I just read Mud Vein by Tarryn Fisher. I have no words. The story was compelling, yes. Compulsively readable? Absolutely; I read it straight through the night without stopping. But you know what? It was the turn of phrase, the language, the metaphor, the absolutely stunning beauty of the narrative that reeled me in. I tend to skim when I read. I can't help it. But I didn't skim with Mud Vein. I couldn't. The words were like tentacles. I couldn't escape them. I am truly in awe of Tarryn Fisher's

"It's the darkness that pulls me in. Your mud vein." 5 Stars!Tarryn Fisher, you just left me speechless there!This may be one of the best unsettling books I've read in my entire life. It's dark and twisted, chilling and psychotic, and totally riveting. Mind-blown! "Someone could take your body, use it, beat it, treat it like it's a piece of trash, but what hurts far worse than the actual physical attack is the darkness it injects in you." Mud Vein begins when Senna Richards

Curious to find out why some friends DNF-ed this book while others LOVED it. Let the mind games begin.✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦I've finished and I'm on the side that loved the story. MUD VEIN was more of a psychological thriller than a true romance. I experienced similar feelings as when I watched the movie Misery back in 1990.Don't go into this book thinking you are reading a romance book because you'll be disappointed. The plot is filled with twist and turns that will leave you piec...

So, I'm starting off my review with the letter that TF left her readers and I'm highlighting some very crucial parts. Parts you need to pay careful attention to if you're serious about reading this book."Dear Reader,I am a writer and words are my weapon. I want to hurt you. I want my words to be salt, and I want to pour them into your open wound. I want my words to be jagged pieces of mirror that you can see yourself reflected in. I am a sadist otherwise known as an artist. My books are a call t...

This book is so much better than Tarryn Fisher being naked in your hotel room, spread eagle on the couch eating ice cream out of the tub. I don't like ice cream though, so I'm not sure what that says about this book. I also don't like Tarryn Fisher. Or hotel rooms. I like eagles, but they're going extinct. But Mud Vein was good, though. Right? Can I get an Amen?

“You'll feel me in the fall backwards." Mud Vein is one of those books that when you're done and you put it down the first thing that you think is "what the hell did I just read?", and that's a good thing. I'm going to rate this book, but I have no idea at the same time if the rating will be fitting... I just don't know. I can see why someone would rate this a one and why someone would rate this a ten.Mud Vein follows Senna, a recluse writer and Isaac, her ex. The two wake up locked away in a

DNF at 32%... no rating. Tarryn Fisher's writing is superb. I love her. Her Love me with Lies series blew me away. I really tried to get into this book, but unfortunately, after 1/3 of the way through I felt no connection to the characters. I'm not sure if it's my mood or what, but I'm going to shelf this one for now. I may go back eventually and finish it, I may not. The 32% I read was very well written, I know a lot of friends who have loved it. It just wasn't working for me at this time...

Review posted at: Hello Beautiful Book Blog A mud vein is the dark strip down the back of a shrimp. You have to take it out for it to be clean. The mud vein is the darkness. I think we all have a small one in us, some are more easily seen. Some wear their mud vein on their face, others try to cover it up with everything they can. The landscape described in Mud Vein closely mirrors Senna. It is barren, it is solitude and silence, she is trapped in the landscape, but the landscape is her. There

“That’s what it’s like to be a prisoner of anything. You want your freedom until you get it, then you feel bare without your chains.” Woah.That was pretty much my response after finishing this book. Just woah. I didn’t even know what to say about it. What could I say that would properly convey my feelings about this book? I felt like my review should just have been 3 words and 2 hashtags:JUST READ IT. #BringTissues #ItsComplicated There are very few authors in the world whose books I

I have no words that will do any review of this story justice. This book made me feel things that no other book has ever came close to making me feel. All I really know is that this novel makes me feel guilty for giving any other novel a five star rating. I can say that Tarryn Fisher has the most beautiful writing I've ever read. In my whole twenty-six years of existence, I have never read anything as beautiful. The last sentence on this book will probably haunt me for some time, and I look forw...

