Naming the Bones: Dark Minds Novella 5 | 
pickBack in the early 00‘s I got sick with a virus that put me on my couch for a week. At the start of that week I went and bought season 5 of Sex and the City. After watching it I went back and listened to the director‘s commentary. One of the episodes, Miranda and Carrie are at Stanford‘s for brunch and they‘re talking about relationships. And the director said that they wouldn‘t look natural just sitting at a table just talking. That the genius👇🏼
Reggie of the actresses is how they‘re slathering jam on bread and taking bites while chatting. All of this is to say that Laura Mauro excels at this kind of all encompassing writing. Some authors do it and I‘m just like ‘can we move along please?‘ But with Laura none of it feels extraneous. Anyways. This is very creepy. The first pages are of Alessa surviving an underground train bombing in London. She suffers ptsd and then starts seeing these 👇🏼 3y
Reggie shadows which makes her feel like she‘s losing her mind until she meets Casey. Someone else who sees these moving shadows as well. Except, instead of getting answers the book turns into this very uncomfortable fever dream. Not a favorite of the year but the writing is top notch and it was creepy. (edited) 3y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa Sounds very creepy! 3y
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Twainy Intriguing …. 🧐 3y
Centique I love that comment about the slathering jam. So true that some writers can do that well and some it just slows everything down. 3y
Reggie @Riveted_Reader_Melissa It was. The first 20 pages are horrifying because it‘s her realizing she‘s been in a bombing. 3y
Reggie @Twainy I think you‘d like it. 3y
Reggie @Centique she‘s definitely a stylist. One day I hope you send me some of your writing. I‘d love to read what you wrote, Paula. 3y
Centique @Reggie aw you‘re lovely. 😍 I haven‘t written anything for a while. What I have going is this fantasy epic that I think is currently middle grade, it might become YA if I can up the Peril. 😂😂 You know typical me, making everything too nice. 3y