All the White Spaces
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Summary
A vivid ghost story exploring identity， gender and selfhood， set against the backdrop of the golden age of polar exploration。 Perfect for fans of Philip Pullman’s Northern Lights and Michelle Paver’s Thin Air。
In the wake of the First World War， Jonathan Morgan stows away on an Antarctic expedition， determined to find his rightful place in the world of men。 Aboard the expeditionary ship of his hero， the world-famous explorer James “Australis” Randall， Jonathan may live as his true self―and true gender―and have the adventures he has always been denied。 But not all is smooth sailing: the war casts its long shadow over them all， and grief， guilt， and mistrust skulk among the explorers。
When disaster strikes in Antarctica’s frozen Weddell Sea， the men must take to the land and overwinter somewhere which immediately seems both eerie and wrong; a place not marked on any of their part-drawn maps of the vast white continent。 Now completely isolated， Randall’s expedition has no ability to contact the outside world。 And no one is coming to rescue them。
In the freezing darkness of the Polar night， where the aurora creeps across the sky， something terrible has been waiting to lure them out into its deadly landscape…
As the harsh Antarctic winter descends， this supernatural force will prey on their deepest desires and deepest fears to pick them off one by one。 It is up to Jonathan to overcome his own ghosts before he and the expedition are utterly destroyed。
In the wake of the First World War， Jonathan Morgan stows away on an Antarctic expedition， determined to find his rightful place in the world of men。 Aboard the expeditionary ship of his hero， the world-famous explorer James “Australis” Randall， Jonathan may live as his true self―and true gender―and have the adventures he has always been denied。 But not all is smooth sailing: the war casts its long shadow over them all， and grief， guilt， and mistrust skulk among the explorers。
When disaster strikes in Antarctica’s frozen Weddell Sea， the men must take to the land and overwinter somewhere which immediately seems both eerie and wrong; a place not marked on any of their part-drawn maps of the vast white continent。 Now completely isolated， Randall’s expedition has no ability to contact the outside world。 And no one is coming to rescue them。
In the freezing darkness of the Polar night， where the aurora creeps across the sky， something terrible has been waiting to lure them out into its deadly landscape…
As the harsh Antarctic winter descends， this supernatural force will prey on their deepest desires and deepest fears to pick them off one by one。 It is up to Jonathan to overcome his own ghosts before he and the expedition are utterly destroyed。
Reviews
Annarella
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It's the first book I read by this author and it won't be the last as I thoroughly enjoyed this mix of horror and historical fiction。It's atmospheric， twisty， and creepy。 The setting and paranormal side matches keeping you on the edge and turning pages。The characters are fleshed out and I like Jonathan， a trans character well before it was acceptable and grieving the loss of their brother。A gripping story that I recommend。Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC， all opinions are It's the first book I read by this author and it won't be the last as I thoroughly enjoyed this mix of horror and historical fiction。It's atmospheric， twisty， and creepy。 The setting and paranormal side matches keeping you on the edge and turning pages。The characters are fleshed out and I like Jonathan， a trans character well before it was acceptable and grieving the loss of their brother。A gripping story that I recommend。Many thanks to the publisher and Edelweiss for this ARC， all opinions are mine 。。。more
Tien
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This book appealed to me because I recalled a couple of Antarctica thrillers which I enjoyed though I think neither was historical。 Nevertheless， I thought that would add to the thrill （difficulty without tech etc） however I didn't really count on the horror bit of the story。 I'm not a huge fan of horror because for some reason， they just confuse me。 I read & loved some paranormal， magical books but for some unknown reason， I just don't get horror。 It's not particularly scary so I guess I just m This book appealed to me because I recalled a couple of Antarctica thrillers which I enjoyed though I think neither was historical。 Nevertheless， I thought that would add to the thrill （difficulty without tech etc） however I didn't really count on the horror bit of the story。 I'm not a huge fan of horror because for some reason， they just confuse me。 I read & loved some paranormal， magical books but for some unknown reason， I just don't get horror。 It's not particularly scary so I guess I just missed the point？The novel opens with our protagonist's family receiving news of the loss of their elder 2 sons whom it appears to have had ambitions for an Antarctica expedition adventures。 