Aug 16, 2015

Matt Haig: The Radleys

One of the short reviews on the book cover said "great fun". So I bought the book thinking this would be a lovely summer read. I was in for a surprise.
See, if you take a look at the cover you are made to believe everything is going to be perfect. In a perfect house with cloudless sky above. But if you take a look at it from a vampire's point of view, surely you realize it's a nightmare. Sun blisters your skin, having your blinds down during the day alerts your nosy neighbors and all you really wanted was to be human. For your children. To whom you haven't cracked the news about their origin yet. Not that you plan to. As a doctor you come up with many excuses why they feel fatigued at school and why they have skin condition. It's not like they will start drinking their schoolmates on their own, right?
Well, that's exactly when things start going down and long years of suppressed cravings and family secrets start coming toward the surface and someone has to deal with it.
The book is very dark and thrilling. You think you know everything but then things start to fall apart and different truths appear. Because there can be more than one truth, trust me. The book will suck you in and won't let go until you are completely dry.

GENRE: horror with the not so bitter end
FANGS OUT: you won't see it coming
FANGS RETRACTING: fangs always, always out ;-)=
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