A solid 3.75 read. I‘m a bit behind on reviews for my blog, so when I finally catch up, it‘ll be at https://www.rainyreader.com/single-post/ninth-house.

#darkacademia #fantasy

My #November reading! It was a busy month, but I‘m proud of how many books I got through. Reviews are forthcoming, but I‘m a bit behind on my website. 😅

#novemberwrapup

While I didn‘t finish Interview with the Vampire, I did read three other books AND got a puppy this week so I feel accomplished. :)

#teammonstermash #scarathlon #scarathlon2022 #scarathlon22

I forgot to post it yesterday, but thank you so much @Gissy for my #BasicWitchSwap!! I can‘t wait to dive into these books and hide secrets in the book box! The candle smells great and now I have another mug for my collection, mwahaha!! Thank you so much! Also, that wrapping paper?? I loved the texture, and it was so pretty!

#BWS #BWS22

Thank you so much @BookwormAHN !! I‘m so excited to read both of these; I‘ve heard such good things! Also I know those gummies aren‘t going to be long for this world, haha. Gonna go make a cup of extra pumpkin coffee now!

#hauntedhollowswap #hhs #hhs22

Maybe a little out of order, but I watched the first Candyman too! It gave so much more context to the 2021 sequel, so I‘ll have to rewatch that one, probably with the boyf. Lemme tell you, tho, I was CHEERING at the end. All the homies hate Trevor!!

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Points for the week! I plan on watching some more horror movies this week, and hopefully finishing Interview with the Vampire.

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I read one of the Candyman stories for a horror class in undergrad, and I‘m so mad I‘m just now watching the movie. The atmosphere, the characters, the message… 10/10, I wish I‘d seen it in theatres.

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I loved this book!! Very short, but a great time. I had to read Fall of the House of Usher in college and I don‘t remember a lot, but I think this book did Poe justice. A nonbinary main character, fungi, and a ghostly mystery reminiscent of Mexican Gothic.

Haven‘t posted it yet, but my review will be on: https://www.rainyreader.com/single-post/what-moves-the-dead/

My #BasicWitchSwap is in! Can‘t wait for Halloween!!

#BWS

I really enjoyed this book. There were three stories in the middle I didn‘t vibe well with, but all of the others were beautiful and a joy to read. The representation, from own-voices authors and LGBT+ romances made this such a lovely time.

Read my full review at: www.rainyreader.com/single-post/toil-and-trouble

This was really the best story they could‘ve ended on. The worldbuilding and the characters were masterfully crafted. It was empowering and emotional, and such a great end to the anthology.

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As an older sister, this one hit hard. The way Emery Lord dealt with an abusive relationship too was marvelously done. I‘m very sad the book will be over soon.

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This one also broke my heart just a little. I have had a great time with all the casual representation, and then you add casual trans-ness in such a beautiful way?? There are some not-great stories in this book, but the more I read, the higher my rating gets.

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This wasn‘t my favorite of the ones I‘ve read today, but it was still good. I love an unreliable narrator!!

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This one broke my heart, but only a little bit. The more I read these good short stories, the worse the bad ones get.

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I‘ve literally only read Brenna Yovanoff in short story anthologies, and I‘ve loved her in both stories. It‘s her writing and her characters and the way she unspools the story in winding strips…

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I couldn‘t take a picture of them bc the post office was VERY BUSY today, but both my #HauntedHollowSwap and my #BasicWitchSwap packages went out! #HHS and #BWS should be at my recipients by Thurs (10/20).

A bit of a slow week, but it‘s also been one of the most stressful weeks (and one of the last stressful weeks) I‘ve ever had in my Master‘s program. But here‘s to a relaxing rest of October!!

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APPARENTLY this came in a bit ago, but my parents just let me know they had it. 🙃 @BookwormAHN it got here safe!

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Sorry for the spam! It‘s been a busy busy few days. I has my first PSL of the year yesterday! Usually I get a customized pumpkin shaken espresso because I am a caffeine fiend, but it‘s better than I remember it being in past years! So far, checked off 6/11 things on my October Bucket List. :)

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I read The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina last year, and I didn‘t know it was a short story first! I was pleasantly surprised, and I love comparing what stayed and what changed to the full book. Zoraida Córdova, you have my whole heart.

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I really liked the style of this short. Also, as I‘ve stated before, I‘m a huge supporter of women‘s wrongs, and so I really liked this story.

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This is another one I didn‘t particularly like. The moral was kinda bleh, and the witch hunter thing was thrown in like an afterthought.

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So far, my least favorite. There were too many characters for the length of the story, and the pacing was strange, to say the least. I liked the casual mention of mobility aids, but this felt like something I‘d read in middle school, not something geared towards young adults.

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Sorry this is a lil late!! 10599.3 points for me for #teammonstermash week 1! #scarathlon #scarathlon22 #scarathlon2022

Some (LATE) morning reading! I really liked this story, and thus is my problem with anthologies: I WANT MORE!! Give me extended time with the characters and the world, please please please!!

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A real “good for her!” story with everything: wild magic, kitchen witches, and sapphics. I loved this little tale of defiance.

