Wicker King | 
pickBook 65🎧 5⭐️
Just wow.
There is so much to this story. It is heartbreakingly beautiful. I was on the verge of tears a few times.
A powerful look at mental health and friendship.
Just read it❤️🩹
*Ive been emotionally crippled by this book😂
pickThis was a beautiful, bittersweet, and heart-wrenching story about friendship and the lengths one would go to keep it. The chapters were extremely short, one to four pages max, which made for a quick read, but there was a surprising amount of development within them. This book told August's view of the events, while the sequel, The Legend of the Golden Raven, tells Jack's side.
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“My mom once told me being alone makes you feel weaker every day, even if you're not,“ he said quietly. “But it's not as bad if you're with other people who are alone, too. We can hold each other up like a card tower.“
I'll be reading The Wicker King and Blacktop Wasteland for this memorial #Sharreadathon from Sharon's TBR.
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pickA rated this a 4 stars. It was really good and I love that we saw the world that was built in mental health illness, if that makes sense. There were a few frustrating moments that made me feel not really into it at times. But overall it was great.
pickYesterday I finished reading The Wicker King by K. Ancrum.
August‘s best friend, Jack, sees another world. Supernatural creatures, medieval buildings, magical objects. August sees nothing. He worries about Jack, but nonetheless agrees to aid him in completing ‘a very important quest to fulfill a prophecy.‘
This story is trippy, tragic, funny, fast-paced—and it‘s all told in short, sharp chapters. 👍👍
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pick4 ⭐
This book is a look at two teen boys, August and Jack, as they descend into madness. You know this from the very beginning because as of page five you know one of them is in an asylum. The story takes you through how August got there.
This book was fantastic. It was hard, but it was worth reading, and a topic not readily found in many YA books.
TW: Non-graphic sex, mental instability
"In this world and the next. They could take everything away and leave us with nothing and I will still love you."
pickYa about two boys who rely on each other, one of whom sees a whole other world.
This book is so hard to describe and yet so compelling. The story of two boys, one with visions of another world and one trying to hold everything together for the both of them.
Content note: contains codependency, neglectful parenting, mental health trauma, institutionalization.
pickThis book put me through it. I don't know if it portrayed this disorder accurately (not going to say what is going on because spoilers), but it did something well. An intense, co-dependent friendship/relationship between two high school boys turns dark (literally the pages get darker as the story goes on) as one of them begins experiencing more and more intense hallucinations. 5 stars.
pickThat was lovely. 1st, there was the amazing characterization — Jack & August just leapt off the page with each sentence. 2nd, there was the absolutely stellar prose, which often had me melting. The plot felt a bit winding & unresolved, but the gorgeousness of the telling more than made up for it! An amazing story about friendship & love, and how far you can (or should be) willing to go for the one you can‘t live without. ★★★★☆. First for #24in48!
Gosh, apart from the EXCELLENT writing, the design of this book is incredible — as the book opens with a fire, each page is made to look as if it‘s getting increasingly charred, before becoming completely black for the last section. It‘s creating this eerie mood that I love! 😍 #24in48
#currentlyreading | Switching from audio to text with this book! #24in48
pickVery unique book. It‘s a little out of my normal comfort zone but I thought it was very good. I assumed from the title that it was fantasy. It‘s a story of parental neglect, friendship, and mental illness. I think I enjoyed it so much because I didn‘t know anything about it. Thanks #dragonsandteabookclub
1. Teleport! 💨 why would I need to read ppl‘s minds when I can just escape all of them in a split second??
2. Tagged.
3. Not really, just trying to get by day to day.
4. Crazy ex girlfriend 😂
5. 👍
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pickWhat a beautifully unique and unsettling book! This was a really interesting read and the book itself is so aesthetically pleasing, but my favorite part by far was the author‘s note at the end. The words for why Ancrum wrote this, who they wrote it for, and why it is important were so eloquent and meaningful.
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Read for #dragonsandteabookclub on goodreads!
pick#dragonsandteabookclub first pick of 2019.. It was a really quick read and quite enjoyable. Thank you @meltotheany and @acourtofcrownsandquills for this pick ☺️
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Check out my blog for a review of The Wicker King by K. Ancrum 4/5 ⭐️ (link in bio) 😊
pick3.5 star
Good book. It was a fast read. As a mother though I kept thinking how in the world is an adult not stepping in! How is there no help from anyone! And sadly, that‘s just the reality for some kids. Absent parents and adults who turn the other way. I was mostly happy with the ending, I just wish August would have tried harder to accept the help.
pickI adored this book and I can‘t put into words how much I needed this book right now. Read/Reading with the Dragons and Tea bookclub on Goodreads. 5/5
pickSo, I don't remember the last time I read a book in one day. That's how good this was. I could not put this thing down!
#currentlyreading but debating dnfing at this point. Reading this relationship is making me sick to my stomach and it‘s SO queer bait-y...”he thought about jacks fingers on the back of his neck and tasted a bit of shame.” The author can‘t even make this a queer relationship and it‘s just so toxic and stomach churny. Ugh. #ya
#currentlyreading so far this book has ✅ creepy stuff ✅ complex character relationships ✅ toxic friendship ✅ weird writing style ✅ not queer enough 😕 not enjoying this so far
I forgot how big the downtown branch of the library is. I found a lot of goodies! (This is one of the couches in my classroom, the kids love it.)
pickWow. Just Wow, this is one of the most powerful and Interesting books I‘ve ever read. There‘s amazing mental illness rep and as someone who has a mental illness I thought it was done beautifully. I LOVED IT 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5/5
My mom once told me that being alone makes you feel weaker everyday, even if you‘re not. But it‘s not as bad if you‘re with other people who are alone too. We can hold each other up like a card tower. 🖤
pickI can honestly not say enough good things about this book! I had no ideas what it was about but I literally couldn‘t put it down!! It‘s such a unique beautiful book! I‘m not sure it‘s for everyone as it‘s a darker story but I‘m in love...plus I love the cover 😍
so-soI‘m trying hard to process my feelings about The Wicker King. I really liked the design concept and the way the book is laid out is really pretty. The book also covers co-dependency in a way I‘ve never really read before.
It‘s between a Pick and So-So. Definitely worth the read—but definitely for a niche audience.
panI honestly expected this to be one of my top reads of the year, so you can imagine how disappointed I am to tell you all I gave it 2/5 stars. There are just so many issues with this book, the biggest of which is that it has SO MUCH queerbaiting. Full review at http://howlinglibraries.com!
Looks interesting, sounds interesting. Wonder if it's some sort of Wicker Man retelling. #coverlove #YAedition
This book is interesting thus far! I'm hoping to finish with it soon ♡
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pickThis book was addicting!! I definitely didn't want to put it down. While I felt like I wanted a little bit more from the ending, I totally loved the writing and structure and pacing and ugh! This will definitely be a buzz worthy title this fall!
I started reading The Wicker King this afternoon when I didn't have time to read and that was a baaaaad idea. I don't want to stop! It already seems intense and exciting and dark! 😍
Plus loooooook at these pages!!!
(Originally posted to my blog account at @bookaddictsguide !)
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