Doug MacLeod (1959–2021)

Adam has a lot to deal with - his Grandfather just passed away, he's met a new girl who may or may not think he's funny; and his little brother who has Aspergers may take everything that he says literally. Set in a seaside town where everyone knows everybody else's business, this is a lovely book about first love and families. The tigers on the beach it refers to is a bit random but there...as a joke about Bondi. Adam lives in a resort that an evil real estate agent is trying to twist his parents into selling. the grandma comes and stays in one of the cabins after the grandpa dies and then does weird things late at night because she can't stand the possums. With guests dropping off, maybe his parents will have to sell after all.… (más)

When I think back on the events in the book, wading through a pool of heads, being attacked by a meat cleaver it sounds like I should have been on the edge of my seat, but I just wasn't. There were certainly plenty of unsavoury characters around while Thomas was trying to do the right thing, but by the time the mystery was solved at the end, I still hadn't realised I was meant to be trying to solve one. I think because Thomas wasn't trying to solve it either, it didn't seem like an important aspect of the book. Not a bad book by any means, just not a favourite.… (más)