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A review by callienicole
Force of Nature by Jane Harper
4.0
I suppose I should have started with The Dry, but the audiobook of this book came available first! This is the second book in a series about a detective, Aaron Falk. In this book, one of his contacts for a corporate investigation goes missing during a team-building weekend in the Australian wilderness. What really happened to Alice?
Language: I listened to the audio of this book, and profanity always slips by me a little more on audio - I believe there was one use of the f-word, several uses of Jesus's name in vain (which I absolutely hate), and other more minor cuss words.
Sexual Content: References to teenage sex. Pornographic pictures and videos of a teen are spread around a school, but they aren't really described. In one part a man notices his colleagues long legs.
Other: This is a thriller/murder mystery, so some descriptions of bodies - nothing too gruesome, but maybe more details than necessary. Obviously some violence. Some references to anorexia.
My Thoughts: I actually really enjoyed this book, more than I thought I would! I kept finding things to do around my house so I could keep listening to the story. The narrator was great, with an Australian accent, which is always fun for us Americans I think. The book moved along at a nice pace, and was overall fairly clean (aside from the language issue). What I liked best was that the detective was really a good guy in this book. I like books where the hero is actually the hero, and not some person on the edge of being a criminal. I thought the characters were developed well. My only complaint was that it was a little hard to keep all the female characters straight in audio format, but I managed. I think I'd recommend this one if you are looking for a good thriller/mystery!
Language: I listened to the audio of this book, and profanity always slips by me a little more on audio - I believe there was one use of the f-word, several uses of Jesus's name in vain (which I absolutely hate), and other more minor cuss words.
Sexual Content: References to teenage sex. Pornographic pictures and videos of a teen are spread around a school, but they aren't really described. In one part a man notices his colleagues long legs.
Other: This is a thriller/murder mystery, so some descriptions of bodies - nothing too gruesome, but maybe more details than necessary. Obviously some violence. Some references to anorexia.
My Thoughts: I actually really enjoyed this book, more than I thought I would! I kept finding things to do around my house so I could keep listening to the story. The narrator was great, with an Australian accent, which is always fun for us Americans I think. The book moved along at a nice pace, and was overall fairly clean (aside from the language issue). What I liked best was that the detective was really a good guy in this book. I like books where the hero is actually the hero, and not some person on the edge of being a criminal. I thought the characters were developed well. My only complaint was that it was a little hard to keep all the female characters straight in audio format, but I managed. I think I'd recommend this one if you are looking for a good thriller/mystery!