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Monstrumologist
Monstrumologist | Rick Yancey
"These are the secrets I have kept. This is the trust I never betrayed. But he is dead now and has been for nearly ninety years, the one who gave me his trust, the one for whom I kept these secrets. The one who saved me . . . and the one who cursed me." So starts the diary of Will Henry, orphan and assistant to a doctor with a most unusual specialty: monster hunting. In the short time he has lived with the doctor, Will has grown accustomed to his late night callers and dangerous business. But when one visitor comes with the body of a young girl and the monster that was eating her, Will's world is about to change forever. The doctor has discovered a baby Anthropophagus--a headless monster that feeds through a mouth in its chest--and it signals a growing number of Anthropophagi. Now, Will and the doctor must face the horror threatenning to overtake and consume our world before it is too late. "The Monstrumologist" is the first stunning gothic adventure in a series that combines the spirit of HP Lovecraft with the storytelling ability of Rick Riorden.
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Reggie
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😭Margie, thank you so much! You shouldn‘t have but I so appreciate it and it‘s made my day. We‘re getting snow later so the socks will definitely come in handy. I look forward to all three books. LOVE the Stephen King bookmark. And girl please, I‘ve been to the gym 23 times in January and gained 3lbs, mostly cause MickeyD‘s is right next door. Lol. So this candy is most welcome. Thank you so much, Margie! ❤️

vivastory How wonderful! I'll be curious to hear what you think of Monstrumologist. How much snow are you getting? 3y
Reggie @vivastory 4-6 inches. Hopefully more, cause we need it. 3y
vivastory How often does it snow in New Mexico? I'm a bit surprised you're getting that much 3y
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Mollyanna I adore Relic. One of my favorite books and the beginning of a fabulous series. I hope you enjoy. 3y
Reggie @vivastory we might get one snow a year that melts the next day but back before our current climate change people where I live said they used to get 4-6 feet every winter. 3y
Reggie @mollyanna I have a friend who says it is her favorite book. Maybe now I can tell her I‘ve read it. 3y
TrishB Lovely ♥️ 3y
Twainy I read Relic in one sitting forever ago! I‘m a Pendergast fan, the books can be hit/miss. Ugh SNOW 😫 we are forecast to get 5-11” this evening. 🥳 I hate shoveling! 🤬 😆 😫 3y
BookwormAHN I also loved Relic! 3y
kspenmoll What wonderful gifts! Hope you get your snow! 3y
erzascarletbookgasm Nice! I only read The Westing Game as an adult, enjoyed it 👍 3y
Bookzombie Yay! That‘s awesome that you have been to the gym 23 times in January. Regardless of MickeyD‘s visits, that‘s great! I feel less like a couch potato than I did at the end of December, lol. I hope you enjoy all three books. Also, I really enjoyed the popcorn. I hope you do too! 3y
batsy What a fun package of goodies 😍 I loved The Westing Game! 3y
readordierachel How nice!! 3y
tokorowilliamwallace Nice, Preston & Child, and The Westing Game (which I hope to get to soon). 3y
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Addison_Reads
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Creepy YA read following a scientist and his assistant as they track down a creature who is feasting on human flesh.

This was great as an audiobook and really helped to take my mind off real life, so it was an excellent distraction. 😁 It had just enough creepiness and mystery to keep me entertained.

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Paperback.Propensity
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I don't really see this series ever being talked about, and that's a shame because it is really great. Though it is marketed as YA, I don't think it should have been, and maybe that's the problem. The Monstrumologist is a great series full of monster hunting and excellent prose. If you're looking for a good series to read this spooky season, I can't recommend it enough.

quietjenn I love this series so much! 5y
Paperback.Propensity @quietjenn It's so good! And I think the prose is excellent. I don't read a lot of books like these. 5y
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TamAnder
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Decided to pull a book from my son‘s upcoming summer list going into his junior year. Bounced between audio and paperback. The style and mood carried well in both formats.

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Christinak
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This book is creepy and gorey. Don‘t let the fact that this is a YA book lull you into a false sense of security. #AllHallowsRead

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jenniferw88
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#stacks on Litsy! Books on the left are books I've added from all you lovely Littens, & on the right are just some of the books I have finished reading recently! I haven't reviewed every book - I'm trying to be selective & only post about books I truly ❤.

