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The Bad Ones
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bookshelves: ya, mystery-thriller-horror-etc, fantasy, from-publisher-author, arc, 2-and-a-half-stars, unpopular-opinion, eh, reviewed
Sep 05, 2023
bookshelves: ya, mystery-thriller-horror-etc, fantasy, from-publisher-author, arc, 2-and-a-half-stars, unpopular-opinion, eh, reviewed
in the market for anything melissa albert writes.
if anyone has any leads on grocery lists or post-it reminders, i'm all ears.
i would have liked this book even more if i didn't know what level of creepy dark gorey evil girl witch fairytale gritty glamorous magic melissa albert was capable of.
but i do, so this was a level below.
i liked some things about this — evil girls, friendship, possession — and didn't like others — thrown in romance with a guy with a bob, abrupt ending, eh relationships, kind of inconsistent deus ex machina logic around the creepy nonsense magic.
but i like melissa albert everything at least a little bit.
bottom line: as long as this author writes creepy evil magic girls, i'll be reading.
if anyone has any leads on grocery lists or post-it reminders, i'm all ears.
i would have liked this book even more if i didn't know what level of creepy dark gorey evil girl witch fairytale gritty glamorous magic melissa albert was capable of.
but i do, so this was a level below.
i liked some things about this — evil girls, friendship, possession — and didn't like others — thrown in romance with a guy with a bob, abrupt ending, eh relationships, kind of inconsistent deus ex machina logic around the creepy nonsense magic.
but i like melissa albert everything at least a little bit.
bottom line: as long as this author writes creepy evil magic girls, i'll be reading.
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rated it 5 stars
Feb 21, 2024 03:08PM
Constantly re-reading Tales from the Hinterland. Its like a very noir-Grimm tales. Each story hits me to the core.
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Hi! Do you have to read The Night Country before reading this?
I use notion for my grocery lists and meal planning
Shelly wrote: "Hi! Do you have to read The Night Country before reading this?"no it's a separate series!
Amy wrote: "Constantly re-reading Tales from the Hinterland. Its like a very noir-Grimm tales. Each story hits me to the core."i love you tales from the hinterland
Jules wrote: "I use notion for my grocery lists and meal planning"i'll try hacking
Totally agree. And relieved to see I'm not the only one who didn't like the romance with James...
