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Blanky
Blanky | Kealan Patrick Burke
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In the wake of his infant daughter's tragic death, Steve Brannigan is struggling to keep himself together. Estranged from his wife, who refuses to be inside the house where the unthinkable happened, and unable to work, he seeks solace in an endless parade of old sitcoms and a bottle of bourbon. Until one night he hears a sound from his daughter's old room, a room now stripped bare of anything that identified it as hers...except for her security blanket, affectionately known as Blanky. Blanky, old and frayed, with its antiquated patchwork of badly sewn rabbits with black button eyes, who appear to be staring at the viewer... Blanky, purchased from a strange old man at an antique stall selling "BABY CLOSE" at a discount. The presence of Blanky in his dead daughter's room heralds nothing short of an unspeakable nightmare that threatens to take away what little light remains in Steve's shattered world. Because his daughter loved Blanky so much, he buried her with it. A new novella from the Bram Stoker Award-Winning author of SOUR CANDY and KIN.
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BeeMagical
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Book 89📚 3.5⭐️

Definitely gave me the weirdies! Very creepy!👏🏻👏🏻🦷

Not a blanket you wanna get snuggly with!

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keithlafo
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A devilish novella that packs a punch. Even with just 70 pages, this remains one of the most haunting books (and endings) I‘ve read.

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Mccall0113
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Quite the change of pace with this one. Yikes!

LeahBergen Eek! 😱 3y
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abookishbutterfly
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Reagan
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Dieter is laying on my kobo, which I normally find quite irritating, except I am reading the tagged short story and I‘m so scared I almost peed myself. So I guess she‘s protecting me and is now considered a hero.

Sace A very handsome hero! 5y
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BookDude
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Emotional and terrifying, Blanky is a great novella about a man who has lost his infant daughter and struggles to stay sane facing his grief...and the fact that his daughter‘s baby blanket has found its way back into the house after being buried with her. Burke is a master at writing stories that make you want to leave the lights on.

KrystleTheBookSlayer I liked this one too, so creepy! 6y
Reggie Yikes, you‘re review just creeped me out in the best way possible in the dark at almost 3 in the morning. Stacked. 6y
Reggie Oh man, and I just realized this is the guy who wrote Kin. If you haven‘t read it it‘s amazing. 6y
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BookDude I read it not long ago, as well as The Tent. He‘s so underrated, I think. 6y
MStew Loved blanky! He writes some really spooky stuff !! Sour candy by him is good too!! 6y
BookDude @meghan2714 I agree. Sour Candy was awesome. 6y
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MiyakoBunny
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A tasty little morsel of a novella 😈🖤. It paints a beautifully dark portrait of tragedy and f*ckery: Where sometimes hey bad sh*t just has no answers, & villains and mystery will remain shrouded because that‘s life in most instances... not a pretty package- so if you‘re looking for a neatly gift 🎁 wrapped conclusion pick another book, but if you don‘t mind a little twist you‘ll like this especially the imagery 😉

TricksyTails I can‘t wait to read it. 🖤 7y
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ReadingOver50
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Look who commented on my Instagram post...the author Kealan Patrick Burke! Squeeee! Authors are the rock stars of my world 😃

Cinfhen Nice🙌🏻 7y
JoeStalksBeck He‘s a sweetheart! And handsome 😉 7y
SilversReviews Awesome...such fun when the author comments. 7y
Andrew65 @SilversReviews Fantastic! 👍 7y
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Ehurtin
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On a novella kick 😬👏🏻 #kealanpatrickburke #novella

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ReadingOver50
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A cool little horror novella. So unique, with a killer blanket at its core. Awesome 😎 Ready to read another book from this author.

rabbitprincess That is so funny -- my parents have several (very cozy) faux fur throws that look like the one in your photo and we call them "evil blankies" ? 7y
ReadingOver50 @rabbitprincess that is great 👍 7y
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corkymariee
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Good morning guys 🖤

TheBookKeepers This looks like an interesting read! What's it about? 7y
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aprilpohren
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Just joined in on this! So excited! Two of my favorite things...books and blankets!! Thank you @JoeStalksBeck and @Tiffy_Reads for hosting!
Click here to join in the fun! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9IW0hCOrfl-6y-u9w6Suj7vHnvGX_8ddS8_YQ...

JoeStalksBeck Thanks! 7y
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KrystleTheBookSlayer
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This was great creepy novella! Stephen & his wife Lexi are dealing with every parents worst nightmare; the loss of their infant daughter. They are grieving & dealing with their pain in their own ways when suddenly their daughter's beloved blanky reappears. At first they are thrilled, but then things take a dark turn & nothing will ever be the same again.

Available on KU.

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ReadingOver50
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Thank you @JoeStalksBeck for the awesome kindle gift! I am so excited to read this and what a great surprise 😍

JoeStalksBeck Yw! Hope you enjoy! 📚📖❤️ 7y
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DeeLew
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Oops! I may or may not have violated my self-imposed book buying ban. 🤣😜 I should not be left unsupervised, ever! 😂 I'm blaming this one on Instagram. 😁

LauraJ Blanky sounds creepy-good! 7y
DeeLew @LauraJ It really does! Plus, it's a very short novella so it will most likely be read in one sitting. 😁 7y
BookBoggart This reminds me of one of Bentley Little's short stories in the collection. Just as creepy but a bit different presentation. 7y
RadicalReader @DeeLew Blanky makes me think of Pet Sematary or Annabelle 7y
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Erin7
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Just finished Sour Candy and it was deliciously crazy and depressing...like a Tales from the Darkside episode. Can‘t wait to get into a second Burke book. @DeweysReadathon

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