You, Me & Other People

Title: You, Me & Other People
Author: Fionnuala Kearney
Type: Paperback
Read: 28th January - 3rd February 2016
Rating: 3/5
Published: 18th June 2015 by Harper

THEY SAY EVERY FAMILY HAS SKELETONS IN THEIR CLOSET . . .

But what happens when you open the door and they won’t stop tumbling out? For Adam and Beth the first secret wasn’t the last, it was just the beginning.

You think you can imagine the worst thing that could happen to your family, but there are some secrets that change everything. And then the question is, how can you piece together a future when your past is being rewritten?

I really really wanted to like this book and I did, just not as much as I had hoped for.
The book is centred around Adam and Beth. A couple who have recently seperated due to Adams cheating once again on Beth. The story is told through chapters from each Beth and Adam. Often retelling the sceen from the others view point.

I adored Beth. She was a cracking character, a song writer who hoped to have that one big hit. But with recently throwing Adam out, she's angry and upset. Her writing is probably at its best. She's also got her daughter to think of Meg, who loves both her parents and would do anything for them to get back together.

Adam just annoyed me. I dont' want to say he's a typical bloke because thats unfair on all men. But he needed his bits chopping off. He had a rough childhood, fine. But thats not reason for you to use as an excuse to justify cheating on your wife. Not just once, twice.

But as with every relationship, there are secrets, Adam has plenty. How does he get through it all when his world around him is not going to plan. In order to survive the truth, all of it, must come out. No matter the consequences. But that will tear the family apart more.

The thing is, if Adam wasn't such an idiot and took responsibility from the start, I might have liked him a little. But he didn't and therefore I don't.

Like I said, Beth was a great character, especially when paired upw ith her friend Karen or when she was jaunting off to LA. I routed for her from the start.

A good book, but just wasn't something I enjoyed sadly.
The cover however, is striking, I think its' why i brough the book. It stood out.
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