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Josie and Jack
Josie and Jack: A Novel | Kelly Braffet
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In Josie and Jack, Kelly Braffet gives us a deliciously dark, suspenseful debut novel in the tradition of Patricia Highsmith. Beautiful, brilliant, and inseparable, Josie and Jack Raeburn live a secluded, anarchic existence in their decaying western Pennsylvania home. The only adult in their lives is their rage-prone father, a physicist, whose erratic behavior finally drives them away. Without a moral compass to guide them, Jack leads Josie into a menacing world of wealth, eroticism, and betrayal. His sociopathic tendencies emerge, and soon Josie must decide which is stronger: the love and devotion she feels for her brother or her will to survive. From its opening page to its shocking climax, this contemporary Hansel and Gretel story is compulsively readable and hugely entertaining.
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Sweettartlaura
Josie and Jack: A Novel | Kelly Braffet
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4 ⭐️

It starts with a quote from Hansel & Gretel, but it‘s much more like Flowers in the Attic meets White Fur.

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Sweettartlaura
Josie and Jack: A Novel | Kelly Braffet
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Ok, everyone... what kind of flower is this? 🤔. Looking for my next #readyoursign pick. Any chance this is some orchid?

cleoh My first inclination is to say orchid, but I‘m definitely not an expert 4y
Cinfhen My first thought was Orchid 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Maybe a really huge calla lily. 4y
Sweettartlaura @BarbaraTheBibliophage Calla lily - that‘s it! I had a suspicion it was something other than an orchid - but I‘ve seen such a wide variety of orchids that I figured I‘d ask. Thank you! 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Sure! 🤩 4y
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adnama82
Josie and Jack: A Novel | Kelly Braffet
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Mehso-so

I‘m not sure whether I liked this book or not honestly. It definitely kept my interest and I couldn‘t put it down. It‘s a tale of what I can only describe as a weird codependency bordering on incestuous relationship between Jack and Josie, 2 siblings left to their own accord while their father works at a college out of town, and the after effects of leaving their home. After I finished this book, I just felt wrong for days. Read at your own risk.

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IamIamIam
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😖 What a long, strange trip THAT was!!! Abused and neglected by their parents, Josie & Jack only have each other's love. That's not necessarily healthy for either of them! Think Flowers in the Attic with an edge. I was both intrigued and disturbed having read this!!!! I need a shower... 😫
#LitsyAtoZ #18 @BookishMarginalia

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IamIamIam
Josie and Jack: A Novel | Kelly Braffet
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Alright, the bears are in the mail and I can settle into a real book for a brief minute!!!! This has been a weird book so far. It reminds me of Cruel Intentions, with the strangely incestuous innuendos going on between Josie & Jack. All the characters are unlikeable, which I love!!!

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IamIamIam
Josie and Jack: A Novel | Kelly Braffet
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Grabbed these two at the library today to keep my momentum going with #LitsyAtoZ!

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TheBookgeekFrau
Josie and Jack: A Novel | Kelly Braffet
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One MESSed up sibling relationship! But a one hell of a compelling read

#HopIntoSpring Day10 #Siblings

vkois88 Ooooh sounds intriguing 6y
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