3.75 AVERAGE

mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A disappointment after the expectations set by The Dry. Didn't engage with any of the characters and found the central mystery dull, the resolution predictable and simplistic.
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
medium-paced
sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Not my favourite of Harpers. Found the storyline and character backgrounds a bit confusing. Not the ending I was hoping for. Just didn’t have a lot of suspense for me to keep reading
mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was a really great Aussie book and interesting! At times a little slow but never enough to completely bore me. I enjoyed the story setting and the characters. 
I really enjoyed the underlying theme of parenthood and motherhood laced through the story. When you find out the killer it was impactful and made you think of all these little background stories and such. It was a brilliant addition!