#currentlyreading THE SECRET HISTORY by Donna Tartt

I‘m glad to be back to reading after an extended period with COVID. To celebrate, I‘m busting out the fancy bookmark.

Do you have a special bookmark you love? #bookmarkcollector

#currentlyreading | A former student becomes obsessed with a secret group at her alma mater and their idol Professor Fosca‘s interest in the Eleusinian Mysteries when a family friend ends up dead. | 337 pages | 2021 | fast-paced | fiction, thriller | dark, mysterious, tense | possibly for fans of: The Secret History (Donna Tartt) #barnesandnoblenook

#currentlyreading | A lyrical and magical novel about two teens who fall in love despite their families being caught in a bitter, deadly rivalry. | 387 pages | 2022 | medium-paced | fiction, young adult, fantasy, romance | adventurous, emotional | possibly for fans of: The Night Circus

Tookie isn‘t the only one haunted. The primarily-NDN cast is fleshed out, realistic. Each one has flaws and must address them. Each one is haunted by something. The characters drive the plot at just the right pace to reflect on social problems without becoming props.

Erdrich‘s spare prose belies a complexity that works on a myriad of levels. Even if you miss references to mythology or other literature, it will not affect the captivating story.

Tookie, who sells books after years of incarceration, must solve the mystery of why the bookstore‘s most annoying (now dead) customer is haunting her while trying to survive Minneapolis during a year of grief, astonishment, and furious reckoning.

Tropes/Themes
• book about books.
• chosen family.
• faces racism.
• confronts mortality.

#literaryfiction #characterdriven #issueoriented #thoughtprovoking #reflective #mediumpace #culturallydiverse

Fell asleep before I could upload this pic of girls‘ night.

This book is as sweet as candy corn and twice as corny. A peppy Halloween read for sure — but the thrilling bits feel rushed to fit in the romantic ones. #romance #bookofthemonth #halloween #

When Jack returns home to find missing children, he has to confront more than just the spirits to set things right.

This is definitely THE pick for anyone who‘s enjoyed a rollicking D&D campaign. The world-building is sturdy without being Tolkien. You will 100% fall in love with Sidra (okay, that might just be me). The ending is disappointing — too open-ended to wrap up anything, which ends up feeling a bit cash-grab. #botm #longreads #fantasy

#currentlyreading | Eleven years after she and her mother become the second missing persons case in the area, Delilah Dickey returns — busting the cases wide open. | 350 pages | 2021 | fast-paced | fiction, thriller, crime | dark, mysterious | possibly for fans of: 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard | #theglossbookclub March 2022 pick