What do you do when the 2 older brothers whom you worshipped were ripped away from you？ Well， you do what they have always wanted to do！ But well， there is the barrier of your perceived gender and your parents so the only thing to do is to stow away and hopefully prove yourself while onboard。 Things never truly go smoothly for an expedition to the unknown but this time， there were other factors at play and not everyone can see them。。。It is possibly my initial expectation of the book which influenced my thoughts on this book because I keep expecting a twist of the psychological thriller variety but it never happened so while accept some paranormal activity as possible， I didn't find it scary。 Since I didn't find it scary nor was there any particular surprising twist， I found this book to be rather long and uneventful （yes， despite all the tragic incidents）。My thanks to Atria/Emily Bestler Books for ecopy of book via Edelweiss+ in exchange of my honest thoughts 。。。more
Amy
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DNF at 21%。 I just can’t seem to care about the characters or anything to do with this story really and I think a big reason why is I can’t visualize anything。 I appreciate that the author clearly took the time to know what they were talking about when it comes to working a ship and I love the trans rep but I’m just reading words， I can't picture anything and that’s leaving me feeling really disconnected from the story。 I could totally see other people loving this but it’s just not for me。 DNF at 21%。 I just can’t seem to care about the characters or anything to do with this story really and I think a big reason why is I can’t visualize anything。 I appreciate that the author clearly took the time to know what they were talking about when it comes to working a ship and I love the trans rep but I’m just reading words， I can't picture anything and that’s leaving me feeling really disconnected from the story。 I could totally see other people loving this but it’s just not for me。 。。。more
Madeleine
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With definite echoes of The Terror （AMC）， this Antarctic exploration-era set adventure was so up my alley。 Reminiscent of Shackleton's experiences， the author very obviously knows her stuff - and even more than that， I could feel the influences of the best of polar non-fiction seeping into this story， even without actually knowing Ally Wilkes has read the important stuff: Francis Spufford's 'I May Be Some Time'， 'The Spectral Arctic'， Cherry-Garrard， etc; all the themes I love。 It's marketed as With definite echoes of The Terror （AMC）， this Antarctic exploration-era set adventure was so up my alley。 Reminiscent of Shackleton's experiences， the author very obviously knows her stuff - and even more than that， I could feel the influences of the best of polar non-fiction seeping into this story， even without actually knowing Ally Wilkes has read the important stuff: Francis Spufford's 'I May Be Some Time'， 'The Spectral Arctic'， Cherry-Garrard， etc; all the themes I love。 It's marketed as 'horror' but I think there's more merit in the straight expedition-stuff as the horror doesn't really get going until much later on （and I felt like there were some general pacing problems in the middle？ though the last hundred pages really picked up！！）。。。 so if you're looking for a breezier-paced "polar horror" I would probably recommend something like Dark Matter， although All The White Spaces matched my personal tastes much better overall。 Things that I thought were particularly well done: 1） weaving in themes of WW1 trauma and 2） a trans MC， so refreshing to see - where this facet is always an important part of the character but is not the only interesting thing about them， and not the main plot focus of the novel， either。 On another character note: of course I adopted Tarlington as my favourite from the off， because I have a fictional type and he is It。Anyway， all this to say this was a better-imagined and -executed piece of polar expedition fiction than most I've read， and Ally Wilkes please be my friend， because I will read anything you do next。 。。。more
Meg Williams
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**Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for the ARC of this book！ Overall rating is 4。25， rounded down to 4。 All opinions are my own。**Oh my God， this book。 Where do I start。 First and foremost: I would absolutely LOVE to see this made into a movie。 This would make an absolutely excellent film。 It’s powerfully haunting， beautiful and terrifying， hopeful and helpless all rolled into one。 I cannot stress enough how much I loved this book。 The critiques I have are few， but they are definitely wort **Thank you to NetGalley and Atria Books for the ARC of this book！ Overall rating is 4。25， rounded down to 4。 All opinions are my own。**Oh my God， this book。 Where do I start。 First and foremost: I would absolutely LOVE to see this made into a movie。 This would make an absolutely excellent film。 It’s powerfully haunting， beautiful and terrifying， hopeful and helpless all rolled into one。 