Review of The Water Diviner (2014) by Tyranian — 23 Aug 2019

Starts well and Crowe is good but the story loses momentum fairly early and struggles to regain it.

This review of The Water Diviner (2014) was written by Tyranian on 23 Aug 2019.

The Water Diviner has generally received positive reviews.

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