#Cherie Priest

[gothiccharmschool]

Hey you! Are you in the Seattle -ish area? Want to see the fabulous @cmpriest talk about her new book CINDERWITCH? Want to see me ask her all sorts of questions? Yes, yes you do. YES, YOU DO. May 14 at the University Book Store!

#Cherie Priest #jillian venters #CINDERWITCH

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Have you read...

note: If you did not finish but feel you read enough to form an opinion, you may choose a ‘Yes’ option instead of 'Partly' (e.g., Yes, I didn’t like it). Interpret "neutral or complicated" however you like, I intended this category to be a broad option between like and dislike.

Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother forty whacks; and when she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one....   The people of Fall River, Massachusetts, fear me. Perhaps rightfully so. I remain a suspect in the brutal deaths of my father and his second wife despite the verdict of innocence at my trial. With our inheritance, my sister, Emma, and I have taken up residence in Maplecroft, a mansion near the sea and far from gossip and scrutiny.   But it is not far enough from the affliction that possessed my parents. Their characters, their very souls, were consumed from within by something that left malevolent entities in their place. It originates from the ocean’s depths, plaguing the populace with tides of nightmares and madness.   This evil cannot hide from me. No matter what guise it assumes, I will be waiting for it. With an axe.

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#Maplecroft #Cherie Priest #horror books #horror #bookblr #books #historical fiction #fantasy horror #lovecraftian #horrorbookpoll

[vroomvroomvettel]

Why are there no Trickdaw fanfics?

#trickdaw #i am princess x #jackdaw #trick #cherie priest

[kjcamilli]

I Am Princess X

Cherie Priest

Illustrated by Kali Ciesemier 

May has had very few friends throughout her life, with the exception of Libby, who she met through their joint creativity with sidewalk chalk. Libby’s initial drawing spawned a series of written adventures about the character–Princess X–that both girls worked on together. They were the best of friends until Libby and her mom drowned, and all the written adventures were lost to Libby’s dad’s moving and carelessness. May knows her best friend is dead, but when she finds out that a webcomic about Princess X is online, she can’t help but hope that there’s something she doesn’t know. This story follows May’s quest to prove that her friend isn’t actually dead by following subtle clues in the online story within a story. The art that goes along with the fictional webcomic is beautiful and will appeal to readers who enjoy graphic novels but might be looking for something more text-heavy. Both a mystery and an adventure set in a realistic contemporary setting, this book can appeal to a wide variety of readers, although it does deal with some heavier topics such as death and grief, kidnapping, race, and divorce and other family issues, along with a few swears that make it solidly for young adult readers. The characters are compelling, from May, a stubborn but sometimes insecure teen who goes out of her way to find the truth, and Patrick, a morally gray hacker with a tendency to get in over his head, to Libby, a traumatized artist with a knack for finding her way out of some sticky situations, and Jackdaw, an outcast genius known for taking in runaways. Readers will likely find themselves drawn to the characters as well as captivated by the complex plot as May works to find her friend and put their mysterious villain behind bars. 

BIBLIO: 2015, Scholastic Books, Ages 12+, $7.99.

REVIEWER: Katherine Camilli  

FORMAT: Traditional and Graphic Novel

ISBN: 9780545907316

#i am princess x #cherie priest #kali ciesemier #books #book review

[doublemegative]

Princess X was the it girl of the Scholastic Book Fair and continues to be the it girl of my heart

#where is the fandom bro #i am princess x #cherie priest

[opticdeathxxx]

#clockwork century #cherie priest #boneshaker #clementine #dreadnought #ganymede #the inexplicables #fiddlehead #jacarda

[alyssumowo]

I've gotten back into reading books lately and WOW I did not expect a book I bought at a middle school book fair to have the word "porn" in it

#i've read this book before #but i don't remember it saying THAT #lol #i am princess x #cherie priest #books #book fair #scholastic book fair #scholastic #idk if i need to put mature on it but just in case

[nevinslibrary]

Weird & Wonderful Wednesday

Now this is a What If story. The author asks, why did Lizzie Borden kill her father and stepmother? And, since it’s a Weird and Wonderful Wednesday, you may guess that the answer has to do with… let’s go with… the beyond human crowd (think H.P. Lovecraft, that’s what popped into my head while reading). Lizzie needs to juggle caring for her sister as well as figuring out why her parents turned into monsters.

In real life Lizzie was acquitted, so, who knows, maybe Cherie Priest really is right even. (Okay, probably not). But, it’s an awesome story that takes a random thought/idea and it runs with it in such a great way. Loved this.

You may like this book If you Liked: A Cosmology of Monsters by Shaun Hamill, See What I Have Done by Sarah Schmidt, or The Last American Vampire by Seth Grahame-Smith

Maplecroft by Cherie Priest

#weirdandwonderfulwednesday #nmlRA #nevins memorial library #maplecroft #cherie priest

[princelysome]

A well-written steam punk - zombie tale. It's a solidly constructed fantasy with believable characters challenged by drastic circumstances.

#princelysome #2022 #books i've read #wvdeli #kindle #cherie priest #boneshaker

[smbilodeau]

The Inexplicables

Finished reading “The Inexplicables” by Cherie Priest. Fourth novel in the Clockwork Century series.

Welcome to a Seattle shaped by the Blight: a toxic gas that slowly turns men to rotters before it kills them. Rotters, undead creatures whose sole motivation is eating anything too slow to escape. Rector Sherman was barely a child when the Blight was released by the Boneshaker, orphaning him.

Now, just 18, he’s been evicted from the orphanage that was the only home he can remember. His sole idea of what to do next is to enter the now-walled city of Seattle, despite the rotters infesting it, in an effort to atone for a sin that lies heavy on his conscience. The sin? The death of the person who’d come closest to being a friend.

