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The Marvelous
The Marvelous | Claire Kann
8 posts | 5 read | 9 to read
From the author of Lets Talk About Love and If It Makes You Happy, this exuberant YA Novel follows six teens locked together in a mansion, contending for a life-changing cash prize in a competition run by a reclusive heiress. Everyone thinks they know Jewel Van Hanen. Heiress turned actress turned social media darling who created the massively popular video-sharing app, Golden Rule. After mysteriously disappearing for a year, Jewel makes her dramatic return with an announcement: she has chosen a few lucky Golden Rule users to spend an unforgettable weekend at her private estate. But once they arrive, Jewel ingeniously flips the script: the guests are now players in an elaborate estate-wide game. And shes tailored every challenge and obstacle to test whether they have what it takes to win--at any cost. Told from the perspective of three dazzling players--Nicole: the new queen of Golden Rule; Luna: Jewels biggest fan; and Stella: a brilliant outsider--this novel will charm its way into your heart and keep you guessing how it all ends because money isnt the only thing at stake. Praise for Let's Talk About Love: "This book is so charming and funny and bighearted. ... I recommend this one for fans of Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl and Sandhya Menon's When Dimple Met Rishi." Becky Albertalli, author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda "Claire Kann makes an admirable debut with this milestone for ace visibility." Entertainment Weekly
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Kenyazero
The Marvelous | Claire Kann
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Bailedbailed

One of my #Roll100 picks this month is already off the table at just 20 minutes in. I choose my books somewhat at random, which makes me pick up books I might hate because there have been several times when a book I thought I'd hate turned out to be a fun book. I'm bailing on this one because I really hate popularity contest books, and so far this book has hit every checkmark for why I hate them.

PuddleJumper Ah that's frustrating! You tried and it's off your list now 2mo
Kenyazero @PuddleJumper my goal is to slim down my TBR, so even if I bail I'm reaching my goal! 2mo
dabbe #hailthebail! 🖤🩶🖤 2mo
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Kenyazero
The Marvelous | Claire Kann
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I am ready for February's #Roll100 and will read at least one of these!

PuddleJumper Wahoo! 2mo
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Zoe-h
The Marvelous | Claire Kann
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Mehso-so

This book started out strong, but I felt that the end was anticlimactic and disappointing. It definitely would have been better if there was a sequel. I never liked Stella, I thought she was too flirty, so that didn‘t help.

Every year, the creator of Golden Rule invites 6 members of the app to come to her house. No one knows what goes on inside, just that players walk away rich. But this year, the game seems dangerous. 3⭐️

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Zoe-h
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WJCintron LOL! I live in Los Angeles, CA and have to agree. Not fun when it happens. A lot of forest fires during the summer, specially through different points via the 14N. 3y
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HufflepuffBruja
The Marvelous | Claire Kann
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Pickpick

And done! A great book for when you need a palate clenser (if you're me and read waaaaay to many fantasy books), with a fun game plot, & no dead bodies if you're looking for a light mystery read.

CW for burried alive & the trauma that invokes; manipulation; dead parents; overly protective & borderline abusive parents; perhaps spoiler but there's a wee bit with gun-like sounding shots but it's not what it seems; & sorry if I missed anything else

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HufflepuffBruja
The Marvelous | Claire Kann
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Restarted this beauty because it deserves my full attention since library books are done. I'm dubbing this a #nonviolentmystery, the mystery being why a reclusive heiress-turned actress-turned social media creator disapeared for a year to then reappear and announce the last Golden Weekend, invite six people from her video sharing platform to her estate, and sketchily force them to play a game...😳

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kathytrithardt
The Marvelous | Claire Kann
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This week's #WednesdayTradition features The Marvelous by Claire Kann and Cardhu Aged 12 Years Single Malt Scotch.⁣⁣
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#BookBathAndBeverage #WeeDram #Scotch #BookBath⁣⁣
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[ID: a library hardcover next to a glass and bottle of scotch on a dark wood board over a tub filling with water and bubbles.]

Alfoster Could it BE any better!!?😂 3y
kathytrithardt I make Wednesdays fantastic @Alfoster 3y
Alfoster I‘ll be right over!😝 3y
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TaraTLK
The Marvelous | Claire Kann
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You know when you start a book and then stop because you know you're going to love it and need to read it on a day you won't be distracted? Yeah, that was this book. Mysterious game put together by rich person is not always my thing, but when the game is being played by folks who know to treat it like a game, I found this so fun.

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