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becks29's review against another edition
4.0
This book makes me want to do more to protect wildlife, and also makes me want to visit Australia. The characters were very likeable, and I was invested in their stories from page 1. Not a very complex read, but highly enjoyable.
blurringpages's review against another edition
5.0
I adore Sara Foster's writing and it was only simply by chance that I stumbled across her work as I'd gone to an author night at my local library for another author and picked up some of Sara's books as she was the other guests speaker. Years later and I still hunt out her books and have loved every single one. I'm usually a fantasy reader, but give me a Sara Foster book any day!
There's something special about reading a book which is set in your home city/state. Reading about places you've been to brings a whole new experience to transporting you into the book.
There's something special about reading a book which is set in your home city/state. Reading about places you've been to brings a whole new experience to transporting you into the book.
jacki_f's review against another edition
3.0
When the book opens, Desi has just been released from prison and is returning to the small Western Australian town where she has lived her entire life. Desi's passion is the sea and particularly dolphins - a passion that she shared with Connor, the father of her now grown up daughter Maya. The book encompasses a large group of inter-related characters, all of whom seem to be harbouring some secret and all of whom share a deep love of wildlife, whether it's dolphins, whale sharks, elephants or orang-utans.
It took me a while to get into this book. It jumps around from one person to another and I was having problems sorting out who they all were and how they connected to one another. I also realised that while I love animals, I don't have the same passion for them that the author clearly does, and I got a little tired sometimes of being told repeatedly about the terrible things that are happening to animals around the world.
Its one of those books with multiple strands that don't all come together until the ending. It held my attention and I enjoyed it, but only moderately.
It took me a while to get into this book. It jumps around from one person to another and I was having problems sorting out who they all were and how they connected to one another. I also realised that while I love animals, I don't have the same passion for them that the author clearly does, and I got a little tired sometimes of being told repeatedly about the terrible things that are happening to animals around the world.
Its one of those books with multiple strands that don't all come together until the ending. It held my attention and I enjoyed it, but only moderately.