Nothing to See Here audiobook

quirky and wholesome story about loneliness, family, and some kids who catch fire (literally) (the cover is not a metaphor) i have no substantial thoughts about this book but it rocked my shit.

Quirky and HeartwarmingNothing to See Here is about two small children who have the power to spontaneously combust. Yup. Sounds crazy, but Kevin Wilson pulls it off! The premise is a little odd, but it lured me in and works to examine an undercurrent of themes, including class divisions, the dynamics of friendship, otherness, loneliness, and the power of love.I love the tone of Nothing to See Here--narrated by Lillian (the caregiver of the fire children), it's dark, emotional, and filled with humor. Her voice was riveting and made me want to keep reading. This could have easily been a hot mess, but Lillian’s voice keeps the narrative in check and adds a layer of depth and intelligence to the odd storyline. This is a quick and addictive read. If I didn’t have to go to work, I could have easily knocked this out in a day. Roland and Bessie, the fire children, are fascinating. They can cause harm but are really sweet and endearing children who have been deeply hurt by those who are supposed to love them. I wanted more of them!. I especially loved Bessie’s character and enjoyed seeing her relationship develop with Lillian.This book left me feeling warm and fuzzy. Its is a unique read with a strong voice. The premise might be a little too weird for some, but if you are willing to approach this book with an open mind, it’s well worth the read.

“This is weird, Madison. You want me to raise your husband’s fire children.”i won this through the gr giveaways but i didn’t read it right away—choosing instead to read ARCs of books that were coming out before this one, then delaying it further for my horror-only october bookplan. i thought i had plenty of time before it pubbed because i saw this on the side of the ARC:and misunderstood it to mean it was pubbing on the 19th of november instead of in november 2019. which i now realize is a monday—wait, no it's not but ANYWAY THE POINT IS i put off reading it and the book came out before i began reading it and the joke’s on me because i liked this so much more than most of the books i read while i wasn’t reading this one. THIS BOOK IS SO GOODbefore this, i’d only read one other book by him, Perfect Little World. i liked it fine, with some reservations, which was probably another reason i dragged my feet in favor of books i thought would be more slam-dunks in my heart.but this one—good lord, i couldn’t read it fast enough; it grabbed me right from the start, and i never put it down without feeling a little tug of regret that i had to go do other things. i am someone who folds over pages in my books when lines are pleasing or memorable, and i was already a-folding by page two. all of it—the characters, the story, the conflict, it is brisk and funny and warm and wise and heartpunchy; it’s a perfect book about imperfect people; of love and family and responsibility, and you better believe i cried.

Surprising, entertaining, emotional, original!Dysfunctional family dynamics, political ambitions, fire-starter kids seem like little Drew Barrymore’s incarnations, not reciprocated, quirky best friend a.k.a nanny’s surprising connection with them, finding her new life purpose.This book is definitely different fiction you’ve lately read. Lillian doesn’t come from money. She needs to work so hard to deserve a place and prove her value in the society. She has no father and a problematic, selfish mother with lots of boyfriends. When she finally gets her scholarship to have a chance for better education at the boarding school, she thinks her luck has changed. She befriends rich, awkward roommate Madison but as soon as her friend gets into trouble with drugs, Madison’s parents offer to bribe her to take the blame. And of course Lillian’s mother accepts the offer, taking the money, causing her daughter get expelled from the school.After the incident Lillian stops fighting and living her life without any aim, dream or future plans, living at the small room at her mother’s house. But her life changes again when her old best friend (now she is married with US senator, having the benefits of luxurious, wealthy life) comes with a job offer. She wants her to be the governess of her step kids who recently lost their mothers and they will move to live their mansion. ( Of course they will live separated at the guest house with their future nanny) But yes, there is a little problem about the kids. They can be violent, biting and attacking people. But no! That’s not the only people. Yes, they’re suffering from trauma because they were with their mother when she committed suicide. They also PUT EBERYTHING INTO FIRE while they’re singing “Disco Inferno”And guess what Lillian accepts the offer because she doesn’t have any better thing to do. She needs a separate place, she needs money, she has to get away from her shitty room and her own mother’s shitty attitudes but mostly she accepts it because she wants to reunite with her friend and spend more time with her. But instead of reconnecting with her friend, she sees different face of her and realized the facts and dynamics about their long distance friendship (some kind of pen-friendship) and she connects with those quirky but neglected, innocent children. As soon as they also start to form a deep friendship with her, Lillian’s life will never be the same because their parents are so adamant to send them to the boarding school for getting them out of their way to follow the political carrier they planned meticulously. So Lillian needs to make a big decision which will affect both her life and the children’s.The final twist of the book made me smile and entertain a lot. Seeing the hypocrisy, ambition, selfishness of the characters and putting their lives at first made me love Lillian more. Maybe she seems like a loser without anything she fights for but it doesn’t mean she doesn’t care anything or she doesn’t have enough capacity to discover and develop her skills. I liked her and I liked those firefly kids so much.I read this story at one sit and I couldn’t put it down, skipping the meals ( Thankfully at Christmas day, I ate for entire week so it didn’t affect me as I expected.) It’s one of the unique, smart, interesting, moving, powerful readings of the year and I absolutely, highly recommend it.bloginstagramfacebooktwitter

