Gave this a pick because of how beautiful the art was in this. Which is honestly the entire reason I picked this up. It was cool reading about the origins and history of D&D but the writing could be dry at times. Visually though it‘s stunning.

I am loving the art in this! Wish I could frame some of these pieces on my wall. Especially the art including the dragons 😁

Not sure how I feel about this yet. Seems to be more of an analytical collection of essays regarding haunted houses more so than a collection of stories about haunted places. It‘s not bad, just not what I was expecting. Something about the authors tone bugs me though...can‘t quite put my finger on it. Perhaps I‘ll enjoy section 2 better. Hard to go wrong with bars, restaurants and brothels 🤪

1. Ghostland and A Memory Called Empire.
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2. My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
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3. Uhhh....Death Note? I really don‘t know, don‘t really watch much of anything anymore 😅
#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

I LOVED this!! I wish there was more since this is only about 100 pages. Quick, engaging and entirely engrossing. I loved how much world building there was in such a short amount of time, the characters were well done and the plot was fast paced but not forced. Haitian sky pirates, alternate steampunk New Orleans set in the Civil War era, ancient Gods and.....Nuns?? What more could I ask for 😁

I went to the library to pick up one book. ONE BOOK. I walked out with all of these....clearly I am not to be trusted in a library. I'm not to be trusted when it comes to books in general, but especially not in a library 🙈

Overall enjoyable but didn't quite live up to the hype for me. The twist was good but it didn't pack the punch that I was hoping for/expecting from all the rave reviews I've seen. I thought the ending was a bit convenient and felt that if the final chapter and the final diary entry had been switched it would have wrapped up the story better. Quick and easy this was a good palette cleanser.

I am sooooo glad my library has a copy of this because there‘s no way I could ever afford my own copy. So I shall gaze lovingly at this until I ultimately have to take it back 😪

Woooow you are just thrown into this one aren‘t you? I‘m so glad there‘s a glossary in the back! 🙈 The world building so far is wonderful and I find myself really loving this so far!

Forgive the flowers, forgot to take a different TBR photo so here‘s the one I took for Bookstagram. I don‘t usually do photo challenges on here, but when I came across the #WyrdandWonder challenge I couldn‘t resist! Here‘s just a few books I‘m hoping to read this month.
Day 1: Your Wyrd and Wonderful TBR

I do these things pretty casually. I read what I want and see if they match any of these challenges at the end of the month. Honestly there‘s more than I thought! I read:
2 Manga volumes
10 Graphic Novels
6 Novels:
-2 Non-Fiction
-2 YA
-2 Adult
My favorite was the tagged book. Overall I read 18 things which is far better than my 1-4 things of late 🙄

Still mulling this one over. It was fast paced and suspenseful. But because of the pacing I didn‘t get to really care about any of the characters. So anything that happened to them didn‘t hit me as it was meant to. The writing was very info-dumpy and there were SO MANY dumb decisions made by “smart” people 😪 Overall it did what it was meant to. If you‘re a fan of viral thrillers set in space you might like this.

I loved this one! 5 boys go hunting in the woods, 4 boys walk out. All used the murder weapon, but who took the kill shot? It‘s fast paced, tense and addictive. I didn‘t hate the main character which is unusual in YA mystery. I wanted a little more from the ending, not in the solution, but more of a wrap up of the aftermath than the few pages there were. Went and got a copy to add to my collection, that‘s how much I loved it!

Loved this! Elena is a tough, smart, bi-sexual black woman making it as a journalist in 1972 in Detroit. But not only does she battle racism and sexism, but the supernatural as well. Loved the art and really enjoyed the story. I hope there‘s another volume!

Beautiful monochrome water color art with pops of blue color throughout. The story was poignant and heartbreaking (though I‘m heartless so it didn‘t get to me). A coming of age story, a comment on sexuality and a translated work. Some sentences were a little weird I think due to being translated from French to English but overall it‘s a sweet story. Though the main story telling is told in cursive handwriting which is hard to read at times.

Been a little MIA on here lately because of this cute ball of fluff! This is her “after bath but before shake” look. I‘m hoping to finish the tagged book today/tomorrow and I still have a couple of reviews to post on here since I am woefully behind. But in the meantime. Here‘s Daisy 🙈🤪

This was waaay better than volume one. The art is vibrant and I enjoyed the peek into the lives of some of the girls. Some of the sequences toward the end were really hard to follow as to what happened first but other than that this volume renewed my faith in this series. If you‘re a fan of Sailor Moon, Fairy Tale and other magical girl series, I would give this a try.

I forgot how hard it is for me to read with dilated eyes 😪 It‘s already dark, gray and rainy here today. The sunglasses I have to wear certainly aren‘t making seeing any easier haha.

