Happy Friday bookworms! Today I'm reviewing What We Harvest by Ann Fraistat! Thank you to Penguin Teen Canada for sending me an ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This book is currently available in stores. Content warnings
Death, grief, animal death, violence, gore, contagion illness, medical experimentation (mentioned) Wren lives in a small town known for miracle crops, especially Wren's family farm that has rainbow coloured wheat. Except 5 months ago a strange illness called blight has swept through the town. Now it's come for the neighbours, leaving them foggy eyed and staggering into the woods, only to be seen at nightfall in a zombie like state. One of the last locals standing, the blight has finally come for Wren and she panics, calling her ex, Derek for help. The two quickly realize their miracle crops come at a price and their ancestors might have doomed them all.
The premise of this book reminded me a bit of Small Favors by Erin A. Craig, which initially intrigued me. The story started out a bit slow at first but eventually picked up closer to the end. I enjoyed the mystery aspect of Wren and Derek figuring out what the blight was and what caused it. However, there were a couple of elements that I wish were explored more, like the research team and their families history. I also wish that we could have got to delve more into the personalities of each the characters so that I could connect with them more. The writing style was easy to follow and did a good job of describing the urgency and scariness of the situation. It's definitely a horror/thriller as some pretty chilling stuff occurs, but I thought it was also balanced out well with scenes from the past and also some light hearted dialogue. All in all I wish that we could have gone more in depth on some aspects but overall it was a chilling read. I gave this book 3/5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️. That's all for my review of What We Harvest by Ann Fraistat! I hope you enjoyed it!
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