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When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy
5.0
Starting off the year strong with this absolute MASTERPIECE. If you're looking for a sign to pre-order this book, this is it. I don't have the vocabulary to explain how much I loved it. And especially after reading the afterword. I've always had a love for Nat Cassidy's work, but this one hit home in a lot of ways.
It's about fear. Grief. Anxiety. Parents. Found family. Sometimes it's a little whacky, but most of the time it's terrifying. It perfectly encapsulates how fear and anxiety can be all-encompassing.
This book made me want to keep the lights on at night, but also made me cry. It made me question my sense of right and wrong. I really can't give away too much of the plot, because I want everyone to be as surprised by the turns in this story as I was.
It's only January, but I think this is going to be my book of the year. If I read something better than this, I think my brain will probably explode 😅
Thank you to Tor Nightfire for the ARC!!
It's about fear. Grief. Anxiety. Parents. Found family. Sometimes it's a little whacky, but most of the time it's terrifying. It perfectly encapsulates how fear and anxiety can be all-encompassing.
This book made me want to keep the lights on at night, but also made me cry. It made me question my sense of right and wrong. I really can't give away too much of the plot, because I want everyone to be as surprised by the turns in this story as I was.
It's only January, but I think this is going to be my book of the year. If I read something better than this, I think my brain will probably explode 😅
Thank you to Tor Nightfire for the ARC!!
The House of My Mother by Shari Franke
5.0
This was an excellent read. Everything that Ruby (and Jodi later on) did to this family is so horrendous, and I feel sad for Shari and all of her siblings that grew up knowing nothing else. Shari did a great job telling the story from start to finish.
She doesn't really delve into a lot of the specifics of the 8 Passengers videos, so if that's what you're looking for in this, you're better off watching a YouTube essay about Ruby (j aubrey has a great one if you're interested in that). This is more about Shari's experience specifically, and the emotional turmoil she endured in the relationship with her mother, her church, and the rest of her family.
I really hope that Kevin, Shari, and the rest of their family is finding some peace and healing now that Ruby and Jodi are both in prison.
She doesn't really delve into a lot of the specifics of the 8 Passengers videos, so if that's what you're looking for in this, you're better off watching a YouTube essay about Ruby (j aubrey has a great one if you're interested in that). This is more about Shari's experience specifically, and the emotional turmoil she endured in the relationship with her mother, her church, and the rest of her family.
I really hope that Kevin, Shari, and the rest of their family is finding some peace and healing now that Ruby and Jodi are both in prison.
Curdle Creek by Yvonne Battle-Felton
Did not finish book. Stopped at 37%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 37%.
I got 40% into this book and still had no idea what was going on, and I don't really care to find out. It's confusing to follow and all of the characters are very self-centered.
Thank you to Henry Holt Books for the review copy.
Thank you to Henry Holt Books for the review copy.
Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton
4.0
I went into this not knowing a whole lot about Paris aside from her relation to the Hilton hotels, and that she was perceived as a party girl in the early 2000s. I also love House of Wax, but that's about as far as my knowledge of Paris Hilton goes. This memoir gave me a lot more insight into her life, her struggles, and her smarts as a business woman.
She went through hell as a teenager, struggling with undiagnosed ADHD and parents throwing her into an abusive school that was supposed to make her better. I'm not putting blame on the parents, and as Paris says multiple times throughout this book, she also thought they were doing what they thought was best for her at the time.
Paris also doesn't downplay how much privilege she has, and how many opportunities those privileges have afforded her in her life, but this memoir is more about a look into the unfortunate circumstances she endured at the hands of abusers that no one should ever have to go through, and how she has powered through those and continued to have a successful life that she loves.
She went through hell as a teenager, struggling with undiagnosed ADHD and parents throwing her into an abusive school that was supposed to make her better. I'm not putting blame on the parents, and as Paris says multiple times throughout this book, she also thought they were doing what they thought was best for her at the time.
Paris also doesn't downplay how much privilege she has, and how many opportunities those privileges have afforded her in her life, but this memoir is more about a look into the unfortunate circumstances she endured at the hands of abusers that no one should ever have to go through, and how she has powered through those and continued to have a successful life that she loves.