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Bravo! Loved it. Hate and stupidity passes on from generation to generation and this book illustrates the consequences of that beautifully. There could be an entire series on the Bobby character. Mary Kay was one bad ass momma! They messed with the wrong one for sure! Four stars.

“When she breaks his nose with her right fist, it sounds like a cue ball shattering a tight rack.” That’s what I’m talking about! I’m down for a “rampaging parent” mystery. Razorblade Tears didn’t quite hit. Just started the sixth chapter and I’m loving Mary Pat. That lady is not going to take any mess and she doesn’t suffer fools either. Like the setting and period, too.

Oh please, I don’t buy that Addie is this clever girl who’s planning on laying some smack downs. “Luc” may not understand her, but it’s been repeatedly shown that she doesn’t understand him as much as she thinks she does either. I’m glad I’m done with this. Two stars.

Aw hell naw. I feel tricked! And I have had it UP TO HERE with “Luc’s” green eyes and curly black hair! This book would be about 100 pages shorter without the repetitive and almost obsessive descriptions of him. Man, this is yet another story that could’ve been good with better execution and a better writer. Someone like Gaiman would’ve tore this up! With Schwab though this is almost vomit inducing.

Schwab must’ve learned the word PALIMPSEST right before writing this book or something. SERIOUSLY.

Just finished part 4, which is the best part so far since it’s in Henry’s POV. Unfortunately it looks like part 5 is back to Adeline and the damn 1700s. I hope that’s the last flashback because there’s no more need to continue to bring the story back to that time. It breaks everything up in a bad way. Schwab has good ideas - art, immortality, legacy - but this isn’t the best way to tell that story.

Should I be suspicious of Henry? The MC in The Time Traveler’s Wife was named Henry too. And they both look alike and work around books. Something ain’t right! Every time the story switches back to the 1700s I inwardly groan and am tempted to start reading something else. The present time is working better for me but I can never fully get into it! And Schwab is an irritating “list and repeat” kind of writer.

Just finished Part 2. I was gonna give it until Addie goes to the bookstore mentioned in the summary and see if I wanted to continue. Things are starting to look up with a welcome POV change. Henry seems to be a more interesting character. Also: Odyssey shout out! My mom has abandoned Meditations in favor of reading my copy of the Odyssey. She’s been obsessed since watching the movie a few days ago.

Man, I don’t know. I’m getting The Time Traveler’s Wife déjà vu and that’s not a good thing. The writing’s not bad but it is long winded. And the book is moving slowly and I’m not feeling Adeline either. Thankfully the chapters are short - I just started the 13th so maybe it wouldn’t be so bad to get through. But my patience is thin so I’ll DNF and read Never Let Me go instead if it comes to that.

Done! So it took six days, not five. I was worried that King will ruin the moment with the epilogue. Ending at page 872 would have been perfect. But noooo, he has to go on for five more pages, bringing up stuff that could and should be left out. Quit while you’re ahead! Even so, this was a great read with excellent characters. It was also very cinematic. It’ll make a great TV series! 4.5 stars rounded…up.

“Sorrow and love are a single coin-the one we pay as the price of our humanity. Take it away and we’d be the worst kind of poor.” On to Book 5! All the pieces are laid out on the chess board now so things should be heading to a climax.

End of Book 3, which I think will be the heart of the book. The devastating consequences was a highlight as was the character reflection. Reminds me of Death Note. Looks like Colin’s POV is next and I said awhile back that he reminds me of a character from A Secret History and that ain’t a good thing. Am I gonna be reading a villain arc? This story continues to be excellent and is still at a possible 5 stars.

Just finished Book 2. The countdown to doom was delightfully absurd, funny and full of tension. There’s more foreshadowing and I’m sure Daphne will have a big part to play, but it’s going to be stretched out until the end. Book 3 seems to be in Van’s POV, which I’m looking forward to. Donna is messed up and I’m thinking her POV is next and Colin’s will follow. The twisted Knights of the Round continues!

Okay, whoa, hold up now Joe! What is this malarkey I’m reading? USS Nimitz = Navy. F-16 Falcon = Air Force. The two don’t mix! This is a mistake equivalent to an officer in some military movie wearing his ribbons in the wrong order on his uniform. And it’s BoyZ II Men, not Boys! They’re my favorite band of all time. This is fiction but if you’re going to use real-life stuff then you need to get it right!

I finished Dawn Treader on Wednesday and I’m now four chapters into The Silver Chair. Trying to balance my chapter a day with King Sorrow!

Just finished Book 1. I like how little things that happened earlier come back in a big way later. Chapters are really short so it’s easy to get through despite the length. And I’m enjoying the hell out of this. I may have my first five star read of the year on my hands.

This book is scary! Some of these scenes will do great as a movie. The characters - I’ve taken to calling them Knights of the Round - really make the horror even more terrifying. I’m so invested! It is similar to It and the writing style is heavily influenced by his more successful dad, but despite that, I think Hill rises above all that. Random: Colin reminds me of that one dude from A Secret History. Henry.