stellareadsandwrites
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Ann Patchett HOW do you do it???? She is truly the master of writing about life in all it's quiet messiness and nuance and mundanity! Every character is deeply real and deeply compelling, and the relationships, dialogue and rapport are particular standouts in Whistler. I was the teeniest bit worried this would be an affair plot between a woman and her ex-stepfather, but never fear! We are quickly steered away from any implication of that and instead get a beautiful found family-esque father-daughter dynamic that stems from shared trauma and deep, true love. The flashbacks and present day events weave seamlessly together and quietly build to an aching, gently devastating conclusion the left me weeping loudly. Ann Patchett you never fail to leave me in tears!!
The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1)
Rick Riordan
stellareadsandwrites commented...
I reread this series every few years and it is so silly and no one else seems to have ever heard of it?? Am I alone in my guilty pleasure childhood nostalgia reread?
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Virals (Virals, #1)
Kathy Reichs
Tory Brennan, niece of acclaimed forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan (of the Bones novels and hit TV show), is the leader of a ragtag band of teenage "sci-philes" who live on a secluded island off the coast of South Carolina. When the group rescues a dog caged for medical testing on a nearby island, they are exposed to an experimental strain of canine parvovirus that changes their lives forever. As the friends discover their heightened senses and animal-quick reflexes, they must combine their scientific curiosity with their newfound physical gifts to solve a cold-case murder that has suddenly become very hot--if they can stay alive long enough to catch the killer's scent. Fortunately, they are now more than friends--they're a pack. They are Virals.
