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DO NOT READ THE BOOK JACKET! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

The Witch Elm by Tana French

August 17, 2019 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

If you are in the least bit interested in this story- as an avid reader of Tana French or a curious newcomer- then heed the warning and DO NOT be tempted by the book jacket! The inciting action is described- in detail- right on the open flap of the cover, but you will spend a good 250 pages wandering around in wait. It will ruin one of the many surprises, and lend an unnecessary element of additional suspense to something that is already full of […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: abuse, Dublin, family secrets, murder, old money, privilege, Tana French, trauma, unreliable narrator, violence

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR11 Review No:9 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: abuse, Dublin, family secrets, murder, old money, privilege, Tana French, trauma, unreliable narrator, violence ·
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