pickThis was a fast-paced crime thriller offered by #aardvark. I really enjoyed Detective Rita. She‘s 60 with a fellow detective love interest (not the focus of her POV though) and I appreciated her character. I was wrong about who the killer was and although the motive was far-fetched, the small twist helped it make more sense. I didn‘t feel very connected to the MC but the plot was engaging and #audio was well done. 3.5βοΈ #pop23 book with a pet
so-soLibrary loan and #Aardvark pick. Overall this debut was humorous and touched on some very real topics that need to be discussed more, but it was mostly surface level, and didn‘t truly incorporate Prince into the mix. I appreciated the commentary on weaponized incompetence and unreal expectations of working parents (particularly moms), but cringed at the cheating husband excuses and general expectation that he‘d be forgiven. #Pop23 about a family
pickA soft pick. I never thought I‘d read a Colleen Hoover book as her others seem to be focused on themes like domestic violence βromanceβ and that‘s just a no for me lol.π€ But this domestic thriller got passed around during a group trip to India and it was a surprisingly entertaining guilty pleasure.π₯΄ Dark, fluffy, sexy. Like binge-watching a new series with a bowl of popcorn and a glass of wine. #pop23 a self-published book
panI love satirical pieces on class, religion, sexism, and power, but I‘m not sure if that‘s what this was. It was almost too ridiculous. The childish lord with no ambition who played disgusting βgamesβ with the servants, the priest who simply pretended to be religious, the townspeople too oblivious to make a connection between their famine and the manor‘s bounty. Cannibalism wasn‘t even the most disturbing part! I‘ll read Moshfegh again though.
Got some reading in early this morning while my work laptop updated. I just returned from a 3 week adventure in #India and this book is taking me right back! I was pleasantly surprised to see two #IndianLit picks from #BOTM this month, and I got them both along with Lunar Love.π Happy Friday!
SO excited about my #HHS22 package!! Thank you so much @AmyG! I LOVE the spooky socks and notepad, sugar skull kitchen towel, sweet card, yummy tea, and cute ghost candles! I jumped up and down when I saw the candy corn mix with the pumpkins!! My youngest and I have already indulged in them.π The skull spatula and cookie cutter are perfect!! I‘ve been wanting all of these books for a long time and can‘t wait to read them!! #HauntedHallowSwap π€π
pickFinished last night and I really enjoyed this magic-filled, dreamy, #witchy romance! Like the Halloween version of The Holiday Swap, but with spice. Nice unconventional small town location in the mountains of northern Georgia instead of the usual New England. Great atmosphere, Rhys was crush-worthy, and I loved Sir Purrcival, the black cat!πββ¬ #ScarathlonDailyPrompts Day 26: #BlackCat #PhotoChallenge #TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon2022 #BOTM #Pop22
so-soBetween a so-so and a soft pick for this #shortstory that I felt ended abruptly, but made me curious about the Warm Bodies series! I think I‘ll read the first one at least. A lonely zombie walks the streets during the Christmas holiday in search of brains to eat. Not exactly heart-warming. ππ§ββοΈ #Scarathlon2022 #ScarathlonDailyPrompts Day 25: #Zombie #PhotoChallenge #TeamSlaughter
And once again, I‘m behind! π© I‘ve heard good things about this #thriller. Seems like a nice pick to get lost in a twisted web of lies. π #ScarathlonDailyPrompt Day 24: #Lies #BOTM #PhotoChallenge #Scarathlon2022 #TeamSlaughter
Not the typical spooky read, but I‘m using this #Nonfiction, #TrueCrime, culty pick because it‘s just as horrifying! #ScarathlonDailyPrompts #PhotoChallenge Day 23: #Story. #Cults #TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon2022
4,053! Had a good Week 3 thanks to the weekly game and word search! Hester and The Ex Hex have a plethora of #TeamSlaughter word search words. π
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I don‘t know why but this cover makes me think of skeletons lol. I like this author even though I rarely read #YA, and one of my favorite authors (Tiffany D. Jackson) also writes YA and calls him her twin. I still need to read my #BOTM copy of his βNot So Pure and Simple.β I got a Scholastic copy of this from my daughter‘s book fair.π
#ScarathlonDailyPrompts #PhotoChallenge Day 22: #Skeleton #Scarathlon2022 #TeamSlaughter
Black girls go missing in small-town Pennsylvania. I‘m really excited about this one! I‘ve heard it‘s like a mysterious thriller with elements of horror.
