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the_sassy_bookworm's review
4.0
⭐⭐⭐⭐
This was such a melancholy and atmospheric book. I quite enjoyed it, though. The writing was top-notch. It's a slow burn type of story so isn't the fastest paced story. The plot was engaging, intelligent, and kept me guessing. There are plenty of intriguing and well-developed characters as well. My favorite being Oksana, and it was all wrapped up in a satisfactory ending. This one gets two solid thumbs up from yours truly.
**ARC Via NetGalley**
This was such a melancholy and atmospheric book. I quite enjoyed it, though. The writing was top-notch. It's a slow burn type of story so isn't the fastest paced story. The plot was engaging, intelligent, and kept me guessing. There are plenty of intriguing and well-developed characters as well. My favorite being Oksana, and it was all wrapped up in a satisfactory ending. This one gets two solid thumbs up from yours truly.
**ARC Via NetGalley**
mandylovestoread's review
3.0
Those Who Return is a slow burn, atmospheric read. There is a lot happening and a lot of characters to keep track of and I struggled with it. It took me a while to read as I couldn’t get my head in the right place for it. It is dark and deals with murders of children so that is always hard to read anyway. The characters were not very likeable or easy to relate to either.
With alot of jumping back and forth in time, it was hard to stop and start reading. The ending was much faster paced but after the rest of the book felt rushed.
I had high hopes for this one, and while ai didn’t hate it, it is not one that will stay with me. It just felt a bit messy and too much.
Thanks to Hachette Australia for my copy to read. Can’t love them all.
With alot of jumping back and forth in time, it was hard to stop and start reading. The ending was much faster paced but after the rest of the book felt rushed.
I had high hopes for this one, and while ai didn’t hate it, it is not one that will stay with me. It just felt a bit messy and too much.
Thanks to Hachette Australia for my copy to read. Can’t love them all.
megansmith's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.0
This read was just okay - it felt like for most of the book, it could really be anyone that committed the murder and the ending felt rushed and disappointing in my opinion. It was a lot of dark character background with little growth overall. Some moments just felt stronger than others.
The setting was really detailed and developed! I could see the realism drawn into the story.
But overall this wasn’t my favorite, it felt really different in many ways from After The Flood and not nearly as strong.
The setting was really detailed and developed! I could see the realism drawn into the story.
But overall this wasn’t my favorite, it felt really different in many ways from After The Flood and not nearly as strong.
bethchatsbooks's review
3.0
Set in the remote desert planes of Nebraska, the story follows Lorie a FBI Psychiatrist. She has been sent to Hatchery House to help treat abandoned children with psychiatric disorders. But when her patients start dying it’s up to Lorie to find out who within the walls of Hatchery House is committing these murders!!
This book was slow at first but then became more fast paced and hypnotic at the end! I found the remote landscape a creepy setting all of its own. I would recommend to thriller fans and readers who enjoy police procedural stories or twisty mysteries!
Thanks to the author Kassandra Montag, the publisher Quercus Books and Netgalley for a review copy in exchange for an honest review.
This book was slow at first but then became more fast paced and hypnotic at the end! I found the remote landscape a creepy setting all of its own. I would recommend to thriller fans and readers who enjoy police procedural stories or twisty mysteries!
Thanks to the author Kassandra Montag, the publisher Quercus Books and Netgalley for a review copy in exchange for an honest review.
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