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An incredibly unique thriller! Set in an old island castle, it features a fascinating protagonist, Ken(etria) who has dissociative identity disorder. She arrives at this creepy castle, to work with the enigmatic Celeste; then her ex and his dad show up with other white dudes to continue a "tradition" Ken and Celeste - two Black women - did not sign up for. Interesting queer and mental health representation with great tension and plot twists!

I am intrigued by the premise of this book (a main character with dissociative identity disorder who has to solve a murder in a castle on an isolated island in a storm??) but can anyone else who's read this confirm (or not) if there are LGBTQ characters? I saw it tagged as a queer mystery but no signs yet 50 pages in. #QueerBooks

Right out of the gate, we‘re introduced to a few of the personalities of someone with MPD. Head mates in a creepy castle- such a fascinating perspective!! I started figuring out what was going on about midway, most people disassociate because of trauma. The epilogue was a bit too strange for me though. Book #115 in 2024

“But maybe he was just doing what he knows how to do to stay safe, how you‘re doing what you know how to do to stay safe. That‘s how most of us end up hurting people we care about without ever meaning to.”

“[…] everything we see is a fraction of what our eyes take in. Our brains make executive decisions about what we need to see, creating our reality for us.”

“While I enjoy nature, I‘m not a fan of metaphorical weather.”

One of Us Know is a novel about a woman with multiple personalities. (Not my normal read.) I almost put the book in a DNF pile but I did work my way through it. Kenetria Nash and her alters are hired to be the caretaker at a historic castle. Someone is murdered and because of a storm the police have not been called. It was hard to keep track of who was who. 3.25/5

Idk if audio was the best format to read this book. There are a lot of points of view as the MC has DID. They get a job at a remote castle on an island as a caretaker. It‘s a thriller so won‘t say much more. I‘m not sure I like Alyssa Cole‘s mysteries.

#hauntedshelf #flerken #spookoween #bookspinbingo #31by31

I feel good about this grid because I know some of these would remain buried on my TBR had I not read them this month. I chuckle because my tagged favorite was a book I originally bailed.

5* = Loved It, want to shout out loud about this book! I do/will own/keep a physical copy. A+
4*= I liked it, would love to discuss. Solid B
3*=Meh, no need to discuss. Avg C
2*=Nope D
1*=DNF F

I bailed on this book, then started over and ended up almost loving this in a mind-blown sort of way. Sure there‘s a creepy house on an isolated Hudson river island and there‘s a murder - because you have to have a storyline. But for me it was all about the identities (head mates) sharing a physical body to navigate the outside world while an entire ‘family‘ exists and communicates within.

A solid psych thriller. 🖤🖤🖤

This is the second Thriller by Alyssa Cole and though I adore her romances I‘m just not the biggest fan of her work in this genre. Like the story and characters were ok but it always feels like something is missing. The endings are always rushed and all out crazy. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

The MC of the book has DID (dissociative identity disorder) & 1 of the “headmates” has taken a position as caretaker at a castle isolated on an island, another headmate, after a long period of dormancy has to deal with this
Given the mental health condition it‘s tough to find a reliable narrator (multiple POVs)&Much of the mystery plays out inside the MC‘s mind (but there‘s plenty of weird stuff at the castle).
I have never read anything like it.

The main character, Kenetria, has dissociative identity disorder (DID), and has multiple ‘alters‘ or ‘headmates‘ who take turns ‘fronting‘ or driving her body, actions, and decisions. With a storm approaching, Ken is shocked to see two men from her past included as board members of the estate, and when one of them is murdered, she becomes the lead suspect.

With a creepy and immersive setting and a brilliant cast of alter ego characters. Book 95.

I enjoy this author‘s writing style - it deals with dark content in an upbeat way. She manages to make her central characters very likeable despite being layered and flawed (& in this case very nuanced). This story deals with DID (dissociative identity disorder) in the mix of a murder mystery on a haunted island. Is it too much? Probably. But the author provides a quick read. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3.5/5 stars.

This trod a little too close to horror for my tastes so not the book for me but it‘ll definitely ring all the bells for some people.

Library book 2/3 for #AwesomeApril

This book mentioned it was set in 2022 and I thought “Are they going to mention…all of it?”

Sure enough 😅😂🤷🏻‍♀️

Month 4 complete making this year my longest continuing reading streak!

I like this Calendar feature in the Bookmory app a lot. 😂🤷🏻‍♀️ April brought lot of scares. May is shaping to be more upbeat, I think.

Fave read was def the Ruth Ozeki…but Grady Hendrix came in a close second.

Library coming in clutch! I *loved* ‘When No Ones Watching‘ - don‘t let me down Ms. Cole!! 💅🏻✨🫣

If you like having to reinforce your TBR: https://bookriot.com/most-anticipated-books-of-2024/