I’ve found it hard to write a review for Nesting. 

I both loved it and hated how it made me feel. I was compelled to pick it up so I could follow Ciara, but felt anxious every time. 

Nesting is a harrowing and terrifying exploring the cross section of domestic control and abuse and the housing crisis and poverty. It’s not easy to read, but it’s oh so important. DV victims, mostly women, are often asked “why don’t you just leave”. This book answers that and the results of what happens when you do try. How hard it is. What you lose when you do. 

I loved the writing and the characters. Ciaras decisions sometimes seem odd but that’s because she has had years of having her decisions and freedom controlled and manipulated, she doesn’t always know what she wants or is the best thing to do. 

The ending was satisfying, if a little bland, but again that also reflects real life. You win by having a quiet, safe life.