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  • Good Behaviour by Molly Keane. 3/5 stars. Genre: Classics, Family Saga, Historical Positives: + Masterfully written with sharp characters. + Niave, unreliable narrator reveals in what she observes but fails to understand. + Darkly Funny. + Captures the dying class of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy. Negatives: - The reader is always held at arms length and any sympathy for Aroon is short lived. - Became rather miserable reading after a while!
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    Mini Review | Good Behaviour by Molly Keane

    / November 30, 2023

    Well written but miserable family saga with a naïve unreliable narrator - ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 Stars

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  • The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell Genre: Mystery, Family Drama Positives: + Has the usual hallmarks of a Lisa Jewell that make a compelling mystery story. + Varied characters. + Balanced look at the impact of guilt & hoarding on the whole family. Negatives: - The mystery lacked twists or a climax. Really more of a family history. - I didn‘t care for any of the characters. - Lorelie herself I found more annoying than charming!
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    Mini Review | The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell

    / September 11, 2023

    Another reliably gripping mystery story, but turned out to be lacking in twists and a little anti-climactic - ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 Stars

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  • The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty 4/5 Book Review
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    Mini Review | The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty

    / May 8, 2023

    Sharpe observations on everyday interactions, tightly woven plot but the central mystery is a little anti-climatic. ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5

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  • No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood Mini Review 2 out of 3 stars Genre: Contemporary Literature Positives: + Structure recreates the surreal effect of the social media doom scroll. + First half is funny Negatives: - Second half feels like it’s from a different novel. - Switch in tone is jarring and confusing. - I didn’t know what the plot was before reading, family tragedy is not my genre.
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    Mini Review | No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood

    / January 27, 2023

    I enjoyed the experimental structure, but found it as a novel disjointed and disappointing. ⭐⭐ 2/5 Stars

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