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A review by nsa101
Locust Lane by Stephen Amidon
3.0
I honestly had to sit with this book for a minute to collect my thoughts.
The story revolves around the murder of Eden, a teenaged girl, whose body was found the morning after her death in her home in an affluent area. Three families are now reeling as their children were the last to see her alive and they all clearly know more than they are willing to say. As the police start circling, secrets are revealed and the lives of these teens will never be the same.
This slow burn, character driven novel about the lengths people will go to support and protect the ones they love. Told from multiple POV's, Amidon uses the parent's and a few connected towns people to tell the story. Since the story centered around the teens, I think it would have added more to the story to get their point of view as we didn't really get to understand them or their motivations.
I struggled with the slow pace in the first half of the book. As we moved along though I became invested and wanted to know how this story would end.
While I think that it is beautifully written, I struggled with the slow pace in the first half of the book. As we moved along though I became invested and wanted to know how this story would end.
There are a lot of characters and storylines to keep track of and at times it is hard to know who or what was of importance.
This one is more domestic mystery than thriller. I recommend if you enjoy books that focus on relationships and examination of class. I liked it but wanted more suspense around solving the murder.
The story revolves around the murder of Eden, a teenaged girl, whose body was found the morning after her death in her home in an affluent area. Three families are now reeling as their children were the last to see her alive and they all clearly know more than they are willing to say. As the police start circling, secrets are revealed and the lives of these teens will never be the same.
This slow burn, character driven novel about the lengths people will go to support and protect the ones they love. Told from multiple POV's, Amidon uses the parent's and a few connected towns people to tell the story. Since the story centered around the teens, I think it would have added more to the story to get their point of view as we didn't really get to understand them or their motivations.
I struggled with the slow pace in the first half of the book. As we moved along though I became invested and wanted to know how this story would end.
While I think that it is beautifully written, I struggled with the slow pace in the first half of the book. As we moved along though I became invested and wanted to know how this story would end.
There are a lot of characters and storylines to keep track of and at times it is hard to know who or what was of importance.
This one is more domestic mystery than thriller. I recommend if you enjoy books that focus on relationships and examination of class. I liked it but wanted more suspense around solving the murder.