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Book of Superstitious Stuff: Weird Happenings, Wacky Rites, Frightening Fears, Mysterious Myths & Other Bizarre Beliefs by Joanne O'Sullivan
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.0
Quick to read and so interresting!
My favorite one was the belief of drawing phalluses on the outside of homes and getting whacked behind the head with a wooden penis 😂
My favorite one was the belief of drawing phalluses on the outside of homes and getting whacked behind the head with a wooden penis 😂
Le Bonhomme Sept Heures by Yvan Godbout
4.0
J’était pas sur que j’allait aimer les contes interdit, mais jai toutefois choisi celui-ci pour cause du teckel dans l’histoire.
J’ai adorée! Le chien a aussi une belle présence dans le livre.
J’ai adorée! Le chien a aussi une belle présence dans le livre.
Small Spaces by Katherine Arden
I did find it to be on point with the autumn mood! 💫 I liked how the book she’s reading is the same title as our real book- quite a nice little touch. I had foreseen the scarecrow to be part of the suspense, but I was frightened nonetheless when they came along.
Even with horror books, I love when we’re left with an happy ending. This one was particularly endearing 🥰
3.5
I did find it to be on point with the autumn mood! 💫 I liked how the book she’s reading is the same title as our real book- quite a nice little touch. I had foreseen the scarecrow to be part of the suspense, but I was frightened nonetheless when they came along.
Even with horror books, I love when we’re left with an happy ending. This one was particularly endearing 🥰
Tremblez encore by McSkyz
dark
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
3.0
J’ai encore très bien aimer cette collection d’histoire True Crime, et que dire de ces illustrations!! Très belles et rajoute de la vie aux histoires.
J’en connaissait quelques unes, mais ma préféré est le bus complet d’enfants disparut!
J’en connaissait quelques unes, mais ma préféré est le bus complet d’enfants disparut!
Zero Days by Ruth Ware
I loved the first chapter of this; How they did their job, Gabe’s personality showing through- the love he had for Jack and how he believed in her. I absolutely shed a few tears in her first grieving part of the book; She wrote the first meeting of Gabe so strong that I also missed him, too.
Also a nice reminder, everything she do through the novel whisk back to that first chapter- how things worked on jobs and what Gabe would be telling her on the bluetooth if he were there.
4.0
I loved the first chapter of this; How they did their job, Gabe’s personality showing through- the love he had for Jack and how he believed in her. I absolutely shed a few tears in her first grieving part of the book; She wrote the first meeting of Gabe so strong that I also missed him, too.
Also a nice reminder, everything she do through the novel whisk back to that first chapter- how things worked on jobs and what Gabe would be telling her on the bluetooth if he were there.
Hide and Don't Seek by Anica Mrose Rissi
fast-paced
3.0
Horror without being scary; some of them where also a bit sad.
Don't F*cking Panic: The Shit They Don't Tell You in Therapy About Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attacks, & Depression by Kelsey Darragh
informative
fast-paced
4.0
The book is devided in three parts; Anxiety, panic attacks & depression – because yep, those fuckers tend to come in 3s, and overlap often.. but you can just read the part(s) that applies to you. She even included a Table of contents for us to go to the pages that we need right away easily, which I love that!
I decided not to use the workbook and just read it as is, but she planned for us to actually use them, tear the pages, and even have a lot of printeables from the ressource section in the back; along with book recs, numbers/help apps!
I Hope You're Listening by Tom Ryan
3.5
Delia as a character is relatable in a way that I understand her; unable to help her friend being taken away in front of her eyes, she tries to do something and help other families, creating a true crime podcast- while simultaneously not wanting to share her identification.
As another child is taken away in the same area as Sibby did, I can see how that’s too close to home for her to relive, as she’s labeled as « the one who remained » from a decade old case. All the medias are harrassing her already to speak about the correlation and what not, so we can guess how difficult it is for her; even with her desire to help, she’s rolled up into it too much.
All this time, she told herself she could only help spread the word about other’s for the laptop detectives to find the answers.. until she started following her own lead. What follows then is full of danger and action, keeping me on the edge of my seat until i’ve read the whole thing!
Ce qui se passe au Mexique... Reste au Mexique by Amélie Dubois
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
3.5
Dabord, n’ayant jamais voyagé, sa donne envie!
Hilarant par bout, je n’en revient pas des péripeties de nos trois amies 😂 malade comme vacances!
Hilarant par bout, je n’en revient pas des péripeties de nos trois amies 😂 malade comme vacances!
Places We've Never Been by Kasie West
5.0
From the way Norah picture herself as always feeling like she need to filter herself constantly around others, except for Skyler & Willow, I highly think she’s also neurodivergent – and I can really relate with her feelings!
Another book where the characters are forced to grow through a rough patch, to in the end have a self-discovery they wouldn’t had gotten otherwise, planning for a prettier ending.
Another book where the characters are forced to grow through a rough patch, to in the end have a self-discovery they wouldn’t had gotten otherwise, planning for a prettier ending.