#daria polatin

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week #26 recommendation: bee

Devil in Ohio by Daria Polatin

▪︎ thriller/horror novel ▪︎

horror is just a town away.

and it certainly does travel. mae, a young teen from the town known for worshiping the devil, arrives at the mathis’ kitchen table after being taken home by suzanne, her psychiatrist. she’s a little odd, sure, but that’s all good and well. until she moves into jules’s room and is caught with her back exposed—and the satanic carvings with it. it’s like she’s a magnet for disaster—a branch falls on the front doorknob, jules’s little sister dani is attacked, their dad separates himself from the house and their mother, and the family is falling apart. jules knows she didn’t have as many privileges as she does now, but at least she was comfortable in her own home. the solution? mae has to go.

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reading this book for the second with a more analytical eye, i realize this: julia is so fifteen. yeah, she makes stupid decisions (some really stupid decisions), but isn’t that what all fifteen year olds do? she becomes so overly jealous of mae that it starts twisting her morals like a wet rag. and she abandons isaac in the process. i do like the rift that was created between suzanne and the rest of the family because of mae, though. sort of a “you couldn’t understand, let me do my thing, i’m backed into a corner here” type thing. last part: the ending iffs me. the new family…obviously they’ve got something to hide. and who knows who can save mae this time?

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After Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck, and Chris Pine in films, writer-producers Carlton Cuse (Locke & Key, The Witches of Eastwick (1992), Bates Motel) & Graham Roland (Dark Winds, Fringe, Almost Human) are bringing Tom Clancy‘s most popular character Jack Ryan to the small screen. Not based on a particular Clancy novel, since these books are tied to the geopolitics of the 80S and 90s,…

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november book journal

books read:

1. ‘the guest list’ by lucy foley

rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

2. ‘home before dark’ by riley sager

rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

3. ‘the last time i lied’ by riley sager

rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

4. ‘devil in ohio’ by daria polatin

rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

5. ‘nineteen claws and a blackbird’ by agustina bazterrica

rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

6. ‘the woman in cabin 10’ by ruth ware

rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

dnf:

the perfect marriage by jeneva rose

december tbr:

the bell jar by sylvia plath

and then there were none by agatha christie

the chestnut man by søren sveistrup

the exorcist by william peter blatty

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DEVIL IN OHIO (2022) created by Daria Polatin

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and also 18, 62, & 63

your least favorite book ever

ever????? Devil in Ohio by Daria Polatin

a book with a forgettable plot but amazing characters

ehhhh you really have to have plot for me to even finish a book

a book that actually made you laugh out loud

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Serie: Devil in Ohio (El Diablo en Ohio)

Creada por: Daria Polatin

2022

[disneybooksandanimearemylife]

Book Blog: Devil in Ohio by Daria Polatin

So I actually finished this a couple days ago, I just had a lot of work and personal life shit going on. I will say my expectations on it were low, after reading it though it did get higher, though not without it faults

PLOT: Jules is the middle child of her family, she’s quirky and into vintage clothes, likes photography and old fashion films. She has a friend Issac and while she’s not population she not a loner either; things are just fine in her quaint life. That is until her mom (Who’s a hospital psychiatrist) bring home a young girl one night. Mae Dodd was found on the side of the road and is covered in unusual scars, some signifying the pentagram and satanic cult symbols. Mae comes from the town of Tisdale, Ohio. There’ they worship the Devil as though he were a God. Jules’ mom does not like the idea of sending Mae back to such a horrific place so she let’s Mae stay at her home temporarily.

At first Jules is unsure of the idea. I mean who wants to be known for adopting a Satan worshipper into the family. In times it does appear that Mae is warmer up to Jules and her family...maybe a little too much. At first it was little things like Mae borrowing Jules’ clothes to Jules’ mom just getting Mae new ones and leaving her family behind, then it’s copying Jules habits, then to flirting with the boy Jules likes...Almost as if she’s trying to distance Jules from any sense of normalcy. Could this be the work of something sinister?

PROS: I love how the writer handles the middle child issues in this book. I’m not a middle child myself but I’ve read stories and articles and even some shows describe that the middle child is usually left to their own devices. They feel left out on certain things and activities, and their wants and desires are put aside for the younger sibling or the older sibling. Jules fits into that category, Her younger sister is trying to get into a musical and the older one is just about to start college, so where does that leave Jules? All she wants to do is spend time with her mom in Chicago but that trip canceled and you can feel her anger reaching a breaking point. That and the boy she likes turns out to like someone else (guess who?) so now she feels completely isolate from anyone she thought she could trust.

 Even though Jules is the main character Mae is the big mystery. Why did her town abandon her? Why is she covered in scars, why do white roses trigger her? and why is she copying Jules? Even in the end of the book there’s still an ominous vibe from Mae that like “Not everything was answered, and that’s a good thing.”

