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The first things to shift were the doll's eyes, the beautiful grey-green glass eyes. Slowly they swivelled, until their gaze was resting on Triss's face. Then the tiny mouth moved, opened to speak. 'What are you doing here?' It was uttered in tones of outrage and surprise, and in a voice as cold and musical as the clinking of cups. 'Who do you think you are? This is my family.'

When Triss wakes up after an accident, she knows that something is very wrong. She is insatiably hungry; her sister seems scared of her and her parents whisper behind closed doors. She looks through her diary to try to remember, but the pages have been ripped out. Soon Triss discovers that what happened to her is more strange and terrible than she could ever have imagined, and that she is quite literally not herself. In a quest find the truth she must travel into the terrifying Underbelly of the city to meet a twisted architect who has dark designs on her family - before it's too late . .

Abbie and I will be reading this one today ☺ Review copies available to request on netgaley (UK only) https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/sho...

Starting soon!

Will be starting in a bit. :)

I'm reading whilst playing play-doh!
chapter 1 (view spoiler)[ froglet is an unusual nickname! (hide spoiler)]

Sarah wrote: "I'm reading whilst playing play-doh!
chapter 1 [spoilers removed]"

Haha!

chapter 2 (view spoiler)[ so was sebastian her brother? uncle?? And why is it her job to be sick? is it just her that thinks that or is it something she's gotten from her mother? (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 2 - Not sure if i like this or not yet. It's slightly confusing.

chapter 2 (view spoiler)[ yuck! eating rotten fruit! (hide spoiler)]

it is confusing!

chapter 3 (view spoiler)[ I'm not sure who is nuts. triss or pen. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 4 - (view spoiler)[ Pen's annoying. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 5 (view spoiler)[ well there is definitely something going on! (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 8 (view spoiler)[this girl is nuts. She ate a doll?! (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 9 (view spoiler)[her hair turned to leaves? What the hell is going on?! (hide spoiler)]

Had to pop out so i'm still on chapter 5. Gong to read a bit more now. :)

Has it got less confusing yet?

Nope. I'm on chapter 11, and thankfully something is happening, I'm just not sure what the significance is.

chapter 11 (view spoiler)[ hmm, so either Pen has made some weird deal with this architect bloke which is going to kill Triss, or Triss is simply delusional and imaginging all this or, reading something into this encounter that isn't really happening. (hide spoiler)]

chapter 12 (view spoiler)[ as crazy as it was to try and save Pen I'm glad she did. Her parents cant afford to lose another child. (hide spoiler)]

Sarah wrote: "Chapter 9 [spoilers removed]"

This book is so freaking confusing.

OMG! Chapter 12 has answers!

Sarah wrote: "chapter 11 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ Yep. It's hard to believe what happens. (hide spoiler)]

Sarah wrote: "OMG! Chapter 12 has answers!"

Ooh! Finally! Just about to read that chapter.

ha ha! the explanation is actually pretty cool!

Chapter 12 - (view spoiler)[ No wonder Pen was freaking out! (hide spoiler)]

chapter 13 (view spoiler)[ so either this really weird witchcraft thing is going on, or she's delusional. hmm. (hide spoiler)]

chapter 15 (view spoiler)[ this is getting weirder. where's she supposed to get a cockrel from, and what are the chances she's going to have to sacrafice it? (hide spoiler)]

chapter 19 (view spoiler)[ so after starting all this Pen is helping her? (hide spoiler)]

chapter 21 (view spoiler)[ he has sebastian as well?! (hide spoiler)]

Sarah wrote: "chapter 15 [spoilers removed]"

It really is. This book has been a disappointment so far.. hopefully the rain is better!

chapter 23 (view spoiler)[ is this turning into a book about fairies? (hide spoiler)]

This is getting even weirder. where are you up to?

chapter 26 (view spoiler)[ so sebastian is stuck somewhere? is he dead still? is it his spirit/ghost that's stuck writing these letters? (hide spoiler)]

chapter 29 (view spoiler)[ what is she going to do when she's eaten her dress? she's got nothing else left!

This book seems ridiculously long. (hide spoiler)]

I'm on chapter 22 at the moment, keep getting distracted. :(

Sarah wrote: "chapter 29 what is she going to do when she's eaten her dress? she's got nothing else left!

This book seems ridiculously long."

It does feel really long. Not being able to sit down and read for more than 15 minutes at a time makes it feel longer as well. :(

I have been sitting reading it but it just feels like i'm not getting very far very fast!

chapter 31 (view spoiler)[ ha ha! he wants her to eat penelope! (hide spoiler)]

Going to try and read a bit more of this now!

chapter 32 (view spoiler)[ burying her alive is not nice. (hide spoiler)]

chapter 34 (view spoiler)[ I really hope she doesn't try eating Pen! (hide spoiler)]

chapter 37 (view spoiler)[ I'm pretty sure Violet didn't mean to crash. this is really dragging now. (hide spoiler)]