Do you need your heart-strings pulled but you REALLY want them pulled in the weirdest way? Then Nothing to See Here is the book for you.It is a story of friendship. It is a story of family. It is a story of politics. It is a story of abandonment.It is a story of growing up. It is a story of self-discovery. It is a story of karma. It is a story of kids who catch on fire.*sings* One of these things is not like the other . . .So, how does that last item on this list fit in with all the others. I can’t tell you, you will have to read it to find out! But, let’s just say that it does make sense when you throw them all together.This was another book that was a Couch Time listen for my wife and me. For those not familiar, we frequently listen to audiobooks together in the evening after the kids go to bed. When this one finished, we both looked at each other and my wife said “Well, that was weird!” Yes, yes it was . . . but we both liked it very much.The characters and the story were interesting and quirky. Everything develops nicely and there is even some come-uppance in the end that might make you cheer. Marin Ireland was the narrator and we both really liked her narration of Anxious People. We were excited to hear her voice again and I am pleased to report she did another great job.A great book with a great narration – worth checking out if you like (or don’t mind) really unconventional plot points. I see that some place this book in the Magical Realism category, and I think that is appropriate. Give it a shot – just be sure to have a fire extinguisher nearby (just in case!)

4.5 It takes a lot of skill for an author to write a book about children bursting into flames and do it in a way that makes it not only believable, but endearing. I absolutely loved this quirky, funny, and sweet story. Lillian hears from Madison, her old friend and roommate, asking for a favor. The two have a checkered history, with Madison being blessed with beauty and wealth, while Lillian, having neither, does Madison’s bidding, getting nothing in return. This time the favor is asking Lillian to be a governess to her husband Jasper’s 10-year-old twins, Roland and Bessie. The one tiny problem? The children have a tendency to erupt into flames. The children’s unusual tendency could derail Jasper’s political aspirations so Lillian’s job is to keep them out of sight and out of trouble. Wickedly funny and heartwarming, I fell in love with Bessie and Roland. Anyone who has children can agree that bursting into flames is an excellent metaphor to describe what happens when children become overwhelmed by strong emotions. I felt for these children and for Lillian. All three have been damaged by life and what they build together is utterly charming. Lillian is a refreshing character and I loved the way she interacted with the children. She sees something of herself in them. I loved her voice and self-deprecating demeanor. She needs the children as much as they need her. I found the first 25% a bit slow but once the children appear the story took off. There’s much to say here about family, money, power, friendship, and politics but the themes were delivered with a lot of humor and heart. This was a fun read with substance, one Marialyce and I enjoyed. Highly recommended!A caveat: If you are offended by the f-bomb be aware that according to a kindle search, it’s dropped 211 times in 272 pages. I felt it was so overused it became tiresome. But yet. These characters wormed their way into my heart in a way I won’t soon forget. • I received an e-galley from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.• For our duo reviews of this book and others please visit https://yayareadslotsofbooks.wordpres...

