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The simple concept in this ghostly novel - getting stuck in a liminal space between life and death - was evoked in such perfect, creepy detail that it kept me engaged even as the plot crawled along slowly for the first 2/3 of the novel. It reminded me of those days where everything feels a little surreal and dreamlike for reasons that are hard to describe. Not the outright scary Halloween read I was hoping for, but great atmosphere and characters.

Fun read. Enjoyed being introduced to Auntie Poldi and her family.
#roll100

#roll100 absolutely bloody loved this! I love a novel where not much happens other than families family-ing - also some very very funny moments! A good read whilst I‘m enjoying a week off in the Lake District!

This was a fun quick horror/thriller read about the most extreme escape room ever. It reminds me of the movie 13 Ghosts. If you enjoyed that (I did!) you will enjoy this one too! It also has a very wild third act. 4.5⭐️
#roll100 pick done!

I realized while filling out my November #bookspinbingo board that I had The Correspondent on the list twice, so I did a quick swap and slotted in a MG horror title. I still have a fair amount of horror in general---carryover from October---which is just fine by me. I left my #roll100 titles for free spaces.

@TheAromaofBooks

You know what? I got close to filling out my #BingoBoard last month. I‘m going to challenge myself to finish the board this time. #BookSpinBingo

#BookSpin NetGalley #DoubleSpin Book club

#Roll100 An Astronaut‘s Guide, A Grave Talent, Magic‘s Pawn

#OokBOokClub Thud!

#BobWhiteBuddies Secret of the Unseen Treasure

#BeyondTheYellowBrickRoad Glinda of Oz

#QueerBC Infinity Son

#ThematicCozies Farm Fresh and Fatal

1.6⭐️ yep… I‘m done. Technically I finished the first two stories of this set, so I‘m not gonna say DNF… Just choosing not to finish the series. I can‘t, it makes me cringe. In book once she writes about a romance author, who has no experience with sex, so the sex scene suck… Almost feel like she was talking about herself. They‘re cold and distant and forced. That would be fine if there was a plot worth reading, which there is not. #Roll100

1.4⭐️ I finished it, so when I guess. This is only Book one out of this four book series that I have for my #Roll100 and I don‘t know how I‘m gonna get through the next three. I know it‘s a short story so everything has gotta happen fast, but the Insta love is sickening. He‘s literally telling his so-called best friend two hours after meeting this girl that shes the one. And that quote with the picture, six hours in. 🤞 for the next three.

#Read2025 #MonthlyNonFiction

Finished last weekend for #SheSaid & my third #Roll100 October pick #38 Any nonfiction. A sobering (because I‘m well into the hag camp age-wise) read about the demonization of 40+ aged women. The author hits some points well but lost me in others especially when her points were more chaotic. It was interesting & provocative which is why it gets a pick, but I‘m not sure I learned that much new from reading it.🤷🏻‍♀️

Here‘s how I did on my October #roll100 picks. Yay! I read all of them and they‘re all books for buddy reads I‘m participating in on Litsy. I wasn‘t supposed to read the #litsyirregulars book until November because the discussion for it is November 30 but I got confused about the date. I thought our discussion was October 30. I can still participate in the discussion but I don‘t know if I‘ll have anything new to contribute to the discussion.