Tws: death of a parent, injury/injury detail, homophobia, fire/fire injury

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I really enjoyed this one. The witch trials have always been a point of interest for me, and I liked that the story was interspersed with what happened according to Deliverance, and court testimonials.

Tws for: pregnancy, birth, death of a parent/death in general

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I liked the first story in this anthology! But only liked. It had sapphics and magic, but the ‘my mom‘s so old she calls them ‘tumblers‘ and ‘snack chats‘‘ will immediately take me out of anything I‘m reading.

The exploration of trauma, healing, and addiction is really good, tho.

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The last movie isn‘t my favorite. It feels super VVitch to me, and that movie greatly bores me. I hope they end up making more, or at least more in this universe considering that after-credits scene.

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Honestly the second Fear Street movie is my favorite, when for all accounts it shouldn‘t be as a camp counselor. But I just love a good ole camp slasher!

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A good night for a horror movie! Watching X while working on a presentstion and hoo boy, anyone who compares this to Texas Chainsaw Massacre is simply incorrect. Absolutely not for the faint of heart, and now I‘m gonna have to go see Pearl in theatres. 😩

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This is one of my FAVORITE episodes, and I love Buffy‘s Halloween episodes. Bonus points for it earning points for #scarathlon!

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Another great graphic novel! I love Yonna and all her friends. Since this is #1, I‘m hoping they make more. I know there‘s comics out there post this book, though, so I might go looking.

Read my full review at: https://www.rainyreader.com/single-post/witchblood/.
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I liked this one better than Ex Hex, tbh. A ton of word search points though! I like Gwyn and Wells, and I hope we get a third book for Bowen.

Read my full review at: https://www.rainyreader.com/single-post/the-kiss-curse/.
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I loved this graphic novel!! Since there‘s black on the cover, it also covers Oct 1‘s prompt of ‘black‘. If you‘re a fan of Heathers or Teen Wolf, you‘d love this book. And it‘s sapphic!

Read my full review at: https://www.rainyreader.com/single-post/squad/.
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I am technically still reading Babel, but this past month has been so stressful it was put on the back burner. I don‘t see myself finishing it in October either, but stranger things have happened!

#bookreport #september #septemberbookreport

Aayla hardly lets me hang out with her, much less take pictures, but here she is! I finished this one last week, but I‘m behind as always. I had a really good time with this book, and I liked it more than Neon Gods. I‘m looking forward to Callisto‘s story, whenever it is!

Read my full review at: https://www.rainyreader.com/single-post/electric-idol
#romance #darkromance #smut

A pumpkin mudslide and the first Hocus Pocus to start off spooky month! My mom‘s never seen it, so we wanted to watch it before we watched the sequel tonight.

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Made some pumpkin cinnamon rolls to enjoy with my book! Finishing off Electric Idol today, and then my Witchblood comic after, and maybe some Kiss Curse before bed tonight!!

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Some fall things I wanna do! I will be checking a lot of them off next weekend, but I‘m so excited!!

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Hoooly shit!! If you‘re looking for a cozy autumn read that may make you think about something, please, please, please read this book. It‘s so sweet and hopeful, and now I‘m gonna run away into the woods, goodbyeeee!!!

Read my full review at: https://www.rainyreader.com/single-post/a-psalm-for-the-wild-built.

#scifi #cozy #robot #monk #lgbt

I follow Katee Robert on TikTok, and I can‘t believe I haven‘t read her before! If you‘re looking for some good smut with a side of a thought-out plot, Robert‘s got your back! I am absolutely reading the rest of this series, and while I‘m not interested in her Dark Disney series, that also comes very highly recommended.

Read my full review at: http://www.rainyreader.com/single-post/neon-gods
#smut #romance #darkromance #hadesxpersephone

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Much longer is my #scarathlon watchlist! Also included are the ‘at‘s for two of my favorite horror TikTokers (they‘ll be very active in the next month). Both do spoiler and spoiler free movie reviews.

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#Scarathlon TBR! Pared it down now that I know what team I‘m on and I‘m so excited to get into these!!

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#BasicWitchSwap favorite things!

1. Silvery blue, black, and purple
2. Apple, pumpkin, most fall scents that aren‘t too sweet
3. Payback‘s a Witch, the Inheritance of Orquídea Divina
4. The Hermit is my significator
5. Garnet and hematite
6. Twizzlers and Reese‘s
7. No favorites
8. Dressing up! I love costumes

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#HauntedHollowSwap would you rather!

👻A ghost. A moving scarecrow would freak me out.
🎃Halloween, bc Thanksgivings with some of my family is… 😬
🌽SCARY MAZE I *hate* spiders
💀something scary
🎃🌽 can I have both? My favorite scary corn maze is a pumpkin patch in the daytime
🎃🍎also both :)
👯‍♀️buy one, I can cross stitch but I can‘t sew. Most of the time I piece my own together
👻trick
🧪make
🍫slowly, and usually it all goes to my boyf

#HauntedHollowSwap collage! This is my Halloween vibe. I love slashers, witchy aesthetics, and vintage spooky stuff. I also live at my local Spirit Halloweens, who forcibly take every autumn paycheck I earn, haha. I also really wanna do a pumpkinhead photo shoot this year!

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