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Reading in Lottie's POV, I was worried since I prefer reading multiple povs. Despite a promising start, I have to say with how disappointed I became as everything progressed. The idea of this story was really good, but execution could've been better. There was too much going on: a blizzard, an intruder (which are fine) + bears, mountain lions, asthma attacks, more intruders, and it's too much. Like why are we throwing everything at the characters?

This was a page turner, but it lacked a few things to make it a great book. I picked it up on a whim at Target because of the title and cover. It‘s not a locked cabin mystery like I assumed based on the marketing, but I still had to know what would happen in the end. Chapters were short, main characters were interesting, but a few editing blunders took me out of the story. Overall 3⭐️

This YA thriller may be set at the end of October, but the blizzard makes this feel like a wintry read meant for a snowy night! Lottie‘s not looking forward to a night of forced bonding with her new stepsister, Jade, at the remote Tahoe cabin while their parents enjoy a 1-night honeymoon. A solar flare & storm turn this into a survival adventure against not only the elements but also human villains. A pageturner where things go from bad to worse!

For a survival thriller it was a bit boring. I honestly thought it would be over around 47%, it was simply too long! I did end up enjoying the story, it was just very slow-moving. The narrator was excellent. I would have liked a resolution to the father mystery as well. The characters were fairly likable, but I wouldn't say lovable. I did like that both female MCs had health issues. That added an urgency element as well as a diversity element.