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kwmg40
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This series is so much fun! I love the mix of witches, vampire and knitting in the Oxford UK setting. This installment also featured the cast of a Shakespearean production and romantic chaos when love potions get administered to the wrong targets.

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#GottaCatchEmAll (66. Rapidash: Romance)

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kwmg40
Ghost Station | S.A. Barnes
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Mehso-so

This sci-fi/horror story is creepy and atmospheric but the plot dragged along and there wasn't much character development. It's too bad, as the sci-fi elements were interesting and had lots of potential for a great story.

#LitsySciFiBookClub @TheSpineView
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OutsmartYourShelf
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This book traces the history of the United States in its geographical landscapes & how these have influenced its culture. The Gothic genre found in British novels is different to American Gothic, & the author posits that America is haunted by its own past & history, even if these take very different regional forms. (continued)

OutsmartYourShelf Travelling from the East coast to the West, from Lily Dale, NY, to LA & San Francisco, Corcoran explores the origins of Spiritualism, the witch trials, & the legends of vampires & zombies. Discussing the works of authors such as Shirley Jackson, Edgar Allan Poe, to Anne Rice, the author asks the reader to examine the America beneath the surface.

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OutsmartYourShelf This was a really interesting read - I\'d never heard of Lily Dale before & it sounds a fascinating place. I also really enjoyed the sections on Sleepy Hollow, Poe, & LA, but I must be honest, I didn\'t think that the chapter on Texas & Nevada & the atomic legacy worked as well as the others. To me it seemed slightly incongruous alongside the other topics. Overall though it was very informative & gives the reader a lot to think about. 3.5🌟 12h
OutsmartYourShelf My thanks to #NetGalley & publishers, Repeater Books, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6826755533
Read 2nd - 5th Oct 2024

#Flerken #HauntedShelf 1161 points
Words Found - monster, brittle, bitter, pumpkin, glow, veil, cosy, family, comfort.

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PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 12h
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 12h
Suet624 Great review. 11h
TheSpineView Fantastic! 10h
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kwmg40
Shrines of Gaiety | Kate Atkinson
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Pickpick

An enjoyable historical novel set in 1920's London. It started slow but I liked how the various plotlines eventually wove together, and I also found the morally ambiguous characters (which, frankly, were almost all of them) interesting.

My first book finished for #HauntedShelf! #Flerken @PuddleJumper
#52bookclub (A revenge story)
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Librarybelle Yay! #LiteraryCrew is reading this one this month, and I‘m looking forward to it! 1d
kwmg40 @Librarybelle I will certainly drop in to see the discussion! 1d
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Texreader Fantastic! #letterS 1d
Ruthiella I liked this a lot too. I also liked how she kept the ending open for two certain characters. 1d
DieAReader 🎃👻Excellent!! 1d
Catsandbooks 👏🏼👻🧡 1d
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 19h
PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 Well done! 15h
kwmg40 @Ruthiella Me too. I found that, even with the open ending, I found the way the book concluded very satisfying. 14h
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PuddleJumper
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This is a spin off from another series. I haven‘t read it and I didn‘t think I missed much. It‘s a mash up of ghosts, romance, save this failing business, and surprise grandchild.

All of the characters were awkward and adorable. I really hope this develops into a series as there were some interesting ideas and plots that weren‘t fully developed in the book.

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OutsmartYourShelf
Session 9: The Official Novelization | Brad Anderson, Christian Francis, Stephen Gevedon
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Based on the 2001 film by acclaimed director Brad Anderson, this book is set in Danvers State Hospital, an abandoned mental institution. The local council are looking to renovate the place to use as offices & the company chosen for the job consists of boss Gordon, supervisor Phil, & workers Mike, Hank, & Jeff. (Continued)

OutsmartYourShelf Desperate for the work & needing to get it completed quickly for a hefty bonus, the group spend hours at the place but it seems as if they\'re not the only ones there with a strange figure dogging their footsteps. Slowly each man starts to realise that something is not right with the others, but is it in their heads or is something sinister at work?

First of all I\'ve never seen the film but I\'ve definitely put it on my TBW (To Be Watched) list.
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OutsmartYourShelf t was a fairly short read but packed with tension & the constant drip of dread. I really liked how the issues between the men were subtly played on until the trust between them was fractured. The mostly psychological horror suddenly explodes into violence towards the end & it\'s almost shocking. I don\'t want to say any more so as not to give anything away but it was a perfect read for October. 2d
OutsmartYourShelf Creepy, atmospheric & I was on the edge of my seat all the way through. 4.5🌟

My thanks to #NetGalley & publishers, BooksGoSocial, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6864097815
Read 1st-2nd Oct 2024

#Flerken #HauntedShelf 730 points
Words Found - Book, Creepy.

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PuddleJumper Definitely creepy 2d
Texreader What an excellent review 2d
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Carmilla | Joseph Sheridan LeFanu
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Finally got around to my Carmilla re-read. Gets me into the autumnal feels

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PuddleJumper
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Today has been a shit show with buses being late, clients cancelling and generally being shitty. I was in the right mood for paranormal silliness.

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TheSpineView Fantastic! 2d
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Sometimes you really do need a book to take you away from reality! 😅 2d
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CBee I hope tomorrow is better ♥️ 2d
Texreader Glad the silliness helped make your day better 2d
OutsmartYourShelf Brilliant 👏 2d
Kenyazero Glad you had this silly pick-me-up after a rough day! 11h
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Bookshops & Bonedust | Travis Baldree
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I stayed up quite late last night reading this 😅

I loved this, I actually preferred this to Legends & Lattes. Restoring a failing bookshop, creating a sense of community and fighting a necromancer are just more my thing.

This had way more plot. The book recommendations given to Viv matched what was going on in the story which I loved.

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PuddleJumper This didn't have that soporific effect of the first one because there was more plot. I would recommend this one to people first, there is a mention of Legends & Lattes in the epilogue but you don't need to have read it to enjoy this one.

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AnnCrystal 💕😻💝. 4d
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dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 4d
Catsandbooks Cute kitty! 🖤 2d
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PuddleJumper
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This one has some action in it! This is probably my favourite couple so far. The dynamic was different and they were both military.

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