Immersive and fun; I can see why people love this series. I enjoyed reading this but I didn't fall in love...I felt like I saw the puppet strings toyiImmersive and fun; I can see why people love this series. I enjoyed reading this but I didn't fall in love...I felt like I saw the puppet strings toying with the readers' emotions and it took me a bit out of it. Also disappointed that we discover the love interest experienced insta-love upon seeing the FMC. Would have preferred her winning him over. I just feel like a lot of these books don't really take into account what the male characters need in a romance.
I guess they must have an overpopulation problem that's not addressed since they are really cool with students dying, whether by murder or failure to tell the initiates what kind of boots to wear....more
In the foreword, Grady Hendrix wrote that after writing from a teenage perspective in My Best Friend's Exorcism (still my favorite Grady Hendrix book)In the foreword, Grady Hendrix wrote that after writing from a teenage perspective in My Best Friend's Exorcism (still my favorite Grady Hendrix book), he wanted to write something from a parent's perspective.
Unfortunately, there wasn't enough active parenting described here, just a passive acceptance of Patricia's children hating her. There wasn't enough about the vampire either. The past/present "parallel" wasn't fully formed as we do not learn more about the past than the bare minimum. As with Witchcraft for Wayward Girls (which I enjoyed a lot more otherwise), the story relies on a magic black woman to fix things for the white people.
I love how, for the most part, Grady Hendrix is able to write great women characters. He failed here, but not for lack of trying. Oof for the male characters, though--not a single redeeming one. I understand why a lot of horror stories star women but I would love for him to try writing a great male main character for his next book....more
Not my usual jam but was highly recommended by other BOTMers. Kinda depressing at first (understandably since the MC is there to kill herself) but ultNot my usual jam but was highly recommended by other BOTMers. Kinda depressing at first (understandably since the MC is there to kill herself) but ultimately an uplifting story about discovering who you are....more
Time travel + Greek mythology references = heaven. I loved that the MC was neurodivergent, and it was heartbreaking that she felt like she had to erasTime travel + Greek mythology references = heaven. I loved that the MC was neurodivergent, and it was heartbreaking that she felt like she had to erase herself to fit in. I was pretty much ugly crying at the end. ...more
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