" My father looks around, and his brow wrinkles. “Where are your bookcases?” he says in a completely bewildered voice.
I shrug. “Misha doesn’t have any. He hates them and likes plain walls and minimal fuss.” We exchange looks that agree on the incomprehensible nature of that.
“Why?” my dad asks in a scandalised tone of voice, suggesting that I’ve just said that Misha prefers to boil small children.
I nod. “Thank you. It’s nice to have my opinion reinforced.” 
“It’s just not natural,” my dad mutters.
Aidan chuckles. “Not everyone wants bookcases holding up their walls,” he says cheerfully.
My dad shakes his head. “You should watch your foul mouth,” he advises. "

― Lily Morton , Charlie Sunshine (Close Proximity, #2)