What We’ve Been Reading All These Bodies by Kendare Blake | Reviewed by Public Services Manager, Amanda Fifteen-year-old Marie Catherine Hale is in prison in Black Deer Falls, Minnesota, and she is the only survivor of The Bloodless Murders. But is she a victim or is she an accomplice? And if so, who is responsible for the murders and where is the murderer now? Marie tells her story to Michael Jensen, the seventeen-year-old son of the town sheriff, but can Michael really believe her story? It can’t possibly be true that the murderer is a vampire... right?
I don’t know how to express how much I enjoyed this book, other than the fact that I read it multiple times. Three times to be exact. That’s saying something, isn’t it? It’s so good and the best part is that you actually have no idea what is fact and what is fiction, which is a huge part of the story. It’s up to you to decide what happens to the main characters, Michael and Marie, at the end. Does the story have a happy ending? A sad one? A gruesome one?! One filled with vampires?!! You decide! Some might think this sort of ending is unsatisfactory, but I’m a fan of open-ended books. The story is complete. It does have an end, but it just might not be what you expect. Check it out from the library today! It’s available as a print book found in our YA section or as an e-book or e-audio. (And let me tell you... the audio is STELLAR. You’ll come to know that I read almost all of my books by listening, and this one is one of the best I listened to in 2021.) If you’d like to listen to an in-depth, full-of-spoilers summary and discussion of this book featuring an interview with author Kendare Blake and a separate interview with voice actor and narrator Matt Godfrey, check out Fictional Hangover podcast on your podcast player of choice. Fictional Hangover is a podcast for adults about Young Adult and New Adult books, series, authors and voice actors that is full of spoilers. Each episode features a full summary of the book, a discussion featuring favorite parts, not-so-favorite parts, favorite characters and surprises, a five-question game of Would You Rather based on the book (sometimes played with the author or narrator of the book, sometimes with listeners), and recommendations for similar reads. There is adult content, so listeners beware!
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