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refreshing for book group, and blessedly able to concentrate on the book this time. the reading experience is much better now that I have a more solid foundation for where things started. good fun so far, loved the bath house deal making and the looming Duke with seaweed bangs draped over his boulder of a head

my expectations are currently being exceeded. I love Louise, Harper, and Abigail's interests and concerns. excellent weird girl fiction, made me laugh out loud multiple times already

my hold has come in, I am jubilant. "they had not volunteered that year for the town's winter food drive, the Christians for the Cure walkathon, the Three-legged race for Three-legged dogs, Applebobbing for Autism, or Knitting for Narcolepsy."

enjoying the coming of age/growing up Andy is going through after she tells her secret(s), and her realization of how purity culture affected her Portland lesbian community. and enjoying yhe complications between her and Ryan. not sure i especially like this book, but it's still solid, and the nostalgia is hitting big.

only just now read the market copy for this and feeling iffy about where things will go, but the story and writing are fine so i'll see how it turns out.

there are still 2 hours left in this audiobook and it appears the suffering is neverending (in a good way). some authors would have ended things at one of the many possible drop off points up to here, but Stephen Graham Jones is a master, improving and deepening the horror and emotional torture to his characters. this is incredible 😍

big catharsis for me after the Atthur campfire scene. this is some powerful social horror

at 30% in, I started reading at 1.5 speed. theres have been a few funny lines, but this isn't for me so far.

I do not like secondhand embarrassment and seeing people make questionable choices to climb ladders.

I love how dramatic the uncle and the nosy guest are when the guest accompanies Mrs. Clark to tea at the Blackwood's. that scene had me chuckling, especially "my sister-in-law was, madam, a delicate woman. you will have noticed her portrait in yhe drawing room and the equisite line of the jaw bone under the skin. a woman born for tragedy, perhaps." 😆
delightful so far. love the vibes.

"It's so bad. It's perfect. It's him. The outside matches the inside." Oh honey 😭

the voice effect for the hive is so good, and i'm enjoying the gore descriptions already

relentlessly tragic and sad. taking a break bc i need something with adrenaline and propulsion or something hopeful, not a tragedy with known doom and flashbacks to the impending/starting doom. terrible timing for the beginning of the dark depresso season

the writing isn't impressing me so far, but my heart was warmed by the scene in the El Dorado where we witness tge story behind the photo of Bertie with Gert ans Gert's passport

enjoying the supernatural elements, excited to see how far this gets developed. Nat Cassidy, i'm putting my trust in you

haven't been this gripped by the opening few chapters of a book in a long time. excellent start to the reading experience, very excited to continue!

I am very interested but also should have realized there are spoilers for several horror films i still want to see. pausing so I can catch up on films and the. enjoy the book

not hiring John Lee to continue the series was a mistake. I think i liked his performance much more...