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Finishing a witch book and drinking pumpkin spice coffee from my Poe mug. Happy Halloween! 🎃 💀👻

This was a cover buy, it's so pretty. The story itself was just ok. I liked the twist, but it was a little boring overall. Didn't hold my attention.

A single mother moves her family to a remote island so she can paint a mural in an old lighthouse owned by the wealthiest man in town, when 2 of her daughters suddenly go missing. 20yrs later 1 of them is found, but she hasn‘t aged at all.

Loved how this book pays homage to the unnamed ppl burned at the stake for witchcraft.

Incredible artwork from https://paontaure.tumblr.com/post/659665149134831616/some-illustrations-i-made-f...

A great read, gripping and thrilling to the very end. Set in an atmospheric island in Scotland, which adds to the creepy goings on.

Two I‘m looking forward to. 🍁🍂🎃 #BookSpin #DoubleSpin

This was a great story set in a beautiful part of Scotland.

#thriller #magic #witches

My book arrived home safely @5feet.of.fury Thank you to all of Group W for what was probably my favorite round of books and extra thanks to @suvata for hosting! I can‘t wait to read all of your notes! #LMPBC

I wasn‘t sure what to think at all from the intro, this came together in very unexpected ways! Very unique story telling. I feel like there are a couple of loose threads, but it was very satisfying so I won‘t pull in them too hard.

Weirdo vibes 🧙🏻‍♀️
And it feels like fall out 🥲

Starting this witchy read today
#lmpbc @IndoorDame @suvata @DGRachel

I‘m having a tough time figuring out how to rate this. There were aspects I adored! And others that drove me completely crazy! Overall I think this is a book you get obsessed with, and I‘m all for that.

Winging its way to @5feet.of.fury tomorrow #lmpbc Group W 🧙🏽‍♀️

The lighthouse was called the Longing. #FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

1. Currently reading the tagged book which is dual timeline. The past is set on a fictional remote Scottish island named Lòn Haven.
2. I love it when authors capture the vibe of little neighborhoods nestled in big cities, so I‘m drawn to stories set in London, Manhattan, etc… Luckily for me there are so many to choose from!
3. I have a thing for closed settings so I love me a boarding school, spaceship, crazy small town, cult. #wondrouswednesday

This was a slow moving plot that picked up in middle/end. I loved the plot twists but I was almost too bored with it by that point.

I would recommend this to someone looking for a mild mystery.

📖📚Happy Reading!📚📖

#LMPBC #LMPBCRound17GroupW
@5feet.of.fury @DGRachel

@suvata has mailed a book to @IndoorDame

Read in April 2023 for Litsy Markup Postal Book Club #LMPBC Round 17 - Group W (W is for Witches)

#OUABC 2023 Reading Challenge: 40 Prompts (19. A Book set in multiple time periods)

#StoryGraph: fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced gothic witches Scotland

Two sisters go missing on a remote Scottish island. Twenty years later, one is found–but she‘s still the same age as when she disappeared. Chilling!

The book is on its way to you, @suvata

It should arrive by Friday. 🙂
#lmpbc #round17 #groupw

This was not at all what I expected. It‘s marketed as a thriller/horror novel, but it is neither. It is a mystery with magical/supernatural elements. I liked the way all of the threads wove together, but it takes a long time to get there. I think the payoff is worth the journey, but an edge-of-your-seat thriller, this is not.

Managed to finish this one today! I‘m not sure why it took me so long- it somehow did not completely hold my attention even though the story was really interesting, eerie and suspenseful. 3/5⭐️

Finall finding some time to dive into this while the cats are keeping me company! Have started it a while ago but never really found time to read on. The story is about to get interesting🥰

Just started this one and am about 50 pages in- so far I‘m very much looking foward to see how the story will unfold! Definitely already has a very eerie feeling to it! It‘s told from different perspectives and in different timelines, so it will take some time to get a clear picture

It looks like @5feet.of.fury has already read my first pick, so I went back to the drawing board. I‘m leaning towards the tagged book, but am open to whatever the group prefers of these three. I have a couple of witchy rom-coms if none of these work. #lmpbc #groupw

Great book- struggled a little at the beginning but managed to get into the storyline. Great twists and turns and mystery element. Found some of the tone of some of the characters a bit whiny but didn't stop me from enjoying. Definitely recommend 🧙

A break from Karin Slaughter, finally getting around to reading this one that Bear picked out ❤️🐻

My book club will be discussing this one a little later in the month- I usually wait to listen a bit closer but I don‘t think I‘ll have any trouble remembering this one! In 1998, Luna‘s mother and two sisters go missing. In 2021, she receives a call that her younger sister has been found… but she‘s not 29… she‘s still 7! Multiple timelines and narrators make this a quick and engaging listen! The plot takes some unexpected turns but it‘s fun!

