Mini Reviews

Oh my gosh, this was absolutely adorable. The artwork was hilarious, and I loved every little panel. Each page is set up like a little comic strip. Some of them tell a longer story. A few others are just cute little short shorties. I loved how bright and colorful each panel was. This perfect for kids who love water and sea life, and is a fun coffee table (or fireplace mantel in our case) book.

It's been a minute since I've read the Last Apprentice series, and I don't remember the movie. But, despite this being a part of that universe The Ghost Prison is more of a stand-alone. This story is half told through pictures as well as on the page, which was fun. I loved the little bits here and there in each piece of artwork. The story itself is a creepy little story that movies along really quickly. I like that it was a novella, the short page count worked in its favor. It was also a nice reminder that I should maybe finish this series. I remember liking the first two books. 
 

HAPPY READING!!

Waiting on Wednesday

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to spotlight and talk about the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally, they are books that have yet to be released but don't have to be. It is based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous at Breaking the Spine.

Federico doesn’t mind being a political hostage in the Pope’s palace, especially now that he has a cat as a friend. But he must admit that a kitten walking into a wardrobe and returning full-grown a moment later is quite odd. Even stranger is Herbert, apparently an art collector from the future, who emerges from the wardrobe the next night. Herbert barters with Federico to get a sketch signed by the famous painter Raphael, but his plans take a dangerous turn when he hurries back to his era, desperate to save a dying girl.

Bee never wanted to move to New Jersey. When a neighbor shows Bee a sketch that perfectly resembles her, Bee, freaked out, solidifies her resolve to keep to herself. But then she meets a friendly cat and discovers a mysterious cabinet in her neighbor’s attic—a cabinet that leads her to Renaissance Rome. Bee, who has learned about Raphael and Michelangelo in school, never expected she’d get to meet them and see them paint their masterpieces.

Why I'm Waiting: Because this sounds absolutely adorable!

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New Release Tuesday

Priya worked hard to pursue her premed dreams at Stanford, but a diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease during her sophomore year sends her back to her loving but overbearing family in New Jersey—and leaves her wondering if she’ll ever be able to return to the way things were. Thankfully she has her online pen pal, Brigid, and the rest of the members of “oof ouch my bones,” a virtual support group that meets on Discord to crack jokes and vent about their own chronic illnesses.

When Brigid suddenly goes offline, Priya does something out of character: she steals the family car and drives to Pennsylvania to check on Brigid. Priya isn’t sure what to expect, but it isn’t the horrifying creature that's shut in the basement. With Brigid nowhere to be found, Priya begins to puzzle together an impossible but obvious truth: the creature might be a werewolf—and the werewolf might be Brigid. As Brigid's unique condition worsens, their friendship will be deepened and challenged in unexpected ways, forcing them to reckon with their own ideas of what it means to be normal.

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Cover Runway Sunday

They say don't judge a book by its cover, but we all know we do it. Sometimes it's the cover that originally catches our eye, drawing us to give a book a closer look. It's the first thing we see, our first impression. Every Sunday I'm going to post some of my favorite covers of books coming soon! Some are by authors I already enjoy, some are the reason I gave the book a longer look. Either way, they're all going to find their way here! 

Piper Sullivan never should have been at Suicide Point the day she fell. Her older sister, Savannah, knows this with all her heart—just as she knows that Piper’s “accident” was entirely her fault. Savannah did something awful, something she can barely stand to think about, and now Piper is in a coma.

But just as Savannah’s guilt threatens to swallow her whole, she finds something strange in Piper’s locker: a note inviting Piper to a meeting of their school’s wilderness club…at the very place and on the very day she fell. This means that there’s a chance Piper wasn’t alone.

Maybe it isn’t Savannah’s fault, after all. Someone in the club might know what really happened. Someone might have done something. But why? If Savannah wants to find out the truth about that tragic day, she’ll have to join the club on their weekend long camping trip…on the very same mountain where her sister fell. And with everyone in the club a suspect, she’ll need to be careful or she might follow her sister into the dark.

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Waiting on Wednesday

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to spotlight and talk about the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally, they are books that have yet to be released but don't have to be. It is based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous at Breaking the Spine.

