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The Spider & the Storm Kindle Edition

by Kelsey Kingsley (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 1,155 ratings

From the bestselling author of Saving Rain comes a bittersweet, heartbreaking story about a broken cemetery caretaker and the woman who gave him shelter from life’s constant storm.

Along came The Spider …

They called me a freak.

They called me a loser.

They tormented me and made my life a living nightmare when all I had ever wanted was to be left alone.

And five years ago, after a lifetime of being bullied and harassed, of enduring more pain and trauma than any man could handle, that’s exactly what I set out to do.

I left the only home I’d ever known to lock myself behind the cemetery gates and care for the only people who have ever given me the peace I craved—the dead.

But just as I’d started to feel comfortable, an unexpected stranger broke into my house and fell into my web of reclusive safety, and somehow, opened my eyes to love and the possibility that I just might have the strength to weather the storm after all …

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0D48WYC3J
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 19, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.7 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 691 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B0D9Q1J12X
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 1,155 ratings

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Kelsey Kingsley is an author of angsty, emotional, character driven romance novels. She lives in New York with her family and a cat named Ethel. She loves music, makeup, tattoos, and watching Frasier reruns. Kelsey is a Slytherin. She also curses a lot but won't apologize for it.

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Customers find this book emotionally powerful, describing it as a beautiful story about love that hits them in the feels. The writing is wonderfully crafted, and customers appreciate the relatable characters, with one review highlighting the beautifully broken male characters. The book receives positive feedback for its strength, with one customer noting how it spans from childhood to adulthood, while another mentions how it demonstrates character growth throughout the narrative. Customers value the family themes, with one review specifically mentioning both blood and found family relationships.

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68 customers mention "Emotional content"60 positive8 negative

Customers find the book emotionally engaging, describing it as a beautiful story about love that is both heartwrenching and relatable.

"...I loved the different flashbacks and how they tied into the current story...." Read more

"...This is about grief, depression and anxiety, family, self-discovery, self-acceptance, forgiveness, centered around the idea that everything happens..." Read more

"Such a riveting story. Charlie has suffered so much in his life. so many time he has had to trudge through loss one way or another...." Read more

"This hauntingly beautiful story has broken me. I absolutely loved this emotional ride but I feel like a piece of me will stay broken with Charlie." Read more

15 customers mention "Character depth"15 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character depth in the book, finding them super relatable, with one customer noting the beautifully broken male characters and another highlighting the strong portrayal of Charlie.

"...This book was beautifully written and the characters were complex individuals who demonstrated growth throughout this story...." Read more

"...It is CHARACTER DRIVEN, I'd even venture to say that it borders on literary fiction, but it is very much a dark romance...." Read more

"...The setting, the character development, everything was just SO WELL DONE...." Read more

"...There were so many amazing characters, lots of emotions and tears. Grab a box of tissues and settle in to read the journey of Charlie and Luke." Read more

15 customers mention "Writing quality"15 positive0 negative

Customers praise the writing quality of the book, describing it as wonderfully and captivatingly written, with one customer particularly appreciating the author's dialog.

"...This book was beautifully written and the characters were complex individuals who demonstrated growth throughout this story...." Read more

"Did you like the Crank series as a teen? Want to read a gorgeously written adult version of it that rips your heart directly from your chest and..." Read more

"...boxes of tissues handy, very heartfelt, heartwrentching, beautifully written story, Kelsey knows how to pull the heart strings, it deserves more..." Read more

"Kelsey Kingsley really is an amazing author. Her writing is captivating...." Read more

13 customers mention "Beauty"13 positive0 negative

Customers find the book lovely, with one noting it is beautifully put together.

"...It was beautifully put together, balancing the past and the present...." Read more

"...Five 🕷️ for our perfectly sweet and sexy and weird and complicated Spider and his Stormy...." Read more

"...It’s beautiful and realistic in a way my soul desperately needed right now." Read more

"...Did anyone really try to find him? Poor Luke. His letter was really beautiful. He deserved so much more...." Read more

11 customers mention "Strength"9 positive2 negative

Customers praise the book's strength, with one review noting how it spans from childhood to adulthood, while another mentions how it demonstrates growth throughout the narrative.

