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Bishop
by Candace Nola
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Frozen Tundra Western Indigenous Horror.
One of my "judged by the cover didn't read the blurb" choices. About six times out of ten, it's worked out positively for my mind. This is one of those times. How frightfully delightful.
No good ever comes from hiking in the wilderness, spelunking in caves and trying to crawl up mountains like furless monkeys. But without all the wondering around, getting lost in deserts, jungles, forests and now cities, there'd be no horror or cautionary tales. Without all the stupid decisions and one wrong step, one missed turn - there'd be no thrilling horror. Also, we live on a round space rockriddled with exploding drooling lava mountains and we float around a giant flaming fireball . What's a little "getting lost in the wilderness" at the end of the day?
So yeah, go wild in the wilderness if it means we get stories like these once in a while. That reminds me, I need to order some camping gear for my weekend getaway.
Plot/Storyline:
- 1A ton of foreshadowing almost ruined the ending for me. Oh yes and this: her mom, her mom, her mom her mom ad infinitum - it's the curse of third person pov ... possessive determiner repetition if you're not careful. It's tricky to write around that but Nola tried further into the story.
Vivid imagery, you can almost see the snow covered slopes, the ravine leading the the riverbed, the tall white furred creature stalking through the words. The writing plays on the senses, I could almost smell the rotting.
Characters: -0.5
I can't pinpoint why but something about this story and the characters was a tad predictable, like replaying the same old chess game and knowing where all the pieces on the board would end up. So I focused all my attention on the Wendigo and in that, I was not disappointed .
Favorite scene: Bishop the Bloodhound. The man, the myth, the legend.
Favorite Quote/Concept:
■Indigenous representation in modern literature is few and far between. I loved that so much of tbis, from Bishop"s character to the terrifying creature was steeped in Native lore.
■Casey's camping equipment and sponsored stuff sent me down a youtube rabbit hole and now I'm subscribe to a bunch of channels I'll be wondering why I joined 6 months from now.
StoryGraph Challenge: 1800 Books by 2025
Challenge Prompt: 150 Horror books by 2025
One of my "judged by the cover didn't read the blurb" choices. About six times out of ten, it's worked out positively for my mind. This is one of those times. How frightfully delightful.
No good ever comes from hiking in the wilderness, spelunking in caves and trying to crawl up mountains like furless monkeys. But without all the wondering around, getting lost in deserts, jungles, forests and now cities, there'd be no horror or cautionary tales. Without all the stupid decisions and one wrong step, one missed turn - there'd be no thrilling horror. Also, we live on a round space rockriddled with exploding drooling lava mountains and we float around a giant flaming fireball . What's a little "getting lost in the wilderness" at the end of the day?
So yeah, go wild in the wilderness if it means we get stories like these once in a while. That reminds me, I need to order some camping gear for my weekend getaway.
Plot/Storyline:
- 1A ton of foreshadowing almost ruined the ending for me. Oh yes and this: her mom, her mom, her mom her mom ad infinitum - it's the curse of third person pov ... possessive determiner repetition if you're not careful. It's tricky to write around that but Nola tried further into the story.
Vivid imagery, you can almost see the snow covered slopes, the ravine leading the the riverbed, the tall white furred creature stalking through the words. The writing plays on the senses, I could almost smell the rotting.
Characters: -0.5
I can't pinpoint why but something about this story and the characters was a tad predictable, like replaying the same old chess game and knowing where all the pieces on the board would end up. So I focused all my attention on the Wendigo and in that, I was not disappointed .
Favorite scene: Bishop the Bloodhound. The man, the myth, the legend.
Favorite Quote/Concept:
■Indigenous representation in modern literature is few and far between. I loved that so much of tbis, from Bishop"s character to the terrifying creature was steeped in Native lore.
■Casey's camping equipment and sponsored stuff sent me down a youtube rabbit hole and now I'm subscribe to a bunch of channels I'll be wondering why I joined 6 months from now.
StoryGraph Challenge: 1800 Books by 2025
Challenge Prompt: 150 Horror books by 2025