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Devil's Day
Devil's Day | Andrew Michael Hurley
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The Oxbarrows live in a small village on the Lancashire moors. The father, Richard, has recently died, but his thirteen-year-old daughter Rosie refuses to believe it. When a recently retired psychiatrist is persuaded by an old colleague to try to help the family through their grief, he finds himself caught up in the customs of the remote community, and an older way of doing things... Gripping, unsettling and beautifully written, Andrew Michael Hurley's new novel asks how we deal with the monsters of our own minds, and how far we will go to belong.
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andrew61
Devil's Day | Andrew Michael Hurley
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An apt title for Halloween. In this story the author, who made a splash with debut the loney, again draws on local myth and legend. Set in the ribble Valley, close to pendle Hill, in a remote hard farming community, there is a day when the devil comes down to collect offerings from the doorstep b4 returning to the hills. John + new bride return from Suffolk for a funeral, John wants a life back there with many ghosts physical + imagined.Enjoyable

Cathythoughts Love your new pic 👍🏻✨ 3y
andrew61 @Cathythoughts thank you Cathy, two years ago in pickering. 3y
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Tonton
Devil's Day | Andrew Michael Hurley
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Insidiously slow creeping horror in isolated rural community; you know something horrible is coming but you just don‘t know in what brutal form. Made worse by revealing by degrees the unreliability of the narrator (wtf!) The isolation and resulting superstitions and customs true all over the world I think. Beautifully written, and reinforces why my boots will not leave concrete. Note: the book description on Litsy is incorrect.

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executivespooky
Devil's Day | Andrew Michael Hurley
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I'm about halfway through this book and it's still really slow, ugh

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HardcoverHearts
Devil's Day | Andrew Michael Hurley
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I‘m on a reading roll so far this year. I am almost reading faster than I can document them! I am enjoying this tenuous read where the conflict has been ramping and ramping up slowly through the book. It was one that was recommended by a bookseller from Daunt In London this past summer. He had a knack for selling me really interesting work!

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AsYouWish
Devil's Day | Andrew Michael Hurley
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Mehso-so

Wow! I am not sure what to say about this book. I mean there were parts I liked and parts I did not. It was a bit slow at times and maybe it was because I was reading this late at night but it jumped around a bit too much for me and it was hard to know when events were taking place. It was a pretty quick read, and I liked the plot. It just lacked something for me.

It was a good pick for #hgpbc #horrorgoespostalbookclub #teamdracula

TorieStorieS I‘m sorry you didn‘t enjoy it more!! We are doing another round though, right? Im starting to pick some other options!! 😊 5y
AsYouWish @TorieStorieS it is okay, I mean I think that is the cool thing about our book club is that we get different opinions and views on the books we chose. I would love to do another round. I have a couple in mind, but was waiting to see what you all thought. 5y
TorieStorieS I‘m definitely in for another round! Bird Box arrived two days ago and I am looking forward to reading it! 5y
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sprainedbrain
Devil's Day | Andrew Michael Hurley
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This book was mesmerizing—so atmospheric and lush with descriptions of the landscapes. A slow-moving novel, but not boring in the least. I loved the character development and the way the stories from different timelines unfold. I guess I can see why this book might be categorized as horror, but to me it feels like really well-done literary fiction.

Thanks for sharing this one, Torie (and thanks for the goodies)! 😃

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#HGPBC #teamdracula

StellarDoc I felt it was gothic horror rather than modern horror. Very well-done gothic horror. 5y
vivastory I keep meaning to read him. I've heard nothing but rave reviews for 5y
sprainedbrain @vivastory I have that one on my tbr. 5y
TorieStorieS @vivastory @StellarDoc @sprainedbrain I have read both but liked this one a lot more!!! 5y
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sprainedbrain
Devil's Day | Andrew Michael Hurley
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I seem to have forgotten House of Leaves at the office today (after another day of managing 0 pages of it)... and I won‘t be in that office again until Thursday.

