A tough and thought provoking thriller with a main character you can't help but warm too..hot flushes can do that! It has the two time lines vibe which O'Connor does extremely well, especially as she is digging deep into some very uncomfortable topics...
Really enjoyed the style of writing, Foley gives us a variety of intense characters, allowing us to connect with them via her decision to write each chapter from their perspective. The atmosphere surrounding the apartment in question is moody, dark and so very French...its a whodunit with oodles of délicatesse and charm!
The Library Enthusiast on Bestsellers...
The flower girls aren't quite what they seem and the one you should be wary of isn't the one in jail...its a story of parenting and sisterhood, of wanting to do the right thing for those you care the most about...but its also a twisty tale of messed up emotional baggage and lets just say the ending isn't what the doctor ordered...
The Library Enthusiast and Rainy Days...
Stuarts writing is raw and often difficult to absorb, it takes time to process, perhaps because the style of writing dialect is unfamiliar... however it is this very style of writing that brings to life the boy that is Mungo, it paints us a detailed canvas of the life he lives, the family he adores and the sense of self he is discovering. I felt immersed in all his emotions, I travelled his road alongside him, I felt his grief, pain and joy...and for me that makes a damn good book.
The Library Enthusiast on Wants, Needs & Likes...
This is a thriller set in Australia's Badlands aka The Australian Outback, it's a fast and furious kind of tale with plenty to kee...