The Nine follows the true story of the author’s great aunt Hélène Podliasky, who led a band of nine female resistance fighters as they escaped a German forced labor camp and made a ten-day journey across the front lines of WWII from Germany back to Paris.

The nine women were all under thirty when they joined the resistance. They smuggled arms through Europe, harbored parachuting agents, coordinated communications between regional sectors, trekked escape routes to Spain and hid Jewish children in scattered apartments. They were arrested by French police, interrogated and tortured by the Gestapo. They were subjected to a series of French prisons and deported to Germany. The group formed along the way, meeting at different points, in prison, in transit, and at Ravensbrück. By the time they were enslaved at the labor camp in Leipzig, they were a close-knit group of friends. During the final days of the war, forced onto a death march, the nine chose their moment and made a daring escape.

Drawing on incredible research, this powerful, heart-stopping narrative from Gwen Strauss is a moving tribute to the power of humanity and friendship in the darkest of times.

Why I'm Waiting: I've never heard of these women before, so I'm excited for this book's release!

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New Release Tuesday

 

Prince Tal has long awaited his coming-of-age tour. After spending most of his life cloistered behind palace walls as he learns to keep his forbidden magic secret, he can finally see his family’s kingdom for the first time. His first taste of adventure comes just two days into the journey when their crew discovers a mysterious prisoner on a burning derelict vessel.

Tasked with watching over the prisoner, Tal is surprised to feel an intense connection with the roguish Athlen. So when Athlen leaps overboard and disappears, Tal feels responsible and heartbroken, knowing Athlen could not have survived in the open ocean.

That is, until Tal runs into Athlen days later on dry land, very much alive, and as charming—and secretive—as ever. But before they can pursue anything further, Tal is kidnapped by pirates and held ransom in a plot to reveal his rumored powers and instigate a war. Tal must escape if he hopes to save his family and the kingdom. And Athlen might just be his only hope…

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In Deeper Waters - Review

Author: F.T. Lukens

Genre: Young Adult / Fantasy 

Format: e-book

Pages: 320

I received an early e-book copy of this through Netgalley for my honest opinion.

Sometimes you need to read a book with a happy ending, a book that is one hundred percent wholesome. Every once in a while I need to read a fluffy romance book where everyone survives at the end, and I cannot thank Netgalley enough for letting me get an early peek at just that. I wasn't overly certain what I was getting into with In Deeper Waters, but the cover leads me to believe it wholesome and not try to rip my heart out of my chest.

This was absolutely adorable. The perfect escape from reality. F.T Lukens takes some tried and tested tropes, and creates a wonderful story about accepting yourself and finding true love. Normally I read pretty slowly, but I flew through In Deeper Waters. I found myself reading it at the bus stop, while the car was warming up, waiting in line, just about anytime I had time to spare.

I love a character driven book, and right out of the gate I fell in love with Tal. He's an imperfect character and I love that. He makes mistakes, he learns from them, and through everything, he learns about himself, his magic, and even just how strong he became because of everything. Tal is a character that is hard to hate because he tries, fails, and tries again. I also loved the family dynamic in this. These weren't siblings fighting over who gets to sit on the throne. Each of them had a place, a role, and they loved each other like a family. It's was great to have a fantasy series where siblings got to be siblings. 

And Athlen, I love how he never fully conforms to be a land dweller. I love the way Athlen tries to see the world, and how all he wants to never be alone again. 

Normally, love, at first sight, isn't my favorite trope, but for this, it works. Athlen doesn't see the world as a human, since he's a merman, and Tal is a bit of shelter due to being hidden away for so long. It's not perfect, they both make mistakes throughout the whole story, Athlen is even keeping a secret up until the last few pages. But, they are learning together and there is respect. THERE IS CONSENT EVEN IN THIS BOOK! Which, ugh, just made me so happy. 

But, what I love about this book is the fact that there is no issue with Tal being bisexual, not from Tal's siblings, his people, or the Queen. It's just about of this world without issue, and I love a book with that kind of representation. Tal being able to love Athlen and that being enough for the people around him.

This one of those books that take everything I love about fantasy and created a beautiful coming of age story. F.T. Lukens has also created two characters that fell in love with. And, while In Deeper Waters is a stand-alone, and ties up nicely. I would never say no to another book with any of these characters, especially Athlen and Tal.

I just adored this book. Is there a bit of angst? Yup. Was there a moment where I thought I'd been betrayed? Yup, again. Did I nearly have heart failure when my e-reader right a crucial moment in the plot where I thought everything was going to become a dumpster fire? A third yup. In the end though is a book was the wholesome read I needed in my life. It was cute and held the happy ending I needed.

In Deeper Waters is one I definitely want to add to my bookshelves once it's officially out. Which is this Tuesday (April 20th!) It's a book I can see myself re-reading.

HAPPY READING!!

Cover Runway Sunday

They say don't judge a book by its cover, but we all know we do it. Sometimes it's the cover that originally catches our eye, drawing us to give a book a closer look. It's the first thing we see, our first impression. Every Sunday I'm going to post some of my favorite covers of books coming soon! Some are by authors I already enjoy, some are the reason I gave the book a longer look. Either way, they're all going to find their way here! 

 

Merit Cravan refused to fulfill her obligation to marry a prince, leading to a fairy godling's curse. She will be forced to live as a beast forever unless she agrees to marry a man of her mother's choosing before her eighteenth birthday.

Tevin Dumont has always been a pawn in his family's cons. The prettiest boy in a big family, his job is to tempt naïve rich girls to abandon their engagements unless their parents agree to pay him off. But after his mother runs afoul of the beast, she decides to trade Tevin for her own freedom.

Now, Tevin and Merit have agreed that he can pay off his mother's debt by using his con-artist skills to help Merit find the best match . . . but what if the best match is Tevin himself?

HAPPY READING!!

Waiting on Wednesday

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to spotlight and talk about the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally, they are books that have yet to be released but don't have to be. It is based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous at Breaking the Spine.

In the thriving city of Bassa, Danso is a clever but disillusioned scholar who longs for a life beyond the rigid family and political obligations expected of the city’s elite. A way out presents itself when Lilong, a skin-changing warrior, shows up wounded in his barn. She comes from the Nameless Islands–which, according to Bassa lore, don’t exist–and neither should the mythical magic of ibor she wields. Now swept into a conspiracy far beyond his understanding, Danso will have to set out on a journey that reveals histories violently suppressed and magic only found in lore.

Why I'm Waiting: First, can we talk about this cover and how gorgeous it is? This sounds like a book that's hard to put down, and I know every little about West African lore. Both of those reasons, plus stellar really reviews, are what I'm excited about this one!

HAPPY READING!!

New Release Tuesday

A woman trapped on a mountain attempts to survive more than one kind of monster, in a dread-inducing horror novel from the national bestselling author Christina Henry.

Mattie can't remember a time before she and William lived alone on a mountain together. She must never make him upset. But when Mattie discovers the mutilated body of a fox in the woods, she realizes that they're not alone after all.

There's something in the woods that wasn't there before, something that makes strange cries in the night, something with sharp teeth and claws.

When three strangers appear on the mountaintop looking for the creature in the woods, Mattie knows their presence will anger William. Terrible things happen when William is angry

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Gideon the Ninth - Review

Author: Tamsyn Muir

Genre: Science Fiction 

Format: Paperback

Pages: 448

This is one of the books I put off for several reasons: one, necromancers have never been my go-to sort of paranormal power, and two, there was so much hype around this book that I just wasn't sure. I've had such a bad track record of not liking books that so many have loved. Plus, this seemed like such a dark and dreary read. So I shelved it and along came a buddy read through Instagram. I was like perfect! At least two of us have been a bit intimidated by this book, we can hype each other up. 

I'm so grateful for this buddy read for giving me a reason to pick this up. I absolutely enjoyed this book, and my reward for going through my current TBR stack will be the second book in this series Harrow.

Okay, let's kick this off with world-building. I have to give Tamsyn Muir some serious kudos because she has created a killer world and caste system. I also really loved the cheat guide at the back of the book. Because there is no prologue to the world, you just dumped into. So it was nice to have the guide to each House to flip back to. I liked that each House sort of had their sort of necromancy that they were known there, a field of study if you will. And, it really was a caste system with Ninth at the bottom as the House that shouldn't be. 

