I adored The Survivors and while I don't think I liked this book quite as much, I still think Jane Harper is a fantastic writer. She's so good at slow, drawn out stories that are more about the people involved than the mysteries themselves. The mystery elements almost matter less than the journey of the characters. Which I just adore, but definitely isn't for everyone.

This book I struggled with a little because it took me so long to care about the characters and their situations. There's so much hidden from the reader that by the time I knew enough to get invested, the book was half over. But once I was invested, I was hooked.

Everything feels so real. All these people have their own lives outside of the mystery, in this case the suspicious death of the main character's brother. The world doesn't stop spinning for everyone to investigate what happened. Instead that's almost the background as they keep living their lives.

Some things felt wrapped up a little too easily in the end. It was all so messy and then somehow it all wound up being tied up with a bow in a way that didn't quite feel real.

But I still loved this. It's one of those books that the more I think about it, the more I like it. I'd still recommend The Survivors over this one, but I'm so excited to read more from Harper.