This is the fourth in the Cyrus Haven series, though it could very easily be read as a stand alone. Cyrus is a psychologist who is sometimes contracted to help the police with profiling possible suspects but also goes off and tries to solve cases on his own. Evie Cormac comes from a very traumatic childhood, she had been found hiding in a the walls of a house where a man had been tortured to death. This book takes you back into her background she's now a young woman of 22, though she easily looks much younger, she lives with Cyrus who tries to get her to open up about her history. Evie is very easy to love and hate all in good measures. She's feisty and sassy and hard edged but also very vulnerable and earning for love. This book opens with a sinking boat and bodies in the water and the quest to find out who did it and why. Evie's past comes back to haunt her in new ways and the ships sinking is the catalyst to finding out not only who is responsible but finding out how Evie was taken and by whom. Loved everything about this book and cant wait to read more of her story.
Thank you Netgalley for this arc

Storm Child is the fourth in Michael Robotham's Cyrus Haven Series, and to say I missed these novels is a huge understatement!

It has been over a year since I last read a book from this series, and Robotham did a great job pulling information to the forefront of my mind with small reminders. Yes, do read this series in order, but the books don't need to be read back to back!

I love Cyrus and Evie; they are beyond fully fleshed out, and I'm still convinced they're actually real people! Both have disturbing childhoods that rendered them dark and wounded, yet both are equally strong from their respective pasts. They have such an amazing connection, and I love the dynamic of seeing them on page together.

As much as I love this series, this book seemed to have a slightly different narrative than the others, coming across as more political than the previous three. With this being said, the plot of this book completely makes sense in the series as a whole.

This audiobook is again narrated by Joe Jameson, and he just does an outstanding job; highly recommend!

With this fourth book, Evie's past is revealed, Cyrus is content, and readers are left with these two in good spaces. This just sadly feels like the ending, but if this is indeed the end of the series, I'm glad this book provided a sense of closure!

Thank you NetGalley, Simon & Schuster Canada and Scribner for the complimentary copies to read and review.

This is the fourth in the Cyrus Haven series, though it could very easily be read as a stand alone. Cyrus is a psychologist who is sometimes contracted to help the police with profiling possible suspects. Evie Cormac comes from a very traumatic childhood, she had been found hiding in a house where a man had been tortured to death. This book delves into more of her background she's now a young woman of 22, though she easily looks much younger, she lives with Cyrus who tries to get her to open up about her history. One day while they are at a local beach, a number of bodies are seen floating in the water, Cyrus dives in to try to help, but each one he brings to shore is already dead. One young boy of about 14 is alive, he's from Albania, and he doesn't speak English. When Evie sees all the bodies floating in the water, she goes into a catatonic state and is admitted to hospital, where she hears the young boy speaking but no one can understand him, she does and is able to have a brief conversation with him. Cyrus is asked to consult on the case, about 17 bodies had washed up, only the young boy survived. The journey to who was responsible and why leads them to Scotland, where Evie recognizes a person that she believes is from her past. As her memory starts to come back of her own refugee journey, she begins to remember more of the people involved, bad thing is they also recognize her. This is a real fast paced story, Evie is quite the character, strong at times, and she makes one feel sympathy for her history. A very good book and I would highly recommend. Thanks to #Netgalley and #Scribner for the ARC.

Cyrus and Evie are back for Book 4 of this series!!!
Cyrus is a forensic psychologist as well as Evie’s guardian.
When the bodies of migrants wash onto shore Evie feels a sense of familiarity. Cyrus makes it his mission to find answers about Evie’s past but at what cost?

This story is so gripping, emotional and
wonderfully written. I loved it!!!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me a copy of this book to read and review.

I didn't realize when I requested this book that it was part of a series. That was a rookie mistake on my part.

That said, the book was incredibly well written. It's a complex & well-layered character-driven with two incredibly compelling characters. Thematically, it's quite dark, but the author really allows the reader to come to their own thoughts about some really serious subject matters of the day. He unpacks a lot of trauma that is just so compelling to read about. On it's own merit, I would most definitely recommend this story.

However, even though it theoretically could be read as a stand-alone, it's also very clear to me that it's a richer, more nuanced story if you read books preceding this one in the series. There is a sense that I was missing out on quite a bit of back-story here. And as strong as the characters are, it's clear that their character developments and motivations were established in earlier books. But that is not the fault of the author, but of my own for choosing to read something mid-stream of a series.

I am very much desiring to seek out the earlier novels, and then come back and read this with fresh eyes. Based on what I read in this novel, it is clear I will enjoy the previous books. That is a testament to how good this author is at world-building and story-telling.

I received a ARC copy via Net Galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

This book is the fourth in the Cyrus Haven series, but don’t worry if you are new; you can start here. Michael does a great job of catching readers up so they don’t feel lost. I love a series that can be read as standalones or in series.

Cyrus and Evie continue to be some of my favourite characters. They have fascinating backstories that I can’t seem to get enough of, although both are traumatic. Cyrus found his parents and twin sisters murdered by his brother when he was only a teenager. This is why he became a psychologist and now works with the police as a consultant. He wants to understand what happens in the minds of folks who commit crimes. Evie is another story, and it has largely been a mystery until this point in the series. We’ve got bits and pieces. We know she was found hiding in a house where crimes were committed. We know her mother and sister are dead. We know she has endured so much trauma. But even Evie isn’t sure what her past looks like. She has blocked a lot of it out. I was excited to read this book because we are finally learning more about her. Evie, as a character, is hard to love. She’s mercurial. She does things that frustrate and anger the people around her. But Michael has done a great job of writing her, so as readers, we can’t help but be intrigued and warm up to her. A lot of my motivation to read this book came from curiosity about Evie. Even knowing theoretically that it would be dark, I don’t think I was suitably prepared for this book. It is heart-wrenching. Consider yourself warned.

The issue of migrants and immigration is front and centre in this book, and I think Michael did a pretty good job of helping us understand some of the different perspectives through different characters. It’s a difficult topic to discuss because it’s such a complicated issue with no clear answers. It’s nuanced and not black and white. I can say I had all the feels at different moments in the book, from outrage to sadness.

The mystery aspect of the book is well done (as I would expect from Michael), with plenty of twists and turns and shocking moments that kept me turning the pages well into the night. This one is an emotional journey, y’all.

Michael Robotham has delivered another stellar read in Storm Child.

4.5⭐️

No 4 Cyrus Haven series.

I’m a big fan of this series with the relationship between Evie and Cyrus so I was excited to read this one asap.

This one looks at the pertinent issue of people trafficking,a disaster with a small boat brings forth hidden memories for Evie. In this book we get much of Evie’s previously hidden back story which fit in excellently.

There is some character development for both Cyrus and Evie, and their relationship, but think they came across better in previous books as likeable characters.

I loved it, great story telling as always, it’s not one of my very favourites in the series.
I’m looking forward to the next instalment

Cyrus and Evie are back! Investigating the case of an overturned boat of asylum seekers with only one survivor, Cyrus soon realizes that this investigation is linked to Evie's past.

Binge-read this book in a day! Michael Robotham did another amazing job, I love this series. Cyrus and Evie are both fascinating people, I hope there's a 5th book.

Getting an ARC of this book felt like Christmas came early! Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review

Storm Child is another fast paced suspenseful harowing read in the Cyrus Haven series .

Cyrus and Evie are back with a vengenance and what a story do they have to tell.

They are on holiday when a boatload of migrants is capsized.

Cyrus dives right in and tries his hardest to rescue the migrants.

Evie is watching and this triggers some lost memories and brings back flashes of her past.

In order to get answers to what happened and to answer more about Evie's past the duo investigate the accident.

People dont want them asking questions and the consequences are high.

Michael Robotham takes the reader down a twisted, chilling, heart wrenching path that has the reader holding their breath.

The ending I did not see coming and I anxiously await the Book 5 in the series.

Highly recommend you get your copy, clear your calendar and settle in for an amazing roller coaster of a read.

Thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Canada, Scribner for the privilege of reading and reviewing Storm Child.

Michael Robotham’s upcoming release is “Storm Child”, the 4th installment in the stellar Cyrus Haven series. As in the previous three books, it also co-stars Evie Cormac as Cyrus’s uniquely talented yet still mysterious young female counterpart. It should be noted that this was my first non-academic book in a while. I chose to read it first even though I had just purchased the newly released Stephen King short story collection. Given I was fortunate enough to receive an Advanced Reading Copy (ARC) of Robotham’s Storm Child, I felt it important to honor that good fortune by reading it first.

In Storm Child, Robotham pulls off a tour de force by continuing to unravel Evie Cormac’s shady past while also telling a gut-wrenching human-interest story pulled straight from current headlines. In addition to furthering his amazing character development, Robotham also continues to prove why he is considered by many to be a master mystery writer, expertly weaving a perfectly paced thriller with just the right number of twists and turns in just the right places. Storm Child not only delivers chills, it also provides plenty of food-for-thought in terms of not only doing the right thing, but what distinguishes right from wrong. In other words, Robotham excels as thrills with depth and character. With each new book, Michael Robotham keeps reconfirming why he remains one of my favorite authors.

This one touches on the darkest side humanity has to offer. It has some brutal moments. It moved at a good pace though I did feel we could have had more depth on evies past. She is a great character and the book flowed with both fear and emotion. This one is a real life problem turned into a jaw dropping heart pounding thrill ride

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Canada | Scribner for the eARC of this book.

This is number 4 in the Cyrus Haven and Evie Cormac series. Cyrus, a forensic psychologist, first met Evie years before at a children's home. Evie had been found in the home of a dead man, hiding in a closet, a victim of child abuse. Over the years Cyrus and Evie have worked together to help her overcome her background in order to live a normal life, eventhough many of her memories remain hidden from them both.

Cyrus and Evie are enjoying a day at the beach when tragedy strikes. A migrant boat has been ramed, broken apart and the bodies start to wash up on the beach. Cyrus and Evie have become seperated as Cyrus helps deal with the chaos and the lone survivor. When Evie is found, she has reverted into herself, unable to communicate and almost catatonic. What follows along is the search for those who rammed the boat, those participating in human trafficking, child sexual abuse, and what truly happened to Evie all those years ago.

I had not read any of the previous books but had no trouble catching on to Evie and Cyrus' backstory. This book tackles some very difficult subjects head on. It's an excellent read. 4 out of 5 stars.

Storm Child by Michael Robotham is a good fit for readers who enjoy psychological thrillers that explore the complexities of the past and the impact it has on the present, particularly in relation to trauma, survival, and the pursuit of justice.

Most of the books I read are heavy reads, but this book was even more so because it alludes to real events. Current events, about human suffering at the hands of the powerful. Duplicitous people who have so many facades that it would make your head spin.

While the story was intriguing and written well, try as I may I could not get invested in Evie or Cyrus as people. I wish more time was given to give more substance to these characters. Their back story is placed almost like a placeholder and I kept waiting for it to unfold in more detail so I can truly sink my heart into this story but it didn’t happen.

I’ve given it four stars because it is an important story to read. This story is about human trafficking, xenophobia and politics.

I received a copy of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley.

The bodies of migrants are washed onto the beach where Cyrus and Evie are holidaying. Cyrus helps save one survivor and on the strength of that inserts himself into the investigation, even though there never really seems to be much call for a psychologist. Instead Cyrus and Evie keep asking awkward questions of people they think are involved in endangering or trafficking migrants today and also Evie herself when she was a child. The whole mystery of Evie's past is laid out here, presumably as recalled by Evie herself, which felt a bit anticlimactic after the gradual hints of the previous books.

I found the various players in St. Claire (who were all related to each other in one way or another) confusingly hard to keep in their proper places and the ending frustratingly abrupt. Not my favourite in this series.

I’ll be the first to admit it took me a while to settle with the Cyrus and Evie series, the first two books had such a strong focus on the backstories of our lead characters. The third book brought things together very nicely and I was very eager to read this.

WOW! Storm Child is a modern masterpiece.

Opening with a day at the beach, which ends in tragedy as bodies start washing up on the beach. Cyrus’s compulsion to care for the sole survivor and investigate the people trafficking operation that brought him to England will drag Evie back into painful memories of her own journey.

The balance of progression on the ongoing case with Evie’s story is just perfect, it steadily builds to a very powerful and thrilling finale and sets up for the continuation of this series exquisitely.

As deep, dark and stormy as the North Sea this is truly compelling crime writing, building on the already wonderfully developed characters of Cyrus and Evie. This is an essential book in what is now an epic series.

Definitely recommended, definitely best read in order from Book 1, Good Girl, Bad Girl.

Thanks to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster Canada