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House of Bathory
House of Bathory | Linda Lafferty
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In the early 1600s, Elizabeth Bathory, the infamous Blood Countess, ruled Cachtice Castle in the hinterlands of Slovakia. During bizarre nightly rites, she tortured and killed the young women she had taken on as servants. A devil, a demon, the terror of Royal Hungary she bathed in their blood to preserve her own youth. 400 years later, echoes of the Countess s legendary brutality reach Aspen, Colorado. Betsy Path, a psychoanalyst of uncommon intuition, has a breakthrough with sullen teenager Daisy Hart. Together, they are haunted by the past, as they struggle to understand its imprint upon the present. Betsy and her troubled but perceptive patient learn the truth: the curse of the House of Bathory lives still and has the power to do evil even now. The story, brimming with palace intrigue, memorable characters intimately realized, and a wealth of evocative detail, travels back and forth between the familiar, modern world and a seventeenth-century Eastern Europe brought startlingly to life."
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sidherinn
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booksandsympathy
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My husband and I are currently living month to month until we find a new place to live. We've been slowly packing. Today, I decided to start packing up the books in our bedroom. Eight boxes so far and there's still five more shelves of books, plus my tbr books in the living room. Sigh.

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Chrys
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This historical read jumps timelines and perspectives quickly, which can make it a little difficult at points. There were also some things I would have like to see developed more. But I liked the characters and particularly the sections set in the past. Overall a pick for me.

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Lizpixie
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At my baby boys 21st birthday party and his girlfriend gives me this for my birthday! I tell you, this birthday just keeps on giving. #birthdayofthedecade

Angelala007 She thanked you for giving birth to him. What a sweet girl! ❤️ 7y
Sace How sweet, 7y
minkyb Keeper! 7y
Robothugs That was sweet of her! 7y
Crystalblu Oh, can't wait to see what you think of it!!! 7y
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beckygracelea
House of Bathory | Linda Lafferty
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Found this to be complete bobbins, but mostly entertaining. Lafferty paints her story and its themes in such broad strokes that she never really delves into anything for very long. It also means that Bathory is never anything particularly scary, which feels like a lost opportunity for one of the most famous serial killers in history.

[13/100]

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beckygracelea
House of Bathory | Linda Lafferty
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Tramped around a lake for an hour, now back home for a cup of tea and a new book.

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Liberty
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💗📚😴

Cinfhen That is totally me 💕 7y
Reader651 Every day 7y
flip58 Favorite place.....my second favorite is the bath. I am he'll on books. 7y
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Liberty
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@24in48 #readathon update: Made the 24 hours! But I'm still wide awake, so I'm going to keep going, even though Millay is ready for me to turn off the lights.

Awesome job, everyone! 🎉🤘🏻😘 #catsoflitsy

Dragon 👍 7y
monkeygirlsmama Way to go! Maybe I'll do it one if these years. 👏👍😺 7y
balletbookworm I hope you're feeling better! 7y
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MichaelKwan Ugh, you and your Hungarian Countess obsession. ;-) 7y
GlitteryOtters Serious congrats...even with a dental handicap and feeling so terrible you STILL managed to reach 24?! Impressive! 👍👍👏👏 7y
Cinsai 😺 7y
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HeathHof
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OSChamberlain What a beautiful and true line! 8y
HeathHof @OSChamberlain I couldn't agree more. 8y
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HeathHof
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Kicking off #biblioweekend with this historical fiction read. Featuring the most prolific female serial killer of all time. This book takes place in different POV's in both Seventeenth Century Hungary and present day. Defiantly a dark read and I'd give it a 3.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

ReadingOver50 Sounds great. I love books about Bathory. 8y
HeathHof @ReadingOver50 This is the first one I've read. Are there any others that you could recommend? 8y
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HeathHof @CherylDeFranceschi Thank you! & the library actually (for once) has the book I want on shelf! 😁📚🤘 8y
CherylDeFranceschi It's so creepy and so wonderful! Andre Codrescu is an amazing man. 8y
Sraexx I loved this book. It was an awesome surprise. 8y
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