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hweezbooks 's review for:
The Last Bear
by Hannah Gold
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
April’s mother, she was made of rainbows.
“When mum had died, two achingly long days after the accident, she’d also taken half of dad with her.
Unfortunately, it was the half of him which was more fun.”
Dad has now been hired to measure the effects of climate change at Bear Island on the Arctic. They were the only two humans on the island, but April might as well have been alone.
As her father crunches reams of data from the weather station built from a century ago, she heads out and to her utter shock, finds a lone polar bear.
With the rapidly melting ice caps, “Bear” should not even be here. April sets out to discover what exactly happened to him, and to save him.
Did you know Arctic is from the Greek word, arktos, for bear? Through the eyes of April who clears the plastic trash the capricious currents have brought in from all over the world, we are brought to our knees with her desire to make change and her love for one lone bear.
This book may be shelved under climate fiction, but it is so much more than that. It is not didactic, and it merely seeks to gently tease out our innate love for our planet. This is done through the simplicity of purpose, and the true heart of a child.
Hannah Gold writes beautifully, it’s something you need to read to experience. There is a chill far colder than the Arctic, the way Dad is unable to overcome his grief and see his daughter right in front of him. But there is also chocolate-brown warmth and triumph at the end of this.
“…sometimes you don’t have to say words for what’s in your heart.”
Indeed. Five perfect stars for this, and I look forward to @hannahgold_author ‘s new book coming soon in March.
📚: @times.reads ❤️
“When mum had died, two achingly long days after the accident, she’d also taken half of dad with her.
Unfortunately, it was the half of him which was more fun.”
Dad has now been hired to measure the effects of climate change at Bear Island on the Arctic. They were the only two humans on the island, but April might as well have been alone.
As her father crunches reams of data from the weather station built from a century ago, she heads out and to her utter shock, finds a lone polar bear.
With the rapidly melting ice caps, “Bear” should not even be here. April sets out to discover what exactly happened to him, and to save him.
Did you know Arctic is from the Greek word, arktos, for bear? Through the eyes of April who clears the plastic trash the capricious currents have brought in from all over the world, we are brought to our knees with her desire to make change and her love for one lone bear.
This book may be shelved under climate fiction, but it is so much more than that. It is not didactic, and it merely seeks to gently tease out our innate love for our planet. This is done through the simplicity of purpose, and the true heart of a child.
Hannah Gold writes beautifully, it’s something you need to read to experience. There is a chill far colder than the Arctic, the way Dad is unable to overcome his grief and see his daughter right in front of him. But there is also chocolate-brown warmth and triumph at the end of this.
“…sometimes you don’t have to say words for what’s in your heart.”
Indeed. Five perfect stars for this, and I look forward to @hannahgold_author ‘s new book coming soon in March.
📚: @times.reads ❤️