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This was different to what I was expecting. It was bleak, violent, and upsetting but also a tale of resilience and family.
I think the book suffered from the distraction of too many threads. We had at least four different viewpoints (some obvious, some opaque) and I had a hard time determining who was connected to which families and characters. I enjoyed Viviane and Ruth’s stories the most as they were the most flushed out.
Ultimately, this is an okay book. The atmosphere of coastal Scotland was ...more
I think the book suffered from the distraction of too many threads. We had at least four different viewpoints (some obvious, some opaque) and I had a hard time determining who was connected to which families and characters. I enjoyed Viviane and Ruth’s stories the most as they were the most flushed out.
Ultimately, this is an okay book. The atmosphere of coastal Scotland was ...more
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