pickThis was a perfect gothic story for the October season. It weaves together elements of Jack the Ripper, Mary Reilly (movie), Jane Eyre, and Frankenstein. It was such a good story; I flew through the whole book in one day. I wished it was longer.
#fallreads #maryreilly #frankenstein #jacktheripper #janeeyre #gothic #murdermystery
pickThis was an insightful look into the creation of Frankenstein!
I read Frankenstein earlier this year and loved it, so naturally I had to read this book. I was impressed that Mary Shelley wrote a masterpiece at age 19.
The best part of the book was the depiction of female rage. Mary‘s rage starts off quietly and then slowly simmers into an inferno.
Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/review-love-sex-and-frankenstein/
I‘m a vampire girl, what can I say? 3/5 of these are about vamps. I‘m currently reading another book, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil with @MsRadioSilence and I would also add it to this list if I were done with it! So, dear reader, we close the onslaught of recs with monsters and mayhem. All horror, of course. #hauntedshelf #blackcatcrew #linehanloves
(Remember to block #linehanloves if I am bothering you!)
Scavenger hunt: “monster.“
Book reccomendation: “Unhinged.“ But also a rather lovely story!
#HauntedShelf #ScreamTeam
Anyone who loved the ten little girls in two straight lines will be tickled by this parody version.
#HauntedShelf #ScreamTeam
#Chocolatiers #OneSnackToRuleThemAll @Bookwormjillk
pickOh wow, I did not expect to love this one as much as I did. It's eerie and it does have a fantasy vibe, even though it's not. I never quite knew where the story was heading and the things I thought would happen, did not. And of course I loved Mary and how she approaches all the difficulties in her life (they are mostly male shaped). I didn't know it, but it was the right book for me to read in autumn time.
pickFirst off, it was interesting that the book was a story within a story and had 3 narrators (Walton, Frankenstein, and the Creature). That was something I wasn‘t expecting but it worked.
The star of the story was the Creature (aka Frankenstein‘s monster). The Creature was the epitome of being othered. He was so misunderstood and just wanted to belong and feel loved.
Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/09/11/review-frankenstein/
panOkay, so they think all of this is most likely cancer instead of a side effect of the radiation she had a year ago. She‘s going to have a radiation treatment tomorrow. In about a week, she could start getting the strength back in her legs, but the neurological symptoms could stay like they are now. The goal is to get her to where she can come back home. It‘s not the best news, but there is some hope. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
I have just discovered the joys of the Netflix show Wednesday this week… so now I am reading books that remind me of Wednesday!
#MaryShelley #Frankenstein #audiobook #Wednesday
