The Nest

By: Paul Jennings

Narrated by: Stig Wemyss

Robin's life is a mess. His father's a tyrant, his mother's disappeared and he's just been tempted by the wrong girl...

He can't stop the images flashing across his mind. What does Robin really know about his past? Are there clues in his own writing? And what secrets lie beneath the frozen forest? Love and loss. Mystery and madness.

Paul Jennings' first book for older listeners is a stunning and original series of interwoven tales combining to tell the dark and ultimately uplifting story of a boy who dares to stare into the spider holes of his own mind.

©2009 Lockley Lodge Pty Ltd. By arrangement with Penguin Group (Australia) (P)2009 Bolinda Publishing

Hmm...

I blame part of my disappointment came from this being falsely advertised in shops as a book geared to adult audiences. Apart from that, the book was a little predictable and I found it difficult to identify with the character. What I do like is that this book is a collection of short stories (which were rather crude but very interesting) all tied together with a longer story about the main character, Robin who authored them but doesn't seem to know where they come from. This theme is discussed thoroughly in the interview with Jennings at the end. This book is a lot darker than other books by the author but I wouldn't mind if Jennings wrote more books like this!