure you that the dog is fine!
Take only pictures, leave only bones...
Did you grow up watching the Blair Witch Project? If you did and loved the vibe, then this is the perfect book for you!
Inspired by the Dyatlov Pass Incident, this book is a pure descent into madness where everyone becomes suspicious of the others.
The novel recounts the timeline of what happened. As the hours go by, you get this crawling creepy sensation getting under your skin. You feel the characters beginning to lose it. You know the feeling when you're home alone and suddenly all sounds are terrifying? This is what happens with this book!
Sentient forest, paranoïa, accidents, resentfulness... * Surprisingly *, this book hasn't cured my fear of heights. It only worsened it. I'm never gonna go rock climbing. Enven less in the wilderness, in the middle of nowhere.
The Blurb:
Clay is currently doing a PhD in Geology and just flew over an untouched spot. One of his old friend, Dylan, is an Instagram influencer doing rock climbing for a living. He needs someone to climb the wall so he can write his dissertation. Dylan just signed a contract with a huge rock climbing company and hopes this discovery will create enough waves that she won't have to focus on social medias only. Along with them, Sylvia and Luke join them.
The only problem is : they left weeks ago and no one has heard of them. Dylan's followers have been reporting her missing to the local police and mentionning weird live videos as proof that something went wrong.
What happened?
TW in spoilers as this could come off spoilerish. For anyone asking about the animal, please see below.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Murder, Violence, Vomit, Body horror, Gore, and Death
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