#SisforSeptember @CaliforniaCay

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Cailey_Mac
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One of the many books from my earlier #BookOutlet haul; this one is blurbed as “A cross between Mary Shelley and Stephen King”. A young orphan and a doctor who specializes in ‘Monstrumology‘ are investigating monsters that are believed to be extinct in their part of the world after the body of a young girl and a body of that monster are found and brought to them. It sounds intriguing and might be a fun October read!🧟‍♂️ #bookhaul #tbr

RadicalReader @Cailey_Mac absolutely gorgeous book cover 6y
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toofondofbooks
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LorieL 💕💕💕 6y
CindyMyLifeIsLit I absolutely LOVE this book!! ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
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CindyMyLifeIsLit
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My favorite YA author is Rick Yancey. I became a fan after reading his horror series that starts with The Monstrumologist. It‘s a horrific, gory thriller written in Dickensian prose! I absolutely LOVE it!! One of his favorite books is A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L‘Engle. I‘ve loved that book since I was a kid and still remember how captivated I was by the fascinating Murray kids and their adventures.
#agameoffavorites

Emilyrjones22 Adding this to my list! 6y
Erinsuereads What a crazy mess of a concept! I love it!! 6y
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toofondofbooks
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calicodreamin
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Like nothing you‘ve ever read. A unique book with deep characters and wild plot lines. You can‘t take your eyes off the pages.

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toofondofbooks
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Finished the first book in The Monstrumologist series and enjoyed it. It's pretty gory but I enjoyed the characters. Starting the second book today. 🌟🌟🌟🌟

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toofondofbooks
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Picked up a new coloring book to do while #audiobook.

rubyslippersreads 😍😍😍 7y
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toofondofbooks
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This series has been on my TBR forever so starting it today on #audiobook. #playster

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MiyakoBunny
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4/5🌟🌟🌟🌟This Book📚was a lot of fun🙃. I definitely recommend it for adults😁& kids(10+)well 🤔 maybe kids that don‘t scare too easy & like monsters & gore lol😅. It was wonderful & apparently a series as well so I‘m looking forward to that for light-hearted🧟‍♂️🧛🏼‍♂️fun reading material to come☺️

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MiyakoBunny
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😍A Baby Tush👶🏻🍼Book📖stand hmm 🤔 too cute to resist lol 😄💙🧡💚He was too captivated by 🦄Mother🍄Goose🦊to even notice ☺️❤️

Kendra.Diane So cute!! 7y
MiyakoBunny @Kendra.Diane Thanks bunches ☺️☺️☺️💚💚💚 7y
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Christinak
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#emojinov
#nov📚📷
👹#Monster

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Bergen.Adair
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This story is the perfect mixture of monsters, mystery, madness, thrills, chills, and gore—of both the violent and the pestilent varieties. Come for the creatures, stay for the story.

for a full review and others like it go to bergenreadsbooks.wordpress.com

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LizGotauco
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I love the "medical textbook" feel of these paperbacks!

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JacintaMCarter
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I have several, but this is definitely a #FavoriteSeries of mine. #SeptemberLibrary17

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Victoriahoperose
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Mehso-so

I know so many people love this book. I didn't completely dislike it, but I just wanted more from it. It took forever to get into the story and to start moving somewhere and I just wanted more suspense. I do, however, appreciate the style of writing that we don't see quite so often anymore. It was a different book, but not as scary as I thought it would be.

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Christinak
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I listened to this audiobook on my commute at the same time my daughter was reading it. Thankfully she was ahead of me and knowing my queasy stomach warned me of a #graphic scene that would have made my commute horrible if I had not been prepared. Gross scene aside my daughter and I really enjoyed this book and I highly recommend it!

#sizzlinSummerReads

CindyMyLifeIsLit I adore this book!! It's like a horror novel as written by Charles Dickens. I do believe I know the scene of which you speak, and it was a doozy! I had to put the book down for a few minutes, and I routinely watch the grossest Walking Dead scenes without turning a hair! 7y
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JacintaMCarter
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I don't know if this is my #FavoriteBookSeries, but it's definitely on the list. #ReadingWomenMonth

AndreaReads I love The Monstrumologist series! Wonderfully gruesome and scary! 7y
Johanna414 I just bought the first one - can't wait to read it! 7y
CindyMyLifeIsLit Awesome series!! It's like the love child of Stephen King and Charles Dickens! 😍😍😍 7y
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BirdieReads
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"For only a madman believes what every child knows to be true: there are monsters that lie in wait under our beds."

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Bookbeez
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Leaning tower of library books is an excellent way to start the weekend.

Nebklvr The unquiet dead--excellent 8y
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BekahB
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I love the endpapers in the Monstrumologist series! They fit the theme of the books so well and they're so detailed.

