Another Little PieceAuthor: Kate Karyus Quinn
Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Harper Teen
Release Date: 6-11-13
On a cool autumn night, Annaliese Rose Gordon stumbled out of the woods and into a high school party. She was screaming. Drenched in blood. Then she vanished. A year later, Annaliese is found wandering down a road hundreds of miles away. She doesn’t know who she is. She doesn’t know how she got there. She only knows one thing: She is not the real Annaliese Rose Gordon. Now Annaliese is haunted by strange visions and broken memories. Memories of a reckless, desperate wish . . . a bloody razor . . . and the faces of other girls who disappeared. Piece by piece, Annaliese’s fractured memories come together to reveal a violent, endless cycle that she will never escape—unless she can unlock the twisted secrets of her past. – Goodreads
I am not usually drawn to the horror genre, and if I had known that Another Little Piece was in that category, I probably would have skipped it. However, I am glad that I did read it because it was a book that was scary and horrific, but it also had beautiful writing and a layered story that kept me turning pages. Slowly, Annaliese starts to remember what happened and as the spiderweb of her life starts to form a distinct shape, the disturbing truth lies in wait at the center of that web. The friends from school who give Anna clues to what happened do so in a way that answers one question while creating 10 more to answer. I really liked that method of revelation because it really made me feel invested in the story.
There was a real poignancy to this Another Little Piece as Anna tries desperately to find a way to reconcile Anna with the girl whose life she inhabits. Annaliese’s parents don’t really now what is going on, but they want Anna to be theirs just as desperately. I found Anna’s longing for a life that was real to be very powerful and it balanced well with her discovery of the horrific truth. Another Little Piece managed to combine normal teen angst with a deeply horrifying truth about Anna and who she really is. That is no small feat in horror writing and Kate Kayrus Quinn definitely pulled it off. So, even if you are not usually a horror fan, I highly recommend giving this book a chance.
I received this galley in exchange for my honest review.
Find Kate Karyus Quinn online:
Website
Twitter
I’m eager to read this one…seems like something I would enjoy (I do tend to like horror). I’ll have to read it sooner than later. Great review Kate.
I like a good horror on occasion. When I first saw this book I didn’t even realize that was the genre. I’ll think I’ll give this one a try. Glad you liked it despite it not being your usual genre. 🙂
I had no idea that this book was a horror thriller book. It only makes me want to read it more. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
I’ve heard that this book is creepy! I’m not a big fan of horror, so I might have to skip it. But then again – it sounds like it’s really well done. And I know lots of people liked it.
I’ve heard so much praise for this recently and love a good creepy story, so I’m excited to check this out! Lovely review 🙂
All the reviews I’ve read for this book have been positive so I’m super eager to read this! I’m a huge fan of horror and hopefully, this book will have me biting my nails down to the whim!
I really, really love psychological thrillers like this one. I especially love the slow revelation of clues, figuring out the mystery at the some time the MC does. So this sounds perfect to me! Very helpful review, thank you!
I love thrillers and I find that there aren’t that many really well done ones in YA, so the fact that this one does have a creepy tone to it really excites me and I can’t wait to read it!
Sound fun! Ive been in the mood for scary lately so Ill have to check this one out…;)
Great review, and since I love feeling horror every now and then, I’ll be sure to add this to my TBR! It sounds like something I would devour on the beach this summer!
Thanks for sharing, Kate 🙂
I have been looking for a good book in the horror genre, so I am glad I came across this review. It sounds like it is really good and hopefully surprising. Nice blog, new follower 🙂
Vyki @ On The Shelf
I think the admin of this site is truly working hard for his site, as here every data is
quality based data.
I couldn’t resist commenting. Very well written!
I blog often and I truly thank you for your content. This great article has really
peaked my interest. I will take a note of your blog and keep checking for new details about once per week.
I opted in for your Feed too.
Very good information. Lucky me I found your site by chance
(stumbleupon). I have book marked it for later!
Simply desire to say your article is as amazing. The clarity for your put up is just
great and i could suppose you’re knowledgeable in this subject.
Well with your permission allow me to grab your RSS feed to keep updated with coming near near post.
Thank you 1,000,000 and please carry on the rewarding work.
It’s remarkable designed for me to have a web site,
which is valuable designed for my experience. thanks admin
Hello it’s me, I am also visiting this site regularly, this web page is
truly good and the users are genuinely sharing nice thoughts.
For latest information you have to go to see the
web and on the web I found this website as a best website for most recent updates.
A Hinodе Importa as essências dos perfumes famosos,
das mesmas fábricas quе fornecem para as Grifes famosas,
porém, devido a hinode ter fábrіca própria, ela não importa produto pronto, e sim a matéria рrima,
de forma que, imposto de importação é bem mais barato.
Thanks in favor of sharing such a fastidious thinking, post is nice,
thats why i have read it entirely
It’s actually a nice and helpful piece of info. I am satisfied that you simply shared this useful info with us.
Please keep us informed like this. Thank you for sharing.
Some times its a pain in the ass to read what website owners wrote but this internet site is rattling user pleasant!