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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
dark
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:
Yes
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
White's best book so far.
Set in the late 80's in a small Australian town, a 17 year old girl goes missing and the mystery of what happened to her slowly unfolds. Tied in to the story is elements of the satanic panic of the 80's which gives interesting angles as the reader is left wondering if anyone is telling the truth.
As an Aussie reader i loved the super Australian moments, 'a slab of vb' 'vienetta' for dessert and 'up at the arse crack of dawn' were all
spot on.
Thanks to NetGalley
Set in the late 80's in a small Australian town, a 17 year old girl goes missing and the mystery of what happened to her slowly unfolds. Tied in to the story is elements of the satanic panic of the 80's which gives interesting angles as the reader is left wondering if anyone is telling the truth.
As an Aussie reader i loved the super Australian moments, 'a slab of vb' 'vienetta' for dessert and 'up at the arse crack of dawn' were all
spot on.
Thanks to NetGalley
My first book by Christian White and boy was I not disappointed.
It is 1989 and a young girl named Tracie goes missing from her small Aussie town of Camp Hill. No one seems to have any answers, although one of her school teachers takes a particular interest in her disappearance. Did she run away, was she abducted, murdered or even summoned to the devil, the speculation goes on.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It had enough twist and turns to keep me captured and did not become too unbelievable. I quite liked the main character Tom, he kept me guessing whilst he continued to run his own investigation into Tracies disappearance.
One of the best things about this book is it wasn't just a simple missing person mystery. It also explored a coming of age storyline, forbidden love and satanism. At first a was a bit worried with the varying themes, but they all married together quite nicely.
Now I will definitely go and read White's previous novels that have been sitting in my bookcase for months.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
It is 1989 and a young girl named Tracie goes missing from her small Aussie town of Camp Hill. No one seems to have any answers, although one of her school teachers takes a particular interest in her disappearance. Did she run away, was she abducted, murdered or even summoned to the devil, the speculation goes on.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It had enough twist and turns to keep me captured and did not become too unbelievable. I quite liked the main character Tom, he kept me guessing whilst he continued to run his own investigation into Tracies disappearance.
One of the best things about this book is it wasn't just a simple missing person mystery. It also explored a coming of age storyline, forbidden love and satanism. At first a was a bit worried with the varying themes, but they all married together quite nicely.
Now I will definitely go and read White's previous novels that have been sitting in my bookcase for months.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
My first book by Christian White and boy was I not disappointed.
It is 1989 and a young girl named Tracie goes missing from her small Aussie town of Camp Hill. No one seems to have any answers, although one of her school teachers takes a particular interest in her disappearance. Did she run away, was she abducted, murdered or even summoned to the devil, the speculation goes on.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It had enough twists and turns to keep me captured and did not become too unbelievable. I quite liked the main character Tom, he kept me guessing whilst he continued to run his own investigation into Tracies disappearance.
One of the best things about this book is it wasn't just a simple missing person mystery. It also explored a coming of age storyline, forbidden love and satanism. At first a was a bit worried with the varying themes, but they all married together quite nicely. I was pleasantly shocked by the twist at the end which I can not say I saw coming.
Now I will definitely go and read White's previous novels that have been sitting in my bookcase for months.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
It is 1989 and a young girl named Tracie goes missing from her small Aussie town of Camp Hill. No one seems to have any answers, although one of her school teachers takes a particular interest in her disappearance. Did she run away, was she abducted, murdered or even summoned to the devil, the speculation goes on.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It had enough twists and turns to keep me captured and did not become too unbelievable. I quite liked the main character Tom, he kept me guessing whilst he continued to run his own investigation into Tracies disappearance.
One of the best things about this book is it wasn't just a simple missing person mystery. It also explored a coming of age storyline, forbidden love and satanism. At first a was a bit worried with the varying themes, but they all married together quite nicely. I was pleasantly shocked by the twist at the end which I can not say I saw coming.
Now I will definitely go and read White's previous novels that have been sitting in my bookcase for months.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loved it! Have read all (3) of his books, hurry up and write another one.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I liked this one! I just felt it was a little predictable in some ways (although I will admit there were some parts that very much were a great plot twist) I don’t think it was the authors BEST book but it’s definitely a good one
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder