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mrslaww612's review against another edition
4.0
I LOVE the way John Hart writes! The short chapters are perfect for fitting in around a busy schedule, but the story was compelling and the characters well written and complex! Can't wait to find another book by him!
walmartyr's review against another edition
1.0
this book high key sucks. maybe i just don’t care about some families fighting over land??? the author tries to make it about more than just that but let’s be honest that’s all there is and it’s boring. i’m struggling to finish this book. the author uses flowery prose and metaphors that’d be better utilized in poetry. this is a rough one for me. ugh thank god it’s over
filemanager's review against another edition
4.0
John Hart is one of my new favourite authors! I have now officially read all his books - and I think this one surprised me the most! I LOVE when I can't predict the ending, it's so rare these days!
neumanzoo's review against another edition
4.0
I loved The Last Child so much that it was imperative for me to read Hart's other works. This one did not disappoint for sure. It didn't carry the same weight for me as The Last Child, so I can't give it 5-stars like I did TLC, but still a beautiful job of creating a very real family with very real issues. I loved how all the characters were literally brought to life. People that I swear I know. And, being a lifelong North Carolinian, the setting for the story held absolute accuracy. A lot of twists and turns, but in the end a family - just like so many of ours - with secrets bubbling just under the surface, waiting to spill over and destroy all that we've grown up believing. A wonderful read!
tmc1's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this book! I love Southern mysteries, and this book was right up my alley. It was long but I hated to see it end. It had Southern family drama and murders and may be a little sappy to some but I love John Hart's writing so far. I read Redemption Road and liked it, so I tried this one, which I liked more. I will be reading his others soon.
novelesque_life's review against another edition
3.0
3 STARS
"Now, in Down River, Hart makes a scorching return to Rowan County, where he drives his characters to the edge, explores the dark side of human nature, and questions the fundamental power of forgiveness. Adam hase has a violent streak, and not without reason. As a boy, he saw things that no child should see, suffered wounds that cut to the core and scarred thin. The trauma left him passionate and misunderstood---a fighter. After being narrowly acquitted of a murder charge, Adam is hounded out of the only home he’s ever known, exiled for a sin he did not commit. For five long years he disappears, fades into the faceless gray of New York City. Now he’s back and nobody knows why, not his family or the cops, not the enemies he left behind. But Adam has his reasons. Within hours of his return, he is beaten and accosted, confronted by his family and the women he still holds dear. No one knows what to make of Adam’s return, but when bodies start turning up, the small town rises against him and Adam again finds himself embroiled in the fight of his life, not just to prove his own innocence, but to reclaim the only life he’s ever wanted." (From Amazon)
Not as good as his first novel but kept me interested.
"Now, in Down River, Hart makes a scorching return to Rowan County, where he drives his characters to the edge, explores the dark side of human nature, and questions the fundamental power of forgiveness. Adam hase has a violent streak, and not without reason. As a boy, he saw things that no child should see, suffered wounds that cut to the core and scarred thin. The trauma left him passionate and misunderstood---a fighter. After being narrowly acquitted of a murder charge, Adam is hounded out of the only home he’s ever known, exiled for a sin he did not commit. For five long years he disappears, fades into the faceless gray of New York City. Now he’s back and nobody knows why, not his family or the cops, not the enemies he left behind. But Adam has his reasons. Within hours of his return, he is beaten and accosted, confronted by his family and the women he still holds dear. No one knows what to make of Adam’s return, but when bodies start turning up, the small town rises against him and Adam again finds himself embroiled in the fight of his life, not just to prove his own innocence, but to reclaim the only life he’s ever wanted." (From Amazon)
Not as good as his first novel but kept me interested.
laviaenrose's review against another edition
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? It's complicated
3.0