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A review by zluvsreading
Lonely Places by Kate Anderson
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
My mind is so numb and broken after reading this (in a good way!!!)
This is full of family trauma, nature, vortexes, and just everything creepy. It’s almost frustrating in a way, the way the characters interact with one another (specifically Chase and her parents), but when you find out all that has happened to make them that way, you understand.
After Chase’ sister Guthrie goes missing in the woods, and comes back with her voice gone, and her essence gone basically as well, the family moves to a lookout in Pando.
However, there’s a negative vortex there and things from the past that come back to haunt them. And knotholes!!! It’s eery. It’s chilling. It makes goosebumps rise on your skin.
They are a traveling family, their van/bus/home known as a skoolie. Ever since her grandparents died when they were little, Chase has longed to go back to Boone, where they lived since that’s the only place she felt like was home.
I really enjoyed this storyline and felt like I could relate to Chase, even as someone who has lived in the same house, town, and state my whole life.
The chapters were short, and packed a punch which i really enjoyed. I liked the tiny bit of romance that we got from Chase and Wilder. I thought it was great that Chase was able to find a home in someONE rather than someTHING and that she had someone to lean on during the absolute rollercoaster that was this book.
I’m really satisfied with the ending and how everything turned out. I wish nothing but the best for this family and how they will move forward/are moving forward.
This has a much darker vibe to it than Kate’s’ debut “Here Lies Olive” but I really enjoyed it. The psychological/realistic fiction of it all. It really makes me want to visit Pando IRL (since it actually exists!!)
Thank you to Flux Books and NetGalley for the ARC . All opinions are my own.
This is full of family trauma, nature, vortexes, and just everything creepy. It’s almost frustrating in a way, the way the characters interact with one another (specifically Chase and her parents), but when you find out all that has happened to make them that way, you understand.
After Chase’ sister Guthrie goes missing in the woods, and comes back with her voice gone, and her essence gone basically as well, the family moves to a lookout in Pando.
However, there’s a negative vortex there and things from the past that come back to haunt them. And knotholes!!! It’s eery. It’s chilling. It makes goosebumps rise on your skin.
They are a traveling family, their van/bus/home known as a skoolie. Ever since her grandparents died when they were little, Chase has longed to go back to Boone, where they lived since that’s the only place she felt like was home.
I really enjoyed this storyline and felt like I could relate to Chase, even as someone who has lived in the same house, town, and state my whole life.
The chapters were short, and packed a punch which i really enjoyed. I liked the tiny bit of romance that we got from Chase and Wilder. I thought it was great that Chase was able to find a home in someONE rather than someTHING and that she had someone to lean on during the absolute rollercoaster that was this book.
I’m really satisfied with the ending and how everything turned out. I wish nothing but the best for this family and how they will move forward/are moving forward.
This has a much darker vibe to it than Kate’s’ debut “Here Lies Olive” but I really enjoyed it. The psychological/realistic fiction of it all. It really makes me want to visit Pando IRL (since it actually exists!!)
Thank you to Flux Books and NetGalley for the ARC . All opinions are my own.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Minor: Cursing and Sexual content