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A review by bookbeforeuleap
Homecoming by Luan Goldie
4.0
I absolutely adored Nightingale point so when I saw this on Net Galley I knew I wanted it! Let me start by saying I really enjoyed this book. I have seen a few reviews now that say its not as good as Nightingale Point and I don't think that's fair, this is a different type of story from Luan and so cannot be compared.
The story is told in dual narrative between Yvonne, the adult who knows the full history of what happened and Kiama, a young man who is trying to come to terms with what happened to him as a child. It also flicks between the past and present. I really enjoyed this character case study of Yvonne and Kiama. I started off really feeling for Yvonne's character and the cruel twist of fate she was dealt but as the book progressed I began to feel that she was a rather selfish where as I loved Kiama more with every page!
I felt the build up was brilliant but the actual event was a bit lacking, I wanted more about how Kiama felt and reacted and how the other characters reacted, especially Emma's parents. Overall another great book from this author and look forward to seeing where she takes us next.
The story is told in dual narrative between Yvonne, the adult who knows the full history of what happened and Kiama, a young man who is trying to come to terms with what happened to him as a child. It also flicks between the past and present. I really enjoyed this character case study of Yvonne and Kiama. I started off really feeling for Yvonne's character and the cruel twist of fate she was dealt but as the book progressed I began to feel that she was a rather selfish where as I loved Kiama more with every page!
I felt the build up was brilliant but the actual event was a bit lacking, I wanted more about how Kiama felt and reacted and how the other characters reacted, especially Emma's parents. Overall another great book from this author and look forward to seeing where she takes us next.