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My library borrow allowed for 56% of the book read before it had to be returned. Reborrow and review forthcoming in 11-20weeks! (5⭐️ so far!)

I just couldn’t connect with this book as much as I tried. #dnf

Currently reading while waiting for Witchcraft for Wayward Girls (library est wait is 28wks!)

Page turner; only started it yesterday!

I get why I was so drawn to this book. It’s not horror (my jam) but as horrible as a story about mental illness and how it can devastate a family can be. Pausing till I get the courage to finish it

Woot! Heather O’Neill will be attending a product knowledge event with Indigo next week! Sam & I read Lonely Hearts Hotel together and loved it. So excited to see Heather IRL

Final pages of this this beautiful book. The war is raging and the family home has been conscripted by the army. My heart is breaking but I feel angry and betrayed by the actions of every character!

..when the opening paragraph reads "this is not a tale war but a tale of ruin" I'm all in!

A magical book, beautiful, reminding me of The World According to Garp. Loving every page!

Rose and Joseph are raised by cruel nuns in an orphanage in Montreal 1920's.

I love Rose!
"She certainly seemed crazy. But she simultaneously made them think that there was nothing in the world wrong with being a crazy girl. And that maybe the world needed a couple more crazy girls." pg 240

Half way thorough and becoming more annoyed with every page. The author bounces from present to past without it contributing to the plot or character development. Tessa/Tessie remains uninteresting in either time! If the authors' idea is to create suspense, yanking the reader back and forth should be handled with more clarity and purpose! There better be a good ending...