First of all, thank you to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for an advanced copy of Whiteout in return for my honest review.

My honest review is that, I LOVED THIS BOOK!

I have no idea why I decided in July 2024 that I HAD to read a book that isn’t being published until Feb 2025 instead of something off my TBR but it is what it is. This book reminded me of the book/movie ‘The Martian’..

The whole time I was rooting for Racheal, I felt her pain, her panic and when I say panic, this book had me on the edge of my seat panicking for her!

A fantastic thriller with the best twists that I honestly did not see coming which is crazy for me. I wanted more out of the end, not because it wasn’t done well, there was a sense of closure but I’m greedy and I wanted more.

I recommend 100%

Rachael is on an Antarctic expedition when she becomes isolated and receives a BBC broadcast reporting a nuclear attack.
She will try to survive while facing loneliness, her memories and the elements. We learn how she got there through her recollections and her diary which is an explanation of her reasons for being there and not with her husband Adam and her daughter Izzy. During the novel we can see how although sometimes she seems to faint, but Rachael is a fighter and never gives up.
The narrative rhythm goes from more reflective at the beginning to accelerate with the events creating the same sense of urgency that our protagonist feels.
A fantastic and different thriller with an interesting twist and where the main enemy is nature.