REVIEWED BY TIFFANYAfter finishing reading “Dead Girls Can’t Smile” by Nichole Heydenburg, all I can say is WOW! What a roller coaster of a story!
Nichole did an amazing job alternating points of view between Rose and her little sister, Lily, who disappeared a year ago. She did a great job giving them both their own distinct personality and going back and forth in the timeline, while having it all make sense. I never found myself wondering who was narrating or what time I was reading.
There were so many twists and turns as Rose and Spencer tried to investigate the strange notes that Rose has started receiving. All of the characters were well written, even the ones who were complete jerks that I hated. And the guy that kidnapped Lily was such a disgusting person! But he was so well written! There really are people who think like that!
Well done, Nichole. This was the first book I ever read by you and it will not be the last.
Also, I really enjoyed the Spartanburg landmarks throughout the story.
Nichole did an amazing job alternating points of view between Rose and her little sister, Lily, who disappeared a year ago. She did a great job giving them both their own distinct personality and going back and forth in the timeline, while having it all make sense. I never found myself wondering who was narrating or what time I was reading.
There were so many twists and turns as Rose and Spencer tried to investigate the strange notes that Rose has started receiving. All of the characters were well written, even the ones who were complete jerks that I hated. And the guy that kidnapped Lily was such a disgusting person! But he was so well written! There really are people who think like that!
Well done, Nichole. This was the first book I ever read by you and it will not be the last.
Also, I really enjoyed the Spartanburg landmarks throughout the story.
REVIEWED BY THERESA HULONGBAYANA creative new look at colonization, exploitation, and the oppression of culture.
The book has hints of Japanese mythology, but in a new twist. You find the book leads you through a world in transition. When something substantial is lost because of roomer and oppression. The obsession of grief, and loss mixed with the ideology of social contracts and perceptions. The idea that you can heal with thought is fundamental in native practices but is over looked and abused by colonization.
The book has many layers to it, with an intriguing mystery at its heart. It shows the understanding that family can give, and the betrayal of trust that greed brings out.
It’s a great middle school young adult text that will help children see more than their own point of view.
The book has hints of Japanese mythology, but in a new twist. You find the book leads you through a world in transition. When something substantial is lost because of roomer and oppression. The obsession of grief, and loss mixed with the ideology of social contracts and perceptions. The idea that you can heal with thought is fundamental in native practices but is over looked and abused by colonization.
The book has many layers to it, with an intriguing mystery at its heart. It shows the understanding that family can give, and the betrayal of trust that greed brings out.
It’s a great middle school young adult text that will help children see more than their own point of view.
REVIEWED BY TIFFANY“You are one of the Makers who dreams the world, and the reflection of that dreaming is the place in which we live.”
I really enjoyed reading this collection of short stories that are set in the amazing worlds that the incredibly talented Anne Bishop has created. It includes stories from her earliest writings, the Realms of the Blood and her darker fairy tale retellings, as well as stories from the Landscapes of Ephemera and the world of The Others.
I loved that it included a holiday story for Simon and Meg and dearly enjoyed getting to visit with my favorite courtyard again. I also enjoyed the fairy tale retellings.
Altogether, these stories were a great way to showcase Anne’s talent and I will definitely be reading more of her book series.
Thank you, Netgalley for giving me the ARC.
I really enjoyed reading this collection of short stories that are set in the amazing worlds that the incredibly talented Anne Bishop has created. It includes stories from her earliest writings, the Realms of the Blood and her darker fairy tale retellings, as well as stories from the Landscapes of Ephemera and the world of The Others.
I loved that it included a holiday story for Simon and Meg and dearly enjoyed getting to visit with my favorite courtyard again. I also enjoyed the fairy tale retellings.
Altogether, these stories were a great way to showcase Anne’s talent and I will definitely be reading more of her book series.
Thank you, Netgalley for giving me the ARC.
J.M. NORTHUP 