Loved itthe enchanted by Rene Denfeld I really enjoyed it I don't think about it much anymore
The enchanted (2014)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive The enchanted place is an ancient stone prison, viewed through the eyes of a death row inmate who finds escape in his books and in re-imagining life around him. A female investigator searches for buried information from prisoners' pasts that can save those soon-to-be-executed. Digging into the background of a killer named York, she uncovers wrenching truths that challenge familiar notions of victim and criminal, innocence and guilt, and reveals shocking secrets of her own.
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- 9780062285508
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- 263 pages
Genres: fantasy
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Loved itshe wrote The Enchanted which was my favorite book that I read in 2017
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Loved itthis book impacted me easily more than anything else I've read this year
Loved itthe writing it's absolutely captivating dark gritty and there were lines honestly that left me breathless I had to stop and think
Loved itAnd I read this entire thing in basically one sitting. It was during Bout of Books, I believe, and it just completely blew my mind. Like the writing is so beautiful and so powerful.