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The Great Alone
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bookshelves: survival, adult, new-adult, nz-y13, well-written, family, mental-health, body-horror, content-warning-see-text, curriculum-level-7, dual-pov, engaging-storyline, found-family, gripping, i-cried, it-gave-me-feels, memorable-characters, preppers, slow-burn, unhealthy-relationships
Jan 02, 2022
bookshelves: survival, adult, new-adult, nz-y13, well-written, family, mental-health, body-horror, content-warning-see-text, curriculum-level-7, dual-pov, engaging-storyline, found-family, gripping, i-cried, it-gave-me-feels, memorable-characters, preppers, slow-burn, unhealthy-relationships
4.5 Stars
The harsh but beautiful Alaskan wilderness was the perfect backdrop to this powerful tale of survival.
Cora and Leni were characters that I will remember for their loyalty, love, and gritty determination to survive Ernt and his PTSD driven paranoia and rage. The writing was lush and it blew my mind that, in what was essentially a slow burn, I could be on the edge of my seat for so much of it. I loved how Kristin perfectly described the realities of surviving in such an unpredictable and volatile environment and that she mirrored this with the realities of surviving in the Allbright family. The supporting cast were phenomenal too and I felt a deep affection for the Alaskan 'found family' members. A wonderful story that I thoroughly recommend.
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The harsh but beautiful Alaskan wilderness was the perfect backdrop to this powerful tale of survival.
Cora and Leni were characters that I will remember for their loyalty, love, and gritty determination to survive Ernt and his PTSD driven paranoia and rage. The writing was lush and it blew my mind that, in what was essentially a slow burn, I could be on the edge of my seat for so much of it. I loved how Kristin perfectly described the realities of surviving in such an unpredictable and volatile environment and that she mirrored this with the realities of surviving in the Allbright family. The supporting cast were phenomenal too and I felt a deep affection for the Alaskan 'found family' members. A wonderful story that I thoroughly recommend.
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Reading Progress
January 1, 2022
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January 1, 2022
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January 2, 2022
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survival
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adult
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new-adult
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nz-y13
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well-written
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family
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mental-health
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– Shelved as:
body-horror
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– Shelved as:
content-warning-see-text
January 2, 2022
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curriculum-level-7
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dual-pov
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engaging-storyline
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found-family
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gripping
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i-cried
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it-gave-me-feels
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memorable-characters
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preppers
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slow-burn
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unhealthy-relationships
January 2, 2022
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Finished Reading
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Jan 02, 2022 11:31PM
I loved this book! Glad to see you enjoyed it too 😍
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Nicole wrote: "I loved this book! Glad to see you enjoyed it too 😍"It was so wonderful, Nicole ❤📚
Glad you loved it, Claude! Great review! 😊
Excellent review, I liked this one more than I thought I would with this subject matter.
Michael wrote: "Glad you loved it, Claude! Great review! 😊"Thank you, Michael! She is certainly a great story teller❤📚
Melissa (LifeFullyBooked) wrote: "Excellent review, I liked this one more than I thought I would with this subject matter."I know right, Melissa. I'm glad the focus was on the strength of the two women and their will to survive this trauma ❤📚
Lovely review, Claude. I haven't read her yet, but this sounds like a wonderful book!
Kat (on semi-hiatus for a bit) wrote: "Lovely review, Claude. I haven't read her yet, but this sounds like a wonderful book!"I've read two of her books now and they are both slow burn gritty stories of women surviving difficult family and environmental situations. Hope you get a chance to check one out, Kat, and thank you ❤📚
