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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 December 2020
I had been meaning to read 'The Magpies' by Mark Edwards for many years. Now, looking through my kindle's library for something to read, I stumbled upon its cover and decided to take the plunge and finally discover why the title 'The Magpies' was chosen for a book about neighbours. I was really curious about this.
Jamie and Kirsty are in love and have finally found their dream home, a beautiful ground-floor flat in which they can build their nest and a family. The flat is just ideal for them. In the building there are only another three flats occupied by just five neighbours in all, two couples and a woman living on her own. Jamie and Kirsty organise a party on their first day at the flat and they invite all their friends, and to break the ice, their new neighbours, too. These all welcome the new happy couple with open arms. Then something strange happens bringing the party to an abrupt end and leaving Jamie and Kirsty baffled. Without revealing anything, I'll say that this won't be the only strange thing that occurs. It would be just the first. From then on, practically every day, Jamie and Kirsty are faced with something peculiar, something stranger than the one before, something else that makes them doubt whether they're losing touch with reality. Are these thing really happening to them? Or are they going insane, imagining everything? Who could be doing these things to them and why, for what reason? And the gravity of these occurrences gets worse and worse.
Well, this is an exciting, thrilling read and I really enjoyed it, even though I spent the whole time biting my nails with trepidation. Now, having read this book, and knowing that the author has written it based on his own sour experience, I feel really grateful for my immediate neighbours. I also live in an apartment complex with another three families with whom thankfully we get on very well. I couldn't imagine for one second having to endure all the bad things happening to Jamie and Kirsty in their own home at the hands of someone who clearly wants them out of there. But who is doing this to them? And why? Which of the neighbours is responsible? I had a feeling who it might be, but was I correct or not? Or was the author leading me on a wild-goose chase? Hmm but I couldn't be sure of any of the other neighbours either. Each and every one of them could have some hidden agenda and be the one responsible. The author left me wondering till the very unexpected ending. OMG I really wasn't expecting things to turn the way they did.
All in all, I think this is a very thrilling read that kept me on the edge of my seat throughout, and I finally understood why this book was titled 'The Magpies'. It actually makes a lot of sense. Well done to Mark Edwards and I'll surely be reading more of his books.
Jamie and Kirsty are in love and have finally found their dream home, a beautiful ground-floor flat in which they can build their nest and a family. The flat is just ideal for them. In the building there are only another three flats occupied by just five neighbours in all, two couples and a woman living on her own. Jamie and Kirsty organise a party on their first day at the flat and they invite all their friends, and to break the ice, their new neighbours, too. These all welcome the new happy couple with open arms. Then something strange happens bringing the party to an abrupt end and leaving Jamie and Kirsty baffled. Without revealing anything, I'll say that this won't be the only strange thing that occurs. It would be just the first. From then on, practically every day, Jamie and Kirsty are faced with something peculiar, something stranger than the one before, something else that makes them doubt whether they're losing touch with reality. Are these thing really happening to them? Or are they going insane, imagining everything? Who could be doing these things to them and why, for what reason? And the gravity of these occurrences gets worse and worse.
Well, this is an exciting, thrilling read and I really enjoyed it, even though I spent the whole time biting my nails with trepidation. Now, having read this book, and knowing that the author has written it based on his own sour experience, I feel really grateful for my immediate neighbours. I also live in an apartment complex with another three families with whom thankfully we get on very well. I couldn't imagine for one second having to endure all the bad things happening to Jamie and Kirsty in their own home at the hands of someone who clearly wants them out of there. But who is doing this to them? And why? Which of the neighbours is responsible? I had a feeling who it might be, but was I correct or not? Or was the author leading me on a wild-goose chase? Hmm but I couldn't be sure of any of the other neighbours either. Each and every one of them could have some hidden agenda and be the one responsible. The author left me wondering till the very unexpected ending. OMG I really wasn't expecting things to turn the way they did.
All in all, I think this is a very thrilling read that kept me on the edge of my seat throughout, and I finally understood why this book was titled 'The Magpies'. It actually makes a lot of sense. Well done to Mark Edwards and I'll surely be reading more of his books.
