3 stars
Elsie lives a completely unfettered, unattached life. She doesn't hold a real job, her romantic relationships are sketchy at best and her father funds her misplaced exploits in Sri Lanka. She believes that she is smarter, better read and more feeling than anyone else. She denigrates anyone who she believes strives for happiness by tamping down on their emotions and her narcissism exceeds understanding. So, in review, Elsie is probably the most annoying narrator that I have ever encountered. She is truly someone that I would not put up with in real life, however, I perversely (sort of) enjoyed reading her perspective. Not to say this book completely worked for me but at times there were some extremely insightful and inspired writing. There were whole sentences that really resonated and I felt the potential of good writing if only the main character wasn't so incredibly infuriating. I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The Grownup by Gillian Flynn
4 stars
This story is pretty short, 62 small pages, but manages to still contain the creepy, spooky, oddly funny storytelling that is pure Gillian Flynn. The main character grew up working one con after another and currently works for a fortune-teller who's not completely legitimate. She agrees to go to the home of a wealthy woman to dispel any evil spirits and encounters a possibly haunted mansion and one really disturbing teenager. I enjoyed this but it left me wishing there were more stories like this in a collection instead of a tiny hardback that seems to be smaller than any novella I've encountered. Overall, its definitely worth reading but I would recommend finding a digital copy to read. I received this book from the Blogging for Books program in exchange for an honest review.
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