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Thursday, November 21, 2019

Book Review: 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43706466-10-minutes-38-seconds-in-this-strange-world?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=qegFF2Rz1j&rank=2

Synopsis (from Goodreads):
'In the first minute following her death, Tequila Leila's consciousness began to ebb, slowly and steadily, like a tide receding from the shore. Her brain cells, having run out of blood, were now completely deprived of oxygen. But they did not shut down. Not right away...'

For Leila, each minute after her death brings a sensuous memory: the taste of spiced goat stew, sacrificed by her father to celebrate the long-awaited birth of a son; the sight of bubbling vats of lemon and sugar which the women use to wax their legs while the men attend mosque; the scent of cardamom coffee that Leila shares with a handsome student in the brothel where she works. Each memory, too, recalls the friends she made at each key moment in her life - friends who are now desperately trying to find her. . .

Review:
This year, I am actively trying to read more noted literature.  One of the ways I am finding books is by reading novels that were short-listed for the Booker Man prize.  So far, I have read:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41081373-girl-woman-other?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=m55hvzS3Mk&rank=1https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43811212-quichotte?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Dxq0piUQHi&rank=1


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42975172-the-testaments?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=G4JwmRM2mG&rank=1

Now, I have finished 10 Minutes, 38 Seconds in This Strange World, by Elif Shafak.  It didn't win the Booker Man prize.  That honor went to both The Testaments, and Girl, Woman, Other.  But I think 10 Minutes, 38 Seconds in This Strange World is my favorite, so far.

What I Liked:
Narrative Style:
The title of the book is in reference to the fact that our brains may still be active after death for 10 minutes, 38 seconds.  In that time, the main character, Leila, recollects on her difficult life.

 We've all heard the saying that when we die our lives flash before our eyes.  This is the premise of the book.  Each section covers a portion of Leila's life and the friends she made along the way.  What makes this so powerful is that we know at the end, the character we have come to love, will die.

Setting:
I have never been to Istanbul, Turkey, and this book is certainly not a love letter to the city.  The setting is gritty, and at times terrifying.  Having said that, I'm sure that there are many wonderful parts of Istanbul, but like any large city, there is a parallel community of people on the edges of society.  

 I liked the details of the neighborhoods, the food, and the scenery.  Amid poverty, political strife and despair, beauty can be found in even the darkest of circumstances.

Characters:
This story is about the friendships we make when our biological families let us down.  Leila has five really important friendships.  They develop over her life because Leila is such an open and non-judgemental person.  I loved each of her friends.  They each had incredible challenges and were not perfect people.  But their resilience was inspiring.

Trigger Warning for child abuse, self-harm, and sexual assault. 

 Rating: 




Release Date:  June 6th, 2019

 Author:  Elif Shafak

 Publisher:  Viking

 Genre:  Historical Fiction

 Page Length:  312 Pages

 Source:  Public Library

 Format:  E-Book

 Recommendation:  Gritty and tough to read, but the payoff is meeting characters that are unforgettable.  An excellent read.


 
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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Audio ARC Review: The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42975172-the-testaments?ac=1&from_search=true

Please Note:  I received an advance audio copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.  This did not influence the opinions in my review in any way.

Synopsis (from Goodreads):
In this brilliant sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, acclaimed author Margaret Atwood answers the questions that have tantalized readers for decades.

When the van door slammed on Offred's future at the end of The Handmaid's Tale, readers had no way of telling what lay ahead for her--freedom, prison or death.

With The Testaments, the wait is over.

Margaret Atwood's sequel picks up the story more than fifteen years after Offred stepped into the unknown, with the explosive testaments of three female narrators from Gilead.

"Dear Readers: Everything you've ever asked me about Gilead and its inner workings is the inspiration for this book. Well, almost everything! The other inspiration is the world we've been living in."

Review:
The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood, is one of my all-time favorite books.  I read it about 30 years ago as a young woman.  It is one of the few novels I have kept over the years and read again and again.  The Testaments (co-winner of the Booker Man Prize) is a very satisfying follow up of the classic.  It is a more in depth look at Gilead, as seen through the eyes of three very different women.  And it's themes continue to be relevant to today.

What I Liked:
Narration:
I was lucky enough to listen to the audiobook of The Testaments, and as it is performed by a full cast, it is a delight.  My favorite narrator is easily that of Ann Dowd, who portrays founding Aunt Lydia.  Her voice is rich with age and sarcasm.  We hear her weariness as she recounts the small (and giant) ways she compromised in order to survive.  I could listen to her all day long, she is so compelling.   

Characters:
The three main characters, Aunt Lydia, Agnes, and Daisy, show us various aspects of Gilead society.  Lydia is one of the founding "Aunts" who enforce strict female gender roles on women.  Her character shows us the origins of Gilead.

Agnes is the favored daughter of a Commander and is planning to become a Wife.  Her role in the book is to show how life is for young woman in the present.  Even though she is not a handmaid, her life is far from favored.  Every plan for her is meant to prepare her as a prize for a Commander.  After knowing her story, we can see that no woman has any real value in Gilead.

Daisy is an outside character living in Canada.  We don't know why she is part of the narrative at first.  She provides the outside perspective of how people living outside America must see Gilead.  This is really fascinating.  I was reminded of how this might be like how an Abolitionist in 1850's America might look at slavery in the South.

In-depth look into Gilead:
In The Handmaid's Tale, we only have a limited perspective of what Gilead is about.  The Testaments goes deep into the origins and process of how Gilead came into being.  It really is scary how the rights of women, for the most part taken for granted, are stripped away with most people barely objecting.  This is eerily similar to events in real life.  Does this occur out of apathy or fear?

Story:
The story follows Agnes as she grows up as a young woman in Gilead.  She is being groomed to lead the life of a Commander's wife.  She actually looks forward to it at first.  But a tragedy has left her motherless and now she is unsure of her future.

As Lydia narrates the past, she also is affecting the present time in the novel.  She will have her revenge on those who have hurt her.  Her plots take decades to mature, but when they do, they may blow up all of Gilead.

Daisy, at first, doesn't seem to fit in the story, but that quickly changes.  her role is really exciting to behold. 

 Themes:
When I read The Handmaid's Tale, the idea that women might lose hard won rights seemed unimaginable.  But as we see reproductive rights being challenged in real life, the world of Gilead seems somewhat more possible than I am comfortable with.  And that is the point of the book.  When people are afraid, they will cede rights in order to feel more secure.  This can be exploited by those who have authoritarian tendencies to seize power.



Rating:




Release Date:  September 10th, 2019

Genre:  Speculative Fiction

Author:  Margaret Atwood

Print Publisher:  Nan A. Talese

Page Length: 422 pages

Audio Book Publisher:  Random House Audio

Narrators:  Ann Dowd, Bryce Dallas Howard, and Mae Whitman, with Derek Jacoby, Tantoo Cardinal, and the author.

Audio Length:  13 Hrs, 19 Min.

Source:  Random House Audio

Format:  Audio Book

Recommendation:  A stirring reminder that democracies can become authoritarian governments with just a little nudge.  A very satisfying novel. 
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019

ARc Review: Twenty-one Truths About Love by Matthew Dicks

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43263472-twenty-one-truths-about-love?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=qLw9rxFKHF&rank=1
Please Note:  I received an advance copy of this book from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  This did not influence the opinions in my review in any way.

Synopsis (from Goodreads):
1. Daniel Mayrock loves his wife Jill…more than anything.
2. Dan quit his job and opened a bookshop.
3. Jill is ready to have a baby.
4. Dan is scared; the bookshop isn’t doing well. Financial crisis is imminent.
5. Dan hasn’t told Jill about their financial trouble. He’s ashamed.
6. Then Jill gets pregnant.

This heartfelt story is about the lengths one man will go to and the risks he will take to save his family. But Dan doesn’t just want to save his failing bookstore and his family’s finances—he wants to become someone.

1. Dan wants to do something special.
2. He’s a man who is tired of feeling ordinary.
3. He’s sick of feeling like a failure.
4. Of living in the shadow of his wife’s deceased first husband.

Dan is also an obsessive list maker, and his story unfolds entirely in his lists, which are brimming with Dan’s hilarious sense of humor, unique world-view, and deeply personal thoughts. When read in full, his lists paint a picture of a man struggling to be a man, a man who has reached a point where he’s willing to anything for the love (and soon-to-be new love) of his life.

Review:
I have really mixed feelings about Twenty-one Truths about Love, by Matthew Dicks.  On the one hand, I was impressed that a story could be told reasonably well with only a series of lists.  On the other hand, the main character is hardly likable, and having an entire book written in lists quickly becomes an irritating gimmick.

What I Liked:
Story:
The lists, over time, reveal a man who is becoming desperate.  His bookstore is losing money, his wife wants to start a family, and he really has no friends.  His self-esteem continually takes a beating to the point where he is willing to doing anything to get money.  It's actually rather sad.

What I Was Mixed About:
The Lists:
While I was surprised that a series of lists could convey so much emotion, it became too much of a gimmick.  One of the reasons I didn't feel it completely work is that many of the lists are so random.  Why include lists of cars?    I like some lists in a book, but couldn't they be situated at the beginning of each chapter?

At times, I felt like I was reading more of an outline rather than a novel.  This made me wonder if anyone would be willing to pay nearly $25 for a book outline. It really seemed like a very unfinished work, rather than a full novel.

Characters:
Dan, the main character, has such low self-esteem that he:
1.  Is jealous of his wife's dead husband.
2.  Lies to his wife constantly.
3.  Is a poor businessman.  
4.  Makes many selfish decisions in an attempt to avoid facing the consequences of his actions.
5.  Is a jerk!

 While I did sympathize with his plight, this did not excuse his incredibly stupid behavior.

 I also liked the wife, Jill, and Dan's one friend, Bill.  However, I would have loved to know more about them.  Again, lists can only take the story so far.

 As far as books go, I think if you want to read this, wait for it to come to your local library.  It did have some interesting moments, but I wouldn't want to pay money for a series of lists.  Give me a novel, and I'd consider it.

 Rating: 




Release Date:  November 19th, 2019

 Author:  Matthew Dicks

 Publisher:  St. Martin's Press

 Genre:  General Fiction

 Page Length:  352 pages

 Source:  Netgalley

 Format:  E-Book

 Recommendation:  While it did have some interesting moments, I wouldn't want to pay full price for a series of lists. 

 
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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Audio ARC Review: The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42265183-the-beautiful?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=VFBmMFOEKa&rank=1
Please Note:  I received an advance audio copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.  This did not influence the opinions in my review in any way.

Synopsis (from Goodreads):
In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans provides her a refuge after she's forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent along with six other girls, Celine quickly becomes enamored with the vibrant city from the music to the food to the soirées and—especially—to the danger. She soon becomes embroiled in the city's glitzy underworld, known as La Cour des Lions, after catching the eye of the group's leader, the enigmatic Sébastien Saint Germain. When the body of one of the girls from the convent is found in the lair of La Cour des Lions, Celine battles her attraction to him and suspicions about Sébastien's guilt along with the shame of her own horrible secret.

When more bodies are discovered, each crime more gruesome than the last, Celine and New Orleans become gripped by the terror of a serial killer on the loose—one Celine is sure has set her in his sights . . . and who may even be the young man who has stolen her heart. As the murders continue to go unsolved, Celine takes matters into her own hands and soon uncovers something even more shocking: an age-old feud from the darkest creatures of the underworld reveals a truth about Celine she always suspected simmered just beneath the surface.

Review:
I am a huge fan of author Renée Ahdieh.  She is a master of creating exotic atmostpheres and suspenseful situations.  The Beautiful, her latest Gothic novel, is set in New Orleans in the Gilded Age.  It is filled with shadowy characters, romance, and a series of grizzly murders.  I loved all of this plus the audiobook performance of narrator Lauren Ezzo.  She makes listening to this audiobook so much fun!
What I Liked:
Narration:
Lauren Ezzo performance is truly remarkable.  She completely embodies every character, from men to women, to vampires, to... others.  She has to use several different accents, which helps distinguish between who is speaking, and does each one believably.  She also was really was expressive when she read from the point of view of the killer!  So creepy!

 Narrative Style:
Most of the book is written in the third person and follows the main character, Celine.  But this is interspersed with chapters from the killer's point of view.  It was so compelling to try to figure out who the killer could be, based on what those chapters say.

 Setting:
New Orleans in the 1870's comes alive with all the decadence of the Gilded Age.  From the elaborate clothing to the multi-course feasts, the lucky few who are part of this rarefied world gluttonously gorge themselves on the efforts of others.  Considering this is a vampire story, this is fitting. 

Characters:
Celine is a tough survivor who is battling between her religious upbringing and her desires to live on her own terms.  She has to figure out she is not only her worst mistake.  People can make poor choices, but that doesn't mean they are terrible.  There are more shades to people than good and evil.

Bastian is the mysterious young man who Celine is drawn to.  She knows he is trouble but also that there is more to him than meets the eye.  Is he a murderer, or just a tormented orphan?  Why is he surrounded by a cadre of people with unusual abilities?  Slowly Celine learns the truth.

I also really like Celine's friend, Pippa.  She and Celine have both immigrated to New Orleans to begin a new life.  Pippa may be the "side kick", but she is no push over.  She is a realist who wants the security of being married.  But she is also a fiercely loyal friend who stands by Celine.

Mystery:
The plot revolves around finding out who is behind a series of gruesome murders.  Many of the deaths seem to be tied to Celine, but why?  The killer give us many clues so we do know why Celine is involved, but not how it will be resolved.  I enjoyed speculating on who the killer was.  This made the book very compelling. 

What I Was Mixed About:
The book focuses on the upper echelons of New Orleans society, so much so that you might wonder where all the Creole people are.  While several characters are mixed race, there are no major characters who are Creole or African-American.  That is unfortunate.    Since Creole culture is so entwined with New Orleans, it is a missed opportunity not to include more characters with these backgrounds.  This would have made for an even richer experience.


Rating: 

Release Date:  October 8th, 2019

 Author:  Renée Ahdieh

 Audio Publisher: Listening Library

 Narrator:  Lauren Ezzo

 Audio Length:  13 Hrs, 10 Min.

Print Publisher:  Penguin Random House

Page Length:  448 Pages

Genre:  Gothic Fantasy/Historical Fiction

Source:  Listening Library

Format:  Audiobook

Recommendation:  A very compelling listening experience, especially due to the talented narrator, Lauren Ezzo.  Highly entertaining. 


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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

ARC Review: The Glass Thief by Gigi Pandian

Please Note:  I received an advance copy of this book from the publisher and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.  This did not influence the opinions in my review in any way.

Synopsis (from Edelweiss):
A locked-room mystery at a Paris mansion. A supposed ghost haunting a French family who looted treasure from Cambodia.A reclusive thriller author writing a novel in honor of historian Jaya Jones—is it a work of fiction or a devious device to lure Jaya into solving a chilling mystery?Three unsolved murders spanning seventy years have befallen the same French family, each taking place two nights before Christmas at their Paris mansion—and blamed on the family ghost. When Jaya realizes the truth hits closer to home than she realized, she must risk everything as she flees San Francisco for France and Cambodia to find a missing sculpture known as the Serpent King and stop a flesh and blood killer.
 
Review:
This is the third Jaya Jones Mystery I have read (along with a book of short stories), and I am really enjoying the series.  The newest installment, The Glass Thief, is an action-packed adventure.  I loved the settings, characters, and story.
 
What I Liked:
Settings:
The story takes place on three continent!  Beginning at Jaya's home base, San Francisco, Jaya races first to Paris and then to Cambodia.  I enjoyed all the details of each place. Each area comes alive with descriptions such as the foggy skylines of the San Franscisco Bay Area, the Christmas markets of Paris, and the rugged beauty of a Cambodian temple.

Food:
Something else I love about all of Pandian's books is all the mouth-watering descriptions of food!  One of Jaya's traits is that she loves spicy foods.  We read all about her adventures in eating spicy Indian curries in San Francisco and burning soups in Cambodia (check out her Accidental Alchemist series some amazing recipes!).  All of the author's characters have a deep appreciation of everything they eat.
 
Characters:
I like how Jaya has a community of interesting people in her life.  They are each fully formed characters that I want to know more about.  There is Sanjay, her magician friend, Brenna, a tough as nails librarian, and Lane, Jaya's boyfriend who has a dark past.

This book focuses more on Lane than any other in the series that I've read so far.  We come to see why Lane behaves the way he does.  And he is not perfect, at times rationalizing his actions to benefit himself.  This is one of the things that causes friction in his relationship with Jaya.  Can Jaya love all of Lane, even the morally ambiguous parts?

Story:
I liked all the action in the story.  Not only are there several puzzles to solve, but also a murders.  It's up to Jaya to figure out who is behind everything.  Hopefully not Lane!
 
As there are more than one mystery to solve, the plot does get rather complicated.  Some people aren't who they say they are, and we find people have connections to others that are uncovered.  But discovering all of this adds to the fun.
 
This was a very enjoyable book that was a real page-turner.  If you enjoy mysteries, you will love it!
 
Rating: 
 
 
 
 
Release Date:  November 12, 2019
 
Author:  Gigi Pandian
 
Publisher:  Henery Press
 
Genre:  Mystery
 
Page Length:  274 pages
 
Source:  Edelweiss Plus
 
Format:  E-Book
 
Recommendation: An action-packed mystery adventure filled with fun characters, delicious food, and exciting locations.  Very enjoyable.  

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Monday, November 11, 2019

ARC Review: Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41081373-girl-woman-other?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=flJyhSEcaa&rank=1
Please note:  I received an advance copy of this book from the publisher and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.  This did not influence the opinions in my review in any way.

Synopsis (from Goodreads):
Joint Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2019

Teeming with life and crackling with energy - a love song to modern Britain and black womanhood

Girl, Woman, Other follows the lives and struggles of twelve very different characters. Mostly women, black and British, they tell the stories of their families, friends and lovers, across the country and through the years.

Joyfully polyphonic and vibrantly contemporary, this is a gloriously new kind of history, a novel of our times: celebratory, ever-dynamic and utterly irresistible.

Review:
This season, I made a goal to read all  the books that were short-listed for the Man Booker prize.  So far, I have read The Testaments, by Margaret Atwood, Quichotte, by Salman Rushdie, and now Girl, Woman, Other, by Bernardine Evaristo.  All three books were wonderful, and I can see why Girl, Woman, Other tied with The Testaments for the win.  It was filled with unforgettable characters, and dealt with issues that are extremely relevant to today.  
What I Liked:
Setting:
The novel takes place in various places and times around England.  Many of the characters of of African decent so we see the inherent racism of British society.  And we also see how this affects each character.

Characters:
Girl, Woman, Other is filled with a wide array of characters, of many different circumstances.  What they have in common is that they were all born female.  But what does that really mean?  At a time when our understanding of gender is growing, this means including the experiences of a variety of people.

 I loved that each chapter focused on a different person's perspective.  This included people of different ages, backgrounds, sexualities, and experiences.  What I got from this is that everyone is complex, and we cannot know each person's inner struggles.
  
Themes:
The book's focus on racism, sexual politics, and identity politics was so relevant for today.  It made me think of so many other perspectives than my own.  It made me think about how our experiences affect our reactions to future situations.  We are who we are because of our pasts.  This can either be constructive or destructive.

What I was mixed about:
Although I did give this book a five star rating, I did have a small problem with it.  This was really more of a series of character studies rather than a story.  Since each chapter focuses on a different person, just as we start to become invested in the character, the book jumps to another person's mini story.  This was frustrating because there were certain characters who I wanted to keep following, yet the author has moved on.  We never get the full story on anyone.  But perhaps that is the point.

 Rating: 




Release Date:  November 12th, 2019

 Author:  Bernardine Evaristo

 Publisher: Grove Press, Black Cat

 Genre:  Contemporary Fiction

 Page Length:  453 Pages

 Source:  Edelweiss

 Format:  E-Book

Recommendation:  Filled with memorable characters, this book will make you think about each person's hidden depths.  Very moving.
 

 
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Tuesday, November 5, 2019

ARC Review: Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40148425-winterwood?ac=1&from_search=true
Please Note:  I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  This did not influence the opinions in my review in any way.

 Synopsis (from Goodreads):
Be careful of the dark, dark wood . . .

Especially the woods surrounding the town of Fir Haven. Some say these woods are magical. Haunted, even.

Rumored to be a witch, only Nora Walker knows the truth. She and the Walker women before her have always shared a special connection with the woods. And it’s this special connection that leads Nora to Oliver Huntsman—the same boy who disappeared from the Camp for Wayward Boys weeks ago—and in the middle of the worst snowstorm in years. He should be dead, but here he is alive, and left in the woods with no memory of the time he’d been missing.

But Nora can feel an uneasy shift in the woods at Oliver’s presence. And it’s not too long after that Nora realizes she has no choice but to unearth the truth behind how the boy she has come to care so deeply about survived his time in the forest, and what led him there in the first place. What Nora doesn’t know, though, is that Oliver has secrets of his own—secrets he’ll do anything to keep buried, because as it turns out, he wasn’t the only one to have gone missing on that fateful night all those weeks ago.

Review:
I loved Shea  Ernshaw's previous book, The Wicked Deep.  It was full of magic, witchcraft, and ghosts.  Winterwood, her second novel, continues with an even more moody, creepy atmosphere, plus characters who will tear at your heart.  This was a thoroughly entertaining, spooky book!

What I Liked:
Atmosphere:
The setting is a remote lake in the Pacific Northwest in the dead of winter.  One side of the lake has a boys camp for troubled teens.  On the other side are vacation homes, empty of summer revelers, save one lone house.  Nora, a teen rumored to be a witch, lives a solitary existence.  She wanders the Winterwoods on evenings of the full moon, looking for lost items.

I loved the sense of isolation for both the boys camp and Nora.  With no real adults around (the camp personnel seem to only minimally supervise the boys), bad thing can happen.  The situation becomes even more dangerous as a storm leaves the area cut off with no phones and blocked roads.

Characters: 
Nora:
No one talks to Nora at school, and the locals spread rumors about her and her family of women being witches.  It doesn't bother her too much because it's actually true.  All the women in her family have some extraordinary talent.  All except Nora.  Even though the circumstances are fanciful, I think every person can identify with Nora.  What makes us special?  What if there is nothing?

 Oliver:
We get another perspective from Oliver, the boy Nora finds in the forest.  This is a case of an unreliable narrator.  Is he responsible for the death of another boy?  He can't quite remember what happened to him out in the woods.   Or can he?

 Story:
I would say that the story was a slow burn.  The author spends a good amount of time establishing the mood of the book, and the story takes a while to unfold.  But it is thrilling!  How did the boy from the camp get killed?  What was Oliver's role?   As Nora tries to solve the mystery, the sense of impending doom increases.

We are also left to speculate if the Walker women actually are witches, and if the young men at the camp are a danger.  If Nora finds out what really happened, will someone try to silence her?

Rating: 




Release Date:  November 5th, 2019

Author:  Shea Ernshaw

Publisher:  Simon Pulse

Genre:  YA Fantasy/Mystery

Page Length:  320 Pages

Source:  NetGalley

Format:  E-Book

Recommendation:  Spooky, moody fun!


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