Title: A Semi Definitive List of Worst Nightmares
Author: Krystal Sutherland
Pages: 368
Publisher: Hot Key Books
Release Date: 5th September 2017
Blurb from Goodreads:
Esther Solar's family is . . . unusual. Her father hasn't left the basement in six years. Her brother is terrified of darkness.
Esther isn't afraid of anything - because she avoids pretty much everything. Elevators are off limits, as are open spaces, crowds, family pets, birds, needles, haircuts, dolls and mirrors.
But when Esther is pickpocketed by her cocky old classmate Jonah Walker, Esther and Jonah become surprising friends. Jonah sets a challenge: every week they must work their way through the world's fifty most common phobias. Skydiving, horse riding, beekeeping, public speaking, reptilehouses - they plan to do it all.
Soon their weekly foray into fear becomes the only thing that keeps them tethered to reality, and to each other. But each is keeping a secret from the other, a secret that threatens to rip them apart.
Esther isn't afraid of anything - because she avoids pretty much everything. Elevators are off limits, as are open spaces, crowds, family pets, birds, needles, haircuts, dolls and mirrors.
But when Esther is pickpocketed by her cocky old classmate Jonah Walker, Esther and Jonah become surprising friends. Jonah sets a challenge: every week they must work their way through the world's fifty most common phobias. Skydiving, horse riding, beekeeping, public speaking, reptilehouses - they plan to do it all.
Soon their weekly foray into fear becomes the only thing that keeps them tethered to reality, and to each other. But each is keeping a secret from the other, a secret that threatens to rip them apart.
My Review:
*I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thanks to Bonnier Zaffre and NetGalley*
Esther
Solar's family is cursed. Everyone has one big fear - her twin brother,
Eugene, is terrified of darkness, their father has refused to leave the
basement for six years, and their mother is scared of bad luck. Esther
doesn't know what her big fear is yet, but she keeps a list of things to
stay away from (her semi definitive list of worst nightmares).
One
day Esther is pickpocketed by Jonah, a former friend who she hasn't
spoken to for years. He discovers her list of phobias and vows to make
Esther face one item from the list every week.
Will Esther be able to make it through the fifty items on her list?
Will she discover her one great fear?
Are the Solar's really cursed by a man Esther's grandfather met who claims to be death?
A Semi Definitive List of Worst Nightmares was a fun, intriguing read.
I
really liked the characters in this. Esther was likeable but imperfect.
She was very close to her twin brother Eugene, but had drifted apart
from her parents which was sad.
The
plot was interesting and held my attention. I found myself smiling
several times. I particularly enjoyed the stories Esther's grandfather
had told her of the times he had met the man who claimed to be death.
The writing style was engaging and easy to follow. I liked the references that were included.
Overall this was an enjoyable read that I would recommend.
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