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The Survivors

Jane Harper

Start date: August 1, 2025

Finish date: August 1, 2025

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Jan 11, 2022 Melike rated it liked it

Shelves: mystery-thriller

Sadly, I didn't enjoy this book much. The pacing was slow, the characters were not developed enough to be memorable. I found myself bored and indifferent to the story. ...more

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Apr 05, 2021 Wendy rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2021-reads

This took me way longer to read than it should have. When I started it, I was so confused by all the characters - they kept getting all jumbled up and I was having a hard time keeping track of the relationships amongst them. I finished another book after putting this one down for a while. However, when I came back to it, I did get swept up in the mystery of what happened to Gabby all those years ago and, more recently, what happened to Bronte. Kieran was a pretty likable MC, and I enjoyed "follo ...more

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Apr 11, 2021 Kris Ruggiero rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: botm, my-bookshelf, 2021-books

One of my auto=buy authors comes through with another page-turner. Couldn't put this one down! ...more

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Aug 29, 2023 Bonnie rated it really liked it

Shelves: thrill-me-chill-me, 2021-books

Between this and Exiles, it seems that babies are Harper's new favorite prop. I know, I know the baby is part of our protagonist Kieran Elliott's new life and choosing surviving over guilt. But still.

Kieran is still struggling with the guilt of his beloved older brother's death in a terrible storm. He has returned briefly to the small Tasmanian beach town where he grew up with his wife (also a local girl) and baby. His father has dementia, and he is back to help his mother. When a young summer ...more

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