Last 2021 #BookSpinBingo tbr! Do I wish to read them all? Of course! Is it going to happen? 😳🙄🤷🏽‍♀️I have many books set during winter & holidays that I want to read😩 The perfect season for thrillers, horror, romance, fantasy📚🙌 with coffee ☕️ or tea 🫖 in pjs and a candle 🕯 We don‘t have a cold winter at the Caribbean but the weather is less hot for us, at least in the coast area, it is better at the mountain but that is our winter☺️

I read only 9 books this month. I have been a little busy for my sprint triathlon training😳too scare😬 like always🙄 in the 🏊🏼‍♀️ part.

But I enjoyed my reading time and in general the books were good. I read my #BookSpin book (Rule of Wolves) @TheAromaOfBooks
but I still need to read the double spin. No bingos this time🤗

I hope you all enjoyed your reading time📚🥰

Volume 3, So good. This one has funny scenes between these friends..but it also touches serious mental health topics. Read author‘s note at the end of each novel. We see these characters growing in each novel. It was so good, cute and adorable😍Waiting for volume 4🤗❤️ 4/4.5⭐️
November 2021 #BookSpinBingo (free space) I couldn‘t resist to read the books after I bought them this month. @TheAromaOfBooks
#24in4 readathon @Andrew65

Volume 2 in this graphic novel series. So cute!! Adorable! A perfect book that can be use to explain or educate others about LGBQTT. The author just talk about many important topics like respect, family/friends/community support, emotions, acceptance and others. It seems a simple graphic novel but it is not, is so much more. Love it!!! 4/4.5⭐️
November 2021 #BookSpinBingo (free space) @TheAromaOfBooks
#24in4 readathon @Andrew65

There are three novellas or stories in this book. All of them are set in Moonbright, a small town in Maine during the Halloween season. All characters are connected. There is some “magical” tradition to find a romance. The first story was cute but the end was too unrealistic and cheesy. I really enjoyed the second story and third one was more like a YA romance but with steamy parts. It was ok and cute for fall season, like a hallmark movie 3.4⭐️

2nd book in Barsetshire series, you can read it as a stand alone. I have mix feeling with this novel. Funny in some awkward family situations. But even when there is a note describing the time the novel was written, there are comments that are unacceptable in our time. You‘ll see prejudice comments against French persons and misogynist comments. But taking in consideration that fact and focusing exclusively in the family dynamic, I enjoyed it 3⭐️

I hope you had a great day! Happy Thanksgiving Litsy friends! 🥰
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7th book in this series. I‘m really enjoying this YA series. This book didn‘t disappoint me. Full of actions, various twists, sad and funny scenes. We see some characters from Six of crow duology. Many characters can be described as “Ulfleden-wolf-blooded” which means “when a child is odd, behaves strangely...her (his) place is with the wolves...she (he) doesn‘t belong”. I think I‘m wolf-blooded, welcome to the pack 🐺 3.8/4⭐️
This is not the end

A group of friends born in the bayou are connected by the date of birth. Everyone in the community has some kind of extrasensorial “gift. Thirteen years ago 2 children were murdered and in the present one girl is missing. Grey wants to discover what happened to Elora and see if her disappearance is connected with what happened in the past. Interesting twists, a little too long, sometimes Grey is annoying but in general, I enjoyed it. 3/3.5⭐️

Book read last week. Book 2 in this series. I enjoyed this one better that the first book. I like this peculiar psychotherapist character with maybe “odd” personality but she is so assertive in some areas. I still think that she takes some decisions that could be questionable in the real clinical environment but this is a novel. Ready to read book 3. 3.8⭐️
November 2021 #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaOfBooks

Another book read last week. This is book 6 in the series but is more a companion novel. Some different characters but in the same world. I really enjoyed this one, the plot the characters, the action. Predictable? Maybe but it was a fast read. Waiting to read the last book for now, next year there will be a new book in the series. 3.8/4⭐️
October 2021 #BookSpin November 2021 #BookSpinBingo (free space) @TheAromaOfBooks

