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ShyBookOwl

ShyBookOwl

Joined February 2019

🇨🇦 Mom, Reader, Writer & Sometimes Blogger (slashingpages.com)
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The Martian by Andy Weir
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Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper
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I'm pretty much fucked. 😅

Doing a comfort read for #firstlinefridays
December is chaos, but the Martian always settles me a little 😌

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Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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The descriptive writing in this book has its moments, and I was very swept up in it for the first half. But sometimes, it does feel like she's typing with one hand and holding a thesaurus with the other. Idk that I need a simile on every page.

Graywacke I‘m pondering what that actually means. 🤔 Like, with a 🔨? ouch? 5d
Ruthiella Meaning that when it opened the inside was sparkly? 🤔 5d
emz711 Omg please continue this ... Like it was dropped from a tall height to smash open? 5d
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ShyBookOwl @Graywacke @Ruthiella @emz711 🤣 I love this. Please DO keep it going! 5d
emz711 @ShyBookOwl like a stick of dynamite was lit in it? 2d
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If anyone is looking for Christmas Cozy audiobooks on audible this season, 23 are included in the membership 🎄 I've just added a couple to my library even though I probably won't have time to check them out lol

DieAReader 🤓Thanks for the heads up!! 6d
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Payback's a Witch | Lana Harper
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As soon as I crossed the town line, I could feel Thistle Grove on my skin.

#FirstLineFridays This book is an absolute joy, so far! Magical, cozy setting with modern witches who cuss. I'm all in.

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Daisy Darker | Alice Feeney
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Fable's shelfie feature made me this shelf based on 8 books I love. The blurb it gave was fairly accurate 😅 👇🏽

Supernatural mysteries and envy-driven
schemes? Your shelf is made of broken dreams
and bloody secrets. Embrace it-your taste
reveals a love for the darker, more intricate
layers of life.

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Sleep Like Death | Kalynn Bayron
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I was in need of a fairytale, and this provided; going above and beyond to give me a fun and immersive experience. It puts such a creative spin on Snow White, with intriguing twists and a tough, likable protagonist. I enjoyed Cinderella is Dead, too, so I hope she writes more of these standalones!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

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What a sight to stumble upon 😅 My son has been practicing standing up his books; my cat, it seems, is taking advantage 📚🐈‍⬛

AlaMich How adorable!! 2w
Ruthiella OMG too cute! 😹😻 2w
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Sleep Like Death | Kalynn Bayron
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This cover calls to me 😍🍏

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Sleep Like Death | Kalynn Bayron
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It is easier to track an animal, or a person, if it is bleeding.

#FirstLineFridays

I've been craving a fairytale retelling and was thrilled to stumble across this one!

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I've decided to do a cleanse... a news cleanse. I'm attempting to not open any news apps this week (though I've left my breaking news alerts set so that I don't miss anything major). Instead of doom scrolling, I'm turning to Litsy. When I need to scroll, this is where I'll be 😌📚📚📚📚 Loving my current read, too (tagged)

brittanyreads Same. Happy reading! 3w
jen_the_scribe I‘m doing the same, also avoiding other social media. My anxiety has been through the roof lately. 3w
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Cuilin I need to this!!!! Great idea. 3w
Bookwormjillk This is what I‘ve been doing too. Pictures of cats and Stephen King news on Threads and Litsy. 3w
ShyBookOwl @jen_the_scribe Mine, too! Luckily, my only social media are my book apps 😅 3w
AmyG Same. And Stephen King on Threads has been so fun. @Bookwormjillk 3w
Susanita It‘s such a delicate dance, balancing the need to stay informed with the need to stay sane. 3w
ShyBookOwl @Susanita It really is 😞 2w
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Ugh Mondays... so glad I have a good audiobook to look forward to later. 60% in and totally hooked!