When they do mention Tisdale; the Satan lovers town it does feel very creepy. Maybe not Silent Hill creepy. But definitely unwelcoming if you’re an outsider.

CONS: While I do love the middle child problems that are sprinkled throughout the story, I wish the writer gave the siblings a bit more personalities. Just having one quirk isn’t enough; sure the younger child is into musicals and is a drama queen, but how she loves studying history and wants to help Jules discover what Tisdale is all about? Or how about the older child defends Jules when their mom is more supportive of Mae than her own kids? It just feels like the other sibling are there; say a few lines’ then leave stage left.

And for the title to the word Devil, there’s very little supernatural things going on. Yes cult are creepy and having an entire town worship evil like it’s totally natural in forboding. But I wanted to see spooky specters around Mae, or her being possessed by an evil spirit. Just something.

I liked it enough. Had some good creepy moments, subtle meanings on family dynamics, scary cults, It would be the perfect read for halloween. I rate it a7.5/10.

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Devil in Ohio trailer released

Devil in Ohio trailer released

Discover why no one is safe on Netflix on September 2nd 2022! When hospital psychiatrist Dr. Suzanne Mathis (Emily Deschanel) shelters a mysterious cult escapee (Madeleine Arthur), her world is turned upside down as the strange girl’s arrival threatens to tear her own family apart. Adapted from Daria Polatin’s best-selling book inspired by a true story, Devil In Ohio is a thrilling, shocking tale…

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Jack Ryan

Season 2, “Tertia Optio“

Director: Phil Abraham

DoP: Arnau Valls Colomer

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Happy Halloween, book lovers! 👻

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Books of 2022 #15

Devil in Ohio by Daria Polatin

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um, hello. i live in india but i read foreign authors too... i was wondering if you could suggest a really good horror-thriller genre for young adults?

Hi! We definitely can!

Kate (one of our assistant librarians who isn’t a regular on our reader’s advisory team, but still wanted to help) recommends:      Devil in Ohio by Daria Polatin        One Was Lost by Natalie Richards        Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham

Robin recommends The Call by Peadar Ó Guilín. In this book, Ireland has been cut off from the rest of the world by vicious fae seeking vengeance for having been pushed “underhill.”  They summon teens away to hunt them. Every teen gets called, and there’s no escaping it. The main character is physically disabled and you’ll be on the edge of your seat hoping for her to survive.

Beth recommends Pandemic by Yvonne Ventresca, with the note that it’s more realistic disaster than horror.

I hope you find something you like in this list! Happy reading!

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Devil in Ohio | Trailer

it's horror but it's a miniseries so I might give #DevilinOhio a shot since the trailer looks cool. #Netflix

Writer-Creator: Daria PolatinStars: Emily Deschanel, Stacey Farber, Alisha Newton, Sam Jaeger, and Tahmoh Penikett. This wasn’t on my radar before I randomly found my way to this trailer. I tend to shy away from horror movies and shows but this one seems like something that I could watch. I’ll at least try with the pilot episode but if this gets too creepy for me, I’m out! lol If you’re…

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When fifteen-year-old Jules Mathis comes home from school to find a strange girl, her mother explains that Mae is one of her patients at the hospital and will be staying with their family for a few days. But shortly after, Mae is wearing Jules’ clothes, sleeping in her bedroom, edging her out of her position on the school paper, and kissing Jules’s crush. Then things get weird. Jules walks in on a half-dressed Mae, she’s startled to see a pentagram carved into her back. Soon white roses start turning up on the front porch, a rabid dog bites one of Jules’ sisters, and Jules’ parents, who never fight, start arguing behind closed doors. Jules pieces clues together and discovers that Mae may be a survivor of the strange cult that has taken over a nearby town. And they will stop at nothing to get Mae back.

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DEVIL IN OHIO (2022) created by Daria Polatin

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For all the other bookworms out there

New Young Adult Novels Releasing Today! (November 7)

If you’ve added any of these titles to your TBR, or if you think I’ve missed a title, please let me know!

New first book in a series/Standalones: 

This Mortal Coil by Emily Suvada

Now is Everything by Amy Giles

Eight Days On Planet Earth by Cat Jordan

The Closest I’ve Come by Fred Aceves

Kat & Meg Conquer the World by Anna Priemaza

Renegades by Marissa Meyer

The Ocean In my Ears by Meagan Macvie

Devil in Ohio by Daria Polatin

The November Girl by Lydia Kang

The Becoming of Noah Shaw by Michelle Hodkin

Rosemarked by Livia Blackburne

Sequels: 

Retribution Rails (Vengeance Road) by Erin Bowman

Speaker (Sea of Ink and Gold #2) by Traci Chee

War of the Cards (Queen of Hearts Saga #3) by Colleen Oakes

Happy reading!