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nancydrew1235's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Love how unique the plot feels. Love the adventure. Angel and Ford are lovable. The only thing that took me out of the story was the motive of the Chronos head being related to losing her daughter to a school shooting. That hit a little too close to home and a little to specific to real life when wanting some escapism. Also, the virus plot in light of Covid is interesting but not sure if I liked being reminded about pandemics or not.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Gun violence, Death, Infidelity, and Car accident
Moderate: Confinement and Child death
Minor: Mass/school shootings, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
danielle70's review against another edition
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?
Spoilers ahead
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!
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?
Spoilers ahead
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!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Car accident
lutheranjulia's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Death, Gun violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Stalking, Torture, and Violence
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