2 starsGod, this is a hard one for me.I absolutely LOVE Fisher's writing style. It's beautiful and unique and always conjures up various emotions for me. And while the writing in Mud Vein was as gorgeous as ever....the actual story left me feeling cold and detached.I don't really want to sit here and list all of the problems I had with this book. I actually hate writing negative reviews over all. But, i feel like i need to at least partially explain why it was a struggle for me to even give this...

Initial Thoughts after reading: Well that left me an utter mess. Not sure how to rate this yet. I'm still in the middle of piecing my heart back together. Review to come.Final review:It pains me to write this review, because I LOVED Tarryn’s Love Me With Lies series. It’s one of my all time favorite series, one of the most memorable for me. While I can’t say Mud Vein was unmemorable, quite the opposite, I can’t stop thinking about it. The difference is, I wish I could. My main reason for the low...

Wow, this book... fucking WOW!!!!!!! 💥💣💥💣It's different, but ingenious...It's hard, but really fascinating...It's heart clenching, but wonderful...It is not standard but excellently written...It doesn't make much sense, but so special...It's unlike anything I've read before - and managed to completely undermine me!!! 😭😭😭📚 "𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞?" 𝐈 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦. "𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞?""𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭." 📚I won't write anything about the plot, because

I feel like I've been swimming in the open ocean and now I'm exhausted and floating. I'm not sure if the world is ready for Tarryn Fisher. This is how I felt as I was reading this book:

The writing is definitely 5 Stars but I didn't like the story, the main character, the lack of conversation, the reveal or the ending. Writing- 5 StarsMain character- 1 StarEnjoyment- 1 StarReveal- 1 StarTime spent in cabin: HoursEnding: 1 StarWow factor- 1 StarOverall Message- LameThe reason for not even a 3 Star rating is because there wasn't even one scene that I actually liked. I love dark books so that wasn't the case with this one being too dark. I was somewhere between frustrated, bored...

*Major Spoilers*Look, I live in a 3rd world country and even as I write this review there's no power and my Iphone's hotspot is the only reason I have internet connectivity. It's 4 in the morning and I've spent the last 6 hrs reading MV.Why should you care about my 3rd world problems you ask? So you understand the lack of electricity did not deter me from reading this book until I had read the very last word. Yup, the writing was superb. Yet, I hated it.It was one big pity fest; both Isacc and S...

Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.~ Charles DickensWell, it’s safe to say this book really did a number on me. I can sum up my experience in a few choice adjectives – shock, bewilderment, obsession, denial and sadness. It’s a painful read – one that will stay with you long after you close the last chapter. This book is so consuming that it seeped into my subconscious and lingered and festered there

2 STARS - biggest disappointment of the year Where do I even begin?Well, since part of my excitement to read this book was seeing the “Mud Vein faces” plastered all over my Facebook feed, I suppose I could show you my Mud Vein Face (actually there are two). Mud Vein Face #1:This face is appropriate for the first 60% of the book.Mud Vein Face #2:This face is appropriate for the last 40% of the book.Book rating breakdown:Writing: 3Story: 1Emotion: 3Concept: 2Steam: 0 Believability: 0Senna: 1Isaac:...

Title: Mud VeinSeries: StandaloneAuthor: Tarryn FisherRelease Date: 6th April, 2014Rating: 1 starsCliffhanger:. No HEA: (view spoiler)[ No (hide spoiler)]I have no idea how to properly review this book without giving away huge spoilers; it’s almost impossible to do so. But as I want to explain step by step what made me hate Tarryn Fisher’s novel I will divide my review .First part of it will be short and to the point and you can read it without worrying about reading spoilers. Second one will...

DNF ......... I SURRENDER ! This is definitely a case of " it's not you, it's me ". I am NOT a fan of overly descriptive dialogue and after 2 hrs, all I retained from the story was the following : *Senna's a reclusive author.*She is trapped in a cabin w/ Isaac.*She prefers square nail beds rather than oval. *Senna struggles to stay focused on one particular subject.*Brownish bath water does not phase her. *She won't wear undergarments unless she purchased them. Furthermore, One particular c