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Magpie - review

 


Synopsis:

Sometimes Marisa gets the fanciful notion that Kate has visited the house before. She makes herself at home without any self-consciousness. She puts her toothbrush right there in the master bathroom, on the shelf next to theirs. 

In Jake, Marisa has found everything she’s ever wanted. Then their new lodger Kate arrives.

Something about Kate isn’t right. Is it the way she looks at Marisa’s boyfriend? Sits too close on the sofa? Constantly asks about the baby they are trying for? Or is it all just in Marisa’s head?

After all, that’s what her Jake keeps telling her. And she trusts him – doesn’t she?

But Marisa knows something is wrong. That the woman sleeping in their house will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

Marisa just doesn’t know why.

How far will she go to find the answer – and how much is she willing to lose?


My review:

This book was good, but unfortunately didn’t quite live up to my expectations

I felt that the first half and the second half of the book were so different to each other that it just didn’t feel cohesive, and the twist came too early on for me, leaving the ending a little underwhelming 

Something that I did find interesting about Magpie was how quickly your opinions on a character can change depending on who’s perspective you are hearing from - this book definitely uses the unreliable narrator.

The main strength of this book was the characters and how they interacted with each other in a very human and realistic way, and also how the book explored very complex and intricate topics of family, motherhood, infertility and mental health issues

Don’t get me wrong, I did enjoy this book, just not as much as I thought I would. 


My Rating -  7/10


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