A review by kizzia
Summerwater by Sarah Moss

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

I never know how to describe Sarah Moss’s books other than enveloping, deep and almost obsessively good. This one is a masterclass in how carefully deployed characterisation can tell a story more effectively than a linear storyline plus how what you don't include can have more impact than what you do.  

The story held my soul captive in the best way as I galloped breathlessly through the pages and left me changed, shaken to the core, more understanding, and less certain.