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annie_brewer's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
The pace picked up for this installment and resulted in an excellent mystery! I appreciated that most of the characters had distinct and strong personality in this novel (maybe the protagonist is still lacking). The interconnectedness of each character possibly being involved with the womans dissappearance meant the reader could sympathise with the likable characters, but they remained untrustworthy which added extra dimension to the reading.
The setting Harper has created within the bush was also superb - excellent descriptions of the dark and damp, the sounds of critters, the confusing walking tracks, being stuck hiking with painful personalities.
Aaron Falk seems to throw himself into danger to be heroic
Overall, a fun murder mystery with more drama and satisfaction than The Dry!
Graphic: Death and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Bullying
thatswhatiloveaboutreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Suicide attempt
Moderate: Bullying and Eating disorder
carlytenille's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Self harm, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury
vaudevillianveteran's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Typically her way of writing mysteries are much more 'story' based than the reader trying to work it out themselves if that makes sense? You're going along with Falk's pace of working things out rather than it being a shared mystery but with the nature of how her stories go (usually connected to Falk) that really works here, imo.
If you like human drama heavy mysteries set in the more rural and wild parts of Australia, I can't recommend Jane Harper enough - her newest book, Exiles came out this year and I'll be reading that soon too
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, and Suicide attempt
oakleys_readinglist's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Blood, and Alcohol
Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
noosayag's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Suicide attempt
Moderate: Bullying
cassienolan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
mishshell's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Minor: Eating disorder
rockshaw22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Toxic friendship
nimeneth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, and Suicide attempt