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I feel like it has been a while since I read a really good book and this is really fecking good. Beautifully written at a slow pace that allows for very rich description and atmosphere while not sacrificing tension. The Characters are vivid, even the 'girl listening to the story' is herself an interesting character. Technically it is a country house mystery, but more in the vein of Rebecca or Atonement. Strong pick.

Stop number 2 for Independent Bookstore Day: The Book Inn in Fairhope. This is a used bookstore and the cover of the other book I got needs some TLC (sticker residue, etc) and was NOT ready for pictures.

#12booksof2021 #december @Andrew65

5 ⭐

118pts #Mistletoemaniacs #wintergames @Clwojick #tbrpile

So glad I finally read this book! It‘s been on my TBR for way too long. Probably the book longest on my goodreads TBR.

This book was so atmospheric. A perfect fall read (that I read in august). I accidentally started listening to the abridged version on audio. Once I got a bit in and stopped listening to the abridged, I picked up the print book.

I‘m probably the last person to have read this book. Thanks for the book! @inthegreensandblues

I loved this book! I have had it on my shelf for so long, why didn‘t I read it sooner!? Going to look up more by this author.

Ahh! I accidentally started listening to an Abridged version of this book!

I thought it was weird a 400 page book was only 7 hours on audio and just figured out where it says abridged.

Now what?! I‘ve gotten 29% into it and dunno if I should try and find the unabridged version and start over.

Well this was a nice surprise. I didn‘t have high expectations for some reason, but I absolutely loved it! I love it when a book does that. Reading this was like a cosy hug. A well told story, a nice bit of mystery combined with a family saga, a narrator who prefers books to people, and some ghosts and other things sprinkled through. Just a good, old fashioned story that I could not put down all week and was just what I needed.

An atmospheric tale with an unreliable narrator. Is anyone who they seem? Not 100% in my usual genre, I‘ve had this off and on my tbr a few times. I‘m so glad I got to listen to it on the way home from a road trip. I recommend the audio.

The writing style was so beautifully unique. This Gothic tale spreads across a varied line of stories. I think this was a perfect warm up to Rebecca. #20in4
#gothic

Dual timelines! ‼️

1. Usually, I enjoy them. Although I‘ve found I‘m much more critical of plot holes in dual timeline stories.
2. Really enjoyed this one! 💕
3. I‘ve mostly seen dual timelines used in historical fiction (for obvious reasons) and mysteries, but I would love to see a sci fi story told like that.

#SundayFunday Have a great day, and don‘t forget to tag me!

Wow. I wouldn't have found this book on my own but I'm glad it somehow made its way onto my shelves. It was a compelling story! Finally done with my March #BookSpinBingo reads... *checks calendar* LMAO @TheAromaofBooks

It's slow going over here 🤪 finally back home after a week of housesitting and didn't have much time to read. Back at it!

✨ I started a B L O G !✨

Because I wanted a single space to talk about allll the things that I've been enjoying, not just movies, or just books, or just music, you feel me?

If anyone wants a peek, find me and my loud reviews at voidwithaview.wordpress.com 😂 #screamingintothevoid

I am #currentlyreading my March #BookSpin book tryna play catchup for #BookSpinBingo. Marked/Numbered my Bookspin and #DoubleSpin reads differently this month since I couldn't keep them straight last time when I'd just highlighted them. 😅 of course, just my luck, two library holds came in and neither are my bingo reads! 🤦🏽‍♀️

Cathy thank you so much for my book, I have already read this book but my nanna was very interested in it so I passed it to her she's very happy. ☺
@Cathythoughts 🥰

“My gripe is not with lovers of the truth but with truth herself. What succor, what consolation is there in truth, compared to a story? [...] When fear and cold make a statue of you in your bed, don't expect hard-boned and fleshless truth to come running to your aid. What you need are the plump comforts of a story. The soothing, rocking safety of a lie.

Thank you to eggs.

#JUMPINTOJANUARY
@eggs

Today‘s Prompt: NUMBER IN THE TITLE

An all-time favorite book:

THE THIRTEENTH TALE by Diane Setterfield

Have YOU read it?

