Keri's Updates

Keri added 'Someone You Can Build a Nest In'

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 17:32:49 -0700

Keri gave 5 stars to Someone You Can Build a Nest In (Hardcover) by John Wiswell
bookshelves: audiobook, library
4.5/5

Keri is 26% done with Someone You Can Build a N

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 05:50:27 -0700

Keri is 26% done with Someone You Can Build a Nest In.

Keri added 'Bloom'

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:30:52 -0700

Keri gave 4 stars to Bloom (Kindle Edition) by Delilah S. Dawson
bookshelves: audiobook, library

Keri is currently reading 'Someone You Can Build a Nest In'

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:30:48 -0700

Keri is currently reading Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell

Keri added 'Bloom'

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:30:45 -0700

Keri gave 4 stars to Bloom (Kindle Edition) by Delilah S. Dawson
bookshelves: audiobook, library

Keri added 'The Forgotten Beasts of Eld'

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 06:03:55 -0700

Keri gave 5 stars to The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (Paperback) by Patricia A. McKillip

Keri is currently reading 'Godkiller'

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 06:03:43 -0700

Keri is currently reading Godkiller by Hannah Kaner

Keri finished reading 'The Forgotten Beasts of Eld'

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 06:03:24 -0700

Keri finished reading The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip

Keri is currently reading 'Bloom'

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 03:56:17 -0700

Keri is currently reading Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson

Keri added 'The Poppy Fields'

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:48:16 -0700

Keri gave 4 stars to The Poppy Fields (Hardcover) by Nikki Erlick
bookshelves: audiobook, arc, netgalley
4.25/5. Thank you to the author, the publisher, and Netgalley for the advanced listening copy!

What drew me to this book was the premise - what if you could sleep away your grief - and I think this book truly delivered on it. Those who apply, are chosen, and come to the Poppy Fields are given the opportunity to sleep through the worst parts of their broken-heart. When they awaken, the pain is gone and, for the most part, they can move on with their lives.

But there is a chance of a side effect that may make it all not worth the risk...

The novel follows a set of characters on their way to the Poppy Fields, and the creator of the Poppy Fields herself, and a twisty, entwined story that really reflects on what grief is, how individual it is, and how we all have to come to heal from it. It balances the two sides of the coin: do we have to be awake and aware of our intense loss, or is there more benefit to letting our body heal itself, relegated to the subconscious?

Going into this, I expected we'd focus more on the aspect of the actual process of sleeping through grief. Instead, Erlick takes us on a character-driven adventure to the west, creating memorable characters who work through their process in their own way. Just the fact that they have each other and the ability to talk through why they're choosing the Poppy Fields starts the process of healing.

I wasn't certain I was prepared for an introspective novel like this, but I am glad I took the chance to listen to it today. It was well worth it and the questions that it poses. The writing itself was beautiful and every character unique enough that none blended together. Marin Ireland (and every other narrator) does an excellent job of bringing them all to life. I find the novels like this with interviews, broadcasts, articles, etc. do really well with multiple narrators in an audio format.

If you're in the mood for a novel that makes you stop and look deep at part of being human, this is one for you.