This book was a great read. I enjoyed the characters, the mystery, the revealing of information, the pace, and the feel of the book. It’s always exciting reading books from Australia and understanding the feel of everything. Scrublands is about a journalist, Martin, who is sent to a small town to report on how the town is coping one years after a massacre. The book delves into rural living, drought, mateship and secrets. One year ago, the local priest shot five parishioners and […]
Get ready for a rollercoaster of emotions!
Wow! What a book! In a nutshell this book is about loneliness. The book is written from the perspective of Eleanor. We learn more about who she is and her history as the book progresses. Most of the clues seem to come from her interactions with people and what they say to her, as Eleanor is different yet content with not fitting in. She is a creature of habit with little social skills and prefers to keep to herself. As the book progresses, Eleanor […]
A fabulous mystery!
Before I write about the actual book, I would like to comment on Megan as an author. This is her debut novel, which I decided to read after reading her other book ‘The Escape Room’. I need to comment on how impressed I am with her as an author. I loved ‘The Escape Room’ and I have equally loved ‘The Girl in Keller’s Way’. I am looking forward to more books by Megan as I am incredibly impressed with her writing skills as well […]
Disappointing
Hmmm, it pains me to say it, but I was not a fan of this book at all. This is hard to write, as I have loved every other one of Liane’s books. This book had a lot of great components, such as the build up – 9 strangers away for a week at a health retreat where things are done ‘differently.’ Fabulous back story to each of the characters involved, where more and more of the characters’ histories are revealed at a great […]