{"id":29953,"date":"2023-01-18T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=29953"},"modified":"2022-11-27T14:25:53","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T20:25:53","slug":"review-the-end-of-august-part-one-by-rue-volley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=29953","title":{"rendered":"#Review &#8211; The End of August, Part One by Rue Volley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51tzdcEUweL.jpg\" alt=\"The End of August: Part One by [Rue Volley]\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25369 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/synopsis.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\">Heartstopper meets Stranger Things!<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>It&#8217;s\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-bold\">1985<\/span>.<br \/>\nEveryone is wearing a\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-bold\">Swatch Watch<\/span>\u00a0and carrying a\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-bold\">Trapper Keeper<\/span>.<br \/>\n<span class=\"a-text-bold\">Goonies<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-bold\">Back to the Future<\/span>, and\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-bold\">The Breakfast Club<\/span>\u00a0are killing it at the theaters.<br \/>\n<span class=\"a-text-bold\">Super Mario Brothers<\/span>\u00a0is a lifestyle.<br \/>\nPosters of\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-bold\">Duran Duran<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-bold\">Madonna<\/span>\u00a0are on every bedroom wall.<br \/>\nBut for fifteen-year-old,\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-bold\">August East<\/span>, the biggest news is the move his family made to the odd little town of Whynot, Ohio, a cute boy named<span class=\"a-text-bold\">\u00a0Keller West<\/span>, and, of course, that whole\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-bold\">murder<\/span>\u00a0thing.<br \/>\n<span class=\"a-text-italic\">*This is a DUAL POV*<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25373 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/goodreads.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/59130540-the-end-of-august?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=k3TwzJ6ZD1&amp;rank=1\">Goodreads<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25375 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/buylinks.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=twintalk-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B09J3SJ3JQ&amp;asins=B09J3SJ3JQ&amp;linkId=3bb15df11433a016eded54dc0ab45efd&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/kelly.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25378 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/kelly.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/kelly.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/kelly.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/kelly.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Review by Twinsie Kelly<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve seen this movie and it turns out bad. Like really bad.\u201d There\u2019s a haunted house and all the makings of a classic horror movie! Ok, so it\u2019s not a movie but I LOVE that this is set in 1985 with none of the tech-y stuff teens have now. This is a great YA, coming of age book with a spooky backdrop. People are always hiding things, wearing masks, and things are no different with the team of teens in this story. Each character is struggling or working through something. August is new to Whynot and has a bit of a difficult past but gets befriended immediately by the spooky Evie (OMG, she\u2019s a ghosthunter!). Very soon after, he has quite a few friends that just need to see the house he is moving into. Why? Because it is a funeral home, complete with the cremation burner! There are some spooky, and not so spooky but still very scary, things (emotionally and physically) happening to the group. I do need to add that MM romance isn\u2019t really a go to for me, but this just worked. There are very real feelings happening that will keep you hooked to the story. August and Keller, they are falling in love, or at least falling in like, with each other. The rest of the characters really round the story out and help put some perception into what and how the boys and others are feeling. The only con to the book is that since this is told in a dual POV, there are several chapters that basically repeat themselves so that you can get the thoughts and feelings of both characters that happened within the same conversation\/scene. Those parts were a little redundant for me. However, the storyline is great and there is much more to come. The cliffhanger has made me immediately want to dive right into Part Two because, I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25376 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/abouttheauthor.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/S\/amzn-author-media-prod\/8ofku9iodta1c0tjadfhl8c9h9._SX450_.jpg\" alt=\"Rue Volley\" width=\"206\" height=\"206\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n<p>Rue Volley is a USA Today Bestselling Author and award-winning screenwriter who is best known for creating compelling storylines with a multitude of twists and turns that leave her readers virtually speechless.<\/p>\n<p>She specializes in paranormal romances that include otherworldly characters who, regardless of their supernatural abilities, feel oddly familiar, or in other words, human. This, coupled with her easy reading style, a wicked sense of humor, and excellent world-building skills, has garnered her a fiercely loyal fan base over the past decade who support her regardless of what genre she chooses to write in.<\/p>\n<p>Some of her best works include Hemlock, The Dead Boy&#8217;s Club, 13 Ways to Midnight, Hellhound, The Devil&#8217;s Gate, and A Vampires Tale of Blood and Light. All of which utilize her skill at piecing together compelling dramas that highlight her love for vampires, witches, angels, and demons across many genres, including young adult, new adult, urban fantasy, and erotic romance.<\/p>\n<p>Rue Volley&#8217;s work seems to be synonymous with one phrase in the publishing world.<\/p>\n<p>Thoroughly addictive.<\/p>\n<p>She is accredited with two award-winning screenplays for film, Hellhound (original script, 2014) and Awakening (contributing screenwriter, 2015). IMDb: imdb.com\/name\/nm7043310\/<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/socialmedia.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25370 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/socialmedia.jpg?resize=300%2C100\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/socialmedia.jpg?resize=300%2C100 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/socialmedia.jpg?resize=768%2C256 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/twinsietalk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/socialmedia.jpg?w=900 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Connect with Rue:<\/p>\n<p>Website: http:\/\/www.ruevolley.com\/<\/p>\n<p>Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ruevolley\/<\/p>\n<p>BookBub: https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/authors\/rue-volley<\/p>\n<p>Twitter: @RueVolley<\/p>\n<p>FB: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Rue-Volley-146299465525490\/?fref=ts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heartstopper meets Stranger Things! It&#8217;s\u00a01985. Everyone is wearing a\u00a0Swatch Watch\u00a0and carrying a\u00a0Trapper Keeper. Goonies,\u00a0Back to the Future, and\u00a0The Breakfast Club\u00a0are killing it at the theaters. Super Mario Brothers\u00a0is a lifestyle. Posters of\u00a0Duran Duran\u00a0and\u00a0Madonna\u00a0are on every bedroom wall. But for fifteen-year-old,\u00a0August East, the biggest news is the move his family made to the odd little town &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=29953\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">#Review &#8211; The End of August, Part One by Rue Volley<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[512,37,532,47,53,838,49,115,85],"tags":[1512],"class_list":["post-29953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-coming-of-age","category-contemp-romance","category-fantasy","category-mm","category-paranormal","category-review","category-suspense","category-thriller","category-ya","tag-rue-volley"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paSW8H-7N7","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29953"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29954,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29953\/revisions\/29954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}