I thought that this book would be a story based on them, or an authors take on TKAM from the Radleys point of view (is this a good idea or not? Has it been done?) but it is actually about a family of vampires (I think). When I think of the name ‘Radley’ I think of Boo Radley, the character from To Kill a Mockingbird. I’ve looked at the cover, I’ve read the blurb, and I’ve put it down again. I have picked up his book The Radleys at least three times in my local bookshop. The reason I’m pointing out this ‘reading radar’ is because I have come across Matt Haig before, but it wasn’t until I picked up this book and looked at the ‘Also by Matt Haig’ list of books that I realised. Matt Haig wasn’t on my radar, but this book has put him firmly on it. These authors aren’t necessarily on my list of favorite authors, but they are one’s I will indulge in. When I see a book by them, I walk towards it, I pick it up and I’m more likely to buy it. Some authors are on my ‘radar’ as I like to think of it.
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