I cannot stress enough how much I loved this book。 The critiques I have are few， but they are definitely worth noting。 I wanted SO badly to give this book 5 stars， but I cant for these few following reasons:1。 The author is insanely knowledgeable about ships。 This in itself isn’t an issue， but I felt myself really struggling wildly to imagine the landscape of the Fortitude and all the dealings within it。 Along with the ship descriptors， I also struggled to picture the layout of their camp， the huts， etc。 I painted a picture in my mind， but it’s probably way off from what the author intended。 2。 I felt there were some gaps in the narration and storyline。 Lots of inferred tones， conversations， expectations， situations， etc that went over my head。 There were quite a few times where I didn’t know what exactly was going on between two characters， or in certain situations。 I would have to go back and re-read go see if I had missed anything。 Sometimes I’d feel a bit clearer afterwards， but usually I was still a bit confused as to what was going on and only discovered what transpired afterwards。 This may seem like a big issue， but it ended up working out。 All that aside， I am so incredible grateful for the opportunity to review this work！！！ AMAZING story with so much knowledge and research done by the author。 I loved it。 Highly recommend！！！！ 。。。more
Daniel Rigberg
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This was my favorite read in a while！ I will miss Jonathan and the crew now that I've finished。 Definitely recommend reading somewhere cold， dark， and unwelcoming。 This was my favorite read in a while！ I will miss Jonathan and the crew now that I've finished。 Definitely recommend reading somewhere cold， dark， and unwelcoming。 。。。more
Thomas Wagner
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3。5 stars。 Full review coming。 Video version now up on the SFF180 YouTube channel。
Missy （myweereads）
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“I thought I’d find them here。 I didn’t know what I’d find instead。”This was one of my pre-orders for January and I had not heard of author Ally Wilkes before。 The story is set after the First World War where Jonathan Morgan hides on a ship on a Antartica expedition。 This is an opportunity to find himself， seek what he had been denied all along。 However when disaster strikes the men are forced to land and have to spend overwinter in an eerie place。 Covered in darkness under the shadow of the aur “I thought I’d find them here。 I didn’t know what I’d find instead。”This was one of my pre-orders for January and I had not heard of author Ally Wilkes before。 The story is set after the First World War where Jonathan Morgan hides on a ship on a Antartica expedition。 This is an opportunity to find himself， seek what he had been denied all along。 However when disaster strikes the men are forced to land and have to spend overwinter in an eerie place。 Covered in darkness under the shadow of the aurora can these men survive and exactly what is out there with them？What had me sold was a quote under the synopsis describing the book as “The Terror meets The Thing” both of which I love reading and watching。 This could not have been any more true。 The author instantly puts the reader in the Arctic conditions， the imagery is so detailed that even I flinched during many intense moments。The characters are all distinctive and it helps that there is a list at the beginning of the book to keep track of who is who。 The foreboding dread is felt from page to page， I could not help but feel like I was there with them witnessing what lurked beyond the darkness。The story had many twists， it was easy to relate to the struggles of the characters like Jonathan and I felt sympathetic towards the reasoning behind why each of them behaved the way they did on this expedition。 Many strange and bizarre things happen along the way which kept me hooked and desperate to find out what was going on。This was an unsettling and thrilling read。 I would definitely recommend this to everyone。 。。。more
Alex Barker
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I haven’t been this engrossed in a book in a long time。 The descriptions truly chilled me to my bones， I understood the cold。 And a trans protagonist in horror？ Where his gender was a minor detail and there was actual plot not relating to gender？ Incredible。
Thomas
