#Rules for Vanishing

[lgbtqreads]

Fave Five: YA About Ghosts and/or Ghost Hunters, Part I

The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas Violet Ghosts by Leah Thomas Ghost Wood Song by Erica Waters

[bones-clouds]

books i read in 2024:

"rules for vanishing"

kate alice marshall

“so be careful what roads you take, and be careful who you follow down them.”

[shxpeshifterr]

[headinbookishclouds]

Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall

“If there are rules, there’s a way things ought to be”.

I know you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover but everything about this book fits right into my alley. I mean, look at the title alone. What an intriguing title. The cover was also stunning. It had all of the trademarks of a good horror book - ghosts, folktales, and monsters. Ultimately, ​​Rules for Vanishing intertwined looking for a long lost sister, a deadly ghost story and teenage angst into a riveting book.

It genuinely terrified me. I suppose I shouldn’t have been reading so late into the night but I really couldn't put it down. Marshall combines exquisite prose with a documentary-style narrative that included police reports, transcriptions of interviews, text messages. The multi-media format complemented each other because the narration was built to be unreliable to an extent. It helped to build up the creepy atmosphere of the book. The suspense and dread is apparent early on with the mention of the road, Lucy Gallows and the game. Marshall truly excelled in delivering such an evocative environment where it was so easy to picture in my head. She did the same thing with the horror e;lements of the book - the monsters were terrifying and there was always a sense of dread in the atmosphere.

However, what didn’t match was the almost laissez-faire attitude by the characters. They were all teenagers and honestly, most of them were distinct enough. But they weren’t all remarkable. I think the setting and the plot allowed this book to truly excel. I did find some of the characters a little lacklustre but Sara and her sister Becca’s bond was sweet. Additionally, while I appreciated the creepy atmosphere, there was a lot going on sometimes where I wasn’t sure what was even happening. Overall, this was a great read and I would read it again!

[orianna-is-dead]

I finally got The Narrow by Kate Alice Marshall and I plan to start it tonight. But does that mean I need to reread all her other books?

Yes, I think it does.

[vavuska]

“ALL RIGHT. WHO’S coming?” I ask. I sound calm, despite my heart pounding so hard I can hear it. No one else says anything. They all stare at the road—or at me. Like I have answers.

You expect in a moment like this to have trouble believing or a need to search for a rational explanation. Maybe it’s like that for the others—denial, trying to find evidence that they’re dreaming or hallucinating or that it’s some kind of trick. But for me, at least, it’s like a puzzle piece clicking into place. A feeling that everything has finally aligned the way it should be.

The road is here, and Becca is waiting.

“No way,” Jeremy says, shifting his weight back from the road. “Have you guys ever watched, like, a single movie? We get on that road and about thirty seconds from now some hook-handed motherfucker is wearing our guts like a scarf.”

- Rules for Vanishing, Kate Alice Marshall

[seventhofcrows]

I do not usually like YA thrillers, but there are two authors that are the exception. Kara Thomas and Kate Marshall.

I really liked Rules for Vanishing, even though I couldn't finish it and I ended up kind of forgetting about it. I really liked The Cheerleaders, and I also really wanted Little Monsters, and I have The Darkest Corners somewhere in my work drive.

I'm kind of sad that people haven't heard about Rules for Vanishing. And that it's rated low on Goodreads. I don't see the issues.

Those are my exceptions.

Am I weird?

[thebookishcrypt]

Batch Ratings for 2019: Paranormal/Creepy Edition

This is a list of dark books that I read in 2019 that I didn’t really write full reviews for but I still wanted to share my ratings for them! My full reading list can be found on my [Goodreads] so you can look further into them! 4/5 stars 4.5 stars 5/5 stars 3.7/5 stars “Wow. Predictable but intriguing nonetheless.” 2/5 stars “This was so good, predictable at almost every turn but…

[arkarti]

I'm sorry in your last Willry post...the..the hair grab???? HENRY GRABBING WILLIAM'S HAIR, LIKE THAT???? Dead. You have killed me off. Congratulations, the Fazbear franchise dies here because you keep killing off those poor restaurant workers with their hot bosses.

yes, the hair grab was very important to me 😳 jkahgjk glad u like it

help, that is the funniest way to die tho. rip in peace anon 😔

[gummi-ships]

Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance Commands - Dark Roll

[lez-bichi-lover]

My bff @pinktrapped made a western au with the bugs called ~HALLOWEST~ and I JUST COULDN'T RESIST DEAR LORD

Idrew her designs and added Radiance

[bloomfish]

remember when you could send people 'fan mail' (i think that's what it was called) on here and it was like 50pt courier new on fake notebook paper

[rendellstreet]

Frederic and Arianna's little blurbs in the TBEA/TTS Season 1 pitch bible

[quietwingsinthesky]

i stand by the fact that thief (2014) wasn't a very good game but it did have a cutscene in the very last chapter that i keep thinking about. like one of those tiny moments in a game that rewrites your brain. and i can't even describe exactly why, it's such a small moment, but i keep thinking about it.

the only isolated version of it i can find is here, which comes without the subtitles, but what she says is "Everyone said I was bad, that I corrupted the Primal. Well. I'd hate to disappoint."

and i just keep thinking about it. erin, her name's erin btw, has at this point spent a year in captivity, drugged into unconsciousness, tortured, experimented on, while various men in power try to extract this power out of her to use it for their own ends. this thing she does here, we know it happens ambiently to people over time from exposure to her. this is the first and only time we see her actively fuck someone up like this, destroy their mind and body in a way that's almost. casual. with just a touch, moving on past them. and i keep thinking about this moment. about her being told for a year that she's the source of corruption, that without her this power would be pure. useful. about her finally being conscious enough to do something with this thing that's been an excuse to hurt her for months and accepting it as truth that she did corrupt it but that means it's hers to use, now, and hers to destroy people with and hers to protect herself with. "i'd hate to disappoint."

[anetherealpoetess]

i love raoul. his cuntiness is so often downplayed. like he's a pretty little rich orphan boy petted by his sisters and aunt, spoiled by his brother-father, and obsessed with facing the terrors of the arctic on a naval expedition. only to fall in love with a swedish soprano, fight an opera ghost, vanish in the middle of the night, and find himself ruled in absentia to be insane.

[wonder-worker]

Cratesipolis in the Ancient Sources

314 BCE: "Polyperchon's son Alexander, as he was setting out from Sicyon with his army, was killed by Alexion of Sicyon and certain others who pretended to be friends. His wife, Cratesipolis,​ however, succeeded to his power and held his army together, since she was most highly esteemed by the soldiers for her acts of kindness; for it was her habit to aid those who were in misfortune and to assist many of those who were without resources. She possessed, too, skill in practical matters and more daring than one would expect in a woman. Indeed, when the people of Sicyon scorned her because of her husband's death and assembled under arms in an effort to gain their freedom, she drew up her forces against them and defeated them with great slaughter, but arrested and crucified about thirty. When she had a firm hold on the city, she governed the Sicyonians, maintaining many soldiers, who were ready for any emergency."

— Diodorus Siculus (Book XIX)

308 BCE: "At this time, while Ptolemy was sailing from Myndus with a strong fleet through the islands, he liberated Andros as he passed by and drove out the garrison. Moving on to the Isthmus, he took Sicyon and Corinth from Cratesipolis."

— Diodorus Siculus (Book XX)

308 BCE: "Cratesipolis, who had long fought in vain for an opportunity of betraying Acrocorinth to Ptolemy, having been repeatedly assured by the mercenaries, who composed the guard, that the place could be defended, applauded their fidelity and bravery; however, said she, it may be wise to send for reinforcements from Sicyon. For this purpose, she openly sent a letter of request to the Sicyonians; and privately an invitation to Ptolemy. Ptolemy's troops were dispatched in the night, admitted as the Sicyonian allies, and put in possession of Acrocorinth without the agreement or knowledge of the guards."

— Polyaenus: Stratagems

307 BCE: "But on learning that Cratesipolis, who had been the wife of Polyperchon's​ son Alexander, was tarrying at Patrae, and would be very glad to make him a visit (and she was a famous beauty), [Demetrius the Besieger] left his forces in the territory of Megara and set forth, taking a few light-armed attendants with him. And turning aside from these also, he pitched his tent apart, that the woman might pay her visit to him unobserved. Some of his enemies learned of this, and made a sudden descent upon him. Then, in a fright, he donned a shabby cloak and ran for his life and got away, narrowly escaping a most shameful capture in consequence of his rash ardour. His tent, together with his belongings, was carried off by his enemies."

— Plutarch (Life of Demetrius, 1.9.3)