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rachreads3's review against another edition
5.0
Wow!! 5 ⭐️ the twists were amazing and unexpected. Will be thinking about this for awhile. The characters were so well written especially Debbie and Sean.
Heartbreaking.
I devoured this in 24 hours, Christian White is the master of twists I thought The wife and the widow was fantastic this is even better!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ripper I am off to recommend to everyone who will listen..
Heartbreaking.
I devoured this in 24 hours, Christian White is the master of twists I thought The wife and the widow was fantastic this is even better!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ripper I am off to recommend to everyone who will listen..
never4get's review against another edition
3.0
Disappointed by this book. The scenario seemed so improbable I couldn't engage.
A teenage girl goes missing and most people think she has just run away from home but Tom Witter, local school teacher, is convinced that there is more to the story than that. School is on summer break, so he has time on his hands.
He has two sons and the son of a local neighbour - Sean - has become a goth and an outcast in the community. Tom discovers that on the night of the girl's disappearance his youngest son and Sean were conducting a seance in the local 'Wild Place' woods nearby. As a result, Tom researches about satanic rituals and pentatonic symbols and becomes obsessed.
A Neighbourhood Watch meeting is called to discuss the situation and Tom accuses Sean of being involved in the disappearance of the missing girl and everyone gets very agitated. The father of the girl - Owen - is present at the meeting. Tom and Owen go to confront Sean at his home - and there unfolds a crazy roller-coaster of a story - much of which is so incredible it lost me.
A teenage girl goes missing and most people think she has just run away from home but Tom Witter, local school teacher, is convinced that there is more to the story than that. School is on summer break, so he has time on his hands.
He has two sons and the son of a local neighbour - Sean - has become a goth and an outcast in the community. Tom discovers that on the night of the girl's disappearance his youngest son and Sean were conducting a seance in the local 'Wild Place' woods nearby. As a result, Tom researches about satanic rituals and pentatonic symbols and becomes obsessed.
A Neighbourhood Watch meeting is called to discuss the situation and Tom accuses Sean of being involved in the disappearance of the missing girl and everyone gets very agitated. The father of the girl - Owen - is present at the meeting. Tom and Owen go to confront Sean at his home - and there unfolds a crazy roller-coaster of a story - much of which is so incredible it lost me.
patelpratham11's review against another edition
5.0
This book was absolutely amazing. With its twists and turns, White kept us wanting the next page.
Spoiler
The story started off a little cliche and with the addition of certain characters, we were made to believe we (the readers) knew who the criminal was. But I promise, keep reading.billiejb's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
just_wants_to_read's review against another edition
4.0
If you enjoyed The Nowhere Child & The Wife and the Widow then you are going to enjoy Christian White’s new book Wild Place.
Set at the end of 1989 in the small suburb of Camp Hill in Victoria I first thought this book was going to be a domestic thriller about a girl going missing who the police assume has run away to then having the weird neighbourhood teenager getting the blame. But I was totally wrong!! Christian White had me twisting and turning with each turn of the page with a few shocked NO’S thrown in!
It’s a great writer who can keep you guessing right to the end and continually leads you in a totally different direction. Another gripping, page-turning read!
Thanks to @affirmpress and @netgalley for the e-ARC.
Set at the end of 1989 in the small suburb of Camp Hill in Victoria I first thought this book was going to be a domestic thriller about a girl going missing who the police assume has run away to then having the weird neighbourhood teenager getting the blame. But I was totally wrong!! Christian White had me twisting and turning with each turn of the page with a few shocked NO’S thrown in!
It’s a great writer who can keep you guessing right to the end and continually leads you in a totally different direction. Another gripping, page-turning read!
Thanks to @affirmpress and @netgalley for the e-ARC.
micht15's review against another edition
3.0
A teenager goes missing in 1989 suburbia. Tom, a local school teacher becomes involved in the search for the her. I enjoyed this until about half way where it became a bit far fetched for me.
fasmina's review against another edition
5.0
This is absolutely a book of one sitting! I couldn’t stop and finished it sooner than I expected to.
A 17 year old girl goes missing and a school teacher who knew her is worried about her whereabouts. He goes digging and comes up with one single theory that he strongly believed in; a satanic cult.
Set in a beautiful suburb of Australia during the last few weeks of 1989, the book presents a well-researched world of the end of the decade and the era before technology. There are not too many characters and I loved how each person played a role in the book. The characters were built with so much background and input that each one stands out from another.
Although a mystery thriller, in a gist what I saw was how the author made the whole book about one’s family and how important that is to stay together. I loved how the story flowed and the final twist that was presented.
I do not want to give out any spoilers but the last chapter will make your heart stop beating for a minute.
Thanks to Affirm Press I was lucky enough to read this gem and take myself back to a time I wasn’t even alive and experience it’s magic.
A 17 year old girl goes missing and a school teacher who knew her is worried about her whereabouts. He goes digging and comes up with one single theory that he strongly believed in; a satanic cult.
Set in a beautiful suburb of Australia during the last few weeks of 1989, the book presents a well-researched world of the end of the decade and the era before technology. There are not too many characters and I loved how each person played a role in the book. The characters were built with so much background and input that each one stands out from another.
Although a mystery thriller, in a gist what I saw was how the author made the whole book about one’s family and how important that is to stay together. I loved how the story flowed and the final twist that was presented.
I do not want to give out any spoilers but the last chapter will make your heart stop beating for a minute.
Thanks to Affirm Press I was lucky enough to read this gem and take myself back to a time I wasn’t even alive and experience it’s magic.
cactuswildflower's review against another edition
3.0
A quick and easy read. This book incorporated a number of layers, that were slowly peeled back and exposed as the story progressed. The story was engaging and held my attention throughout.
gibbonguy's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Easy to read book that starts off interesting but generally feels a bit predictable and like any other murder mystery whodunnit type book. Main character hard to like. Read in a day. Good for a one off book where you don’t think too hard.