A review by laceybananareads
Little Great Island: A Novel by Kate Woodworth

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Mari and her six year old son Levi have fled from a dangerous religious cult. The boy has been raised into this way of thinking and it’s going to take a lot of adjustment to break those dangerous ways of thinking for him and his mother. She’s brought them back to her family which is also hurting due to her choices. There is a lot of healing to do. Climate change is affecting her home island and while with the cult, she learned a ton of sustainable practices which she thinks can help but the residents will need to come together to save their island. 

This book had a ton of interesting topics that I wasn’t sure would work together but they just…did. The cult aspect was so interesting but not as triggering as a thriller would be with tons of violent details so if you like that topic but want something less heavy, this would be perfect. I thought the characters were well developed and the pacing was great. This was a really solid story! 

Thank you so much to GetRed PR and Kate Woodworth for providing this physical ARC. This is my honest review!  This published on May 6th.