Girl in Snow (Hardcover)

Reviews

"Unexpected twists and secrets" by Sue @ Crushingcinders - 12 August 2017

If there was ever a book that I disliked from the start, pushed through for no real reason and ended up happy I did, its Girl in the Snow. In my notes, taken while just over half way through the story, I have written This is an odd little book and I am battling to get into it. In hindsight, I think it is the oddness that kept me turning the pages. Although I didn’t like the stilted, distant writing style which makes it difficult to engage with the characters and their story, it does stand out as being original thus saving the story from obscurity. There are a couple of quirky elements in author’s choice of writing style. Most of the characters are deliberately unlikeable from the start, either with an unflattering appearance (most are covered in acne)or jarring personality. But further distance is created by the occasional use of third person narrative. Together these elements serve as a veil through which the reader is shown events preceding and subsequent to the murder. It is the secrets which are slowly, reluctantly dragged out of the characters over the course of the book, and the unexpected twists these bring to the story, that ultimately grabbed my attention. Full review on my book blog: http://crushingcinders.com/girl-in-snow I was voluntarily provided a complimentary review copy by the publisher.