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Fierce Little Thing
Fierce Little Thing | Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
11 posts | 8 read | 4 to read
Five friends are blackmailed into returning to the cult where they were raised to face their shared monstrous secret, by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore, the New York Times bestselling author of Bittersweet "It's time to come Home. All five of you. Or else." Saskia was a damaged, lonely teenager when she arrived at the lakeside commune called Home. She was entranced by the tang of sourdough starter; the midnight call of the loons; the triumph of foraging wild mushrooms from the forest floor--and Abraham, Home's charismatic leader, the North Star to Saskia and the four other teenagers who lived there, her best and only friends. Two decades later, Saskia is shuttered in her Connecticut estate. She's not scared of the world; it's her own capacity for ruthlessness that's made her lock herself away. In the shadow of Home's stately pines all those years ago, Abraham weaponized this trait, singling her out to do his bidding. The results haunt her daily. Then her worst nightmare comes true: she and her estranged friends receive threatening letters. Unless they return to the land in rural Maine, the terrible thing they did as teenagers--their last ditch attempt to save Home--will be revealed. Returning to Home from vastly different lives to confront their blackmailer, the five must not only face their dark past, but reckon with what they are capable of now that they've been reunited. How far will they go to bury their secret forever?
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jack777
Fierce Little Thing | Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
Mehso-so

Enjoyed how the chapters alternate between time periods in the narrator's life. The characters and scenery are vivid. Rare that I read a mystery, but glad I got this one.

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AmandaBlaze
Fierce Little Thing | Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
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Pickpick

If you like reading books about cults, this book may be for you. A group of kids who thought their past was buried are blackmailed as adults to return to the location of the cult. The plot unfolds between the two timelines.

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BittersweetBooks
Fierce Little Thing | Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
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Stories belong to the victors. In the end, that‘s what everyone‘s fighting for—the chance to tell the story of what happened, no matter what actually did 🌲🍄🪵

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Linsy
Fierce Little Thing | Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
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Pickpick

Almost 9 hours down! Great book! The writing is excellent and the pace kept up even though such a large portion of it is flashbacks, but I'm not sure what I think of the resolution. I loved all of the descriptions of nature. I'll be thinking about this one for a while. My new bookmark ended up going very well with the story! 🍄

#20in4 #readwithus #scarathlon2021 #teamslaughter

Linsy Also, this was my October #bookspin! I may not have gotten a bingo, but at least I got that read! @TheAromaofBooks 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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Linsy
Fierce Little Thing | Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
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Back at the doctor's office again because I'm the idiot that dunked her cast in the tub and tried to blow dry it better. 🤦🏻‍♀️

#currentlyreading #scarathlon2021 #screamathon

Crazeedi Oh no😥 3y
AmyG Oops! 3y
DrJAdMerricksson Oh dear. Haha, that sucks, and sounds like something I'd do! 3y
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FelinesAndFelonies
Fierce Little Thing | Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
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Mehso-so

I seriously debated Dnf'ing this one. It finally picked up around the 200 page mark & ended strong. Was it worth it? I'm not sure. The author doesn't understand the psychology of cults or cult membership so that really killed this book since that was the focus. Also, the transitions between past & present were confusing & poorly defined. The short chapters made it easy to stick with. ⭐⭐💫 You could try it, but I warned you!

Megabooks Definitely won‘t be reading this. Thanks for the honest review. I was on the fence. 3y
FelinesAndFelonies @Megabooks glad I could help. There are definitely better cult books out there. 3y
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Well-ReadNeck
Fierce Little Thing | Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
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Mehso-so

Fierce Little Thing is a creepy little book with a decent puzzle. #ARC

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jackday
Fierce Little Thing | Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
Mehso-so

Enjoyed how the chapters alternate between time periods in the narrator's life. The characters and scenery are vivid. Rare that I read a mystery, but glad I got this one.

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Lesliereadsalot
Fierce Little Thing | Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
Mehso-so

Three stories are told simultaneously by one narrator: what happened when she was a child, her life on a commune when she was a teenager, and her present day self. Lots of mysteries and all the answers at the end. A story that will stay with you and seems so realistic you have to remind yourself it‘s a novel.

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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
Fierce Little Thing | Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
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In 3 days of trying I made it to page 10 only. I don't understand what is going on. It's weird and confusing. I'm putting this aside for now - I'm struggling too hard with it.

Penny_LiteraryHoarders @TheLudicReader I loved June by her! Haven't read Bittersweet, but this one is a bit of a challenge. Going to pick it up later. 4y
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Penny_LiteraryHoarders
Fierce Little Thing | Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
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Reading outside on the patio weather is here!