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The Rabbit Club: A Novel by Christopher J. Yates
4.5
challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

 I was so thrilled when my sister-in-law sent me 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑹𝑨𝑩𝑩𝑰𝑻 π‘ͺ𝑳𝑼𝑩 π’ƒπ’š π‘ͺπ’‰π’“π’Šπ’”π’•π’π’‘π’‰π’†π’“ 𝑱. 𝒀𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔, from @hanoversquarepress & out July 8th. I was then thrilled to receive the #gifted audio from @htpbooks_audio via @netgalley and the combination was divine with Jeremy Arthur, Will Watt, & Imogen Church narrating.

This is a dark academia, gothic suspense told in such a teasing method that had me trying to put it together to no avail.

Ali McCain is off to Oxford to study English Literature, and also hopes to meet his father, a British Rock star who abandoned him as a tot. He uses this "clout" to gain a spot in the secret society, the Saracens, despite the warnings of his new friends.

Despite where I thought I saw this one going, I was hooked in the atmosphere and waiting with bated breath for what would surely be a different direction. I was rewarded with this patience as the tale went down a dark and twisted path. I love that rug pulled moment.

The characters were well formed by this disorienting point, and I lost all sense of where it would land. This is one of the best feelings I've had reading a suspense, and how it all did come together was brilliant and unique. The final page left me a bit breathless as it was satisfyingly loose. The references to Brides Head Revisited, King Lear, and Alice in Wonderland were a mix of fever dream deliciousness.

I love audio, as you may well know, but I must say I needed the print to keep up. There were some interesting perspectives telling the story and it helped to keep track, though I loved the voices!

I definitely recommend this excellent addition to the genre to fans who can allow the author to peel the layers in their own time and ways. I loved it.

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