This book sat so deeply in my soul upon finishing that it was impossible to sit and put any coherent thoughts on paper.  And thus this book still sits unreviewed 2 months later.  Maybe that in and of itself is the review.  

 

This novel completely captivated me to my very core, fully and wholly immersing within the beautiful prose and the haunting, soul crushing story.  It’s impossible to determine whether I was more given to the story of Franny and her suffering or to the Arctic terns and their plight.  

 

And while the details aren’t as crisp as they were 2 months ago, the emotion I felt as I closed the last page still persists.