Wow. I never watched the movie, so had no idea what "A Monster Calls" was about. All in all this was a very moving book that hits you in all the right places. I do wish the ending had tied things up a bit. However, I get that the author, Patrick Ness, realized he didn't need to spell things out for ...
I had this book on my Audible app for too long and decided to listen to it for #SpringHorror and though I wouldn't consider it a true horror novel, it felt more like a dark fable/fairytale rooted in modern times, it did have some horrific elements. A young boy dealing with a whole lot of awful, is...
This was a good book. It's not like there was anything necessarily bad about it. Cool story and a creative way of approaching the subject of loss and grief. I think my expectations were too high for it though. I had heard really great things about it and wanted to read it before seeing the movie. I ...
I rarely give books five stars, but this one just gave me so many feels.I already knew that Patrick Ness is an excellent writer, at least when it comes to his YA work. But this book was staggeringly beautiful, dealing with tragedy in a way that is real and raw and not full of the melodrama or romant...
4,75 starsRead in one sitting, bawled my eyes out for the last third. I can't write any kind of coherent review right now, other than to say I loved it and it broke my heart.(Also, I read this as a part of a 24h readathon, of which I have four and a half hours left. What can I possibly follow this u...
The monster showed up just after midnight. As they do. - opening lines The monster says that Conor is the one who called him. But Conor doesn't understand - if the monster isn't here to save his mother, then why? The monster tells Conor three stories and then asks Conor to tell his truth. Conor's...
★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 (rounded up)This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.---I hadn't even heard of this book until a couple of weeks ago, when it was recommended to me by a loyal reade...
Patrick is haunted by a nightmare. When he hears strange noises outside his window he discovers...not his fear, but a different kind of monster. The ancient yew tree that he usually can only just see in the distance by the church is standing outside his bedroom window.I had been warned about what to...
Warning: listening to this audio while driving is hazardous. I finished this audio this morning while doing errands with my husband. I found that sitting too long at a stop sign can make other drivers angry and driving with blurred vision is a driving hazard, no matter how many times I wiped at my e...
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