Reviews with content warning for Child death - Homecoming

I always love Kate Morton’s books, the way they switch between past and present with a mystery of some sort to discover. This one was just as great. Loved the pace, the characters, and the plot (sad though it was).

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avisreadsandreads's review

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I've read all of Kate Morton's books and this is my least favourite by far. It's slow (and not in a good way), and I saw one of the twists coming from a mile away. It was only the ending (which did manage to shock and move me) that saved the book from a lower rating. I do think both the author and the main character were way too forgiving of one of the other characters.

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hannah_eliza's review

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adventurous emotional sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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mrs_v's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Christmas in Australia. Murder suicide. Secrets.

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izzykai's review

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dark emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

Sooo good!!! Despite being 550 pages it felt fast paced and never bored me. So many plot twists I couldn't stop reading because I had to know what happened next.

The mysteries had exciting conclusions. Loved how short the chapters were. Loved switching timelines and point of view. The chapters where you are reading a book within the book were fun too.

Reminded me of In Cold Blood (Capote) and Great Gatsby at times but also so different.

Themes:
murder mystery, small town, self discovery, family drama/secrets/ties, trauma, wealth, mansions, historical fiction

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mumoftwins2008's review against another edition

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dark hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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imjustadow's review

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challenging dark hopeful inspiring mysterious sad

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is heavy, but it is so much more than that. It's family, it's generational trauma, it's a literary fiction novel that wraps around a fictional true crime book about a cold case that was never solved, it's realizing that decisions made decades ago that were never forgiven were more nuanced than was given credit for, it's reconnecting, it's love when you're doing the best that you can, it's secrets, it's pain, but ultimately it's so so beautiful

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lkagain's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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