The Shadow Bird

A lot of reviews here seem to fault this one for not being a psychologically thriller in the vein of women in jeopardy/unreliable narrator so common nowadays. For me, that's what I liked about it - not a racing through the pages plot, beautiful descriptive language, a complex central character. Yes, there wasn't a big twist but I found the writing well done and enjoyed the pace. Different strokes for different folks I guess. Very well written for a debut novel.