Book Review: Careful What You Wish For
By Jenn Seiler-Patrick, Five Points West Regional Branch Library
Careful What You Wish For
Hallie Ephron
As of late, the US has been on a “tidying” kick—there is Marie Kondo’s book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up; or the Netflix series it inspired, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo; or even the book that Kondo was influenced by, The Art of Discarding by Nagisa Tatsumi. But with the novel Careful What You Wish For by Hallie Ephron we have the chance to wonder if a professional organizer and a hoarder can live together happily under the same roof. Emily Harlow started a social media sensation with her time-lapse videos of decluttering her own stuff, but stays out of the basement where her husband keeps his “collection.” Until one day, by chance, she discovers something that sends this story spiraling in a new direction toward hatred, greed, and murder.
The characters in this domestic suspense novel are interesting, and the twists kept me guessing until the end who is trustworthy and who is definitely not. Good for fans of Gone Girl, Big Little Lies, and other twisty, mystery books.
Hallie Ephron
As of late, the US has been on a “tidying” kick—there is Marie Kondo’s book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up; or the Netflix series it inspired, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo; or even the book that Kondo was influenced by, The Art of Discarding by Nagisa Tatsumi. But with the novel Careful What You Wish For by Hallie Ephron we have the chance to wonder if a professional organizer and a hoarder can live together happily under the same roof. Emily Harlow started a social media sensation with her time-lapse videos of decluttering her own stuff, but stays out of the basement where her husband keeps his “collection.” Until one day, by chance, she discovers something that sends this story spiraling in a new direction toward hatred, greed, and murder.
The characters in this domestic suspense novel are interesting, and the twists kept me guessing until the end who is trustworthy and who is definitely not. Good for fans of Gone Girl, Big Little Lies, and other twisty, mystery books.
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