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Quicksand House
Quicksand House | Carlton Mellick
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"Tick and Polly have never met their parents before. They live in the same house with them, they dream about them every night, they share the same flesh and blood, yet for some reason their parents have never found the time to visit them even once since they were born. Living in a dark corner of their parents' vast crumbling mansion, the children long for the day when they will finally be held in their mother's loving arms for the first time... But that day seems to never come. They worry their parents have long since forgotten about them. When the machines that provide them with food and water stop functioning, the children are forced to venture out of the nursery to find their parents on their own. But the rest of the house is much larger and stranger than they ever could have imagined. The maze-like hallways are dark and seem to go on forever, deranged creatures lurk in every shadow, and the bodies of long-dead children litter the abandoned storerooms. Every minute out of the nursery is a constant battle for survival. And the deeper into the house they go, the more they must unravel the mysteries surrounding their past and the world they've grown up in, if they ever hope to meet the parents they've always longed to see."--Page 4 of cover.
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Moonprismpower
Quicksand House | Carlton Mellick
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Dearest Sam @magyklyXdelish !
My friend how kind you are to me. I had a long day at work and it was lovely to have packages to open. Thank you for your gifts. Hugs and love my sweet friend! I hope you are well. I‘m writing a letter to send to you this weekend.
❤️🎁😍😘📚❤️
I cannot wait to dive into these books and get lost for awhile.

magyklyXdelish I‘m thankful to have you for a friend ♥️ 3y
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magyklyXdelish
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This book has officially solidified the fact that CM3 isn‘t just my favorite bizarro author, he‘s one of my favorite authors period.

Polly and Tick have never met their parents though they live in the same house. In fact they haven‘t even left their nursery. That is until the machines that feed them break down and they are forced to.

This book isn‘t just another crazy entry in the bizarro genre. It‘s a story that will take you on a deeply ⬇️

magyklyXdelish ..personal journey as you see what it‘s like for these kids to grow up never knowing their parents. To have to fend for themselves and raise each other. To have the only adult in their life be a nanny whom they are not able to say I love you to or hug. To have their cries for help go unnoticed or ignored. To have to fight just to survive. If I were to say this book touched me that would be a massive understatement. ⬇️ 4y
magyklyXdelish Not only did this affect me, there were themes I could relate to and wish that I couldn‘t. And I haven‘t even gotten to the character work in this book. Most people who know me know that I have a deep fear of all bugs. All of them. Even flies. Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined an author could make me genuinely LOVE and want to HUG what is essentially a maggot like larvae aptly named “Leech”, but here we are. ⬇️ 4y
magyklyXdelish This is going to go down as one of my favorite books I‘ve ever read and it‘s a shame more people haven‘t read it. I could not say enough good things about this story. Please please read it if you get the chance!! 4y
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magyklyXdelish #Booked2021 - lesser known book - was published in 2013 and only has 859 ratings and 236 reviews on goodreads. I would think that qualifies! 😄 @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft 4y
Cinfhen Thanks for posting & sharing 🧡 4y
TheAromaofBooks Great review!!! 4y
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magyklyXdelish
Quicksand House | Carlton Mellick
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Left my other LMPBC book at home but I had this one in my purse. Luckily it‘s short so I should be able to finish before I‘m done with work.

TGIF 🌻

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Iceangel9
Quicksand House | Carlton Mellick
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One of my high school students gave me this in May & made me promise to read it. He swore I would love it - OMG he was right. I'm not sure what this says about me. 😳