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The Witch Elm
by Tana French
This is a stand-alone novel from the author of the Dublin Murder Squad books. I have to say that I was bored throughout, because this book has glacial pacing. Our narrator is Toby Hennessy, and he feels like what once upon a time we would have called a yuppie. Something bad happens to him, and to combat this, he moves in with his uncle Hugo who has terminal cancer. Toby grew up in his house with his two cousins Susanna and Leon. But one day, something is found under the wych elm in the garden...
Ugh, I am falling asleep already just typing this. Could have been tense and interesting, but Toby is super navel-gazing, utterly unlikeable, no one is really likeable. I don't usually care, I don't always have to like characters to care about a story. But chapters were super-long, and nothing ever seemed to happen. Would not really recommend. I also grabbed a Dublin Murder Squad book for my to-read pile, and hope that that at least will be better.
Ugh, I am falling asleep already just typing this. Could have been tense and interesting, but Toby is super navel-gazing, utterly unlikeable, no one is really likeable. I don't usually care, I don't always have to like characters to care about a story. But chapters were super-long, and nothing ever seemed to happen. Would not really recommend. I also grabbed a Dublin Murder Squad book for my to-read pile, and hope that that at least will be better.