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The message is *pretty* heavy handed but I do think it's important and it is compelling

Listening to the audiobook—I have thoughts. It’s entertaining. I’m hooked—but yeah, THOUGHTS

Some hits & misses. Really fun reading these with the book club and discussing each one

"Winter is coming"
I love how Caitlin believes in the The Others and The Children of the Woods folklore and Ned shrugs it off as old wives tales--but she checks him with "until this morning no man has seen a direwolf either"

Jon is only 14! And Theon is 19. Bran, only 7! This is so good the second time around because I'm not distracted with trying to keep track of everyone--and you can visualize the characters from the show, which I enjoy

"He had a grim cast to his grey eyes this day, and he seemed not at all the man who would sit before the fire in the evening and talk softly of the age of heroes and the children of the forest. He had taken off Father's face, Bran thought, and donned the face of Lord Stark of Winterfell."

"Unholy Ties" another possession/exorcism story--an ancient evil demon takes hold of a college age woman
-great food descriptions (made me hungry

"The Wrath of Boyo" various folklore tales nestled within a story. The Boyo, Parizaad, and Hoor Pari

Cozy horror, dark fantasy, myths & legends, creatures and fae folk

"It Lingers" a little ghost story

I was so riveted, I forgot where I was while I was walking

Saba and an unlikely new friend become lifetime friends and share a special bond.
PS BOOKS & SNACKS!!

The Rice Paddy- a gruesome tale about an exorcist and a Jinn

Maliha Rao author, born and based in Karachi, Pakistan

I'm listening to the audiobook and I think this narrator is a treasure and so is this book

Nightmare of a Million Faces-
CW: self harm, domestic violence, crisis pregnancy,
The monster creations was great!

I looked up the "Sixties Scoop" man, that is atrocious.

Reading Chyana's dating experience and especially this "open relationship" with "M", makes me feel so thankful that I married young and didn't go through all of that

Oh man, leaving The Man Who Taught Me How to Trust, made me so sad

what is a heartbeat if not a drum
-see notes & highlights-

When the government started digging up graves at school sites, Grandma Chickadee was one of the survivors who knew where they had buried the children.
In March 2022, 169 unmarked graves were found of children who had died at the Grouard residential school.

Dad/drug dealer/jail time/divorce

A&W Rootbeer, Blockbuster, Christmas, Ordering Chinese food on Christmas Eve, Olive, the Other Reindeer, School shopping,

Lots of nostalgia here

I can't stop thinking about Marie eating chocolate pudding with cold French fries in a bowl

There’s a fair amount of animal cruelty and harm here. A horrible scene involving a horse—hated that, and now a dog! Dev the dog! Not good

The first stories, Chris Golden’s and Benjamin Percy’s were both great

Some genuinely CREEPY scenes!

"U2 this time; I was never able to listen to a Black Crowes song again without feeling sick"

takes place in Chicago