The Accidentals is a series of thematically linked short stories about strange spaces of transition. Characters are in lockdown, or between relationships, or homes. Families collapse, time is bended and things become unsettled. 

But I found this all rather unfulfilling, it was a book of in-betweenness, but nothing more. These stories capture these transitional phases in life, but seem to merely describe them rather than really exploring the feelings they evoke. I don’t seek perfect resolutions in stories, but I feel like not much at all happened or was explored in these stories. 

Conceptually, this book is so far up my alley, but unfortunately I feel that it fell short in this way. Perhaps I would prefer the longer writings of this author. 

Thank you to NetGalley and a Fitzcarraldo for providing me with this arc and allowing me to share my honest opinion!