For some reason there‘s only Vol 2 in the database, not Vol 1. This is Vol 1. I LOVED this. But I‘m biased, having been a theatre gremlin all my life. This is a fun, fluffy story about a backstage crew at a high school that has some fantastical rooms (and creatures) backstage that they must keep in check. Beckett is my spirit animal and the art style is vivid. If you liked Nimona or Lumberjanes you‘d probably enjoy this too.

Am I confused and not sure I grasp what is going on? Yes.
Am I hooked on the characters and simply must continue on to find out just what the hell is going on? Definitely.
-Every 90 years, 12 Gods are brought back to life to be worshipped, idolized and hated. Two years later, they‘re all dead- that in a nutshell is all I know. Gorgeous art and I loved seeing the Gods being pulled from different mythologies.

What a lovely collection of writings about a at times morbid job. There are some descriptions in here that I would not recommend if you‘re weak stomached. But overall I read this quickly and wish I had more stories! It‘s an interesting look at death and how we think about it in our society and I have learned more than a thing or two from it. Looking forward to more of her work. She was right,Norse Mythology is the most metal 🤘🏻

Read this in one sitting! Full of the characteristic Christie charm I have come to love and a twist I almost didn‘t see coming. Though everything clicked in place the page before the reveal 😅I can see why this one is heavily recommended. I thought the end could have been wrapped up quicker than it was but overall I really liked it! And Then There Were None is still my favorite though! 4🌟 -This is me getting caught up on reviews 😅

A very dangerous question indeed 🤣 Cute collection of bookish comics that I, and I‘m sure other bookworms, will identify a little too much with at times. Easy and fun, good read in between heavier books.

I must get myself a copy of this! Short but full of self care tips that you don‘t have to necessarily be a “witchy” person to use and appreciate. I love how it included recipes for food, bath salts and teas. If self-care and self-love are goals for you or just something you struggle with (like me) give this one a try. It could just give you the boost you need.

Loving this book so far! I didn‘t realize how badly I needed this book at the current moment. The cover is gorgeous and it‘s a quick read. Don‘t really want it to be over just yet!

Made it 56% of the way through and I have no desire to pick it up so I‘m bailing on it for now. I may go back to it I may not. It‘s quirky and I enjoy how it takes the typical private investigator idea and turns it on it‘s head, but not really something I‘m meshing well with right now.

Currently reading this one and enjoying it so far. Though I will say I would enjoy it far more if Caroline wasn‘t a character 🙄 only 60 pages in and her busy body gossip-mongering nature has already exhausted my patience.
In other news I‘m so far behind in posting reviews 😪 I keep telling myself that I‘m going to get caught up annnd then proceed to pick up another book. 🙈 Eventually I‘ll get caught up.

Congrats @WhiskeyMistress ! Currently I‘m packing The Last Wish around. It‘s been to many doctor offices with me and I‘m so close to being done with it! Just need one or two more appointments 🙈 I think it has seen the inside of my car and a booksleeve more than the inside of the house haha. #packingpages
@ErinSueGreads

I want to read....yet I don‘t want to read. This book is so good and so anxiety inducing that I have to know what happened right now!!! But I‘m also hesitant to keep going 🤣 I haven‘t read a book so good that I didn‘t want to keep going because then it would end faster in a while. Only 100 pages left.

1. Do not enter....oh wait, you mean the OTHER sign 😅 I‘m a Leo 🦁♌️
2. Uhhh....there‘s nothing I can think of at the moment...
3. The Black Prism by Brent weeks. Don‘t know what it was but the writing style didn‘t seem to be working with me at the time. I plan to give it another shot, but don‘t know when yet.
4. Reading and keeping the puppy occupied 😁
5. Will do!
#Friyayintro @howjessreads

Already failing #24b4monday as I started reading this morning while waiting for my appointment and forgot to set the timer 🙄 It was about half an hour though so I guess it counts? One injection down, one to go. This book completely has me hooked though and I am loving it!

Alright fine I‘m joining in with the #24B4Monday Readathon. I‘ve wanted to do these in the past but the weekends they landed on were always so busy. But this weekend 😈 I think I have time...I think.
I‘m halfway through The Last Wish and I‘m almost done (like a chapter left) in All Systems Red and Body‘s Not Big Enough. Haven‘t started the other two but they‘re due back Monday. We‘ll see how this goes.

