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A review by talesfromabibliophile
Play Nice by Rachel Harrison
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I've been a fan of Rachel Harrison for ages now and I think this might be her best one yet. I've always loved the way she pulls real world emotions and horrors into a story with fantastical elements. I also love a good haunted house story so this one was right up my alley.
In Play Nice, we follow Clio, a stylist and fashion influencer, as she fights the metaphorical...and literal demons in her life. After her parent's disastrous divorce in her early childhood, Clio's mom, Alex, moved her and her two sisters into a house that Alex claimed was possessed by a demon. The majority of this story takes place after Alex dies and the siblings inherited the haunted house they didn't know their mom still owned. Clio volunteers to fix the house up to be put on the market and begins the journey of unraveling the truth of her mother's life and the version of the truth she was told growing up.
I loved the flawed characters and the way Harrison portrayed the journey of becoming an adult and realizing that our parents are just as messy and flawed as everyone else.
In Play Nice, we follow Clio, a stylist and fashion influencer, as she fights the metaphorical...and literal demons in her life. After her parent's disastrous divorce in her early childhood, Clio's mom, Alex, moved her and her two sisters into a house that Alex claimed was possessed by a demon. The majority of this story takes place after Alex dies and the siblings inherited the haunted house they didn't know their mom still owned. Clio volunteers to fix the house up to be put on the market and begins the journey of unraveling the truth of her mother's life and the version of the truth she was told growing up.
I loved the flawed characters and the way Harrison portrayed the journey of becoming an adult and realizing that our parents are just as messy and flawed as everyone else.