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The Ruin of Delicate Things
Mar. 29th, 2022 01:46 pmThis book gets its own entry because it's the best book I've read this year. I know it's early in the year, but I've read a lot of books so far and this one is AMAZING.
( The Ruin of Delicate Things by Beverley Lee )
This a true dark fairytale. The grief and pain is in every word of the story. There is also a deep rage and a need for revenge. The descriptions in this book are fantastic, evoking visceral feelings. Some quotes for examples:
"Dan laughs, punching his best friend on the shoulder as they run home through the tail end of the thunderstorm, the scent of wet earth, like a freshly dug grave, crawling in their footsteps."
"The real world had teeth and claws and wasn't afraid to use them to grind you down into a minced-up version of who you had once been."
"Dan knew she was lying. Faye knew she was lying. The uncomfortable wedge slid between them like a thorn through flesh."
TW: death, torture, child death, drowning
( The Ruin of Delicate Things by Beverley Lee )
This a true dark fairytale. The grief and pain is in every word of the story. There is also a deep rage and a need for revenge. The descriptions in this book are fantastic, evoking visceral feelings. Some quotes for examples:
"Dan laughs, punching his best friend on the shoulder as they run home through the tail end of the thunderstorm, the scent of wet earth, like a freshly dug grave, crawling in their footsteps."
"The real world had teeth and claws and wasn't afraid to use them to grind you down into a minced-up version of who you had once been."
"Dan knew she was lying. Faye knew she was lying. The uncomfortable wedge slid between them like a thorn through flesh."
TW: death, torture, child death, drowning