A letter from the lonesome shore

"As the name suggests, [this] novel is told entirely through letters and journal entries from the often-panicked E., the romantic academic Henery, and their Scholar rescuers, as well as logs from Vyerin and Sophy's search. The journal entries show how each character views themselves, whether that's Henery's dissatisfaction with his diffidence or E.'s worry that she is being too forward. They also give us a clear window into ... E. and Henery's romance, without requiring either to step (too far) outside their reserved personalities, showing how the smallest interaction can be butterfly inducing--as long as it's with the right person"--