A review by lindsayb
Razorhurst by Justine Larbalestier

4.0

The first half of this book felt pretty slow, which is weird because the book essentially takes place over the course of a single day; I wasn't sure if I felt compelled to keep reading. It took me a while get all the characters down and the structure of the book (and to get less annoyed by Jimmy's relentless character), but when I was able to read a larger chunk of it at once, it really started to pick up. The second half zoomed by. This whole crime world of early-20th century Sydney (based on the actual history of the place) was really fascinating. I love the way it ended, and I love that I wasn't able to totally guess the ending. It seems like this book could go either way between being a standalone or the first of a series, but I would definitely read the next installment just to follow the survivors on their next escapade.