What We Buried

by Kate A. Boorman

[shannonmiz]

You can find the full review and all the fancy and/or randomness that accompanies it at It Starts at Midnight

I also have a giveaway happening for this right now!

I have seen some other reviewers caution against reading the synopsis and yes, please listen to them and go in blind! If you like eerie adventure and character exploration, this is going to be one to check out! If you want my attempt at the vaguest thoughts possible... here we go!

This started out... strangely. And I wasn't sure how I felt. I hated everyone at the beginning of the book, but it didn't take long before I was completely hooked. And I mean can't-put-it-down-just-one-more-chapter hooked. At first, it seems like a regular old contemporary sibling-squabbling sort of thing. But there's so much more beneath the surface, and it doesn't take long for it all to start spilling out.

Liv and Jory are siblings. Liv and Jory basically do not speak, nor do they have any particular respect for each other. So this should be a fun trip! Sibling stories are so fascinating, and this one is no different. In fact, I think it felt more honest because they were so completely open with their vitriolic feelings. And that is all I am going to say about these two, because their journeys are half the allure of the book.

The other half is this: The adventure portion is very, very captivating. It feels unique, unlike anything I have read before. I hadn't a clue where the author was headed with anything and I loved that! It's a compulsive page-turner, because you'll feel desperate to know what happens next. It's fast paced, but not excessively so.  And again, here I am being vague because it's necessary.

I really only have one issue with the book overall. And it's spoilery, so that's hard. But. I truly do not know how it ended. Am I to make up my own mind? Obviously I have a preference, but does the author genuinely want me to guess? Or does she have an endgame that I am simply not understanding? Kate, DM me, I need to know! (No seriously, anyone who knows, PLEASE help a Shannon out.)

Bottom Line: Come for the dysfunctional siblings, stay for the bananas adventure.