Thanks to Netgalley and St Martin's | Wednesday Books for eARC! Extra thanks for extending an invitation through e-mail, since I've previously revieweThanks to Netgalley and St Martin's | Wednesday Books for eARC! Extra thanks for extending an invitation through e-mail, since I've previously reviewed HE Edgmon.
4ish � { 3 with regards to world-building, lore, etc // 4.5 for writing style, characters, engagement, etc.
“Did you think you were reading a story about good but deeply damaged people surviving against all odds and finding hope for the future in each other? Because there are plenty of books telling that story, but this isn’t one of them. This is a book about haunted houses, except the houses are bodies and the hauntings are the lies children tell and are told. This is a book about how dangerous it can be to dream when you grow up sleeping with something under your bed. This is not a book about an exorcism, because these houses cannot be saved by anything short of burning to the ground.�
POV : present and past tense, current day and flashbacks. Third person through Bird, Hugo, Cal, Eamon, Felix, Cassandra. Worth noting is that Felix's bits have a first POV from some unknown narrator (other reviewers think this is the author FWIW). This book is VERY adult, mature, descriptive, flowery (and I am using that in a positive manner, it's just the word that fits for me, I like elaborate sentences and descriptions). Sometimes, though, the cryptic writing is confusing, even after a few re-reads or coming back to it at a later time. However, if you go back and start reading from the beginning after completing the novel, more things certainly make better sense.
We Can Never Leave has 30 numbered chapters coupled with 25 Befores, Afters, etc taking place in a plethora of settings: Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, road trip to Washington, California, Boise National Forest, Catskills, Oregon, and around October for the present day parts. It has an open ending, which I like and don't like, because of all of the unanswered questions and the lacking in lore. I wanted more Caravan lore, their origins, how the magic system worked. And I didn't really believe or feel it when Felix says the main cast are his friends since none of them seem to be friendish until the end of the book.
Something that resonated so hard, that I was also unaware of, was the following --
“Reader, did you know it’s a fairly common trauma response to sit in a car and stare out the window and imagine someone running next to you? Kids trapped in cars with their parents for long stretches of time, feeling uncomfortable or even unsafe, nowhere to hide and nothing to distract them, are prone to inventing these unknown protectors. Felix has spent an enormous chunk of his life doing exactly that. It wouldn’t surprise him if that was what Cal was doing now, dissociating herself some guardian angel that might protect her from the tension in the RV.�
I did that. What ran beside my rides were two unicorns, one male and one female, sometimes together, sometimes one over the other. And I was diagnosed with PTSD recently, so it makes sense.
� The 'they' pronouns were sometimes difficult to follow for my cis-gendered forty year-old brain. Doesn't mean the book is impossible to read, nor am I rallying to stop including them, I'm simply throwing it out there in case others relate.
Okay, this was delightful. Informative and humorous, with excellent visuals, as a non-Catholic I learThanks to Netgalley and SOURCEBOOKS for eARC!
Okay, this was delightful. Informative and humorous, with excellent visuals, as a non-Catholic I learned, I laughed, I loved. Definitely adding this to my pre-orders list, because it's just that much fun. Gave me Michael Largo vibes, and he's one of my favorites so I welcomed it. Kate's writing has a natural, easy flow to it, and the book is quite approachable for any reader. Extensive, diligent research went into this, and it's shown through the work (and list of resources at the back in the bibliography.) A glossary is included, very helpful. You can also make your own holy card and certificate of saintification!
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Quick and fairly easy read, and I think I saw less than three typos?
* NOTE: Do not read the eARC on Kindle, the format is effed. But the NetGal app works flawlessly. ...more
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Part of A Little Ghost Quilt Book
This booooook has some of the coziest art. I would frame prThanks to NETGALLEY and Tundra Book Group for eARC
Part of A Little Ghost Quilt Book
This booooook has some of the coziest art. I would frame practically every page, they are just cute as buttons. Same goes for the story itself, which, to me, was a story of resilience, determination, friendship, togetherness, and creativity. There's inclusion in the art, too, with a nice little nod to Hanukkah/Chanukah. There are some rhymes, some silly lines, and it's neat to spot the quilt ghost like Where's Waldo/Wally, only he is easier to spot. It gave me Haunted Mansion and Sir Alfred Hitchcock ghost stories vibes.
I haven't read any other boooook in this spooktacular series, yet, but I would love to own them all....more
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"I think we’re all little cathedrals of contradiction. Ter
Thanks to NETGALLEY and Simon & Schuster for eARC ; was invited to review via e-mail.
"I think we’re all little cathedrals of contradiction. Terrifying darkness and shocking beauty coexist in everyone."
This Intriguing, heartbreaking, horrifying memoir is told in three parts through twenty-nine chapters, plus an epilogue. It's also very real, and in that, informative; on cults, on victims, on church, and also the industries (music, acting, etc). On the latter, it was a lot of fun to get some behind-the-scenes stuff. An annoying amount of typos and even duplicate paragraphs, though. That got to be distracting, though I still really enjoyed reading this (I mean, you know, as much as one can 'enjoy' something of this caliber). I like Lenz's writing style and humor. Excellent title, too.
She even thanks the person who did the Book text design. *applauds*
P.S. But Joy loses points for hating on Aurora, excuse you. (�)...more
Gorgeous doesn't sum up Roux's artwork well enough. There really aren't enough adjectives to cover her stunning talent. This book is a must-have for aGorgeous doesn't sum up Roux's artwork well enough. There really aren't enough adjectives to cover her stunning talent. This book is a must-have for anyone interested in the topic, for anyone who loves to-die-for artwork, for fans of Jessica Roux. This would be such a fun deck! I will absolutely buy this (and cross all appendages that it'll one day be signed by Roux), as I already own pieces of their drool-worthy art. Fun, whimsical, informative, intuitive, you can tell and feel the love and care put into this book....more
My heart is both full and empty; it's the end, you know?
4.95 stars, because unless the short story compendium answers them, there are a few questionsMy heart is both full and empty; it's the end, you know?
4.95 stars, because unless the short story compendium answers them, there are a few questions left unanswered or open-ended in a way that irks me. There's also the possibility that I simply missed something, though I did read/re-read all nine installments back-to-back. But I'll readily admit I'm a creature who gets anxiety at Not Knowing, so there's that to consider as well.
Thank you, Daniel and Ty. Thank you, Expanse family. �...more
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In its twenty chapters, we will use the fictional characters and plot of the Red Dead Redemp
Thanks to NETGALLEY and St. Martin's Press for eARC
In its twenty chapters, we will use the fictional characters and plot of the Red Dead Redemption games to embark on an exploration of the violent social conflicts that convulsed the United States between 1865 and 1920. Ultimately, the book is less a verdict on the “accuracy� of the games and more a journey through the historical worlds that they frequently allude to� but rarely flesh out.
More books like this, please, using media mediums as catalysts into history! This was done SO well, it's fun, engaging, informative, important, well-loved, thoroughly researched...such a great book. It's told in three parts with an intro and epilogue, and covers 1865-1920 + end of Civil War. Tore writes like a teacher sometimes, which I found charming and even comforting. My only complaint, and yes, I have only one, is that my eARC didn't have the photographs! I wasn't even aware there were any until the author referenced it, and seeing a credits section for said images. Alas. I plan on purchasing this book anyway, but it would have been better to see the things Olsson brought attention to.
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