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A really great book. But with too many HP references 

Différent de la série mais WoW 

 

Thank you Black Spot Books and NetGalley for allowing me to read an e-arc of this book.

The story of Josie, a living mess, freshly divorced, lonely, and alcoholic woman, who likes to live alone. One day she has a new Neighbor, Sue, and vines are growing in her garden. And the vines come with a gift named Skelly. A passive-aggressive kind of philosophical skeleton questioning her life.

At first, I was bored. Then Skelly appeared and she was so funny. She’s my favorite. But the book wasn’t what I expected. I didn’t get attached to the characters, I didn’t feel a lot for them. And there’s no big plot. It’s a character-driven book, but something was off, especially with Josie. Well, I understood her, at some point, but yes. However, the relationships between them saved the book.

So, in conclusion, it’s not a bad book, but I guess it wasn’t for me either.

 

La vie a-t-elle de la valeur si la mort n’est pas une fin?

Un roman qui mélange espionnage et SF tout en se passant dans le passé. Une écriture que j’ai beaucoup aimé et des thèmes intéressant. Même si j’avoue, j’aurais aimé que certaines questions soient plus poussées. Les personnages sont intéressant, mais je ne me suis pas totalement attaché à eux, si l’un d’eux meurt? Je n’aurai pas vraiment ressenti quelque chose. 
Le contexte espionnage tient en haleine. Nous ne savons pas à qui faire confiance. Il n’y a pas d’amis. Le world building est vraiment bien. Un mélange de théories scientifique, de construction de l’esprit et de sci-fi mais tout répond à  des règles. Le contexte historique ajoute quelque chose aussi. 
Est-ce que j’aurai changé quelque chose à la fin? Peut-être. Mais ça reste une bonne fin, même si elle m’a dérangé sur quelques points. 
Bref un bon roman en sois. Merci à ActuSF pour le SP

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UPDATE!!!

Okay, okay, okay. Everybody stay calm. Everybody stay f**** calm! 

I want to thank SOURCEBOOKS Fire and NetGalley so much. Because this book? My favorite of this month. It has everything. 

So after a messy and bloody winter ball, and some holidays, the four girls are back together and have one goal: break the curse. But it may not be that easy, and maybe not what it seems. 

I loved the first volume; this was my most anticipated book of the year. So when I was reached to read an e-arc I HAD to say yes. And you know what? I don’t regret it. Our characters have significant development, and the mystery and thriller sides are fantastic. I loved the focus on Yuki’s power. Because our girl deserves to be badass and morally grey. I was scared for them all along. Also when I thought “I know what’s happening”... Well no, I did not actually. 

The fact that I loved all the girls equally just proves how great Laura Pohl is for writing characters. She’s great at writing mysteries, action, touching, and sad scene. There’s a bit of romance, but what is a fairy tale without a bit of romance? Also, one of them may surprise you.

But what I loved more? The relationships between all the characters. It evolves with good and bad. They are real relationships, and that makes the characters even more real. 

So, yes, I loved this book, as I planned to. Thank you Laura Pohl for it. 
Also, I annotated it so much…

Bien, mais quelque chose « clochait » avec ce tome

Comme toujours avec Kinaye, j’ai adoré. Les couleurs et les dessins sont vraiment magnifiques. L’histoire est magique, et vraiment cool. J’ai hâte d’en lire plus et de découvrir plus sur le monde et les mentaux noirs. 

Une bonne histoire avec de magnifiques dessins. 

D’ailleurs on a une p.s lesbienne et un p.s gay

Mignon

Un manga qui m’intrigue et qui j’espère suivra le titre