Long Bright River Book Review

Hello everyone and welcome back to the blog! Today, I am back with another book review. I first heard about Long Bright River when I saw something on social media about the Hulu tv show with Amanda Seyfried. I’ve read one Liz Moore book before, God of the Woods, so I was interested in reading something else by her. So, let’s get into it!

Long Bright River follows two sisters, Mickey, who is a police officer, and Kacie, who is predominantly a drug addict, holder of miscellaneous jobs. One day, Mickey realizes she hasn’t heard from her sister, Kacie. She hasn’t heard from her, hasn’t seen her around when she’s out on patrol. After speaking with Kacie’s friends, Mickey finds that they also haven’t seen her. As Mickey continues to do her rounds, she prays that every dead body that shows up isn’t her sister. A streak of dead bodies alerts the PD of a possible serial killer. Mickey is now trying to do everything she can to find her sister. Is her sister connected to the murders? Why are certain groups of people being targeted? Where is her sister?

Now, I want to start by saying that this book was really long. It’s a little over five hundred pages. Which in the grand scheme of things, this book was like two hundred pages too long. Some chapters were long, and others weren’t.

I thought the writing was really well done though. This type of content is hard to write about sometimes, but I think Moore handled it very well.

I think the ending really made up for some of the slower parts in the book. Like I said it’s over five hundred pages and not all of that is super interesting.

Also, I liked Mickey as a character. I don’t think she always thought through her decisions and can be reckless. Honestly, with Kacie, she was really unlikeable in the flashbacks. I didn’t like her character, but again I think that’s more of a sign of good writing.

The only other Liz Moore book I’ve read is The God of the Woods which I have to say, I liked a lot more than Long Bright River.

Now there are flashbacks from the sister’s lives. I liked these parts. I liked seeing their relationship as its most innocent point and how it progresses into how we see it today. We get to see their fallout, Kacie’s ultimate downfall, the effects of drugs and how it affected their relationship. But also, the bond of family and how even though Kacie wasn’t talking to Mickey, Mickey was doing everything she could to find her.

Overall, I gave this 4/5 stars. While I didn’t think the length of the book was necessary, I did like the timeline of the story. I liked the ending and how everything played out. I would recommend it if you’re really into Liz Moore’s books and if you plan on watching the TV show. I think watching the show after having read the book would add to the experience.

Alright folks, that is all I have for this week! Come back next Wednesday for another blog post. As always, thank you for reading :)