A review by goodin10tions
Dirt Creek by Hayley Scrivenor

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I would compare this story to "My Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold" in that the subject matter is very difficult. A missing child. Some of the triggers to watch for are: Child abuse, abduction, physical abuse and rape. Now having laid that all out, I found that Sctivenor takes us on a journey! I could picture all the characters in the community and the desolate Australian small town setting. 
I didn't figure out the story twists until the end but by then I really only carried about the characters. I would have given it a 4 star but the subject matter was too tough for me. I will be reading her again!
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