A review by midnighttolker
The Radleys by Matt Haig

4.0

I was really, really pleasantly surprised by this book. It's more of an exploration of the human (and non-human) condition rather than a vampire story. Up until the end, it really REALLY reminded me of Rowling's Casual Vacancy. There are the characters, first of all. They all have very raw and real flaws that make them hard to like while still being interesting; the small English country village is very similar to Pagford too. At first the third person limited POV was off-putting, but it didn't take long to get used to it. Everything is told so matter-of-factly - it's brusque and very removed from everything happening to the characters. I would definitely recommend this for something a little bit different.