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Humpty Dumpty | Kathleen Petelinsek
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Baby Book Haul for my BabyBookOwl 😍
He was determined to carry them all downstairs alone.
Approximately 3 secs after this photo was taken, the books all tumbled down the stairs 😅

Suet624 Awwww…. 4w
TheSpineView Adorable! 4w
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Jari-chan Naaaw 😍 4w
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 4w
marleed He‘s so cute! 4w
peanutnine How adorable! He's gotten so big! 😍 4w
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The Coworker | Freida McFadden
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The twists this author comes up with are WILD. I love it 😅

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Let's declare this International Bury Your Head in a Book Day, cool?
I think most of us need a NOPE day, today.
And I'm not even American.

julesG Agree!! I'm on my second Christmas romance audiobook already. 1mo
Karisa Yeah, heading back into Three Pines for now while my head spins… 1mo
Chrissyreadit cozy mysteries and comfort reads 1mo
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Scochrane26 I‘ll be at work trying to help clients sort all this out. But, I‘ll see a few kids today—so I‘ll be able to escape a bit. 1mo
Lcsmcat Oh how I wish I could bury myself in books for the next four years! 1mo
ShyBookOwl @julesG @Karisa @Chrissyreadit Yes, breathe and enjoy what you can! 1mo
BarbaraJean YEP. 💔🇺🇸 1mo
ShyBookOwl @Scochrane26 @Lcsmcat Good luck. I will be preoccupied taking care of my toddler and escaping into audiobooks as much as I can while I clean during his nap. 1mo
Hooked_on_books You are so right 1mo
dabbe Well said. 💙💙💙 1mo
JamieArc I‘m glad you are not an American today, but it is comforting knowing others are sad/angry/etc with us. 1mo
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In spite of all the evidence that humanity has made great strides towards equality, empathy, and self-awareness, the most powerful country in the world once again stands for oppression, sexism, racism, and corruption.
I am as surprised as I am not at all.
And yet, my heart is broken.

Chrissyreadit There truly are no words to make this make sense. 1mo
Hooked_on_books The people of my country are profoundly stupid. Those who voted and particularly those who didn‘t. 1mo
ShyBookOwl @Hooked_on_books I have to agree. Not sure what's going on with your country, but it's terrifying 😳 1mo
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I am Canadian, so while today's very big and very important US election will impact my country, the fact is I have absolutely no say in what happens down there. All I can do is sit, wait, and hope for the best (so, yeah, KAMALA PLEASE!!). That said, this audiobook is the perfect read while I practice patience. Love and patience to all you American Littens today 💖 vote, vote, vote!

Bookwomble 🤞💙🇺🇸💙🤞 1mo
BookwormAHN 🤎🤞🏻🤎 1mo
Deblovestoread 💙💙💙 1mo
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Suet624 Pray for us. 1mo
xicanti I feel this so hard. 1mo
BkClubCare Thank you 🙏 thank you ☺️ 🔵 1mo
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What a great time I had playing #HauntedShelf with #BlackCatCrew and @BookwormAHN 🐈‍⬛ A big thanks to @PuddleJumper for hosting! 🎃 Totals 👇🏽

Recs 9
Scavenger hunts 7
Chain 1
Word search 3
Spooky TBR reads 5
General posts 3 + TBR post
Hours read audio 49
Hours read kindle at least 15.5 (didn't always time it 😞)

Total: 1403 pts 🎃🐈‍⬛

BookwormAHN Yay 🖤🐈‍⬛️🖤 1mo
PuddleJumper Great job! 1mo
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Beetlejuice | Tim Burton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis
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Happy Halloween, Littens! 🎃

Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice! 🫣

Leftcoastzen You all look great ! 1mo
Ruthiella Happy Halloween! 🎃 1mo
dabbe 🖤🎃🖤 1mo
TheBookgeekFrau Happy Halloween 🎃🧡🎃 1mo
ShyBookOwl @Leftcoastzen Thank you! 1mo
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My son, not even 2 yo, and already insists on bringing a book everywhere with him 😍📚

ShelleyBooksie The cutest!! 1mo
Bren912 Pure joy!!! 1mo
IuliaC 🥰 1mo
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britt_brooke What a sweetie! 1mo
AmyG So cute and his book matches his hat! 1mo
Bookwomble Top flight parenting! 1mo
Ruthiella The apple didn‘t fall far from the tree! 🍎 1mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 1mo
Avanders 🤩🤩 1mo
ShyBookOwl @Bookwomble 💓 aww thank you! 1mo
ShyBookOwl @Ruthiella It did not! Haha 1mo
ShyBookOwl @AmyG Pure coincidence, but now I think we should all start colour coordinating our outfits based on what we're reading 😆 1mo
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Against the Darkness | Kendare Blake
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The vampire‘s footsteps thudded against the pavement as he chased the girl through the back alleys and dark streets of New Sunnydale.

