pickBook 81
I listened to The Haunting of Maddy Clare, a ghost story/mystery featuring World War I vets turned ghost hunters. I love books about hauntings! Even as a child they were some of my favorites. This novel is more focused on the mystery of the ghost, Maddy, as well as the ghost hunters themselves. Though it was well-done, it could have been more engaging with more likable, dynamic characters. 3.5 stars
so-soIt was an ok read. It had some actiin which wasnt too bad. Hopefully the second one is a lot better.
pickLouise Erdrich is a new-to-me author, and at first I wasn‘t sure her writing was for me; it made me feel fidgety and I couldn‘t settle to it. But I stuck with it and am so glad I did. Extremely current, the story spans prisons, Covid and lockdown, George Floyd and Trump, Native Americans and protests…and also ghosts. At heart though this is Tookie‘s story, and the story of a bookshop and its books. The characters were so good, and a great story.
pickA readers author! The story fo 2020 in an indigenous woman set in Minneapolis. Covid, George Floyd, and a haunting. Beautiful.
so-soGreat concept but didn‘t really hit the scary mark for me 🤷🏻♀️
pickThis captivating and enchanting story has a timeless feel. It has a fairy-tale within a ghost story, with likeable characters, that tells of second chances and living a life without regrets. Fans of Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away will enjoy this, as it‘s written by the same author whose other book - The Marvelous Village Veiled In Mist - inspired the popular animated work.
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