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When it's the last day of the month and you realize you haven't read a #ThematicCozies, you scroll through your kindle looking for something short that fits the prompt of #Books. This had a bit of mystery and bookstore in the title. Bonus @julieclair it was enjoyable. 📚

#bookspin #hauntedshelf #screamteam #trappedinaspookyhouse - here‘s my TBR for October with LOTS of choice! Some good spooky ones in there too!

Tagged book is my reco spooky read - my absolute fave at this time of year 👻

I have been a fan of LOTR since I was a kid and was introduced to the movies. Over the years, I've gotten into watching Lore videos on YouTube as just a way to learn new things about the world that was not in the movies, and I decided to finally read the books for myself.

For me, The Fellowship of the Ring shed a new light on the Frodo adventure, and I really enjoyed diving into the world from the source.

Loved Colum McCann's latest. You will, too.

Look what my library just done did! Gave me notice of a whole slew of titles now available on Libby!!!! VERY exciting 🎉 Happy (?!) Banned Books Week! #LibrariesMatter

#SeptemberStats

5⭐️

Slanting Towards the Sea

4.5⭐️

Woman on the Verge

4.25⭐️

The Loft

4.0⭐️

A Language of Limbs

On the Calculation of Volume IV

One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

Cheri

Misinterpretation

Someone To Watch Over You

3.75⭐️

Gallows View

3.25⭐️

When the Museum is Closed

Private Rites

Ripeness

3⭐️

Endling

2.75⭐️

The Feast

2⭐️

I Want To Go Home But I‘m Already There

You Be Mother

This one was a very quick read, a story that reads like a long poem. Our protagonist is heartbroken over a betrayal by his father, and at the same time growing into a man himself. Such a short novella, with all the impacts of life woven into it: heartbreak, laughter, coming of age, and in the end; making the right decisions for the ones we love.

I've realized that I ought to have read Dickens in order of publication.
It seems I've already enjoyed the best of his works, and now the remaining ones feel insufficient, boring and lacklustre.

I thought Oliver Twist was rather dull, filled with mostly unlikable characters, and its progress so slowly that I had to force myself to read.
The ending however, did redeem some of my faith in Dickens

I just started this one last night and am already enjoying it. Susan May Warren usually does a good job and I can‘t wait to see how this story unfolds. #currentlyreading #woundedhero #inspirational #romance

Happy to have an excuse to re-read this favorite series with the #LosersClub

I forgot what a brilliant job King does with world building in this one. He just kind of drops you in the middle of it all and somehow it works.