A review by penny_literaryhoarders
Exley by Brock Clarke

3.0

Exley was a title often recommended to me by Aaron @Typographical Era. It ended up being the book club's choice to read, so I was glad I was finally going to be getting around to reading it. It wasn't exactly what I anticipated or hoped it would be- the premise was fabulous - a young boy is desperate to find and help his father and believes the only person that can help him is Exley, author of his father's favourite book - but for me the execution of the story fell flat. The good doctor that was supposed to be helping Miller was a person that desperately got under my skin - I simply could not stand him. I will say however that the final chapters are extremely redeeming. They are very touching and heartwarming yet heartbreaking for Miller (and the reader). Overall, a good read, but for me not until the very final chapters.