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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
emotional
mysterious
reflective
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:
Yes
Not a “I need to stay up all night and finish” kind of book but a slow-burn of building the setting and story and characters. Loved the dual plot line of past and present and even more interesting was the book within a book to gain another perspective of the tragedy that occurred. So had some mystery along with family and small town drama. I usually am not one for tons of description, but I found this style captivating, and I look forward to reading more by this author!
I'll be the first to admit Morton isn't my favorite author. Some of her books absolutely have good elements; however, this one felt like your run of the mill family mystery. "Who am I? My past is a secret and I have to solve it." I guessed one of the major twists in chapter 7 and I felt like the others were revealed as passing thoughts.
Fascinating story of families, a small town in South Australia and mystery.
Twisty turny, kept you guessing what happened to the Turner-Bridges family.
Bit slow moving, sometimes too descriptive that it took away from the storyline.
Twisty turny, kept you guessing what happened to the Turner-Bridges family.
Bit slow moving, sometimes too descriptive that it took away from the storyline.
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
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:
Yes
A beautiful and unique novel! I adore Kate Morton's books so much. Though The Forgotten Garden and The Distant Hours are definitely my favorites, this one was up there for me, too.
Kate Morton's writing is so flawless and mesmerizing that it's almost impossible to stop reading once you've started. As usual, the first chapter just takes hold of you and never lets go!
I usually don't "solve" the mystery of her books so early but, this time, I did. I had figured out what would probably happen about 30% in, which was sad. Although, one very important twist in the end of the novel was (thankfully) a surprise, so that was awesome.
The only aspect of the book that I found a little different and not quite as interesting was the addition of Daniel Miller and his third person account of the Turner Family tragedy. Although the inclusion of a book within a book is very fun, I really missed the first person account that you get from the main characters like Polly, Jess, Nora and Isabel.
Overall, I really liked this new Kate Morton book and I will definitely read it again! (Perhaps listen on Audible next time...)
Kate Morton's writing is so flawless and mesmerizing that it's almost impossible to stop reading once you've started. As usual, the first chapter just takes hold of you and never lets go!
I usually don't "solve" the mystery of her books so early but, this time, I did. I had figured out what would probably happen about 30% in, which was sad. Although, one very important twist in the end of the novel was (thankfully) a surprise, so that was awesome.
The only aspect of the book that I found a little different and not quite as interesting was the addition of Daniel Miller and his third person account of the Turner Family tragedy. Although the inclusion of a book within a book is very fun, I really missed the first person account that you get from the main characters like Polly, Jess, Nora and Isabel.
Overall, I really liked this new Kate Morton book and I will definitely read it again! (Perhaps listen on Audible next time...)
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
adventurous
informative
mysterious
slow-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
There are some really beautifully written parts but it’s mostly just dead boring