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I cannot understand the hype around this novel. The beginning was good, the writing ok but overall it was dreadfully saccharine. Why I read to the end? I was hoping it would get better but it didn‘t. The ending is really the icing on the cake of lame “twists”. Character decisions at times made no sense and felt contrived.

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A slow-paced, atmospheric read that‘s a blend of character studies and a bit of mystery.

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1. No physical library, just books on shelves and wall units and tables and sometimes the floor. Maybe 100. I‘m on vacation or I would go count.
2. Wild Dark Shore was amazing!

#2forTuesday. @TheSpineView

Up next on audio…already so atmospheric! 🎧

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#DynamicDs I loved this #dark eco suspense story!
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Dominic and his three children have lived on a small isolated island near Antarctica. They are finishing up some work and await the boat that will come for them in 6 weeks. But then a mysterious woman is found near their shore. As she is rescued and begins to heal, she discovers that the family may be keeping some secrets. Atmospheric and haunting, this story takes some unexpected turns and keeps the reader on edge. Engrossing reading.

Moody sock and a broody read. Very good, suspenseful, characters you want to root for.

Wild Dark Shore is likely to provoke some climate anxiety in sensitive souls. Even if the climate anxiety doesn‘t get you, the traumas the characters are reckoning with will. This book has A+ nature writing, and a fascinating premise, but it‘s a huge bummer, overall. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/wild-dark-shore-charlotte-mcconaghy/

This is such an amazing book! I've recommended it so many times at my library, and everyone has enjoyed it.

It's dark, it's emotional, it's mysterious, and it's a novel that only Charlotte McConaghy could write.

I have loved all her other books, and this one did not disappoint.