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Parents were invited to have a special Thanksgiving lunch with their kids today. They let the adults in early to help reduce the lines. Now I am waiting on kiddo number 1. I forgot to go to the salad bar but I remembered the pie!

This has been on my TBR for so long. It seemed like a good fall read, so I was excited to finally get to it. I open it, and read, “It was November.” Indeed it is, and I‘m now sure I chose the perfect next book to read 🍁📚

“Like corpses frozen in the ice, that which according to the laws of nature should pass away is, by the miracle of ink on paper, preserved. It is a kind of magic.” ✨

#thenumberthirteen #chillingphotochallenge
#teamslaughter #scarathlon

While I was gone...

I finished up #Booked2019 Summer quarter with The Thirteenth Tale (Book Gifted to You).

And started on the Fall Quarter with Dread Nation (Paranormal with POC MC), and am currently reading Ninth House (new in 2019).

Other great reads from recent days: Akin (Emma Donoghue), The Testaments (Margaret Atwood), Empire of Wild (Cherie Dimaline). A great fall for new CanLit!

Social media may pause, but the reading never stops.

I could spend an entire day in this book shop. Such beautiful imagery.

At first I was honestly worried that I might have to stop reading this book. It is a bit of a slower start, but when it gets rolling each chapter is a revelation. Loved this book it was a breath of fresh air for me. And actually caught me off guard at the end, which does not happen often. Bravo!!

This was hard to get into, and was slow paced. However, the story itself is a wonderful gothic one with the requisite scandal and madness. At times I grew impatient with inconsistencies that I realized later were part of the plot and were clues to the mystery. A definite case of a good book at the wrong time for me. I just didn‘t have the patience right now for this but I call it a pick for when you‘re in the mood for a slow burn gothic mystery.

#ChillingPhotoChallenge #day13 #TheNumber13 Do you know how hard it is to find a book with 13 in the title? Littens doing this challenge would I suppose. This is the only book in my rather large collection that did. This is along the lines of a gothic ghost story, an enigmatic writer decides to tell all about her secretive life & hires a young writer to put it down on paper. Gothicness ensues. #Scareathlon #TeamSlaughter 1point #PointsTotal-461

I loved this. I can see why some call it a book lovers book. It had me guessing right to the end. And I still have one unanswered question. I enjoyed listening to this one as I find English accents quite lovely.

#ChillingPhotoChallenge #scarathlon #TeamStoker This is as close as I can get to the #13. The library is closed until Tuesday.

This was on both my September and October TBRs but I‘m not 💯 sure I‘ll get to it this month either. I just keep finding new spooky reading ideas! And they‘re all so exciting! How does a gal choose? #chillingphotochalleng #scarathlon #teamstoker #thenumber13 @TheReadingMermaid @Clwojick

@TheReadingMermaid
@Clwojick
#ChillingPhotoChallenge
#Scarathonevent

Today‘s Prompt: THE NUMBER 13

This is one of my FAVORITE books of all times.

If you haven‘t read it yet, you need to. 😊

It‘s been a while since I disliked a book this much. Some of it was the (to me) over the top gothic tropes. Creepy twins, mad women, and incest? ✔️, ✔️, and ✔️. It‘s only a matter of time till someone gets locked in the attic. Also, characters seemed to have no interior life. Everyone seemed to exist to serve the plot. I was so annoyed I ate a piece of cake.

#quotsyoct19 Day 7: #bone

@TK-421

I mean...wow. What a blessing to be able to write this way. Diane Setterfield, you are a beautiful writer🥰📚 #DianeSetterfield

My absolute favorite bookstore on the planet💛 Joseph-Beth Bookstore -Lexington, KY. What a wonderful afternoon being surrounded by books!📚💕

These two toys on my bookshelf were some of my favorite Happy Meal McDonalds toys as a kid. I try not to clutter my shelves with too much stuff, but I love these two because of the sentimental value they have. What quirky things do you guys have on your bookshelves?
(Brainy Smurf and Hamburger Transforming Dinosaur)

I've just started this and am already in love.

I just started listening to this on audiobook and I‘m obsessed!! The writing is so beautiful that‘s it‘s almost ethereal. I even drove 5 miles under the speed limit so I could listen longer! See people, books save lives 😉

Day 6: #7covers7days #7days7covers #covercrush #throwback

#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush Day 7

Thank you for the tag, @Librarybelle 😁

To play along, all you have to do is post a picture of a book cover you love each day for 7 days, no explanation needed. You can also nominate others you think would like to participate as well.

Today I‘m nominating the wonderful @TCLinrow 😊

P.S. A book cover with books on it, it‘s so perfect! 😍
Also, my “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” DVDs are peeking out in the bookcase!😂

When you have already read the book but buy it anyway because the edition is SO GORGEOUS 😍 #bookwormproblems

#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush Day 1

@Hooked_on_books

7 days, 7 covers you love, no explanation. Try to tag someone new each day.

