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The House in the Cerulean Sea: Recap & Chapter-by-Chapter Summary

Chapter 1 Linus Baker is a case worker who has been assigned by the Department in Charge of Magical Youth (“DICOMY”) to investigate an incident at an orphanage. Daisy, 11, used her powers to throw a chair at another kid, Marcus. Linus suggests that perhaps some type of “extreme emotion state” triggered her powers. Among …

You Love Me

You Love Me (You #3) by Caroline Kepnes is the third book in the series (and Season 3 of the Netflix show “You” will be adapting this book), and it’s scheduled to be released on April 6th 2021. It’s also exactly what fans of the series have been hoping for. The charming but delusional Joe …

A Spark of Light

I was originally started reading A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult when it first came out, but then I got distracted by other books. However, after reading A Book of Two Ways, I’ve been wanting to revisit Picoult’s works. Even though I had mixed feelings about Two Ways, the writing was solid enough that …

A Spark of Light: Recap & Chapter-by-Chapter Summary

Note: The story is told in reverse chronological order, with each section going backwards in time by one hour. Chapter 1: Five p.m. Chapter 2: Four p.m. Chapter 3: Three p.m. Chapter 4: Two p.m. Chapter 5: One p.m. Chapter 6: Noon Chapter 7: Eleven a.m. Chapter 8: Ten a.m. Chapter 9: Nine a.m. Chapter …

Later: Recap & Book Summary

Prologue The prologue introduces our narrator, 22-year-old Jamie Conklin, who is writing about his past experiences. He warns us that this may be a horror story. Chapters 1 – 4 A 6-year-old Jamie is with his mother, Tia Conklin, right before Thanksgiving. He is clutching a picture he drew of a green turkey. His mother, …