I read this book at the beginning of the moth that‘s why you can still see Halloween decoration in the photo😆
I enjoyed the book but for me was just ok. Maybe it wasn‘t the time to read it. But I can understand why it is so popular. It has some funny scenes. But it didn‘t work so well for me. 3⭐️
November 2021 #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaOfBooks

📚 If I travel, I will like to visit any bookstore around the state or country I‘m visiting. But if I go to London and Scotland I will love to visits those small bookstores around small towns/villages. No matter if bookstores sell new or secondhand books😍
📚Sometimes, for example if I‘m buying books for swaps but I love to browse around the bookstore to see what treasure I find🤗

Thank you @Gaylagal2 🥰 and @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick 🥰

🧙🏼‍♀️It was a great month. I read a lot of books and I enjoyed most of them. Sad because it is over.
👻I will continue with the fall vibes by adding to my tbr some spooky or suspense books in the last two months of the year. In November, I added some dark academia books.
🎃Books, eternal and unconditional company
Thank you, @EadieB for the tag
@MoonWitch94

November #BookSpinBingo tbr🍁🍂🧡🤎
@TheAromaOfBooks

It was difficult to decide which books I want to read because I want to read them all😳🤣

4th Week of October
book #13-Lobizona -976 points
Book#14-GraveDance-976 points
Book#15-American Vampire-96 points
Book#16-Buddyread-1,236
Book#17-The Troop-1,116
5 episodes of The Originals 25 points+1 (Litsy post)=26
1 movie Young Frankenstein 5+1 (Litsy post)=6
Bingos 320 points +6 (Litsy posts)=326 points
Total-4,759 + 15,960 (previous weeks=
20,719 points #TeamHendrix
Thank you @Staycurious for this fun month, until next year🧙🏼‍♀️🖤👻

October #BookSpinBingo
17 books read-for my average reading pace, this is amazing. I don‘t know when was the last time if any, I read this amount of books😳I‘m happy because I will like to read at this pace but every month is different so reality check= average books per months is 10.
Three bingos🧛🏼‍♀️👻🧙🏼‍♀️🎃🖤🖤🖤🖤
Total for #Scarathlon 60 points

@TheAromaOfBooks
@Staycurious

One bingo =20 points

#Scarathlon @Staycurious

Two bingos =40 points

#Scarathlon @Staycurious

Four bingos =80 points

#Scarathlon @Staycurious

Two bingos=40 points

#Scarathlon @Staycurious

Two Bingos=40 points

#Scarathlon @Staycurious

Three bingos=60 points
#Scarathlon @Staycurious

It is super gory, dark and violent. There is one small part where animal cruelty was committed by one of the characters. It is like sci-fi horror. I think is YA. It is better if you go blind. If you liked those old movies like Alien where a strange creatures are inside of people you will like this one. Like most of horror movies, unreal but I liked it🤷🏽‍♀️I like the way characters were described. It was also sad.3.9/4⭐️As a YA horror story

This one was a different vampire story. For me all characters were so annoying but that Carter, please, a psychiatrist who was so manipulative and psychological abuser. Terrible. But you have to read the story. I think it was more character driven, maybe that was why I enjoyed it more. Absurd but interesting. 3.8⭐️

I don‘t know about this one. Sometimes I felt lost in the dialogues. I like the illustrations but don‘t love them. But they complied the purpose, they are dark and extremely gory illustrations 🩸. I will like to re-read it and maybe try volume 2 because there parts that I liked. I received this graphic novel last year by @BookwormAHN in #Elfswap Thsnk you🤗🧛🏼‍♀️🖤🖤🖤

Second book in the series. In this book we will know more about Alex‘ family history and her relation with fae world. I think it was ok a little bit repetitive, almost dragging the story. The story always has funny parts. It was gory in others. 3⭐️

