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meaghandesigns's review against another edition
3.0
The writing was lovely but the story was slow and ending was a bit too tidy for me.
bek67's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I liked this book but my rating went down because of one of the plot twists. And I cannot say anymore about it, without giving it away.
I actually really like the way Kate Morton writes. And I'd be lying if I said I did NOT have to look up any word definitions! The characters were ok but I never got too invested in anyone. So I think her prose is what really saved it for me. Otherwise, we would have been even lower.
I actually really like the way Kate Morton writes. And I'd be lying if I said I did NOT have to look up any word definitions! The characters were ok but I never got too invested in anyone. So I think her prose is what really saved it for me. Otherwise, we would have been even lower.
mledge2023's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.5
readingwithavengeance's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars. This story could’ve been told in half the amount of pages. I may not have finished if it wasn’t a library book I took on vacation.
jt793's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
tdeitcher's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
lindyblank's review against another edition
5.0
Wow. Slow start but absolutely worth sticking with. Possibly the best book I've read this year.
zarlina's review against another edition
4.0
Judging by the reviews I've read on this book I think it was good that it was the first one by Kate Morton that I read. My sister's been telling me over and over to read them, (or rather, listen to them on Audible) so eventually I did, and even though it took me pretty long to get through the whole thing, I liked it quite a lot.
I must admit that unlike many others who I've seen review this one, I thought the first half of it, if not more even, was pretty slow and boring. I had problems keeping up with the characters, what year it was and who they were talking about for quite a while. There were so many names, and sometimes it would be back when they were kids and then they were grown up and it jumped back and forth a lot and so many different ones that it took me quite a while to figure out who was who, and what part they had in the story, eventually I got a hang of it, and when the clues started to make me come up with my own suspicions I finally started to get a lot more curious about how it would all fit together in the end.
The ending to the mystery was, in my opinion, pretty brilliant. I found myself shouting "What?!" Out loud quite a few times at that final conversation between the characters that would eventually lead to all the answers they were looking for, and when that part was over I was left out of breath. Which is absolutely amazing, I love getting that kind of feeling when I read (listen to) a book.
However. The very end was too perfect to me. I don't like the fairy tale kind of endings where everything is sweet and sugar. It was a bit too perfect, and the epilogue, together with the confusion I felt in the beginning, is what took this book down to four stars instead of five. I didn't like it at all, and I think the story would've been much better without it.
But it was still a book I'm very happy I got through, and I'm looking forward to download another of Kate Morton's books to my library in the future.
I must admit that unlike many others who I've seen review this one, I thought the first half of it, if not more even, was pretty slow and boring. I had problems keeping up with the characters, what year it was and who they were talking about for quite a while. There were so many names, and sometimes it would be back when they were kids and then they were grown up and it jumped back and forth a lot and so many different ones that it took me quite a while to figure out who was who, and what part they had in the story, eventually I got a hang of it, and when the clues started to make me come up with my own suspicions I finally started to get a lot more curious about how it would all fit together in the end.
The ending to the mystery was, in my opinion, pretty brilliant. I found myself shouting "What?!" Out loud quite a few times at that final conversation between the characters that would eventually lead to all the answers they were looking for, and when that part was over I was left out of breath. Which is absolutely amazing, I love getting that kind of feeling when I read (listen to) a book.
However. The very end was too perfect to me. I don't like the fairy tale kind of endings where everything is sweet and sugar. It was a bit too perfect, and the epilogue, together with the confusion I felt in the beginning, is what took this book down to four stars instead of five. I didn't like it at all, and I think the story would've been much better without it.
But it was still a book I'm very happy I got through, and I'm looking forward to download another of Kate Morton's books to my library in the future.
aurorablythee's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
heather_leila's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5