A quirky story about two kids who once agitated light on fire; burst into flames. Nothing happens to the kids, they are unharmed when it happens. This book has a gentle pressure that pulls you through the text and keeps you turning the pages. I did not think I would like it but, ended up enjoying it a great deal. Its more about relationships, old and new. How Lilian melds with the two children almost like an Old Yeller kind of story (that’s a bad example but that’s what it felt like). I laughed out loud in several places, the wry sense of humor in situational comedy. I also found it easy to buy into the premise. I think it was because Lilian (the point of view character) didn’t make a big deal about it when it was explained to her, almost like, “Oh, the kids just light on fire.” Since she bought into it so easily (and I already knew her well before this occurred and trusted her judgement) I went along for the ride. It was weird how I dropped into the story and believed it. That wonderful, ever elusive, “Fictive Dream” I’m always on the hunt for is definitely present in this book. I love a story that can evoke this kind of emotion. One bit of criticism, I think the often-overused F-bomb didn’t have a place here. I’m not a prude by any stretch but the book would have had such a stronger impact without it. And it might have had a better chance of becoming a timeless kind of story. This is a four-and-half-star book and I would recommend it.David Putnam the author of the Bruno Johnson series.

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This was bizarre and mundane at the same time but I kind of think I loved it?????????????

4,5 Bardzo mi się podobała! Ciekawe spojrzenie na rolę opieki nad dzieckiem.

Lillian had "a desire to be superlative...a sterling representative of this backward county"... when she won a scholarship to prestigious Iron Mountain Girls Preparatory School. Lillian and her roommate Madison became fast friends despite the fact that upper crust Madison "...had been raised since birth to recognize importance. [Lillian] was not that." However, Lillian and Madison needed each other. They strived to "tamp down their weirdness." Madison acknowledged that rich people "... had to be composed in public...were supposed to act a certain way." Lillian was treated like a poor,"strange" scholarship kid. Lillian's fallen from grace occurred when she took the rap for Madison and was expelled from the prep. school. More than a decade later, Madison was "a mover and a shaker", married to Senator Jaspar Roberts. Lillian worked two cashier jobs and smoked weed. She and Madison became pen pals communicating solely by mail. Fifteen years had passed since Lillian was forced to leave the school..but...change was coming!Change arrived in the form of a request from Madison to visit the Roberts Estate in Tennessee. A job opportunity. Jaspar Roberts was being vetted for the position of Secretary of State. Since Jaspar's ex-wife had died, he was responsible for ten year old twins, Bessie and Roland. Madison offered Lillian the job of governess for two unsocialized, home schooled children. As governess, she would spend the summer with the kids in the estate's guest house and, by the way, the children had a "unique" affliction. If they got really agitated, they would spontaneously combust. Senator Roberts wanted the children "safeguarded" until the vetting process was completed. Lillian was currently living with her mom and mom's "rotating cast of her boyfriends". Lillian felt needed by Madison and accepted this daunting job.Bessie and Roland were angry children. They previously had been expelled from Jaspar's Estate after their parent's divorce. Will their bitterness dissipate when they live in the estate's guest house with Lillian? Lillian was searching for direction in her life. How could she, unfamiliar with the needs of children, prevent the twins from overheating and fully bursting into flames?"Nothing to See Here" by Kevin Wilson brings many issues to the forefront. These challenges include finding one's inner strength, friendship and loyalty, money and power ...dark humor included! Author Wilson does a superb job. I highly recommend this book.Thank you HarperCollins Publishers/ Ecco and Net Galley for the opportunity to read and review "Nothing to See Here".

This is the easiest read I’ve encountered in a long time, perfect to lift anyone from a reading slump. A story ultimately of motherhood, wrapped in a quirky tale between two loner friends and how they try to contain the strange fact that two children’s bodies catch and cause fire when emotionally wrought. The children’s safety is at risk, the destruction of all matter around them is at risk, and the reputation of a high-profile couple is at risk. Full of whimsy, narcissism, and rage, the struggles are fun, the story feel-good.

When I was an actress in my 20s, I took voice lessons with an old German man named Mr. Jacobi. I was a terrible singer, but it was okay. I wasn't learning to sing. I was learning to use my voice to its full potential. I knew this because one of Mr. Jacobi's favorite things to say after he sat down at the piano and leaned on the first chord was, "We accept here." That meant that no matter what sound I made, it was fine with both of us."We accept here." That could be the philosophy expressed by this wonderful page-turner of a book. A young woman takes a job as a governess for two extraordinary children. The people are weird—not trying to be weird—and it is acceptable. And therefore it is acceptable that I identified with every one of them and the writer. And that's so easy because author Kevin Wilson is not trying to write weirdness or (one of my least favorite words) quirkiness. He is merely writing these particular real people who deal with a lot of difficult specific stuff and have their own ways of thinking, all in a well-written fantasy of finding acceptance.I adored this book. It is authentic, charming, and brimming with palpable love.