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larsipoo 's review for:
The Secret Place
by Tana French
really loved this one -- magical, twisty, haunting. reminded me of my friends at sixteen, when nights together seemed to stretch on forever, when we'd sit out in backyards late at night and just talk about everything and anything, when it seemed like we'd always be friends and nothing would ever ever change, that nothing ever could change, that there would always be us. when we didn't really understand the outside world, the adult world, the rest of our lives. and how, looking back now so many years on, those memories are still so strong, those moments still tug at somewhere deep inside your chest.
tana french has such a way with dialogue, too -- the girls' voices were so very teenager-like (but they were super grating for most of the book, too), and the contrast between the way conway & moran speak vs mackey really places this story in its setting. loved the rapport between conway & moran as it developed, as well. really liked how the story was told in parts, and how the past caught up with the present.
only one thing really seemed out of place:
on a side note: congrats to me, this one completes my 2019 reading challenge on here :)
tana french has such a way with dialogue, too -- the girls' voices were so very teenager-like (but they were super grating for most of the book, too), and the contrast between the way conway & moran speak vs mackey really places this story in its setting. loved the rapport between conway & moran as it developed, as well. really liked how the story was told in parts, and how the past caught up with the present.
only one thing really seemed out of place:
Spoiler
all the supernatural stuff. not to say that it wasn't well-written or haunting or magical and beautiful, but it also seemed like it belonged to a different story. almost felt like tana french didn't know what to do with it, either. it was there and it was mystical and strange, and then at the end ... it just isn't mentioned anymore. that's that. it's strange.on a side note: congrats to me, this one completes my 2019 reading challenge on here :)