A review by lackof_shelf_control
The Spare Room by Andrea Bartz
5.0
ᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴏᴠ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡᴇʀ ʙᴀᴄᴋᴅʀᴏᴘ ᴀs ɪᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴠɪᴅ ᴘᴀɴᴅᴇᴍɪᴄ (ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴡᴏʀʀʏ ɪᴛ’s ɴᴏᴛ ᴀɴ ᴀɢɢʀᴇssɪᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇᴍᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ). ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪs ʙʟᴀᴛᴀɴᴛʟʏ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ ᴀs ᴡᴇ ʟᴇᴀʀɴ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴋᴇʟʟʏ’s ʟɪғᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ɪɴsᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴀɴxɪᴇᴛʏ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡɪɴɢ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡᴀs ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴏғғ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴇʀ sɪᴛᴜᴀᴛɪᴏɴ! ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴠᴏᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪs ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ. sᴇx ɪs ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪɴᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴡᴏʀʀɪᴇᴅ (ᴀs ɪ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ sᴍᴜᴛ) ɪᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ғᴏʀ ᴍᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ɪs ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴀʟʟ ᴘʟᴏᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ sᴍᴜᴛ!
ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ɪ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇᴏʀɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴄʜᴀɴɢɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ɴᴇᴡ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ’ᴛ ғɪᴛ ᴍʏ ᴛʜᴇᴏʀʏ. ᴛᴡɪsᴛ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ sʜᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴡɪsᴛ! ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴅᴏɴᴇ! ɪᴛ’s ʀᴀʀᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀɴ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ ᴄᴀɴ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴀɴʏ sᴜʀᴘʀɪsɪɴɢ ᴛᴡɪsᴛs ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ sᴏ ғᴀʀ ғᴇᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ.
ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴍʏ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴀɴᴅʀᴇᴀ ʙᴀʀᴛᴢ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢs, ʙᴜᴛ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ғɪɴᴅ ᴀ sᴀᴛɪsғʏɪɴɢ ᴘᴀʏᴏғғ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏᴠᴇʀʜʏᴘᴇᴅ ʙᴏᴏᴋs ᴏʀ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀs. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅʀᴇᴀ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴅɪsᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛ! ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴀᴘᴛɪᴠᴀᴛᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴜᴍᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴏᴘ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ! sᴜᴘᴇʀ ᴇxᴄɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜɪs ᴏɴᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ.
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ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ɪ ᴋᴇᴘᴛ ᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇᴏʀɪᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴄʜᴀɴɢɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ɴᴇᴡ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅɴ’ᴛ ғɪᴛ ᴍʏ ᴛʜᴇᴏʀʏ. ᴛᴡɪsᴛ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ sʜᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴛᴡɪsᴛ! ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴅᴏɴᴇ! ɪᴛ’s ʀᴀʀᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀɴ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ ᴄᴀɴ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜɪs ᴍᴀɴʏ sᴜʀᴘʀɪsɪɴɢ ᴛᴡɪsᴛs ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ɪᴛ ғᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ sᴏ ғᴀʀ ғᴇᴛᴄʜᴇᴅ.
ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴍʏ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴀɴᴅʀᴇᴀ ʙᴀʀᴛᴢ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʜᴀᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪɴɢs, ʙᴜᴛ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ғɪɴᴅ ᴀ sᴀᴛɪsғʏɪɴɢ ᴘᴀʏᴏғғ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏᴠᴇʀʜʏᴘᴇᴅ ʙᴏᴏᴋs ᴏʀ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀs. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅʀᴇᴀ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴅɪsᴀᴘᴘᴏɪɴᴛ! ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴀᴘᴛɪᴠᴀᴛᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴜᴍᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴛᴏᴘ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ! sᴜᴘᴇʀ ᴇxᴄɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜɪs ᴏɴᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ.
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