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3 stars for a book of horror and fiction， set in Antarctica in 1920。 The narrator， Jo， sister to 2 brothers killed in battle in WWI， is determined to fulfill her 2 brothers lifelong dream， i。e。 to explore Antarctica。 She disguises her self as a man and stows away abroad an Antarctic expedition ship。 She is eventually discovered， but the expedition leader allows her to stay。There is a supernatural evil presence in Antarctica， luring men to their deaths。 I don't usually read paranormal books， this 3 stars for a book of horror and fiction， set in Antarctica in 1920。 The narrator， Jo， sister to 2 brothers killed in battle in WWI， is determined to fulfill her 2 brothers lifelong dream， i。e。 to explore Antarctica。 She disguises her self as a man and stows away abroad an Antarctic expedition ship。 She is eventually discovered， but the expedition leader allows her to stay。There is a supernatural evil presence in Antarctica， luring men to their deaths。 I don't usually read paranormal books， this one had too much paranormal for me。 It was also too long。 I thought that the description of Antarctic conditions were accurate。 I probably won't read any more books by this author。 It was a slow read for me， 9 days。One quote: "But now my brothers would never see Antarctica。 Never know a clear day on the South Atlantic， or the jeweled ice of the floes。 Their dreams had come to nothing， but I was the last Morgan sibling， and I knew where I'd find them。I knew where I had to go。"Thanks to Maudee Genao from Simon & Schuster， for sending me this eARC through Edelweiss。 。。。more
Alice
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All the white spaces is a tale of a harrowing journey， through the sea to reach antartica and stake a claim。 However， when everything goes wrong our characters have to fight for their survival。 I really liked how the author walked you through what it was like。 From getting onto the ship （as a stowaway） to the disaster and trying to find help in the unforgiving landscape。 At times it made for a long read， but I think coming towards the end of the book you can appreciate just how much they fought。 All the white spaces is a tale of a harrowing journey， through the sea to reach antartica and stake a claim。 However， when everything goes wrong our characters have to fight for their survival。 I really liked how the author walked you through what it was like。 From getting onto the ship （as a stowaway） to the disaster and trying to find help in the unforgiving landscape。 At times it made for a long read， but I think coming towards the end of the book you can appreciate just how much they fought。 Our main character Jonathan Morgan， is finding his identity and coming into his own。 This has the issues transgender people faced， way back in the 1900s。 I admire the spunk it would've taken。 Sometimes though， this made Jonathan mean to the one who was supposed to be his friend。 It annoyed me at times。 There's a chilling element of the ghosts that haunt antartica wasn't scary as in you'll be jumping at shadows but was rather insidious in its evil。 。。。more
Lucy Pickering
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This book， set in the great age of Antarctic exploration， manages a rare balancing act。 It is utterly immersive in terms of period detail， but not for its own sake - all that detail serves to push forward a really punchy， rollicking plot。 One to stay up late at night to finish。 This seems to be positioned primarily as a horror work， but I'm not a big horror fan and I enjoyed it so don't be put off if horror is not your wheelhouse - fans of Lovecraft， queer literature and historical fiction would This book， set in the great age of Antarctic exploration， manages a rare balancing act。 It is utterly immersive in terms of period detail， but not for its own sake - all that detail serves to push forward a really punchy， rollicking plot。 One to stay up late at night to finish。 This seems to be positioned primarily as a horror work， but I'm not a big horror fan and I enjoyed it so don't be put off if horror is not your wheelhouse - fans of Lovecraft， queer literature and historical fiction would all find something to enjoy here。 。。。more
OutlawPoet
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I think that there will be comparisons to The Terror made here。 And， yes， the setting and haunting atmosphere and that overall feeling of the horror of isolation will be reminiscent of that masterpiece。 However， this isn’t quite so epic or quite so riveting。It *is* a good read。 I loved Jonathan and thought the idea of having a trans character stuck in isolation with a group of aggressive men – especially in a historical period in which he would normally be completely ostracized – was brilliant。 I think that there will be comparisons to The Terror made here。 And， yes， the setting and haunting atmosphere and that overall feeling of the horror of isolation will be reminiscent of that masterpiece。 However， this isn’t quite so epic or quite so riveting。It *is* a good read。 I loved Jonathan and thought the idea of having a trans character stuck in isolation with a group of aggressive men – especially in a historical period in which he would normally be completely ostracized – was brilliant。 I just don’t think that some of it was handled realistically。 The reason the author came up with for why Jonathan doesn’t pee where the other men do was…odd。 （Yes， out of everything the bathroom problem really stuck with me， but it they were stuck together in tiny quarters in a frozen wasteland。 You don’t get your private potty no matter what！）The supernatural aspects of the book were great。 This was definitely both eerie and heartbreaking！ Once things finally started happening， I was completely riveted and didn’t want to stop reading。This was a good read and I’d definitely read the author again！*ARC via Publisher 。。。more
