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This was a cute little #LibbyLoan that I finished today. Love the “gothic romance“ rules :)
The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor | 
I jumped on the bandwagon and laughed my way through this delightful graphic novel during @dabbe 's #ScarathlonSprint . I also read several short stories and part of Christie's Hallowe'en Party.
pickThis was a very entertaining read with plenty of amusing references to gothic novels and the just plain ridiculousness of an alternate universe with evil portrayed as green bile. It was a perfect light October read!
#GraphicNovel
pickThis was utterly ridiculous, completely hilarious, and absolutely delightful. With all the tongue-in-cheek trappings of a gothic romance—from a mysterious manor complete with ghost, to a set of brooding male heroes and a winning self-proclaimed Gothic Heroine who‘s read a heck of a lot of books—I loved every panel of this graphic novel. Just. So. Much. Fun. A perfect October #BookSpin!
“I LUV U… I LUV U… COME OUT AND PLAY… I LUV U… COME OUT…”
🧟♂️🐇 I laughed so hard at this!!
“I saved a maiden! It WAS me who saved her, right?”
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“Say something if it wasn‘t me.”
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👍🏼👍🏼
😂😂
#BookSpin and #DoubleSpin for October! I‘m happy about where the spins landed… a fun graphic novel that‘s been on my Litsy to-read list, and Unfinished Portrait for the #MaryWestmacottBuddyRead with the #westmakittens. Looking forward to my October reading!
My unexpected #librarybookhaul today. The tagged book is a hold pickup (thanks @ThePageantHam and @Eyelit for the rec!), and the other two are surprise finds from the new release shelf. I always love to start a long weekend with a new #bookhaul. This is going to be even more fun than I anticipated! 🤩
pickThis book was so charming and adorable!!! Just what I needed. 🐰 If you need a graphic novel that both nods at and luxuriates in the wonderfulness that it gothic romance, this is for you!
#orange #scarathlondailyprompts #teamslaughter #spookoween #pointsathon #promptmaze #autumnbingo2022 #octoberbookbingo #bodycountbingo
pickI‘ve been meaning to read this for a while and I‘m so glad I finally did! What fun! I tore through this one.
#Scarathlon2022 #TeamMonsterMash @StayCurious #BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks #Spookoween2022 @TheSpineView #31by31 @Catsandbooks #PointsAThon @dieareader @GHABI4ROSES #AutumnAtoZ @Texreader
pickFun graphic novel that plays with gothic romance tropes in a 'gasket universe'.
#GhostCat is enjoying the warmer weather as only a cat can do.
Meanwhile I'm chuckling because of the tagged book.
#CatsOfLitsy
#JoysOfJune #readathon @Andrew65
pick🧐 Brooding bachelor ✅
👧🏽 Spirited Heroine ✅
👻 Ghost of the manor ✅
😵💫 Evil monk ✅
So much fun! Sometimes you just need a good graphic novel! This one takes all the gothic novel tropes and has a blast with them in a fan fiction sort of way. I loved it!
pickAn absolutely delightful romp of a book! 10/10 would read again. 😄
A young woman, obsessed with gothic romances, sees a young man flailing in the river while walking home. I love her priorities before jumping in to rescue him. 👏📚☂️
pick3.75/5⭐
What a weird, wonderful Gothic satire in graphic novel form! It's silly and funny and really hits on all those classic Gothic literature tropes.
I thought this book was so cute, it took the elements of gothic romance while still having fun and poking fun at itself. Also this cottage gives me the hermit vibes
Name that book! 😊
Every time it rains, I tell myself, at least books exist.
pickAbsolutely adorable! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I would love more adventures with Haley👩🏾🏫
#BookReport - Not a lot to check off this week as I finished two books not in my windowsill - the tagged book + An Old-Fashioned Girl - and then picked up (and completed!!) the hefty From Blood & Ash. I started reading Rose Daughter last night and am quite enjoying it so far. Only one week left to get these cleared off my windowsill... I'm sure that's a plausible goal, right? 😂 @Cinfhen
pickObjectively, is this book just utter nonsense? Yes, absolutely - but that doesn't stop it from being absurdly fun. Haley is obsessed with gothic romances, and when she sees a stranger drowning in the river, she doesn't hesitate to attempt to save him - only be sucked into another dimension. I really enjoyed this graphic novel - the artwork was delightful, the characters funny, and the concept entertaining. And I definitely enjoyed it more than ⬇
pickThis was fun! Especially after reading Wuthering Heights. I loved Hailey, she was a great character. This was a great #BlameItOnLitsy thanks to @Crinoline_Laphroaig
Book 2 of 3 done for #FabulousFebruary @Andrew65
pickI really enjoyed this graphic novel playing on gothic tropes. It was fun and witty and tongue-in-cheek and everything I needed in a quick weekend read. Thanks @Crinoline_Laphroaig for the recommendation/peer pressure. I liked the teacher, and felt some sympathy for her as well. #PemberLittens
Just in time to start this one! I have lots of library books to get through, but I think a reasonable goal is to finish 3 books starting with the tagged one. Totally a #blameitonlitsy #FabulousFebruary @Andrew65
pick#Pemberlittens if #WanderingThroughWutheringHeights hasn't been your thing, go read The Dire Days of Willowweep Manor. Graphic Novel that is a Satirical look at Gothic Romance. It's the perfect antidote. You'll be howling with laughter.
'I'm a Gothic Heroine. And I've read a heck of a lot of books. And I've an umbrella.' 🤣
"Oh Haley. Why can't you just be into sexy vampires like the other girls?" ??♂️
#vampirebookclub
& my other Read by the Fire. 🌬❄📖📚🔥
It had me at Gothic Graphic Novel. I'm betting it's not nearly as Whack a Doodle as #WanderingThroughWutheringHeights. 😉
pickI picked this up thinking it looked like a fun graphic novel set in a Bronte-esque gothic setting. But it is SO much more! Soon, the setting is revealed to be a pocket universe built to stick to gothic romance tropes but things malfunction (evil plots enacted, of course!) and there is some mind-bendy sci-fi stuff that is SO delightful!
Fun, funny, weird.
Plays on gothic tropes while satisfying our love of them.
+ top notch heroine!
#bestof2021
