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145 reviews for:

Swimming at Night

Lucy Clarke

3.8 AVERAGE


This book was a page turner from start to finish!! Absolutely loved it!
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Quite the page turner written in alternating chapters between the sisters.

Not sure how this came to be in my reading pile. Has the same feel as Lucy Foley’s The Hunting Party and The Guest List or Sarah Pearce’s The Sanatorium.
emotional mysterious medium-paced
dark emotional 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

This is a beautiful book and is one of my favourite reads that I've read this year. I liked how it explored the bond between the sisters, loving but so complex at times. The mystery of what happened to Mia was portrayed wonderfully even though she frustrated me at times and I found myself needing to know what had happened next. I loved the fact that Katie grew and changed throughout the novel, although I found the ending sweet but I still felt bad that Katie had lost her mother and her sister. The only thing I disliked is the fact that Katie didn't read the journal all in one go to find the answers, instead she read page by page, as I felt that wasn't so realistic because any normal person wouldn't have that kind of restraint, But I suppose it had to happen that way because of how the book was set out but I might just be saying that because I know I wouldn't have that kind of restraint.

I recommend this book, it's worth a read if you like the premise. I will be checking out any future books that this author publishes because she writes beautifully. The writing was so vivid that I could easily imagine the places that Katie and Mia travelled to.
adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-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

374 p.
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Good book. Sad, with hopeful moments. Abrupt ending. Would have loved a little more of Katie’s life after her travels.

Good beach read