Things We Have in Common (Paperback)

The next Gone Girl success story * * Independent * *
A pitch-black comedy thriller. This is a novel you read half covering your eyes, willing it not to venture where you fear it might. But of course it does, with great panache * * Guardian * *
Kavanagh's command of raw suspense ensures that it grips from the very beginning * * Mail on Sunday * *
The most chilling last line you'll read this year * * Independent * *
A brilliantly twisted coming-of-age tale . . . the story chillingly, compulsively unravels * * Sunday Express * *
Kavanagh captures the voice of her troubled teen protagonist with clarity * * i * *
A striking and highly enjoyable debut -- SOPHIE HANNAH
A tale of loneliness and teenage obsession which could be the next Gone Girl success story * * Independent * *
I love it. The voice is perfect, the writing sublime . . . beautifully endearing, a stunning book -- KEVIN BROOKS
A highly compelling, truly excellent plot that will absolutely surprise you all the time, it is one of those stories that will leave you emotionally on edge - the final sentence is definitely going to come back to haunt me * * LivLovesBooks Blog * *
Unsettling, deeply moving and very, very readable. I loved it -- NATHAN FILER * * The Shock of the Fall * *
Genuinely chilling, this is one of the best books I've read this year * * Independent * *
A first-person narrative that poignantly captures the loneliness of an unlovable teenager . . . There are moments of real poignancy . . . Kavanagh expertly brings out the pathos * * Guardian * *
Insightful, compellingly plotted -- Costa First Novel Award 2015 judges
Tipped as the next cult hit * * Daily Telegraph * *
I breezed through Things We Have in Common in just a few hours, during which my absorption in the story heightened to increasingly feverish levels, and afterwards it felt like something I had seen - almost physically experienced - rather than read * * Nudge * *