Review: The Wake - Vikki Patis
Review: The Wake - Vikki Patis - October 2020
What would you like to be
remembered for when you die? This book starts with disaster and blood and then
we learn that our main character Richard has just passed away and now his
funeral/wake is coming up and it looks like there is more than one person who
wanted or is relieved that Richard is dead. Richard wasn't a nice person, he was
someone who wanted respect and didn't care who he hurt, and also, he was all
for instant gratification. This book is told from several characters' POVs. We
have James - the funeral celebrant who hated Richard for ruining his chances of
love from Tom and Peter, Fiona - Richard's current wife and previous mistress,
Eleanor - Richard's current mistress, Felix, and Toby - his sons from Fiona,
Skye - his daughter from his first marriage to Fearne, Lexi - Felix's fiancé.
This book talks about the day Skye's sister Saffy went missing on the beach and
the racist/ prejudice that Richard held and now sadly his son Felix is the same
personality. I have to admit, I was glad that Richard was dead as, to be honest,
good riddance as he caused more drama than needed and even after death, he
still managed to cause chaos as dark family secrets were revealed. The Wake was
a good read that held my interest and was written well normally a book with
lots of characters can get too busy, but this one worked very well and flowed
nicely. This was the first one I had read from this author and I am now
looking forward to reading more of this author's books.
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