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I was disappointed with this month‘s Aardvark selections and was going to skip. Tracy‘s review of the tagged book had me curious, but leery. Then I saw that Scott said it was one of his favorites this year and how am I supposed to resist that? I added a book that I didn‘t pick up in July (you know, when I was trying to be good and only pick one).

@TheAromaofBooks Rough month, hit a bit of a slump. Managed to still get one bingo! #BookspinBingo I did absolutely love the tagged book and added it to my favorites list for the year.

My December Aardvark box. The tagged book is supposed to be a signed copy. I am having second thoughts about Itch, but it does sound interesting. #aardvarkbookclub

I‘ve started this today. It‘s an advent calendar type of mystery where you read one chapter a day for 25 days.

Today is a travel day for me back to normalcy. Planning on finishing all my current reads on the train.

Also just launched a #bookstagram so if you‘re interested in more in depth thoughts, etc — I‘m at lgc.reads on Instagram! 💖

#Read2025

I don‘t think this was Armstrong‘s best book & not that much of a retelling of Sleepy Hollow, but it was entertaining & a good blend of mystery/thriller & paranormal. Due to her grandfather‘s will Samantha (Sam) must stay in her family‘s cabin (where her father killed a boy & took his own life) for a month to inherit the money she needs to take care of her ailing from dementia mother. Local lore & legend of a headless horseman & the ⬇️

I still like this book, but I noticed some issues that didn‘t bother me when I first read it. In The Body, the use of Gordie‘s short stories is completely unnecessary; it just makes the story longer than it needs to be. The Breathing Method, about pregnancy and birth, is just odd. I‘m not sure it needed the framing with old men telling stories in a creepy club — what exactly that club is is left hanging. #audiowalk

How am I supposed to read my book? 🤔🫠😅🤷🏽‍♀️ #catsoflitsy #aardvarkbookclub #aardvark

This book was something…all sorts of wrong—in the best sort of Victorian horror ways—and the kind of story that is hard to put down even as you read it through your fingers with a mix of horrified fascination and “eewwww, don‘t get too close because…gross.” There‘s a nanny, a creepy house with even creepier owners & a pair of kids running around underfoot. There‘s also revenge, murder, & horror. This book may not be for everyone but I enjoyed it.

This is a soft pick for me. For such a short story I felt like it dragged a bit and was pretty predictable, which both might have been intended by the author as the main character seems blindly infatuated by a new love. The ending saved it for me as it was shocking even if predictable. Shortish read so worth the time if you‘re curious. 🌟🌟🌟