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A review by usbsticky
Splintered Silence by Susan Furlong
5.0
Fantastic, best book I've read in a while. First of all, I love books with dogs so that's a plus already. Secondly this book was very well written and easy to follow. I got into the story right away.
I love the background of the Irish Travellers. It's not something that I know a lot about but I found the setting very interesting. I also loved the characters, not too many to overwhelm the book, but just enough to make it interesting. The main character is Brynn, an ex-marine cadaver dog handler who goes back to her Traveller roots after being injured in an IED explosion and her dog Wilco. She has a supporting family cast. On the other side is the local Sheriff, a Settled (not a Traveller) a some townspeople.
A body is discovered by chance by Wilco and the story goes from there. The backdrop which includes the animosity and the differences between the townspeople and the Travellers is a big part of the book. It's mostly told from Brynn's point of view and I developed a very sympathetic view of her people from the book. The book moves fast without a lot of extra verbiage and I finished it within 36 hours.
So overall I liked the book because it was very easy to read, had an interesting backdrop, likeable characters, straightforward plot... and the dog! I will definitely follow the next in the series when it comes out!
I got this as a free ARC.
I love the background of the Irish Travellers. It's not something that I know a lot about but I found the setting very interesting. I also loved the characters, not too many to overwhelm the book, but just enough to make it interesting. The main character is Brynn, an ex-marine cadaver dog handler who goes back to her Traveller roots after being injured in an IED explosion and her dog Wilco. She has a supporting family cast. On the other side is the local Sheriff, a Settled (not a Traveller) a some townspeople.
A body is discovered by chance by Wilco and the story goes from there. The backdrop which includes the animosity and the differences between the townspeople and the Travellers is a big part of the book. It's mostly told from Brynn's point of view and I developed a very sympathetic view of her people from the book. The book moves fast without a lot of extra verbiage and I finished it within 36 hours.
So overall I liked the book because it was very easy to read, had an interesting backdrop, likeable characters, straightforward plot... and the dog! I will definitely follow the next in the series when it comes out!
I got this as a free ARC.