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“So.” She drummed her fingers on the book. “You’re a grown man who still reads ghost and monster stories.”

The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher

The Whisper Man by Alex North

Verity by Colleen Hoover

A Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill

January 16, 2020 by badkittyuno Leave a Comment

(4 stars) The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher Kingfisher tells us from chapter one that the dog (Bongo, best dog ever) and the narrator (Mouse, also quite enjoyable) will be okay at the end of the book. This is good, because I liked them both very much, and this book was SO CREEPY that I really needed some reassurances by the end. Mouse gets called up by her dying father to help with his dead mother’s estate — specifically, the big old house in the […]

“If you get killed in America, there is a 38 percent chance your killer won’t be caught.”

Chase Darkness with Me: How One True-Crime Writer Started Solving Murders by Billy Jensen

January 15, 2020 by badkittyuno Leave a Comment

Bill Jensen became interested in crime (and catching bad guys) at a young age — his father used to read him newspaper articles as bedtime stories. He even tells a heart-warming tale of learning about Son of Sam with his dad. This created a life-long obsession with crime from Jensen, and eventually led to him to not only help finish Michelle McNamara’s I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, but also help solve other crimes and help find missing people. “Whenever people ask me why I […]

“There’s no hierarchy of pain. Suffering shouldn’t be ranked, because pain is not a contest.”

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb

January 15, 2020 by badkittyuno Leave a Comment

Here’s my main takeaway from this book, and it’s one that I think will help people (it’s certainly something I had never really considered but ought to have): therapists are not one size fits all. Most people can benefit from therapy, whether for a short period of time or long-term, but it’s important to find the right person. I tried therapy for a few weeks last year, felt I was attending a lecture for an hour once a week that had nothing to do with […]

“The power that each of us has over complete strangers to make them feel terrible and and frightened and weak is amazing.”

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

January 8, 2020 by badkittyuno 1 Comment

Thank you for recommending this one, vel veeter! I’d never tried Hank Green before, but this book was a lot of fun to read and I’m excited to see there’s a sequel in the works. “When you’re faced with something you don’t understand, I think the most natural thing but also the least interesting thing you can be is afraid.” April May stumbles across something absolutely remarkable one night: a 10 foot tall statue that looks like a Transformer, standing on a street in New […]

“because for him to do nothing was to undermine his own dignity.”

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

January 8, 2020 by badkittyuno Leave a Comment

This was a sad, hard book to read, full of boys not much older than my own being abused and tortured in the name of reform. It becomes even sadder when you realize Whitehead based it all on a real “school”. “We must believe in our souls that we are somebody, that we are significant, that we are worthful, and we must walk the streets of life every day with this sense of dignity and this sense of somebody-ness.” Elwood Curtis, who counts Dr. Martin […]

“It’s amazing how brave you can be when you feel safe.”

Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center

January 3, 2020 by badkittyuno Leave a Comment

This was a sweet, feel good story. I really liked the main pairing of two firefighters who fall for each other even though it’s a terrible idea career-wise (especially for the woman). I also loved hearing about life in a fire station — the behind-the-scenes information about the training and the politics (at this at this fictional station near Boston) and the situations they encounter was really interesting. “That’s the thing I always love best about the human race: How we pick ourselves back up […]

Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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