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A review by write_of_passages
Whiteout by Ann Grech
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
A solid "I liked it" read. A free book on kindle that doesn't have much substance to it and requires a healthy suspension of disbelief. This is the type of book I read when my dog is having major surgery in two days and this simply puts my mind somewhere else. Quite short, very easy to read, low stakes, low tension, with characters just likeable enough to want to just let them have a happy ending, as cheesy as it sometimes seems to be for how it comes about.
Knowing what I know now about this book, would I still read it if I went back in time?
Sure.
See below for the four criteria I use to decide whether and when to read a book
CHARACTERS: I'll admit, it was hard not to giggle at their names: "Reef" and "Ford." I think simply their names lends to the reduced degree of intensity in this story. There really isn't much to them, except that they are likeable and universal in just wanting to be happy.
PLOT: Essentially the two boys meet at a ski resort where they accidentally get caught up in a storm and have to huddle away in a cabin until the storm passes. The first half of the book deals with that and their extremely-insta-lust feelings for each other from two supposedly-always-been-straight guys. It's fine. Again, just a healthy suspension of disbelief because it really isn't meant to be super intense at all. They get out of it, and then have a couple of quick hiccups before deciding they want to be together. The end.
EMOTIONAL INTENSITY: There is no good/bad here. Sometimes I just want a low-investment entertainment read whereas other times a high-stakes 'I need a therapist to recover' is what I need.
1:5/low. A beach read (pun intended). No frills, no strings attached, just two boys falling in love nice and quickly.
CATHARTIC FULFILLMENT: Is the emotional journey worth it? Do I finish this book feeling that I've crested the wave of the climactic moment and everything has been settled, leaving me settled and fulfilled?
100%. I mean, again, I wasn't expecting any sort of fulfillment in this one. It's a HEA and there wasn't much by way of stakes. I finished just as I started: happy to take my mind somewhere else for a few hours.
Knowing what I know now about this book, would I still read it if I went back in time?
Sure.
See below for the four criteria I use to decide whether and when to read a book
CHARACTERS: I'll admit, it was hard not to giggle at their names: "Reef" and "Ford." I think simply their names lends to the reduced degree of intensity in this story. There really isn't much to them, except that they are likeable and universal in just wanting to be happy.
PLOT: Essentially the two boys meet at a ski resort where they accidentally get caught up in a storm and have to huddle away in a cabin until the storm passes. The first half of the book deals with that and their extremely-insta-lust feelings for each other from two supposedly-always-been-straight guys. It's fine. Again, just a healthy suspension of disbelief because it really isn't meant to be super intense at all. They get out of it, and then have a couple of quick hiccups before deciding they want to be together. The end.
EMOTIONAL INTENSITY: There is no good/bad here. Sometimes I just want a low-investment entertainment read whereas other times a high-stakes 'I need a therapist to recover' is what I need.
1:5/low. A beach read (pun intended). No frills, no strings attached, just two boys falling in love nice and quickly.
CATHARTIC FULFILLMENT: Is the emotional journey worth it? Do I finish this book feeling that I've crested the wave of the climactic moment and everything has been settled, leaving me settled and fulfilled?
100%. I mean, again, I wasn't expecting any sort of fulfillment in this one. It's a HEA and there wasn't much by way of stakes. I finished just as I started: happy to take my mind somewhere else for a few hours.