Melissa Albert

“I didn’t know how to help her as she shrunk her life, shrunk herself…”

“The Bad Ones” by Melissa Albert

When three people go missing one winter night the town is thrown into suspicion by everyone. Nora’s ex-best friend is one of the missing. Nora is on the hunt to find Becca and save her with the clues Becca has left. When reality and fantasy mix Nora wonders if the mystery is linked with the Goddess of Forgotten, a childhood game the girls used to play together.

This book was amazing. The entire book I was mentally trying to figure out how much is supernatural or just grief and mental illness. The writing was very poetic and fantastical in terms of descriptions. The world that was built gave me a hazy feeling like I was recalling a distant memory, which was so perfect. 5 out of 5 stars, so mesmerizing.

“Those are the memories I can bear to handle.”… (more)