One thing C.J. Leede is able to do to right off the bat is make you uncomfortable in a way that makes you want to know more about this strange young woman you’re reading about.
Leede pulls you into the warped worldview of Maeve, a certifiable sociopath who is a Disney Princess performer by day and a weirdly obsessed menace to society by night. This novel has been hailed as a female version of American Psycho, but Leede’s voice is all her own and not a feminized take on Brett Easton Ellis’ Patrick Bateman.
While Maeve is a morally deranged person and the plot contains disturbing situations, what intrigues me about this novel is its surprising feminist manifesto: why can’t women be seen as dangerous and as monstrous as men are in the same violent context? Overall, this novel is one hell of a rollercoaster ride that anyone with a strong stomach and love for horror should pick up.
A provocative, blood-soaked slasher about unsung villainesses - a nightmarish blend of Eric la Rocca meets American Psycho.
By day, Maeve Fly works at the happiest place in the world as every child's favorite ice princess.
By the neon night glow of the Sunset Strip, Maeve haunts the dive bars with a drink in one hand and a book in the other, imitating her misanthropic literary heroes.
But when Gideon Green - her best friend's brother - moves to town, he awakens something dangerous within her, and the world she knows suddenly shifts beneath her feet.
In the beginning of the novel, Valentine writes, “What if instead of telling women to be grateful for their suffering we actually helped them with it.” That line hit me like a bolt of lightning.
So many pregnant women and new moms have had awful experiences similar to the main character of Delicate Condition, including myself. This novel truly highlights what it is like for women to go through a complicated pregnancy in a world where medical staff, friends, and family all minimize the physical and mental pain it takes to bring a new life into the world.
For those who have suffered birth trauma and are ready to process it, this book will certainly speak to you. Overall, it is a well-written fast-paced supernatural thriller that will open your eyes to how the struggles of expecting and new mothers are often brushed under the rug.
'Shockingly real, twisty and dark' - INDEPENDENT 'Tense, thrilling and darkly comedic' - HEAT 'The feminist update to Rosemary's Baby we all needed' - ANDREA BARTZ
I wanted this baby so badly. But she may be the death of me...
Anna Alcott is desperate to have a family. But as she tries to balance her increasingly public life as an indie actress with a gruelling IVF regime, she starts to suspect that someone is going to great lengths to make sure that never happens. Crucial medicines are lost. Appointments are moved without her knowledge. She's sure she's being followed. And…
House of Leaves is an intellectual challenge in itself.
Not only does the text flip back and forth between our narrator’s life and the mysterious manuscript he found in a dead man’s apartment but the actual form changes with text written in color, backwards, upside down and even taking the shape of the very situations the words are describing. Making sense of what is happening amongst all these layers tests your brain’s ability to keep it all straight and will leave you with your own theory as to what is really happening in the House of Leaves. And that’s what I love about it.
It is not an easy beach read you can skim through in a weekend and forget about it soon after. This novel makes you work to understand it and will have you thinking about it for months, if not years to come.
“A novelistic mosaic that simultaneously reads like a thriller and like a strange, dreamlike excursion into the subconscious.” —The New York Times
Years ago, when House of Leaves was first being passed around, it was nothing more than a badly bundled heap of paper, parts of which would occasionally surface on the Internet. No one could have anticipated the small but devoted following this terrifying story would soon command. Starting with an odd assortment of marginalized youth -- musicians, tattoo artists, programmers, strippers, environmentalists, and adrenaline junkies -- the book eventually made its way into the hands of older generations,…
Dakota Kilroy, a 28-year-old investigative journalist, is haunted by the unsolved disappearance of her best friend, Maddy Montgomery, who went missing at the age of fifteen. When financial difficulties force her to move back home to Santa Monica, CA, she cannot take the unanswered questions anymore. Determined to find out what happened to Maddy, Dakota starts ShadowCast, a true crime podcast to publicize the case. But little does she know the man responsible for Maddy’s disappearance all those years ago is listening in and tampering with her investigation.
My son has a goofy sense of humor and loves anything to do with dogs getting up to no good.
Pig the Pug is actually as series as well as a stand-alone book and every Pig the Pug we can get our hands on at the library gives my son instant giggles.
The title character, Chicken Nugget learns to be brave and stand up for his family even when he feels small and helpless.
My son loves this book because the evil fox gets what is coming to him and is taken away in a police car so Chicken Nugget and his family are safe again.
Chicken Nugget is a hilarious new picture book by Michelle Robinson and Tom McLaughlin.
My name is Nugget. Chicken Nugget. This is my family. I'm the smallest.
And when you're the smallest, nobody ever listens.
When Nugget's long-lost-cousin Franz turns up, all isn't quite as it seems. There's definitely something fishy - or foxy - about this chicken. This is Nugget's chance to save the day, because sometimes the bravest hero of all is just a little chicken.
The Color Monster is a beautifully illustrated pop-up book that helps children learn to identify their emotions.
My son loves this book because of its visual appeal and how it has helped him learn about all the different feelings he can have and how it is okay to feel many different ways throughout the day.
Unpack feelings with color in this international bestseller that helps young readers identify emotions and feel more in control.
One day, Color Monster wakes up feeling very confused. His emotions are all over the place; he feels angry, happy, calm, sad, and scared all at once! To help him, a little girl shows him what each feeling means through color. As this adorable monster learns to sort and define his mixed up emotions, he gains self-awareness and peace as a result. Everyone will enjoy sharing this concept book that taps into both socio-emotional growth and color concepts in a simple,…
