Nothing To See Here

 I was the mood for a humorous book and so I chose Nothing To See Here by Kevin Wilson. The story starts out with two roommates at an elite boarding school. Lillian is there on a scholarship. Madison is from a wealthy, influential family. Madison gets in trouble in school. Madison's family pays Lillian's mother to take the fall for her. Lillian leaves school in disgrace. Aside from infrequent letters, Lillian and Madison aren't close until, ten years later, Madison asks Lillian to be a governess to her twin ten year old step-children. Lillian agrees to do it and in the process finds out she had skills and ingenuity she never knew she had. She comes to love her twin ten year old children. The children have a special power (or is it a disability?) of becoming aflame when agitated. Flames dance off their skin but don't actually damage their skin. Their clothes and everything around them can catch on fire though. Lillian helps them gain control of their fiery feelings. She comes to realize that she needs these strange children as much as they need her. I am in awe of an author who can make such an absurd plot seem realistic and believable.