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A review by cate_ninetails
The Blue Pool by Siobhán MacDonald
3.0
I've never come across this author before so was curious to get stuck in. This is a fairly standard story, spooky cabin in the woods and a gang of girls, tragedy strikes. What sets it apart is the twists and turns, rushing through the years until we finally get to the truth. The unfortunate bit is how long we have to wait for that to happen.
I would have liked to have seen better pacing here from the author, to keep us more engaged, especially since we are having to absorb perspectives from so many characters, both in past and present tense. Books with a plot twist are great when done well, and certainly I didn't expect the one at the end of this one, but you don't want to fall in the trap of coming off gimmicky. This isn't a bad book though, it's a fun little read and I've seen so much said about the author's previous novel that I may go and track that one down now too.
I would have liked to have seen better pacing here from the author, to keep us more engaged, especially since we are having to absorb perspectives from so many characters, both in past and present tense. Books with a plot twist are great when done well, and certainly I didn't expect the one at the end of this one, but you don't want to fall in the trap of coming off gimmicky. This isn't a bad book though, it's a fun little read and I've seen so much said about the author's previous novel that I may go and track that one down now too.