Book: Good Neighbors
Author: Sarah Langan
Pages: 304
This is my 66th read for the year
This is the story of the neighbors on Maple Street in a Long Island neighborhood. When the Wilde family moves in with their rock star dad, and gruff speaking mom and kids, the neighbors don't know what to think. Rhea Schroder - who thinks she runs the block - wants the rest of the neighbors turn on the Wildes. When a sink hole appears near the street and a tragedy happens, the block starts to believe the Wilde family is to blame. It becomes on neighbor's word against the other until the truth finally comes out.
This was an okay book. It is a bit dark, but a fast read. No one in this book is a particularly nice person - except maybe a few of the kids and one neighbor. It was almost an overload of bad characters. I was curious to see where it was going, and it kept me entertained (I listened to it). But it was a little weird, a little disjointed. I still don't know exactly how I feel about it. The characters were shallow. It jumped around a lot (future and present). It was just.....meh.
I listen to a lot of things that are just okay. And I don't mind. But I would not pick this book up and continue reading it. So unless you are doing meaningless chores and looking for something to fill your earbuds while you work, then skip this one.
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