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adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Harper is phenomenal for bringing the environment into story, for making it into more than just another mystery. The ocean, the caves, the small town full of secrets. I will say I wish there was more about Kieran's guilt - we get it in the abstract sense, but it's not as prevalent as I might have expected. Either that or the police should be more present? I don't know. Everything felt very distant and spread apart, leaving Kieran with a lot of time by himself to think, which worked against the pacing.
Though the symbolism of The Survivors coming up again and again, as indicators of mood, of danger, of deaths was honestly brilliant. And very creepy.
I think I wanted more from the side characters. We were very much honed in on Kieran that Olivia, Ash, and Sean especially felt very removed from the plot, even as they came up again and again.
I am still, of course, a huge Jane Harper fan. And her ability to build tension among these characters is frankly genius.
{Thank you Macmillan Audio, Librofm, and NetGalley for the ALCs ; all thoughts are my own}
Though the symbolism of The Survivors coming up again and again, as indicators of mood, of danger, of deaths was honestly brilliant. And very creepy.
I think I wanted more from the side characters. We were very much honed in on Kieran that Olivia, Ash, and Sean especially felt very removed from the plot, even as they came up again and again.
I am still, of course, a huge Jane Harper fan. And her ability to build tension among these characters is frankly genius.
{Thank you Macmillan Audio, Librofm, and NetGalley for the ALCs ; all thoughts are my own}
I've read the first two 'Aaron Falk' books by this author and enjoyed them both, so I thought I'd try this standalone. In it, Harper explores the impact of a long-buried tragedy, which resurfaces with devastating consequences. I would say that this is a slow-burner as it took me a while to get into it, but once I did, I enjoyed it.
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Alweer een geweldig boek van Jane Harper. In het begin wordt je wel een beetje overstelpt door namen en het is niet echt makkelijk om de onderlinge verhoudingen vast te stellen. Maar als je dat los kunt laten, wordt je door het verhaal overspoelt. Kieran keert met zijn vrouw Mia en hun net geboren dochtertje Andrea terug naar zijn geboorte dorp om zijn ouders te bezoeken. Zijn vader lijdt aan dementie en hij en zijn vrouw zullen verhuizen naar een instelling waar hij beter verzorgd kan worden. Het is de bedoeling dat Kieran en Mia zullen helpen, maar algauw worden ze weer opgenomen in de oude vriendenkring van vroeger. Toen vormde Kieran met Sean en Ash stel ogenschijnlijk onafscheidelijke groep. Maar toen een zeer zware storm hun dorp trof en er twee doden vielen en een meisje spoorloos verdween veranderde alles. En nu is Kieran terug en wordt een meisje dood op het strand gevonden. Alles wordt verteld vanuit het oogpunt van Kieran die zich altijd schuldig heeft gevoeld over de dood van de twee mannen. Maar door de afstand van zijn afwezige jaren kan hij er beter naar kijken en ontdekt de waarheid over de dag van de storm. Spannend en heel meeslepend. Een 9, maar hier een 8
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The book started strong but the ending felt a bit rushed