Reviews - Hurt Mountain: A Novel

125 reviews for:

Hurt Mountain: A Novel

Angela Crook

3.38 AVERAGE

courtneycruickshank's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

khulse7's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

shauntelle_reads's review against another edition

3.0

This was a mystery novel that centered around reconciliation and forgiveness. This reads more like general fiction vs a mystery. Olivia was very emotional throughout a lot of the book, but I can only imagine what losing a child is like. I definitely won't hold her emotions against her, but some of that could've been left out. It was very repetitive.

I liked the premise of the story, but felt the execution was lacking. I would've liked to have seen more surrounding the victim's and their experiences. Instead, I felt Olivia and Brandon were the focal point of the story. This was just an ok read for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

csbooklove's review against another edition

3.0

emotional tense medium-paced

I’m conflicted about this book. On one hand it was good and a quick read, on the other I felt like it lacked some character and content development in some places, and in others it introduced unnecessary characters that seemed super unrealistic in how they would handle a situation and just “give up.” I’m talking about Lisa. If you read the book you’ll understand - what is the point of Lisa? I don’t know why, but it bugs me. Olivia’s parents story line bugs me too… it is either underdeveloped or highly unnecessary. I liked the book, but I just wanted more from it, I think. Again, entertaining, just felt rushed in some areas and needed a bit more rounding out.