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Sundial book catriona ward5/28/2023 ![]() In a nutshell, Rob is concerned about the behaviour of her daughter Callie and decides to take her on a trip to her childhood home, Sundial, in the middle of the Mojave desert. Found myself thinking ‘but, why?!’ a lot! ![]() It’s really difficult to review this book without giving away spoilers, but I found a lot of the decisions that are often part of a big reveal are extremely questionable and often implausible. Most of the characters are awful human beings and there are no redeeming factors about any of them. The writing is the only thing pretty about this novel though, the story is so unbelievably dark and just when you think it can’t possibly get any worse you’re proved wrong on the next page. ![]() I saw another reviewer called the writing ‘flowery,’ but I’m a sucker for pretty, figurative language and will take all the metaphors! Having read The Last House on Needless Street last year, I was expecting Catriona Ward’s second novel to be just as dark and twisty, and on that front I was not disappointed! It is definitely a gripping read and the prose is often beautiful, particularly when describing the setting of Sundial. ![]()
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