A review by abookishtype
Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

The Salt family—Dominic, Raf, Fen, and Orly—are the remaining caretakers of Shearwater Island and its seed vault. The research station there had to be abandoned due to rising seawater. The Salt family and a selection of the seeds from the vault are supposed to be evacuated in a few short weeks. All that remains for the family to do is keep the vault from flooding and package up the seeds selected for rescue. A violent storm at the beginning of Charlotte McConaghy’s emotional new novel, Wild Dark Shore, brings them another task: to save the life of a woman who washed up after her ship was sunk. Although this premise suggests a novel about science and the environment, McConaghy delivers a tale that will punch readers right in the heart...

Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley, for review consideration.