First off, there was enough swearing in this book that I was ready to chuck it into the return bin at my library. But I soldered on. Second, I kept getting Mark and his cousin confused. I was constantly having to stop and remember who was who. Same with iris and mark's mum. The only really good t...
They ignored her until she plopped down beside me in a huff, muttering to herself. Abdi and Joph were conducting an intense argument in whispers. But it was easy enough to guess the topic of their conversation. Abdi gestured toward the door, but Joph darted to block his escape. “You promised you’...
Everything was still tidy from her massive session after Jake’s tangi, so there wasn’t much point, but I did it anyway. I dusted every china doll on the mantelpiece, polished all the wedding silver, vacuumed, and ironed, all of which was even less fun with one good hand. Mum came home every lunch...