A review by kimgabriel
Broken Harbour by Tana French

5.0

Confession: I did not like In the Woods, or rather, I vehemently objected to the ending and thus I was not keen to read another book by this author. Especially when many reviews I read were in agreement that the latter part of the book dragged. I just finished it and can say that I don't believe I have ever cried at the end of a mystery novel before now. Of course, many novels have brought me to tears but none of them in this genre My nerves were on edge the entire time I read it. I was afraid of so many things and distrusted everybody. Even the rock solid Mother Earth Geri has flaws that raise trust issues. I am not yet sure who I was crying for at the end. Every one of us? And not yet sure if the final scene really has the amount of hope I would like to infuse it with or if that is just a slight of hand my heart played for me to save me from the dark.

October 2016: I can't believe I wrote that review in January of 2012. Re read it.