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4.0
Murder Grove | E.V. Adamson
Genre: Thriller, psychological suspense, murder mystery
Pub Date: 31/07/22
Murder Grove is the latest standalone thriller by author, E.V. Adamson. I chose this one based on the strength of Adamson’s previous thriller, Five Strangers which I really loved.
The story follows Mia and Rich, a 30something couple who moves to a small village in Spain after which a body is found in the grove with eerie similarities to a traumatic event from Mia’s past.
Unfortunately, this one didn’t quite live up to my expectations. I enjoyed the alternating POV between Mia and Rich, however the first-person style made it a little unclear at times whose chapter. I did enjoy the differing perspectives of events this offered. Mia was my favorite character.
The Spanish setting was a great part of this book and you can really tell the author knows what they are talking about. This gave a unique cultural aspect to the story which made it a little more interesting.
The chapters were very short which added to the pace of the book and kept you turning page after page. I enjoyed how the book linked two crimes, one in the present and one in the past. The character’s past was really haunting and the chapters devoted to this were really engaging to read.
Overall, this was a solid entertaining thriller which would appeal to fans of psychological mysteries and domestic thrillers.
Thank you to the author, publisher and Netgalley for a copy of this book.
Genre: Thriller, psychological suspense, murder mystery
Pub Date: 31/07/22
Murder Grove is the latest standalone thriller by author, E.V. Adamson. I chose this one based on the strength of Adamson’s previous thriller, Five Strangers which I really loved.
The story follows Mia and Rich, a 30something couple who moves to a small village in Spain after which a body is found in the grove with eerie similarities to a traumatic event from Mia’s past.
Unfortunately, this one didn’t quite live up to my expectations. I enjoyed the alternating POV between Mia and Rich, however the first-person style made it a little unclear at times whose chapter. I did enjoy the differing perspectives of events this offered. Mia was my favorite character.
The Spanish setting was a great part of this book and you can really tell the author knows what they are talking about. This gave a unique cultural aspect to the story which made it a little more interesting.
The chapters were very short which added to the pace of the book and kept you turning page after page. I enjoyed how the book linked two crimes, one in the present and one in the past. The character’s past was really haunting and the chapters devoted to this were really engaging to read.
Overall, this was a solid entertaining thriller which would appeal to fans of psychological mysteries and domestic thrillers.
Thank you to the author, publisher and Netgalley for a copy of this book.
skylaramoore's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
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