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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
part of the reason it took me so long to read this book was just because of how obnoxious the main character was. the constant indecisiveness between pitying herself to not feeling bad for herself, to wanting to die, to wanting to live. to PLOTTING OUT HOW TO KILL RAPH TO GIVING UP ON THAT IDEA IMMEDIATELY.
as an attempt at a fun way to keep reading this book interesting, i kept a tally in my own personal book journal of everything sequoia says/does/thinks thats annoying/bratty, and the grand total…..
30 tallies on the dot.
girl.
most of those were from her horrible treatment of Bo, and all of the chances she had to leave, get revenge, and ultimately keep Bo alive. Bo is the ONLY redeemable character. i repeat, Bo supremacy, he is the ONLY REDEEMABLE CHARACTER. and thats saying something because he has approximately 0 lines in the book. his whole purpose is to put up with sequoia being annoying and mopey and half-heartedly wanting to die or smthn.
the structure of this is super confusing as well, i thought she put the notebook in the wreckage half-way through the book, but near the end she states she writes her story on everything she can find since her notebook is full?? also the pills, i could have sworn she had less than 3. idk.
overall, i dont recommend this book. it was a really hard read just purely motivation wise. it wasnt boring per-se but it just wasnt.. enticing enough? she had so many setbacks that could have been easily avoided had she not been so pre-occupied hating her dead dad that it just made reading it more frustrating to get through than anything (although i will say about 3/4ths of the way through, when she is plotting her revenge, the story picks up for a short amount of time and i think that was the most interesting part for me to read.)
0/10 dont recommend, 2/5 because of Bo (rip best boy)
as an attempt at a fun way to keep reading this book interesting, i kept a tally in my own personal book journal of everything sequoia says/does/thinks thats annoying/bratty, and the grand total…..
30 tallies on the dot.
girl.
most of those were from her horrible treatment of Bo, and all of the chances she had to leave, get revenge, and ultimately keep Bo alive. Bo is the ONLY redeemable character. i repeat, Bo supremacy, he is the ONLY REDEEMABLE CHARACTER. and thats saying something because he has approximately 0 lines in the book. his whole purpose is to put up with sequoia being annoying and mopey and half-heartedly wanting to die or smthn.
the structure of this is super confusing as well, i thought she put the notebook in the wreckage half-way through the book, but near the end she states she writes her story on everything she can find since her notebook is full?? also the pills, i could have sworn she had less than 3. idk.
overall, i dont recommend this book. it was a really hard read just purely motivation wise. it wasnt boring per-se but it just wasnt.. enticing enough? she had so many setbacks that could have been easily avoided had she not been so pre-occupied hating her dead dad that it just made reading it more frustrating to get through than anything (although i will say about 3/4ths of the way through, when she is plotting her revenge, the story picks up for a short amount of time and i think that was the most interesting part for me to read.)
0/10 dont recommend, 2/5 because of Bo (rip best boy)
I came to this book from a LibraryAware YA recommendation list of titles like Yellowjacket. While there are no sports team or cannibalism, this did have a survival scenario that viewers might enjoy.
I liked this and would read this author again- in fact the books that came out after this one look like they get better and better.
This is the female version of Hatchet. And the survival stakes feel very believable. And, if not for the ending, I would have rated this one start higher. (No spoilers sweetie ;) ) I found the main characters shift in goals compelling, and the narrator deserves a ton of credit. I’m looking forward to following this narrator across Marshall’s other books.
I liked this and would read this author again- in fact the books that came out after this one look like they get better and better.
This is the female version of Hatchet. And the survival stakes feel very believable. And, if not for the ending, I would have rated this one start higher. (No spoilers sweetie ;) ) I found the main characters shift in goals compelling, and the narrator deserves a ton of credit. I’m looking forward to following this narrator across Marshall’s other books.
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
fast-paced
this was INTENSELY good but also very upsetting. but so good. this young girl, fresh from a really traumatic car accident, has to survive in the wilds of canada by herself for a long ass time when she can barely walk and it's amazing and inspiring and also legit terrifying half the time but amazing. the way the story is not quite linear for the first half as she chronicles current situation and past leading up to the moment where everything went awful is really well done. she's incredibly well written as are the settings, the tiny parts played by other characters and the action.
I was worried going into this book that I was going to have trouble getting through it because of the format, but I actually ended up really enjoying it and wasn't bothered at all, and I really enjoyed the book overall (although, that part at the end (you know which part I am talking abut if you have read the book) was UNCALLED FOR and I am not ok.)
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail