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What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier, #1)

T. Kingfisher

Start date: December 1, 2022

Finish date: February 28, 2023

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Oct 29, 2022 Sarah (Bright & Bookish) rated it it was amazing

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I was a little scared to pick this book up, first because I am a fan of Poe and as this is a retelling of The Fall of the House of Usher I had certain expectations, but also because I don't typically read horror since I don't like to be grossed out. I didn't need to be worried though, this is a great retelling that really captures the same atmosphere of the original while taking it in a slightly different direction which I loved! Also, while there were some things that were kind of gross (just l ...more

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Oct 09, 2022 Ann rated it really liked it

Shelves: horror-thiller, 2022, rws

I have never read The Fall of the House of Usher, though god knows I’ve tried. It is one of those mental block books for me. I had a Poe phase as a child, but Usher was too dense and it always left me in a sleepy, dazed state. After reading this book, I tried to read the source and the same thing happened.
Happily, the retelling was not soporific. This was a page-turner, with plenty of gothic gloom and slow-burn creepiness. The climax was delightfully unnerving.
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