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Whispering House
Whispering House | Elizabeth Brooks
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Freya Lyell is struggling to move on from her sister Stella's death five years ago. Visiting the bewitching Byrne Hall, only a few miles from the scene of the tragedy, she discovers a portrait of Stella--a portrait she had no idea existed, in a house Stella never set foot in. Or so she thought.Driven to find out more about her sister's secrets, Freya is drawn into the world of Byrne Hall and its owners: charismatic artist Cory and his sinister, watchful mother. But as Freya lingers in this mysterious, centuries-old house, her relationship with Cory crosses the line into obsession and the darkness behind the locked doors of the estate threatens to spill out.In prose as lush and atmospheric as Byrne Hall itself, Elizabeth Brooks weaves a simmering, propulsive tale of art, sisterhood, and all-consuming love: the ways it can lead us toward tenderness, nostalgia, and longing, as well as shocking acts of violence.
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LeslieO
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A lot of the trees are bare but there‘s still some color out there. Audio walked with the Booktalk,etc podcast. Added three up coming books to my library holds list. Reading and enjoying the tagged gothic mystery. #fallvibe #10000steps

kspenmoll Beautiful!!! 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 🍂🧡🍂 2y
IndoorDame Beautiful!!! 2y
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eri.reads
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Enjoyed this one.

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LeslieO
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Thank you so much @BeaG for the wonderful #HauntedHallowSwap package. That‘s one of my most wished for books on my wish list and the pumpkin decoration is beautiful! Love it!

LeslieO Thanks for all you hard work organizing the swap @wanderinglynn ! 3y
wanderinglynn Awesome! 🎃🧡 3y
S3V3N @LeslieO You‘re welcome! I‘m glad the pumpkin made it in one piece. I was worried about my packaging. 3y
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alisiakae
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Wk 1 #scarathlon #teamhendrix wrap-up!

I read some great books and watched some fantastic movies and TV eps this week! Here‘s my points:

Word game: 600 words x 10 = 6,000 pts

Readathons #screamathon #spookoween #bookspinbingo #readlikehellathon #littenlisten #wickedathon #anywayyoureadathon
Total = 209.5 hrs x 10 = 2,095 pts

11 Themed/Halloween Books & Short Stories and Movie/TV episodes = 335 pts

GRAND TOTAL = 8,430 pts

StayCurious You're amazing! 3y
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RebeccaRoo7
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Favorite quote pt. 2

#mystery #gothic #haunted #ghosts

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RebeccaRoo7
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RebeccaRoo7
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"A moment of madness, I kept thinking. What did that mean? Was an act - any act at all - the more forgivable for being momentary
and mad?"

#gothicmystery #ghosts #amreading #favoritequote #madness #ElizabethBrooks

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alisiakae
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2nd book complete for #Screamathon! This was a great gothic horror novel that reminded me a bit of Mexican Gothic (although I liked MG better). I love no Les set in old, sinister homes with creepy, neurotic families. 😂

This was also my #doublespin pick @TheAromaofBooks

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alisiakae
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What‘s up first on your October #screamathon stack?

And here‘s the real question: are you starting it today? 👻 If I finish my current read, I may dip into this book tonight!

mavey Ooh! The pumpkin ghost is definitely a lil scary! Love the little house! Did you make it yourself?😊💖 3y
alisiakae @Mavey I wish I was that crafty! I bought the house at HomeGoods 👻 3y
mavey @4thhouseontheleft It is cute!😍 3y
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mcctrish
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Finally got this finished ( bloody kids going back to uni and all their moving details 🤣) this gothic mystery is my perfect level of creepy goodness 🖤🖤

PatriciaU Looks very relaxing! 3y
mcctrish @PatriciaU enjoying the calm before the storm of school starting tomorrow (I think I‘m ready ?!) 3y
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mcctrish
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I‘m not getting much reading done. Too easily distracted by my brain swirling with back to school lists

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mcctrish
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Made it to a cottage and it stopped raining

wanderinglynn What a great location! 💚 3y
mcctrish @wanderinglynn it is a great reading spot for sure 3y
ju.ca.no Looks like the perfect reading spot! Enjoy🤗 3y
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Laughterhp
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Haven‘t read this one yet, it‘s on my TBR for September. And my favorite mug to use this time of year!