Andy Weston
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It is something of an insult to Dan Simmons that this is compared to The Terror。 Possibly its equivalent if it was written for ten year olds， but I hesitate， as I know ten year olds who would dismiss this as drivel。 It is something of an insult to Dan Simmons that this is compared to The Terror。 Possibly its equivalent if it was written for ten year olds， but I hesitate， as I know ten year olds who would dismiss this as drivel。 。。。more
AL
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I really enjoyed this。 I’m always wary of cis writers writing trans characters， but this was very well done， and I was glad that the main character was never forcibly outed。 I’m not sure if it’s because I’m currently dealing with my own pile of gender stuff or because of how well the author built up the atmosphere， but I really connected with this story on an emotional level。
Leah Darnell
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Slow burn - DNF
Alexandra
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Exquisitely atmosphere， unsettling， with a well-balanced mix of natural and supernatural horror: All the White Spaces definitely kept me up at night。 Jonathan， a young trans man， joins an expedition to Antarctica after the death of his brothers in WW1， pursuing their memories， their childhood dreams， and an opportunity to live as his true self。 But things start going wrong pretty quickly once they get near the continent， and Jonathan keeps seeing strange figures that look eerily like his lost br Exquisitely atmosphere， unsettling， with a well-balanced mix of natural and supernatural horror: All the White Spaces definitely kept me up at night。 Jonathan， a young trans man， joins an expedition to Antarctica after the death of his brothers in WW1， pursuing their memories， their childhood dreams， and an opportunity to live as his true self。 But things start going wrong pretty quickly once they get near the continent， and Jonathan keeps seeing strange figures that look eerily like his lost brothers。 I won't detail more of the plot， as I'm avoiding spoilers， but it was tightly written and well paced and full of an excellent creeping dread feeling。 The characters and their varying relationships were well-written， complex and very human， though I wonder if some of the side characters could have been a little more fleshed out。 There's a supernatural horror element here which I thought was very well done; there's also a wealth of natural horror， provided by the hostile Antarctic climate。 （Polar horror is a new genre for me， though I've dipped into it briefly with podcasts – but after this， I'm definitely going to have to seek out more of it。） Overall: 4。5 rounded up， and highly recommended。 I will happily read whatever Ally Wilkes writes next， and will be recommending this one to the horror fans in my life。thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an e-ARC of this title！ 。。。more
Thesincouch
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ALL THE WHITE SPACES details the Journey which Jonathan Morgan embarks in the Fortutitude to the Antartica after his brother die in the IWW。 Jonathan starts his journey as a stowaway as he is running away from his family with his brothers' friend， Harry。 As Jonathan is a trans man， his relationship with his home， his brothers， Harry， the crew， the Antartica have a complexity that I haven't seen explored and was one of the main draws for me from the book。 （The other one is that， confusingly for m ALL THE WHITE SPACES details the Journey which Jonathan Morgan embarks in the Fortutitude to the Antartica after his brother die in the IWW。 Jonathan starts his journey as a stowaway as he is running away from his family with his brothers' friend， Harry。 As Jonathan is a trans man， his relationship with his home， his brothers， Harry， the crew， the Antartica have a complexity that I haven't seen explored and was one of the main draws for me from the book。 （The other one is that， confusingly for myself， I love books about trips to the Poles， specially historicall， specially horror）。 Jonathan is finally able to be himself in this journey - the crew all value him and respect him for his skills and willingness to do the job。 He adapts better than Harry， who in the first part of the journey， is already conflicted on being there， and is the only one that still calls him by his old nickname。 Anyways， Jonathan is a fascinating character - he is in awe of the chief of the expedition， he is naive， he is brainwashed by the war sentiment， but he is still compassionate and resilient and very brave。 I love that the worst time of his life is also the best time of his life for his specific circumstances。 I loved the anticipation of the horror and the survival hijinks than the actual thing。 He never gets outed， by the way。 Harry does call him by his old nickname （which people interpret as Joe） and he very clearly sees him as his old self。 。。。more
Laura Waters
