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Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
254 pages
What’s it about?
Ten years after leaving boarding school ,under troubling circumstances, Lillian's former roommate and old friend Madison calls out of the blue asking for a favor. Madison needs help with her strange 10-year-old step-kids. She wants Lillian to be their caregiver and keep them out of the public eye. The only problem is that they combust into flames at the drop of a hat....
What did it make me think about?
The unlikely places we find love.
Should I read it?
I SO enjoyed this book. It has sat on my shelf for awhile just because it just sounded so strange- and am I pleased I finally picked it up. It was just a quick, fun, unexpected story- told with a sense of humor. Did I say quick- because this is an exceptionally fast read? I can't wait to see what Kevin Wilson comes up with next!
Quote-
"This was how you did it, how you raised children. You built them a house that was impervious to danger and then you gave them every single thing that they could ever want, no matter how impossible. You read to them at night. Why couldn't people figure this out?"
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Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson
254 pages
What’s it about?
Ten years after leaving boarding school ,under troubling circumstances, Lillian's former roommate and old friend Madison calls out of the blue asking for a favor. Madison needs help with her strange 10-year-old step-kids. She wants Lillian to be their caregiver and keep them out of the public eye. The only problem is that they combust into flames at the drop of a hat....
What did it make me think about?
The unlikely places we find love.
Should I read it?
I SO enjoyed this book. It has sat on my shelf for awhile just because it just sounded so strange- and am I pleased I finally picked it up. It was just a quick, fun, unexpected story- told with a sense of humor. Did I say quick- because this is an exceptionally fast read? I can't wait to see what Kevin Wilson comes up with next!
Quote-
"This was how you did it, how you raised children. You built them a house that was impervious to danger and then you gave them every single thing that they could ever want, no matter how impossible. You read to them at night. Why couldn't people figure this out?"
If you liked this try-
Rabbit Cake by Annie Hartnett
2 AM At The Cat's Pajamas by Marie Helene-Bertino
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman
Nothing to See Here is such a wild, unexpected ride—an unreal, zany story that somehow manages to balance laugh-out-loud moments with real heart. Kevin Wilson takes a premise that sounds absurd (kids who literally catch on fire when upset) and spins it into a story about family, trauma, and the messy ways people try to love and protect one another.
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