A review by booksonmain
The Retreat by Sarah Pearse

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book was a well paced mystery with some more thrilling elements coming in at the end. Overall, I really enjoyed the storyline. I thought it was interesting how the author used the landscape in such an influential way. Elin was much more realistic in this novel than in the first. She made decisions that I believe an actual police officer would make. She definitely experienced character growth through the events of this novel. The main reason I am deducting points is because of the strange subplot of someone stalking her that has continued from the first book. I don't think that it adds to the overall story and it feels like a desperate attempt at getting readers to continue the series, which is completely unnecessary since the novels are actually very well written.