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“They came in pageantry, with a kind of beauty. They came in a rigid, formal formation. They moved together, but it was not a march; they flowed in perfect synchronicity from the trees—a dark, unbroken shape that seemed to hover a few inches above the snow, so smooth was the advance.”
I loved reading this series but the final book did kind of let it down. All of a sudden Stephenie Meyer decided to start throwing in nicknames for everyone, Edwards was calling Bella “love” Jasper started getting called “Jazz” and then there was Emmet and Rosalie who were being called “Em” and “Rose” the nicknames aren’t the problems, it’s the fact that they started appearing in the last book. This family are close and always together, why do they all of a sudden start calling each other nicknames? It totally threw me off.
There was also the fact that it was a really big, slow paced book. It didn’t need to be so big. I still enjoyed it and a lot of the movies are based from the books but I have to say, I enjoyed the ending A LOT better in the film than I did the book. The book ending was kinda anticlimactic.
So yeah.. glad I read the series, will re-read at some point but not a huge fan of the last book. 🤷🏼♀️
I loved reading this series but the final book did kind of let it down. All of a sudden Stephenie Meyer decided to start throwing in nicknames for everyone, Edwards was calling Bella “love” Jasper started getting called “Jazz” and then there was Emmet and Rosalie who were being called “Em” and “Rose” the nicknames aren’t the problems, it’s the fact that they started appearing in the last book. This family are close and always together, why do they all of a sudden start calling each other nicknames? It totally threw me off.
There was also the fact that it was a really big, slow paced book. It didn’t need to be so big. I still enjoyed it and a lot of the movies are based from the books but I have to say, I enjoyed the ending A LOT better in the film than I did the book. The book ending was kinda anticlimactic.
So yeah.. glad I read the series, will re-read at some point but not a huge fan of the last book. 🤷🏼♀️
“Make one move and you’ll be silent forever and I’ll be gone in the Dark.”
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I’ll Be Gone in the Dark is the first true crime book I’ve read and loved. This is how True Crime should be written!
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Michelle’s writing was straight to the point and her words were chilling. I think because I read this after the GSK was finally caught it made a much bigger impact on me, knowing Michelle wasn’t around to see it happen breaks my heart.
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“Open the door. Show us your face. Walk into the light.”
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“I’m still hoping he hears that cell door slam behind him. And I hope she hears it somehow too.” - Patton Oswalt
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Michelle was so passionate with this case and it truly showed through her writing. This book was a solid 4 stars right up until the end, Michelle’s husband wrote a beautiful afterword and it just summed up the person Michelle was.
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“This past Christmas, Alice, our daughter, opened a present that Santa had left her. She was happy, unwrapping her little digital camera and messing around with the settings. Fun gift. Happy holiday sweetie. Later that morning, she asked, out of the blue, “Daddy, why do you and Santa Clause have the same handwriting?” Michelle Eileen McNamara is gone. But she left behind a little detective. And a mystery.” - Patton Oswalt 💔
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I could write/talk about this book forever, please go pick it up if you haven’t already ❤️
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I’ll Be Gone in the Dark is the first true crime book I’ve read and loved. This is how True Crime should be written!
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Michelle’s writing was straight to the point and her words were chilling. I think because I read this after the GSK was finally caught it made a much bigger impact on me, knowing Michelle wasn’t around to see it happen breaks my heart.
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“Open the door. Show us your face. Walk into the light.”
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“I’m still hoping he hears that cell door slam behind him. And I hope she hears it somehow too.” - Patton Oswalt
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Michelle was so passionate with this case and it truly showed through her writing. This book was a solid 4 stars right up until the end, Michelle’s husband wrote a beautiful afterword and it just summed up the person Michelle was.
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“This past Christmas, Alice, our daughter, opened a present that Santa had left her. She was happy, unwrapping her little digital camera and messing around with the settings. Fun gift. Happy holiday sweetie. Later that morning, she asked, out of the blue, “Daddy, why do you and Santa Clause have the same handwriting?” Michelle Eileen McNamara is gone. But she left behind a little detective. And a mystery.” - Patton Oswalt 💔
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I could write/talk about this book forever, please go pick it up if you haven’t already ❤️
