3.02k reviews for:

Hemkomsten

Kate Morton

3.94 AVERAGE

laurenb's review against another edition

3.5

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Ok but Nora sucks?? What a terrible, manipulative, narcissistic woman.

carolleeth's review against another edition

5.0

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This one started like her other books but quickly changed. It was like reading a book within a book to learn the past. Unlike her other books, I had figured most of the story out by about half way through. But I was still catching things until the end. I love how she holds just enough information so you can’t quite put it all together until the end. By the end though, I really disliked Nora and how her secret ruined so many lives.

klwgrondin's review against another edition

4.0

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4.5 stars. I really enjoyed this. I disliked the family dynamic between Nora, Polly, and Jess, but the story was very good.

bereccah's review against another edition

3.0

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Really I’d give 3.5 stars. Good story, just too long. Well written and engaging.

janetgruen's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective 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: Yes

soph_root's review against another edition

2.5

hopeful reflective 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

deejulich's review against another edition

4.5

emotional mysterious sad fast-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

drewhon's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

suzanjackson's review against another edition

4.0

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On Christmas Eve 1959 in Australia, a mother and her four children are found dead at a riverside picnic, and in 2018, a woman in London rushes home to Australia when her beloved grandmother is hospitalized. Family secrets and mysteries are slowly revealed. I was a bit confused at the beginning, but I loved the way all the pieces came together in the end, with plenty of surprising twists. I wasn't able to go to book group, but it got an average rating of 7.2 (out of 10), and I gave it an 8. I talk more about the book in this short video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiN6Zo0us_8

meenakshimadhavan's review against another edition

2.5

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figured out the twist too soon, i think this would have been better as a straight up family drama.