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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
This was a good, quick read, though I had hoped to be more surprised by the plot twists. I enjoyed Lucy Clark's prose, for the most part, and wanted to keep reading on to find out what happened. I thought Mia deserved a hell of a lot better than her ending, though, and was a bit disappointed by the message of it.
Abandoned this book about a third of the way into it. Not horrible, but I've seen these plot points done better. There were comparisons to Sister, which I really liked, but I didn't think the writing was on the same level. Too many other bookfish in the sea.
Originally known as 'The Sea Sisters'. I picked this up with fairly low expectations, tbh, but found myself totally absorbed. A story about sisters, the sea, the sun and grief. Well written, but with that slightly unbelievable ending too many books have.
Whether the fact I was travelling with my sister, reading the book between train stops and swims in the sea influenced my love of this book I don't know - but I suspect it would have read differently on a rainy uk winter's day!
Whether the fact I was travelling with my sister, reading the book between train stops and swims in the sea influenced my love of this book I don't know - but I suspect it would have read differently on a rainy uk winter's day!
This was captivating enough, if not a bit long-winded at times. I much preferred Mia's chapters, even though I could feel and understand Katie's grief and actions in hers. The male characters were, as a whole, meh. I wasn't totally sold on the conclusion and its reveals, but the ultimate answer to "what happened" wasn't the sole purpose of this book, so I wasn't too bothered. The family dynamics were really nicely done and, yeah, read this book for the sisters and not for the men or the mystery.