A review by verityball
Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter by Lizzie Pook

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

This book took me so long and it's only short! Set in a time and place in history that I've never really considered before, it had some beautiful descriptions and a great insight into the early colonisation of Australia. I found the pace quite slow in the first half but it definitely picked up towards the end.