Anyone else interested, consider yourself tagged as well!

@Powered_By_Plants

#RedRoseSeptember #Panic #FridayTheThirteenth

This is such a great book; I didn‘t see the twist coming!

Happy Friday the 13th! And enjoy the Harvest Moon!

#7Days7Covers #CoverCrush Day Three

I feel like everyone has been tagged based on the number of Cover Crush posts in my feed, so I‘m not tagging anyone specific. If you haven‘t taken part and would like to then consider yourself tagged. Post a favourite cover each day for seven days with no explanation 😊

#7days7covers #covercrush Day 2

Posting covers I love for 7 days, no explanation needed. Tagging someone to play each day.

@LauraJ would you like to play?

4.5 stars

I enjoyed the mystery and beauty of The Thirteenth Tale. If you like complex stories with suspense, heartache, and sparks of hope, I definitely recommend this one for you.

See my full review here: https://www.facebook.com/262384764521804/posts/327942734632673?sfns=mo

Or follow me on Goodreads. Link in profile.

#gothicreads #darkstories #mystery #bookrecommendations

August wrap up video coming soon! For now I‘ll give you my August wrap up photo, which does not include the ebook of Light From Distant Stars by Shawn Smucker that I read in August.

What were your favorite reads for the month?

Almost everyone loves books around here.

Woot woot!! Congrats @Megabooks on reaching 250K!

I checked my 5 star reads for the summer, and picked a mystery with an MC who loves books (one of my fav kinds of novels!)

Thanks for the chance to win the #25Etsy giveaway - Etsy is such a fun place to shop 🤩

Excited to start this one as a buddy read with @Butterflyamore !

#letstravelaugust The main character of this book helps out in her father‘s #bookstore sometimes!

#JulyWrapUp #JulyStats

10 books read/listened to this month!
❤️: Tagged, followed by The Outsiders

Challenges -
#HPBuddyRead 7/8 🤓
#LitsyAtoZ 14/26 😬
#Goodreads 52/52 🥳
#ReadLikeRory 15/119 😅

🤞🏼 that I can continue to read as much as I did this month... summer break is over in 2 weeks!

What books are you looking forward to reading in August?

This picture sort of represents my August TBR but not quite. Let me explain: I definitely intend to read Recursion, The Toymakers, The Thirteenth Tale, And The Last Time I Lied. I started the Riley Sager book last week but wasn‘t really in the mood for it so I set it aside. The Winter Sister is one of my contenders for my reading challenge prompt: A book recommended by a stranger. Cont‘d ⬇️

2. The Lion King 3.5/5 stars ⭐️
3. Lemon frozen yogurt
4.If I just count 1st cousins, around 2 dozen
#friyayintro

I can‘t go to the library without visiting the Friends Used Bookstore! Found these favorites - I‘m planning to give them away (except for the Jennifer Crusie one - that‘s for me 😉).

Love this story!
But let's get real. What time period is it from?! What age is it set in?
1950s? 1980s? When was Mrs. DeWinter young?!

#time #clock #13 #gothic #tales
Hi @NikkiRobson73

O.M.G.!!!

I need to read this again. There were so many moments at the end where I was like “wait, what?!” “nooooo!” “huh?” “I should‘ve known!!!”

Thank you to everyone who voted for this #MakeMeReadIt! Amazing book full of so many twists and a ton of bookish references. As a bookworm, I totally related to Margaret‘s thoughts and comments throughout the book.

5 star read FOR SURE!

Yesterday was my birthday! Getting older isn‘t very exciting but getting new books is!

The Librarian of Auschwitz and A Fire Story were gifts from a friend. The Thirteenth Tale, Call it What You Want, and Recursion all came from my husband. Technically, so did Romanov and the Alice journal, as he gave me a gift card to The Dog Eared Book in Palmyra, NY and it was burning a hole in my pocket so I had to go spend it right away!

Paired today‘s lunchtime reading with a ham & cheese sandwich! 🥪

Currently in a monogamous relationship with this book. I‘m so into this story, and a lot of the little details are starting to fit together like a puzzle 🧩

Miss Winter‘s tale has me on the edge of my seat, and I‘m enjoying every second of it!

Book and lunch! 🍕

Yes, I was using the cooking tray as a page holder. Book pages don‘t like greasy fingers. 😅🙈 I reached a great point while my food was heating up, and didn‘t want to quit reading!

Sunday mornings are best started off with a cup of coffee, a yummy breakfast (in this case, a turkey & swiss croissant!) and a good book 😌☕️🥐📖💛

A bookish summer nap! 😍😻💕📚 #catsoflitsy #littenkitten

Starting the winner of #MakeMeReadIt 📚🍫

And the winner is... The Thirteenth Tale!
But only by one vote, so I‘ll be reading Name of the Wind as well. 😊

Thanks to everyone who voted for #MakeMeReadIt 🥰