Amelinda Bérubé

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I write about ghosts and monsters and other things that go bump in the night. My books tend to include a liberal sprinkling of weird Canadiana and the occasional zombie metaphor.

I am an eternal fangirl for YA and SFF, but any book that makes me laugh, makes me cry, or creeps me out will have my heart forever. My very favorites tend to have a thinky, supernatural flavor and don't explain too much.

In my other lives I'm a public service editor, a mother of two, and a passionate gardener. I live in Ottawa, Canada, in a perpetual whirlwind of unfinished projects and cat hair.
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Amelinda Bérubé I'm so delighted you enjoyed it! <3 When I wrote the book I was sort of puking up a lot of anger and anxiety that I hadn't really dared express before…moreI'm so delighted you enjoyed it! <3 When I wrote the book I was sort of puking up a lot of anger and anxiety that I hadn't really dared express before. I think mostly what I was trying to do was articulate what it feels like to chop off pieces of yourself to make others comfortable - and maybe encourage people to claim their own red shoes, if that makes sense.

Marianne's got one more year of high school left to go, so she's 17 - though a young 17, in many ways.(less)
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Lovely readers! We're only a few months out from August, when I get to share my spooky book with all of you! To hear the latest about THE DARK BENEATH THE ICE and future projects - and for book recs, thoughts on tarot, and answers to your questions - you can sign up for my (very occasional) newsletter at http://www.metuiteme.com/contact.html. I'll be giving away goodies to subscribers every Wednes Read more of this blog post »
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"What if you were the actual worst?" is a legit horror subgenre and this book is a flagship entry. It's second hand embarrassment gone nuclear. Reading it was an experience a lot like watching a season of Dexter, which always left me with the residua ...more
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I LOVED this. Thematically devastating and unspeakably creepy. There were a couple of paragraphs close to the 70% mark with some insight into what the maze is and does that gave me goosebumps, it was just such a perfect metaphor. No spoilers! But dam ...more
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“I’m invisible. You can’t harass a ghost.”
Amelinda Bérubé, The Dark Beneath the Ice

“Monsters were way more interesting to Deirdre than animals, even talking ones.”
Amelinda Bérubé, Here There Are Monsters

“Riding to her rescue was my job before I ever had to do it in real life.”
Amelinda Bérubé, Here There Are Monsters

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