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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Murder
slow-paced
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This story is an absolute delight! It's so easy to get lost in and full of unexpected twists and turns. It's both creepy and scary, keeping you on the edge of your seat with every page turn. I really enjoy it
adventurous
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Thank you Netgalley, Little, Brown Book Group UK | Sphere and Sarah Pearse for the eArc of The wilds.
This book is the 3rd book in Detective Elin Warner series but like the other books, they can be read as standalone books. There is a underlaying storyline for Elon Warner but it's picked very quickly due to little refreshes of her past. This book has great multi dimensional, well developed characters, action, tension and just a little sprinkling of dry humour throughout this book. Combined with a great, medium paced plot line, The Wilds makes for an engaging read.
4 stars
This book is the 3rd book in Detective Elin Warner series but like the other books, they can be read as standalone books. There is a underlaying storyline for Elon Warner but it's picked very quickly due to little refreshes of her past. This book has great multi dimensional, well developed characters, action, tension and just a little sprinkling of dry humour throughout this book. Combined with a great, medium paced plot line, The Wilds makes for an engaging read.
4 stars
3.5 ⭐ rounded down
‘I don’t know, sometimes it seems like bad shit seems to happen to people who’ve already had the worst shit.’
This was my third time trying with this book and while I did have some issues with it, overall I did enjoy it. The dual POVs, dual timeline and short chapters, made for an easy and quick read when I settled down with it. The book was also very well written and I did like the characters.
I also liked both settings of each POV and the inclusion of van life, something that I have grown fond of as of recent. The way the story unfolds is also very engrossing. It's both tense and suspenseful. However, around the 50% mark, there came a revelation that really threw me and from then I began to piece it altogether. By the end I pretty much had everything figured out.
That took away some of the enjoyment.
Certain sections of the book also felt like they were brushed over leaving me with more questions than answers. Nonetheless, I did like the message behind it regarding abusive relationships and how women are often neglected, gaslighted and seen as unstable when really they're crying out for help.
This was my first book by this author but definitely won't be my last. Not a bad read by any means just not my favorite.
Thank you to Netgalley, Little Brown Book Group UK and Sarah Pearse for my eARC of this book. All opinions are my own and I am leaving my review voluntarily.
‘I don’t know, sometimes it seems like bad shit seems to happen to people who’ve already had the worst shit.’
This was my third time trying with this book and while I did have some issues with it, overall I did enjoy it. The dual POVs, dual timeline and short chapters, made for an easy and quick read when I settled down with it. The book was also very well written and I did like the characters.
I also liked both settings of each POV and the inclusion of van life, something that I have grown fond of as of recent. The way the story unfolds is also very engrossing. It's both tense and suspenseful. However, around the 50% mark, there came a revelation that really threw me and from then I began to piece it altogether. By the end I pretty much had everything figured out.
That took away some of the enjoyment.
Certain sections of the book also felt like they were brushed over leaving me with more questions than answers. Nonetheless, I did like the message behind it regarding abusive relationships and how women are often neglected, gaslighted and seen as unstable when really they're crying out for help.
This was my first book by this author but definitely won't be my last. Not a bad read by any means just not my favorite.
Thank you to Netgalley, Little Brown Book Group UK and Sarah Pearse for my eARC of this book. All opinions are my own and I am leaving my review voluntarily.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not my favorite in the Elin Warner series… I’m still chasing the high of The Sanatorium.
This is a delightful atmospheric mystery that had the wonderful psychological unfolding that Pearse always delivers. I had a hard time keeping the minor characters straight, though, and this was the first in the series for which I could easily predict the ending, hence the lower rating.
I’ll still anxiously await the next one, though!
This is a delightful atmospheric mystery that had the wonderful psychological unfolding that Pearse always delivers. I had a hard time keeping the minor characters straight, though, and this was the first in the series for which I could easily predict the ending, hence the lower rating.
I’ll still anxiously await the next one, though!
