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(3.5 but rounding up)
I love the Netflix series based on this book and I wanted to love this just as much. It was good and I definitely enjoyed it but it lacked the substance that I wanted from it. I wished it went more in depth but I'm also conscious of the fact that I already have expectations set by the show. Besides from this though, it genuinely was creepy and psychologically scary - often catching me off guard. I really liked how it was written and overall really enjoyed it.
I've been sitting on this review for a while as I felt it wasn't exactly my place to give this book a rating - much like rating a biography, who am I to say if the story of such a persons life was good or bad? With Dark Emu I thought, how can I give a rating to the stories and way of life of Indigenous Australians? However, I have decided that I should at least give my thoughts on this brilliant book. This book was so educational and I really enjoyed reading and learning - no matter how disappointed I was that I had not been taught these things in school and the sheer volume of things I just did not know. I think this book should be one that all Australians read and should be in the school curriculum. It is incredibly well researched and the evidence presented makes you question how you didn't know all of this before (although we already know why). I thoroughly enjoyed reading Dark Emu and would highly recommend it.
Eye-opening and actually kind of comforting. Jenn writes in a way that felt like a friend giving me advice, and I appreciated all of it. It felt good to read about other people experiencing the same things I go through and to be told that it wasn't a problem for a change. I'm really glad I picked up this book
3.5 stars
I would like to thank the author for sending me a copy of this book for review!
As a fan of middle grade ghost stories I was excited to read this one. At first, it seems like your typical haunted house story but as the story progressed I was delighted that it was much more than just creepy little boys appearing in the window and objects floating around a room.
I found the characters Ellie and Edward endearing and really liked their friendship and how it grew throughout the story.
This book was well written, creepy and yet heartwarming. I really enjoyed this story and definitely think that many children will as well.
DNF @ 64%
I think I need to accept that I am not a spicy romance girly (at least not at this level). I really tried to finish this but I was disappointed with the house flipping plot line and the fact that it took such a backseat to make way for all the smut