Love for The Last House on Needless Street
I wrote a short review on Goodreads for Catriona Ward’s novel, The Last House on Needless Street. It’s early in the year, but there’s a good chance this is my book of the year. Similar to my favorite book in 2021, Stephen Graham Jones’s My Heart is a Chainsaw, Ward knows her characters inside and out. Read this book, and you will believe Ward got the characters to write their own parts, even convincing a cat to put down her Bible and pen her parts. Every detail serves to create an intimate and emotional portrayal of each character, making you emotionally invested in the twists and horrors that shape their lives.
I can’t recommend this novel enough, and I am very much looking forward to reading more of Ward’s work. If you want to learn more about her, this book, her other books, check out these links:
Interview on The Bestseller Experiment (a favorite writing podcast of mine).
If you give it a read, I’d love to hear your thoughts.
