A questo proposito, c’è qualcosa nella sua scrittura che mi fa percepire il silenzio: è come se per scrivere usasse anche quello, componesse con una scrittura immersa nel silenzio. Eppure i dialoghi non mancano, tutt’altro: ma sembrano anche quelli composti per gente che insegue il silenzio, fatti più di sguardi e gesti e pause e cose taciute che parole: another quietly wonderful book from ron rash, about a couple of outcasts trying to grab a little happiness out of a life filled with loss and loneliness.

A luxury resort surrounded by pristine sea and the dense beauty of the jungle, it is the perfect escape from the stresses of life and work. For couples Lou and Adam, Eliza and Noah, a few days spent relaxing on the beach, while their kids are happily distracted, is exactly what they need. Trigger warnings: suicide (in the past), death of a parent (in the past), alcohol abuse, death, death of a spouse, disappearance of a child, explosions, murder, blood And, like, don't get me wrong, it's FINE. But so much of the story was caught up in marriage drama and women in their late 30s bemoaning their lives as wives and mothers and, like, cannot relate AT ALL. Disclaimer: Jonathan Ball Publishers SA kindly sent me a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review. La valle è così stretta che viene chiamata ‘terra d’ombra’ perché a farla da padrona è proprio l’ombra:First book of series, but each book seems to focus on different FBI agents & their romantic or working partner. This book is mystery thriller light. Some romance but not much. No big character depth or snappy dialogue. Was told to read this series but doesnt even come close to the death series by JD Robb. (Ok so Im addicted to Lt Eve Dallas & her sexy husband Rourke....) An escapist thriller which follows two familes who go on a tropical island getaway together for the weekend. Only nothing at the serene resort is as it seems, when one of the couples marriage reaches breaking point and tension rises between the locals, someone is going to end up hurt.

The characters were pretty one-dimensional. Even when Coulter tried to develop some of them, the transformation came across flatly. I am new to this author’s writing, she tells the story shift from character to character between the different chapters, allowing you to get to know each one. As you read you are given each character’s thoughts this adds to the intrigue as you watch how they do not say what they are thinking. I enjoyed the setting and the twists in this story and would love to read more of this author's work. (Another book or two has been added to my wish list.) The couples have not been friends long and they are starting to realise they don't really know each other at all. It was a solid start to The Cove, I was soon immersed in the eventful sequences of the first chapter which is narrated by Adam, one of the main characters. The story continues to roll this way and I found my interest was definitely piqued. But I have to admit I experienced a downward turn in the middle but then the second half zoomed to a conclusion with a twist I didn’t expect. The Cove is quite a moody thriller, it has a number of up and down moments. The suspicion level is high and relations are very strained. The characters are not terribly likeable so it is hard to feel an ounce of anything for them. There were times when I connected to Lou as a fellow mother, but this was as far as I went with developing any kind of affinity to the cast. I did find I was intrigued to see how it would all pan out. Alice Clark-Platts also introduces something extra to the story tension wise thanks to the tourism versus locals problem. I won’t say much more, as I don’t want to give away any plot spoilers.The plot is simple, and for all the meandering that Rash precipitated, it could have been reduced to a short story format. The structure was wobbly; for instance, he built up an imaginary dream world for Laurel to imbibe, where she insisted on knowing and recreating a historical place (that was central to the plot), leading the reader on a launched journey that demanded some kind of realization or corollary. However, Rash just dumped it with a reductive denouement. We see that locals are resentful of the resort, the couples themselves are hiding secrets from each other and there’s the added tension of an impending monsoon to contend with.

Deep in the rugged Appalachians of North Carolina lies the cove, a dark, forbidding place where spirits and fetches wander, and even the light fears to travel. Or so the townsfolk of Mars Hill believe - just as they know that Laurel Shelton, the lonely young woman who lives within its shadows, is a witch. Alone except for her brother, Hank, newly returned from the trenches of France, she aches for her life to begin. Also - mild spoiler - Gabrielle magically figures out whodunnit, seemingly out of thin air. There's literally no explanation, even afterwards. She even asks someone else why the person did what they did, so she didn't even know that, but somehow, based on... nothing.. she knows they were the one who did it. So that was kind of infuriating. Also, selective amnesia is a bit of a lazy plot point. These guidelines and standards aim to keep the content on Booking.com relevant and family-friendly without limiting expression of strong opinions. They are also applicable regardless of the sentiment of the comment.A good 90% of the story is seen from Gabrielle's POV, with the odd sentence in the middle of a chapter suddenly clearly being from someone else's POV. You don't have to be Virginia Woolf, but if you do head-hopping within chapters, you have to be good and you have to be consistent. That just wasn't the case here. Towards the end there's a few chapters consistently told from someone else's POV which I have no problem with, it's just this wishy-washy nonsense that makes me irrationally annoyed. Laurel Shelton lives in a heavily wooded area of North Carolina. There’s a sense that the place is haunted. Native Americans never settled in the patch of land, and the first European settlers soon died after their arrival. The Appalachian town is superstitious, and after both of Laurel’s parents die, she is considered to be an evil spirit, possibly a witch, and is ostracized by the community. I found myself lost on this beautiful island as I read this book. It was beautifully descriptive and I could almost feel the salt on my skin while reading. (I think I need a seaside break – I haven’t seen the ocean in ages.) I loved the twists along the way. Lou, Adam, Eliza and Noah, along with their children have arrived at Turtle Cove Resort in Pulau Kalah for a long weekend.