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Well it certainly unsettled me! It's a powerful reminder of how rapidly everything can unravel, in an inescapable disaster-cascade, for people who are already marginal. (The fact that Jeanie and Julius are exactly my age upped the anxiety, too.) I do think it tipped into bathos about three quarters of the way through, and I'm not sure how I feel about the ending, but otherwise it was a top-notch read.

A novel about sacrifice and risking everything for the ones you love. A remote Appalachian setting will always be a way to entice me to pick up a book, and this one delivered on that! However, the best part about this book is the ending.

This was GREAT. I felt the atmosphere, the tension, the love, the uncertainty. Absolutely LOVED the ending. Thanks for putting this on my radar, @BarbaraBB 😘😊

I loved this book, all of it. Cooper has been fleeing from his past and is raising 8 year old daughter Finch in the remote Appalachian woods. Once a year a friend brings supplies and there‘s a hermit neighbour somewhere nearby but mostly they are by themselves. Until the moment the books starts.
What a loving and atmospheric read and that perfect ending… tears in my eyes. Loved it. Thanks for bringing it to my radar, Meg 🩶

The nonfiction mood reading continues with a harrowing survivor story. Misty Griffin's journey to her current life is remarkable. You feel her frustration with how the Amish lifestyle protects repeat offenders from repercussions.

This was an intense read that was only possible to finish because I knew she got out. #nonfiction2024

C‘mon 5:00! I‘m ready to start my weekend

Hart, Gibbs and Cline are the maintenance crew at The Northern Institute, a closed research facility. Gilroy, a researcher is also there. One day the crew notices a “thing in the snow“. As they start to obsess about it Hart seems to unravel. Told from Harts perspective, the story has the reader question the reality of everything occurring. The ending is open - no clear answers to some things. Overall a good read.
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Juggling a few books - enjoying them all.
Two more days of grading and then break - yay! A lot of family, friends and reading time coming up!

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After a slightly slow and unsure (on my part), it picked up and I was riveted. Beautiful writing, quite sad but also hopeful. I loved Jeanie but I think Maude the dog is my favorite character 😂♥️

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Meh. I think the atmosphere was the high point of this one. The mystery was sort of all over the place, and there were some things that seemed out of place within the story.
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