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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
The story was tragic.
So much abuse of women.
I felt the “road trip to find the journal” was completely artificial and made little sense. I’m not fond of journals to reveal the past. The way it was supposedly written was not authentic.
And the secrets all coming out at the end- too rushed.
So much abuse of women.
I felt the “road trip to find the journal” was completely artificial and made little sense. I’m not fond of journals to reveal the past. The way it was supposedly written was not authentic.
And the secrets all coming out at the end- too rushed.
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
medium-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
reads like a first draft
The premise of the story is good, but the character development is weak and the entire book needs a good editor. I didn’t feel like I knew enough about any of the characters to decide if I liked them or not and the author kept shifting the lens.
The premise of the story is good, but the character development is weak and the entire book needs a good editor. I didn’t feel like I knew enough about any of the characters to decide if I liked them or not and the author kept shifting the lens.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book was a great listen as an audio book! I really loved the narrator. I thought the book would be a mystery about finding out hear happened to a missing mom. And it was. But it was more than that. It was about repairing relationships, about differing perspectives, getting to know people who you thought you knew but didn’t. It was about discovery - in some lovely and some horrific ways. I only wish we had more of a confrontation with the sad Freddie because he did horrific things and deserved jail time.
Too descriptive on things that don’t matter (the different places they go to) and rushed over what happened to Elsa as soon as possible.
Predictable outcome with Van.
Too stretched out for what it is.
I skipped through a lot of the middle where it talks about where they are or the chapters between the sisters reading the journal.
The relationship between Iris and Lily is so false, the arguments they have and the lies they tell each other seems like they are still the children at the beginning of the book.
The secret Iris keeps for 20 years and continues to try and keep even then is childish, how she lies to the police about it and to Lily as an adult is ridiculous when it doesn’t mean anything other than protecting her ‘innocence’ of being a child.
They took all of their kids on the trip with them but they are hardly mentioned throughout.
As interesting as what happened to Elsa through her marriage is, it has no relevance to the story other than giving a graphic description why she went to Australia in the first place.
This book was described as a mystery, thriller, and psychological but I would class it more of an historical fiction with the book based more on what the different areas of Australia are like
Predictable outcome with Van.
Too stretched out for what it is.
I skipped through a lot of the middle where it talks about where they are or the chapters between the sisters reading the journal.
The relationship between Iris and Lily is so false, the arguments they have and the lies they tell each other seems like they are still the children at the beginning of the book.
The secret Iris keeps for 20 years and continues to try and keep even then is childish, how she lies to the police about it and to Lily as an adult is ridiculous when it doesn’t mean anything other than protecting her ‘innocence’ of being a child.
They took all of their kids on the trip with them but they are hardly mentioned throughout.
As interesting as what happened to Elsa through her marriage is, it has no relevance to the story other than giving a graphic description why she went to Australia in the first place.
This book was described as a mystery, thriller, and psychological but I would class it more of an historical fiction with the book based more on what the different areas of Australia are like
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
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:
Complicated