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BookishTrish
A Guest in the House | Emily Carroll
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Pickpick

Weird vibes for a lunch break read. Was ALL in until the ambiguous ending.

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booklover3258
A Guest in the House | Emily Carroll
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This was a weird book but interesting. A girl marries a man already with a daughter who tells her that his previous wife died of cancer. When they move to the house by the lake, strange things start happening with the ghost of his late wife. Good graphics and use of color throughout is wonderful. Ambiguous ending that left me scratching my head.

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quietjenn
A Guest in the House | Emily Carroll
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Maybe not the ideal lunch break reading? But here we are. 😆

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CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian
A Guest in the House | Emily Carroll
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Gorgeous, creepy illustrations in this mysterious graphic novel set in a small lake country Ontario town. A woman married to an older man whose first wife *apprently* died of cancer begins to wonder if something more sinister actually happened. Classic Emily Carroll. 😱😱😱

Also, for anyone wondering if this is queer: YES!

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Bookwomble
A Guest in the House | Emily Carroll
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I liked this, but didn't love it. It had a slow but effective build-up leading to a somewhat confused damp squib of an ending. However - taking a bit of time to think it through did pay off and I raised it from a so-so to a low pick. Perhaps it was me that was confused rather than the story.
So, I'm glad I read it, enjoying the art and layouts more than the story itself, but I'm not rushing out to get more of Carroll's work.

Bookwomble (This has good ratings, so it's probably me.) 6mo
Bookwomble Oh, so I should probably say that it's a kind of American Gothic story about a withdrawn woman who marries a widower, the shadow of his first wife hanging over the household in a Rebecca-ish way, as @jlhammar has already noted. Sympathy for any of the characters is probably misplaced, though I did feel sorry for the MC and her step-daughter. 6mo
AnnR Cool candle and bookcover coordination. 🍁👍 6mo
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jlhammar Love the candle! She definitely leaves the reader with questions. It‘s open to some interpretation, I think. I liked that aspect, but I can understand what you are saying about the confusion. (edited) 6mo
Bookwomble @AnnR Thank you 😊 The coordination was more by luck than design, but I see it now you've pointed it out! 6mo
Bookwomble @jlhammar Thank you 🕯️😊 I do like a book that doesn't explain everything and gives the reader some work to do, but my Initial feeling with this one was of it being somewhat unsatisfactory, though as I mention above, it did improve with reflection. Thank you for putting it on my radar 😁 6mo
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jlhammar
A Guest in the House | Emily Carroll
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Whoa - that was chilling, but awesome. Loved the Rebecca vibes and amazing artwork. If you are into gothic, ghostly reads, add this graphic novel to your spooky season TBR! 📚 👻

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jlhammar
A Guest in the House | Emily Carroll
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#libraryhaul! So excited for Carroll‘s newest!

batsy These look fun! (and spooky 👻) 7mo
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Jenken1998
The Land of Forgotten Girls | Erin Entrada Kelly
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Middle grade read. After the loss of her middle sister and Mother, Sol's Dad remarries and moves her and her littlest sister to the US. Then he returns to the Philippines, leaving behind the girls to contend with their step mom, grief, and finding support in unlikely places. Enjoyable read about the bonds of sisters.

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Hannahhh7
The Land of Forgotten Girls | Erin Entrada Kelly
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The Land of Forgotten Girls is a book written by Erin Estrada Kelly and published in 2016. This book has won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature. It is about two girls who lost their sister and mom. Their father leaves and all they have is their evil stepmother. Sol must try to protect her sister Ming from false hope.