It's a Rachel Harrison October for my #Bookspin and #Doublespin and I'm all in for it. @TheAromaOfBooks

Thank you #Netgalley! I was just approved for this #ARC.
I am always excited for a new Starling book. Thankfully this one had a Send-to-Kobo option as well.
It almost makes up for me being rejected for the Tim Curry memoir (I‘d rather get that on audiobook anyway 😁).

@AardvarkBookClub delivers again. I was hoping for the tagged book. The other‘s an unexpected surprise that I had not heard of, but am excited for. It‘s perhaps a slasher version of Thursday Murder Club? If so, I‘m all in! Just in time for spooky season. I‘m going to have to change up my #bookspin post.☺️
#aardvarkbookclub
What did you all get?

Spooky season 👻 🐺 🧛🏻‍♂️ 🧙🏻‍♀️ 👿 has officially begun now that Slasher Summer 🔪 is over. (I guess that means for me it‘s always sort of spooky season).
Up next is Such Sharp Teeth. I can‘t believe I haven‘t read this one yet. I love werewolves 🐺 and I love Rachel Harrison; so exactly what have I been waiting for?!?!

I was VERY pleasantly surprised to see this as a #BOTM selection today.
I didn‘t like Armstrong‘s last foray into horror, but this one sounds good so why not? Another credit burned.
I also picked up a book from one of my swap match‘s wish lists.
What did you all get?

Some #audiocrochet today.
I made a little Sandworm.
#ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3

My spooky October hopefuls.
#bookspin #doublespin
@TheAromaOfBooks

Harpy does not approve of the 2 page “cozy” cigarette ad in my 1971 paperback copy of this month‘s #ChristiesCapers #AgathaChristieClubR3 #Bookclub selection
🐈‍⬛She‘s so judgy. 😹😹😹

This year‘s #AllHallowsReadSwap matches have been sent! If you signed up and did not get a match, please let me know.
We have a small group of 39 this year. It was nice to see some new faces along with some of us who have been doing it since the beginning. I love hosting this and the #JolabokaflodSwap each year.
Opening Day is Thursday, October 30th. Have a spooky good time stalking your match. #AHRS2025

Found this at a local used book store yesterday. You know I love me some a vintage Christie paperback. 😍

OK I have NO concept of time since I got laid off. So here is last call to sign up for this year's #AllHallowsReadSwap!
Opening Night is Oct. 30th.

Sign up here-
https://forms.gle/yF672JHARgW4fB85A
I'll be making the matches tomorrow night.

This is a simple swap - You will be sending 3 Items-
1 BOOK From Your Recipient's Wish List
1 SCARY BOOK you recommend.
Halloween Candy or other treat.

Up next. This has been a good weekend of staying in and doing a lot of reading.

This looks like fun to read AND cook from. Perfect for the spooky season.

Next up is an #arc from #netgalley that I‘m finally getting around to.
This was also my June's #bookspin pick.

YES!!! Very excited to have been approved for this book by #NetGalley.
I LOVED The Change. I'm hoping this is as good.

Tea, cocktails, and book shopping at Kramers in DC last week.

Well this one looks like a lot of fun. Horrorstor meets Hobby Lobby! Thanks #netgalley!

My latest two #arcs

The camera did not do a great job of showing the pretty foil #aardvarkbookclub edition of this book. So pretty.

Meh. One of my least favorite of Christie‘s works so far.
Hastings was especially annoying in these stories.
I mostly listened to the audio while knitting Estella, my emotional support chicken, seen here with the paperback, so it was worth it.
I got laid off last month & am having a hard time finding a new job. Thankfully I have books & hobbies to keep me from falling too far into depression. #christiescapers #agathachristieclubr3 #audioknitting

Random #shelfie of some of my favorite reads both past and present.

#AllHallowsReadSwap is back! I can‘t believe that it‘s Sept already.
Opening Night is Oct. 30th.

This is a simple swap - You will be sending 3 Items-
1 BOOK From Your Recipient's Wish List
1 SCARY BOOK you recommend.
Halloween Candy or other treat.

