pickIn Hall's US debut, we get a powerhouse of a story featuring awesomely drawn flawed characters, a rich and descriptive location setting (North Dorset farming village 1968-1975) and a sprawling, at times heart wrenching storyline. First, let me say that while reading this it felt monumentally grand scale to me, and at 319 pages, how can that be, right? Hall has crafted a compact, concise portrait of the lives of three interconnected characters 🔻
pickWow adebut novel so lucky to get an arc this one‘s gonna be a hit , it‘s out in March in the uk. With no spoilers - a story about the raw passion of first love , of mistakes , of loving two people at the same time , the discussions we make in youth and the consequences later in life , grief and the heartbreakof breavement, a crime , a thriller , a plot twist and ending you won‘t see coming,what more can I say , raced through itin 2days loved it
Mollie moonbeam (that is her actual kennel name 😆) and I have been lucky enough to receive an ARC of broken country & WOW 😮 a debut!it is fantastic.A love triangle, a reflection on grief,the age old question of can you be in love with 2 people at once? And a thriller/crime to boot, 76%into & it will be one of my favourite books of ‘25 already.not published here until March il be buying copies for myself & my friends. Compared to paper palace …..
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3/4
Well written and emotional.
What happens when the love of your life appears after thirteen years, but you are married and still grieving the death of your child?
It actually isn't a romance - this dual timeline read is filled with emotion, characters you won't forget, and events that will tug at your heartstrings. 5/5
pickThis book was an ARC, written so beautifully! The details were so rich that you could close your eyes and put yourself right into the scenes in the book. I was totally engaged in this book from the start right through to the end. It has a lovely romance story line with tremendous depth to it. This book was compared to Where The Crawdads Sing.This book has all the feels of a truly phenomenal powerful well written book that is not to be missed!
Broken Country | 
This one jumps to the head of my favorite list for this year, and it will take a stupendous effort to dislodge it. Can't wait to read more from this talented author. 5+/5⭐️ 3d