So! Starting this book, which will likely go 12639% faster for me since IT‘S NOT HOUSE OF LEAVES. 🤪

LiteraryLona I couldn't finish it either! 5y
sprainedbrain @LiteraryLona This is my second attempt and I feel like I‘m failing miserably. 😂 5y
mcipher HOTL is definitely a tough sloooooowwww read. I feel like i didn‘t comprehend the second half because i was just powering through to be done. 5y
Dogearedcopy 😂 5y
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Kat_H
Devil's Day | Andrew Michael Hurley
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Mehso-so

I loved The Loney a LOT so was really looking forward to this, Andrew Michael Hurley's second novel. Especially as I heard him speak at a recent 5x15 event. Unfortunately this one just didn't grip me in the same way. It was ok, but just felt a bit flat. Lots of potential plot interest but they all kind of fizzled out. You can tell the author is in love with the landscape and that was beautifully written.

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Kat_H
Devil's Day | Andrew Michael Hurley
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Long train journeys + Sunday paper + book.

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StellarDoc
Devil's Day | Andrew Michael Hurley
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I should be grading, but I want to get this book in the post to @sprainedbrain by Monday, so I'm taking some "me time" with a homemade chai latte. #HGPBC #TeamDracula

sprainedbrain No rush at all, but yay for you time!! 5y
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TorieStorieS
Devil's Day | Andrew Michael Hurley
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I LOVED this atmospheric, lushly written and surprisingly epic literary horror novel!! I think it will lead to some good discussion, so #TeamDracula- this is my pic (unless something usurps it in the next week 🤣)! #HGPBC #HorrorGoesPostalBookClub

AsYouWish Yay! I am still reading my book, I started it and forgot I was suppose to take notes as I read, so I have go back a bit because I have had lots of thoughts as I was reading! I am loving my book so far! 6y
sprainedbrain Ooooooh this sounds excellent. Can‘t wait!! 6y
StellarDoc Looking forward to it! 6y
TorieStorieS @StellarDoc Did the book arrive?? 5y
StellarDoc @TorieStorieS It did! I just haven't had much reading time. 5y
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scripturient
Devil's Day | Andrew Michael Hurley
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This book definitely lived up to its predecessor (The Loney), both in terms of atmosphere and poetic descriptions of landscape. I was a bit thrown at first by the different time lines and the many character names but eventually everything fell into place. The story had me hooked till the last page and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for an autumny and slightly creepy read.

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scripturient
Devil's Day | Andrew Michael Hurley
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Reading in the evening sunlight. 😊

Itchyfeetreader Love your bookmark 6y
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scripturient
Devil's Day | Andrew Michael Hurley
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Perfect read to start on such a rainy morning. ☔️ 📖 🤓

julesG Just a few weeks ago we were dripping wet from sweating at this hour already. I suppose I'm not going to squeeze my season ticket for the swimming pool dry. 😖 6y
scripturient @julesG I‘m actually glad that the heat is over. It was such a relief when we left for Scotland with 38 degrees and arrived with 16 degrees. So glad it‘s similar her now. I definitely prefer sweater weather. 😊 6y
julesG I was just hoping for a little more outdoor swimming. 😉 6y
Cinfhen It‘s already reading 33 this morning 😰😬 @julesG @scripturient and I‘m sick of running the AC all day & night 😫😫😫 6y
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scripturient
Devil's Day | Andrew Michael Hurley
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Today‘s book haul 😍

tammysue 👏🏻😍 6y
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ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled
Devil's Day | Andrew Michael Hurley
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Mehso-so

Hurley‘s writing is gothic, gritty, and honest. I really enjoy his work. That being said, the build-up and foreshadowing in this story was so intense that I expected an explosive ending and was left wanting. Definitely check out his other book, The Loney.
*the book description on Litsy isn‘t correct, btw! Look it up elsewhere!

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ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled
Devil's Day | Andrew Michael Hurley
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Starting this one today!

JacqMac That sounds interesting. 6y
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TheLondonBookworm
Devil's Day | Andrew Michael Hurley
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If you read The Loney this is his new book!!! It looks absolutely stunning and he stopped by the shop so I was able to get a signed copy 😍😍 of you have read The Loney do so now! It's a gothic masterpiece, perfect for Halloween 🎃🎃👻👻 and absolutely beautiful.

tricours I don't care what it's about, I just want it. 7y
Tsubame You always dig up the most amazing books! 7y
TheLondonBookworm @Tsubame aw thanks :) I have to give a lot of credit to the store I work in! I get many proofs 😝 7y
TheLondonBookworm @tricours hehehe that was my thought!!! 7y
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