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Meeting Joe Hill was one of the best author encounters I have ever experienced! He was so sweet and kind, and wildly funny! I'm diving into his new book immediately! And guess what?! It has a dragon! 🥳🐉📖

A low pick for me. Lots of gore and lots of ancient mysteries 😂
They are always warned… but they always go, don‘t they?

Super unsettling and actually difficult to listen to in parts (this was an audiobook with excellent narration). The characters behave in ways that are so reprehensible I actually yelled in anger, but nothing in the story is what it seems at first—it‘s not cheap tricks though, just layers being peeled back. I could guess the mystery but that didn‘t make the story any less engrossing.

The first of 3 haunted house books I read in a row —the first two I chose almost at random, the third I thought “why the hell not at this point.” The premise is unsettling—one of five friends ascends a mysterious stair in a forest one night and simply vanishes. Great atmosphere and visuals, but the characters can be insufferable and it falls apart in the last third.

This was a solid read.
It's my first time reading anything by this author so as usual I wasn't sure what to expect other than the book blurb, which was enough to get me to pick this up.

It's fun, and quirky with fantasy and body horror elements mixed with a sapphic romance between a human and shapeshifter.

All in all though, I had a fun time reading this one and would definitely consider another from the author.
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It's been a couple of years but finally got Litsy back on my phone.

Let's see if I remember how to do this: American Scary is not a quick read, but it‘s a rewarding one. For horror enthusiasts, cultural critics, and anyone curious about why Americans are so drawn to the macabre, this book offers a rich and thought-provoking journey through the haunted heart of the American imagination.

Started last night (I have very little respect for sleep and reading sounded better) and finished this morning.

This one isn't so much scary to me as creepily unsettling. I just love how the language in this book keeps me feeling uneasy.

I never have a word for #weirdwords but thanks to the tagged book I now do! Though it‘s probably not weird for a musician.

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My #Bookspin is Mansfield Park.
My #Doublespin is Strange Pictures for #buddyread with @julesG 📚

A slight contrast in subject matter. 😅

The blurb describes this as “mystery horror,“ and I don't think it's a spoiler to say that it struck me as more one than the other. The writing often feels stilted and overly simplistic, but it's difficult to know if that's how the author writes or how the translator translates. I do really enjoy the premise, and it's a quick read with some fun puzzle-solving elements, although it reads to me more like a sketch of an idea than a novel. #BuddyRead