The Bluffs

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There is a strong sense of action and urgency that pervades The Bluffs from the get-go. If this book was a character, I would best describe it as highly strung. There is tension around every corner in The Bluffs. The sense of imminent danger that follows this book never releases. It takes a skilled writer to maintain such a consistent level of biting atmosphere for the entire length of the novel, so I am very impressed by this debut author’s skill in this area. Submitted by a verified resident of the apartment community. Participating residents may receive reward points in exchange for posting a review during their lease term, regardless of the nature of the review. There were a lot of characters here and it took me a while to remember who was who. But it means Perry can offer many red herrings and a lot of small town texture. His descriptions of the misty atmospheric mountainous terrain also felt very vivid and real. Schoolgirls disappearing in the bush, what does that remind you of?? Did you even read Joan Lindsay and what happened to you, Kyle, at school??

And then, there’s the sexual relationships. Oh dear… Well, there is that Aussie joke that everyone in Tassie is having sex with their relatives…The icy mountain rain grew heavy, slapping against the gum leaves with the wind. A yellow wattlebird called off in the bush: the sound like a cork pulled from a bottle." Four teenage girls disappear from a school group taking part in a camping activity in Tasmania's ruggedly beautiful but treacherous Great Western Tiers. Their teacher, Eliza Ellis, is found hiding in the bush, injured and confused, but there is no trace of the girls. Locals fear that the disappearances may herald the return of the fabled "Hungry Man", a spectre who inhabits the bush and is supposed responsible for the unsolved disappearance of a group of girls thirty years ago. Con and Murphy are okay characters, I guess, although at times their characteristics and actions felt a little too contrived and convenient. Perry was obviously trying to make Murphy the poor misunderstood bad boy with a heart of gold. However, I found he spent far too much time high and/or yelling and/or being physically violent for me to be totally enchanted. And how he basically became everyone’s prime suspect was really kind of weird and didn’t make much sense. I’m conscious of course that my initial antipathy is partially about taste, given the dip into the fantasy / otherworldly genre (which I dislike). But it took me a while to get to that point. In fact I almost put it aside (to read later) a few times in the first few chapters.

Coastal bluffs are formed through a combination of erosion from wind, sea spray, and crashing waves. These bluffs are often more rugged than their inland counterparts, and are more vulnerable to major erosion. Coastal bluffs, especially those in the Puget Sound region of the U.S. state of Washington, are sometimes called feeder bluffs. The constant erosion of feeder bluffs supplies (feeds) sediment to the beaches and seashore downstream below. The Bluffs is about love, family and secrets. The local school of Limestone Creek organise a walking trip to the wildness of the Great Western Tiers. However, the journey did not end the way they planned. On the first night, four of the girls went missing. The town of Limestone Creek was worried has the "Hungry Man" returned. The readers of The Bluffs will continue to follow Jordan Murphy and law enforcement officers investigation to find the young girls that are missing in the wildness. Eliza made me want to slap her for most of the book. Everything about her grated on my nerves. Again though, everything surrounding her and the school teachers seemed unrealistic, not to mention completely inappropriate. If adult teachers carry on like this, the next generation are doomed. The Bluffs had some good twists and turns through the middle but the final chapter was more disappointing than I was anticipating.We appreciate your honest review. We set a high standard for ourselves, so we are disappointed to hear that your experience with us was not a positive one. We do understand some level of noise can be common in multi-family living. However, we do have policies and procedures in place once neighbors become a nuisance to others.