Reviews

The Heatwave by Kate Riordan

lall80's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

bethsbooketlist's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

alexjarvis's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

sslovesbooks_1's review against another edition

5.0

This was a book that transported me to the South of France where we meet Sylvie who has gone back to her family home where she grew up with her sister after part of the house has been on fire. She takes her daughter, Emma with her and a lot of the plot of the book is told by Sylvie as if she is talking to her daughter.
Sylvie tells the story of her life from the birth of her first daughter, Elodie with her husband who travels for work all the time and as the story develops it becomes more sinister and compelling, leaving the reader wanting to know more. All is not as it seems here.
The house - La Reverie and the events of the past hold many mysteries and as the story unravels Emma has always understood her older sister had died. I don't want to give away the plot but the sinister, unnerving goings on at the house in the past and present kept me awake long into the night. Even the fires which surround the area and are encroaching ever nearer adds to the sense of something is not right - for me it felt very creepy and foreboding.
If you want to be transported to a idyllic hideaway where a mother is trying to cope with trying to understand her family dynamics and struggling at times to know what to do then this is the book for you. As it moves towards its conclusion I found myself having great sympathy for Sylvie and it was page turner in every sense of the word.

kayla_vermaak's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

helenmiles's review against another edition

Didn't like the story, where it appeared to be going and didn't want to know what happened.  Slow read. 

hannah_stebbings's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

janesmee's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.75

gsk247's review against another edition

4.0

What a story! Twists and turns. Unexpected plot twists that had me turning pages quicker and quicker. An easy read for sure.

livres_de_bloss's review against another edition

5.0

Delightfully sinister and super creepy!