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Dare I say I’m disappointed? I adored, and I mean ADORED, The Lost Apothecary, so I had high hopes for her second book.
Sadly, this one did not live up to the internal hype that I assigned it. It was not what I wanted, nor what was pitched exactly.
Dare I say I’m disappointed? I adored, and I mean ADORED, The Lost Apothecary, so I had high hopes for her second book.
Sadly, this one did not live up to the internal hype that I assigned it. It was not what I wanted, nor what was pitched exactly.
Quite possibly the best NetGalley ARC I've ever been given, so thank you. This was truly a gift.
I was drawn in by the concept of a death doula. I've heard of a birth doula (thanks to Gilmore Girls) before, but I've never heard of a death doula. Usually, it annoys me when half of the book is just business as usual for a character, but I loved it here.
Living in Clover's shoes as a death doula was magical. This is such an important and interesting career and I loved learning more about it. The first thing I noted about this book was the tone. There's a melancholy kind of sadness that weaves its way through each page, making the book feel reflective.
One thing I made a specific note of was the death cafes. I love this concept and I want to do more research on them because they sound fascinating. In this book Clover visits these groups (which reminds me a lot of group therapy) and they talk openly about death. They pick different topics and just chat about death. I think that the nature of these groups would've been super useful back when I dealt with a prior loss -- way more effective than group therapy.
This book isn't really a romance, but there's romance in it and I loved the small snippets we did get. The major theme of this book is living the life you're granted and not living with regrets. This book gets compared to The Midnight Library because of these themes, but I think Mikki Brammer did a better job than Matt Haig did. I didn't like the Midnight Library much, if you're wondering. And to think that she's a debut author! I'll definitely be reading her next book.
I was drawn in by the concept of a death doula. I've heard of a birth doula (thanks to Gilmore Girls) before, but I've never heard of a death doula. Usually, it annoys me when half of the book is just business as usual for a character, but I loved it here.
Living in Clover's shoes as a death doula was magical. This is such an important and interesting career and I loved learning more about it. The first thing I noted about this book was the tone. There's a melancholy kind of sadness that weaves its way through each page, making the book feel reflective.
One thing I made a specific note of was the death cafes. I love this concept and I want to do more research on them because they sound fascinating. In this book Clover visits these groups (which reminds me a lot of group therapy) and they talk openly about death. They pick different topics and just chat about death. I think that the nature of these groups would've been super useful back when I dealt with a prior loss -- way more effective than group therapy.
This book isn't really a romance, but there's romance in it and I loved the small snippets we did get. The major theme of this book is living the life you're granted and not living with regrets. This book gets compared to The Midnight Library because of these themes, but I think Mikki Brammer did a better job than Matt Haig did. I didn't like the Midnight Library much, if you're wondering. And to think that she's a debut author! I'll definitely be reading her next book.
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The hype got me. After noticing how this book is dominating my instagram feed, I decided to go online to order a copy through my local bookstore. Their warehouse was empty.
I went on Amazon. The earliest they could get one to me was mid October.
Like. What is happening?? I caved and bought an ebook because I wasn’t sure I was going to like it anyway. Haunted house stories and I rarely get along.
Well, I’m going to be ordering a hard copy for my shelves.
It boggles my mind that this is a debut.
The hype got me. After noticing how this book is dominating my instagram feed, I decided to go online to order a copy through my local bookstore. Their warehouse was empty.
I went on Amazon. The earliest they could get one to me was mid October.
Like. What is happening?? I caved and bought an ebook because I wasn’t sure I was going to like it anyway. Haunted house stories and I rarely get along.
Well, I’m going to be ordering a hard copy for my shelves.
It boggles my mind that this is a debut.
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I’ve been waiting for the right moment to read this and ending #summerween with it was a terrific idea. I do wish I waited until it was closer to Halloween, since some scenes do take place on the holiday, but it was a great conclusion to this readathon!
✔️ Read a book set in fall
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I’ve been waiting for the right moment to read this and ending #summerween with it was a terrific idea. I do wish I waited until it was closer to Halloween, since some scenes do take place on the holiday, but it was a great conclusion to this readathon!
✔️ Read a book set in fall
✔️ Read a book with orange and / or black on the cover
What a perfect book to kick off Orilium with! My character’s major is Necromancy and there are so many bones in this! It’s beautiful!
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I decided to dive into Sager’s backlist because I needed a reminder that he is indeed a terrific thriller author. Survive the Night and House Across the Lake were both colossal disappointments for me and I was terrified to start his latest release, The Only One Left.
But holy shit am I glad I picked this one up for summerween. Not only is this the perfect thriller for summertime reading, but it’s amazing.
I decided to dive into Sager’s backlist because I needed a reminder that he is indeed a terrific thriller author. Survive the Night and House Across the Lake were both colossal disappointments for me and I was terrified to start his latest release, The Only One Left.
But holy shit am I glad I picked this one up for summerween. Not only is this the perfect thriller for summertime reading, but it’s amazing.
This book is absolutely perfect for spooky season. It’s an atmospheric story featuring ancestral magic, murder, and love. It hits all the boxes.
I found this text off of the required reading list for my first class in my MFA program. And holy shit was it a good introduction.
If you’re a writer or you want to be one, do yourself a favor and grab a copy. I listened the audio in tandem with the paperback and I highly recommend you do the same.
The audio is amazing and you’ll want something to annotate. I mean, look at the tabs. I’ve never tabbed or annotated a book before.
Oh and I also binged this in four days. It’s very good and written as a conversation, as if you have a seat in Anne Lamott’s workshop. And it’s real.
She’s not going to blow smoke up your ass like other writing books I’ve seen.
(Also: if you’re a chronically anxious writer, this is an ode to us.)
I learned:
If you’re a writer or you want to be one, do yourself a favor and grab a copy. I listened the audio in tandem with the paperback and I highly recommend you do the same.
The audio is amazing and you’ll want something to annotate. I mean, look at the tabs. I’ve never tabbed or annotated a book before.
Oh and I also binged this in four days. It’s very good and written as a conversation, as if you have a seat in Anne Lamott’s workshop. And it’s real.
She’s not going to blow smoke up your ass like other writing books I’ve seen.
(Also: if you’re a chronically anxious writer, this is an ode to us.)
I learned:
I love the cover and the fact that it’s labeled as folk horror. Anthologies are not usually my thing, but I thought I’d give it a shot. Here are baby reviews of each story.
This is my first Lisa Jewel and it won’t be the last. My god, what a wild ride she’s created.