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3.5 Stars • Next of Kin by John Boyne (2006) is a twisty thriller set in 1936 London. Owen Montignac, a broke aristocrat, gets snubbed in his uncle‘s will, leaving everything to his cousin Stella. Facing a huge debt to a shady casino boss, Owen schemes to steal art, blackmail, and even kill to get what he thinks is his. He ropes in Gareth, the lazy son of a judge, and things spiral into a messy web of lies and murder. ⬇️

Enjoyed this one! Got pretty twisty for about the last 1/4 of the book.

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I was a little bored until the last quarter of the book. Then it picked up a bit and I liked the ending. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Still on my tbr shelf! 🐦 🪹

I bought this book secondhand years ago and forgot I even had it until I saw Netflix had made a movie. I figured I should probably read it, so I could watch the movie😂. Overall, I enjoyed it, even though everything lined up too neatly for it to be realistic. I will say, if you liked this book, do NOT watch the movie. They changed everything. The only good change was who she ended up with in the end.

I read this in 2016 and didn‘t love it. It was my first audiobook, I had just gotten back into reading, and I think listening to the multiple POV format was too much. After a reread of the audio, I am in love!! The multiple POV enhances the story so much because all the characters are so internal. We really need their opinions of each other and peripheral stories to see everything as it is. 💛💛💛💛/5!

SUCH a fun read! Southern gothic mystery set mostly in the NC mountains with an impossibly rich, conniving, lying, backstabbing family all trying to end up with the huge McTavish fortune. I loved every second of it. Such a delicious read and the audiobook is great too.

I chose this after my sweet aunt read it with her book club. She‘d texted me a picture that said “I loved this book!” Now I‘ll text her a similar message and we‘ll discuss. So fun.

Last week I watched the adaption of this book on Netflix with a visiting sister. It was a fun romance and when I saw it was inspired by a book I immediately checked Libby and it was available after a short hold. I spent yesterday with the book and liked both - even the differences. Where the movie is a romance the book is more contemporary fiction (pub 2013). Had all aspects of the book been adapted it would require a limited series.