#LittensDressedinBlood

Book & Mug

marleed I love a favorite seasonal mug! 3y
JackOBotts Your mug is EVERYTHING! Love it!🧹🎃 3y
Read-y_Picker Great mug! 🧙‍♀️☕️🪄 3y
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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm I absolutely love your mug! 🤣 3y
MidnightBookGirl I am all about Hocus Pocus mugs! I have a few, but not this one! 3y
alisiakae I have it checked out from the library too! I meant to save it for #screamathon, but I forgot to pause the hold. 3y
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jenreads7
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I enjoyed the slow burn of this novel, the Jane Eyre vibes, and the realistic portrayal of hopes and dreams and how they change and evolve over time. #Kindle #ebook

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Kappadeemom
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Plan on finishing this today for #LMPBC! 💙💙

all_4_kb This looks good!!! 3y
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suvata
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#LMPBC Round 12 - #GroupC
@pageturner1 @DarcysMom

@suvata has mailed a book to @Kappadeemom

Enjoy!

BookishMarginalia 😂😂😂 3y
Pageturner1 yay! 😀 3y
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suvata
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• Litsy Markup Postal Book Club #LMPBC Round 12 - #GroupC

This book is a modern-day, Georgian-type Gothic novel. They were so many places in which it reminded me of Jane Eyre. I have heard that many people thought it was too predictable and, I agree, that it was. For that reason, I almost rated it lower until I really thought about how enjoyable it was to read. The writing was perfect for this type of story.

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Julsmarshall
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Mehso-so

This one kept me reading but it never really moved out of the so-so category. I liked the gothic setting and the immersion in the artistic life but the characters were a bit meh and the story too predictable. #BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks That's a shame, because the cover is fantastic!! 3y
Julsmarshall @TheAromaofBooks It is lovely! And I‘m glad I read the book, just not sure it was so good that I recommend, you know? 3y
TheAromaofBooks Yes, I definitely have a lot of those “one-off“ reads - they were fine to read once, but nothing that makes me want to read them again, or particularly recommend them to others. 3y
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AvidReader25
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Claustrophobic is how this book feels. Freya stumbles upon a painting of her dead sister in an old mansion Soon she falls into the oppressive world of Byrne Hall. The story is similar to Mexican Gothic. It was atmospheric, but dragged & the character choices were infuriating.

“I kept waiting for him to ask me what was up, but he never did. Sometimes I think he‘s so comfortable w/silences that he doesn‘t realize how much their quality can vary.”

BarbaraBB Wonderful space! 😍 3y
AvidReader25 @BarbaraBB it‘s a perfect front porch reading spot. 😊 3y
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suvata
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Starting my #LMPBC book today …

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Julsmarshall
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My #July #BookspinBingo card. Excited to read these!

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bookandbedandtea
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Panpan

In which nothing happens for 300 odd pages and the heroine is a big dummy. All the comparisons I've seen to Rebecca are ludicrous.

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suvata
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#LMPBC Round 12 - #GroupC
@pageturner1 @DarcysMom @suvata @Kappadeemom

Hey, Group C! Welcome to another round. Here are three of the books I was thinking of. I am leaning toward The Whispering House but any of them would be good. Let me know what you think!

Pageturner1 all 3 sound great. the whispering house and goodnight beautiful would be my two picks 3y
suvata @Pageturner1 👍🏻 3y
DarcysMom The Whispering House looks great! 3y
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suvata @DarcysMom I think that is what I will pick unless Melanie has already read it 3y
Kappadeemom I have the Maidens if we want that to be my pick? Then we get to read them both 🥰 3y
suvata @Kappadeemom Awesome! 3y
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Well-ReadNeck
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Creepy, gothic novel. But, because it‘s full of tropes, the twists and turns are fairly obvious. #ARC

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suvata
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Yay! My #MMDBookClub Summer reading books arrived from #TheNovelNeighbor today.
• People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry
• Sparks Like Stars by Nadia Hashimi
• The Whispering House by Elizabeth Brooks
• Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (for Austen in August)

Bookwormjillk Oh fun, a sneak preview! 4y
MallenNC Mine are still on their way! My tracking said it arrived in here NC but went to a few cities and THEN to Maryland. Maybe they‘ll get here next week. 4y
suvata @MallenNC you will be surprised when you get it. There are a couple little extras in there that were just perfect. I won‘t spoil it for you but I bet you will like them. 4y
MallenNC @suvata I‘m sure I will! 4y
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