"Everybody is here, and this is what I was hoping for. Now it’s time to get to work."
The Neighbours
by Daniel Hurst
Katie and Sean have just moved into their beautiful new house!
It is a lovely home on a quiet street with just a few neighbors.
There's the problem. You see, these neighbors are not like most neighbors. To put it bluntly -- they're kind of weird.
Or maybe batshit crazy.
I liked this book. It had many twists and turns and was a fun and quick read. It's predictable in a way -- the plot's been done before. But it also has some twisty elements that are NOT predictable and a heck of an ending. (No spoilers.)
Only issue I had was I could not stand either Katie or Sean. This is an issue that most likely will happen to you as well.
Some aspects of the book were hilarious as this seemingly happy couple sees their relationship fall apart, over stuff so easy to fix, one does not need to be a marriage counselor to see what the problems are and how to solve them.
No spoilers but....Katie and Sean....just. say. no.
STOP apologizing.
Be happy, you silly couple!
Alas, Katie and Sean are pretty hopeless at that. Being happy I mean. These two would be terrible psychologists so please anybody -- if you have issues and want to talk to somebody -- do not choose Katie and Sean because they will likely mess up your life with their drama. Just a warning.
Putting aside the actions of these two, which would make ANY codependent person, feel just fine about their life, these two train wrecks are fun to read about. One also wants to yell through the book, "Stop it! Don't DO that." But alas, it is unlikely they would listen. (Sad face here.)
I enjoyed the other characters more although Chris annoyed the shit out of me for reasons unknown to me. I did like his wife though. No comment on anybody else.
So, I'd say read it if:
you want to read a quick and enjoyable book about nosy and very bizarre neighbors:
Or you want to:
Feel better about every decision you've ever made in your life or:
Both.
Either way, I am working my way through this writer's work and this is so far my second favorite and I have now read four and will soon start on my fifth. 3.5 stars from me.