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aplace_inthesun 's review for:
The Community
by Christine Gregory
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I went into The Community thinking it might be about a cult, so not wanting to burst anyone’s bubble but it’s not about a cult at all. However it’s important to add that that fact didn’t take away from my reading experience at all.
Setting is quite the winner in this book with descriptions of the fictitious community in Queensland. Seemed idyllic, but there was that something percolating just below the surface.
Character wise there were some good ones, from Lars the tortured, angst ridden journo to the well to do Tam and John, and their privileged daughter. There were lies, secrets, and betrayals aplenty.
Plot-wise I love a murder where there’s diversion - where you think it’s about one thing and it’s absolutely about something else.
The only thing for me was it became a tad confusing sometimes with the points of view only differentiated by date as we heard a few different narrators and it was an adjustment shifting to whose voice it was.
Thanks to Ultimo Press for the early copy to read.
Setting is quite the winner in this book with descriptions of the fictitious community in Queensland. Seemed idyllic, but there was that something percolating just below the surface.
Character wise there were some good ones, from Lars the tortured, angst ridden journo to the well to do Tam and John, and their privileged daughter. There were lies, secrets, and betrayals aplenty.
Plot-wise I love a murder where there’s diversion - where you think it’s about one thing and it’s absolutely about something else.
The only thing for me was it became a tad confusing sometimes with the points of view only differentiated by date as we heard a few different narrators and it was an adjustment shifting to whose voice it was.
Thanks to Ultimo Press for the early copy to read.