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The Frozen River
by Ariel Lawhon
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was such an amazing story. I was captured and invested from the very beginning, and I had to know what happened next, so I couldn’t put the book down.
Historical fiction is generally not my genre, but if it’s written like this GIVE IT ALL TO ME! I laughed, I got misty, I stared into space for a while, and I gasped more than I thought I would.
there are lengthy and detailed descriptions of sexual assaults (multiple) and a mutilation, which made it book a little difficult to read at times, but descriptions aside it’s an amazing story. The animals are lovable, and the people (minus a handful) are just as enjoyable. I loved the epistolary nature of the novel that tracked Martha’s day-to-day.
The rooster to hen moment towards the end of the novel really shocked me and I had to listen to it more than once to grasp the reality of what happened.
Historical fiction is generally not my genre, but if it’s written like this GIVE IT ALL TO ME! I laughed, I got misty, I stared into space for a while, and I gasped more than I thought I would.
there are lengthy and detailed descriptions of sexual assaults (multiple) and a mutilation, which made it book a little difficult to read at times, but descriptions aside it’s an amazing story. The animals are lovable, and the people (minus a handful) are just as enjoyable. I loved the epistolary nature of the novel that tracked Martha’s day-to-day.
The rooster to hen moment towards the end of the novel really shocked me and I had to listen to it more than once to grasp the reality of what happened.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Murder
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Racism