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The Angel Room Kindle Edition

4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 29 ratings

Things I hate about Creep:
Always around
Never shuts up
Thinks he’s SO funny
Perfect memory
Ugly AF
Basically a horrible person

Things I like about Creep:
Actually funny sometimes
Was there for me when no one else was
Someone to talk to
Already knows … everything

Have you ever sat in the dark with a secret, and a voice in your ear telling you that you’re not good enough? From debut novelist Lee Call comes a story about what it means to grow out of your past and into your forever.

Everyone has demons, but fifteen-year-old Eleanor can actually talk to hers.

When her family moves to a new neighborhood, gender-questioning artist Eleanor thinks she can escape her past —and the secret she’s been carrying since she was little — but Creep won’t be left behind. He’s her childhood bestie and her only confidant. Always there: fish-bone teeth and gravel voiced. The monster under her bed. The top-tier fan of all her nightmares who keeps her from what she wants most: a new start.

Eleanor has anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and Creep. She doesn’t expect to make friends. Then she meets Mia, a Black goth-girl lesbian in lipstick and army boots, and Virgil, a reformed bad boy with a stable full of horses. Thanks to her new friends, Eleanor begins to question everything. What love really looks like. Her own identity. Who she could be without Creep.

Can she find the courage to share her story and be rid of him forever?

An award-winning, queer coming-of-age in the tradition of
Speak and The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Angel Room explores the power and healing of authenticity. The redemptive nature of friendship. The strength and resilience needed to mend family bonds. And the courage it takes to realize that you deserve to be heard.

A psychological tale in a literary style, this book sifts the shadows and finds hope.
The Angel Room may lead readers into the dark, but it leaves the light on.
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About the Author

Lee Call draws things for a living and writes things for fun. They hold a BFA in Illustration. Lee can be found painting, drafting in coffee shops, analyzing movies, and suffering from insomnia in the Sonoran Desert where they live with several rescued animals, 95 houseplants, and a bunch of tall humans. The Angel Room is their debut novel. You can find them at CallTheWriter.com.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B1493SJS
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ J Emrys Press (May 15, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 15, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3168 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 444 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 29 ratings

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Lee Call draws stuff for a living, and writes stuff for fun. Their favorite things to draw are monsters, animals, and things that make people laugh. Lee lives in the Desert Southwest with two dogs, one snake, 95 houseplants, and a bunch of tall people.

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4.8 out of 5 stars
4.8 out of 5
29 global ratings
Great Debut Novel!
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Great Debut Novel!
This was a lovely debut and I read the whole thing in just a few days- definitely a story that will hit home with lots of people.I bought it in paperback and kindle (for when I’m reading in the dark). Both versions are great! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2022
Lee Call's YA debut is luminous, atmospheric, honest, and at times terrifying. It encourages readers to look at their own pain, their own tender wounds. Elle's trauma (and our own) is honored and treated with respect and gentleness. What is so empowering about this book is that it also deals with all of the factors that brought Creep into Elle's life. So many things are complicit in Elle's pain, and each one is examined like rocks from the asphalt that cause a road rash. Ultimately, Elle and the readers are able to heal. This book is fun and funny, heartbreaking and hopeful. One minute I am crying and the next I am belly laughing. What a great premise and even greater follow-through.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2022
I thoroughly enjoyed this debut novel by Lee Call. She has a wonderful talent of descriptive writing that makes is easy to visualize the settings and characters. I couldn't put it down. An emotional story of coming out that touched my heart. I laughed and cried. I fell in love with the characters and wanted to continue following their lives. Can't wait for the sequel!
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Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2022
The book was slightly difficult to get into initially. But once I did, it was very engaging! I'm glad that I read it. Excellent piece & I highly recommend it for mature teens & adults who like YA lit.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2022
This was a lovely debut and I read the whole thing in just a few days- definitely a story that will hit home with lots of people.

I bought it in paperback and kindle (for when I’m reading in the dark). Both versions are great! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Debut Novel!
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2022
This was a lovely debut and I read the whole thing in just a few days- definitely a story that will hit home with lots of people.

