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Gray Places…

February 24, 2017

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Malice aforethought

[ARC Review] Gray Places by Julia Byrd

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I liked this sequel even better than The Cruel Prince! Jude Duarte has a strange and brutal way of thinking. ❝Ferocious enough for you?❞ she shouts at 6 men on horseback who are running her down on foot. Cannot wait to see what my exiled queen will do next. 🌠🖤🏹

I am quite certain that Ms Bardugo herself would understand some days require breakfast like this. I'm excited to go out and pick up my copy of King of Scars this afternoon!

I made cupcakes for my neighbor but kept half of them because The Witch Elm needed fluffy, sugary sprinkles to pair with its twisty darkness. This is Tana French's angle on our #MeToo moment. It's amazing and horrifying. I have seen a few reviews complaining that Toby, the main character, isn't "likeable." You guys, here's the thing:⁣ *SPOILERS* ☠️⁣ Yeah he's the narrator, and yes Ms. French does an incredible job occupying his psyche. She does it so well that some readers fail to understand that Toby is THE VILLAIN. Not in the cartoonish Dr. Evil way, but in the mundane, everyday toxic male way. He's the villain you dated in college. He's the charming frat boy your friends warned you about. Toby is entitled, oblivious to his privilege, self-centered, and violent. When he learns a pair of cousins murdered a high-school classmate, he's mostly mad that they excluded him from their plot. Being confined to a mental institution is exactly what he needs. Even then, he barely recognizes his own f*cked-upedness. The slithery genius of this book is that the reader has to put forth real effort to keep her own vision clear of Toby's bullshit. Just like real life.

I adored this gem of a gentle romance. It reads like a grown-up YA with just the slightest touch of magic. Intricate characterization and a fully built world kept my attention throughout. ❝She was a half-formed being, a creature with no edges.❞ 💚✳️💎🖤

I am looking forward to reading this book but dreading the day the Christmas cookies run out! This copy belongs to my beloved SIL @justjessstreicher ❤️🍪

Somehow my chair slid a little closer to her lounger. She twisted and set her bare feet on the warm pool deck. I fished in my pocket for the flat red box.⁣ ⁣ "Anyway," I said, tossing it in her direction, "they're not diamonds or whatever, but I saw them and thought they would look pretty on you--"⁣ ⁣ I was cut off by sudden arms twined tightly around my neck.⁣ ⁣ "Thank you," she said. "I love them." ⁣ ⁣ Her satin-trimmed pool coverup was warm and slippery. I didn't know where to put my hands. "Uh. I'm not much of a hugger, Rebecca."⁣ ⁣ "You're doing just fine. Merry Christmas, detective."⁣ ⁣ "Merry Christmas, gorgeous." 🐕🕵️‍♀️🔎💫🖤🎄#SheilaPI #noir #fiction #dogsofinstagram

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