Pagford is a peaceful little town in England- or so it seems,because the moment Barry Fairbrother,member of the Parish Council,dies hell breaks loose. The election for his successor triggers a series of events; secrets are revealed, friends turn on friends, children rebel against their parents. 
 I first tried reading this book back in 2013 but I couldn't get past the first 150 pages. Rowling introduces too many characters from the very beginning, making it hard for the reader to keep up with their numerous and separate storylines. Two years later, I decided I would give it another go, 
 because,well,it's J.K.Rowling,she deserves a second chance.It turned out that as the story progressed I became more and more invested in the characters' lives and I came to care about them. I'm not going to lie- not one of them is perfect though. Most are really irritating,naive or simply bad-mannered but after a while it came to me that this is what makes them and the story so realistic. This isn't Harry Potter; there is no magic to make your life better, no Hogwarts to call your home, no Weasleys to have your back at any time. This is real life and it can be hard. Bad life choices, betrayal, unhappy relationships, mislead teenagers,drugs, violence, they are all real and they are what this book is about.