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A review by squids_can_read
The Night We Lost Him by Laura Dave
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Nora and Sam haven't seen each other in years. There really isn't a reason for them to until Liam, their shared father, dies. Sam thinks that Liam couldn't have died naturally, not in a place that he knew well. Now Nora and Sam are on a journey to find out all the secrets that Liam hid from them.
I thought the characters in this book were pretty boring. Nora and Sam both seemed to be very 1-dimensional. They just didn't really seem to change throughout the book and kept making bad decisions despite knowing that they were bad decisions. The only characters that I really liked were Liam and the girl he was in love with in the past. they seemed to have actual chemistry and reading about them was really interesting.
The plot was actually the best part of this story. I thought that Nora and Sam chasing around Liam's past until they find out what happened was really interesting. I also thought that the twist was really good and I didn't see it coming. The only thing that I didn't really like about the plot was where the book ended. It seemed to me that Sam and Nora both made bad decisions based on what they learned about their father. I don't know, it just seemed to me that they didn't really learn anything during their journey.
Overall, though, this book was really interesting and I would recommend it to any one who wants a low-stakes thriller/mystery.
I thought the characters in this book were pretty boring. Nora and Sam both seemed to be very 1-dimensional. They just didn't really seem to change throughout the book and kept making bad decisions despite knowing that they were bad decisions. The only characters that I really liked were Liam and the girl he was in love with in the past. they seemed to have actual chemistry and reading about them was really interesting.
The plot was actually the best part of this story. I thought that Nora and Sam chasing around Liam's past until they find out what happened was really interesting. I also thought that the twist was really good and I didn't see it coming. The only thing that I didn't really like about the plot was where the book ended. It seemed to me that Sam and Nora both made bad decisions based on what they learned about their father. I don't know, it just seemed to me that they didn't really learn anything during their journey.
Overall, though, this book was really interesting and I would recommend it to any one who wants a low-stakes thriller/mystery.