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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
hopeful
mysterious
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:
No
A delightful mystery. I loved the slow unraveling of the question in my head: “what even is this world?”
Emory is an incredible main character who is inspiring, brave, smart, and full of sheer determination and will. I am so glad to have spent the time enjoying her story and seeing how she grew into herself throughout the book. There’s something so special about seeing someone start out a little ostracized and build back their credibility and eventually achieve a satisfying ending for herself and her people.
The world was so fascinating. I loved the island, loved every location on the island, and all the nuances of life in this harsh (but beautiful) location being such a part of the story as the characters work so hard to make their way through this world to achieve their goals. The island felt like just as much a character as the people you are following.
Abi perfectly straddled the lines of creepy, hopeful, and mysterious. The reveal and denouement of Abi’s story was perfect and fitting. And it created an emotional and touching final page.
One of my favorite books of the year and not for my usual reasons of “cool factor” but for the reason of just pure genuine good storytelling and captivating characters and plot.
Emory is an incredible main character who is inspiring, brave, smart, and full of sheer determination and will. I am so glad to have spent the time enjoying her story and seeing how she grew into herself throughout the book. There’s something so special about seeing someone start out a little ostracized and build back their credibility and eventually achieve a satisfying ending for herself and her people.
The world was so fascinating. I loved the island, loved every location on the island, and all the nuances of life in this harsh (but beautiful) location being such a part of the story as the characters work so hard to make their way through this world to achieve their goals. The island felt like just as much a character as the people you are following.
Abi perfectly straddled the lines of creepy, hopeful, and mysterious. The reveal and denouement of Abi’s story was perfect and fitting. And it created an emotional and touching final page.
One of my favorite books of the year and not for my usual reasons of “cool factor” but for the reason of just pure genuine good storytelling and captivating characters and plot.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So unique, murder that could cause the last of humanity to die. Great mystery. The writing fully described the world so I didn't feel like I was missing anything
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Murder
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This one took me a while to get into, I sort of read the first third/half over a few weeks until the inciting murder took place and things picked up pace. I enjoyed it fairly well, I liked the main character a lot. The concept was interesting, wish it was explored in a little more depth and near the end it sort of got a little repetitive and confusing in the blaming department but overall a decent read.
Content Warnings
Minor: Confinement, Death, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, War