interesting read about a messed-up family but.........
not sure the constant polyphonia was needed, I think it was Meg's story plus a few emails from Lolerelei
a bit too keen to give everyone a complicated consequence - Rory in Thailand felt more tell than show, didn't really buy late convert hippie-dad
some great stuff in it, never-the-less - all in Maggie O'Farrell territory
bailedDarcy finds books as a way to escape the mess of her mom‘s hoarding habit. She kept people at bay until Asher walks into the bookstore she works at. He seems to have a mess of his own to figure out. Will they accept the mess in each other‘s life?
I DNFed this book half way through. It was too slow for me and there was little to no romance between the characters. I wanted at least more banter.
I'm hoping to finish the last of my NB magazine stack for August's #MonthlyMagazineBlitz @julieclair
I'm off to get a coffee before settling down with these beauties.
https://www.nbmagazine.co.uk/
Issues 100 - 103
pickThis is a dark tale (with a whiff of Hilary Mantel's "Beyond Black"?) of disappearance and suspicious death, set in a crumbling mansion with the principal characters being cantankerous (and possibly dangerous) old Cathal Flood and his carer Maud. It's an engrossing mystery that manages to be slyly funny and also poignant.
Extra marks for Renata, Maud's agoraphobic trans landlady.
Top marks for Aoife McMahon's superb narration.
“Clutter, like emotional chaos, has a way of running in families, passed down like curly hair or blue eyes or musical ability.”
panI would have bailed if this hadn't been for book club. This family is messed up and everything tied up too nicely at the end after all the terrible things they did to each other. And all the comments about weight/characters being fat were gross.
pickBook 4 and last in series. One pretty disturbing aspect to the crime at the center of the mystery. Good series. Liked it better than this author's standalones.
pickMeet the Bird family who live in a picture perfect cosy village. Sensible Megan, shy Bethan and twin boys - Rhys and Rory, Colin, their father and beautiful mother Lorelei. One Easter weekend, a tragic event takes place and the family will never be the same again. The family is torn apart and they go on to lead separate lives. Years later they return to their childhood home to find out once for all what happened to their childhood.
Starting this today. Another book from my TBR list.
