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Lauranahe

Lauranahe

Joined January 2019

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This was so interesting. A few things I had to look up since I didn‘t know the terms, but otherwise the court stuff was super fascinating. I have never been on a jury, and I‘ve heard it‘s boring, but being on a case like this would maybe be worth it. Either way, great book. The cockroaches though…😳

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The Push | Ashley Audrain
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I really enjoyed this fast read. It reminded me a lot of We Need to Talk About Kevin, but like the YA version of that, mixed with some The Bad Seed vibes. With chapters only around 2-4 pages each, it‘s easy to do the “just one more chapter!” thing.

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Bunker Dogs | Gage Greenwood
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This was intense! I can‘t say too much without spoiling it, but it is a RIDE. Certainly creepy at times, definitely gory, and a lot of fun. And the artwork is gorgeous. I mean this cover is ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Uzumaki (Deluxe) | Junji Ito
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I love junji ito, and this is like his collections on steroids. It‘s great body horror, and gave me weird dreams when I‘d read it before bed.

vivastory This was my first Ito 😬 Deliciously disturbing 3w
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His Scream Queen | Brooklyn Ann
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This was a fun read! I loved all the nods to horror icons, like Dario Argento, Lucio Fulci, Jeanie Lee Curtis and more. There was even a reference to Sunnydale! The story was interesting and a throwback to giallo and slashers. I recommend if you‘re a 80s horror fan!

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For February, Butterscotch was my favorite read! Most of the books I read last month were indies, and really good, but this…loved it!

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This book was FUN! I was so into the story, wanting to find out more and more. There were scenes that made me 🤢 and scenes where I was heartbroken, but the whole ride was awesome. And then the end…my reaction was like 😮🤌🤌🤌😵🧐😧🫠 I highly recommend! It‘s on KU, or .99 to buy an ebook on Amazon. Go get it! Butterscotch, by Asia Brito Guerrero.

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I love Junji Ito. His stories are creepy and his artwork is phenomenal. These stories did not disappoint. Greased though…that was a whole other level. I legit felt a little nauseas reading it, and made the face the entire time. It was awesome.

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Holy twists Batman! The book read like a whodunit until the last 50 pages or so. Then it was twist after twist and reveal after reveal. I very much enjoyed it, it was a fun quick read.

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Mine | Lm Kaplin
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This was a wild ride! I loved it. I find it creepy to get inside the minds of killers, and this book delivered. We really come to understand the depth of Chandler‘s mental instability and his descent into…madness? There were several moments that a feeling of dread overcame me, like an “ohhhhh nooooo” reaction. With a bit of a twist at the end, this was definitely a chef‘s kiss. 5 stars, absolutely recommend!

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Don't Lie | Sarah Jules
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I really enjoyed this! It‘s a YA murder mystery, with some great twists. I know some 8th graders at the middle school I work at would love this, and I‘ll be recommending it.

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Where Dreams Are Entombed, but Chase Will. Tommy moved to L.A. to try to realize his dream of being a rock star, leaving behind an ex-wife and young son. But he hasn‘t made it, and now he‘s desperate. When he gets an invite to help with some experimental art for lots of money, he has to make some decisions, and answer the question “How desperate are you?” I thought this was a great novella! Very well-written, kept me invested, and…

Lauranahe And one scene I should not have read while eating. 😳🤢 2mo
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Live-In Carer | Pk Baker
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I very much enjoyed this! I‘m always up for a good haunted house story, and this delivered, along with a great ending. ALSO, Baker included a kick-ass bonus story at the end written by her son.

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Cadaverous | Jay Bower
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This was a great story! I‘ve previously read Bower‘s collection of short stories, and they were good, but this is better. Gaige is in high school, and so desperate for fame for his heavy metal band that he‘ll do anything, even murder, to gain the favor of the demon Paimon. Loved it!

dabbe Holy guacamole, Batman! What a cover! 😱 2mo
Lauranahe Right? It‘s kinda beautiful, in a scary way! 2mo
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So…this book wasn‘t really my jam, but I didn‘t dislike it. It‘s like a chaotic fever dream, filled with pandas, nazis, drugs…and of course techno music. The pace is incredibly frantic, and it jumps from scene to scene to scene without much exploration. I‘d love to read a version of this where it‘s only part of it, but the scenes are drawn out with dialogue and rising and falling action. But I‘m not disappointed I read it.

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Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
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Definitely my favorite read for January!

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Afterlife: Ghostland 2.0 | Duncan Ralston
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I loved it! Great addition to Ghostland. I was worried it wouldn‘t have any creep factor, but it did. The ghosts were still there, with some great additions. It‘s going to be a bit before I finish the trilogy, but I‘m loving every minute of the books!

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Absolutely delightful. I needed something light and fluffy and would make me laugh, and this was perfect.

