A review by bethniamh
Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan

Megan Nolan has been on my radar for a while and I’ve kept meaning to try one of her books; I spotted this at Waterstones when I had a voucher to spend and figured I may as well. From the reviews I’d skimmed, I was expecting something like Eliza Clark’s Penance, which I loved; this was a much quieter book, focused more on the humans behind what could have been a sensationalised story about a child's murder. I didn’t get fully into it until about halfway through, but once we started going into depth into each Green family member’s story, I found myself much more engaged. I was initially underwhelmed by the ending, but the more I think about it, the more the understated nature of it fits the story and the angle the author was going for.