The Rook

From the hype I expected more of this book. I did like it, but found it rather pulpy and unmemorable. I mean who would write letters as long and chatty as Rook Thomas wrote to herself? That was the most grating thing about it. The story itself was fun, but not earth-shattering in the ‘this is the best book of 2013' that I got from the panelists on the Incomparable podcast.