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Man， this was intense at times！ It started out really strong， caught and kept my attention quickly。 As the story goes on， I felt it dawdled a bit too long on some sections， but overall I liked this historical thriller！
Megan
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What do you do when a friend tells you that you should read their friend's book because 'hey， you're queer， and you like reading！'？Well， you poke the internet and head to the nearest Waterstones when they give you the nod， obviously。The above has no bearing on my review， of course， but it'll always tickle me that that was my introduction to All The White Spaces。If you look at the back of the book， that bit by the ISBN will tell you that ATWS is a horror and while I don't dispute that， I would de What do you do when a friend tells you that you should read their friend's book because 'hey， you're queer， and you like reading！'？Well， you poke the internet and head to the nearest Waterstones when they give you the nod， obviously。The above has no bearing on my review， of course， but it'll always tickle me that that was my introduction to All The White Spaces。If you look at the back of the book， that bit by the ISBN will tell you that ATWS is a horror and while I don't dispute that， I would definitely argue that it is， for the most part， a very real kind of horror。 Big old spoilers from here on out。（view spoiler）[We follow Jonathan Morgan， a trans man seeking to live his truth following the recent loss of both of his brothers in the first World War。 In doing this， he convinces their surviving friend Harry to help him stow away on an Antarctic expedition。 They're both eventually found out， and it's essentially a 'make the best of it' situation until the crew are in a better position to decide what to do with their surprise plus one。。The pair do， of course， stay with the ship， but it's not long before tragedy strikes and they're forced to hit land， eventually finding a presumed refuge in what looks to be the camp of the German expedition that preceded them。 But what happened to the Germans？ Well。。。The answer to that question becomes pretty clear when the Aurora Australis shows itself to be less 'pretty natural phenomenon' and more 'primeval malevolent force'， picking off our expedition members one by one - or rather， encouraging them to pick themselves off - until there are barely a handful left by book's end。I said earlier that ATWS struck me as 'real' horror - that's because I believe that what's truly scary about the story is the grief and politics of war。 It was as much about the experience of being 'other' in a world that hadn't yet caught up to the idea - particularly in the cases of Morgan and Tarlington， of adultery （Randall）， survivor's guilt （Harry）， loss of loved ones and coping with that aftermath。。。as it was about auroras that go bump in the night。Tarlington was my favourite character by far。 I saw a lot of myself in him， the queer conscientious objector。 Leave it to me to identify most with the （perceived） weirdo who a lot of people don't seem to like all that much！ It was probably because of all that that I found myself in his proverbial corner pretty much as soon as he was introduced， even if I didn't know it yet。 I'm glad he wound up being one of the surviving few。 （hide spoiler）]ATWS was an amazing read and I do see myself having a reread at some point in the future - I think it'd be very interesting with the benefit of hindsight。 My mental cogs are already turning， figuring out who among the rest of my friends I might try and thrust it at。。。 。。。more
Jackie Hoyt
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Antarctic expedition gone wrong+ trans rep+ psychological horror。 Chilling， fast-paced， and so good！
Cindy :: leavemetomybooks ::
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Jonathan Morgan's brothers died during WWI， so he's decided to claim his true identity and run away from his boring life to stow away on an Antarctic expedition with his brothers' idol， James "Australis" Randall。 Disaster strikes （of course） and the ship's crew is forced to hike inland where untold horrors await。I love arctic exploration stories even though it is one of my worst nightmares to be somewhere cold and dark for months on end （hence it is profoundly stupid that I live in Chicago becau Jonathan Morgan's brothers died during WWI， so he's decided to claim his true identity and run away from his boring life to stow away on an Antarctic expedition with his brothers' idol， James "Australis" Randall。 Disaster strikes （of course） and the ship's crew is forced to hike inland where untold horrors await。I love arctic exploration stories even though it is one of my worst nightmares to be somewhere cold and dark for months on end （hence it is profoundly stupid that I live in Chicago because hello， January）。 Even if everything goes well on ye olde expedition， the whole situation still sounds beyond awful， and I would for sure be the first one to go crazy/die/be eaten。 Suffice it to say， things go decidedly NOT well on Jonathan's journey with Randall。 The boat is ruined。 There's frostbite and starvation and infighting and so many people die and/or lose their minds。 Oh， and for extra fun times they're all seeing ghosts and wandering off and there is no sunlight -- the only light is from the aurora that is making everything green and extremely creepy and AAAGH。 Jonathan was a great character， and I loved so much about this book。 The pace got a little slow and things felt a bit repetitious in the middle， but this was overall a great read and a spectacular debut novel。 I can't wait to see what Ally Wilkes comes up with next！* Thanks to Atria/Emily Bestler Books for the NetGalley review copy。 All the White Spaces comes out in the US on March 29， 2022。 。。。more
