Welcome to Litsy!

This was super creepy and the last book for #LMPBC! I enjoyed the storyline and the writing, although so many of the characters made me want to scream. It was certainly creepy, but less so than I expected. Even with a witch on the scene, it felt realistic. At least until the end. I really did not like the last 30 pages or so (felt so rushed), and I'm curious how the Dutch version ended. Any Dutch Littens that have read the original??

The perfect book to finish on Halloween 🎃 It normally takes quite a bit for a book to really creep me out, and this one succeeded.

#teamslaughter @Clwojick

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🎃 Nothing says ”spooky” like a scary book! What's your favorite scary read? 👻
@torbooks @thomasoldeheuvelt

#Halloween #scarybooks #books #bookworm #booknerd #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #reading #reader #bibliophile #ilovebooks #booklove #booklover #bookblog #bookblogger #bookreview #bookish #igreads #igbooks #totalbooknerd #literature #bookstagramfeatures #bookstagrammer #bookaddict #bookaholic #currentlyreading

Great book!! I didn‘t love the ending, but I enjoyed the read thoroughly... even when my heart was pounding like crazy.

I also finished the #ScaryScavengerHunt just in time! A book #thatscaresyou was last on my list and this one definitely delivered! 😱

#teamtheme #teamslaughter #scarathlon

I am shocked I read this many books this month. But, here is my #ScaryScavengerHunt book list: Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt (w/ a matte cover)🎃Halloween by Silver Ravenwolf (about Halloween)🎃Spellbook of Katrina Von Tassel (w/a witch)🎃One Night in Salem (pumpkin on cover)🎃In a Dark, Dark Wood (that scares you)🎃Complete works of Edgar Allen Poe (character dies)🎃Interview with a Vampire (w/a vampire) 🎃 Wicked (200+pages) #TeamSlaughter

I also started reading Hex this week. Now that I'm finally feeling the Halloween spirit, I had a major craving for horror. Perfect weird, creepy vibes from chapter 1. 🎃

I didn‘t finish the full #24b4Monday, but I got 20 hours for #TeamSlaughter! Still going to read Hex late into the night. I‘m getting so freaked out, but I don‘t want to stop! ☠️

Dexter and I love it when I have a day off from school. #doggiedreamingdexter

I just started this #LMPBC book, and since I was just looking up this old Spongebob clip after seeing a cosplay of this scene, I am now imagining this as the Gramma mentioned in the text, haha. Definitely helping me to not be so afraid of what's going to happen, lol.

@Stacypatrice @Hestapleton @jb72

What a way to start a novel! #Hex #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter

Today‘s Prompt

Blood and Gore: Choose a book that was so scary that you had to stop while reading it.

Hex was close for me. However, I am still looking for really scary books so give me some recommendations.

#litsyhumor

Completed my reading goal of 50 books for 2019!

This book was creepy. I have never read anything like it. It had some seriously disturbing parts that I‘m not sure I will ever get over. If you want a scare read this. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

https://readinginthewildwood.com/2019/10/09/hex-by-thomas-olde-heuvelt-review/

Thanks, @Hestapleton for sending along Hex for the last read of #LMPBC!! The four months went by so quickly!! @jb72 @Stacypatrice

And thank you soooooo much to @Lovesbooks87 for my first birthday card!!! You're so sweet and the stickers were such a nice happy surprise! Great kickoff to my birthday month!

“Baffled and more or less nonfunctional, he set out toward the former visitor center. In order to avoid bumping into the police he took the trail through the woods, which rose up sharply among a fallow field where the ground #fog silently reflected the moonlight. The subzero temperature of the previous week had been followed by a thaw, and the air was heavy with moisture... After a few minutes he was sorry he had taken the forest trail.”

My October TBR, at least it is what's here on my shelf already :) I do have a few library holds I'm waiting on.

October 1️⃣: HAUNTED 🖤🧡🕯🌔🎃🍁🍂 This path looks very ominous & spooky. Something haunted lurking here for sure. #ChillingPhotoChallenge #Scarathlon #October #Haunted #TeamSlaughter

#7covers7days #covercrush

Day 7

#7days7covers I cannot wait to start this one in a few weeks! Thanks for the tag, @Meaw_catlady 🖤

Celebrating the #HarvestMoon with some new goodies! I am a sucker for a locally owned #bookshop. #shoplocal #thelahaskabookshop #peddlersvillage #fullmoon

Book-a-week challenge
Book one - week one
Hex

#September #readingplan
I will finish up Hex for the #lmpbc. The book will be in the mail on Tuesday @Kaylamburson and sorry it‘s a few days late. My brain didn‘t want to focus this past week.
So far, Color Therapy is pretty interesting.
I‘m super excited for the #LOTR read with @TheReadingMermaid as it‘s my first time reading the books.

#summersendreadathon
1. My goal will be to read 10 books and make progress on my Dr. Seuss challenge.
2. Bunny by Mona Awad
3. I‘ve always loved my Dr. Pepper but sadly I can‘t have that anymore. So now it‘s water.
4. A comfy spot to read with my pillows.
5. Yes
6. I‘m late to the game so I tag anyone who wants to join!

So far I‘ve finished two books and I‘m currently reading Hex.

It‘s on it‘s way to you 🧟‍♀️📖📬 @jb72 !!

#postalmarkup #litsymail #bookmail

Finished 🧟‍♀️ @Hestapleton @jb72 and @Kaylamburson What a fun read!!!

Jen, I‘ll be sending it along to you soon 😃💌

Just got my book and read to start reading and marking 🖌for my first postal markup.

@Hestapleton @jb72 @Kaylamburson - I finally got it together! 😅 I get it now 😁

@JoScho @collegecatlady @LauraJ #lmpbc #Grouphorror
Here's a few choices for our awesome group! Anything look interesting?

Despite all the so-so reviews I actually really enjoyed this book! Super creepy horror that is based on an interesting concept. What happens when modern day technology and culture meet a small town with a three-hundred year old cursed witch?

I was disappointed with the ending though... for that I‘m giving it 3.5/5⭐️

Trigger warning for abuse, specifically child abuse, and some pretty disturbing imagery.

Reminded me of why I don‘t read books by white men anymore. It wasn‘t terrible, but had enough weird misogyny throughout that I‘m wondering why I stuck with it. (I listened to this and the narrator made the women sound even worse than they were written. I suggest reading it if you are interested in this title.)

I think I might have liked this book more if I was 20-30 years younger. There is a lot of use of current online tech that grounds it more in the present, but also makes it a little harder to buy into the world of the book. I also found the portrayal of the female characters here to be a bit immature. Overall, though, this has some good creepy elements and is fitting for this time of year - the story runs from Halloween to Christmas. 3⭐️

This week's book review is up you guys! Be sure to check it out:
https://youtu.be/i0rA04yyhqs

Finished! But I definitely need some time to process it before I can rate it properly. Thoroughly enjoyed it though. Now excuse me while I find something incredibly fluffy to read. @TheReadingMermaid you weren‘t kidding about the creep factor! I read the article you tagged me in. Definitely an interesting publishing and marketing strategy around this one.

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes a good horror novel. Good and creepy. Like this gets under your skin in a way that you just can't get out of your mind. And it may even make you look at society a little different from now on. 🤯

Please read my full review here:
TamaraTheReadingMermaid.weebly.com
Or you can watch my review on YouTube here:
https://youtu.be/i0rA04yyhqs

I got to get through these books this weekend! 😬 LOL the suspense is killing me 😂
Perfect timing for #25inFive @Andrew65

Things to look forward to from The Reading Mermaid in December 😁 See any books you're excited about?
#MountTBR #December

#Bookhaul!!!!

While there were some things that drove me crazy, and this was a bit out of my wheelhouse, I‘d have to say it was creative, compelling horror. It‘s no surprise that we humans are the true monsters, but this was an entertaining read in that sub-genre.

Looking over my #pop18 sheet. It looks like I have 9 prompts left (although I bet if I look through my GR some of the books I‘ve already read may fit in some of my missing prompts.) I have two prompts left for #booked2018. I‘m thinking I may actually do this thing! 💪🏻

Managed to squeeze in one more book for October. It wasn't bad. I think I need to sit on it a bit longer before I can make a final judgement. Definitely a suspenseful Halloween read though. #Screamathon @4thhouseontheleft

I just finished HEX in the late night, early morning. The witch was a strange curiosity, but this didn't make my Halloween pick. The town officials often seem hexed by dirty minds, sounding immature with holes in the action plans. The spooky value had my interest mid-way. 🏘 HEX has me thinking of Stephen King's isolated town; almost neighbours. The story concepts are really cool, but we'll post a reader advisory on some unsettling brutalities. 😕

#unpopularopinion

I can‘t finish this book. I made it through Part 1 okay. But Part 2. Nope. I don‘t do the suicide/murder/torture of children. There‘s only so much my mind can handle.

I can understand why so many love this book. It‘s a unique story. Unlike anything I‘ve read before. But it‘s not for me.

I have so many questions about this church name. 🤔

Update: I started looking back through my book and it looks like previously it was called Crystal Methodist Church. So I‘m thinking this is a typo. Still though. 🤣🤣

Also sharing in the unpopular opinion. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I loved the premise and I wonder if it was in better hands for translating if the writing would‘ve brought it to life in a different way... or if maybe the Dutch version is the same. I‘m a little disappointed that it‘s a different version than the original because I almost feel like I‘ve just read an imposter book. 😆 Anyway, it was a bit hard to get through because of that. #BuddyRead

Introvert lunch breaks.

Alright so I think I have an #unpopularopinion of this book. The first 100 pages were a little too goofy for me. I honestly think it was the translation. Tenses and strange words were used and it just bothered me. However the last 280 pages of the book I thought were better but it got to be too gruesome and gory for my tastes. I like the more psychological thriller horror than kids and animals dying. I did like the social commentary though. 👇👇

I read almost 20 hours this weekend.

I finished both of the above books. About 150 pages of Hex. And a few hours of audio on The Witching Elm.
#24B4Monday

I have a mid-way to go, possibly finished by Halloween, between work and catching a few TV shows with my folks. 🎃 I'll keep on here, looking forward to our book chats soon!

HEX #buddyread 📍 @MinDea @Robothugs @Reviewsbylola @Bklover @Ashley_Nicoletto

Good grief this was not what I was expecting! Loved it! At first it seemed kind of silly, and I didn‘t realize it was an Americanized version. But the second half I loved. And now I‘m dying to know the Dutch ending to this book, which is different from the American one. (It says this in the acknowledgements). Can‘t wait to hear what my buddy readers think!
Oh, and thanks @Cinfhen - you did good!💕💕

Hoping to get to this next month! #hex #witchyreads