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A review by readwith_adele
The Observer by Marina Endicott
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Told with memoir-style writing, this book is fiction. At first I wasn’t sure how I felt about it, if I’m being honest. It’s quite mundane, and almost too Canadian (if that makes sense). Even more than that, it’s specific to Alberta in a lot of ways and not just because it is part of the setting.
I ended up thoroughly enjoying it the further along I got. I loved the mundane things that happened once I learned about the characters more, and this, along with the more “action” side of things. With the MC and her common-law partner being a newspaper editor and RCMP officer respectively, it’s a slow but steady and powerful read.
Told in the first person, it follows Julia and Hardy, a couple that moves to a small town where Hardy is a RCMP officer and Julia works for a newspaper, aptly called The Observer.
I fully remember the Mayerthorpe shooting in 2005 and there is a part of the book that was reminiscent of that.
“”Some people are not cut out for this line of work,” He said, “too sensitive.”” It’s interesting to see how professionals looked upon mental health and how it was treated, in the not so distant past and probably some that still have this way of thinking.
“When Hardy and I first got together my dad had told me that the early days of love, that delight in each other, would be something to rest on later when times got hard.”
Thank you @netgalley for The Observer ARC and @penguinrandomca
I ended up thoroughly enjoying it the further along I got. I loved the mundane things that happened once I learned about the characters more, and this, along with the more “action” side of things. With the MC and her common-law partner being a newspaper editor and RCMP officer respectively, it’s a slow but steady and powerful read.
Told in the first person, it follows Julia and Hardy, a couple that moves to a small town where Hardy is a RCMP officer and Julia works for a newspaper, aptly called The Observer.
I fully remember the Mayerthorpe shooting in 2005 and there is a part of the book that was reminiscent of that.
“”Some people are not cut out for this line of work,” He said, “too sensitive.”” It’s interesting to see how professionals looked upon mental health and how it was treated, in the not so distant past and probably some that still have this way of thinking.
“When Hardy and I first got together my dad had told me that the early days of love, that delight in each other, would be something to rest on later when times got hard.”
Thank you @netgalley for The Observer ARC and @penguinrandomca