This Darkness Mine | 
panThe synopsis read like this was going to be a paranormal/sci-fi kind of story. It starts off with a slightly paranormal edge but suddenly takes a hard left into a medical drama. What really bombed it though was the fact that the MC was completely unlikable. This odd mix of paranormal, mental health, & medical drama - none of them particularly well done - creates a maelstrom of “WTAF am I reading?”feelings. Hated it 1⭐
so-soI . . . did not love this. I have been on a Mindy McGinnis kick, but I'm afraid that This Darkness Mine did not live up to my expectations. While it features some qualities that I've loved in other work--a strong female protagonist, a complex story, a refusal to adhere to an expectation of "likability"--it did not, for me, ground those elements in coherence. SLIGHT SPOILERS AHEAD.⠀⬇️
so-soBetween a Pick and So-So (this is not for everyone0
BOOK TAGS⇣
⤏ PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER
⤏ LOVE & STUFF
⤏ SLIGHTLY HORROR-IF-IC
⤏ YA
⤏ WEIRD AF
On one hand, I want to say this a masterpiece and on the other hand, I want to say it's a freaking nightmare...so, nightmarish masterpiece it is
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pickThis is SUCH a Mindy McGinnis book and I can absolutely see why some people wouldn't like it. It's a weird mindfuck book that I still don't know exactly what I read or what I feel about the ending. Sasha herself is a very unreliable character who continues to deflect any bad actions on her alter ego. When she is in the cardiac wing, Sasha becomes an even more flawed character but I couldn't put this book down. Every character is flawed
Okay I'm trying to get back to normal reading but I'm hesitant to touch a fantasy right now so maybe a twisted book will work. I know McGinnis's books are a "love or hate" situation and A Madness So Discreet is one of my all time favourite standalones.
bailedThis book was different and a lot of weird. If you decide to read this book be prepared for some triggers like mental illness, hospital stays, self harm just to name a few. This book was just not for me 😞
pickI expected this to be dark, because it‘s Mindy McGinnis and that‘s what she does... but holy shit! It went in some directions I was not expecting.
I can‘t say I loved this as well as a The Female of the Species, which is one of my favorites... but once I started reading, I literally could not stop.
Having a stern talk with myself about how I need to take advantage of the few hours the littles allow me to sleep rather than read the last hundred pages of this book...
pickWeird, twisted, gory, demented, messed up, whatever you want to call it but still a good read lol.
Full review on https://nikkisnovelniche.wordpress.com
so-soI found the end of this book a little predictable. It wasn‘t my favorite book, but I did enjoy it.
pickI listened to this book on audible and lemme tell you... I have a lot of thoughts.
1. Mindy McGinnis is blessed with wonderful audiobooks, this is my second audiobook listen from her and holy shit they‘re amazing.
2. This book kept me on my toes, and I was actually sitting there with my hands over my face shocked.
3. It was so messed up and I loved it.
4. This book was incredible and well written! I highly recommend it.
pickThis book was one crazy, very sick and disturbing, tripy trip in which I hated and cursed the main character the entire time and I FREAKING LOVED IT!!! The entire time reading i was like, “WTF am I reading exactly?!?” Mindy McGinnis is a superb writer with writing that leaves you seeing scenes way too painfully clear. She is officially one of my favorite authors.
Congrats to @Booksandcooks on your 7777th follower!!! Crikey, that‘s a lot! Well, THIS was my last 5 star read; it won‘t be everyone‘s five star read, but it has got a lot of them, as has many of Mindy McGinnis‘ books. I had to go to several bookstores to get my copy (I should have just preordered as planned), and it was as delightfully messed up and well-written as I had hoped 🙀 Thanks for the giveaway! 🙏🏼#7777giveaway #payitforward
I had to stay up to finish this book by Mindy McGinnis before it expired and I finished it just in time to open my #halloweengoespostal package. 😁
Thank you so much @aschermetz everything is awesome.
Luna has some new ribbon to play with now and I think she has chosen the book she wants me to read first.
Hope am I ever supposed to get through any kind of TBR when new books keep coming out that I want to read?!?
pickWow I wish I could have been left alone with this book for the #Readathon but so many distractions. It is original, gut-wrenching, and raw, and if you‘re into psychological thrillers it may be for you (I can see where this will NOT be the book for everyone; it will leave many people with their mouths agape!). Mindy writes with such conviction and so fluidly, her prose and tone is all-absorbing; she has written a brilliant novel. I loved it.
Thought I‘d post the #MidEventSurvey😹 #readathon 1) Back to ‘The Darkness Mine‘ 2) I‘m in and out of 3 bks and I hope my big interruptions are done 3) I want to get to ‘The Misfortune of Marion Palm‘ - something light. 4) MAJOR interruptions. I have a 9 year-old, a partner that went and did his own stuff + a limping dog; my son‘s movie plans got canceled. I thought I‘d get that time free so I‘m irritated. 5) I wish I could be in a hotel rm alone!
I don‘t know where the original post is but I nicked this off @LibrarianRyan ‘s page -
1) I‘m in wonderful, rainy (after a dry summer) #Seattle 💚💙 Perfect reading weather 🌧
2) I‘m enjoying my current read ‘This Darkness Mine‘ but also looking forward to ‘The Power‘
3) I‘m looking forward to chocolate but may have to do a run 🍫
4) I‘m a #cat photographer, I‘m from #England, I‘m new here! #LitsyWelcomeWagon
5) First #readathon
Me and the kitty (in his usual position, giving me ‘total cat paralysis‘) decided we would get serious, and strap in for some rainy afternoon reading with #ThisDarknessMine by #MindyMcGinnis @HarperCollins - I like it when my book matches my #cat 🙀
This looks too much like an
90s adult thriller.
#coverlove #YAedition
The tortie came out to check on today's new books. Looks like she's partial to the new Mindy McGinnis! First to finish AN EXCESS MALE! #catsoflitsy
pickHoly crap, you guys...
This was so dark, twisty, and completely effed up (aka I loved it).
#JubilantJulyReadathon @andrew65 2y