"...and the characters were complex individuals who demonstrated growth throughout this story. Just be prepared to need tissues for the last 80-ish pages." Read more

"...It spans from childhood into adulthood. I felt this book on a visceral level. I cried my heart out…but in the best way possible!..." Read more

"This story is sad, heartfelt, soul-rending, and healing all at once...." Read more

"...It destroyed and rebuilt me. The ending was a beautiful sparkling black bow. This was absolutely art...." Read more

5 customers mention "Feel"5 positive0 negative

Customers find the book emotionally engaging, with one describing it as utterly gripping and another noting how it grabs readers from the start.

"...It grabbed me from the start and I never wanted it to end. I just wanted to hug Charlie and never ever let go. CHARLIE...." Read more

"WOW. This book is an emotional rollercoaster—dark, intense, and utterly gripping...." Read more

"...This Gothic romance gripped me from page one and did not let go. Spider made me feel so seen...." Read more

"...She has a way with words that gives me all the feels. She is truly gifted." Read more

4 customers mention "Family tension"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the family dynamics in the book, with one mentioning both blood and found family relationships.

"...This is about grief, depression and anxiety, family, self-discovery, self-acceptance, forgiveness, centered around the idea that everything happens..." Read more

"...you feel all the things-sad, happy, scared, heartbroken, love, family tension, and more-in the process of ripping your heart out and putting it back..." Read more

"...for anyone who loves to read a good story about strong bonds and found family. Plus a heavy dash of healing and forgiveness." Read more

"...and gathering strength from the people who love you, blood family beside found family, relationships NOT built around deception... I didn't have..." Read more

Oh Charlie ❤️
5 out of 5 stars
Oh Charlie ❤️
✨️ mental health rep ✨️found family ✨️grumpy sunshine ✨️touch her and you know what happens.. ✨️anti hero ✨️emotional scars ✨️wallflower My heart ❤️ "Honestly, I think, sometimes, we're supposed to experience pain in order to make us change." This book is the story of Charlie Corbin. Charlie is someone I describe as an 'old soul'. He has an amazing intuition, and people think that's crazy. Without giving away too much of the story, this book follows Charlie as he copes with issues stemming from his parents and his brother Luke. "My sould doesn't know how to not love yours." Charlie has been in love a few times in his life. He's a fall hard and fast kinda guy- but something is different about stormy. She's the yin to his yang. The one who won't run from but instead will celebrate in their mutual weirdness. "Let it go, Charlie. And until you do, I'll love you enough for both of us." This book brought out all the emotions. I took it slow and steady to savor this story. I absolutely recommend this book to anyone.
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  • Belle Jones
    5.0 out of 5 stars Emotional Tale - the Spider and his Storm
    Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2024
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    Oh my word. I knew this book was going to emotionally devastate me and it was absolutely met expectations.

    Charlie broke my heart from the very beginning and his relationship with Luke perfectly demonstrated the complicated relationships between siblings as we grow up. I loved the different flashbacks and how they tied into the current story.

    Stormy came into his Charlie’s life and was a breath of fresh air. Both Stormy and Charlie were able to help each other overcome so many difficulties from their past, as well as some challenges in the present.

    I read this book in one day and have no regrets for the sleep deprivation I will be experiencing. This book was beautifully written and the characters were complex individuals who demonstrated growth throughout this story. Just be prepared to need tissues for the last 80-ish pages.
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  • kindleafterdark
    5.0 out of 5 stars When you know, you know
    Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2024
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    I had to marinate on this one before I could even string words together to attempt a review.

    This book is not for everyone, let's just get that out of the way.