My TBR for the Magical Readathon #OWLsReadathon2019 I do have two books in here for one subject just because I‘m a fickle mood reader and have no idea which one I will want to read when the time comes. Some of these may be swapped out for graphic novels/ manga from the library depending on what I find.
Going for a Magizoologist at the lowest level but also hoping I have enough motivation to be a Cursebreaker 😁

Thanks for the tag @BookwormAHN sorry it‘s a day late 😅 Anyway.
1- I‘m not really in a position to treat myself to anything at the moment. So I‘ll go with puppy snuggles, lots and lots of puppy snuggles.
2- My sense of humor
3- Umm I‘ll get back to you on this one. Every single thing I‘ve ever done or can do has completely fallen out of my head 🤣
4- Everyone I‘m sure has done this by now 😅 So I‘ll just say Hi 👋🏻 #hellothursday @wanderinglynn

I am SO excited!!! I won an advance copy of Inspection! Which rarely happens, I never win anything haha. This is the first ARC I‘ve ever received before the publication date. I‘ve had two previous through Goodreads but they always arrived well after publication date. I cannot wait to get to this. After a hellish day this is just what I needed. #bookmail

Only 35 pages in and I am already considering DNFing this one. I am extremely confused and honestly have no idea what I‘ve read since I started this. Has anyone else read this yet?

Well all my weekend reading plans have been happily thrown out the window due to the arrival of this sweet little cinnamon roll! Rescued her yesterday from a local shelter. She‘s far cuter than any book and too soft and snuggly for her own good 😊 I‘m sure that my books will be okay while I take a little reading vacation to love on this pup.

I should technically be reading this right now since it‘s due back soon...but I‘ve been sucked down musical memory lane and think I‘ll just keep watching music videos of all the bands I listened to in high school instead 😅 I blame my brother for asking me today about the music I listened to at his age. Sorry book, another time. 🎶🤘🏻

I‘m calling it. 68% done with this and I just have no motivation to continue with it. I started this back in October and haven‘t touched it since then. I think the pacing overall was too slow to keep me interested coupled with the fact that...nothing was really happening...231 pages in and I was just waiting for something...anything...Shame because it has a pretty cover. Oh well, onto the next!

“Go, my darlings, and bring your lost and shattered sister home.”

I forgot how much I love the whimsy and magical possible-ness of this series. Too bad I keep getting headaches that make it nearly impossible to read 😞 Hoping the Tylenol will kick in soon so I can keep reading.

Such an awesome giveaway @GondorGirl ! My first instinct was to say Rivendell/The Shire but I ALWAYS use those places as answers. So I‘m shaking it up a bit and choosing the location that enchanted me first (and the most) growing up which was Hogwarts. I love the magic, the creatures (I would totally be helping Hagrid every chance I got) but overall, I love how everyone can find a “home” at Hogwarts. #GiGiBookBox

Ah!!!! It just keeps getting better and better!! The stakes are getting higher and no one is safe. Don‘t get too attached to anyone in this series 🤪 I cannot wait to continue on! Highly recommend (at least so far) for fans of Tokyo Ghoul, Full Metal Alchemist And Death Note.

Annnnd here‘s my TBR pt. 2 some of these are new and some I‘ve been sitting on for a while. I am absolutely addicted to the Attack on Titan manga and cannot wait to continue on with it.

Well so far 2019 has been abysmal when it comes to reading. I‘ve finished a bunch of manga but only ONE book 😪 So here‘s some books that I want to read this month... because that‘s been going so well...hopefully by posting them here it‘ll help motivate me to read again. This is part 1 of my TBR, I‘ll post part 2, which is just manga and graphic novels, later. On top of these I have 6 other books I‘m in the middle of that I need to finish 😖

Confusing. Not very suspenseful and I just kept waiting for it to be over. Interesting plot point towards the very end but otherwise it was very bland. Characters were flat, dialogue seemed to go in circles and honestly I was expecting more death. The synopsis was a bit misleading. I‘ll just stick to Agatha Christie for now.

1. Two! A blue tick coonhound named Sassy (or Her Nibs as she prefers to be called 🤪) and an adorable rescue pup named Rufus! We‘re not sure what mix he is.
2. Going to the Seattle Death Museum as a belated Valentine‘s date with my boyfriend.
3. Writing, crafting and photography.
4. Salem, MA uhh...that‘s all I got 😅
5. If your life were a book, what would be the title?
#friyayintro @howjessreads

Ordered something for my boyfriend for Valentine‘s Day so of course in order to get free shipping I had to get a little something for myself 😁

Well...we are snowed in...yet again. Going slightly stir crazy but I guess this means I get to read more? I don‘t have a way into town currently so @TheWordJar and @BookwormAHN I‘ll be delayed in sending things out to you even more than I anticipated. I promise I‘ll try to get something out soon though.

Currently reading on this snowy night.
What‘s ironic about it is that I bought this book because it sounded like a haunted house story. Yesterday I listened to an episode of And That‘s Why We Drink where they talked about the Borley Rectory and Harry Price. Guess what the haunted house in this book is? 😁 Completely coincidental but having some background knowledge on the rectory should be interesting while reading this...

Congrats on the milestone @TheReadingMermaid !!! My favorite genre first and foremost will always be Fantasy! Though I have been enjoying Horror and Sci-Fi lately. #150kgiveaway Good luck to all those who enter!