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A suspected murderer returns to his superstitious hometown where the murder he was accused of remains unsolved. I‘m glad I was able to grab this as a skip-the-line loan! π₯³π₯³
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Reading (listening to) this right now and I am loving it!! Generations of women in a Scottish family all have the βcurseβ of seeing colors in shapes, letters, and when people talk. This would also work for the #secret prompt, because although they just see the world differently, they must keep the ability hidden because of #witchcraft mania.
#ScarathlonDailyPrompts #PhotoChallenge Day 19: #Curse #TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon2022 #BOTM
I‘ve heard such good things about this spooky book! I‘m loving gothic stories in general. π»
#ScarathlonDailyPrompts #PhotoChallenge Day 18: #Orange #Scarathlon2022 #TeamSlaughter
Although the murder victim (or perhaps perpetrator?) in this #TrueCrime #Classic was shot to death, it does include a character who possesses an extremely potent bottle of poison. And it took me a week and a half, but I am now officially back on track! π
#ScarathlonDailyPrompts #PhotoChallenge Day 17: #Poison #TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon2022
A Carrie remake by one of my favorite authors! I hear this is one of her best yet and I can‘t wait to read it!
#ScarathlonDailyPrompts #PhotoChallenge Day 16: #Scared #TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon2022
#Scarathlon2022 Week 2 Total: 824 points. #TeamSlaughter
Weekly Game: 550
True Crime Shows: 10
Bucket List: 100
Readathons: 20
Participation Points: 14
Soooky Crafts: 15
Daily Prompts: 55
Word Search: 60
pick#ScarathlonDailyPrompts #PhotoChallenge Day 15: #Secret #Scarathlon2022 #TeamSlaughter
I never reviewed this last year, so doing it now (not for points).
A popular true crime podcaster covers a live rape trial and begins to receive desperate pleas for help from a listener with a story to tell. As events unfold, this "sleepy" coastal town begins to show cracks in its façade, and a history of violence and rape culture starts to rear its ugly head.
Got some more things checked off my #Scarathlon2022 #OctoberBucketList! We‘ve started putting up a few decorations, and had fun at a pumpkin patch. π #TeamSlaughter
A serial murderer who leaves behind a signature βchestnut manβ doll as a clue at each crime scene sounds intriguing! π I‘ve had this on my TBR for a while!
#ScarathlonDailyPrompts #PhotoChallenge Day 14: #Clue #TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon2022
I love this cover! This works for #ScarathlonDailyPrompts #PhotoChallenge Day 13: #Witch as well as an option to read #WomenInTranslation.
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I started this around October last year as a #Literati pick, but for some reason life got in the way so I didn‘t finish it, although it was very interesting! A #nonfiction #travelogue of sorts about death and burial rituals around the globe. Let‘s see if I can add this to my already too-long TBR for this month. π #ScarathlonDailyPrompts #PhotoChallenge Day 12: #Grave
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Late β90s Blockbuster nostalgia, a teenage night shift closing crew, and a stabby villain. Yes please! #ScarathlonDailyPrompts #PhotoChallenge Day 11: #Dark
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Using our other #TeamSlaughter #BuddyRead for #ScarathlonDailyPrompts #PhotoChallenge Day 10: #Crime. Can‘t wait to start it!
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I was going to grab this fantasy pick from #BOTM, but instead I just found and bought a copy with PINK SPRAYED EDGES! I think I‘m in love. π A magical One Thousand and One Nights retelling for #ScarathlonDailyPrompts #PhotoChallenge Day 9: #Magic #TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon2022
#ScarathlonDailyPrompts #PhotoChallenge Day 8: #Vampire. The original vampire story! I still need to read this. π€¦π½ββοΈ π§π½ββοΈ
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Definitely failed getting my #HHS in the post last weekend. But it‘s headed to @Nessavamusic with delivery expected Monday, October 17th! π Unfortunately I left out the card. π©#HauntedHollowSwap #HHS22
Autumn is the end of hot, insufferable summers lol and the beginning of my favorite season and time of year! It‘s the beginning of coziness, beauty, color, magic, and multiple family get-togethers.
This October we hope to go to a nice pumpkin patch, maybe a family-friendly haunted house, take family pics, and other #Scarathlon2022 #BucketList wishes!
Thanks for the tag @Eggs! #WondrousWednesday
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Using a #TeamSlaughter #BuddyRead for the #ScarathlonDailyPrompts #PhotoChallenge for Day 7: #Victim. I have yet to read this one, but the synopsis states one of our MC‘s customers is found murdered behind her bakery amidst her chocolate chip cookies and she decides to investigate!
