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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
I thought this was a great debut novel and look forward to reading more of Anna Romer's work. It had a bit of the thriller about it, with a 2-generations-old mystery surrounding old Thornwood House. I was listening to this one as an audiobook and I got to the point of the final 3 hours (of 16.5) one evening, and I had to decide whether to keep going for another hour or 90 minutes and then stop, continue to the end (and get to bed later than usual), or stop right then and continue at another time. I kept going for a little bit longer and then couldn't stop at all!!
I did work out the answer to the mystery about half-way through the book, although I couldn't explain the whys or wherefores of it.
It is a very descriptive book of the Australian bush and its birds, animals, insects and plants. Sometimes it felt as though the author was trying to cram as much description in as she could with a bit of plot on the side, but generally I enjoyed the depiction of the Australian countryside.
I did work out the answer to the mystery about half-way through the book, although I couldn't explain the whys or wherefores of it.
It is a very descriptive book of the Australian bush and its birds, animals, insects and plants. Sometimes it felt as though the author was trying to cram as much description in as she could with a bit of plot on the side, but generally I enjoyed the depiction of the Australian countryside.
Probably a 3.5 star book for me.
I love a good hidden past, secrets revealed, troubled family book, and this ticked all those boxes admirably.
The romance was nicely underdone, not overtaking the mystery, and the characters were realistic and believable. I would have liked it more without the supernatural dream flashbacks, but they did fill in the gaps in the past narrative.
The only thing that annoyed me:
If you know someone has a key to your house, and has already broken in once, why would you just carry on living there??? Audrey had plenty of people she could have stayed with for a night or two while she got the locks changed. I hate people in thrillers who act like idiots so the story can progress.
A solid, gripping thriller.
I love a good hidden past, secrets revealed, troubled family book, and this ticked all those boxes admirably.
The romance was nicely underdone, not overtaking the mystery, and the characters were realistic and believable. I would have liked it more without the supernatural dream flashbacks, but they did fill in the gaps in the past narrative.
The only thing that annoyed me:
A solid, gripping thriller.