Reviews

The Radleys by Matt Haig

missus_rabbit's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

kathryn_summers_231's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I really like this book and read it in one weekend. It is a take on vampire ethics through a cute small town family. It has family drama, gore, and the struggles of modernity. Not your average vampire family but the set up is amazing! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gore, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

bredabear4823's review against another edition

3.5

3.5   That's all.

mutsumi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

thebookstackattack's review against another edition

How......how does someone make a novel about vampires.....pedestrian and boring? 
I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think the show adaptation will actually be better than the book lol 🙃

lauren_h's review against another edition

4.0

I read this book in 1 day. It took me this long because A. I couldn't put it down because it was very entertaining and B. it was an easy read. This can both a good thing and a bad thing but sometimes you just want to read something that is really enjoyable and doesn't require a lot of concentration. I know there is a bunch of vampire books out there but this was a vampire novel for adults. It had an interesting and different take and I really enjoyed the imagination of the author. I do wish it had been longer and the story had been a little more involved. Especially toward the end. I felt the ending was rushed. Which is the only reason I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars. But it was definitely worth the read and I hope the author turns this into a series because I find myself wanting to know more about the Radleys.

kittypile's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

andramaciuca's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

wyvernfriend's review against another edition

3.0

Clara and Rowan live with sub-standard metabolisms, they have a constant rash, can't eat garlic, must wear sunscreen all the time while their parents have a very boring hum-drum life in an English town. What they don't know is that they're actually vampires. Well they don't know until Clara is attacked and kills a boy. Then things get complicated and everyone in the family has to face up to the reality of who they are and what makes them different.

It's an interesting idea but I wasn't impressed, it wasn't bad, it just has an interesting idea and ran with it but didn't develop the characters in any great detail. A light read that kept me reading but didn't make me want to read more by that author or make me want more of the story.

skynet666's review against another edition

3.0

Not boring and an interesting premise, but not as good as the Humans by the same author.