A review by luckycharmedlovesbooks
A Flaw in the Design by Nathan Oates

3.0

A Flaw In the Design was such an out of the ordinary read. Just based on the synopsis, I was immediately intrigued and couldn’t wait to read it. Gil and his wife and two daughters are about to take in Gil’s nephew, whose parents have just died. Gil is grappling with his grief for losing his estranged sister, while also struggling with his jealousy of the entitled and rich and simultaneous distrust for his nephew based on an incident that happened years ago between his nephew and one of his daughters. The entire time I was reading, I disliked Gil and was disappointed that it seemed to be just another unreliable narrator story. When I got to the last 25%, I just kept flipping pages as the twist was so, well, twisty! I did not anticipate the ending, and the sort of cliffhanger at the end had me wondering what exactly I just read. Overall, I enjoyed the story and would recommend giving it a try.
Thank you to Netgalley and Random House for the opportunity to read this in exchange for my honest opinion.