Bonnie
I enjoyed the pace and setting of this story, although the plot is not the strongest. I'm keen to read the other Under Suspicion books
Another brilliant collection of touching stories from survivors of unimaginable hardships, abuse, and illness. A wonderful little book to lend or gift to family and friends or your workplace.
Although sometimes it felt like it would never end, It was an intriguing plot and the characters were real. The Vietnam War added a decent amount of background tension.
I really want to like this book. The first third was compelling and I liked the alternate timelines. But at some point the author got tired of that format and we remained in the overwritten, uninteresting present. Everything is an effort and men fall over themselves to help Katerina when she was quite capable of achieving what she set out to do herself. Ugh. My favourite character is Otto. Now that's a good human.
Hunger Games vs The Handmaids Tale, set in space. Glow probably has the least amount of detail I've ever read in scifi, which makes it all feel somewhat simplistic. I am invested in the story though and am looking forward to reading the next book.
4 stars because i enjoyed it. I couldn't tell if we were in the florid 1980s or the ambivalent 2000s most of the time but I loved most of the characters and their nicknames!
Trigger warning for drugs being used and discussed on every second page, if not every page.
Read it in a day. Definitely a fan of Disher's writing style and his character Paul Hirchausen. I love the moments where Paul forgets he's a police officer and allows himself to be human.
Can't say I loved the ending. But I hope this series continues!
I love this series. The warmth, humour, sense of community and so many quirky characters, it's got everything! The protagonist is a little too obsessed with certain things but even that I can relate to. All the unspoken fears. There's so much happening that no one takes the time to actually listen to Blue.
Book #1 is by far my favourite. This one is still very entertaining and made me laugh a lot, but it lacks the connection to land and community that the first one was saturated in. Blue is growing up and seems to have lost some of her sense of adventure and become preoccupied with being a bossy editor of a newspaper that has a life of its own. Did Katrina secretly observe my childhood and decide to write about me??? Hmmm....
Definitely a gem of a series that I am loaning to any friend who shows an interest!
There's a lot of heart and character here. The POV's grapple with God was striking. Pardon the pun. Definitely worth a read.
Brilliant. Hard hitting. I could read a book written by Melissa every day. Even though there are many characters and a lot going on, she weaves the story through them in ways that has you relating to all the characters at some point. My first 5 star read for the year.
The only thing that bugged me slightly is that I wanted Kerry and Steve to have a happy ending, and we don't know what happens. But that's just cos I'm a romantic. Wonderful book, highly highly recommend.
Very well written and evenly paced. The various levels of subterfuge is cleverly done, leaving you frustrated and berwilded in turn. It's not 5 from me because I lost interest towards the end when the POV narrowed and became more procedural. It was such a different tone from the rest of the book.
Picked this up randomly as a ‘blind date with a book'. Will not be going on a second date.
If I'd read one of the other books in the series I may have enjoyed this more. It was interesting enough but I found the split storylines somewhat jarring. There are plot holes and no obvious character development.
This was a great read. The best parts were the parallel but slightly unfocused storylines of the trial and the survivors; and the way Pip unravells until she can't separate herself from her work at all. Definitely keen for the next book!
YAY for the brutal honesty in this book. I could relate way too much haha. I had a laughing fit about halfway through, couldn't stop. Friends of mine love this book too. Another Australian YA gem.