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#psychologicalhorror
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vivastory
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Vol. 1 of Oshimi's manga tells of Seiichi Osabe & his mother Seiko who takes helicopter parenting to a whole new level. I have not read much manga, but my experience with it is that it relies heavily on plot. This can be a benefit for readers who have busy schedules & are looking for a format that delivers a quick story. They are like espresso stories. The downside is that they sometimes don't leave room for psychological (cont)

vivastory complexity or simmering tension, but tend to favor quicker developments. It was nice to read this volume where although there is an underlying simmering dread, things don't come to a head until the very end. Good, twisted stuff. 10mo
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Nessavamusic
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Pickpick

A solid start to a horror/thriller manga about a mother and son who may have not quite a typical relationship. Nothing really happens until the end of this first volume but the sense of dread is very real. I will definitely check out more of this series. 4⭐️
#MarvelousMarch #Readsthon
#NoShameReadathon2023 - Manga Horror

Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 13mo
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reading.rainb0w
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My January reads!
5 manga
4 fiction hardcover/paperback
3 graphic novels
2 audiobooks
1 nonfiction (hardcover)

Top 3:
Gender Queer
Legends & Lattes
The Cruel Prince

Shout out to the manga series Blood on the Tracks because it's a super dark mess, and I'm all about it.

Also decided right this very second that I'm going to DNF my current read, Tripping Arcadia because it's boring and I'd rather read something else. I got through about 30%.

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night_shift
SKIN | Kathe Koja
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Mehso-so

I finished this a couple days ago. Couldn't get everything put in words. Koja just has a way of putting you into these people on the fringe of society, feeling all their mixed up emotions. I kept expecting supernatural elements, like The Cypher, but there isn't. I was told this was Sapphic and yeah, I guess it is but expect no happy endings. I really want to see Tess's metal statues.. the first show before it all started going crazy sounded cool.

night_shift Started this some time in January, finished March 6th. 2y
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night_shift
SKIN | Kathe Koja
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I'm still around, reading the tagged book slowly and a few library books. I've been super distracted by movies recently... pictured is just a few, I've watched over 30 this month so far 😅

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McCombsonMain
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Pickpick

Very different from Markert's previous work as it's more in the horror vein than the supernatural.

https://mccombsonmain.com/2022/02/10/review-strange-case-crawley-markert/

#horror #psychologicalhorror #LouisvilleKY

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night_shift
SKIN | Kathe Koja
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I have been hunting for a physical copy of this for almost a year. Amazon on and off had it (anywhere from 18 for a used hardback w/out its dust jacket to 100+ dollars for a mass market). Library didn't have it and their suggestions to buy books has been closed due to the pandemic. Every time I went into a bookstore, no luck. I had thriftbooks notify me when a copy popped up and FINALLY.

I swear if I end up hating this I will be very upset lol

Suet624 Such perseverance! 2y
mabell Maybe just look at on your shelf and think of your success in getting it? 😆 2y
Reggie I hope it‘s great! 2y
night_shift @mabell maybe if I start and it's not great I'll purge it from my brain and do that lol @reggie no freaking kidding! I hope so! 2y
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FantasyChick
Blister | Jeff Strand
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Panpan

Pffffft 👎👎

Now this isn't a bad book. It's Strand. It can't be bad but that cover tells me to dig in for disfigurement, murder, secrets, horror. Sure, the book has all this in a weird backwoods town kind of way but it takes a back burner to the weirdest love story laced with trying way too hard comedic relief attempts. To say I'm disappointed is an understatement.

4hrs

Team Theme: 15pts
#scarathlon2021 #teamslaughter

Andrew65 Oh dear 😔 2y
TheSpineView I get it. Not my kind of book too. 2y
Clwojick Creepy cover though😬 2y
TheAromaofBooks At least it's off the list!!! 2y
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FantasyChick
Blister | Jeff Strand
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Working on a tentative TBR for the spooky season 😈🗡😱

I have NO idea what I want to read!!!

#bookspinbingo #scarathlon2021 #teamslaughter #screamathon

@TheAromaofBooks @Clwojick @4thhouseontheleft

aperfectmjk Some good options in there! J.D. Barker... our man! I keep working on my list, but it's constantly evolving. I did put together a Halloween kids picture book bookspin bingo list though. 🤷‍♀️ 3y
FantasyChick @aperfectmjk It's not Fall until our guy is on the reading list!! I started this latest as an ARC and honestly, wasn't feeling it so I'm going to give it another try and see if my feelings change. I figure I'll hardly stick to my list at all. Too many books, not enough month! I do want to do a picture book list too but I think that's going to be an impulse library day 😊 3y
alisiakae So many great choices! 3y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! I need to get my list narrowed down as well!!! 3y
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MartinaLove
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Pickpick

3 ⭐

Not much happend in the first volume but the ending was unexpected. I am still shock. I will most definitely continue on reading this series.