bailedI don't even know what the hell I just read.
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42/80
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panFollowing the death of their 3-year-old son, Anthony, Sondra & husband Travis move to the mountains of Montana for a fresh start. After their house in Seattle, the rustic cabin in Montana is a shock for Sondra especially when she notices the strange footprints on the walls of the cabin which look like they were made by a child. It soon becomes clear that the townspeople are haunted by a spirit which feeds on guilt & lies - can it be defeated?
so-soThis book left me feeling lukewarm. I read as an audiobook and by half in, I was listening with one ear. I didn't care for either of the characters and had to force myself to finish. 2.5 ⭐️ A lot of people raved about this book and the whole series. I don't know if I will read book 2. Are the other books better? #SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 #Read2025 @DieAReader
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panI was expecting a feelgood story about mother-daughter relationships and “found family”, but what I got was a woman who sees ghosts, superficial relationships and a confused and confusing story. This one wasn‘t for me, sadly.
Book 47/60 Page 15,811/18,000 #Read2025 @DieAReader
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so-soA group of friends decide to have a secret party weekend in a remote castle owned by the parents of one of the teens. Undergoing development, the castle has limited electricity & heating & no-one will know they are there. Soon after they arrive a storm rages & only 10 of them manage to make it to the site. The weather traps them inside & their mobiles go missing on the first evening so they can't call for help, (continued)
panI actually really love the book Bambi and have read it and its sequel (Bambi's Children) several times. So I was excited to randomly come across another reprint of one of Salten's works. I had never heard of this one, although by reading GR reviews I discovered that it was apparently the (incredibly loose) inspiration for DIsney's The Shaggy Dog. Sadly, this book was a huge disappointment. First off, it's plain boring. Set during the Renaissance ⬇
so-soFinally finished this book. It had potential but failed in execution. I was so hoping for something of the quality of Birthday Girl or Older but it failed to deliver. Cheesy and predictable. 3⭐️ #SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65
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so-soFebruary 2025 Book #7
Sorry, unpopular opinion here. I think this book was overhyped for me. That situation at the hotel was so unrealistic to me. Then, we have a character not only with suicidal ideation but also a plan to do it and it was ignored? I have read books with morbid humor like Hagman by Maya Binyam but from the beginning you see the absurd tone. I didn‘t see that in this novel. It was tragic so sad her situation but ignored⬇️
so-soThe third case for criminologist Lincoln Rhyme & partner Amelia Sachs sees them heading to North Carolina for Rhyme's upcoming pioneering surgery. Before the surgery takes place, the two are asked to consult on a case where two young women have been abducted by a 16-year-old local boy, Garrett Hanlon, known as the Insect Boy for his fascination with bugs. (continued)
so-soFiona & her sister Amy were always close but when Amy moves away for university they drift apart until Amy suddenly goes missing one day & hasn't been seen or heard of since. Several years later, Fiona rents a room in the same house where Amy had been living & pretends to be a new student all so she can find out what happened to Amy.
The house is shabby & in bad repair & her landlady acts oddly at times. (continued)
