pickMerry Christmas in July! On this day, Will Smith defended Earth against alien invasion.
To celebrate, we will be watching all of our favorite holiday movies, reading Victorian ghost stories, & making iced horchata hot chocolate while eating an absolutely ridiculous feast of all our favorite foods.
I also highly recommend this series of ghost stories 👻 it‘s become one of our traditions to read one aloud before bed 🎄 they make great gifts, too!
pickAlbanian folk tale reimagined as a medieval police thriller. A habitual reread, something about this story that haunts me: the serious inspector trying not to give in to capital R Romantic notions of bonds & love & promises. Ghost story, detective story, national pride & family bonds. The “bessa,” a promise that can overcome death. What do you dare believe? Translated from French translated from Albanian, but solid. 1986, tr. 1988
so-so🌟🌟🌟 I am of a firm opinion that the title of this book and the previous one should be flipped lol
pickI started this one yesterday and already finished it. I should‘ve known that would happen. I‘ve read several books by St. James, and it‘s always the same, I just can‘t put these books down. The mystery was intriguing, and once it was solved, utterly tragic. The romance was enticing, and I loved the friendship that formed with the MC and another character. Descriptive and well-written, as usual, with likable but realistically-flawed characters.
Up next is my next library book. Simone St. James hasn‘t steered me wrong yet…
pickThis was a nice spooky ghost story with a very sweet main character. Not amazing, but a nice quick read. 3.5⭐️
#bookspinbingo!
pick🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 This book was highly recommended to me by a friend. It was a great light read, sweet and heartwarming, with a touch of tragedy and fear.
pickWhat could be better than a book of haunting short stories picked by Edward Gorey? Same book with Edward Gorey illustrations. These short stories will make you shiver and one or two might make you sleep with the lights on. I loved this book, so much. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
