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A spine-tingling standalone novel by bestselling author TJ Klune―a supernatural road-trip thriller featuring an extraordinary young girl and her two unlikely protectors on the run from cultists and the government.
There's nothing more human than a broken heart.
In the spring of 1995, Nate Cartwright has lost everything: his parents are dead, his only brother wants nothing to do with him, and he's been fired from his job as a journalist in Washington, DC.
With nothing left to lose, he returns to his family's summer cabin outside the small mountain town of Roseland, Oregon, to try and find some sense of direction. The cabin should be empty. It's not.
Inside is a man named Alex. And with him is an extraordinary ten-year-old girl who calls herself Artemis Darth Vader. Artemis, who isn't exactly as she appears.
Soon it becomes clear that Nate must make a choice: let himself drown in the memories of his past, or fight for a future he never thought possible. Because the girl is special. And forces are descending upon them who want nothing more than to control her.
What are you reading this week? And what did you think of last week’s books? (1/1/2026)
I read Mona's Eyes by Thomas Schlesser (and translated by Hildegarde Serle) last week and enjoyed it very much. I just wish I had read it a bit slower/savored it more but since I started it on a weekend when we were visiting an art museum, I was feeling some pressure for a crash course on art app...
-Diane_Jones
What are you reading this week? (3/12/2025)
I am about half way through "The Bones Beneath My Skin" by TJ Klune.
-Gabi_J
"Even as the character arcs pack emotional punches and the plot builds with intensity, the story is balanced with the humor and wry character introspection Klune (In the Lives of Puppets) is known for... This reissued stand-alone solidifies Klune's reputation for skillful prose and worldbuilding." ―Library Journal (starred review)
"Are we going on an adventure? Yes, yes we are! This is the sci-fi romance adventure you never knew you needed. TJ's characters are broken but they are so full of heart and hope that you will lose yourself entirely to their story and find that they will continue to remain in your heart long after you have finished." ―Jennifer L. Armentrout, New York Times bestselling author of Fall of Ruin and Wrath
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TJ Klune is the #1 New York Times and #1 USA Today bestselling, Lambda Literary Award-winning author of The House in the Cerulean Sea, Under the Whispering Door, In the Lives of Puppets, the Green Creek Series for adults, the Extraordinaries Series for teens, and more. Being queer himself, Klune believes it's important―now more than ever―to have accurate, positive queer representation in stories.
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