A review by shainalite
The Last Bear by Hannah Gold

adventurous hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The Last Bear is an informative, inspiring and reflective book which relies the messages to do something to save environment starting from the smallest thing no matter how young you are. I love the characters in this book especially April, Bear and her dad, the writing style is easy to follow especially with shorter pages for each chapter. The story started by interesting introduction of April and her dad, and what they're doing and are going to do next. Some facts about bears, climate change, and Bear Island were poured in between the story so it's not an info dumping. Even though the relationship of a human girl with a wild polar bear seemed more impossible (as the author stated in her Author's Note), I found this part is a hopeful one, since nobody knows what will happen next and how everything evolves including the human-animal relationships. I love the ending, it made me cry of course, and I love how hopeful the last paragraph of this book is. Definitely a lovely read to start your reading year!
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