A review by laurenleigh
The Cartographer's Secret by Tea Cooper

emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I guess I have strong feelings about POV lately! This was an interesting premise about a missing girl and her niece looking for her 30 years later, set in the 1880’s and 1910’s in Australia. It starts with both women’s POV’s, but then the missing girl’s narrative drops off completely, to be replaced by the niece’s love interest. It was jarring and confusing as a reader to switch around whose perspective we’re following. It pulled me out of the story, and I didn’t get much chance to connect to any of the characters.