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A review by thenovelstitch
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Me the whole book: Yes queen give us nothing 😍
I was severely disappointing in Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy, but I think that was because I loved her first book Once There Were Wolves sooooo much was hoping for something exactly like that, which is not fair of me.
Wild Dark Shore is a story about a family of four who live on an isolated island near the Antarctica and are caretakers of a UN Seed Vault. One stormy day a body washes up on shore, broken, bruised, and yet still alive. The family nurse this newcomer, Rowan, back to health while also trying to keep the secrets of their island and their family hidden away. Rowan, also harboring deep secrets of her own, realizes that this family might not be as trustworthy as she thought.
This book felt like it had all the potential but lacked full execution. There were many moments where I thought I was reading a first draft. The story and narration is jumpy and incohseive and it makes the reading experiencing really disjointed. However, that could be the point, as the points of view jump between the woman who was rescued and the family members, you the reader stay just as confused as everyone else. For some reason that just didn't work for me in this story.
I think because of this I also struggled with staying attentive to the book. I definitely felt bored through most of it and would skip whole paragraphs near the end just to move it along. The big twists at the end fell so flat for me because I was already just so over the story, which sucked because the reveals were pretty wild.
All in all, I gave this book a 3/5 stars because the writing was beautiful despite it feeling so lumpy, McConaghy does a great job of writing weather and setting so you really felt you were in the icy water or the rocky shore or hiking up the mountains. I think the story premise was really interesting and original.
I was severely disappointing in Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy, but I think that was because I loved her first book Once There Were Wolves sooooo much was hoping for something exactly like that, which is not fair of me.
Wild Dark Shore is a story about a family of four who live on an isolated island near the Antarctica and are caretakers of a UN Seed Vault. One stormy day a body washes up on shore, broken, bruised, and yet still alive. The family nurse this newcomer, Rowan, back to health while also trying to keep the secrets of their island and their family hidden away. Rowan, also harboring deep secrets of her own, realizes that this family might not be as trustworthy as she thought.
This book felt like it had all the potential but lacked full execution. There were many moments where I thought I was reading a first draft. The story and narration is jumpy and incohseive and it makes the reading experiencing really disjointed. However, that could be the point, as the points of view jump between the woman who was rescued and the family members, you the reader stay just as confused as everyone else. For some reason that just didn't work for me in this story.
I think because of this I also struggled with staying attentive to the book. I definitely felt bored through most of it and would skip whole paragraphs near the end just to move it along. The big twists at the end fell so flat for me because I was already just so over the story, which sucked because the reveals were pretty wild.
All in all, I gave this book a 3/5 stars because the writing was beautiful despite it feeling so lumpy, McConaghy does a great job of writing weather and setting so you really felt you were in the icy water or the rocky shore or hiking up the mountains. I think the story premise was really interesting and original.