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[Songbird76]

I just finished The Bones Beneath My Skin by TJ Klune. It was really good. It was different from his other books, and it was more on the sci-fi side, but not overly so. I really liked the main characters. Art is really fun and quirky, and while Alex is pretty gruff, he's really a softy and he loves Artemis so much.
Nate is rather confused about his feelings after his parents died. He's inherited the cabin they used to go to, and when he loses his job, he decides to go to the cabin and clear his head and figure out what to do next. He meets Alex and a 10 year old girl, Art, and doesn't know why they are on the run, but as he gets to know them, he realizes that Art needs to be protected.

I love TJ Klune, and his books are often about inclusion, justice, and empathy for others, but usually in a quirky way. The characters are usually vulnerable, but very endearing....I think my favorite is still House in the Cerulean Sea. That one just made me laugh so much. But he really has a way of making you care about the characters and wanting a better world for them to live in. This one is no different in that way. There are a lot of different themes in this one that are handled....there are issues including government overreach, LGBTQ issues, Cults, mental health, UFOs, ethics....it's a lot. But I really enjoyed it.

The Bones Beneath My Skin

A spine-tingling standalone novel by bestselling author…

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[k8einwdw]

My most recent read was “The Locked Door” by Freida McFadden. It’s about Nora, a surgeon whose father was a notorious serial killer when she was a child. Her father has been imprisoned for 20+ years and she has moved on with her life. Then two of her young, female patients are found killed, in her father’s signature style. Someone is trying to frame her, and she has to find out who committed the crimes before she gets blamed for something she didn’t do. I don’t normally read thrillers (I’m a bit of a scaredy cat), but this was well-written and definitely kept me on the edge of my seat.

 

[Minnesota disney fan]

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My most recent read was “The Locked Door” by Freida McFadden. It’s about Nora, a surgeon whose father was a notorious serial killer when she was a child. Her father has been imprisoned for 20+ years and she has moved on with her life. Then two of her young, female patients are found killed, in her father’s signature style. Someone is trying to frame her, and she has to find out who committed the crimes before she gets blamed for something she didn’t do. I don’t normally read thrillers (I’m a bit of a scaredy cat), but this was well-written and definitely kept me on the edge of my seat.

This looks like it would be pretty good! I quit reading Freida McFadden after I read 3 of hers and they all seemed to be themed the same way. Maybe I picked the wrong ones? Anyway, this one sounds really good. Thanks for the great review.