
The Radleys
Reviews

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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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

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.

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

The last few chapters are the best of the book.

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.
















