The Accident Season by Moira Fowley-Doyle

The Accident Season

by Moira Fowley-Doyle

'A magical debut that you will devour' Guardian

'Stunning . . . I am still blown away. An exquisite story' Publishers Weekly

'Hands down the best book I've read this year' Melinda Salisbury

It's the accident season, the same time every year. Bones break, skin tears, bruises bloom.

The accident season has been part of seventeen-year-old Cara's life for as long as she can remember. Towards the end of October, Cara's family becomes inexplicably accident-prone. They banish knives to locked drawers, cover sharp table edges with padding, switch off electrical items - but injuries follow wherever they go, and the accident season becomes an ever-growing obsession and fear.

But why are they so cursed? And how can they break free?

A bewitching, dark and beautiful novel that will stay with you long after the final page.

Reviewed by Sam@WLABB on

5 of 5 stars

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This book was not what I expected at all, and I mean this in the best way possible. It was so many things, but most of all, it was engrossing. I read it in one day, because every time I thought I had it figured out, something happened. Fowey-Doyle's writing is quite beautiful, and she artfully told this story of this family and their most unfortunate season. She crafted these beautifully broken characters, who were very complex and I was totally absorbed into their lives. This book has made a short list of my favorite reads of 2015, and its place on my list is well deserved.

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