The Wilds by Sarah Pearse - Book Review

The Wilds by Sarah Pearse - Book Review

Review by @nightshadesjournal

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The 3rd and final book in the Elin Warner detective series. And it did not dissapoint, this may be my favourite out of them all.

In the previous books we've learnt that Elins relationship with her brother Isaac has been strained for years. They decide to take a trip to get to know each other again, and put past traumas behind them.

The setting, a remote national park in Portugal. Which also happens to be the same park that Isaac's friends sister Kier is believed to have disappeared in.

The national park was the perfect setting for a thriller, wild and untamed, it played a huge part in the story, it felt like a character in itself, you truly felt the isolation despite expanse of the park.

I loved the dual povs, flitting between Elin (present day) and Kier (a few years earlier) you completely get caught up in the mystery and the build up to finding out what happened to Kier. The characters at the camp were so interesting, again, you were constantly kept guessing and I had no idea what was truth or lies.

The writing was excellent, so tense and suspenseful, I was constantly second guessing "who dunnit" and the twists constantly kept me guessing.

What an amazing end to the series!

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