    It is CHARACTER DRIVEN, I'd even venture to say that it borders on literary fiction, but it is very much a dark romance. No list of tropes here--this is not that kind of romance. This is about grief, depression and anxiety, family, self-discovery, self-acceptance, forgiveness, centered around the idea that everything happens for a reason. The romance is this story can only be described as when you know, you know. Call it what you will but to me it's a love at first sight or even soulmates. It's beautiful

    This book is not for those who need a heavy plot and the traditional structure of a romance. If you don't like alternating timelines/flashback chapters, this is not for you because that is how the entire story is told. If heavy focus on depression, anxiety, and intrusive thoughts is triggering for you, or too sad-this is not for you either. It is emotional and heavy, which seem to be the bulk of the points I've seen in most unfavorable reviews, so take that into account before picking this one up.

    If you're like me and everything I just mentioned are things you love in a book, then I highly recommend giving it a go.
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  • Jackie
    4.0 out of 5 stars wow
    Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2024
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    Such a riveting story. Charlie has suffered so much in his life. so many time he has had to trudge through loss one way or another. But he always had his brother Luke. When Luke was sent away. You could see the edges of Charlie fray. He needed to leave to be able to breathe. Loved how he got to seemingly get closure in his “dream”. And admitted who his true haunting was by. Loved how stormy was practically made for Charlie. And how their connection to her past made that much more meant to be.
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  • Allison H
    5.0 out of 5 stars Broken
    Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2025
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    This hauntingly beautiful story has broken me. I absolutely loved this emotional ride but I feel like a piece of me will stay broken with Charlie.
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  • Jenny M.
    5.0 out of 5 stars I just… so… wow.
    Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2024
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    This one grabbed me and insisted I make it be known how good this story is, and encourage everyone to read it. So here I am, doing just that. Be warned, you will be all in your emotions throughout the entire book. This one will grip you and it won’t let go, even long after you’ve finished the words written on its pages. This is a beautiful story about love, loss, resurrection, and surviving life. I can’t say I’ve ever experienced anything close to what any of the characters in this book have, but reading it gave me a better sense of how these experiences impact a person. It was beautifully put together, balancing the past and the present. I hate being so vague and not elaborating more on why I feel the way I do about this book, but I personally feel that going into this blind is best. I read the excerpt and had a vague idea of what to expect, but nothing more, and I’m so glad I did. It prevented the story from being tainted or having any opinions before diving in. Anyway, all of this is to say that this book is so worthy of your time and attention. Kelsey seriously outdid herself with this one, and it will find home in the ‘favorites of all time’ column.
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  • Reiss44
    3.0 out of 5 stars 3 stars
    Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2024
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    This was way longer then it needed to be. It got very boring as nothing really happened and the story could have been told in half the pages. I didn’t really feel the connection between Stormy and Charlie. And there were too many coincidences to have a few eye roll moments. Can’t stay I was a big fan and definitely skimmed over pages.
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  • makaira
    5.0 out of 5 stars Read the book. Have tissues.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2025
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    Did you like the Crank series as a teen? Want to read a gorgeously written adult version of it that rips your heart directly from your chest and shoves it back in a little more full of hope? Had a rough childhood? Read the book. It's cheaper than therapy.
    I mistakenly purchased this thinking it was a fantasy setting. I hate books that don't contain magic or dragons or whatever- BUT I binge read this overnight for 6! HOURS! It had me hooked from the first chapter. Headed to buy her other two books immediately,as well as a physical copy of this one for my shelf.
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  • Anna Kole
    5.0 out of 5 stars You are going to LOVE this emotionally amazing book! You’re going to cry… but it’s the best kind of crying!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2024
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    I absolutely loved this book. The Spider and the Storm took my heart to through every emotion possible! It truly is a cathartic experience. Charlie Corbin is best man I have met!

    Kelsey Kingsley’s writing has captured me since the first book I read many years ago. I loved each book, maybe just a little bit more than the one before. These are all characters you will be thinking about years later. I can’t imagine all that she must have experienced while writing this book. This book covers all the facets of love we experience during life. It spans from childhood into adulthood. I felt this book on a visceral level. I cried my heart out…but in the best way possible!