#readjanuary #endpapers

DebinHawaii Those are cool! 👍📚 8y
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AndreaReads
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#ReadJanuary #Day9 #ReadingEquipment I don't use an e-reader mostly because mine broke a couple years ago, and I've never replaced it, so my reading equipment includes snacks (I don't like coffee, so my drink is always a Diet Coke), my reading journal, and ALWAYS a pencil!

Desha Love! ❤️ 8y
RealLifeReading That's a great title! 8y
AndreaReads @RealLifeReading It's a fun (but gruesome) book. There's four in the series and this is the first. It's written in a way that makes me think that Tim Burton should direct and Johnny Depp should star in a movie version. 8y
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Sarah9
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Just started today after being on my TBR pile for a very long time.

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JacintaMCarter
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If you like monsters, history, horror, and Sherlock-like characters, this is definitely the book for you. And the later at night you read it, the better.

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That-Bookish-Hiker
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This book was so good. I was intrigued from the first page but I intentionally drew it out because I didn't want it to end. I really enjoyed every character.
I didn't expect the description for some scenes to be so descriptive that I could see it clearly in my head. Can't wait to read the second book and see what is going on with William Henry and the doctor.

CaitlinSiem I'm so so so glad you enjoyed this! I completely agree with what you said. I was a bit taken aback at first with how vivid the descriptions were. Such unique and great books :) 8y
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That-Bookish-Hiker
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This is def a #scaryread that needs more attention. If it weren't for Litsy user @CaitlinSiem I wouldn't have heard of this book. #AllHallowsRead

CaitlinSiem I'm so happy you're enjoying it! And yes, these books definitely need more attention. 🤗 8y
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That-Bookish-Hiker
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Details.

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That-Bookish-Hiker
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Excited to start reading this!

#litsyrecommendation #currentlyreading

CaitlinSiem I just finished this and I really enjoyed it! I started book two this afternoon. By the way, I am using the exact same bookmark! (Book depository for the win!) 8y
That-Bookish-Hiker @CaitlinSiem I saw your post on here and was intrigued, so I requested it from my library and picked it up today. 😁 8y
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CaitlinSiem
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Hair raising, gory, and not for the feint of heart or soft stomached. An excellent monster book.

New England in the 1880's: a fantastic Victorian setting for this Lovecraft-meets-Stephen-King series. The main characters, Will Henry and the Doctor, were wonderful. I became quickly entrenched in their horrific little story.

Also, there was a great thread of snark woven into the story that was just enough and appeared in the best moments.

Bette Nice pic 👍📸👀💜 8y
BekahB Loved this book! Definitely higher on the gore than I anticipated 😀 8y
CaitlinSiem Thank you @Bette! It's actually just a heavily tweaked picture of the cover that I took. Was too good to pass up for the review quote 👻 8y
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CaitlinSiem @BekahB I was impressed with the gore! I'm not usually fazed by much in books (think it helps that my mom and stepdad—both in the medical field—talked about all the gory details of their jobs over dinner every night growing up) and even I squirmed a few times! But I'm not complaining. I enjoy that uneasiness. Not many books get me their. 8y
CaitlinSiem There* for the love of everything. 😒 8y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Well, this has me all excited now. Adding to TBR 8y
BekahB @CaitlinSiem HA! Same here! I've always been a fan of horror so gore doesn't usually get to me either, but I can remember two specific moments in the book where I started fanning myself because I knew what was coming. 😂 8y
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CaitlinSiem
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The writing is blowing me away just a tad. It's gorgeous.

pppooraikul Yeah. And it's really creepy. I'm still on my recovery from this book and cannot bring myself to read the sequel yet. 😂 8y
BekahB I love this series! I was really impressed by it too. 8y
That-Bookish-Hiker Requesting this from the library right now. 8y
Fullmetalmarshmallow Haven't read this but The 5th Wave series was AMAZING. 8y
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brittanyreads
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This seems like a fitting book to read during my favorite month of the year!! #scaretober 🕷☠️

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Grimlock
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Got further in. 6% read and I'm kinda bored. Gonna read some more Suicide Squad for the witches slot in the bingo.

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Grimlock
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Starting this as a buddy read for Halloween bingo. Kinda into it so far.

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BekahB
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My #recommendsday is Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey! This is a fantastic YA horror series where the big bad is always a monster; a beasty pulled from legends or folklore. I love a well done monster novel! The first book in this series was my introduction to YA horror. This book had my heart racing in certain chapters and there were a couple of sections that had me fanning myself (due to the blood and guts and gross). Love it!

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TheTallented
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Doing a little shopping stocking up for the @24in48 Readathon in a couple weeks!! So excited!! Walked away with The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey. Can't wait to read it!!