The Nest
It is under the category: A Book You Picked Randomly off the Shelf of the Library
This is the story of 4 siblings whose father left them a sum of money. He wanted his children to have just enough to take the edge of their own personal finances, but not enough for them to be greedy. Their dad died before he realized that his investor had done so well that The Nest had grown to over 2 million dollars. Split among the 4 of them, they could off set so many expenses. Unfortunately, one nigh the eldest brother decides to leave his wife at a wedding party and get in the car with a young waitress and take off. They are in an accident and the waitress is seriously hurt. After the family pays off the waitress and her expenses and the ex-wife to keep her quiet, there is nothing left of The Nest. The three remaining siblings fret because each one of them were counting on that money to offset expenses in their lives they needed help with. Soon - the eldest brother disappears and the hunt for him, and how the families cope with knowing the money may be gone forever - begins.
This book was fine. It was in a section of "Seven Day Loan" at the library because it was popular. It wasn't well written, and an easy read. But I didn't like any of the characters. Well - most of the characters. There were a few minor characters that were good. The the 4 siblings were awful. The three who were counting on the now non-existent money - were a bunch of whiners with first world problems. (one was mad because he was going to lose his beach house) The had counted on that money, so they had spent unwisely, and instead of saving in case the money never came, they put themselves in bad situations and mounting debt. I didn't feel bad for them at all when the brother couldn't pay them back the money they felt they were owed.
Meanwhile - the eldest brother didn't feel bad about it at all. He was a recovering drug addict, and had hidden away almost 2 million dollars over the years so that he could run away. No one in his family knew he had this money and one day he just disappeared. He left a pregnant girlfriend and vanished. What a douche.
I don't really recommend this book unless you want to read about people who don't really have real world problems. It could be good for a beach read if you are looking for fluff, but otherwise -just pass.
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