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birthisacurse's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious 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

3.5

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bigheartedbibliophile's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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“Kieran Elliott's life changed forever on the day a reckless mistake led to devastating consequences. The guilt that still haunts him resurfaces during a visit with his young family to the small coastal community he once called home. Kieran's parents are struggling in a town where fortunes are forged by the sea. Between them all is his absent brother, Finn. When a body is discovered on the beach, long-held secrets threaten to emerge. A sunken wreck, a missing girl, and questions that have never washed away...”
I loveeeee thrillers/mysteries, and this was no exception. From the very beginning, you are wondering what happened, and why Kieran left his hometown in the first place. In the end, you are left absolutely breathless and in shock. I could not put this book down, I needed to know what happened!

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aromarrie's review

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mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

okay yes, i'm all for open endings. in fact, i think they're pretty brilliant--and what jane harper did in this book added even more suspense to a story that's already filled to the brim with it, which admires a lot of respect from me. however,,,,

what the fuck?

content warnings//: allusions to suspicious drowning(s), death, gore, depiction of dementia (kieran's father), loss of a loved one, explorations of grief, allusion to murder, allusion to ptsd (never explicitly stated), past boat accident, and depiction of a bad storm

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becksreading's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-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

3.5

This was a really interesting, often fast-paced story. It was great at setting a scene, and showed the ripple effects of how trauma can effect a community. That said, the ending fell really flat for me, and knocked this down a lot. There was a lot of potential and it felt like the author just walked away from it. Not against open endings, it just felt wrong here.

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silver_valkyrie_reads's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Overall, I'd call this the solid, four star read I've come to expect from the author. I bumped it up a little because the reveal at the end, while disturbing, was also so perfectly human it drove home the accuracy of the 'humanness' in the rest of the story. One thing I also really appreciated about this story particularly is that while many characters (of necessity for a thriller) had their little secrets, most were simply about hiding small weaknesses and again, very *human* moments, not the kind that left me hating all the characters.

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jameslyons's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense 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? No

3.0

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ofpagesandparagraphs's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Jane Harper is an auto-buy author for me, so when I heard she had another book coming out I was so excited. I don't read suspense/thrillers often, but Harper's books always suck me right in. As usual, I got pulled right into the mystery in this small coastal town in a small town in Tasmania where a you woman who is there as a seasonal worker turns up dead. As the town tries to deal with this horrific event and try to find out who was responsible, secrets from the past are dug up and brought to light.
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Overall I really enjoyed the mystery that was the central plot of the story. It kept me turning the pages and keep me guessing until the end. There were definitely a lot of characters but I didn't find it difficult to keep track of them. My only beef with this book was the ending. It felt very abrupt and the way things were "resolved" felt very strange to me. I can't go into much detail without spoilers but I am curious to know what others thought of the ending.

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