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scarlet_frost's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was a great sci-fi conspiracy adrenaline pumped story. Loved the two mains and their harrowing journey and determination.

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Some challenges I had with this book:

putting it down
describing the plot/main ideas to my husband
starting it
writing a review that will capture the absolutely PERFECT combination of themes it is for me, personally

Some challenges I DID NOT have with this book:

wanting to keep reading it
being completely engrossed
feeling SO MUCH excitement and ALL OF THE emotions
enjoying it
being utterly surprised by it
loving it

I am struggling mightily to do this one justice in this review but it is so so so so good. I don’t really like romantic suspense in general (see my dislike for mysteries and thrillers) but this one has a survival story and science spin on it that is catnip for me. I have LOVED survival stories since I read My Side of the Mountain in fourth grade.

If people are grinding it out in a hellscape? SIGN ME UP. If people are *grinding* in a hellscape? SIGN ME ALL THE WAY UP. Also? I learned a new term today from a friend courtesy of the fated mates podcast: “danger banging.” This book isn’t super spicy but there is a decent amount of danger banging and it really brought an angle to a survival adventure story that I had never considered before.

The love story was really great, and the MCs are TOP TIER. So yeah, shoutout to Meg for putting this on my radar and shoutout to Amanda and her bingo this month for getting me to FINALLY pick it up. It’s a chonky boi for a RoNo at 500+ pages but you won’t be mad about it.

👍🏻RECOMMENDED! If you like survival stories and Antarctic science with a side of romance? You will love this. It also has a bit of a James Bond vibe and an evil billionaire baddie so if you’re into that? You’ll be into this.

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danielle70's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is the type of thing I want from romantic suspense. I was interested almost the whole time. Once I thought I could get bored another big thing or plot twist would happen. The environment being naturally deadly was so fascinating. I’m a sucker for a thriller set in Antarctica.

Angel and Ford and all the ‘Poleys’ were so loveable. You really feel their connection since they only had each other out there. The challenges Angel and Ford faced were rough but I liked how the author used these situations to focus on how inner strength is what gets you through situations like this. That and luck. I’m glad the sexual tension wasn’t as big a part of the plot as some books make it. When they were doing bad they weren’t being super horny teenagers, they were leaning on each other for moral support when they thought they were gonna die. Basically, it felt more natural and sexual at the appropriate times. Don’t need mentions of his rockin bod when he’s in critical condition yk?

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I’m also a sucker for an emotionally distant hero (irl too unfortunately). I loved how he let down his guard around her and then freaked about it. That’s so realistic for someone with that avoidant attachment lol. He convinced himself he’s better off alone and then had to come grovel to get her back and we love to see it. Ppl don’t magically change and it took him some time to realize he was unhappy and being a coward.

I enjoyed Ford’s brother and both of their backstories. They were both scarred in ways that affected their everyday life. She has a bad knee from a car accident and he has scarring from his time in the military that makes talking difficult. They both had to deal with these issues and more when on the ice, which did them no favors. The elements seemed to work against them in a realistic way that I respected. Ford loved the ice but that doesn’t mean it was harmless. That environment is no joke.

Basically I had a good time reading about loveable characters and a twisty, interesting plot. I may check out more books by this author!

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

surprised by how much I enjoyed this! really solid read.

separate rating of more like 2.5 stars for the Katie Ruggle novella included, didn't like it as much.

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