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Eating The Cheshire Cat
Eating The Cheshire Cat: A Novel | Helen Ellis
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The debut novel by the author of American Housewife. Eating the Cheshire Cat lures us into a world of perfectly planned parties and steep social ladders, where traditional rites of passage take unpredictable and horrifying turns as three girls and their overbearing mothers collide. In Tuscaloosa, Alabama, beauty is as beauty does, with axes and knives and killer smiles. Sarina Summers and her mother will stop at nothing to have it all. Nicole Hicks harbors a fierce obsession with Sarina, which repeatedly undermines Mrs. Hicks's ambitious goals. Bitty Jack Carlson, a nice girl from the wrong side of the tracks, is caught in the crossfire but struggles to succeed outside the confines of this outrageous yet eerily familiar Southern community. It's survival of the fittest. Which girl will come out on top? Covering everything from summer camp to the University of Alabama's Homecoming game, this fast-paced and unforgettable novel will keep readers guessing until the bitter end.
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JessClark78
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Sarina Summers will stop at nothing to have it all. Nicole Hicks harbors a fierce obsession with Sarina. Nice girl Bitty Jack Carlson is caught in the crossfire. It‘s survival of the fittest. Which girl will come out on top?

This story was insane with an ending even crazier. Lots of girl/mom drama. Highly recommended if you like catty dark comedies. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#RushAThon #SummerEndReadathon #20in4
#TitlesAndTunes #DramaQueen

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 13mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 13mo
Cinfhen I LOVE Helen Ellis! I didn‘t know she wrote a book! Must go look for it 😍 13mo
TheSpineView Fantastic! 13mo
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JessClark78
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My #TitlesAndTunes picks for September.

In Tuscaloosa, Alabama, beauty is as beauty does, with axes and knives and killer smiles. A story about three girls and their overbearing mothers.

For Tunes, I chose Mad Hatter by Melanie Martinez.

#DramaQueen

@Cinfhen @BarbaraBB

BarbaraBB The book sounds good! 14mo
Cinfhen Fun!!! Agreed @BarbaraBB book sounds really good!! I just read Rouge by Mona Awad which also focuses on mother/ daughter relationships and the beauty industry 14mo
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Victoriahoperose
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I really liked this book. It was SUPER dark, but a really interesting read. It definitely shows an extreme of the dangers of bullying and how mean girls can be and what can end up being the outcome. I loved the Alice references and the ending was exactly what I wanted it to be. Excellent writing and the story was truly unique!

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Addison_Reads
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1. My worst slump was right after we moved to Texas. I didn't read anything for almost a year.
2. Re-reading Little Women, which is a childhood favorite.
3. Either a fantastical made up world or the Southern US.
4. See the tagged book for both the title and cover.
5. @Jinster Welcome to Litsy, feel free to play along if you'd like.
#wondrousWednesday @Eggs

Eggs Many Littens answered southern US for a favorite book setting ! Thanks for playing 💗 (edited) 6y
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StellarDoc
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This cake pop I found at Disney Springs in Orlando made me think of a book I read almost 20 years ago.

Alfoster 😂😂😂😂😂! 7y
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Em_Shotwell
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I've had this one on my shelf since I was 17!! 😱 I am 31! Seriously time for a re-read. It used to be one of my favorites. ❤️ modern Southern Gothic is a fav genre of mine.

LauraBeth 😂😂I'm 45 and bought this when it came out - so not sure how old I was 😀 after reading American Housewife, I need to take a look at this one again 8y
Em_Shotwell @LauraBeth I love her on Twitter. She is hilarious. ❤️ Let me know when you read it--I'll re-read, too! 8y
Librarygal08 Just bought this the other day at a library sale for a quarter 8y
Em_Shotwell @Librarygirl88 let me know what you think! I'm going to do ante-read over Christmas break. :-) 8y
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BookishFeminist
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@fern you asked whether this giant inflatable cat I posted last week is also creepy at night.

I drove by again tonight at your request and the answer is an emphatic HOLY SH*T YES IT'S CREEPY AF AT NIGHT. 🙀😸😼

I am finding a new route back from therapy because what the honest f*ck is this. 😂

🎃👻💀🍂🍁🕸🌒 #LitsyAfterDark 😨

melbeautyandbooks Thanks for posting! That is ominous. 8y
TheNextBook This is me happy I dont have a cat! Why?! 8y
Laura317 What the crap!?! 🙀 8y
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moranadatter Wow! That's very Cheshire Cat-like. 8y
stacybmartin That is terrifying!! 8y
[DELETED] 3323341091 that is fucking horrible! 😱. thanks for thinking of me ☺️ 8y
Abby-J NOOOOOPE. 8y
DeborahSmall What the serious fuck are those people thinking???? 🤒🙃 8y
LectricSheep Are the claws glow in the dark? Now there's a genetic mutation I could get behind. 8y
ElizabethAndino Daaaaammmmnnnnnn. THIS explains everything about why I'm a dog person. 8y
Nebklvr Wow. Creepy 8y
Suzze Oh, I love it at night. Perfectly creepy! 8y
Clare-Dragonfly I WANT IT NOW. 😸 8y
Bette Holy cats! 😂😂😂 do they realize that 1 real cat with 1 real claw could destroy their display? I had an exercise ball once....found it in a puddle on the floor. Cats - Frightening : real and plastic. 🙀 8y
beaniebankbeth I feel like if this were my route home from therapy, then I'd turn around and go right back to the office after being traumatized by that monster cat. Whoa. 8y
BookishFeminist @beaniebankbeth That's literally what I said last week when I posted this cat in broad daylight 😂 8y
Dragon Now that is creepy !!👻 8y
WoodyWoodson Cheshire Cat O'Death! Nightmares! 8y
katelizabee (Have you read Eating the Chesire Cat? Because if not, I totally recommend it - it's one of my favorites!) 8y
angrylilasian OMG! My kids would have nightmares if they saw that! 8y
princess_dennie_pants Dear god that's horrifying 😱 8y
BookishFeminist @katelizabee I haven't yet but it's been on my list since I enjoyed American Housewife by Helen Ellis earlier this year! I have it out from the library right now & totally befitting for this post. 😀 8y
LeahBergen SCREECH. wtf?! 8y
Arcana Holy crap! That's gonna scare a lot of children! Excellent! 👏👏👏 8y
Zelma Nope. Nope. Nope. (And I have 3 cats) 😱 8y
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Beth.Pedota
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A goldfish in a blender totally counts, right? @Liberty #funfridayphoto

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Library-Belle
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Helen Ellis is my new fave modern day author..... I think that is all that needs to be said about this amazing second #24in48 book.

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Library-Belle
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Taking a break from Word Exchange.... My brain just can't take the thinking involved in it this early in the morning.... Desperately need some humour

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CherylDeFranceschi
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I immediately ran out and got this book after I read American Housewife (which I loved to pieces). And this book was great- funny and darkly mordant (really, really dark!) Mean girls, Southern edition. There were moments when I was actually wincing. I loved American Housewife so much more, though.

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CherylDeFranceschi
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Next on deck. Because I loved American Housewife so so much!

LauraBeth I bought that book when it was published and it's been on my TBR since. I need to read it! 8y
CherylDeFranceschi @LauraBeth I won't confess how many books like that I have...?. But I believe that books are just waiting for "the right moment" to be read. 8y
LauraBeth Very true @CherylDeFranceschi! Sometimes I wish when I buy a book I can hear my future self tell me the truth: "this book will sit on your shelf unread for 15 years. However, you will read her second novel and then remember that you bought this..." 8y
MMenefee Your picture is full of lovely: kitty, book, Neko. 8y
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