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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
I'm 140 pages in and I'm bored. Both timelines are being dragged out so slowly and I just don't really care. I'll keep this on my shelf in case I want to revisit it one day, but I currently don't think Kate Morton is a good fit for me - I read another book (The House at Riverton) by her years ago and was underwhelmed by that, too.
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Wat een mooi boek. Het leest erg vlot en is zo verrassend. Tot op het einde blijven dingen veranderen zodat je je totaal geen beeld kan vormen hoe het verhaal nu eigenlijk gaat aflopen. Het landschap in Australië wordt ook zo mooi beschreven dat je het zo kan zien, ruiken en voelen. Ik kan dit boek het best omschrijven met de woorden onverwacht, verbluffend, verbazingwekkend en spannend. Sowieso een aanrader om dit boek te lezen!
dark
emotional
mysterious
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 book felt little too long, like there were too much filler descriptions. There were so many jumps in time that I often lost track of what time the chapter I was reading was set in. I really couldn't connect with Jess, and I hated Nora. Especially as the book progressed and we see just how much she lied to everyone, how selfish she was, and how much she gaslit Polly. I feel like after all of the secrets are revealed, Jess and Polly should have had more closure. Nora influenced Jess to make her hate Polly, and I feel like Jess should have been crawling on her hands and knees to beg forgiveness from Polly. Also, I feel that Polly should have been a much more fleshed out character.
Yet, despite all of the above, it wasn't a bad read. It kept me coming back for more. I may have guessed the first twist. but I didn't see the last twist coming.
Yet, despite all of the above, it wasn't a bad read. It kept me coming back for more. I may have guessed the first twist. but I didn't see the last twist coming.
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So good. I found the prologue confusing, but once I read it three times and got the dates sorted out, I hated to put this book down. One part of the mystery, I figured out early on, but there were twists and turns in how the story got there that I did not see coming.
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
slow-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:
Complicated
This was a slow burn. The pay off at the end was worthwhile but a slog to get there.
An editing pet peeve was how they handled the book within a book. The chapters of the book she’s reading, though the length of stand alone chapters, were imbedded within the actual books chapters. Which meant some chapters were 9 pages and some where 80 (I read on my phone, so maybe not the exact numbers in the physical book but the same ratio). They should have made the inner book chapters their own chapters since the chapters had dates/headings anyway. I divided up how many chapters I needed to read each day to finish and the wonky length threw it off.
An editing pet peeve was how they handled the book within a book. The chapters of the book she’s reading, though the length of stand alone chapters, were imbedded within the actual books chapters. Which meant some chapters were 9 pages and some where 80 (I read on my phone, so maybe not the exact numbers in the physical book but the same ratio). They should have made the inner book chapters their own chapters since the chapters had dates/headings anyway. I divided up how many chapters I needed to read each day to finish and the wonky length threw it off.