kerry reviewed The Light Between Oceans by M. L. Stedman
Review of 'The Light Between Oceans' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
It's going to be difficult to write this review without coming across as a cold-hearted crank.
This just was not my kind of book.
The story was a little too “girly” for me.
Memories of the dead overshadowed everyone in the story, but I never really felt the depth of anyone’s character. Tom and Isabel, the protagonists, were faced with intense moral choices but I would have preferred getting more into their heads, rather than just reading about how they stared off into space. The final chapters had a lot of melodrama, including (cue dramatic music) a thunderstorm!
On the plus side, I “heard” the characters speaking with charming Australian accents.