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I approached this book with a little trepidation solely because it hadn‘t exactly received rave reviews. Well, lucky for me that I don‘t give much credence to reviews. For at least the first 85%, I was intrigued, but completely confused. But, once the author, let us in on what was going on, everything fell into place. Great job keeping up the suspense. The horrifying parts were pretty horrible but nothing I couldn‘t get past. ⬇️

Soft pick: 3.5 stars
This had me questioning and wondering what the heck was happening. And the ending just had me super confused. However, I couldn't stop reading it. It was disturbing

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Just letting my team know that I got the next book.

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Day late post:

This was hard to get into, and I don‘t feel like I fully understood it, but I do think it‘s an important read. The characters were also VERY well written.

@vonnie862 - I put this in the mail for you yesterday. It should arrive on Tuesday!

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I spent about 80% of this book confused and annoyed by the overuse of the word “control,” but I think Morrow had a lot to say with this social horror novel about two Black teenagers growing up in a white, upper-class neighborhood. Very dark and twisty with themes of race, class, wealth, and female friendship, but it just didn‘t click for me. I added a star for the powerful ending, but I wish I would‘ve enjoyed the ride to get there more. 3⭐️

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I think this is where we stand right now. Any corrections/additions?

This was a sloooooooooow burn. I liked it a lot though. Had some complicated relationships that were all just power dynamics. Pretty explosive ending.

Just started this one! Read her siren YA book and enjoyed it. Don‘t quite know what‘s going on yet in this one.

One block away from home and I realized I left my new year‘s meal behind at my sister‘s. So I picked up a light snack at the Cheesecake Factory to go with my first book of 2023. What are you reading today?

I heard about this from Book Riot and found the audiobook on Cloud Library. Truly horrifying. #scarathlon

This book has left me with all kinds of emotions, of course that's a sign of good writing but this one was... Hmm. There are parts of the concept that are really cool that would've been interesting but a lot of it didn't make sense. It did keep me listening though which is why I selected pick instead of so-so! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ✨ I'd be interested to hear what y'all thought about this one.

This took a long time to heat up and once it did, it didn‘t stick the landing for me. It was clever use of modern horror (a la ‘Get Out‘) but so much was left unsaid, vague & confused. I‘m mostly wondering what‘s going on with Farrah‘s mother - did she know? Was she there? The codependency of all of this was simply too much.

This book was twisted. Almost DNF'd because the beginning was slow and I didn't like the narrator but it picked up toward the middle and I breezed through the rest of it. I wasn't disappointed but it's not my typical genre. 3.75⭐️

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I have really enjoyed other books by Bethany C. Morrow, but this one didn‘t stick the landing for me. This was a creative idea but Farrah‘s inability to see what was happening & her lack of curiosity bothered me. I‘ve seen it compared to The Other Black Girl, but I enjoyed that one more.

Eh. This #SocialHorror book was a slow build, but even with the interesting ending, I‘m still not sure it was worth the effort.

Farrah always tries to stay a step ahead of everyone, especially her mother and her best friend Cherish. When her once wealthy parents lose their home, she fights to live with even more wealthy Cherish‘s family. But when a series of “accidents” befall her, she slowly questions if everyone is who they seem. 3⭐️ #pop22

Starting my #pop22 #SocialHorror book. It sounds interesting. 👍🏻 it was helpful that the blurb outright said social horror! 😂

I have three reviews to write. Hopefully they‘ll come later today. I‘m going through one of those times where life just catches up with you. 🤷🏻‍♀️ hopefully things will improve soon! 😁

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Happy Pub Day! 🥳🎉

Book Review- https://www.boleybooks.com/2021/10/28/cherish-farrah/

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This is a social horror/thriller novel which is new to me. It's a slow burn similar to Araminta Hall's Our Kind of Cruelty. The thorough understanding of Farrah is necessary for the rest of the book to come together. Cherish & Farrah are two friends who are deeply interconnected & bound together. Farrah believes that this bound is her decision, that she is in control. As the world she knows begins to fall apart what secrets will be revealed?⭐⭐⭐⭐

My favorite kind of books! Free! Looking forward to reading this ARC about race and class and social inequality! Pub date February 2022.

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