Sign Ups are open until Sept. 21st .
https://forms.gle/yF672JHARgW4fB85A

Here is the inspiration I had 8 years ago for this swap.
https://youtu.be/1tYtLeWN5NQ?si=HZAFglrhmxAF4M8X

So pretty 🤩
#BOTM

My September #Bookspin and #Doublespin picks
@thearomaofbooks

I have never read a Chuck Tingle before even though all his books sound so interesting (I am not a big fan of any body horror) but I was seduced by this gorgeous special edition and the intriguing premise of the book, that I cracked for my September #aardvarkbookclub pick.
I also checked out some reviews and trigger warnings. I know what scene to skip over and was advised that this one is lighter on the body horror than his others. 🤞
#aardvark

Okay. I watched The Thursday Murder Club on Netflix. I “may” have squealed a little when David Tennant first came on screen.
I scared the napping dog next to me. (So judge-y)
The movie was pure delight. The cast was magic. I even loved Joyce (who I disliked in the book). I only disagreed with one of the changes they made from the book; and not enough to really care. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“I have met people who enjoy a channel crossing: men who can sit calmly in their deck-chairs and, on arrival, wait until the boat is moored, then gather their belongings together without fuss and disembark.“

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

I try to be this person when traveling because I hate the stress of everyone jamming the exits on planes, trains, and ships. I wait until the end unless a short transfer forces me to be one of the crazies.

FINALLY #BOTM! Some options I can work with!
This month helped me burn two credits so I can cancel (or pause).

September's #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin hopefuls.
I'm slowly gearing up for spooky season.
@TheAromaOfBooks

8/29 Updated picks

Slasher summer continues.
#librarybook #summerslasher

Grabbed this at the library today. Cute and quick. How did I not know about this from the author of Sarah‘s Scribbles?!?!

This was a fast summer slasher pool read. Not great, but not the worst. The beginning dragged & the end was a bit disappointing, but I really enjoyed the action packed middle.
A solid middle of the road good time that I‘ll probably forget about in a couple days. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
❤️ this cover though.

I may have done a thing. Isn‘t she pretty? #kobo
#readyourkobo

Rebecca is finally all caught up.
#booksnale

I really enjoyed this #bookspin pick.
The mysteries were engaging and even when I thought I had everything figured out, I didn‘t, but it all still made sense. The characters were engaging. And it was funny.
The only reason this is not a 5 ⭐️ was because of Joyce. To me she is the weakest character and her chapters were a slog to get through. And unfortunately her chapters were the longest (or at least they seemed that way to me).
#readingblanket

Up next.
I‘m not sure if this is the perfect time, or the worst time in my life to read this book. I guess I‘ll see.
April #doublespin

Mid-year reading review.
Here are all the books I've read and the granny squares I've crocheted from January through the end of June. If I keep up the same-ish pace, this will be half the blanket.
#bookblanket #crochet #grannysquares #craftersoflitsy #litsycrafters #readingblanket2025

My latest three #bookblanket cover granny squares
#craftersoflitsy #readingblanket2025

#showandtelltuesday
Hosted by @Catsandbooks

#LitsyCrafters

@Catsandbooks

Speaking of Nancy Drew @TheAromaofBooks my mom found this one for me for $1.00 the other day when she was out thrifting.

August will have some mood reads for #bookspin and #doublespin

I'm thinking maybe The Big Four (#bookspin / #christiescapers) and Too Old for This (#doublespin #aardvarkbookclub). Though I might change my mind when the time comes; who knows 🤷.

@thearomaofbooks

I knew @AardvarkBookClub wouldn‘t disappoint this month. I am so looking forward to this one! 🔪 😁 #aardvarkbookclub

How did I not know David Tennant was also in the movie?!?!?!? Could the cast get any better? (Well yes, they could‘ve also given me Michael Sheen 😹)
I am even more excited to see it now.
I‘m only about 60 pages into the book but I have some time. I didn‘t realize the movie was coming out at the end of the month, not next week.

#BOTM skipped. Again.
I don‘t think I‘m the demographic for them anymore.
Too bad. I really just hope I can use up my remaining six credits before my November renewal date.
It‘s a shame because I really used to look forward to seeing their selections each month and I always bought the yearly membership.
Oh well… at least I still have the #aardvarkbookclub to look forward to. They rarely let me down (though I DID skip last month). 🤞 for August!

A late start in this month‘s #bookspin pick.

Have you read this series?

I‘m hoping to finish this first book soon because I think the movie comes out on Netflix next week.

My August #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin hopefuls.

I am VERY excited to get this #arc 😍
Yay #netgalley!!!

I‘m liking this one. At the end of every chapter I have a new theory.
And Hershey chocolate. I like Hershey chocolate. Chocolate 🍫 🤤

This is the time of year I enjoy fast paced trashy vacation thrillers. I‘m starting this one today. I hope it is just that.

I am so sad this series is over. I loved this one but want more. 😢
Finished poolside.

Won a #kindle book from #GoodReads
I‘ve won 4 or so books over the past few years.

I‘m trying to read this very slowly because I‘m sad it‘s all about to end and I absolutely love Alexia. I want more of her and her companions, not her daughter (though she is hysterical as a toddler). 😢🐺🧛🏻‍♂️☂️
I caught myself laughing out loud twice during lunch at my desk.