“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” -Voltaire

#OminousOctober #Mystery
@Eggs @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@StayCurious #TeamMonsterMash

I really liked this book. I wanted to scream at the mom a lot of the time. I liked going back and forth in time and the journal entries. I‘m really glad I picked this one up.

#decadeschallenge - using for 2020s
#31by31 - book 2
#witchathon #spookoween #theoctoberreadathon #pointsathon #20in4 #autumnbingo2022 #stabbybookclub #autumnatoz - L #scarathlon2022 #teammonstermash

+16pts
+15pts - witch #scarathlondailyprompts

Here are the books I want to finish for #20in4 #Readathon

I have all 4 days off but do have plans Sat and Sun. I‘m hoping to finish my audio which should be no problem. I‘m at 72%. And then I‘ve started both books in print, just haven‘t made a dent.

And I‘m hoping to not get distracted by books on my kindle and read my print books.

Spooky season! Plus some miscellaneous. Bring on October! #BookSpinBingo

Yay! It‘s opening day for #FFFS !

I‘m so excited about these 2 books! They‘ve been on my TBR for a bit and now I have an excuse to read them!

The blanket is super soft and so cute! The candle is super cute and I love me a Reese‘s! And it took me forever to find where you hid the tea (so it‘s not pictured 🤣)

Thanks so much for everything!

I really enjoyed the tale told by C.J Cooke, a story based around the Scottish witch trials, folklore and wildlings. Suspenseful and skin tingling at times, particularly when the story is being told by the characters in the past. Made me check my children for marks 🤣🤣 I look forward to more by this author.

August was a hit or miss month. I really enjoyed some of the stuff I read, but I also read some stuff that I didn‘t like. I also dnfed more than I read. Some I put down to pick up at another time, but I just couldn‘t push through Old Country. So I‘m still on the hunt for some spooky season reads. Help me out and drop a few in the comments. I need some material for my September tbr.

https://wildwoodreads.com/2022/08/31/august-2022-wrap-up/

I adored this one! Really atmospheric with great twists.

#LetterL #alphabetgame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I really enjoyed parts of The Lighthouse Witches. It‘s set on a remote Scottish Island that is full of folklore. It‘s so atmospheric and creepy. But there were a few glaring plot issues that were hard to ignore. And then a sci-fi plot line came out of left field and completely dissolved the folklore plot line that I loved.

⭐️⭐️⭐️

Full review: https://wildwoodreads.com/2022/08/09/the-lighthouse-witches-review/

I‘m going to be honest; I don‘t imagine that I will read very much this month. We‘re right in the middle of remodeling our house and it‘s probably going to take a month to get everything back in place when they‘re finished. The chances of having enough time to read is slim. Plus, all of my things from my living room are blocking my tbr shelf right now. So I‘m reading the two books that I have access to. 😂😂😂

What are you reading in August?

I wasn't planning on doing any shelf rearranging today but somebody wanted to pull out an entire shelf's worth of "Big, Heavy" books ?

Guess it's a sign to finally put those new books I bought away

I loved this book. The cover art is amazing, as well. 5🌟/5🌟

They bind our feet and ankles, tear off our clothes and douse us with alcohol. #firstlinefridays

Kind of a dark way to start, but I'm here for it 😅

Reading Buddies
#catsoflitsy

My reading buddy (-:

Been dying to finish this one it was so good! Set in Scotland where girls go missing, it was magical and atmospheric with well written characters and I couldn‘t put it down
4 ⭐️

My next ten books lined up! #tenatatime. Round 41

DANIELLE!!!😭🖤🤍🖤

I don‘t know how you knew, but I LOVE Stroopwafels!!🇩🇪😍
I love the mini colouring book and ERASEABLE coloured pencils!?!🌲How perfect for my Virgo perfectionist self😂👏🏻

The Ex Hex was a #LitsyMadeMeDoIt addition and I CANT WAIT to read it!!🖤

Everything is so perfect😭 BRING ON THE LORE!!!🖤💚

Now off to make all the birth charts!!!💫🪐🌛🌞

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

Happy early Yule everyone!!❤️❤️

#WSS

So if ever there was an argument for plugging along through a book you aren‘t loving it‘s this one! It took me so long to finish this and I admit I started skimming through the middle. Then magic happened and I figured out what was really going on and by the end I loved this novel! So so good! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

This book checked a lot of boxes for me, and ended up being one of my most surprising picks of the year so far.

My review of this NetGalley gem and perfect fall read is on my blog: http://sprainedbrain.blog/2021/11/07/review-the-lighthouse-witches-by-c-j-cooke/

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

My #UnpopularOpinion of the day: This is probably the dullest piece of Gothic fiction I‘ve ever read. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#the-lighthouse-witches

Tending my plant babies while I'm waiting for the cauliflower soup to boil.

Just noticed that my lucky bamboo has a new sprouting. The peppermint cuttings I took from a friend's garden for tea have sprouted roots.

Also, my daughter's "we'll make salt crystals" experiments from Spring are still on the tray.

#20in4 #readathon @Andrew65