596 pages • first pub 2007 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks/Hodder & Stoughton
Publication date: 01 March 2013
Description
As dusk approaches a small Dublin suburb in the summer of 1984, mothers begin to call their children home. But on this warm evening, three children do not return from the dark and silent woods. When the police arrive, they find only one of the chi...
Community Reviews Summary of 17,689 reviews
Moods
dark 86%
tense 60%
emotional 30%
sad 29%
challenging 18%
reflective 18%
adventurous 14%
funny 2%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 67% | Plot: 17% | Character: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 27%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | No: 31% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 86% | Yes: 7% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Murder, Child abuseModerate
Rape, Sexual assault, Violence
596 pages • first pub 2007 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks/Hodder & Stoughton
Publication date: 01 March 2013
Description
As dusk approaches a small Dublin suburb in the summer of 1984, mothers begin to call their children home. But on this warm evening, three children do not return from the dark and silent woods. When the police arrive, they find only one of the chi...
Community Reviews Summary of 17,689 reviews
Moods
dark 86%
tense 60%
emotional 30%
sad 29%
challenging 18%
reflective 18%
adventurous 14%
funny 2%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 34%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 67% | Plot: 17% | Character: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 27%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 52% | No: 31% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 86% | Yes: 7% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Murder, Child abuseModerate
Rape, Sexual assault, Violence