Tag: Siobhan Dowd

First Line Friday on a Saturday!

This week’s First Line Friday is on Saturday. I don’t like to blog more than once a day and yesterday I was part of a blog tour, so First Line Friday moved to today.  This is week #46 of First Line Friday! This is another selection where I have opted to share more then the first line. This is a short novel and one I NEED to read.  This looks to be a novel that you will go on a roller coaster of emotions as you experience this journey.

The monster showed up just after midnight. As they do.   

The monster in Conor’s backyard is not the one he’s been expecting — the one from the nightmare he’s had every night since his mother started her treatments. This monster is ancient. And wild. And it wants something from Conor. Something terrible and dangerous. It wants the truth. From the final idea of award-winning author Siobhan Dowd — whose premature death from cancer prevented her from writing it herself — Patrick Ness has spun a haunting and darkly funny novel of mischief, loss, and monsters both real and imagined.

Please see Patrick Ness’ Author’s Note from the novel:

There is also a movie that I hope to see. Please watch the trailer:

Purchase Links:
Amazon US
Amazon UK

Buy the Movie: