1. A Curious Beginning
2. National Lampoon‘s Christmas Vacation
3. Tagged
@rachelsbrittain

Really enjoyed the second installment of the Dublin Murder Squad series. The characters were well rounded and the mystery compelling. I wanted to know who dunnit but, at the same time, didn‘t want the story to end as I wanted to spend more time with the characters.

A bit of knitting while finishing up this audiobook. Stephen King straight up took a hatchet to all my feels and left them a bloody tattered mess with this one. You‘ve completely wrecked all my emotions, Uncle Stevie. Thank you. 🪓🪓🪓🪓🪓

1. Audio - Tagged book
Physical book - Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver
Kindle - The Ghost Fields- Ellie Griffiths
2. Tagged - Nearing the end and SK is hitting me in all the feels. Very, very good.
Physical - Greatly enjoying the gothic feel.
Kindle- Reading a Ruth Galloway mystery feels like going home and enjoying a visit with an old friend.

@TheSpineView
#Two4Tuesday

We weren‘t meant to see the effects of Elsa until later tonight but I guess she didn‘t get the message. And yes, there is a traffic light somewhere in that photo. LoL Perfect reading weather! #florida

Just when I thought this man couldn‘t possibly be kinder, sweeter or more thoughtful, I come home from work and he presents me with a new waterproof kindle paperwhite in blue. 🥰

This is looking like a huge vat of, “Oh wow! Mother Nature is beautiful!” with a swirl of, “This could be scary. But in a cool way.” Perfect reading weather! 😍

Getting in a bit of reading while waiting for the kiddos to get their vaccinations.

This was a wonderful Sunday afternoon read. For a good portion of the book I saw the twists and turns coming. Right up to the point I didn‘t. That was when I began flipping pages at warp speed. At the final reveal, I felt I had been holding my breath for ages. Highly recommend this killer thriller.
☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️

England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
And if it‘s set in Victorian times, even better. 😁
@sblbooks #favoritesettings

Was planning to start a GOT reread but got distracted by Novice Dragoneer which I had picked up for my daughter. She‘s currently reading something else, so I‘m diving in!

1. My comfy chair
2. Mystery/Horror (please don‘t make me choose!)
3. Blueberries
4. Fruity Pebbles

Finishing up this fun little book. A lot of information I already knew & an equal amount that was new to me. Highly recommend for the horror buffs.

Not book related, but for anyone who needs a laugh after a long, hard Monday, here you go! Sleepy yawning kitty or angry calico possum - you decide. 🤣

Red velvet cake and a tale of a haunted house in the English countryside. Perfection!

Four great short stories from an author who hasn‘t published enough.

Bruce Wayne would like to wish everyone a very Meowy Christmas!

@Moonprismpower Thank you so very much for your lovely gift! This will be my first read of 2021! Have a letter for you in the box ready to go out today. ❤️

1. I can‘t remember a time during my life when I didn‘t have a cat. My first was an orange tabby named Morris.
2. Benadryl. I‘m currently thankful for Benadryl.

#ThankfulThursday

My cuddle buddy and I are ready to delve into an adventure 🗡🛡🗡

This past week was exceptionally stressful and emotionally taxing, including the COVID-19 death of a 27 year old RN we knew. So I‘ve been escaping to my car on my lunch breaks for a little yarn therapy and audiobooking. Revisiting some old fiends, umm, friends, in ‘Salem‘s Lot. #unclestevie @Freespirit

This was my first book by Peter Swanson. Will not be my last. Loved this mystery loaded with twists and turns. Even better that part of the plot revolved around some well known mystery novels and a bookshop. Was the perfect rainy afternoon read.

Had heard nothing but good things about this one and was super excited to read it. Sadly, this best thing I can say is that it was a quick read. I really wanted to like it, but just couldn‘t. I felt it came across more as a script for a B horror movie rather than a book. Everything seemed to be presented as descriptions of movie scenes instead of a smooth, cohesive story. 😕

Bruce Wayne would love to wish you a very happy #InternationalCatDay but he‘s currently melting off the couch.

Happy International Cat Day!!!
When you‘re reading your fave book to your reading buddy and he doesn‘t like how the story is going but then is blown away by the twist ending. #InternationalCatDay

Y‘all, this book is is amazeballs!!!! I greatly enjoyed Alex North‘s novel The Whisper Man (recommend the audiobook read by Christopher Eccleston ). But The Shadows blows The Whisper Man away by miles! Full of atmospheric creepiness and keeps you flipping pages frantically with one surprise and twist after another. Five 💜💜💜💜💜 on this one! Do yourself a favor and add it to the top of your reading list!

