pickI would categorize “A History of Wild Places “ as more of a mystery than a suspense. Even though the pacing can be rather slow, I was still very much engaged as I read this book. Ernshaw does an excellent job at crafting a solid mystery; I sure as heck didn‘t figure out what happened to Maggie and Travis until it was revealed to me. Talk about a shocker! I‘m glad I picked this as my BOTM. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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1- The Lord of the Rings
2- The Mists of Avalon, although mainly that's due to the author.
3- magical realism in the tagged book.
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A History of Wild Places starts out as a mystery about a missing person with a little magical element. It becomes a story about a commune in the middle of the woods. Both are good set-ups but the relationship between the two isn't obvious until the end. It's well-written, and I will read more by the author. ⭐⭐⭐⭐
pickThis was a gripping suspense thriller about a mysterious community with something very dark occurring. I am glad I didn‘t know much going in and I highly recommend you do the same! 4.5⭐️
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panI thought The Paper Palace is about a woman in her 50s who is at a point in her life where she feels she has to choose between her husband and her childhood sweetheart/best friend/ the love of her life. Mind you, they have been friends for many years, so why now? But ok… It isn‘t. The themes are incest, sexual abuse, rape of children. I wish I had known this before I started reading the book. I‘m confused and disgusted. Not for me
Reading with the little pup pup. The puppy stage is fun but I'm also really looking forward to when he gets older and hopefully lazy.
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pickWell, this was not a direction I was anticipating for a missing persons mystery. This was a wild story and I had a great time reading it. It make me curious about some of those quaint mountain Hallmark movie towns - perhaps not all is as it seems ;)
pickKept me engaged to the end and want to read another of hers. Great book for the start of the year.
She was a shadow. She was the cruel, howling thing that could be heard during a full moon. She was the monster who crept into other children's dreams. But this is how monsters are made: from innocent things.
