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krjdolan's review
3.0
I love a good Appalachian mystery, this one was fine!
The good:
- interesting setting
- compelling mystery
The bad:
- pacing was a bit odd for a mystery/thriller
- I HATE when the narrator lies to you/hides something critical from you in an inorganic way
The good:
- interesting setting
- compelling mystery
Spoiler
The bad:
- pacing was a bit odd for a mystery/thriller
- I HATE when the narrator lies to you/hides something critical from you in an inorganic way
jenhurst's review
4.0
4.5 stars.
This is everything I want in a mystery thriller. Compelling protagonist with secrets, but still a reliable narrator. A small town where everyone knows more then they are letting on and protect each other. The town had the perfect atmosphere. Plus a vacation mountain town is one of my favourite locations ever and it added so much to the story.
This is easily the best Megan Miranda since all the missing girls. If you want a good mystery/thriller this is the book you go for.
This is everything I want in a mystery thriller. Compelling protagonist with secrets, but still a reliable narrator. A small town where everyone knows more then they are letting on and protect each other. The town had the perfect atmosphere. Plus a vacation mountain town is one of my favourite locations ever and it added so much to the story.
This is easily the best Megan Miranda since all the missing girls. If you want a good mystery/thriller this is the book you go for.
batchelder95's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.0
suriel_of_book_knowledge's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
humanpuke's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
srnadeau's review
3.0
It started off slow but picked up about half way through. I really enjoyed it after it picked up pace! Big twist at the end even though I had suspicions.
szilvicsanyi's review
5.0
I have loved all Megan Miranda's books, but I think this is the best so far!
mfieldsofbooks's review
4.0
The good: A wonderfully written atmospheric ode to the mysterious ferocity of nature and our small but rippled interactions within it. This character-driven haunting mystery is both a cozy book you'd like to crawl inside while providing anyone with experience in seasonal outdoor jobs of their youth with a blast to the past that was just starting to recede into their memories. Melancholic and abrupt this book is definitely a must for the nature-loving mystery enthusiast.
The bad: This book was definitely strange in its determination to keep its players rather vague and undefined for a story with such a cast of characters and whodunnit premise. The main character is both likable, but also indistinct to the point where it took me a long time to get through the first half of the book. Almost as if the author was keeping too much to her chest for too long. In the end, the story wraps up quite nicely and you understand her methods a bit more, but it is a shame you have to wade through so much of her hard work to get to that result.
The bad: This book was definitely strange in its determination to keep its players rather vague and undefined for a story with such a cast of characters and whodunnit premise. The main character is both likable, but also indistinct to the point where it took me a long time to get through the first half of the book. Almost as if the author was keeping too much to her chest for too long. In the end, the story wraps up quite nicely and you understand her methods a bit more, but it is a shame you have to wade through so much of her hard work to get to that result.