#FirstLineFridays

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Against the Darkness | Kendare Blake
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I don't know if this is casual racism or pointed foreshadowing of relation... but it really irks me when the only 2 black characters end up being either related or a couple 🙄

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Against the Darkness | Kendare Blake
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Appointment-waiting is never fun, but at least I have a fun book to keep me company. Excited to see how this Buffyverse trilogy ends and even more excited to get it in before spooky season is over 🦇🌕🦇

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The Haunting | Natasha Preston
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This is a tough one to review. I have a lot of mixed feelings. For the most part, this was a solid slasher filled with Halloween thrills. I was prepared to give it 4 stars... until the very last page, which made me want to scream in frustration! I'm so disappointed 😞 Now I hear that Preston does this a lot, and I am NOT here for it, so this will be my first and last of hers!
⭐️⭐️

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 46 pts

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My son is a little Halloween fiend, and he can't get enough of his Halloween books 🎃📚

marleed Oh sweet. I watch my 2yr grandson 4 days a week and his love of Halloween is all consuming 🎃 👻💀. It‘s fun to watch! 2mo
AmyG He is so cute…and got so big! I am off to trunk-or-treat todaywith my 4 1/2 year old grandson. So fun. 2mo
Ruthiella He‘s so big! 😮 Time flies! 2mo
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ShyBookOwl @Ruthiella I know!! He will be 2 in a couple months and I can hardly believe it! 2mo
ShyBookOwl @AmyG So early?! That's fun. Does he get to go 2x this year? I've heard of trunk or treat, but where I live we just do standard door-to-door tick or treat wtv night of the week Halloween falls on 2mo
ShyBookOwl @AmyG And yes, he's gotten SO big. Almost 2 😳😅 2mo
ShyBookOwl @marleed It is! That's so sweet. I love how much he loves Halloween. I'm already grieving for it come November haha 2mo
AmyG Ha! I think he will go out 3 times this year. I also think his Dad is more excited for the candy than he is. 🤣 2mo
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This was such a fun ride, with thrills and twists that were both unexpected and WAY out there. Puppets have never been scarier 😳 A great Spooktober read!
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#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 46 pts for this spooky TBR read.

Itchyfeetreader I finally picked a copy of this up having it tagged as a want to read since it came out 2mo
ShyBookOwl @Itchyfeetreader No time like the present! Tis the season 🎃☺️ 2mo
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Handling the Undead | John Ajvide Lindqvist
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It's been years since I read this #standalone zombie book, but I recall it being a very slow burn that I couldn't put down. A close examination of death and grief that stops just short of being a full zombie apocalypse story.

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 31 pts

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Harbor | John Ajvide Lindqvist
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My #BookScavengerHunt find for #Cold
Warning: This horror author is NOT for the faint of heart!

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 16pts

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Kiddo is napping... time for some seasonal #audiobaking. Pumpkin Banana Bread 🎃🍌🍞

Listening to tagged book from my #HauntedShelf TBR #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 1 pt

BookwormAHN 🖤🐈‍⬛🖤 2mo
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What am I listening to?! This book is WILD. I'm hooked 😆😅

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When I read this back in '07, I was so impressed. I loved the play, too, but it wasn't nearly as #dark as the book!

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 31 pts

rubyslippersreads I‘m looking forward to the movie. 2mo
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I love how the #yellow font pops on this one. Bookish and spooky, a win-win for #HauntedShelf recs.

#BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 31 pts

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Station Eleven: A novel | Emily St. John Mandel
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My #BookScavengerHunt find for #NightSky 🌙

This one was strange and slow but hauntingly beautiful 🌟

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 16 pts

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Magic for Liars | Sarah Gailey
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A #Paranormal fave of mine. I recommend this one for anyone looking for Dark Academia themes without the YA drama.

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 31 pts

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Cackle | Rachel Harrison
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An obvious find for #HotDrink in the #BookScavengerHunt. I feel like this is one u either love, or hate, and I L🖤VE it 🕷

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 16 pts

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A book cover that makes me think of #autumn for the #BookScavengerHunt

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 16 pts

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A book rec for anyone looking for a few #jumpscares 🎃 #HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 31 pts

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Setting up for a little #audiocrochet on this chilly Thanksgiving afternoon. Tis the season 🎃🧣🍵

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2mo
Sace Love those colors. Have fun! 2mo
ShyBookOwl @Sace Thx! It's my son's first scarf 😍 ☺️ 2mo
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House Across the Lake | Riley Sager
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This was a wild ride! It kept me on my toes with tons of suspense and one hell of a twist!

