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The Adults by Caroline Hulse
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

MEET THE ADULTS.

Claire and Matt are divorced but decide what's best for their daughter Scarlett is to have a 'normal' family Christmas. They can't agree on whose idea it was, or who said they should bring their new partners. But someone did - and it's too late to pull the plug.

Claire brings her new boyfriend Patrick, a seemingly eligible Iron-Man-in-Waiting. Matt brings the new love of his life Alex, funny, smart, and extremely patient. Scarlett, their daughter, brings her imaginary friend Posey. He's a rabbit.

Together the five (or six?) of them grit their teeth over Organized Fun activities, drinking a little too much after bed-time, oversharing classified secrets about their pasts and, before you know it, their holiday is a powder keg that ends - where this story starts - with a tearful, frightened, call to the police...

But what happened? They said they'd all be adults about this...


When this landed on my doormat to be reviewed I couldn't wait, from the premise and the cover I thought I was in for many laughs along the way. Unfortunately I didn't find it that funny and I kept waiting for the humour, which never came for me.

4 adults all intertwined by one girl Scarlett, the daughter of one of the original couples, all holidaying over Christmas together, accompanied by Posey a large pink rabbit (Scarlett's imaginary friend.) What could possibly go wrong for them all?

Starting with a call to the ambulance service one of them have been shot with an arrow, we don't know who and go back and forth through the book to get the answer.

The story was ok, different but not what I was expecting, I found although some of the chapters very short, some dragged and were slow. I also thought Alex, the girlfriend got a little muddled in the middle of the story and I am not sure I agree with the solution they all came up with at the end. I thought that was quite unrealistic.

The book was one that I am glad I have read, however it was not my cup of tea, there will be many who enjoy this book.

I would like to thank the publisher for sending this in exchange for an honest review.