Things aren’t quite what Rector thinks, however. People live there, despite the Blight, and the rotters. And something worse is killing off the rotters…

This is a great series: steampunk, zombies, zepplins, mad scientists, a Civil War that never stopped, and now, the Inexplicables. Clean prose, good pacing, and interesting characters are all attributes of anything Priest writes, and she is constantly and consistently raising her game.

I recommend the series, and highly recommend this entry.

#book review #the inexplicables #cherie priest #books

[thebookishcrypt]

Batch ratings for 2020: Horror/mystery edition

You can find my full reading list on my [Goodreads] so you can look further into the following titles! “My heart is completely shattered.” 6/5 stars “Left this sitting for months.. only to skim the last 40 pages cause I was bored out of my mind.” 1/5 stars 1/5 stars 2/5 stars “This was a Christmas gift from a friend, and I absolutely fell in love with that cover art!It definitely sucked me…

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#abara #cherie priest #horror #kim liggett #lie lie again #scott cawthon #stacy wise #the agony house #the grace year #the silver eyes #tsutomu nihei

[devonellington]

Thurs. May 11, 2023: Keeping On Keeping On

image courtesy of Engin Akyurt via pixabay.com Thursday, May 11, 2023 Waning Moon Mercury and Pluto Retrograde You can read the latest garden shenanigans here, on Gratitude and Growth. As of today, this country declares the COVID pandemic over, which is ridiculous, untrue, and will cost more lives. The only reason is to force workers back into unsafe situations and allow insurance companies…

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#"Labor Intensives" #ANGEL HUNT #balcony #bookclub #CAST IRON MURDER #cats #Cherie Priest #client work #COVID #Elizabeth Siddal #errands #FALL FOREVER #fatigue #flash fiction #FLIGHT RISK #Gratitude and Growth #Heist Romance #insurance #Legerdemain #meditation #Pages on Stages #poetry #pollen #porch #The Process Muse #waning moon

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State Road 177 runs along the Suwannee River, between Fargo, Georgia, and the Okefenokee Swamp. Drive that route from east to west, and you’ll cross six bridges. Take it from west to east, and you might find seven. But you’d better hope not. Titus and Melanie Bell leave their hotel in Fargo for a second honeymoon canoeing the Okefenokee Swamp. But shortly before they reach their destination, they draw up to a halt at the edge of a rickety bridge with old stone pilings, with room for only one car... When, much later, a tow-truck arrives, the driver finds Titus lying in the middle of the road, but Melanie is nowhere to be found.

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[bookhoarding]

Book Review: Flight Risk by Cherie Priest

If you aren't a cozy mystery book fan but you like Psych, The Booking Agents series might be a good jumping off point for you.

A cozy mystery so gripping I read it in one day. If you aren’t a cozy mystery book fan but you like Psych, The Booking Agents series might be a good jumping off point for you. I definitely wouldn’t call myself a “cozy mystery” fan, but when life gives you a free book by author you like, you don’t say no. And I’m glad I didn’t say no. What I love about Priest’s writing is how she focuses on…

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#Book Agents #cherie priest #cozy mysteries #Flight risk #grave reservations #the booking agents

[msadmiral]

Forgive me for the fucking phone shadow-

“Their relationship is complicated…”

Cw: Mentions of religion and underage drinking

Supposedly takes place in contrast to this post by @clownsuu

Dialogue (in case you can’t read my small ass blurry handwriting):

Mob!Cherie: “Another ‘one too many nightcaps’ with Mr. Howdy, I presume?”

Mob!Wally: “Mmh… Very observant.”

Mob!Cherie: “Not observance. Simply stating the obvious, Brother Wallace.”

Mob!Wally: “If you would be so… ‘kind’, sister Cherilyn, and assist me to my quarters?”

Mob!Cherie: “Cherilyn is not my name, Brother.”

Mob!Wally: “Neither is Wallace…”

Mob!Cherie: “Touché…”

Mob!Wally: “You should consider joining us, dear Sister… You were always a lot better at- hic- holding your liquor than Mr. Howdy…”

Mob!Cherie: “And you were always a bit too fond of him, your ‘butler’…”

Mob!Wally: “You aren’t entirely void of those feelings yourself, Sister.”

Mob!Cherie: “Perhaps. But for reasons other than nepotism and manipulation.”

Mob!Wally: “Nonsense… There is no room for bias in a family…”

Mob!Cherie: “Mm-hm. Whatever you say, brother Wally…”

Needless to say, they both favor Howdy in some way…

NOT A SHIP!!! CHERIE IS 14 IN THIS AU!!

Closeup photos below cut👇

#their relationship has very much sibling vibes #not actually related though #tf is that grammar- #They address each other as ‘Brother’ and ‘Sister’ similar to how nuns and priests do in church #Again with the heavy religious coding #I’ll make a post explaining Mob Cherie’s position in the mob soon #But to put things simply is that Cherie and Wally are on similar levels in terms of power in the mob #The only thing that connects them like this is that they both work to keep the mob intact #Wally does more internal management while Cherie does external protection #Like a guardian almost #She’s not underneath Wally but nor is she above him #Cherie technically acts as his iron fist over the Darling Family #mob cherie o’cozy #mob cherie #welcome home cherie o’cozy #cherie o’cozy #welcome home mob au #wally darling #mob wally #welcome home oc #oc stuff #The dialogue in this makes no fucking sense I swear to god

[ofliterarynature]

Princess x was meh

That’s disappointing to hear! Any particular reasons?

#asks #anon #i am princess x #unhaul #I keep wanting to read Cherie Priest but have not yet managed it lol