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I really liked this book, it's introspective and dreamy, with a cast of art school students vividly painted. I didn't get a great sense of the narrator, but she seemed a bit unsure of who she was too, and her love for the rest of them was in ever page. I wouldn't call this a horror story, but there were some really scary scenes and imagery, and a through theme of being haunted. Also a great cover! 

This is an unhinged story! A train wreck in slow motion, it's addictive and wonderful. 

This book is strange and entrancing, set in Florida, in a post-pandemic world that isn't too far off from reality. It starts out with odd stories about Florida life and little by little the stories get more and more odd, until eventually the narrator and her sister end up in another dimension with their long lost half-sisters and their mother is the leader of a cult. It got real weird. 

I wanted to like this more. It's interesting and not boring but I think I just didn't really get it. 

Definitely the best memoir I've listened to in a while. I loved this raw, intense, sometimes brutal, "straight no chaser" story of Lidia's life. The narrator of the audiobook was excellent, bringing a lot of passion in her reading. I am going to go down a Lidia rabbit hole and read all her books. 

I absolutely loved this book. It's dark, upsetting, and I couldn't put it down. It's not exactly a mystery, but has an anxiety-filled, fast pace that makes it feel a bit like one. Clove is living a lovely normal life built on lies, and a letter she receives sends her into an anxiety spiral, convinced her life is about to explode. She's reliving (mostly) traumatic memories that she has avoided for years as her current life marches onward unaware of all Clove is hiding, and it's a wild ride being in Clove's head. The way the past and present collide is so satisfying and the ending is perfect. Maybe my fave book I've read this year!

This is a fun and bloody continuation of this series! 

This is a really good memoir about addiction, recovery, and generational trauma. The audiobook is well read by the author, and she did a good job of digging into her family's history and talking about how the prominent systems of recovery (& similar stories to this one) are not created or geared towards people of color. 

I loved this book! I looked forward to climbing into bed to read it each night. Each of the main characters are messy and realistic and relatable. I loved being inside each of their brains and along for the ride at different times throughout their lives, and the idea of how you see yourself vs how others see you was represented well. I loved the little glimpses into smaller side characters a la Amelie, some of which I would have loved to hear more from. I was sad when I realized the book was ending, I would have kept reading for another couple hundred pages at least. The writing style runs along at a brisk pace and has a very subtle comedic tone. The book spans 1971-2007, each section picking up a few years after the previous one, and it was like meeting up with a friend you haven't seen in a while but you are immediately back in sync. I just love Jami's books! 

This is a quick and fun read, perfect for people who get scared easily, since this isn't really scary at all. I listened to the audiobook, and it was well read. A nice kick off to spooky season!