A review by precioussantiago
Nana by Mark Towse

5.0

This book was horrific/unsettling/ and at times hilarious and I enjoyed every minute of it.

Nana is a dark, unsettling novella that hits the ground running. There’s an eerie feeling of dread that starts from the very first paragraph and carries throughout the story with a devastating conclusion.

This story follows Ollie, a young boy
who is forced to spend the night over his Nana’s house because his parents are looking to spend an evening alone to sort out their crumbling marriage.

Ollie does not want to go to Nana Ivy’s house. She’s smelly, boring, and he feels like he’s old enough to stay at home alone. Despite his pleas to be allowed to stay home he ends up at Nana Ivy’s house and thrust into an evening of hell.

I liked how in the beginning we’re introduced to a cast of characters through the brief and disgusting interactions with the paperboy. From the start I was like what am I getting myself into