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Bright Young Women | Jessica (Author) Knoll
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I liked this. It was weird that some names were changed and others not, but I get it. I love that the authors never names Ted, just calls him The Defendent. It‘s very focused on the women, and I appreciate that. One scene I thought went a little far at the very end, but otherwise great read. Very sad.

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I read this as a kid, but since MY high-schooler recently read it, I decided my 6th grader and I would also. As he said when we finished it, “that was a lot.” Also, the word “ululation” was used like 10 times in the last 15 pages; when my son asked me what it meant, I was happy to explain by demonstrating. 😂

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Murder in the Family | Cara Hunter
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I liked this! It‘s written in a media style, as if you‘re reading a true crime doc transcript. So it‘s basically a play, with some emails and texts and such thrown in. As such it‘s a very, very quick read. Some fun twists and turns, but not an overly shocking reveal at the end. Would 100% watch a show of this (the “about the author” blurb in the back said it‘s in development!).

Roary47 Ooo yay! I‘m liking it so far too. 🥰 2mo
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Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
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It‘s like Red Rising, but YA. And with 🌶️🌶️🌶️. So much 🌶️ that I‘m not sure it is YA… but I loved it! The last 10 pages had me like 😥😟😩😭🥺🥹😧🤯😳😳😳😳😳😳 And now I‘m sitting here contemplating how I just move on with my life after this.

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Snow | Ronald Malfi
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This was super fun! It helped that I read the last 50-60 pages when it was actually snowing outside. It‘s a fun creature story!

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Ghostland | Duncan Ralston
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So good I read it to start and end my year!

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Butcher and Blackbird | Brynne Weaver
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I loved this! The horror and gore of two serial killers, plus all the spice of smut?? YES. I loved this. Is it horror? Romance? Thriller? All the above!

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Ghostland | Duncan Ralston
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In prep to soon read the sequels, I decided to close out my year rereading a book from the beginning of the year. I love this one, and I‘m excited to delve into more!

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Suburban Monsters | Christopher Hawkins
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This was a great collection of short horror stories. None of them is lacking or less than impressive. The Stumblybum Imperative was heartbreaking though, and I almost stopped it. I think my fav is the last one, A Candle for the Birthday Boy, but they‘re honestly all 🤌🤌🤌

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Extras | Scott Westerfeld
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A student gave me this book to read, so bless her heart I read it. I have read Uglies, but not the other two in that trilogy, so I knew who Tally was. I did not care for this one. The story was meh, the characters were annoying, the word “vast” was used maybe 47,392 times (I do love the word, but dang it was a lot!). At least it was a quick read!

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A Flicker in the Dark | Stacy Willingham
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I feel like I‘m in the minority with this one. I dnf‘d at about 80 pages in. I felt like I was reading a book I‘ve read 100 times before, and that I knew exactly how it would end. So I flipped to last several chapters, and it was. So I guess I saved myself 270 pages.

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Beyond Shame | Kit Rocha
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I. Loved. This. I‘ve seen reviews saying it‘s sexist, and in some ways it is. But it‘s very focused on consent, which is nice. And sometimes, it‘s nice to get lost in a fun, smutty book. Plus, I actually like the dystopian story of it! Aaaallll the spices for this one! 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

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This was an interesting book. Like any collection of short stories, some were really good, some were not, a couple were like 🧐🧐🧐. Overall I liked it, though it was very dark.

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Penpal | Dathan Auerbach
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I really wanted to like this more than I did. It has so much hype. It has some genuinely creepy moments, especially the whole chapter about Boxes. But between the overly flowery language and the (non) choices of the mom, I dunno…I was disappointed.

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Puzzle House | Duncan Ralston
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I‘m late posting this, but Puzzle House was my favorite book of November. ❤️❤️ Only one more month before I‘ll to choose a favorite for the year! 😳

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A Merry Little Meet Cute | Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone
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I loved this! A plus-size adult film star gets to start opposite her teenage crush—an ex-boy band guy—on a hallmarkesque Christmas film. I kept imagining it was me and AJ McClean…😍 I‘ve loved him for 25 years. Anyway, great fun, wanted more 🌶️🌶️.

Reggie AJ McLean?!!!! It was JC Chasez all the way for me. Lol 3mo
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Mehso-so

I think I‘m in the minority that found this book just ok. I rolled my eyes a lot at the decisions of the main character, but I guess if she didn‘t do all the things there wouldn‘t be a story. I did actually like the turn the book takes halfway through, but even the twist at the end couldn‘t make up for the rest of the book.

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This was a fun, quick read. Very, very predictable—you can see what‘s going on immediately—but very satisfying.

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Just After Sunset | Stephen King
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King is so good at writing short stories, and these delivered. I know most people seem the like N. the best, but I really enjoyed Willa and The Gingerbread Girl. The first gave me lots of feels, the latter was non-stop adrenaline. But all were so good! And In A Tight Space….what a way to end a collection. 😳

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Very graphic, but I enjoyed. Fun twisted sexy-gory story.

