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There were parts of this that were just hard to read. One particular scene before the time jump had me SO mad! This was such a great read though about friendship and vampires. As with all of Hendrix's books I've read so far, the time and the place is so spot on.

I almost bailed on this one. Horror is typically out of my wheelhouse but I wanted to give this one a go for Halloween. There were certainly some gross and tense moments that I did not enjoy, but what really almost made me quit was the horrible gaslighting by the men! That is a huge trigger for me 😳 But I skimmed through cause I wanted to see how it ended. I'm glad I got through it, even though the ending felt rushed.

This one was a different vampire story. For me all characters were so annoying but that Carter, please, a psychiatrist who was so manipulative and psychological abuser. Terrible. But you have to read the story. I think it was more character driven, maybe that was why I enjoyed it more. Absurd but interesting. 3.8⭐️

I enjoyed #Scarathlon2021 and cheers to all #teamHendrix members. Special thanks to our host @StayCurious n @Clwojick 🥰 you both are amazing. First time I read this fantasy genre. But I enjoyed thoroughly. Most of these were MG books as I am scared to read spooky stories 😬 I may try few in the future. Looking forward to #wintergames2021.

“I wanted to put Dracula against my mom. As you‘ll see, it‘s not a fair fight.”

I‘m not sure how I feel about this. I appreciate the discussions of issues of race, class, and gender, although I feel some parts where better done than others.

There‘s an insidious, creeping, gaslighting kind of horror that permeates this book from every single husband, entirely separate from the vampire that assaults and murders black children. 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑

I live in a fairly religious neighborhood, so I‘m expecting at least a few trick or treaters tonight that won‘t want to go out tomorrow. Doing some spooky reading of the #TeamHendrix #BuddyRead and some quality control checks on the candy! 😉

I had a hard time with parts of this book. Mainly it was the racism and sexism of the book that bothered me but it wasn‘t until I really thought about it that I realized that that was the entire point. Hendricks did a beautiful job of showing the BS in US culture. Also the book is really funny. I will definitely end up reading this again.

The 90‘s southern housewives and a vampire what could go wrong? I enjoyed this one, although I believe the author always goes a little darker than needed and totally has something against dogs (though this isn‘t as bad as his previous book). I would recommend it but didn‘t love it

I really enjoyed this one. It gave me a lot of Fright Night vibes. More of a traditional vampire tale like ‘Salem‘s Lot but in Hendrix‘s campy horror style. There were a few ucky pages that made my skin crawl but other than that the book was great.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#Scarathlon2021 #Screamathon #Wickedathon
#SpookOWeen #Readathon

+16 points #TeamHendrix #TeamRead

This dude has some serious issues with dogs….

3/5 ⭐️ The amount of gaslighting in this book is crazy! I love vampires, but I think I like the fantasy version rather than the horror depiction. Also the roach scene in the attic was unnecessary 🤮

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2/3 through this book and my rage at the husbands is fire hot 🤬🔥

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Starting this now. #TeamRead

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+1 point #TeamHendrix

Inspired by some recent TV experiences that I really liked (Lovecraft Country, Squid Game, Midnight Mass), I finally tried some Grady Hendrix. This was so good! Great writing, characters, and setting, and I of course was way into the social commentary. (Also my beloved Bahni's narration was perfection.) I‘ll read more Hendrix for sure and am surprised by yet enjoying my apparent lean into horror content lately.

Finished this #BuddyRead for #TeamHendrix! I actually didn't enjoy it. I don't really like books where men are so cruel to women, and that was a good chunk of the book. It made me angry. I just thought this would be a more fun book than it was.
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#spookoween @TheSpineView
#screamathon @4thhouseontheleft
#LittenListen @aperfectmjk
#OutstandingOctober @Andrew65

Starting a 24-hour readathon by reading the #BuddyRead for #TeamHendrix.

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This is my second Grady Hendrix read, and I really enjoyed it.
While the vampire was a creep, the husbands in this were way worse. God I hated them! Especially Patricia‘s husband…

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So ended up bailing on this one. I just wasn‘t enjoying it and didn‘t want to listen just to listen. I knew I was probably not going to like it as it has a lot of things I don‘t enjoy it.

Crossed it off my #BookSpinBingo list
Not sure if I get any #TeamHendrix #Scarathlon2021 points for bailing. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I love Grady Hendrix. He is creepy and gory, but always so campy. As expected, I loved this one, too. I will read anything he writes.
#scarathlon #TeamHendrix @StayCurious

Such a good read! I know Hendrix writes other books and after reading this one I look forward to exploring more of her work. It was a great balance of creepy with some humor and mystery. Plus the social commentary was an added bonus.
191 points!
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What is it with vampire book covers and bleeding fruit? I loved both of these! If forced at gunpoint to choose, I'd probably go with the Karen Russell. This collection just has so much amazing weirdness. Southern Book Club was my first Grady Hendrix and I loved it -- but it got far too gory for me towards the end. I love though that both of them have such creative takes on the vampire trope. 🧛🏽‍♀️

#vampire #scarathlon

Winding down from birthday party weekend with a good vampire book. I love having a day off during the week once in a while 🎃 #scarathlon2021 #teamhendrix

I LOVED this audiobook. Exactly the right mix of scary, fun, sad, and occasionally heartwarming. The pacing was the only thing I might have changed a little, but I loved the style, the characters, Patricia‘s perspective and the setting. I spent a good portion internally chanting ‘divorce him‘ and then another decent portion changing ‘decapitate him‘.

