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A review by ottercorg
Small Game by Blair Braverman
adventurous
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Another book crossed off my TBR after sitting there for such a long while!
I really enjoyed this story. I found myself liking each of the main characters - Mara, Ashley, Kyle, and Bullfrog - all for different reasons. I felt that Blair did a nice job capturing the different personalities that tend to sign up for reality shows like the one created for this book.
I enjoyed the writing style, perfectly descriptive without being bogged down by specifics. I saw myself there in the woods with the characters, wondering what on earth I would do in their place (the answer is that I would never, ever have signed up for it in the first place...).
By the end, I liked the characters enough that I was rooting for them. Maybe even as desperate for their survival as they were. I do wish there had been a little more explanation by the end, but after sleeping on it, I feel that was the point. It doesnt matter how they got there, it just matters that they are. It's the humanity, the connection, the will to live, that matters.
I hope to see and read more fiction from Blair in the future!
I really enjoyed this story. I found myself liking each of the main characters - Mara, Ashley, Kyle, and Bullfrog - all for different reasons. I felt that Blair did a nice job capturing the different personalities that tend to sign up for reality shows like the one created for this book.
I enjoyed the writing style, perfectly descriptive without being bogged down by specifics. I saw myself there in the woods with the characters, wondering what on earth I would do in their place (the answer is that I would never, ever have signed up for it in the first place...).
By the end, I liked the characters enough that I was rooting for them. Maybe even as desperate for their survival as they were. I do wish there had been a little more explanation by the end, but after sleeping on it, I feel that was the point. It doesnt matter how they got there, it just matters that they are. It's the humanity, the connection, the will to live, that matters.
I hope to see and read more fiction from Blair in the future!
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail