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Elen‘s husband has left her, she‘s drinking heavily and she‘s just been kicked out of her house when she meets 4 wealthy English teenagers who spend their lives skiing whilst squatting in empty Air BnBs.
Apparently early blurbs over-hyped this to be a mix of Secret History and White Lotus but, fortunately they‘ve dialled back from that, as it‘s nothing of the sort.
For the most part I found it quite interesting, hence the light pick ⬇️
squirrelbrain …but, once again, we get a ‘nothing‘ ending that just fizzles out. It reminded me quite a lot of Cline‘s The Guest. With unlikeable characters, they either need their comeuppance or they need to turn REALLY bad at the end, not just fade away. Both books almost had really interesting commentary on wealth and class, but neither followed it through to a satisfactory conclusion. I did prefer this one to The Guest though. (edited) 3mo
squirrelbrain #netgalley Published on 1st Feb in the UK. 3mo
Soubhiville Excellent review! 3mo
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MicheleinPhilly I hated The Guest‘s ending. HATED IT! 3mo
Megabooks Great review! Not sure I‘m sold on it, though. 💜 not a fan on The Guest! 3mo
Megabooks @MicheleinPhilly same, same!!! 3mo
squirrelbrain Yes, I hated The Guest‘s ending too @Megabooks @MicheleinPhilly - this one was almost the same, but I felt like the rest of the book before it had a *little* bit more to say. I was torn between a pick and a so-so for this, so I probably wouldn‘t bother reading it. 3mo
Hooked_on_books Thanks for this review, as I‘ll definitely be avoiding this book! 3mo
Caroline2 Couldn‘t agree more re endings. They need to get their comeuppance or turn really bad. Authors seem to be shying away from committing lately. Really annoying!!! 3mo
quietlycuriouskate I've got Squirrel Mail! Thank you, Helen ❤️ 3mo
squirrelbrain They do, don‘t they @Caroline2 - it shouldn‘t be allowed to NOT finish writing a book properly! 3mo
squirrelbrain You‘re welcome @quietlycuriouskate ! 3mo
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