#scarathlon2021 #teamslaughter @Clwojick +6

I read this whole book today! I had tried to read this when it first came out and had to set it aside due the gaslighting. When it was chosen as our #teambuddyread for #teamhendrix I gave it another chance as I have enjoyed all of Grady‘s other books. Glad I did. Dark and horrific, not just in the fire but the gaslighting. The ending is so satisfying though. 4⭐️ #Scarathlon2021 +50 points buddy read +70 Readathon points

It was a good holiday with the family. Watched Constantine with hubby. Now I‘m going to do some before bed reading. The readathons are going well.
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Living my best life

I‘m just over half way through this and…. Is anyone else finding they hate the husband significantly more than the vampire??

Apologies to #teamslaughter for reading the wrong team‘s buddy read - I saw the blurb and couldn‘t resist! #scarathlon2021

Fitting in some reading during Game 2

A great #teambuddyread with #teamhendrix for #scarathlon2021! Any book that says “We‘re not a lunch mob! We‘re a book club!” is a winner in my eyes! Vampires and book clubs. What more could you want. Six readathons= 590 points #screamathon #spookoween #bookspinbingo

This is the second time I‘ve been surprised by how gorey and horrific Grady goes. Still, I enjoyed this. I don‘t read much horror. I‘m interested to see what my bookclub thinks, this is way outside our usual wheelhouse!

Book 178

Back on grid and updating all the books I‘ve read… all one of them 😂 #BuddyRead for #TeamHendrix done! I really enjoyed this, I liked the juxtaposition of cosy southern drama vs VERY gory vampirism. Would not recommend reading the scene with the rats when you are staying in a secluded cabin in the middle of nowhere though 🤯🤯

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Book 126/150.

I've wanted to read this one for so long. Despite a few hiccups towards the end, I finished our #TeamHendrix #teamread for a whopping 870 points!
Much of this read like a spooky cozy, so I was REALLY thrown when the horror kicked into overdrive. Still, it's a pick for me and the audiobook version was super well performed.

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Is anyone else having trouble with this one? I've been listening to the audio version and absolutely loving it - until about 75%. I'm so uncomfortable right now, I keep having to stop it. 😣

#Two4Tuesday
1️⃣ Just started the tagged book for #Scarathlon #TeamHendrix buddy read, Discovery of Witches for the real-time-read I‘m hosting (and need to catch up).
2️⃣ That I am hosting a real-time-read but I‘m behind 🤨😩

It‘s very late on this Tuesday, so anyone who hasn‘t played, feel free to do so!

“Horse says we‘re safe with his guns, but trust me, I‘ve been dove hunting with that man. He can barely hit the sky.”

🤣😂🤣 Horse is Kitty‘s husband, lol. This book is hilarious so far, and check out the title page!

What I liked: the descriptive way that Hendrix writes. Some of it really made my skin crawl. I liked the characters and felt connected to them.

What I didn‘t like: I felt like the story fell a little flat at times. I only felt like I knew what was happening in this moment in time and left with more questions than answers but I also don‘t care enough to know the answers.

All in all, it was a quick read 3/5⭐️
#teamhendrix #scarathlon2021

Started #scarathlon2021 off last night at midnight! #teamhendrix

I am running late, but it‘s still September 30 for 2 1/2 hours in AZ, so technically it‘s still before the start of the #scarathlon2021. Here is my #scarathlonTBR for #TeamHendrix.

Just the physical books on my #ScarathlonTBR because I have a ton more on my kindle I‘ve been saving for spooky season. I‘ve been waiting for this spree all year! #Scarathlon2021 #TeamHendrix

Here is just a part of my October TBR for #Scarathlon2021 and #TeamHendrix as well as #Screamathon @4thhouseontheleft - I‘ve got a mix of novels, novellas, adult and kids - should be a fun mix!

So excited for October! I definitely won‘t get to all of these, but it‘s so exciting to put the whole list together. I‘m contemplating retreading Practical Magic and then diving in to the other books in the series that I‘ve never read. Looking forward to a great reading month #scarathlon2021 #teamhendrix #screamathon #bookspin #doublespin #bookspinbingo

My October TBR. Beyond excited for #scarathlon21 and #screamathon, #bookspinbingo and another fantastic #authoramonth: #veschwab.

Also glad for the push from #teamhendrix for this year‘s #teamread. The tagged book has been on my TBR for far too long!

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A interesting story but I didn‘t love it as much as I thought I would annoyingly. Read for the #PopSugarReadingChallenge2021 and #Bookoplathon 3.5/5