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Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail
Unfortunately the pace of the book seemed a little all over the place- with five hours left I was frequently checking if I was at the end yet, the author took her time wrapping up the story.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, War
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, War
It's the 1970's, Leni is 13, and her family decides to move to rural Alaska for a new start.
I've been sleeping under a rock and I'm glad I gave Kristin Hannah a shot with this book because I'm now going to have to go through her backlog. This is a coming of age story, a bit of a family saga, and a romance.
This was beautifully written not just with the descriptions of life in Alaska but also with how KH captures the very complex and dark side of this family's love. It deals very heavily with domestic violence/abuse and so be warned if this is a hard topic for you to read. There is also suspense elements and other tragedies, great story pacing, and side characters. I had a hard time putting this down. And as heavy and hopeless as this story gets it also gives you an almost borderline sappy happily ever after once the reader gets to the end (the hits just keep on coming so when they stop it feels unreal).
This reminded me of Where The Crawdad's Sing with it's sense of place and the depth of emotion the author paint in the simple day to day life of Leni.
Highly recommend and if you like audio, it is read by Julia Whelan.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Gaslighting
Moderate: Alcoholism
Minor: Sexual content
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Car accident
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug use, Vomit, Pregnancy, War
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, War
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Gaslighting
Moderate: Pregnancy
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Physical abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Grief, Pregnancy