I enjoyed this book and all the paranormal adventure. Manu‘s eyes are different but she doesn‘t know anything about her nature until something happened to her mother and she has to discover her family history almost by her own. Very excited to read the second one. This author came to PR a couple of years ago during her first book presentation. 3.8⭐️

For those of you who celebrate the day, Happy Halloween!
🧙🏼‍♀️👻💀🎃🍂🍁🕷 🐈‍⬛🧛🏼‍♀️🧟‍♀️🖤🖤🖤🖤
I don‘t want to say goodbye to this month😩

🖤Grave Dance, almost finishing it and I‘m also reading 3 more books at the same time.
🖤Stay at home and read📚🖤🖤🖤🧛🏼 🧙🏼‍♀️ 🎃
🖤I bought a book, an anticipated one🧛🏼

Thank you @Eggs

3rd week of October
Book 8-Cemetery Boys -1,081 points
Book 9- The Nature of Witches - 1,006 points
Book 10- The Witch Kiss -1,006 points
Book 11-Thirteen Witches -786 points
Book 12- Bad Girls Don‘t Die-646
3 episodes of The Typewriter 3x5 points =15
5 episodes The Originals 5x5=25 points
1 point for Litsy post
Total of points for 3rd week- 4,566 points
Total of points counting the three weeks-15,960 points
@Staycurious

I was surprised by this book. It about a haunted house and spirit possession. But I think is better not to know much to see the twists. It is a low to mild YA horror novel. I enjoyed it. Fast pace reading. 3.4⭐️

I am not the target audience for this middle grade book but it was cute. Rosie is a girl who is going to discover that she is as her mother a witch hunter and will have to face the Memory Thief Witch. How Rosie receives this news, from whom, why she has to face this witch and who is going to help her in this adventure are the stories you will read in the book. I will like to know if the target audience like the book. 3.5⭐️2nd book comes next April

This was like a fairytale story. A curse to a woman and all her descendants for “betraying” the love of a man. The story goes in two time lines. I liked the relationship between sister and brother but it is a slow pace read in some parts. 2.9/3⭐️But I own the other two books🤷🏽‍♀️

Witches display their magic depend on the season they born. Everwitches have the magic in the four seasons. But their power is so strong that can kill those connected to them if they cannot control the magic. This is the story of Clara who has decided that she doesn‘t want to be an ever witch. Is she going to be stripped (exhaust her magic) during next eclipse or not? It was ok with some YA cheesy romance but I enjoyed it. I‘m in fall mood 3.4⭐️

I enjoyed so much this book. I will like to know if the rituals mentioned in the books are the way some persons practice them, because I have heard different variations of this celebration. But the idea is so lovely. I loved that end, the acceptance and support of Yadriel‘s father. Julian is so funny a little bit emotional☺️and Maritza so lovely. At the of the audio, the author said is thinking to write a sequel from Julian‘s perspective. 3.4⭐️

🦇 I love journals and I enjoy to decorate them but my journals are more related with books because I do scrapbook and I decorate the albums like journals by adding memorabilia related with the photos and also I write comments.
🦇Yes! I count the good books and the no so good books because I wanted to read them anyway. But this month has been good so far.
🦇I Started a new training, another peaceful, calm day🙌

Thank you @Gaylagal2 🥰
@Eggs

My recent book haul!! 📚📚📚The right ones were bought last Tuesday while I was visiting BookmarkPR to meet my friends for our monthly Forgotten Book Club book discussion. We are only three members☺️The left pile of books I bought them at the end of last month. There are some pretty classic editions there. I‘m waiting some secondhand books from online ThriftBook store. I don‘t use to post book hauls but I was motivated by @Wanderingbookaneer 🤗

free translation-“wishing you positive vibes, Have a Nice Day” love it so intense🤣

2nd week of October #Scarathlon #TeamHendrix 4 books (points accumulated were explained in each book review)
King of Scars-816 points
The End Of Temperance-616
White is for witching-1006
The Taking of Jake Livingston-656
2 episodes of Typewriter 2x5=10
1 point for Listsy post
Total of points for second week-3,105+8,289 (1st week) =11, 394 points @Staycurious