Sarah Gillespie
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A chilly expedition to one of the last untouched places for mankind。 Set just after the horrors of WWI， Jonathan is set himself out for an adventure in memory of his two lost brothers。 Gone in the horrors of war。 The main character， Jonathan， is a trans-man， but it’s not what the focus is on。 I liked that the focus was about the mystery and horror that awaited this doomed expedition。 You can hear the pain that Jonathan goes through to be seen as Jo， and just who he felt that he’s always been， wh A chilly expedition to one of the last untouched places for mankind。 Set just after the horrors of WWI， Jonathan is set himself out for an adventure in memory of his two lost brothers。 Gone in the horrors of war。 The main character， Jonathan， is a trans-man， but it’s not what the focus is on。 I liked that the focus was about the mystery and horror that awaited this doomed expedition。 You can hear the pain that Jonathan goes through to be seen as Jo， and just who he felt that he’s always been， while trying to honor the memory of his bothers。 I felt that the first half of the book could have been edited a bit more。 I felt that it was taking a while to get to know the characters and the story the way the author wanted it too。 I was starting to tire of the book， until about half way through。 It’s cold out now and I was getting colder reading this story。 This is a good spooky story to read at night， without giving you nightmares。 Thank you to Atria for this great ARC。 。。。more
Yodamom
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Great characters， extraordinary location descriptions/atmosphere， creepy mystery， danger and disaster。 There was a young trans character as the main character that well written as he found his true self in this horrific tale。 This was a dark tragedy exploration to the Antarctic。 Late travel to the Weddell Sea was just the beginning of the disastrous journey。 Weather， light， food， muttany， and a possible paranormal unknown all want them dead it seems。I loved it， the story， it was the slow pacing Great characters， extraordinary location descriptions/atmosphere， creepy mystery， danger and disaster。 There was a young trans character as the main character that well written as he found his true self in this horrific tale。 This was a dark tragedy exploration to the Antarctic。 Late travel to the Weddell Sea was just the beginning of the disastrous journey。 Weather， light， food， muttany， and a possible paranormal unknown all want them dead it seems。I loved it， the story， it was the slow pacing of the story that took some of the joy away。 The middle part of the book seemed to take forever to get through。 There was too much inner dialog for this reader。 The beginning and the end was thrilling。 The end， frustraiting ！ I needed a couple more pages， to know if it was real， there was a lot of imagining going on。 。。。more
Runalong
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I really enjoyed this tale of an Antarctic expedition that goes very wrong thanks to the supernatural。 It also has a fascinating look at masculinity toxic and otherwise and uses the setting of post WW1 really smartly Full review - https://www。runalongtheshelves。net/bl。。。 I really enjoyed this tale of an Antarctic expedition that goes very wrong thanks to the supernatural。 It also has a fascinating look at masculinity toxic and otherwise and uses the setting of post WW1 really smartly Full review - https://www。runalongtheshelves。net/bl。。。 。。。more
Aina
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All The White Spaces is the perfect book to read in winter！ After losing his two brothers in the war， Jonathan runs away from home with his friend Harry to join an expedition。 But this is more than just a fun trip - Jonathan is trans， and for the first time ever， he gets the chance to live as his true self。 He works hard to be accepted by the men and be part of the crew。 I loved how the book portrays the stifling societal expectations of gender and identity through his eyes。The chilly setting is All The White Spaces is the perfect book to read in winter！ After losing his two brothers in the war， Jonathan runs away from home with his friend Harry to join an expedition。 But this is more than just a fun trip - Jonathan is trans， and for the first time ever， he gets the chance to live as his true self。 