18/04/2026
So proud of you Rebecca 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I finished The Tears of Wednesday by R L McKenzie yesterday and Ruby Anderson has been living rent free in my head ever since.
This book opens with Ruby writing in her diary, half drunk, fully unbothered, and absolutely convinced she is going to die. And just like that you are completely hooked. She is one of the most vivid, chaotic, magnetic characters I have read in a long time. She is messy and sharp and funny and terrifying all at once.
The story follows Ruby and her three sisters - Betty, Rose and Lily — a beautifully dysfunctional family living in Surrey, each carrying their own secrets and emotional weight. Ruby has been having recurring dreams, always on a Wednesday, always involving someone she loves.
And the terrifying thing is she has been right before.
When her youngest sister Rose shows up with a confession that changes everything, the whole story shifts into something much darker and more layered than you expect. McKenzie weaves together premonitions, family betrayal, love, grief and psychological tension in a way that keeps you second guessing absolutely everything.
What makes this book so special is how deeply human every character feels. Nobody is simply good or simply broken. They are all just trying to survive each other and themselves. The writing has this raw, honest energy that pulls you forward even when the story gets uncomfortable.
Spine chilling and heart wrenching really are the only words for it.
5/5 - Bold, gripping and completely
impossible to put down.
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