Preeti's Reviews > Tallowwood

UPDATE- No, I have not re-read it but maybe I would do it in few months. But, every time I read an NR Walker book, I can't help but compare them with Tallowwood. I think it's all because of the MCs, August and Jacob.😇😇 And, I feel I was being stingy when I gave it 4 stars. So, let's upgrade this book to the stars it deserve- 5 💫.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is my first NR Walker's book, so I don't know what is her usual style of writing. But reading this book was like watching a good serial killer detective show. You get so engrossed in the plot that your sole motto revolves around catching the killers. 😆😆More so when the mystery element is much more potent than the romance.
August Shaw is a cold case detective based in Sydney. He had lost his boyfriend 8 years ago. So now for him living means just existing. His only connection with the world is around his cold cases. He meets Jacob, an Aboriginal head Constable in Tallowood after a new link was discovered for a cold case. Jacob is a small-town guy. He is lively but shares the same sensitivity and passion as August feels for his work. Now, this was sure a slow burn with a super low level of steam. But the connection between August and Jacob was so perfect that I didn't felt anything amiss with the romance element. It felt as if Jacob was the only person who can bring life back into August. I also loved how the epilogue bought everything together.