He works hard to be accepted by the men and be part of the crew。 I loved how the book portrays the stifling societal expectations of gender and identity through his eyes。The chilly setting is atmospheric and the stakes are high。 These men have to survive as their minds and bodies deteriorate， supplies dwindle and unexplained events happen。 The writing is elaborate， which unfortunately resulted in a slow pacing。 While there are creepy moments， I wish the tension is ratcheted up more。 The book could have been shorter， I believe the physical copy is almost 600 pages。 But if you enjoy historical supernatural horror in the frozen depths of the Antarctic， add this book to your list！CW: animal deathsThank you to the publisher and Netgalley for a review copy。book blog | twitter | instagram 。。。more
Mariana
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2。5Siempre siento feo ponerle una calificación baja a una novela debut y más de una escritora de horror， pero la verdad este libro se me hizo ETERNO。 Estuve a punto de no terminarlo， pues el ritmo de la historia se me hizo muy lento y pesado。 Si bien los relatos sobre exploraciones antarticas como The Terror o En las montañas de la locura son relatos que me causan mucha ansiedad y desesperación， creo que funcionan porque logran transmitir la emoción de los exploradores o también porque hacen que 2。5Siempre siento feo ponerle una calificación baja a una novela debut y más de una escritora de horror， pero la verdad este libro se me hizo ETERNO。 Estuve a punto de no terminarlo， pues el ritmo de la historia se me hizo muy lento y pesado。 Si bien los relatos sobre exploraciones antarticas como The Terror o En las montañas de la locura son relatos que me causan mucha ansiedad y desesperación， creo que funcionan porque logran transmitir la emoción de los exploradores o también porque hacen que te preocupes por los personajes， en este libro no me importó realmente lo que le pasaba a ninguno de los involucrados。 Es más， ya quería mejor que se murieran todos， jaja。 Le doy 2。5 estrellas muy bien ganadas por la representación trans y porque se nota que la autora investigó los términos náuticos。 。。。more
Kristen
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This book was weird。 Part historical fiction part ghost story。 At times found it intriguing and at times found it really unpolished。 The copy I read was an ARC so maybe once the editing was done this would be a better story。
Abi Walton
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3。5 rounded up to 4 stars。 It was an okay novel and at some points， it was pretty chilling。 However， this was a SLOW book if you want action and fast-moving parts in your Horror Wilkes isn't for you。 This book reads more like historical fiction than horror in my mind and it takes so long for us to get to the chilling part。 Overall I finished it and it was wonderfully written I did enjoy the metaphor of the killer whales smiling while they stalk their prey - playing with it。 3。5 rounded up to 4 stars。 It was an okay novel and at some points， it was pretty chilling。 However， this was a SLOW book if you want action and fast-moving parts in your Horror Wilkes isn't for you。 This book reads more like historical fiction than horror in my mind and it takes so long for us to get to the chilling part。 Overall I finished it and it was wonderfully written I did enjoy the metaphor of the killer whales smiling while they stalk their prey - playing with it。 。。。more
Tamara Rogers
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The gist: Having come across one of Wilkes’ short stories （Where Things Fall from the Sky published at Nightmare Magazine）， I was excited to get my hands on a copy of All the White Spaces。 And I was not disappointed—Wilkes takes the polar horror so deftly crafted in Where Things Fall from the Sky and weaves it into All the White Spaces， bringing fear， terror， and bone-numbing chills all the way。There is something about the isolation of polar exploration， the imposition of the endless ice and smo The gist: Having come across one of Wilkes’ short stories （Where Things Fall from the Sky published at Nightmare Magazine）， I was excited to get my hands on a copy of All the White Spaces。 And I was not disappointed—Wilkes takes the polar horror so deftly crafted in Where Things Fall from the Sky and weaves it into All the White Spaces， bringing fear， terror， and bone-numbing chills all the way。There is something about the isolation of polar exploration， the imposition of the endless ice and smothering dark， that resonates somewhere in my horror soul， and Wilkes wonderfully captures the descent into chaos and madness that can claw at humanity when things start to go wrong。If you’re a fan of AMC’s adaptation of The Terror， or Alma Katsu’s The Hunger， then you’re going to want this on your reading pile。Favourite line: “Sometimes the South just takes a man”Read if: You get your horror kicks from less than successful polar expeditions。Read with: Blankets and a heater on hand。 。。。more
Reference
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