Today I‘m going to catch of on some very, very overdue #Listylove letters and thank you notes including some little gifts I‘ll be making and sending out. Happy Sunday, y‘all!!!

1. Any caramel flavored coffee. On rough mornings, it‘s gotta be Death Wish coffee.
2. A little Rob Zombie, a little Flogging Molly.
3. Beware for I am fearless and therefore powerful.”
#thoughtfulthursday @MoonWitch94

My reading buddy, Fred, is totally digging Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo. His only complaint is that I‘m not turning the pages fast enough for him.

A drizzly Sunday, my favorite coffee and a big book to get lost in. Perfection.

1. The Chronicles of Narnia
2. C.S. Lewis
3. Constantine
4. The Corrs
5. Cabin Down Below - Tom Petty
#ManicMonday #LetterC @JoScho

This was a wonderful follow up The House On Cold Hill. Great haunted house story!

I love haunted house books and this one may be my new fave! Ollie, his wife and their daughter move into a dilapidated manor house in the English countryside with plans to renovate the house and make it their dream home. But from the moment they arrive, they find something very off about the house. #caturday

Because what else does one read while working in a medical facility during a pandemic? 🤷🏻‍♀️

1. I‘ve read far less. I work in health care and we will not/can not shut down. And we‘re short handed so loads of overtime.
2. Mystery/horror/thriller. Something to take my mind off whatever is stressing.

This dedication! Read on odd girls, nerdy girls and fellow murderinos! SSDGM!

Snuggled up with Bruce Wayne and a much anticipated library loan.

The Family Upstairs was my first Lisa Jewel book. A quick little mystery, read in one sitting. I really enjoyed the different characters, but felt the mystery itself was easily predictable. Not a bad story, but definitely not the best. Felt as if it were hastily written. Will read more by this author as I‘ve read high praises for her work.

1. Fluent English, a little French, currently learning Spanish
2. The Hunger by Alma Katsu
3. Zero. Skipped dinner.
4. 😘🤣🙄
5. Happy Friday, #Friyayintro -ers!!!

1. Gothic, mystery preferably set in Victorian England
2. Homemade broccoli and cheese soup
3. 73 degrees F and overcast

The perfect Saturday- my love napping on my lap while I journey through a good book #saturday

This book! What a wild a terrifying ride! The sheer magnitude of this man‘s depravity is beyond comprehension. His intelligence, his ability to plan for killings years in advance by planting kill kits across the country without even having a specific victim in mind & his ability to commit atrocities then disappear without a trace are all horrifying. No doubt he took numerous secrets to his grave and we‘ll never know the total depth of his evil.

1. Florida, so no snow, but north Florida and very cold for this time of year here.
2. Fluffy pjs, warm kitty, hot coffee and a good mystery or horror novel to get lost in.
3. Stay warm, ya‘ll!

1. The tagged book and Wilder Girls
2. Knitting, writing, photography, baking
3. Depends on when my ThriftBooks order arrives 😁

Anyone who says magic isn‘t real has never seen someone turn sticks and yarn into socks. 😁 #selfcaresaturday

Happy Caturday! Bruce Wayne isn‘t the least bit interested in a theological discussion, but he did cuddle with me while reading this one. A very short but very thought provoking book about possession that was the precursor to The Exorcist.

Listened to the audiobook during work commute. Enjoyed this book a great deal. Written during a time when nuclear war was still a fresh idea. The book is set in the area where I live, which made it quite literally hit close to home. I felt perhaps the writers of The Walking Dead, when creating character Rick Grimes, drew immensely from the lead character, Randy Bragg. Highly recommend.

Read Ruth Ware‘s debut novel & felt while it was good there was certainly room for her to grow as an author Her next two books felt as if she were just trying to meet a deadline. I had little hope for The Turn of the Key. THIS is the novel I was hoping for. An intriguing story full of twists & turns, a narrator you aren‘t certain you can trust & a bit of creepiness had me turning pages like mad. Read in one sitting. Cannot wait for her next book!

Y‘all, this book! Drop whatever you‘re reading and pick this up right now! But don‘t read it after dark because I did. So don‘t. Just don‘t. T. Kingfisher (who also writes under the name Ursula Vernon) weaves a tale that is wonderfully spooky and mesmerizing. Mouse is the kind of protagonist you want to know in real life. So very good.

1. The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware
2. And then at last I slept.
3. Carmel coffee