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Burying the Honeysuckle Girls
Burying the Honeysuckle Girls | Emily Carpenter
23 posts | 32 read | 28 to read
Althea Bell is still heartbroken by her mother's tragic, premature death--and tormented by the last, frantic words she whispered into young Althea's ear: Wait for her. For the honeysuckle girl. She'll find you, I think, but if she doesn't, you find her. Adrift ever since, Althea is now fresh out of rehab and returning to her family home in Mobile, Alabama, determined to reconnect with her estranged, ailing father. While Althea doesn't expect him, or her politically ambitious brother, to welcome her with open arms, she's not prepared for the chilling revelation of a grim, long-buried family secret. Fragile and desperate, Althea escapes with an old flame to uncover the truth about her lineage. Drawn deeper into her ancestors' lives, Althea begins to unearth their disturbing history...and the part she's meant to play in it. Gripping and visceral, this unforgettable debut delves straight into the heart of dark family secrets and into one woman's emotional journey to save herself from a sinister inheritance.
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WorldsOkayestStepMom
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Mehso-so

I liked most of the story, enough to keep reading even though I wanted to quit about halfway through. I didn't like all of the sentence fragments that the author wrote.

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paulareadsallthetime
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Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️

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SonyaBeatty
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Latest audiobook started this morning... reviews aren't the greatest so here's hoping for an enjoyable read. 🤞

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BlameJennyJane
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Pickpick

Not my favorite Emily Carpenter book so far but this had a great storyline and a lively narrator. #KindleUnlimited #Audible #ImmersionReading

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PrezBookster
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Very interesting start!

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JoeStalksBeck
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8$ book haul 🎁🎄🤘🏻💃📖

RebelReader Wow! That's a lot of books for $8! 7y
JoeStalksBeck @RebelReader library sale❤️📖 7y
Vbrrgirl Where do I go to get that many books for $8!!!! 7y
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OrangeMooseReads Sweet! 👍🏽 7y
Vbrrgirl Oops - you were reading my mind! 7y
minkyb 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
AmyG Jackpot!!! 7y
valeriegeary Whoa. 👏👏👏 7y
RebelReader @JoeStalksBeck Those sales are the best! I'm on the Board so I always help setup and work the sales which means I get to buy before the public is admitted! 😂 7y
Lcsmcat I see some excellent books there! 7y
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avalinah
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Sticking inconvenient women into mental asylums, male supremacy, the KKK and family secrets. Also, suspense. This is good!

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avalinah
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My oldest NetGalley ARC! Time to finally crack down on it and get 2015 off my shoulders.
#BloggerShame #Challenge

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sprainedbrain
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Turns out, #bookmail is even fun when it's not mine!

This stack is an order for a friend, and I'm perusing them to see if I need to borrow any. @Cconnolly do you see anything you like from MJ's latest haul? 😂

TheNextBook Winter Garden... I really enjoyed that one. 8y
Litlady Loved Winter Garden‼️ 💜 8y
wrenaymuhree I enjoyed Winter Garden as well! ☺️ 8y
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Cconnolly @sprainedbrain, maybe a couple of them 8y
DrexEdit That whole stack looks perfectly dreamy. 📚📚👍 8y
Cinfhen That is a gorgeous looking stack of book spines 😇 8y
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ClassicallySkewed
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Panpan

Recently rehabbed Althea is (unreasonably?) ejected from her family home. After a wild journey in which everyone (inexplicably) betrays her (with flashbacks to her great-grandmother), she finds out the truth. I think. It's confusing, there are too many characters (many dead), nefariousness galore (without justification), and plot holes everywhere. Plus, maybe there's magic? Yeah, I usually know what happened in books. This one just doesn't cut it.

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Well-ReadNeck
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#TBRTuesday

Working on finishing up my Decatur Book Festival reading list (Just a few more after this) and hitting some library titles. Looking forward to all of these!

Cinfhen Like your #TBR selections❣ 8y
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MRStoddard
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Pickpick

Could not put this one down. If you've read my books, you know I have a thing for Southern girls with crazy mamas, and this one does not disappoint. When Althea begins to question the general conclusion about the women in her family, it uncovers a horrifying tale generations old.

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CrazyBookLady
Pickpick

Great read with an ending I didn't see coming. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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CrazyBookLady
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❤️

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AliceInWonderLibrary

This book is $2 on Amazon Kindle right now, so I figured why not give it a read...after I finish my library books that must go back and probably even after I read Caraval because I am dying to read that one.

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Josie
Mehso-so

Eh, this wasn't horrible, but it wasn't great. The writing was a little all over the place. Most of the characters annoyed me. However, I didn't guess the ending ahead of time, so there's that. I give it 2-3 stars.

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Josie

I'm 45% in and I'm not too sure about this one. The writing seems a little sloppy and becomes hard to follow after multiple run on sentences in a row. I'll finish because my mom recommended it and she keeps asking about it, so it must have something!

JulieAnn I'm going to have to read this! I'm from Mobile. :) 9y
Josie @JulieAnn I really like the story and the setting! I can't figure out where it's going, so that's always fun! 9y
JulieAnn @Josie I don't think my library has it so I'm going to look for it elsewhere. Also, just discovered the reply button so yay!!! 9y
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Josie
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Currently reading book #3! I've just recently mastered reading two at once, so we'll see how this goes! It's supposed to be 105 in Phoenix today, so I'm not leaving this house!

Ukulelebob That's to hot 9y
Josie @Ukulelebob that's an understatement! It's miserable 9y
Gayan This book sounds amazing. 9y
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Josie @Gayan I'm about 10% into it and I am EXTREMELY intrigued. I didn't even read the summary, my mom recommended it and so I just started! 9y
Gayan Sounds just like something I will love. 9y
Josie @Gayan I think you would love it! We're book twins, remember? I'll definitely let you know how it is! 9y
Gayan Thanks. I love Litsy so much. I have so many new books to read. I would love to hear what you think about it @Josie . 9y
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kedupre
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Panpan

I thought I was going to have to join the characters in the institution by the time this book finally ended. On and on and on.... Run away down that dirt road, girl! Go get yourself a latte and leave behind the drama and the southern stereotypes!

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MissSusie66
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Pickpick

I really enjoyed this one, it kept me guessing, were these women mentally ill, magical, cursed? What is going on?? I recommend this one!

LitHousewife That does sound good! 9y
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