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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a truly awesome story that grabs you at the beginning and doesn’t let go! Truly brilliant!
Content Warnings
There’s mine games physical and sexual abuse
dark
emotional
mysterious
A twisty psychological thriller told through the view points of past and present.
In the beginning, I found the narrative confusing and slow, but it picked up for a decent finale. I'll be honest, I started this months ago and put it aside because it wasn't holding my interest. Upon reading a few reviews on it and how good the ending was, I decided to give it another go, and I'm glad I did.
Once Amy and Freya's stories start to come together, I couldn't put it down. I had to know what happened. I needed to understand why Freya was so protective and how all these missing kids related to the current events. Though I wasn't fully surprised by way things turned out, it was still quite the ending. What was almost a DNF and sitting at at 3 star rating in my mind, made it's way up to a solid 4.
Thank you to Netgalley and Mulholland Books for a copy of this title in exchange for an honest review
In the beginning, I found the narrative confusing and slow, but it picked up for a decent finale. I'll be honest, I started this months ago and put it aside because it wasn't holding my interest. Upon reading a few reviews on it and how good the ending was, I decided to give it another go, and I'm glad I did.
Once Amy and Freya's stories start to come together, I couldn't put it down. I had to know what happened. I needed to understand why Freya was so protective and how all these missing kids related to the current events. Though I wasn't fully surprised by way things turned out, it was still quite the ending. What was almost a DNF and sitting at at 3 star rating in my mind, made it's way up to a solid 4.
Thank you to Netgalley and Mulholland Books for a copy of this title in exchange for an honest review
Ich konnte einfach beim besten Willen kein Interesse für die Protagonisten oder die Geschichte aufbringen.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
Another well written book from JP Pomare. Set in the Australian bush, the story shifts back and forth from Amy, a young girl living in a secretive cult, to Freya, a mum who tries to protect her 7yo son from what is a non specific threat initially, but who also fears her own dark thoughts and deeds may harm him. Freya is clearly deeply affected by her past and, through her own acts, has lost contact with an older son, now aged 19. This twisty psychological thriller throws the reader off with several red herrings along the way, but is a great read all the way through.