The Things We Do to Our Friends - Heather Darwent
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Release Date: January 10, 2023
Clare has had a difficult childhood and is harboring a deep secret, but now she is set to reinvent herself as she starts college in Edinburgh. Working in a local pub, she becomes fascinated with some other students she meets there who, in her view, seem to have it all. Desperate to be accepted, she clings to them, even going along with an unsavory “project” they propose. To what extents will she go to be part of the group?
This debut novel is dark, touching upon obsession, toxic dependency, the effects of poor parenting, and what I would view as mental illness. The language is evocative, especially when describing scenes such as Edinburg in January. It is well plotted, but I just didn’t take to any of the unlikable characters or their stories. I read the book quickly just to get through it. By the end, I felt like, “so what?
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