Thirst Trap
Thirst Trap ~ Gráinne O’Hare
Maggie, Harley, and Róise are flatmates in Belfast. They have been friends since school, and are just turning 30. By now, they thought they would have been settled down a bit, perhaps married, perhaps with homes of their own, perhaps in successful careers. Instead, they are still living in the same run down flat that they have shared since they left school, and mourning the loss of their fourth friend, Lydia, who died in a car accident when they were all inconveniently in the midst of a fight. They are all harboring wounds, guilt, and pain, which they medicate by going to clubs, doing MDMA and cocaine, getting roaring drunk, hooking up with the wrong person, waking up hung over, and dragging themselves to their dead end jobs.
Thirst Trap could be silly fun, or it could be bleak and depressing. It’s both and it’s neither. There’s some hugging and learning to be sure, but not as much as one might hope for. I really enjoyed this novel. Recommended.
10 Comments
Jenny
Hmmm! I haven’t heard of this one. It actually sounds kind of good. my life was still pretty unsettled when I was 30 (although- not to this extent!) so I might be able to relate to these characters a bit.
J
I had not heard of it either. It was a gift, from my husband or my daughter, I don’t remember which.
Alexandra
This sounds so much like How To Get To Heaven From Belfast, by Lisa McGee. Oh, which isn’t a book but a TV series on Netflix.
J
I had never heard of that show…it’s a thriller/mystery, right? This isn’t that, but otherwise probably pretty close.
Nicole MacPherson
You had me until “They are all harboring wounds, guilt, and pain, which they medicate by going to clubs, doing MDMA and cocaine, getting roaring drunk, hooking up with the wrong person, waking up hung over, and dragging themselves to their dead end jobs.” – nope nope nope.
J
Well, if those are dealbreaksers for you, then no, not the book for you! 😉
Margaret
It does sound depressing especially if they don’t turn things around. But that would be a spoiler!
J
It has a lot of humor, so not really depressing, no.
Allison McCaskill
Gotta admit, Julie, I have pretty much fully acclimated to the fact that your blog post titles are books and not subjects, but for once I had a faint hope that you were actually just posting a thirst trap.
J
LOLOLOLOLOL! I suspect those days are long past for me, my friend!