Excited to participate in this fun July experience with Net Galley. I love all the additional content and the games. Summer reading here we come!

This is a cute way to engage reading during summer for us adults who miss summer camp and summer reading programs (Pizza Hut reading challenge, I'm looking at you).

TITLE: A Dark Roux
AUTHOR: Blaine Daigle
RATE: 5 Stars
POINT OF VIEW: Third Person
READING METHOD: Kindle
TRIGGERS: Unaliving, Gore
GENRE: Horror, Psychological

REVIEW/OPINION:
Spine-tingling, heart-thumping, edge-on-your-seat type of book. Reading A Dark Roux was a truly remarkable experience. Daigle has an exceptional ability to carefully craft every word in his sentences, resulting in a beautifully flowing narrative that reads like poetry. I was engrossed in the book and found it hard to put down. I wanted to savor every detail presented to me. It was sometimes nerve-racking because Daigle would give you a little bit of creepiness here and there. But just enough to make you crawl back for more on every page. I'm going to be reading more of his work in the future!

Thank you to the author Blaine Daigle, the publishing agency Wicked House Publishing, and NetGalley for granting me access to this amazing ARC.


BOOK BLURB:
"The bayou watches as it sings. It is a place that hides its dead deep within the soil before the dead become living again, a part of this world enslaved to a fading memory of original creation."

Rhiannon traveled deep into the bayou to seek the River Church while her brother Rhett stayed in the old Louisiana home.

"But she had never been out this late. This hour when the world of man was driven by fear to beds of safety and comfort, while nature reclaimed what always belonged to her."

Rhett stayed behind to keep watch for once. Rhiannon was the one who did most of the protecting.

"His legs would remain unscarred and unbloodied from the sharp thwack of the leather."

However, no one could protect her brother from what he saw that night. The night that he saw their father die. Soon after, their mother, Miranda, sent them away. Fifteen years later, though, their old, gothic childhood home calls for them to come home. They have to lay their mother to rest. It's not just old childhood nightmares, voodoo rumors, hate crimes from their town, and the hole for their mother's grave that they'll be digging up. What happened to their dad? What secrets is Rhett hiding? Why does everyone in the town think that their mom is a witch? What is that thump, screech, thump noise in the middle of the night?

Rhiannon will need to return to the River Church, and only then will the curse be broken. All the answers she seeks will sit at the feet of the lady who holds the birdcage of bones.

This is such a fun challenge. LOVE the Bingo card.
Can't wait to participate in this fun summer Camp NetGalley!

Interesting bingo challenges. Hope to complete it soon. Loved the efforts done by the Netgalley Team.

This a very clever idea. The Bingo card is a lot of fun. I look forward to participating.in this summer camp.

This is such a cute and fun idea! Love the summer camp theme. Looking forward to participating especially the bingo card!

If I had this type of summer camp as a kid, I would’ve attended! I love this idea with the fun activities and feels reminiscent of the library summer reading programs 😍 I can’t wait to see what the netgalley team comes up with in the coming weeks! I think it’s great to have templates to use as I’m big on tracking and being organized with my reading so it’s perfect for me. Maybe next time we can have the summer camp be longer than just the one month? Not sure how possible that is with all the time and effort it would require for you guys but Id think it would be fun to have a whole summer of this, especially as I personally don’t have as many netgalleys to read for the summer so a bingo may not happen for me 😂 but

anyways love this and linked my talent show entry below plus in the links section of the review I’m most proud of!!

https://www.netgalley.com/book/280978/review/541356
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5384552365

Honestly, I wish I could give this book more than five stars because I don’t have the words to put into how amazing this book is.
I’ve never felt this much rage when reading a book before and kept texting my friend who DEMANDED that I read the book and I felt so bad... but not really because she knew what she was putting me through.
L.J Andrews out did herself. The first book I read from her was The EverKing/Queen. The fact that she went from those two characters to two completely different characters amazes me. Now excuse me while I buy all of her other books 👀

I love the idea of camp and this "book" is designed exceptionally well to embrace it.
I don't have specific ideas for next summer yet, although the bingo is a great idea.
I do appreciate that you don't have to share to social because I'm not very active on those platforms.
Thanks Netgalley for keeping it fun!

Net Galley is making it fun to read this summer! There are some great ideas here to motivate reading,

This is a short read with all the information you need about Camp NetGalley. I always love book bingo!

This looks like a fun summer activity to get books read and reviewed.

It has different activities like bingo, and a giveaway link for you to submit your reviews.

Love the opportunity to meet other book reviewers and “campers”! This is a great opportunity for those who are new and more seasoned. I loved the virtual community.

I wanted to see what was in the packet and hoped there was a preview before I had to download it. The whole project looks fun, just not for me at the momnet.

I miss summer camp and all the activities. The was a quick read to understand how to have the best summer, with Netgalley encouraging more people to read. Can't wait!

Talent show entry: https://www.instagram.com/p/C8fn-0UunGk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

This is a list of directions for the summer program. It’s very clear. And precise. It only takes a couple of minutes to read.

How cute! I just joined NetGalley and I'm excited to have this fun challenge to get me into the flow of reading. I'm excited to participate and looking forward to connecting with other readers.

This is such a fun activity, thanks NetGalley! I love the weekly activities. I would love to see more activities like this throughout the year. It would be nice is the templates for the different activities were easier to access.

Review for the talent show posted in link!

this is so fun! the camp manual is adorable and informative. this would be a really fun activity for a family to do together to encourage kids to read on their summer break.