It was interesting to have the rest of the Murder Club take over the story while Lindsey was out of town. But thiThis one was... an interesting idea.
It was interesting to have the rest of the Murder Club take over the story while Lindsey was out of town. But this ended dup resulting in a different narrative voice than had been used in the rest of the series, and I wasn't a big fan.
The case was kind of interesting but never really got off the ground.
My least favorite addition to the series thus far.
Why oh why did you spend so much time building up a paranormal or sci-fi story only to literally do NOTHING with it??? I feel so misled. I was so exciWhy oh why did you spend so much time building up a paranormal or sci-fi story only to literally do NOTHING with it??? I feel so misled. I was so excited about SETI...
Anyway, this is just a regular murder mystery with a bit of a psych thriller feel. There are no paranormal or aliens. Sigh. The lead-up and book description are terrible.
The story was fine, not bad, not earth-shattering. There was a nice twist.
This one kind of eases you into it, like a historical fiction. You get little tidbits of the rules of magic, but really, it feels like a historical fiThis one kind of eases you into it, like a historical fiction. You get little tidbits of the rules of magic, but really, it feels like a historical fiction mystery case that Iz and Warren are hired to investigate.
I loved the romance that comes from a long marriage, the comfort of two who are still very much in love but don't need to constantly guess about things, and who have the confidence to try and work well together.
The magic-The hexes were a lot of fun. I loved that Hexes weren't always used in a negative connotation and were closer to wards.
The end really pulled things together and picked up nicely. It was a tiny bit of a "get ready for more next week" sort of ending that made me want to continue the story.
Honestly, the king wanting to get baked into a pie was the highlight of the hilarity! I loved the way that Josiah Bancroft ran with the nursery rhyme, haha.
An ode to art, the weird, the paranormal, the inaccuracies of memory, misdirection, sibling love, cults, and anything Lovecraftian.
This is a very inteAn ode to art, the weird, the paranormal, the inaccuracies of memory, misdirection, sibling love, cults, and anything Lovecraftian.
This is a very interesting and unique book. In short: this is a very trippy story.
It goes from weird to... a league of its own.
I don't know how to describe the experience other than to let you know that it's something you can only experience for yourself. If you are into the weird and anything about art, then it's worth a try.
4 Stars, I love when author's push boundaries like this....more
So... this book is kind of terrible, but it also kind of needs to be read. I'm glad I read it, but I never want to reread it.
I was pissed a lot, but ISo... this book is kind of terrible, but it also kind of needs to be read. I'm glad I read it, but I never want to reread it.
I was pissed a lot, but I also like what Shanora Williams did with the storyline.
The ending was great.
The unveil was both awesome and stupid haha.
I don't know how to rate this.
My prevailing thought while reading: This is messed up, but also, I am struggling for this lady to keep holding on to such a piece of shit human. F that dude.
The fact that this is semi-autobiographical gurts my heart for James Baldwin laying it out there in his first full-lengthPainful, poignant, powerful.
The fact that this is semi-autobiographical gurts my heart for James Baldwin laying it out there in his first full-length novel.
Thinking about something like this coming out in the early 1950s could not have been an easy reception time to put this type of work into the public domain. The bravery it must have taken to expose the pain of the church and the family is so hard to fathom.
It's worth reading at least once in a lifetime, but its content is not the happiest.
The saddest part was how many of these same situations still seem to circle without resolution and continue along the same doomed historical lines of a traumatic tradition.
There was definiteiely a feeling that this book was translated, while reading it. But that wasn't much of an issue for me.
The slow pace was hit or misThere was definiteiely a feeling that this book was translated, while reading it. But that wasn't much of an issue for me.
The slow pace was hit or miss depending on how invested I was in the events.
The characters, especially Smilla were the strength in this novel, but there was just entirely too much fluff in the telling. I can get setting the mood and the scnene, but it just got too slow too many times.
This book had a great start, but then it really fizzled in the end. I liked the lead up, but then I was left wondering: That's it?
Ben Starling createThis book had a great start, but then it really fizzled in the end. I liked the lead up, but then I was left wondering: That's it?
Ben Starling created 2 wonderfully flawed main characters, although he destroys their lives fairly handily throughout the book. I enjoyed both characters and they were brought to life well within the pages. The back story was great and the leading up to something was great but then Boom.
Ben states that the events in this book continue on in Something in the Water, having read that I was a bit confused by this statement as there is maybe a possibly vague tie to events. Perhaps I am missing some integral piece. Something in the Water was exquisitely done and I probably should have read this one first.
Overall I'm stuck at a 3.5 stars, mainly because it feel like the story just stopped and kind of said: the end.
This book had a great start, but then it really fizzled in the end. I liked the lead up, but then I was left wondering: That's it?
Ben Starling created 2 wonderfully flawed main characters, although he destroys their lives fairly handily throughout the book. I enjoyed both characters and they were brought to life well within the pages. The back story was great and the leading up to something was great but then Boom.
Ben states that the events in this book continue on in Something in the Water, having read that I was a bit confused by this statement as there is maybe a possibly vague tie to events. Perhaps I am missing some integral piece. Something in the Water was exquisitely done and I probably should have read this one first.
Overall I'm stuck at a 3.5 stars, mainly because it feel like the story just stopped and kind of said: the end.
Heather brilliantly choose her narrator to tell this story. Without the eyes and mind of a teenager, this difficult experience would never have come across in the same way.
Molly exemplified the strength and intelligence that can only show through the pure heart of a teenager. *Secretly loved that she's a bookie like me :) I can't imagine losing my mother now at 32, let alone in the delicate stages of adolescent years....
(view spoiler)[Definitely wanted to punch Clara in the face... and also sometimes Molly's dad for dealing so horribly with the situation (hide spoiler)]
Heather brilliantly choose her narrator to tell this story. Without the eyes and mind of a teenager, this difficult experience would never have come across in the same way.
Molly exemplified the strength and intelligence that can only show through the pure heart of a teenager. *Secretly loved that she's a bookie like me :) I can't imagine losing my mother now at 32, let alone in the delicate stages of adolescent years....
(view spoiler)[Definitely wanted to punch Clara in the face... and also sometimes Molly's dad for dealing so horribly with the situation (hide spoiler)]
I picked this one up because of the cover and the title, and I was expecting Finlay Donovan-styled humor... And there is humor.. But I was NOT expectiI picked this one up because of the cover and the title, and I was expecting Finlay Donovan-styled humor... And there is humor.. But I was NOT expecting so much extreme domestic abuse.
It's always a weird comfort to return to the Overlook. On this re-read, 5 years since my last one, I had forgotten just how freaky the hedge animals wIt's always a weird comfort to return to the Overlook. On this re-read, 5 years since my last one, I had forgotten just how freaky the hedge animals were!
Perfection in storytelling.
This is a classic King novel and superbly done. The flow is spot on, and it doesn't feel like scaling a mountain to read, no matter how rewarding other mountains are to scale. This was done perfectly—one of his greatest works of all time.
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