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A review by ihateprozac
Scrublands by Chris Hammer
4.0
3.5 stars. This was a harrowing and atmospheric depiction of a town ravaged by drought and trauma. While it took a while to draw me in, by the 30% mark I was hooked on the mystery and couldn’t wait to find out who had a piece of the pie! The reveal and resolution were satisfying, and I like when mysteries are this complex and involve as many players as this one did.
Unfortunately by the end I was struggling a little to keep track of all the moving parts, and it felt a bit too long.
I also struggled with a few of the characters. Mandalay and Fran were irritating as hell and Martin was lowkey terrible at his job, and when I dislike the main leads in a story it makes it hard to like the book overall. If you think Mikael Blomkvist is a bit of a twat in Stieg Larsson’s books, you’ll think Martin Scarsden is a bit of a knob too.
Unfortunately by the end I was struggling a little to keep track of all the moving parts, and it felt a bit too long.
I also struggled with a few of the characters. Mandalay and Fran were irritating as hell and Martin was lowkey terrible at his job, and when I dislike the main leads in a story it makes it hard to like the book overall. If you think Mikael Blomkvist is a bit of a twat in Stieg Larsson’s books, you’ll think Martin Scarsden is a bit of a knob too.