Tales with Nicole

"A new adventure about a girl who is fated to wash the bodies of the dead in this companion to Furthermore . Our story begins on a frosty night… Laylee can barely remember the happier times before her beloved mother died. Before her father, driven by grief, lost his wits (and his way). Before she was left as the sole remaining mordeshoor in the village of Whichwood, destined to spend her days washing the bodies of the dead and preparing their souls for the afterlife. It’s become easy to forget and easier still to ignore the way her hands are stiffening and turning silver, just like her hair, and her own ever-increasing loneliness and fear. But soon, a pair of familiar strangers appears, and Laylee’s world is turned upside down as she rediscovers color, magic, and the healing power of friendship." ( goodreads )   Whichwood is released: 14 November 2017!       I still have get to read Furthermore but I am also very excited about this companion!! If you have read F

The real nightmare starts when her daughter is returned… "A girl is missing. Five years old, taken from outside her school. She has vanished, traceless. The police are at a loss; her parents are beyond grief. Their daughter is lost forever, perhaps dead, perhaps enslaved. But the biggest mystery is yet to come: one week after she was abducted, their daughter is returned. She has no memory of where she has been. And this, for her mother, is just the beginning of the nightmare." ( goodreads )     After Anna has had my attention for a while now and I decided that I really needed a good mystery book that I cannot figure out. I love (murder) mysteries and horror but what I did not expect was for this book to actually scare me. The aspect of child abduction got to me in a horrible way that was unsettling throughout the novel. I watch  Criminal Minds and have not been overly affected by child abductions until now, it just didn't sit right with me while reading the

Guilt is a hunter. Fate is a hunter. Shame is a hunter. Fear is a hunter.     "Winter, 1945. Four teenagers. Four secrets. Each one born of a different homeland; each one hunted, and haunted, by tragedy, lies…and war. As thousands of desperate refugees flock to the coast in the midst of a Soviet advance, four paths converge, vying for passage aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff , a ship that promises safety and freedom. Yet not all promises can be kept. Inspired by the single greatest tragedy in maritime history, bestselling and award-winning author Ruta Sepetys ( Between Shades of Gray ) lifts the veil on a shockingly little-known casualty of World War II. An illuminating and life-affirming tale of heart and hope." ( goodreads ) I have never read a historical fiction book, nor thought it would be something I would really enjoy. Usually once or twice a year I rewatch one of my favorite movies, Titanic , and get completely obsessed all over again with it all. I have ha