The Reunion
Bronwyn Rivers
Reviewed by Helen
This is a fabulous debut by new author Bronwyn Rivers set in the rugged Blue Mountains it tells the story of six school friends who venture on a three day hike in the national park to celebrate the end of their school days, Ed, Jack, Hugh, Alex Laura and Charlotte, on this weekend six start out only five return, Ed does not return alive, now ten years on they are invited back to Ed’s home the place the hike started by his mother Mary for a memorial weekend but there is a reason Mary has invited them, she wants answers to what really happened that day all those years ago when she lost her only son and she will stop at nothing till she gets them.
When the friends arrive they notice the disrepair that the old homestead is in and how much Mary has changed she has now lost her husband as well and lives on this huge isolated property alone, at dinner that night Mary asks the question that they had not expected, her anger is strong and she wants the truth about that weekend when they tell her nothing things turn for the worst, the next morning they realise they have no means of communication the phone lines cut, the modem gone, their petrol tanks drained and no water, will they survive?
This weekend sees these five friends open up about their past lives and what really happened that dreadful weekend the fear is growing about what Mary will do with them the suspense is growing and the danger is growing is there any way they will get out of here?
This is a very well written story, atmospheric, suspenseful, the setting is just perfect for this story and the characters were easy to get to know and the ending was so very good I did not see that twist happening, this is one that I would highly recommend and look forward to more books from MS. Rivers.
My thanks to Hachette AU & NZ and Netgalley for my digital copy to read and review.
When the friends arrive they notice the disrepair that the old homestead is in and how much Mary has changed she has now lost her husband as well and lives on this huge isolated property alone, at dinner that night Mary asks the question that they had not expected, her anger is strong and she wants the truth about that weekend when they tell her nothing things turn for the worst, the next morning they realise they have no means of communication the phone lines cut, the modem gone, their petrol tanks drained and no water, will they survive?
This weekend sees these five friends open up about their past lives and what really happened that dreadful weekend the fear is growing about what Mary will do with them the suspense is growing and the danger is growing is there any way they will get out of here?
This is a very well written story, atmospheric, suspenseful, the setting is just perfect for this story and the characters were easy to get to know and the ending was so very good I did not see that twist happening, this is one that I would highly recommend and look forward to more books from MS. Rivers.
My thanks to Hachette AU & NZ and Netgalley for my digital copy to read and review.
4 stars
February 13, 2025 Hachette AU
