The Shining Girls
by:
Lauren Beukes (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780732295530
Publish date: 2013
Publisher: Harper Collins (Australia)
Pages no: 389
Edition language: English
While I was reading this I was totally in it. Because it involved time travel and enough clues I could kind of tell that things would be resolved the way I wanted, but that didn't lessen the tension. And I kept seeing Kirby as the actor who played Alice in the 3rd season of Channel Zero (Olivia Lucc...
While reading this book, I began to imagine a conversation that goes something like this: A whole bunch of authors: “We like to try to confuse readers by making our stories bounce back and forth between three or four different time periods.” Lauren Beukes: *indelicate snort* “Bitches, that’s not...
First, we'll address the 800-pound gorilla in the room."How you doin', Mr. Bananas?""Doing fine, E. How's the family?""They're well. Autumn's growing up too quick and Chris... well, Chris is a dude. You know how dudes are.""I do, I do. So what is it that I can help you with, E.?""Oh, nothing. Just w...
Synopsis: Harper Curtis is a killer who stepped out of the past. Kirby Mazrachi is the girl who was never meant to have a future. Kirby is the last shining girl, one of the bright young women, burning with potential, whose lives Harper is destined to snuff out after he stumbles on a House in Depress...
The Shining Girls had a strong ending, which bumped this from a three to four star book for me. the plot: a serial killer, Harper, uses a mysterious house to travel through time to kill girls who "shine." here, "shine" seems to mean girls with special potential and energy. Harper's home of operation...