genre: suspense
Cooper's life in the woods with his daughter Finch is exactly what he needs: solitary and sheltered. He's managed to spend the last eight years surviving in an isolated cabin with Finch and while he knows it's unconventional - he also knows it's the only way to find what he needs the MOST: safety. While eight year old Finch begins to push back against things she's always believed and one crucial piece of Cooper's plan seems to be crumbling - both Cooper and Finch have to start adjusting, and fast. When the world is your enemy and your secrets haunting you around every tree - the silent woods can move from a haven to a trap with just one thoughtless decision. And Cooper is determined to not let that happen.
Okay, I have no memory of why I put this book on my hold list at the library, maybe because Bronson Pinchot did the narration? He did incredible, actually. It's certainly not my usual genre. When it finally was my turn, I started listening from a blank slate and WOAH. I was hooked so quick. Cooper is a bit of an unreliable narrator and between his own mental illness and the suspense of his situation, I listened to this eight hour book in two days! I loved the father-daughter relationship. Even the back and forth in time didn't bother me, as we slowly figure out what Cooper is so worried about. There is wartime PTSD, there is trauma and fear - but there is also compassion and a kind of freedom that those of us "in" the world can't really imagine. Finch is precocious and endearing and all you want by the end is what's best for her. The redemption here worked really well for me.
Totally recommend.
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