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Nothing to Love Here

Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson

January 16, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos 2 Comments

This book came highly recommended, but it failed to ignite my interest. I had been looking forward to it for some time: a big-shot political family with black-sheep children who literally catch on fire when upset? Sounds fun! Except…that’s not the story. It’s the story of a fuck-up (her words) obsessed with another fuck-up of great wealth and privilege. It’s an ugly story about ugly people with some children (who do happen to catch fire when upset) caught in the middle. Listening to this book […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction Tagged With: childcare, female friendship, Kevin Wilson, male gaze, Marin Ireland, Motherhood, privilege, wealth

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR13 Review No:13 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction · Tags: childcare, female friendship, Kevin Wilson, male gaze, Marin Ireland, Motherhood, privilege, wealth ·
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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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