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Supernatural: Nevermore by Keith R.A. DeCandido
5.0
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Listen, I may not have finished the series yet because it was airing when I stopped and it's a fucking emotional rollercoaster, but I still adore this series and I love the Winchester brothers.

This book was well written and captured the essence of the brothers really well. I couldn't help but smile at their banter, I love them so much. The plot was also pretty good, focusing on two different events at once. 

I will say, though, about the book itself. I'm not sure why, but the text was pushed right to the edge of the page, so much so that I worried the next page would have words cut off. There's so much space between the words and the center of the book, it's crazy. It was also super distracting to me. I get not wanting the words to get lost in the crease but my god, you can park a car between that space! And an ant would struggle to move in the space at the edge of the page.

(She turned, and saw the hottest man she'd ever seen in her life.)

Oh my god, don't inflate Dean's ego like that 😩

(There was another guy with him, but Clare didn't pay much attention to him, she was focused on this one guy.)

Poor Sammy, always getting the short end of the stick.

(He had such amazing brown eyes, and, if he was the one who'd called her name, the sexiest voice she'd ever heard.)

Dean does have a really great voice, I can't deny that.

(Right there and then, she decided that she would do whatever this guy asked. He was tall, too.)

Wait a minute... Dean isn't tall...

(His semi shaggy dark hair)

Oh my fucking Lucifer, she's talking about Sammy!! 😂 This was literally the best paragraph in the whole book. I truly thought she was talking about Dean and I full on snorted when I realized it was Sam. Talk about a plot twist!

("Okay-ow." "You all right, man?" "No, I'm not freakin' all right, some spirit bitch just hit me in the back of the head with a priceless concert poster!")

Even now, I can't help but chuckle picturing it. Poor Dean. First he gets rejected by a cute girl in favor of his brother and then a female spirit hits him in the back of the head. I think he's losing his mojo, smh.

I also learned something from this book. I've always been told that I have agoraphobia - aka the fear of people. So, when I read this line:

(Dean was never particularly agoraphobic, but being high up in the open space of the church with only a twisting metal banister between him and and plunging to the floor didn't exactly thrill him.)

I was very confused as this scene did not involve people at all. So, I looked it up.

Agoraphobia is the fear of places and situations that might cause panic, helplessness, or embarrassment.

What the hell... Ever since I've been diagnosed with this way back in the day, I always believed it was the fear of people because I truly do fear people. I've even made a few comments talking about this and now I'm left feeling dumb and quite confused. This is not something I expected to feel because of this book.

In truth, the fear of people is anthropophobia, a specific phobia where individuals experience intense fear and anxiety when around other people. This can manifest in various ways, including panic attacks, avoidance of social situations, and difficulty engaging in conversations. 

Why was I not diagnosed with this?? It fits me to a T, far more than agoraphobia does. And why did I think agoraphobia was the fear of people? Where did this come from?? I'm going to be lying awake thinking of this for far too long and I don't like the thought of that.

Lucifer damn it, Supernatural! Even your books scar me emotionally and leave me a mess 😭 Top tier book, though, and it's an older book so no modern day woke bullshit.