The Radleys
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The Radleys

Matt Haig2010
Meet the RadleysPeter, Helen and their teenage children, Clara and Rowan, live in a typical suburban English town. They are an everyday family, averagely dysfunctional, averagely content. But, as their children have yet to find out, the Radleys have a devastating secretIn this moving, thrilling and extraordinary portrait of one unusual family, The Radleys asks what we grow into when we grow up, and explores what we gain - and lose - when we deny our appetites.
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Ryan Mateyk@the_rybrary
4 stars
Jul 4, 2024

I love Matt Haig. He uses aliens and vampires and all kinds of ghosts and ghoulies to write about human emotions and relationships. And he does it well.

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Sarah Sammis@pussreboots
4 stars
Apr 4, 2024

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Mia Caven@miacaven
4 stars
Oct 10, 2023

Out of the four novels of Haig’s I’d rate this third. It was good, and as usual I love his concepts. Similarly to the last family in England, there is less of a happy twist throughout the book. However this one does end happy unlike the last family in England. Matt haig’s writing as usual is a delight to read and experience

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Caroline Oestergaard@c_oec
2 stars
Feb 14, 2023

This was... not what I expected? I didn’t know this would be about vampires and had I know I most probably would not have read it. That being said, it’s a decent book. I love Matt Haig’s writing style and his way of creating narratives and characters. Didn’t love the plot of this book though.

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Maria Davis @mariadaviss
1 star
Jan 14, 2023

This man has clearly done absolutely zero research before writing this book. Despite the vampires and the flying, the most unbelievable part was how much thirsk was mentioned. It is at least 50 minutes away from Bishopthorpe, about 30 miles. I refuse to believe that not a single person who proof read this or published it didn’t think to look at a map of York even once. It just added to how rushed and sloppy the book was. It read like a first draft that Haig just wanted out the door as a quickly as possible. The short chapters always felt unfinished, and read like quick notes he had left himself to remind him of what the content was going to be. Nothing felt polished including the one dimensional characters. I have never been a big fan of  fantasy books and this just further solidified it

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Daniela O'Malley@daniela_reads
4 stars
Jan 12, 2023

The last few chapters are the best of the book.

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Cerys@burntoutbookworm
4 stars
Jan 3, 2022

Trusty, trusty Matt Haig. I will say this is the only Matt Haig I have given less than 5 stars to but it doesn't mean that it wasn't good. This follows a family of vampires and the children coming to terms with who their family are. As always Matt Haig writes very wittily and is very easy to read. He never dissapoints.

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Cemrenur Solakoğlu@cemrenur
3 stars
Mar 17, 2025
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Mathieu Schwab@mogwarts
4 stars
Jul 7, 2024
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Emily Mogg@missmogg13
5 stars
Dec 31, 2023
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Elizabeth Nolan@tripknob
2 stars
May 16, 2023
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Ana Hein@anahein99
4 stars
Jan 5, 2023
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Jeff James@unsquare
4 stars
Jan 3, 2023
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Anna Troughton @annarose
3 stars
Nov 1, 2022
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Stephanie Highfield @shighfi
2 stars
Sep 13, 2022
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T.J. Sneddon@mothjam
4 stars
Aug 24, 2022
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Sam 🌙@samanthatoms
1 star
Jun 12, 2022
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Flavia Louise@flaviaaalouise
2 stars
Mar 7, 2022
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Carina Almeida@caaeraa
4 stars
Feb 24, 2022
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Carol@carol_reads_everything
5 stars
Jan 26, 2022
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Ramona Crumlish@ramonac
4 stars
Jan 18, 2022
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Liam Byrne @tvtimelimit
4 stars
Jan 17, 2022
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Chelsea Hudson@chellbear
3 stars
Jan 8, 2022
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María Belén@mbferreyra
4 stars
Dec 13, 2021