A review by andrew_j_r
A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes

2.0

I read this as a result of a recommendation from a podcast, either a Radio 4 Books podcast or the Guardian one. I have to confess that it sounded quite fun, like a forerunner to what Enid Blyton did a couple of decades later, so I was suprised by a couple of things. Firstly, it was a lot darker than I thought it was going to be, and secondly none of the characters were remotely likeable so you didn't root for anyone. I am not saying this was a bad book, but it was not at all what I expected. I shall have to read it again at some point now that I have realistic expectations of it.