Memento Mori

This 3rd installment in the Whitelands series definitely takes you down a dark and twisty rabbit hole!
If you like dark fairy tales, this is the book for you!
Thank you Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for a review!

Thank you, BHC Press, for allowing me to read Memento Mori early.

Hauntingly terrifying! I need to read more of this author's

Beautifully written but better to read the other books first as it is part of a series. Full of folklore, monsters, and trickery.

This is the third in a series, and while I enjoyed the first two, this one I found lacking. It feels unpolished in its writing style. The story is spooky and very good, but the writing itself is what threw me off.

I really enjoyed this book. I thought it tied in beautifully to the first novel. I’d recommend this to other readers!

This book right here gave me so many chills! Just within the first page! Rosie is a fantastic author and now I want to go back and read the other two books in the series because if this book was this well written I can’t imagine how spooky these other two are!!

This series is a wonderful pull for fans that crave atmosphere within their horror reads.

You can't help but feel cold as you follow Kira McFadden back into Whiteland as she searched for her sister.

Longtime fans of this series will easily fall back into the bone chilling cadence of Higgs writing. There's no redundancy here as the characters show significant growth and change from previous books.

Thank you to BHC Press for this opportunity to read this book. It is out April 18, 2023

This is the 3rd in the series and the main character has my last name so I had to read it. I was utterly and completely creeped out. Like leave the lights on creeped out. The twists and turns of the story had me nail biting! Kira must go to save her friends and family in Urnäsch so she joins for Ed with Freys a huldra monster turned human. I enjoyed their dynamic. The pace of the story was steady and I couldn’t get enough of the tension the story gave me.

3.0 Stars - Thank you Net Galley for providing me with an arc for this book. I was really excited for this one but I don't think I am the right reader this book is for. At least, not the kind of horror that I enjoy or am more drawn to. I don't think this is a bad book by any means either. It's perfect for fans of Darcy Coates and more supernatural horror that leans heavy on suspense. I just like my horror to be more... unsettling.

The third instalment in the Whiteland series Memento Mori tells the story of Kira McFadden who has to travel back to Whiteland and find her sister.

The unique mix of Scandinavian folklore and dark psychological twists and turns is so interesting and just draws you into the world of Whiteland. Memento Mori keeps you on the edge of your seat, from creepy monsters whilst also following an emotional journey that Kira goes on. This is really interesting and spooky, however it can not be read as a stand-alone and you need to know parts of the previous books to read this.

Memento Mori... a complex storyline with an ocean depth of imagination.

The world building is immersive. A true poetic visualization.

You want to get lost in this novel because the descriptions are so vivid, you actually feel as if you're there. Seeing the sights, smelling, feeling the cold of the snow or water washing over your face.The writing really brings the backdrop to life.

The main character, Kira, thinks in realistic tones. Memories swipe through her mind, she ponders on them, often getting lost in them. She commiserates in a way that is human, and relatable.

It was gratifying to watch Kiras' courage grow into a fiery warmth when facing the creatures, the strange land, ever changing landscape, and dangers.


You love to dislike Freya. Her sarcastic, ego centric personality and her quipy nature. Her transformation from antagonist to ally weaves an interesting relationship quandary. Which leaves you hanging on every sentence.

The folklore creatures, the multitude of them, act in accordance with their folklore history. However, the author weaves some of her own surprises in their details.The beasts speaking patterns can only be explained as other worldly. This gives an elegant feel to the dialog, almost like a song.

You can venture on the journey with the characters and still feel just as lost and confused as they are. The tricks and crafty nature in which the creatures and inhabitants use their words seeps with a clever, deceitful art, and adds to the challenges within the story itself.

Creatures, monsters, entities that change form. The scenes make your head swim in a good way.

This book is dark and full of frigid peril, laced with a strong undertow of fantasy. A journey book like no other, a mix of old and new. A re-read for sure.

I just want to thank Netgalley for providing me with an arc in exchange for an honest review.

I didn't realize when I started this book that it was in fact a series and the third book. Which meant it was a bit confusing for me to jump into not having already set the foundation with the characters. It's best to read this one after following the previous two. The world building was very confusing. Although I did enjoy the writing and may even go back to read the others!

I did not realise that this was the third book in a series so my review is not going to be the best one for an opinion in that respect. I enjoyed this enough to go back and read the preceding two books. The world building and twists of imagination were immersive. Loved the Scandinavian folklore too.

I loved the chemistry between Kira and Callum. The world of whiteland was so interesting. Definitely recommend.

First of all, I’m grateful to NetGalley for the ARC of Rosie Cranie-Higgs’ new book, ‘Memento Mori.’ This is the third volume in her Whiteland Novels series, and should be read in the right order: it’s the finale of the series. I believe, however, that if you can take it, it can also be read first, so that it whets your appetite for the other books in the series. A lot of it rests on Scandinavian folklore, so it’s a sort of folk horror; the relationships and the characters, though, are unusually well-drawn for that genre: there’s an intriguing mix of flaws and virtues, growth and stagnation, all immersed in a wonderful setting, revolving around a fantastic plot. ‘Memento Mori’ is, once again, about Kira McFadden, but this time she has along Freya, a huldra monster turned human. They travel back to Whiteland to find Kira’s sister, and things get really complicated from there. There’s a couple of twists, one of which I didn’t care for, but the book kept me going. I enjoyed it, overall, and would recommend it to anyone who likes great plotlines, interesting characters, and satisfying series endings.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for the advancer readers copy of this book.

I enjoyed the incorporation of Scandinavian folklore and the overall atmosphere of this book was so creepy! I loved how dark it was and Rosie Cranie-Higgs writing had a very nice flow to it. It made it very easy to read.