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Just when I thought my day couldn‘t get any worse I saw the dead guy standing next to my locker. Kayla was talking nonstop in her usual K-babble, and she didn‘t even notice him. At first.
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My October pick for the book club I‘m hosting for work this month. I love Grady Hendrix‘s books and I loved this trip back to the 80‘s! Gretchen & Abby are 2 years older than me, so I was flooded with high school memories. The storyline was great, and I love the ode to complicated friendships. My very first and longest friend‘s name is Gretchen which is icing on the cake for me!

Lazy Sunday afternoon with the dogs curled next to me and my current physical read. #grimreaders #hauntedshelf @CSeydel

I really loved this one. The story and characters were fantastic all around. Can't wait to continue reading about these guys and find out more of their story.

Yesterday, I received the sweetest surprise box from @macmillan.audio . Upon opening, I unwrapped three audiobook codes for @norarobertsauthor ‘s The Lost Bride series, a tea cozy, a small teacup candle, and a tin of @harneytea Cranberry Autumn tea. There was also a teacup with saucer however the box was badly smashed and it was broken,😞

This was such a nice surprise and as I move next week to Edenton to start my county librarian job.

3.5⭐Light Pick for me
I loved Every Last Lie by RV, so I thought I‘d give this a try even though I knew there was a good chance I wouldn‘t care for it. Urban Fantasy doesn‘t always work for me, and while this was filled with reasons for readers to love it, I just wasn‘t one of those readers. Despite my reservations, I did like it…it delivered a solid message in a remarkable way.
🎙️Gabra Zackman gave a remarkable performance with lots of voices.

Once upon a time, long, long ago, there was only the Divine Energy of the universe. Energy was neither good nor bad, light nor dark, male nor female—it simply existed, a maelstrom of possibilities, clashing, joining, and growing.
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Another set of book cover scavenger hunt finds from my shelves for #HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew

📚Dreams of Gods and Monsters: cursive
📚Hell Followed with Us: frightful
📚The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet: atmosphere
📚Inkheart: smoke (probably)
📚Strange the Dreamer: yellow
📚The Hobbit: possessive

@PuddleJumper @BookwormAHN

I almost dnf'd this but it grew on me after further reading once I got into the pacing of the book.

I ended up loving that it felt like a love letter more than a retelling of Dracula in it's use of epistolary as well as it's prose and use of storytelling.

Gibson did a great showing of how monsters can be complex and multi layered but also store that even they can have something to fear.