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After recently reading SGJ‘s The Night Cyclist, I think I‘ll read this one next! #ScarathlonDailyPrompts Day 6: #Night
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Playing catch up! These #ScarathlonDailyPrompts for #Scarathlon2022 are reminding me of many books I own that I need to read! Day 5: #Ghost #PhotoChallenge #TeamSlaughter
My Week 1 #Scarathlon2022 #TeamSlaughter total!
Early Bird: 50
Weekly Game: 70
Scary/Halloween Movies/True Crime: 20
Bucket List: 10
Readathons: 20
Participation: 9
Daily Photo Prompts: 20
Word Search: 430
Starting our Hocus Pocus marathon for #Scarathlon2022 #watchlist and my #OctoberBucketList! #TeamSlaughter
Day 4: #Scream. Another random find that sounds really interesting! #ScarathlonDailyPrompts #PhotoChallenge #Scarathlon2022 #TeamSlaughter
Eek!! I‘m already behind on my #ScarathlonDailyPrompts #PhotoChallenge! Playing catch-up. This is Day 3: #Killer. I really need to finally read this one! #TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon2022 πͺπ
Using my current read for #ScarathlonDailyPrompts #PhotoChallenge Day 2: #Creature! I‘m really enjoying this story of a Native forensics photographer who attracts the company of ghosts. π» #TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon2022
I randomly found this on a Goodreads list of gothic horror and was able to borrow it from the library! I think it will be a great read for #Scarathlon2022 and works for the #PhotoChallenge!
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First book of #Scarathlon2022 for #TeamSlaughter! Finding lots of #ScarathlonWordSearch words already lol. And a strong opening chapter! π» π¦΄
pickFinally finished this one! I‘ve been listening to these short love stories off and on for months. Filled with strong female warriors, assassins, queens, political strategists, musicians and more, I appreciated that these women were successful and capable in their own rights, and just so happened to fall in love with men and women who respected and understood them. Most were 4 or 5βοΈs for me except the last 2 stories that I didn‘t care for as much.
panReviewing Queenie reminded me I never reviewed Luster smh! Queenie was kind of what I hoped this would be. It follows a twenty-something black woman as she entangles herself in the open marriage of an older white couple. The stark, deadpan, stream of consciousness writing made me feel disconnected from the MC, and I felt like I didn‘t get to know her outside of poor life decisions and gratuitous sex. A quick read but not for me. #BOTM #pop22
My #Scarathlon spooky TBR for #TeamSlaughter! I‘m so excited to read some darker, supernatural, and fun Halloween works! #Scarathlon2022
pickFinally got around to reading this one! This is what I‘d hoped Luster would be. Yes, Queenie is a black millennial whose life is a train wreck, but shining light on her mental health struggles made it more relatable. A mental breakdown, family views on therapy, career woes, lack of motivation, racism, unhealthy relationships with sex, mother-daughter relationship dysfunction and more are all explored in this ultimately touching novel. #BOTM #pop22
Eeeek!! I am SO excited about my #FallingForFallSwap box, thank you @rsteve388!! These are the perfect books that I‘ve had my eye on!! I‘m going to make some of the coffee in the morning before my meeting, the bookmark and magnet are awesome, and I‘ve never seen page pointers before but I love them already! Litsy friends find the coolest gadgets! Thank you for sharing a bit of Denver with the comfy socks that I will wear tonight! ππ½ #FFFS
I‘ve seen some reviews that said this book didn‘t hold the reader‘s interest, and I struggled with reading a sample of the first chapter myself, but so far I‘m glad I tried out the audio version. I‘m not very far in, but I find the commentary on both fascism in Italy and early Hollywood censorship pretty intriguing! #BOTM
Friendly reminder that #Scarathlon2022 signups are still open! There is really no better time to read than fall and winter thanks to Litsy fun! πππ»π€ #TeamSlaughter
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Jotting down some spooky movies I hope to watch next month! Scream is our official team movie (yay!) and I have more classics but hope to watch some new stuff as well.
Any Netflix or other streaming suggestions? My last binges were You and All of Us Are Dead, and I also enjoyed the new Predator movie, Prey. π
pickJust realized I never reviewed this one. Just in time for spooky season, I may revisit it on audio. Certainly not for everyone and the end left me with mixed feelings, but ultimately I loved it and couldn‘t stop thinking about it! Weird, brooding, mysterious, and creepy. A young woman from Mexico City high society finds herself in a hallucinogenic fever dream inside a dilapidated mansion on a foggy, misty hill inhabited by a cruel, violent family.
