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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
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
This is a book thriller lovers will not want to miss. And fans of Christian White, Wild Place does not disappoint! It might just be my new favourite. It’s brilliant!
I devoured this twisty and enthralling read. The suburban Australian setting is a familiar but eery backdrop to the story, the cast of townsfolk intriguing with lots of grey, and the time period, 1989 as the new decade approaches, delivered mounting pressure and an excellent dose of nostalgia for this child of the ‘90s. (Think cassettes & the legendary dessert that is a Viennetta!)
Christian White dials the tension and dilemmas up a notch with each chapter and I could feel the screws tightening & the pressure mounting.
The very last page had me gasping. The ending was on my mind for days.
If you’ve read Christian White’s earlier novels, you must read this book. If you haven’t read his books before, this is a great one to start with!
Thanks to NetGalley and Affirm Press for an e-ARC of this book.
I devoured this twisty and enthralling read. The suburban Australian setting is a familiar but eery backdrop to the story, the cast of townsfolk intriguing with lots of grey, and the time period, 1989 as the new decade approaches, delivered mounting pressure and an excellent dose of nostalgia for this child of the ‘90s. (Think cassettes & the legendary dessert that is a Viennetta!)
Christian White dials the tension and dilemmas up a notch with each chapter and I could feel the screws tightening & the pressure mounting.
The very last page had me gasping. The ending was on my mind for days.
If you’ve read Christian White’s earlier novels, you must read this book. If you haven’t read his books before, this is a great one to start with!
Thanks to NetGalley and Affirm Press for an e-ARC of this book.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
THE TWISTS! Holy hell the twists came out of nowhere.
I’ve never read a book by Christian White before, but after finding this on Amazon I was like, might as well ay? And it did not disappoint.
Now, to be clear the writing isn’t awe inspiring, but the story is mind boggling, you don’t see the twists coming until they’ve punched you in the face and suddenly the book is going at 100 miles per hour. And with a good mix of Satanic panic, beloved suburbia normality, a decade change over and of course, a gritty murder, this book was done in a matter of hours.
Great stuff. 4.5/5 stars.
I’ve never read a book by Christian White before, but after finding this on Amazon I was like, might as well ay? And it did not disappoint.
Now, to be clear the writing isn’t awe inspiring, but the story is mind boggling, you don’t see the twists coming until they’ve punched you in the face and suddenly the book is going at 100 miles per hour. And with a good mix of Satanic panic, beloved suburbia normality, a decade change over and of course, a gritty murder, this book was done in a matter of hours.
Great stuff. 4.5/5 stars.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Christian White has done it again! If you haven’t read this one, run and get yourself a copy.
Christian is the author of The Wife and the Widow and Nowhere Child and created the fabulous Netflix series Clickbait.
In the summer of 1989, a local teen goes missing from the idyllic Australian suburb of Camp Hill. As rumours of Satanic rituals swirl, schoolteacher Tom Witter becomes convinced he holds the key to the disappearance. When the police won’t listen, he takes matters into his own hands with the help of the missing girl’s father and a local neighbourhood watch group.
But as dark secrets are revealed and consequences to past actions are faced, Tom learns that the only way out of the darkness is to walk deeper into it. Wild Place peels back the layers of suburbia, exposing what’s hidden underneath – guilt, desperation, violence – and attempts to answer the question: why do good people do bad things?
Christian is the author of The Wife and the Widow and Nowhere Child and created the fabulous Netflix series Clickbait.
In the summer of 1989, a local teen goes missing from the idyllic Australian suburb of Camp Hill. As rumours of Satanic rituals swirl, schoolteacher Tom Witter becomes convinced he holds the key to the disappearance. When the police won’t listen, he takes matters into his own hands with the help of the missing girl’s father and a local neighbourhood watch group.
But as dark secrets are revealed and consequences to past actions are faced, Tom learns that the only way out of the darkness is to walk deeper into it. Wild Place peels back the layers of suburbia, exposing what’s hidden underneath – guilt, desperation, violence – and attempts to answer the question: why do good people do bad things?
Wild Place is Christian White's third novel and the 3rd time I have given him 5 stars. I devoured this book over a 24 hour period, it was once again brilliant. After The Wife and The Widow there was a very high bar to reach in my mind and Wild Place did it again. It was clever, addictive and relatable to this child of the 80's.
It is summer, 1989 in Camp Hill, Victoria. The kids have finished school and are looking forward to their holidays. But this small and close knit community is rocked by the disappearance of one of their brightest stars. Tracie Reed was all ready to head off to uni and become a journalist. And then she goes missing. Her parents and friends believe something bad has happened to her, but police have written her off as a runaway. He former English teacher joins forces with Tracie's father to try to find out what happened.
There is so much to love about this book. The setting, with Wild Place, the community forest which is creepy and dark. The fact that it was the late 80's in Australia with music and TV that bought back some fun memories. And the story was just so clever and never a forgone conclusion.
If you have read Christian White before, you will know he is the master of the twist, and Wild Place is no different. You need to read this book.
Big thank you to Affirm Press for sending me my copy to read. Could not recommend it more.
It is summer, 1989 in Camp Hill, Victoria. The kids have finished school and are looking forward to their holidays. But this small and close knit community is rocked by the disappearance of one of their brightest stars. Tracie Reed was all ready to head off to uni and become a journalist. And then she goes missing. Her parents and friends believe something bad has happened to her, but police have written her off as a runaway. He former English teacher joins forces with Tracie's father to try to find out what happened.
There is so much to love about this book. The setting, with Wild Place, the community forest which is creepy and dark. The fact that it was the late 80's in Australia with music and TV that bought back some fun memories. And the story was just so clever and never a forgone conclusion.
If you have read Christian White before, you will know he is the master of the twist, and Wild Place is no different. You need to read this book.
Big thank you to Affirm Press for sending me my copy to read. Could not recommend it more.