Got my #bookspin book finished just in time! This was a 5 star read, completed while on a weekend getaway with my husband. @TheAromaofBooks

I loved this book! It is a story within a story. Well written - you can see the stories. I felt I knew the characters, didn't know where the stories were headed and looked forward to finding out!
#TeamHarkness #Scarathlon2020 #Screamathon @StayCurious @4thhouseontheleft

Here is my point count for 1st week #TeamHarkness #Scarathlon2020 #Screamathon @StayCurious @4thhouseontheleft
26 points TBR post
5 points book any subject
30 points 3 hours readathon
25 points scary/creepy shows
6 points posting
Total 92
Make a great day for yourselves everyone🎃

Starting late, but trying #Screamathon @4thhouseontheleft #TeamHarkness #Scarathlon2030 @StayCurious

Here is my October list for #bookspin #doublespin #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

I am trying to get through a backlog of library books and Books of the Month, among a few others.

My and my kids' book haul from Barnes & Noble today. It's been a hassle since quarantine to get them excited about reading instead of staring at screens all day, so it was nice to see them enthusiastic about books again.

Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView !

1. Everything. The changing leaves, the chill in the air, sweater weather, Halloween.
2. Love this book! ❤️🍂❤️
3. The House in the Cerulean Sea and Attack Surface for #BookSpinBingo

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs (Love the artwork!)

I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join the fun if you want.
This is day 153 #bookstoread #tbrpile #bookstagram

One of my favorite books. It has a Edgar Allen Poe vibe going. Twists and turns! #mbcreadathon #mbcgiveaway12

#bookmail 👌😍

#IfYouLikeThisMovie #TheBigLebowski

Then you enjoy this mistaken identity tale!

#quotsyjuly20 #turquoise

Always so good. 3/4 of the way through in 1 day.
#reread #gothic #haunting

#bookspin #bookspinbonanza Here's my stack for June! @TheAromaofBooks

🎧 Well another gothic-like story of suspense & mystery. Started so slow & wound up to a quick exciting ending. A famous author shares her life story as the rumored missing 13th tale. Twins, ghosts, bizarre behavior, arson, lies, family secrets. Margaret (the author‘s biographer) lives a similar life. Twists!! Lovely prose! The use of some similes were 🙄 but please overlook them cuz it‘s an engaging well-written read! Not scary! ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Day five of #7Days7Books that influenced me. I read this by recommendation from my fellow librarians. It was so dull up until page 50 I almost didn‘t finish it. BUT THEN! Dark and disturbing, like a story written by Poe and I couldn‘t put it down. I have now read her other books also. So good.

1️⃣ Cool and rainy ☔️

2️⃣ California poppy 🌸

3️⃣ Tagged book 📚

Thanks for the tag @JaclynW 🥰

#wonderouswednesday @Eggs

I love these types of books so much. It reminded me so much of the structure of The Seven Husband's of Evelyn Hugo while being its own story. I have a weird soft spot for older sort of crabby people who just want you to sit down, shut up and listen to their story.

Books about books is my jam

#momreviews @Doll8455

I really liked this one as well.

This is a strange book. I nearly DNF‘d it partway through but I‘m glad I didn‘t. It‘s a slow burn with a twist about two-thirds of the way through, one I should have seen coming but didn‘t. 3.5🌟

Another Bingo! The Thirteenth Tale is Gothic #Jennyis30 @jenniferw88 I have had so much fun with this Bingo game.

Brilliant. Genius. It is rare to read such an awesome story. The components of the book create such a wonderful experience. Two sets of twins within a gothic atmosphere. I cannot rave enough about this story. A gripping mystery. If you are a fan of Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre, don't let this escape.

#PopSugar20 - character with vision impairment

#mandmchallenge - Twins @BarbaraTheBibliophage thank you for introducing me to this book.

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

1. Anne of Green Gables, The Thirteenth Tale, and Conspiracy of Faith

2. Little Women

3. Read and nap