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𝐂𝐁 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧's avatar

Always packed with quotable snippets! Equal parts giving and holding back to make us readers wonder (and hope and fear) what’s coming next!

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Rhiannon D'Averc's avatar

The knowing irony of "Why can’t places just be beautiful without magic or mysteries or conspiracies or anything like that?" is delicious

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Lyndsey Resnick's avatar

Oh my...now I have to wait to see what happens next? :)

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Stephen Duffy's avatar

Really enjoyed this. Looking forward to reading part 2!

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Richard Ritenbaugh's avatar

So many mysteries . . .

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EJ Trask's avatar

HAZEL!!! what a character. i’m hooked.

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Scoot's avatar

Thought about doing a "live-tweeting" of this story but as I got into the meat 'n potatoes of it, didn't feel right. I like how you've broken out the "limbs"--I initially thought it was referring to something else, but the explanation of the macguffin for the search (i'm being coy becuse i've checked the 'also share to notes' box so avoiding spoilers) changed the meaning somewhat.

I really like how you've set the stage in every sense--setting, characters, problem, present understanding of the solution. And yet you end with a hint of mystery along basically every dimension. Jumping right into Half Two!

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Garen Marie's avatar

You always make the setting feel so alive and the characters so real. Color me intrigued! What does Youngest mean?!?

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Sandy Shaller's avatar

There are certain words that trigger excited terror in me when they crop up in a horror story and you've got one of those words, "cryptozoology." in this installment. That word conjures up a delicious bevy of horrorible mutations and strange lives that don't belong. I can't wait to read the next installment.

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FranB's avatar

Intriguing! Can't wait to read the next instalment.

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Tell Me a Mystery's avatar

I have to wait a week for the next part??? Just saying, it's so good that I want it all now!!! 👏👏👏

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Rose Gärtnerin's avatar

Ooooh... I love how I have no idea where this could go! Very much looking forward to reading the whole thing. <3

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Liz Zimmers's avatar

Loving this!

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Stories Sown With Hope's avatar

I’m intrigued! Looking forward to the next part. :)

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Stephanie Sweeney's avatar

Love the foreshadowing and details! Looking forward to part II!

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Frank's avatar

Hmmm, maybe I should not have read this after dark! Tension is set like a wire you could pluck...

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