I bought it in paperback and kindle (for when I’m reading in the dark). Both versions are great! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2023
I'm 38 and still enjoy a great YA novel, especially when it's not afraid to have this level of depth. A wonderfully written story about a teen that is incredibly relatable. A quiet non binary protagonist with anxiety, trauma, a dark secret, insecurity, and growing up with strict religious parents. I love watching them grow and find themself. A pure and compassionate coming of age story, discovering who they are amidst normal teenage stuff of facing demons, trying to make friends, and learning to let people in, even though it triggers such fear and anxiety. Thoroughly enjoying it. Will update when I finish!

P.S. The audiobook reader is STELLAR. She does a wonderful job and puts the perfect amount of emotion where it is due. I only wish she gave the love interest a bit more personality, but not a huge distraction. Otherwise she does a fabulous job and I love listening to her tell the story.
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2022
When a book makes you read it all day and into the night (2am,) makes you skip a shower and carry it around like an infant that cannot be put down, you feel like the characters are your best friends because the character development is superb, and it makes you cry in the end: you know it's a masterpiece!!
I hardly have words to put into how beautifully written this was. It touches on topics that are difficult to talk about, but if no one talk about it then nothing can change for the better. Stepping into the world of a girl who has been sexually abused, and has to carry around that fear and trauma, is uncomfortable, yes, but a sacred honor to do so. This book is a gift for anyone who wants to understand what its like to struggle with the memories of abuse on a daily basis. This book is not to be missed, buy it, you won't regret it. It'll steal you away until it's read through.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best read of the year!
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2022
When a book makes you read it all day and into the night (2am,) makes you skip a shower and carry it around like an infant that cannot be put down, you feel like the characters are your best friends because the character development is superb, and it makes you cry in the end: you know it's a masterpiece!!
I hardly have words to put into how beautifully written this was. It touches on topics that are difficult to talk about, but if no one talk about it then nothing can change for the better. Stepping into the world of a girl who has been sexually abused, and has to carry around that fear and trauma, is uncomfortable, yes, but a sacred honor to do so. This book is a gift for anyone who wants to understand what its like to struggle with the memories of abuse on a daily basis. This book is not to be missed, buy it, you won't regret it. It'll steal you away until it's read through.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2022
I have been picking up random books that seem interesting to get back into reading. I originally chose this purely for the cover art. It is one of the best books I have read in a long time! It was obviously written from the heart and describes things perfectly. I finished it in 3 days I was so into it.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2022
I was blind and got eye transplants. This book was the first thing I wanted to read with my new eyes. Once I finished the book, I ripped the eyes from my sockets with my own bare hands and an old rusty tea spoon I inherited from my great-grandmother. I returned them to the hospital and told them to let someone else have the eyes because I would never see anything more spectacular than this work of literature.

On a more serious note, this is truly a great piece of work. The author’s commitment to the story and characters is evident, in that I very quickly felt like I personally knew the characters. I was feeling what they were feeling, I was surprised or afraid or laughing when they were. Creep is obviously a dark humor masterpiece, but the symbolism of Creep is so meaningful and will strike anyone who has been through similar trauma to Eleanor. I believe Angel Room will make many people feel seen and heard and hopefully bring some healing along with that.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible piece of work
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2022
I was blind and got eye transplants. This book was the first thing I wanted to read with my new eyes. Once I finished the book, I ripped the eyes from my sockets with my own bare hands and an old rusty tea spoon I inherited from my great-grandmother. I returned them to the hospital and told them to let someone else have the eyes because I would never see anything more spectacular than this work of literature.

On a more serious note, this is truly a great piece of work. The author’s commitment to the story and characters is evident, in that I very quickly felt like I personally knew the characters. I was feeling what they were feeling, I was surprised or afraid or laughing when they were. Creep is obviously a dark humor masterpiece, but the symbolism of Creep is so meaningful and will strike anyone who has been through similar trauma to Eleanor. I believe Angel Room will make many people feel seen and heard and hopefully bring some healing along with that.
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Jesse
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
Reviewed in France on September 11, 2023
Great book. Dark, with some sweetness too. Loved it.
The Reeader
5.0 out of 5 stars I want MORE!!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 2, 2022
I really recommend this debut novel by Lee Call . The plot follows Eleanor on her journey of healing from trauma, religious deprogramming and exploring her sexuality. The book is beautifully written, relatable and thought-provoking .
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5.0 out of 5 stars I want MORE!!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 2, 2022
I really recommend this debut novel by Lee Call . The plot follows Eleanor on her journey of healing from trauma, religious deprogramming and exploring her sexuality. The book is beautifully written, relatable and thought-provoking .
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