Welcome to Litsy!

So excited for #audlangspine2026! This is my third year and it‘s one of my favorite events. Thank you @monalyisha for hosting!

Can‘t wait to start reading these, @Aconight ! We share a similar author and I‘ll def be reading more than one off your list!!

@TheAromaofBooks Rough month, hit a bit of a slump. Managed to still get one bingo! #BookspinBingo I did absolutely love the tagged book and added it to my favorites list for the year.

@Laughterhp I can‘t thank you enough. Devoured this. 😍 Gothic historical fiction plus gore galore and a dash of romance. 5✨ Definitely one of my top reads for the year

So the last few days of October absolutely flew by. It ended up being an awesome reading month though!

https://wildwoodreads.com/2025/10/31/october-2025-wrap-up/

I‘ve barely scratched the surface but I‘m loving this. Has some pleasant surprises including multi-media. Curiosity is peaked & may be a difficult one to put down. #currentread

@Laughterhp Eternally grateful for these books. Let‘s all pretend I didn‘t immediately dive into the sweets 🫢 will be starting tagged tonight. Thank you, happy Halloween!! 🎃 #AHRS2025 @MaleficentBookDragon Ty for hosting again!

Holy cow, what a great spooky season read. A reminder that more than one monster can be prowling the premises. The descriptions are incredibly visceral (a must for a story about baking people into pies). I‘m not a fan of the original Sweeney Todd musical, but I enjoyed this. If you like a bit of horror during Halloween, give this a try.

Hi. I‘m running short staffed lately (It‘s me. I‘m the staff. The staff is exhausted 😂) and I‘m falling behind on reviews. But anyhow this could quite possibly be the best month of reading I‘ve had all year. The Butcher‘s Daughter was yet another five star read and I can‘t say enough good things about it.

Full review here: https://wildwoodreads.com/2025/10/11/the-butchers-daughter-review/

A bloody good origin story for Mrs. Lovett. My only complaint was that the Lovett/Todd partnership developed much too quickly in the story once they met. This was fast-paced and fun even if it bordered on the ridiculous a few times. I thought the extra twist at the end was fun!

#hauntedshelf #bookspinbingo
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@CSeydel @TheAromaofBooks

It‘s spooky season, witches. What are we reading?? I need all of the spooky book recommendations. 🎃🎃🎃

My tbr: https://wildwoodreads.com/2025/10/01/october-2025-tbr/

A dark & gothic retelling of Sweeney Todd. It's macabre in the extreme--only right for the story of a woman who infamously baked people into pies. There were twists and turns galore, and I loved how elements of the story were reimagined. I really appreciated that Lovett was allowed to be sympathetic without defanging her. It's a great read, whether you're a fan of horror, historical fiction, or Sweeney Todd.

TWs for so so much in comments.