Tamsyn Muir did a beautiful job of building the two actual worlds that saw in this book: Drearbruh and Canaan Housse. Each is described so well that are honestly night and day from each other. Drearbruh is without a doubt where the world goes to die, and the Canaan Household all the beauty of the world.

I also liked the cause and effect that came with the use of necromancy. None of our characters were all-powerful, they needed a source for that power. Characters could drain themselves and be forced to tap out all while spilling their own blood. Whether through sweat or an orifice. But there was cause and effect to everything each necromancer did which I appreciated. I hate when magic is and there is no outward effect to be had. So was glad to see there was positive and negatives to the use of magic and necromancy through Gideon the Ninth.

Going back to the caste system, I honestly loved that the wardrobe of characters matched their rank and position. It's all so flushed out and well done. Each House had a role to play in this plot, and each role made sense with how they were raised. Core values and what have you.

And the cast of characters, I love a good character to you love to hate. From the first page, Harrowhawk is that character but she definitely not the only one. I wasn't fond of either woman for the Second, and Sextus was the worst. Every time that character spoke I groaned out loud. There were some characters I wished I saw more of like Ianthe. What we got of her at the end was badass, so I would have liked more. She was sort of the wildcard throughout the whole book. I will say, Babs death hands down my favorite part. Couldn't have happened to a better person. 

This brings me to Gideon, loved her. I didn't expect to laugh as much with these books as I did, and all of that was thanks to our main character Gideon. The whole book is told from her point of view, and it was what kept this story from being too dry. She was a little bit of light throughout everything with her quip and her sass. Even during her "vow of silence". I really think without her smart attitude this would have been a different book, and the ending wouldn't have hit me like it did. 

I was not okay, I'm still not okay. I mean I figure it was gonna happen after the big reveal. That doesn't mean I was emotionally ready.

All of this being said, let's talk about the plot the Gideon the Ninth. As a whole, I loved this idea. I love a good cat and mouse, racing the clock, sort of plot. In a lot of ways all the boxes I wanted were ticked off plot ways. Creepy foreshadowing, unexplained deaths, and some weird laboratories were thrown in. However, there were times I got flipped around with the plot because right before someone said something important something else happened. And, there's a bit in the middle where actually put the book aside and took a break. So much was happened that felt off, like the conversation with Sixth and Gideon that didn't matter because Harroe came clean without any push. Just it felt like unneeded filler.

Unneeded because the wrap-up and final battle of this book were absolutely amazing. The plot twist was right in front of us the whole time, but my focus was on Gideon and Harrow because I wasn't paying clear attention to Warden. It was so good, and the epilogue. WHAT?!

Y'all I have so many questions. None of my Gideon questions were answered, and I have so many questions. Clear from the time Gideon found that piece of flimsy that she gave to Warden. What the hell?! Why was this not addressed?!

My only hope is that some of these questions get answered in Harrowhawk. Because I just realized what is strapped to Harrow's back on that cover, and that leads to more questions! MORE! 

So yeah, I totally enjoyed this one! My weird personal issues with the plot knocked it down a star, but that was probably just me. Really, I more of a character-driven story than a plot. So don't let my issues stop you from picking this up. I was shocked how much I loved it, and I eager I am to read the next book. I got invested, mostly in Gideon. But, I hate Harrow a little less. Not a lot, but a little.

HAPPY READING!!

Cover Runway Sunday

They say don't judge a book by its cover, but we all know we do it. Sometimes it's the cover that originally catches our eye, drawing us to give a book a closer look. It's the first thing we see, our first impression. Every Sunday I'm going to post some of my favorite covers of books coming soon!

Jake Livingston is one of the only black kids at St. Clair Prep, one of the others being his infinitely more popular older brother. It’s hard enough fitting in but to make matters worse and definitely more complicated, Jake can see the dead. In fact, he sees the dead around him all the time. Most are harmless. Stuck in their death loops as they relive their deaths over and over again, they don’t interact often with people. But then Jake meets Sawyer. A troubled teen who shot and killed sixteen kids at a local high school last year before taking his own life. Now a powerful, vengeful ghost, he has plans for his afterlife–plans that include Jake. Suddenly, everything Jake knows about ghosts and the rules to life itself go out the window as Sawyer begins haunting him and bodies turn up in his neighborhood. High school soon becomes a survival game–one Jake is not sure he’s going to win.

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Reading Update 2021 Part 1

Well hello there! This GIF, quite like the cake, is a lie. I'm not really freaking out this year about my first update of the year on how my reading is going. Probably because I spent the first two months not working due to a COVID shutdown. It left me a lot of time to read and luckily our local library had a contactless pick option. Not that I needed considering to have "to read" shelves, not stacks these days. But, book buying and book reading are different hobbies. 

So yeah, I'm not really freaking out, even if I'm finally back to work. I've made good headway on all my 2021 Reading Goals, and I decided that when I reach them I won't be expanding them. I'm going to take the win of completing a goal, and see how far past it I go. That being said, I am actually changing my Reading BINGO goal. This year's its blackout or bust! I might actually manage to swing it. Just maybe. 

READING GOALS:

Books to Read: 24 of 65

Pages to Read: 4,898 of 15,000 

BINGO's: 1

Yeah, at the moment I'm ahead of schedule. It would be so good if I could manage to stay ahead of schedule, but who knows. This will be the first summer I'll have actually weekends to enjoy, and nights off. I'd love to say I'm gonna fill that free time with beach reading. But, who knows. Those might turn into beach naps.

How is everyone else doing on their 2021 reading?! I know we're only three months in but, anyone read anything amazing? Anyone impatiently waiting for a book to be released this summer?

HAPPY READING!!

Waiting on Wednesday

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to spotlight and talk about the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally, they are books that have yet to be released but don't have to be. It is based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous at Breaking the Spine.

Ophelia Harrison used to live in a small house in the Georgia countryside. But that was before the night in November 1922, and the cruel act that took her home and her father from her. Which was the same night that Ophie learned she can see ghosts.

Now Ophie and her mother are living in Pittsburgh with relatives they barely know. In the hopes of earning enough money to get their own place, Mama has gotten Ophie a job as a maid in the same old manor house where she works.

Daffodil Manor, like the wealthy Caruthers family who owns it, is haunted by memories and prejudices of the past--and, as Ophie discovers, ghosts as well. Ghosts who have their own loves and hatreds and desires, ghosts who have wronged others, and ghosts who have themselves been wronged. And as Ophie forms a friendship with one spirit whose life ended suddenly and unjustly, she wonders if she might be able to help--even as she comes to realize that Daffodil Manor may hold more secrets than she bargained for.

Why I'm Waiting: Because Justina Ireland is one of my favorite authors.

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New Release Tuesday

 

Inspired by the McMartin preschool trials and the Satanic Panic of the ‘80s, the critically acclaimed author of The Remaking delivers another pulse-pounding, true-crime-based horror novel.

Richard doesn’t have a past. For him, there is only the present: a new marriage to Tamara, the first chance at fatherhood to her son Elijah, and quiet but pleasant life as an art teacher at Elijah’s elementary school in Danvers, Virginia. Then the body of a rabbit, ritualistically murdered, appears on the school grounds with a birthday card for Richard tucked beneath it. Richard doesn’t have a birthday—but Sean does . . .

Sean is a five-year-old boy who has just moved to Greenfield, Virginia, with his mother. Like most mothers of the 1980s, she’s worried about bills, childcare, putting food on the table . . . and an encroaching threat to American life that can take the face of anyone: a politician, a friendly neighbor, or even a teacher. When Sean’s school sends a letter to the parents revealing that Sean’s favorite teacher is under investigation, a white lie from Sean lights a fire that engulfs the entire nation—and Sean and his mother are left holding the match.

Now, thirty years later, someone is here to remind Richard that they remember what Sean did. And though Sean doesn’t exist anymore, someone needs to pay the price for his lies.

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Bookish Whispers on Instagram

So back in September, I did a thing! Bookish Whispers is now on Bookstagram! You can either click the Instagram icon on the sidebar over on the right or find me via @bookish_whispers. While some of the content will overlap, mostly both regular reviews and mini-reviews. A lot of the content won't find its way onto the blog, until the monthly wrap-up. See books hauls and books in real-time. What I'm reading, what I've given up on, and so many pictures of the Business Cat. 

It's been a lot of fun to find a theme for my photos and a space for taking photos. I'm also really enjoying the community. I've been introduced to so many amazing books and people that Goodreads "Want to Read" tab has nearly doubled! I love talking about books, and this has been a fun platform to gush about some of my favorites. I've even found the push I've need to read books I've been on the fence about through buddy reads. I've only been on there a few short months, but I think it's been a great way to expand Bookish Whispers.

I have so many awesome posts planned for the next week! So you love Bookish Whispers or follow me on Twitter, give me a follow there to a more real-time look at what I'm reading. Or, you know hoarding. Because book buying and book reading are two different hobbies!

Here's a look at my current feed! These are some of the photos I'm pretty proud of! Stop on by and give me a follow. Also if you're also on Bookstagram give me a comment with your name, I'll give you a follow!

HAPPY READING!!

Cover Runway Sunday

They say don't judge a book by its cover, but we all know we do it. Sometimes it's the cover that originally catches our eye, drawing us to give a book a closer look. It's the first thing we see, our first impression. Every Sunday I'm going to post some of my favorite covers of books coming soon!

We went past praying to deities and started to build them instead...

The shadow of Godolia's tyrannical rule is spreading, aided by their giant mechanized weapons known as Windups. War and oppression are everyday constants for the people of the Badlands, who live under the thumb of their cruel Godolia overlords.

Eris Shindanai is a Gearbreaker, a brash young rebel who specializes in taking down Windups from the inside. When one of her missions goes awry and she finds herself in a Godolia prison, Eris meets Sona Steelcrest, a cybernetically enhanced Windup pilot. At first, Eris sees Sona as her mortal enemy, but Sona has a secret: She has intentionally infiltrated the Windup program to destroy Godolia from within.

As the clock ticks down to their deadliest mission yet, a direct attack to end Godolia's reign once and for all, Eris and Sona grow closer--as comrades, friends, and perhaps something more... 

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The Doomsday Book of Fairy Tales - Review

Author: Emily Brewes

Genre: Dystopian 

Format: e-book

Pages: 296

I received an early e-book copy of this through Netgalley for my honest opinion.

The Doomsday Book of Fairy Tales is another book where the cover was the first thing that caught my eye, and the synopsis pulled me. I was interested to see how the fairy tales were going to weave into the stories, and what this new world was going to look like. Mostly because not a lot of information was given in the synopsis, and I don't mind going into books blind. It adds to the excitement at the start of any book.

This was a weird one, and not just because in order to outrun the destruction of Earth people basically turned into mole people. It was weird because I never really got a sense of this who Jesse was, or if he really actually felt anything. When we first meet Jesse I assumed they were a teenager, but then you found out the character in his thirties. Okay, but then he'll say things, or act, like he's still just a kid despite the fact living in this Underground, and losing his mother, aged him. Then there's the lack of any real emotion when he finds Doggo, a talking dog. I mean, it's a talking dog. A talking dog?!

Then as Jesse and Doggo start their adventure on the topside we start to get a look at the Underground and the way people are living. This is where it got kind of cool seeing how people have adapted, and seems ways regressed back to old traditions, like a barber as a doctor. I really liked the fact they'd found a way to break down the human body into the mushroom patches to help feed those still alive. But, this is where more confusion hits because apparently there are trolls, or ogres, or some sort of creatures also leaving in the Underground.

What?! Full stop now I have questions, but there are no answers.

However, I did like the fairy tale part of this book. They are woven in very cleverly as a way to pass the time as Jesse and Doggo are walking.

I think the thing that annoyed me the most about this book is how it just sort of ends. Jesse goes on this weird adventure with no food or water, hearing the voices, and probably having seizures. They just walk toward the mountains and they have a moment and the book is just over. Meanwhile, I'm just sitting here like so what was the point of this entire journey.

So why three stars? Because despite the fact I'm not even a little sure what I read, the fairy tales were masterfully written, and there were some really amazing parts of this book. But, I'm just not really sure if what I read was the story of a man dying in a mushroom patch or the last adventure of a dying man. I honestly am not for sure. It is wonderfully written, and the fairy tales were my favorite part of this story. I also felt like this story had more potential if the book had been longer just under three hundred pages.

HAPPY READING!!