In fact, if you are going through some things and you need to smile, I highly recommend Kubo and the Two strings and Pixar's Inside Out. Speaking of epic adventures being done just right, everyone should look up Kubo and the Two strings. That's why it felt it was finished before it actually got started. By that I mean, the wastelands should have been explored more, the adventure could have been more grander. The reason this doesn't have five stars is that there wasn't more snow in it. I love when they change things like that. Oh, I also liked how springtime was deemed more dangerous than the winter.

For the briefest moment, I got a sense of Mad Max Road Fury from it too, go figure. I thought it will be a copout but it wasn't. The ending was fair and I am all about the endings, the good ones at least. Because it feels inevitable.ĭespite all that, the novel did end fairly well. The premise is plausible because that could happen in reality too. What we are doing to each other and to this earth is an issue. Don't worry, not gonna preach here, haha. Let's face it, we are exhausting our world. Though it is more than hinted that the climate change and the damage we have done to this planet were a factor and that is the main reason. What exactly had happened to the world in this book? To get to the point of the current setting? What had set off the eternal winter? The Cause and Effect are kinda kept mysterious here. Twice! Too bad it wasn't Aurora Aksnes and that this reminded me of Book of Blood by Clive Barker I read last December. What I love about this is that I came across northern lights. Heck, I enjoyed this more than the Wolf in the Attic and I really did like that one, sort of. Oh please, False Hearts wished it was this amazing. Looks like designer wear to me, when in the book she barely has adequate clothing for the winterlands.īut seriously, this is dystopia done right. Though what she is wearing on the cover of this edition is a little misleading. But this is by far one of the most incredibly well-written fantasy novels, excellent pacing, better plotting, a believable MC who is human and humane. Sure, in the beginning, it was boring, soporific even. Let's see a vague title which could mean anything, a seemingly simple story, a bland synopsis, a dull and uninspiring cover.

At a glance, Siberia looks like such an unassuming little novel.

Siberia by Ann Halam