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Puzzle House | Duncan Ralston
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I loved this one! I was worried it might be a gorier version of the film Escape Room, and it was, in a way. But it‘s also much more, and I loved where it ended up. Absolutely recommend!

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Mister Magic | Kiersten White
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I loved this book! The idea of the nostalgia and feelings of a show you watched as a kid was fun. The whole story was creepy and interesting kept me guessing.

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The Lake | Natasha Preston
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Whew. I am glad to be done with this one. An 8th grade student of mine gave it to me to read because she knows I like horror and thrillers. It‘s definitely a younger YA. Maybe I would have liked this when I was little, but for adult me, it didn‘t work. But I read it, and I‘ll tell her and I enjoyed it, because she was so sweet to think of me.

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October was a hard month to choose a favorite; all the books I read were excellent. I thought about it a lot, and Beta barely eked out a win over the Mount trilogy. But everything I read was good! Gaaah!

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Ghostland | Duncan Ralston
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Ok, here‘s the thing. My birthday was several weeks ago, and I couldn‘t WAIT to open my #hhs23 package! So I did it. I opened it early. And I squealed when I saw the two Ghostland books—now I have the trilogy! I love this SO MUCH. The thing is, I threw away the box it came in and didn‘t write down who sent it to me. Which one of you amazing people had me as a match?? Because THANK YOU!! @wanderinglynn #hauntedhollowswap

wanderinglynn Huge thanks for this awesome HHS goes to Kerri! @Kshakal 🎃🖤👻🧡 5mo
Kshakal I am so glad you loved it! I loved shopping for you! 🎃 5mo
Lauranahe Yay! I‘m so excited about the Ghostland books. And I‘ve heard Mrs Parrish is so good, and I‘ve been wanting to read it. It was perfect—not just for Halloween but also my birthday! ❤️❤️❤️ 5mo
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Defiant Queen | Meghan March
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I read this one, got to the cliff hanger, and immediately read Sinful Empire. I LOVED these books! Lachlan Mount is just…perfection. I want more! Lots of 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️, good drama, and a small twist I didn‘t see coming. Five stars.

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I really liked this one. I‘m not gay, but I did attend catholic high school as a non-Catholic. So I can understand some of this, the general culture of a small Catholic high school. While I enjoy YA, I do have to remember that I‘m reading from the point of view of teens, and teenagers are dumb. Just some very basic communication would fix everything. I could see her brother was suicidal, but she was so wrapped up in her own drama she couldn‘t…

Lauranahe I did find the suicide stuff realistic, though difficult to read. My oldest attempted in 2020, and they had to go to a mental health facility. Like there was no option. You attempt, you have to go. And there is a hospital employee at the ER that sits in the room and monitors. It‘s traumatizing. I‘m glad he wasn‘t all of a sudden better at the end, because it doesn‘t work like that. Only thing is I wanted to know what regular prom was like… 5mo
Lauranahe If anyone actually attended. But I guess it doesn‘t matter; Yami was happy, and the ending was happy. And I really needed a book with a happy ending right now! Overall I think it‘s a great read, especially for queer teens (I have 2 queer kids!) 5mo
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This was so good! Not what I expected, but in a great way. A fabulous twist that made me stop and reorganize all my thoughts on the entire thing. I HIGHLY recommend! (The book isn‘t in litsy‘s database, so I tagged the only book of his that is. For a blurb on the plot and to buy it, please look it up on Amazon!!)

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Ruthless King | Meghan March
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Y‘all. This was 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️. Loved it. I‘m saving the next one (I know, this ended on a cliffhanger, but I have a rule about not reading series back-to-back), but oh man. 🥵🥵

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I loved this book so much!! I loved how magical and whimsical it is, I was pulling for all the characters, I got teary eyed several times, and I LOVE a good hea. This story hit me in all of my feels. Every one of them. And I can‘t remember the last time I smiled so much at the end of a book. ❤️❤️❤️

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This is trash. There are so many grammatical errors and just confusing passages that it reads like a collection of high school essays. Hire an editor PLEASE. Also, it says that some stories are fictionalized to keep them inspiring, but lying about Anne Frank is shameful. Of all people, Anne Frank? My son, who‘s 11, was like “wait, what? She died in a camp!” Please do not buy this book.

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I liked this one a lot. As a mother, and as someone who grew up in the South, I saw these tropes a lot. And I don‘t know what was more horrifying, the way the women were treated or the vampire. In that way, the story reminded of It; Henry Bowers was just as scary to me as Pennywise. And maybe that‘s the point, that real life can be a horror story, and we have to fight to make it better.

Reggie I wanted to punch all the husbands in here, ESPECIALLY, when that one made her apologize. 5mo
Lauranahe For real. Those men were awful. 5mo
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