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A review by henrymarlene
Dear Little Corpses by Nicola Upson
2.0
I had not heard of the Josephine Tey series before when I started reading "Dear Little Corpses". I wonder if I would not have been so confused if I had that background knowledge - NetGalley, again you do not provide enough background info!
On the cusp of the war, children were being evacuated from London to keep them safe. Several families are requested to take in children. One family has taken in a young girl but do not want to take in her brother. The next day, one of the local children goes missing. It seems to take forever just to get to this point. What happened to the child? Why? How? Why does it seem like there are so many secrets surrounding these disappearances? It was interesting at this point that the focus on loss was apparent: the loss of children sent away from their families in a time of war, when loss and displacement was huge, the disappearance and loss of children in the village, and the death of children.
In a nutshell, this book is about the despicable disappearance of little children. It takes a very long while for the plot to get moving and I found this to be quite frustrating. You are introduced to every single character and are provided with all of their perspectives which does provide a solid basis for the disappearances but does nothing to create the tension in a supposed thriller like this one.
On the cusp of the war, children were being evacuated from London to keep them safe. Several families are requested to take in children. One family has taken in a young girl but do not want to take in her brother. The next day, one of the local children goes missing. It seems to take forever just to get to this point. What happened to the child? Why? How? Why does it seem like there are so many secrets surrounding these disappearances? It was interesting at this point that the focus on loss was apparent: the loss of children sent away from their families in a time of war, when loss and displacement was huge, the disappearance and loss of children in the village, and the death of children.
In a nutshell, this book is about the despicable disappearance of little children. It takes a very long while for the plot to get moving and I found this to be quite frustrating. You are introduced to every single character and are provided with all of their perspectives which does provide a solid basis for the disappearances but does nothing to create the tension in a supposed thriller like this one.