Ms. Bedelia

Fantastic spooky Gothic Christmas tales

Revisado: 12-31-23

Great spooky Gothic Christmas vibes. The stories went together well. Enjoyed reading some of my favorite authors and looking forward to checking out more from the authors I haven't read before. Worth the purchase price, worth revisiting sometime.

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"Slice of (survival) life" character exploration!

Revisado: 11-26-23

For a book that really wants to dig in on character and exploring a situation, I thought the pacing was great! I finished it in a day. This was clearly more literary than many readers wanted- questions ARE answered but never 100% definitively, the character journey and exploration of survival situations on people are more the point than why precisely things happened or the nitty gritty of resolution, etc- but the book also had a great sense of humor and never lectured its audience. I picked up the book bc I enjoyed Blair Braverman's guest episodes on You're Wrong About but I wasn't sure she would write such a good novel. I'm glad I gave it a chance and I hope she writes more!

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My New Favorite Haunted House Book

Revisado: 10-04-23

Perfect. Exactly what I want from a spooky, supernatural haunted house tale. Should be a classic!

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Jade Daniels lives and breathes

Revisado: 03-05-23

I love this book. Slashers aren't my thing, but deep dives into character are, and Jade is an incredible protagonist- a really, real-feeling, messed-up, misfit teen. I love her though. And to be honest? I don't really trust the readers who can't get past their initial reaction to the things that they find off-putting about her, who can't have compassion or empathy for her, who care more that she comes off as weird to them than what she has been through. I trust those of you with an inner Sheriff Hardy or a Mr. Holmes (though they have their failures, they do care) or a Letha.

And Jade helps readers (and her history teacher) navigate the slasher genre anyway. So that when it gets to the third act body dump, we can hang in there even if that bit isn't our thing. It's so worth it.

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useful, relevant take

Revisado: 03-04-23

I got more out of this book than I thought I would. a useful reframe of how to navigate conflict productively.

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Here for This

Revisado: 09-20-22

I'm completely here for the madness that are the Locked Tomb books. Moira Quirk is probably the single best audiobook narrator.ive ever encountered with the distinctiveness and recognizability of the characters she portrays across these three novels. Can't wait for book four, and suspect I will be forced to bump these bad boys up to 5-stars once I can see the whole picture, so to speak. Regardless, these will remain head-shaking, jaw-dropping favorites.

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An incredible middle grade book

Revisado: 10-01-21

This book was fantastic! It was age-appropriate, fun, but dealt well with serious topics. I found it very enjoyable as an adult but would still recommend it for kids. I am impressed by what a skilled writer Aimee Lucido is and I will be checking out her other books. The narrator was also great! However, I think the accompanying pdf I received was for a different book. I am in the process of contacting Audible about this issue.

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Great history and sociology of haunting

Revisado: 11-01-20

I really enjoyed this history/sociology of haunting in the U.S. Really good broad examination of the topic. Would have been more interesting if I wasn't already familiar from podcasts like Lore by Aaron Mahnke, but not Dickey's fault. I also appreciated that Dickey was willing to look at the way race and stories about race in the U.S. shape our haunting tales. The section on how increases in technology may shape our ghost stories was also interesting!

My gosh though, the guy reading this one annoyed the heck out of me! Could not stand how he pronounced white. Also annoyed by the way he switched between "dry historical reader" voice and doing, like, character voices when reading what sounded like primary source perspectives? A little more human during the regular parts, a little less actor during those parts, would have suited me better.

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Great creepy classic

Revisado: 07-20-20

This was wonderful but it’s completely ridiculous that this first person tale of a woman losing her mind is narrated by a man.

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One of the best books I’ve ever purchased on audible

Revisado: 02-20-20

It is true that this is probably better to read than listen to if you can. But wow, this book is just so powerful and beautifully written. It is tough but I think there are little pockets of hope that do come through.

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