This book was something different to what I expected. It is dark, gory and violent. I analyzed it from a mental health perspective and it was so sad😢dysfunctional family, lack of tx., refuse of meds, low self esteem, no social support, rejection because he was gay, and almost a rape were the factors present in one of the characters who became violent. Those phrases in his diary were devastate. But it has an end with hope. I love Allister. 3.5⭐️

Unpopular opinion here. This one didn‘t work for me😬, at least not at this moment. It was boring in some parts and confusing in others. But I will try it again in the near future to see how it goes. Sometimes a re-read helps me to change my perspective, or opinion about a book. 2.9/3 ⭐️

A sanatorium was built for tb pts by Mr. Dare. Closed in 1952 with one of Mr. Dare‘s daughters as tb victim. Place was renovated as a temporary retirement for writers and artists. In present time, Penelope, decides to retire and chose Eleonor as director of this place but something happened to her & things started to happen to Eleanor and to the group that was visiting Cliffside. Are all these things connected?A ghost/mild creepy story 3.8⭐️

I‘m enjoying this series but the last three books in the series are the best, at least for me. This particular one was a little slow at the beginning but last half part was full of action, twists and with funny parts as always. I‘m still love more Nina parts/story. It is a fantasy with “witches” and “monsters” but I think is an amazing YA story.
This edition has gold sprayed edges😍

Phot 3 Here are the 📚I want to read them now. They are wonderful😱Those related with zodiac and Halloween rituals are so interesting! I love the plates, the candle and the mug?🙃beautiful! I‘m impressed, speechless and very, very grateful @Chrissyreadit Thank you so much, my friend. You always have these details with me and I have seen your kindness with other Litsy friends too! You have a big heart. Receive a big virtual hug😘🥰🎃🧙🏼‍♀️👻🖤

😲I can‘t believe it! There are so many wonderful things here. I love the happiness spell kit box. It has instructions😱I will let you know how it goes. I will put my witchy skills on test. There are tea bags, stones, I will check the meaning of each one, charm items and candle. I really really love everything😍Many witchy things that I really love🧙🏼‍♀️🖤🖤🖤
Thank you for these wonderful, lovely, spectacular birthday gifts🎁 @Chrissyreadit 🥰

Photo one- @Chrissyreadit Whaaat?😱 I‘m speechless🥰 all these gifts🙃

Thank you so much!!! Let‘s see the other photos!! Because they need to be shared!

1st week: #Scarathlon #TeamHendrix
The total amount of points were posted in each book reviewed, with details of how many Readathons I participated and if I watched the movie. Those books are:
Book 1: Practical Magic-381 points
Book 2: haunting of Hill House-581
Book 3-Jane Eyre-1,341
Activity 1: words made-5,910
Also I watched on Sunday last 5 episodes of The Haunting of Hill House-25 points plus 1 point for this post
Early tbr-51
Total-8,289

Not book related but this is my other passion. We did the virtual 125th Boston Marathon. We started at 4:17 am and it took me forever to finish it but I did it, I‘m a finisher. I‘m the one with blue shirt, my friend arrived yesterday at night from London, 2 marathons in one week. I admire her. Virtual events are so good when you can‘t travel. We had a supportive group of friends during the race. We also celebrated my birthday. Now to read📖

591 words x 10 points =5,910 + 1 point for post it =5,911 points

I can still find more words but I didn‘t want to be over the due date to post this challenge.

@staycurious #Scarathlon #TeamHendrix

I read this one long time ago so this re-read was like the first time. This novel can be annoying and controversial in the treatment/position of women in that era; religion; and the cheesy romance we see. But maybe I love it because of that, a general overview of the era. Jane was different, trying to be genuine, independent even in that historical circumstance. Still she lived in the era, so you will see those traces. I still loved it 5⭐️