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Amy made a comment on Ivana’s status

Sat, 08 Feb 2025 16:44:55 -0800

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I have to keep gping back to figure out who everyone is, and it's not always clear. I'm ready to dnf at 11%

Amy is 11% done with The God of the Woods

Sat, 08 Feb 2025 16:37:03 -0800

Amy is 11% done with The God of the Woods.

Amy is currently reading 'The God of the Woods'

Sat, 08 Feb 2025 16:36:42 -0800

Amy is currently reading The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Amy added a status update

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 07:08:42 -0800

Amy added a status update.
Amy wrote: Well, it looks like I might be migrating over to Storygraph because nobody seems to be interacting here anymore, and it has more bells and whistles. I'm cherrycicada there if you end up moving over.

Amy has challenged herself to read 50 books in 2025.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 07:13:05 -0800

She has read 4 books toward her goal of 50 books.

4 of 50 (8%)

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Amy is currently reading 'Under the Surface'

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 07:06:22 -0800

Amy is currently reading Under the Surface by Diana Urban

Amy added 'Me: Moth'

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 07:01:16 -0800

Amy gave 4 stars to Me: Moth (Hardcover) by Amber McBride
Me: Moth features two teens who feel like the odd person out in their new school bonding and using each other to escape their negative realities. One lost her whole family in a car wreck while the other is having to endure an abusive step-father. This reminded me of Reservation Dogs in a way, especially when they take a cross-country trip together, and the spiritual Hoodoo and Navajo world becomes as real to them as anything else around them.

The writing style feels experimental and almost poetic. It's also short, which is why I wasn't too mad that what makes the book good happens in the last 5% and makes you have to reflect back on the whole book to reassess how you feel about it. Before that reveal, it was a 3-star book, but the ending upgrades it to 4 stars for me.

Amy added 'We Used to Live Here'

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 06:52:14 -0800

Amy gave 5 stars to We Used to Live Here (Hardcover) by Marcus Kliewer
bookshelves: favorites, house-as-a-character, horror
As the book says, it's "a sprawling and bizarre tale about alternate realities, endless labyrinths, ancient evils, and doppelgängers." It's also a book where the house itself is a character..

Eve and Charlie have moved into this house in the Pacific Northwest with the idea of flipping it. One night, a man knocks on the door saying he used to live there and wants to show his family around his old house. Only, they keep making excuses why they can't leave. Suddenly, remembered details about the house and people keep changing -- even names -- making Eve question her sanity and feel like she's in a world where the Mandela effect is very real. Suddenly, the basement seems to be a portal to elsewhere or an alternate reality altogether.

I read this all in one go and am excited to see what future books this author produces. I'd not be sad if he explored this world a little more.

Amy added 'The Girl from Rawblood'

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 06:38:05 -0800

Amy gave 3 stars to The Girl from Rawblood (Paperback) by Catriona Ward
Never read the first thing one of your favorite authors wrote. This was such a slog. It didn't help that the narrative kept going back and forth through time. It's another book where the house, Rawblood, is a main character. But there's also a vengeful ghost that keeps showing up in each era. Plus, the whole family seems to have a touch of madness. It's memorable, but reading wasn't pleasurable. In the end, I can see why it makes sense for the storyline to be out of order, but I don't have to like it. The book has its merits, but it just wasn't for me.

Amy is currently reading 'The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World'

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 19:37:35 -0800

Amy is currently reading The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer