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Unsettling and tense. I did sort of have an idea where this was heading, but it was an interesting trip nonetheless. A good quick creepy read.

Whoa. Did not see that coming. I read this in about 2 hours. Couldn‘t put it down. I‘m seeing some negative reviews were confused by the book. I didn‘t find it confusing at all. It‘s a mystery, yes, and suspenseful, but I liked the eerie “what the heck is happening” vibe. It kept me guessing right up until the reveal, which was powerful and clear. Great read!

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woaaahhhhh crazy plot twist. made my heart beat real fast

I've been stuck on another novel for a while and decided to start a new one instead this morning. I'm so glad I did! This is so good! ❤

If you like creepy thrillers this book is great for you. The book is about a girl who wants to break up with her boyfriend, Jake. This book takes a twist, however, because now she has a stalker that can‘t stop calling her, but she doesn‘t want to tell anyone. This book is full of eerieness and suspense and is great for people looking for an adrenaline rush.

Ohhh...kay...

This novel is way too precious for me (and Camille). Cool idea, I guess, but too performative, too self-consciously clever. I don't like to see the strings the author is pulling.

I started with the audiobook but it was hard to follow that way. Switched to the hardcover early on, so not counting for #LittenListen, only for #screamathon and #bookspinbingo

So, theme read, 3 hours, 2 readathons = 75 for #TeamSlaughter #scarathlon

I really liked the writing in this book. I could feel how every word, phrase, and anecdote was chosen with precision to add up to something later. And it sure did. Some super creepy moments, but overall more weird than anything. Movie also did an excellent job adapting what happened (though with major differences)

I read this for #screamathon and watched the movie tie-in
I‘d also consider this R.I.P. for #RoaringWolf
Also #wickedathon

It‘s so nice when you find a book that hits your spooky bone in just the right way during Spooky Season! I blew through this one in a single afternoon and loved it! Highly HIGHLY recommend (if you want to read it) that you don‘t read anything about it beforehand and do the audiobook version because…wow! 😱😱😱

This book is slow. ½ way through I was still trying to figure out what was going on. I went along with the set up. It didn't get going until the ride home, and then it felt like a completely different book. I get it, but it just felt like they took the long way to the point. I may have to reread it, for clarity.

I‘m on a book-to-movies binge. I just watched Where‘d you go, Bernadette. Now onto Hillbilly Elegy and when I finish my tagged read, I‘ll watch the movie on Netflix. 📚▶️📺

#currentlyreading

This was a weird one and I'm conflicted.

I can see how it could be mind blowing, but similarly, I can see how it could be disappointing. It's a mix of existential ponderings, creepy mind meanderings and late night snowy wanderings.

Try it! It might captivate you, it might baffle you.

⭐⭐⭐ 3 stars

Bizarrely, I was talking about this very subject with somebody just yesterday. How much you can know about somebody else; how many of our thoughts we share.
This book was full of existential questions and ponderings.

Reading in the garden with Pickles.

It's a bit of a bright and sunny day to be reading such a creepy and atmospheric book!

I should probably stop taking pictures of the cat and get on with it 😅😅

#catsoflitsy #picklescat

Starting a new one this evening. From the blurb I'm hoping it'll have Shining vibes, but from the tepid Goodreads reviews (that I haven't read yet, in case of spoilers) I'm not going to get my hopes up too much.

What did I just read?? That was terrible. So much rambling dialogue and a funky ending...thankfully it was a short read...that's the only reason I finished...⭐

At no point in this book did I know where it would take me. Reid truly masters the art of simple suspense throughout the whole novel, making it truly difficult for me to put down the book and stop turning pages... The end of the book is such a simple, fast-paced culmination of information that immediately upon finishing, I had to go back and reread the last 20 pages or so to fully appreciate the masterful delicacy of writing. Book club material!

“Sometimes a thought is closer to truth, to reality, than an action. You can say anything, you can do anything, but you can‘t fake a thought.” #April2021

Oh my. I couldn‘t put it down. It started off a bit funny and then it took a turn in the last half. It was nice to read a suspenseful novel that wasn‘t predictable.

I came to different conclusions reading the book and watching Charlie Kaufman's adaptation. And truth be told, I don't really care about that. This surrealist trippy suspense thriller is excellent on paper or on screen.

I never really knew where this book was going, but after reaching the end it made me want to read it all over again with a new perspective. A quick read that I couldn‘t put down. #March.3.11

I just finished reading I‘m Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid. It started out a pretty normal book and then took a quick turn into weird! Now I‘m watching the movie to see if I can make more sense of it lol but I did like the book!!

When it's 4:30 am and you can't sleep...move to the couch and read 😁 lol at least one of us can sleep 🐶

I DON'T KNOW IF READING THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA BUT MY COWORKER WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IT ON OUR NEXT PODCAST SO HERE WE ARE. #thrillers #ohgodsendhelp

So. I went into this book without reading the book-blurb or any reviews. I grabbed it based on its cover really. I don‘t know what I was expecting, but it wasn‘t this. Once I got into it, I finished it pretty quickly. The unnamed girlfriend, Jake, the brother I‘m still not sure exists 😳 it‘s a crazy, but good read. I think I‘m going to have to read it again to get all the details I missed.

I‘m anxious because of the blizzard. Yeah. The one I was excited about yesterday. But I didn‘t have to go anywhere yesterday and I do today. ANYWHO. So Taco Riccardo and I are curled up in our burrito blanket reading at 4 am. 😒 he doesn‘t seem to mind at least.

Okay, I'm going to say something that might be controversial...

This might be the exception of the book is better than the movie rule!

This book is hard to put down...I read it in two sittings over two days! An anxiety and dread producing thriller. I didn‘t LOVE the ending but I always like my books to end wrapped up with a bow, with everything making perfect sense 😆 can‘t wait to read Reid‘s next book!
⭐️: 4/5

Wow. I couldn‘t put this slim novel down! If you need something you can‘t tear yourself away from, but still appreciate literary works, try this! The dread slowly builds to an excellent pay-off. Reid‘s way of crafting this story is masterful. Creepy, thought-provoking, and unforgettable!

"Sometimes a thought is closer to truth, to reality, than an action. You can say anything, you can do anything, but you can't fake a thought."

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WOW! WOW! WOW! This novel absolutely blew my mind 😵 If you read any book In 2021, let it be this one. I had no idea what I was in store for, but his novel kept me on my toes till the extremely unexpected end. Seriously, read from beginning to the very end, don't stop! What a masterpiece this was!

"I'm thinking of ending things. Once this thought arrives, it stays. It sticks. It lingers. It dominates. There's not much I can do about it. Trust me. It doesn't go away. It's there whether I like it or not. It's there when I eat. When I go to bed. It's there when I sleep. It's there when I wake up. It's always there. Always."

Only 26 pages in and I am HOOKED!!! What kind of mind boggling adventure have I started? Where does it lead? ?

About to start my newest adventure! I've heard so many mixed reviews and opinions on this book, I'm curious to check it out!

Couldn't resist a Barnes&Noble trip, first one in the new year. My #bookhaul for the evening: #ImThinkingOfEndingThings by Iain Reid #EleanorOpilhantisCompletelyFine by Gail Honeyman #BeforeWeWereYours by Lisa Wingate and #NightRoad by Kristin Hannah

Without spoilers, anyone read any of these and thoughts? 📖

#bookhaul2021

The narrator is thinking of breaking up with her boyfriend, Jake, but goes to dinner at his parents‘ house anyway — but the night‘s events are getting steadily creepier.

Read December 27-29
Rated 4/5 ⭐️
Book 58/60

WTF did I just read?! It‘s absolute madness. Literally. I loved it!!

Today‘s plans. My daughter gave me this one and she knows me well. I expect I will like it.

I read this one almost a year ago and still think about it at least once a week. The slow build of feeling like something is wrong was wonderful. #horror #imthinkingofendingthings #iainreid

Truly creepy and chilling, remarkable for a debut novel.
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆

Ried‘s writing can be taunt and suspenseful however the payoff felt thin. Despite its slim size, the writing also felt somewhat over laboured and bloated.

I watched the movie right after finishing the book. Neither holds your hand through what is going on, and I like that!

A short and unsettling read, I‘d firstly suggest that anyone who enjoys psychological horror gives this book a shot, and secondly suggest that they do so before watching the film. Having watched the film first definitely spoiled some of my experience reading the book whereas I think having read the book first would actually have made my first watch of the film a lot less frustrating!

Finished this today! Pretty slow buildup, but luckily the book isn't that long anyway. But that ending! 🥺

I absolutely need to reread this. I think I loved it but I need to be sure.

Entertaining. Trippy. Kind of anticlimactic

This is me, peeking out from behind the cover of this scary little book. Read it if you dare 😳.

Can‘t wait to see what my husband makes of it. Then we‘ll watch the film.

My godson who is studying film & creative writing told me about this book. He was reading it before seeing the recently released Netflix film.

So, being hip to the scene, I got myself a copy and am diving on in. So far it feels full of anticipation & menace 😬🥺.

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@Blueberry always wants me to post here, but I don't finish books very quickly (if at all - oops) so I made you this meme about a book I just started.