Giving ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ to this one from my #HauntedShelf TBR #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 46 pts

BookwormAHN 🖤🐈‍⬛🖤 2mo
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Omens: A Cainsville Novel | Kelley Armstrong
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Using a book from one of my favourite series as my scavenger hunt find for #Gate #HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 16 pts

BookwormAHN Cute mug 🖤 2mo
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A book rec for those looking to #cosy up their spooktober reading 🎃🍵🧣🕯

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew 31 pts @BookwormAHN

BookwormAHN Nice 🐈‍⬛ 2mo
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House Across the Lake | Riley Sager
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Not loving the narrator's voice for this character. No shade to her, but she sounds about twice the age of the character, and it's a little distracting in that I have to keep reminding myself that the character is only my age, and clawing onto that mental image.

Still, I do love Sager, and this is on my #HauntedShelf TBR, so I'm willing to power through.

#BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 1pt

BookwormAHN I wasn't thrilled with the narrator either 🐈‍⬛ 2mo
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The Haunting | Natasha Preston
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A couple blurry pics from playing word search while insomnia-reading last night 😅

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew #WordSearch x2 = 31 pts @BookwormAHN

BookwormAHN Nice 🐈‍⬛ 2mo
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The Haunting | Natasha Preston
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Hubby took the kiddo on a Costco run so I'm taking full advantage of the rare and mysterious thing that is an empty house 😅🍷📖

Reading tagged book from my #HauntedShelf TBR #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 1 pt

BookwormAHN Nice 🐈‍⬛ 2mo
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Total shock just now when I finished tagged book and my screen burst into confetti ... I had no idea I was so close to completing my reading challenge 😅🎉

That's one down for my #HauntedShelf TBR 🖤🐈‍⬛ 46 pts #BlackCatCrew
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AnnCrystal 📚🎉 Congrats 🥳👍💝. 2mo
BookwormAHN Congratulations 👏🏻 2mo
ShyBookOwl @BookwormAHN I think this is technically 46 pts. 25 for tbr read, 20 for it being spooky, 1 for the post... sorry, I forgot about the spooky points lol 2mo
PaperbackPirate Congratulations! 👏 2mo
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The Stepford Wives | Ira Levin
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Orange books from my personal library 📙 🎃🖤
Both Stepford Wives and The Radleys would be great spooktober reads, too!

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew
#BookScavengerHunt #Orange
@BookwormAHN 16 pts

dabbe Don\'t forget you also get 1 point for posting! I just read THE STEPFORD WIVES and loved it! 🖤🧡🖤 2mo
ShyBookOwl @dabbe OH, right! I meant to ask how that works. 1 point per Haunted Shelf post? And yes, it's SUCH a good book 2mo
BookwormAHN Any post for #HauntedShelf is an extra point 🐈‍⬛ 2mo
ShyBookOwl @BookwormAHN Yay! Thanks for clarifying. I'll edit my posts to add the points lol 2mo
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The Haunting | Natasha Preston
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What a way to start a book. I was immediately hooked. 100 pages later, and I'm still fully engaged 🖤🩸

#FirstLineFridays

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The Dead Romantics | Ashley Poston
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Spooky bookish romance, anyone? I'm not a lover of paranormal romance in general, but this was very different from what I think of when I think of that genre. This was more like a romcom written for spooky season.

My #HauntedShelf rec for #Paranormal 31 pts
#BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN

julieclair I loved this book! 2mo
ShyBookOwl @julieclair Me too! I was surprised by how enjoyable it was 2mo
BookwormAHN I still need to read this one 🐈‍⬛ 2mo
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Daisy Darker | Alice Feeney
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A book rec for anyone looking for a Spooky season whodunit. A little bit Agatha Christie, and a little bit Scream, with one hell of a twist!

This is my #HauntedShelf #Standalone rec for 31 pts
#BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN

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The Haunting | Natasha Preston
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#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew

My #WordSearch find this morning: Pumpkin 🎃 16 pts @BookwormAHN

BookwormAHN Yay 🐈‍⬛ 2mo
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The Haunting | Natasha Preston
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#HauntedShelf #BookChain #BlackCatCrew

Chaining tagged book to All Hallows bc both are set during Halloween

11 pts @BookwormAHN 🐈‍⬛

BookwormAHN Nice 🐈‍⬛ 2mo
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