A review by ruthlemon08
The Kindness by Polly Samson

3.0

I read this because a neighbour, Jerry, mentioned that his former neighbour had written a character of him into one of her books and used his exact name (without permission). It’s not a book I would have found without Jerry and it didn’t wow me. I could see flickers of the village where I, Jerry and the author all live/d but the characters were not particularly believable and some of the language in their speech was just not how people speak. A few overused phrases and metaphors too. Saw the twists coming a mile off and wasn’t really gripped and didn’t really feel invested in any of the individuals in the book.