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loverboy's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, and Slavery
Minor: Death of parent and Murder
paperlo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-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? It's complicated
3.75
This book started so strong that it had me gripped by the time I was only a few pages in. The relationship between Peter and Cooper from the very start was so charming and so much fun to read, the setting was so atmospheric and the mystery was intriguing.
It moved so quickly that things fell apart just a little for me as the book progressed - although it was still very entertaining and gripping throughout. I read it all in practically one sitting. The plot felt like it had to skim over moments that I would like to have seen, plus Cooper and Peterโs relationship felt as though it went from
the perfect build up to all at once developing much too quickly. All the same, both characters are so charming and their relationship is so lovely that you canโt help but desperately root for them the whole way through. Iโll be thinking about them for a while to come.
The mystery felt somewhat predictable the whole way through, although that never dampened my enjoyment. I wish that some of the moments and plot had been given a little bit more space to breathe and grow.
All the same, it was a fun read. I had a good time!
It moved so quickly that things fell apart just a little for me as the book progressed - although it was still very entertaining and gripping throughout. I read it all in practically one sitting. The plot felt like it had to skim over moments that I would like to have seen, plus Cooper and Peterโs relationship felt as though it went from
the perfect build up to all at once developing much too quickly. All the same, both characters are so charming and their relationship is so lovely that you canโt help but desperately root for them the whole way through. Iโll be thinking about them for a while to come.
The mystery felt somewhat predictable the whole way through, although that never dampened my enjoyment. I wish that some of the moments and plot had been given a little bit more space to breathe and grow.
All the same, it was a fun read. I had a good time!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Gore, Blood, Body horror, and Genocide
Minor: Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Rape, Slavery, and Trafficking
elinthenilsson's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and Blood
li_reading's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Excrement, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Genocide, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Torture
oliverlang's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I needed this book to be longer.
I zoomed through this story so fast. I find that a lot of queer stories involve a process of coming out - I loved that there was no coming out involved in this book. A great first book from Darren Charlton and I eagerly await it's sequel! (Hopefully that ones longer, I need more of these types of stories in my life).
I zoomed through this story so fast. I find that a lot of queer stories involve a process of coming out - I loved that there was no coming out involved in this book. A great first book from Darren Charlton and I eagerly await it's sequel! (Hopefully that ones longer, I need more of these types of stories in my life).
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Violence, Death, Blood, and Gun violence
whatellisreadnext's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
"๐๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ?"
"๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต?"
"๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ'," ๐ด๐ข๐ช๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ต๐ถ๐ค๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฉ๐ข๐ช๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ. "๐ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ."
Wranglestone is a community of survivors, on the islands of a lake, in an American national park. The water keeps the dead from their doorsteps, but as the colder months approach, and the ice thickens on the lake, they have to find other ways to protect themselves.
This book has zombies, a m/m relationship, a lot of snow, and a tone of suspense. Don't let the 3 star review put you off, I did enjoy this one and for a YA debut, I thought it was really well done. I absolutely steamed through Wranglestone, and I'd be interested to see where it goes, if the author ends up doing a sequel.
I enjoyed reading about Jake and Coopers relationship, it was super cute, maybe a little too circumstantial, but it's YA so I'll let it slide. The zombie concept was super unique and it's worth reading just for that alone. One of my only gripes is hard to explain, but the narrative at times felt a little jumbled. I kept going back to reread stuff, thinking I'd missed something, but I hadn't. Also there was one line where a whole word was missing, which did take me out of the story a little.
Overall this was a solid YA post apocalyptic read with great queer representation. I'd recommend giving it a go, especially over the colder months, so you can fully immerse yourself in the setting.
"๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต?"
"๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ'," ๐ด๐ข๐ช๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ต๐ถ๐ค๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฉ๐ข๐ช๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ. "๐ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ."
Wranglestone is a community of survivors, on the islands of a lake, in an American national park. The water keeps the dead from their doorsteps, but as the colder months approach, and the ice thickens on the lake, they have to find other ways to protect themselves.
This book has zombies, a m/m relationship, a lot of snow, and a tone of suspense. Don't let the 3 star review put you off, I did enjoy this one and for a YA debut, I thought it was really well done. I absolutely steamed through Wranglestone, and I'd be interested to see where it goes, if the author ends up doing a sequel.
I enjoyed reading about Jake and Coopers relationship, it was super cute, maybe a little too circumstantial, but it's YA so I'll let it slide. The zombie concept was super unique and it's worth reading just for that alone. One of my only gripes is hard to explain, but the narrative at times felt a little jumbled. I kept going back to reread stuff, thinking I'd missed something, but I hadn't. Also there was one line where a whole word was missing, which did take me out of the story a little.
Overall this was a solid YA post apocalyptic read with great queer representation. I'd recommend giving it a go, especially over the colder months, so you can fully immerse yourself in the setting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, and Grief
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