A review by ladybugwrites
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

One of those books that I will think about for a long time. It's absolutely emotional, tugging at heartstrings left and right, and it paints a picture that reminds of COVID but is different, thankfully. It's a bleak picture with hope and light at the end of the tunnel by the time you get to the later chapters. Whilst I did like the ending, I do also have a few thoughts about how I didn't like it, how it made an otherwise heartwrenching story feel lesser because of it - though I don't think it takes away enough of the story (and it is heartwrenching in its own way).

It's written differnetly than most novels I read and I very much appreciated the format.