    Charlie experiences so much in his life. I can’t imagine all that he experienced. He has the most pure heart that shines through these terrible moments. I can’t imagine meeting anyone better than Charlie Corbin!

    You are going to LOVE reading the Spider & the Storm!! It’s the most unforgettable, emotional, and beautiful experience. I love how her books are interconnected. You catch up with old friends in Kelsey Kingsley’s books. After you’ve read this book, you can start with any of her other books. They’re all amazing!!
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  • Montserrat Balderas
    5.0 out of 5 stars Bravo!
    Reviewed in Mexico on July 25, 2024
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    I saw a reel on Instagram about a 6'3 dude with tattoos, likes hand necklaces and the whole thing was written in his POV... I thought yes, romance, give me this cinnamon roll.... Boy was I in for a Rollercoaster of emotions *E-MOTIO-NAL DA-MAGE* I read it in a day because I couldn't put it down, but when I did it's because I was crying and couldn't keep going (for a couple of minutes) and then went back to it.
    There are 2 other books in this Serie but jeeesus I will give myself some time before I continue with soldier and Blake, if this book hurt me, healed me, broke me and then gave me a wonderful ending I have no doubt the other will be the same... But again my eyes are too swollen hhaha hence the small break, it's a wonderful book and you won't regret reading it, I know I didn't!
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  • BookAddictSusan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Unpredictable and Unforgettable 💜💜💜💜💜
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 9, 2025
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    The Spider and The Storm, another emotionally charged story that sucked me right in from the beginning. I pick up a book from this author and I'm not escaping unscathed. I must be a sucker for the pain.

    I cried more than once, my heart broke because it hurt for these fictional characters. My anxiety and emotions were in overdrive.
    But for every page of pain there was hope, hope that things were going to get better, that life wouldn't always be so cruel. That fate could deliver some kind of balance.

    This was a story that had a bit of everything you could wish for. It was unpredictable, unconventional and unforgettable.
    I have so much love for Charlie and Stormy two souls that come together in the most eerie and beautiful way. I loved the bond between Lucas and Charlie too and Melanie was an absolute angel.

    5 Stars for Spiders, Storms and Unbreakable Bonds.
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  • Lunar
    5.0 out of 5 stars All the feels
    Reviewed in Germany on July 25, 2024
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    She did it again. Kelsey Kingsley did it again. I Just recently devoured 'Warrior blue' - that book broke me. But this?
    I don't know how many times I started ugly crying. Still - I am ugly crying.
    I loved the Story so much. It was so well written & I felt e v e r y t h i n g. I don't really cry when I'm reading but like I said I was ugly crying.
    The whole Backstory of spider hurt so bad. I feel so sorry for him but at the same time through the book his development, his growth was amazing.
    We need more books like that. We need more deep meaning.
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  • Bookworm
    5.0 out of 5 stars WHAT WAS THAT!???
    Reviewed in Australia on October 29, 2024
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    Omg what a story that was!! I would’ve finished this book much sooner but the last hour of it had me crying so I had to keep stopping! I’m soooo happy that Charlie finally found happiness and with someone who could see him for the special beautiful guy he was! Ive also read about an amazing beautiful love between two brothers! I really need to mention Luke I loved him too! I am so heartbroken about him he deserved so much more! I’m feeling pretty wrecked tbh and will be thinking about this for some time! An incredible story!
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  • Karissa
    5.0 out of 5 stars Heartbreakingly beautiful
    Reviewed in Australia on October 6, 2024
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    I absolutely loved this book. Charlie has had everything in life, so tough, and he deserved so much. Charlie and Stormy are perfectly matched, and it's so good to see an mmc with feelings. I became so attached to these characters and the journey they go on. I'm tempted to do a reread to see the nudges along the way. It's a truly beautiful story ❤️
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