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Shiver | Maggie Stiefvater

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I started off not liking how ridiculous the premise seemed and then got sucked in and really enjoyed myself.

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NotCool

Leave It to Chance Volume 1: Shaman's Rain | James Robinson

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#Choose20 comics that stayed with you or influenced you. One comic a day in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. Just covers. Day 8: Leave it to Chance: Shaman‘s Rain

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OutsmartYourShelf

All of a Winter's Night | Phil Rickman

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This penultimate (for now) book in the series examines the dark side of....Morris dancing. Yes the traditionally twee pastime involving dressing in a costume, with bells, & banging wooden sticks together! I might have been more incredulous had I not read a book earlier this year (or last year) about the old practice of wassailing & its more sinister side.

OutsmartYourShelf Merrily is still dealing with the coterie of modernisers within the Church who want to root out anything 'medieval', including Deliverance aka exorcism. Elsewhere her daughter Jane continues to not return her boyfriend's calls or texts & then worries (not irrationally) that he may have moved on. 3.5🌟

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2232459413
Read 9th-15th Dec 2024

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willaful I actually have a friend who does Morris Dancing! I hope she never reads this. 😉
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DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 1d

TheSpineView Fantastic!🤩📖📚 1d

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1d

Andrew65 Excellent 🎄☃️🎅🏼 1d

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ShyBookOwl

In Every Generation (Volume 1) | Kendare Blake

It's a xmas miracle! Ever since Disney Hyperion released a trilogy of Buffyverse books, set 20ish years after the show with Willow's daughter as the new slayer, I have been saying they were planning a TV sequel. That Spike was spelled to look "old" and Buffy was missing were huge tip offs to me. Now I see this, and I KNOW I'm right. Looks like Disney and SMG had some negotiating to do lol Who's ready?! I sure am! ?

LazyLibrary Oh man idk how I feel about this one!!!! 2d

LazyLibrary I ADORE BTVS!!! 2d

dabbe Do you know about this, @TheLudicReader? 🤩 2d

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ShyBookOwl @LazyLibrary Have u read the books? They did a really good job with them. And I appreciated how the OG scoobies were interwoven into the story so that it wasn't JUST a new cast 2d

TheLudicReader I do now, @dabbe. Not sure how I feel...but I definitely like the idea the SMG is attached. However, there is still the problem of Joss Whedon. 2d

LazyLibrary @ShyBookOwl I have not, but officially added to my list! 2d

ShyBookOwl @TheLudicReader I highly doubt he'd be attached. He has no connection to the books Disney released, so if my theory is right that the reboot will happen through Disney (and these books), I don't see them involving him. In buying Fox, Disney owns the Buffy rights. They don't need him 1d

ShyBookOwl @LazyLibrary 😊 1d

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Megabooks

This Cursed House | Del Sandeen

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Eesh. Not my favorite from #aardvark. This felt a little thin and drawn out to me. I eventually ended up skimming. Better editing (and cutting about 75 pages of redundant stuff) could‘ve helped.

Jemma finds employment at a house in New Orleans. She initially thinks she‘s being hired as a tutor, but the family has different ideas and is hiding a lot of secrets. Some may unlock parts of Jemma‘s past.

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Texreader

Creepy Cat Vol. 1 | Cotton Valent

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I adored this graphic novel about a cat who can appear out of nowhere, multiply, and be downright spooky. When a kitten briefly enters the story, it steals the spotlight but only briefly. The main character can only deal with “one” creepy kitty! It did take me some time to get the format, reading from the end to the beginning. Just tonight I realized I should have been reading the pages similarly, left to right. Lesson learned. ⬇️

Texreader This shouldn‘t have taken me a month to read and I‘m sad I‘m too late to put the next volumes on my Christmas wish list. But since I started it we were at Thanksgiving and sliding right into the Christmas holidays. #xmaschacha #wintergames #serieslove @StayCurious @TheSpineView @LibrarianRyan 3d

TheSpineView Fantastic! 3d

LibrarianRyan Nice 3d

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Kris10H

Locke & Key, Vol. 4: Keys To The Kingdom | Joe Hill

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I love L&K more and more with each volume. Always something I missed the first and second time through the series, too.

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Soscha

Witcher Omnibus | Paul Tobin

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Never watched the tv series. Is it any good? Or is the actor playing the Witcher just smokin‘ hot?

Comic was serviceable. Not the best antihero comic I‘ve ever read but if you like the show you‘ll surely like this too.

I shoulda been paying attention to who the publisher & artist is. Reminded me much of Mike Mignola Hellboy books.

Soscha Aah, Dark Horse, that explains the aesthetic they‘re going for. Didn‘t recognize writer or artist, in which case Dark Horse wasn‘t heavily pushing the series, if it is a series. AND I guess this isn‘t so much from a tv show but a play-me gamer series? 4d

Serotonin I watched the first 2 seasons on Netflix. It was good. Season 3 was sooo boring I gave up. Not going near season 4 😆 4d

Jari-chan I couldn't even finish season one 🙈 3d

Kenyazero I might have to pick this comic up! I loved the one game I played, hated the books (they‘re a bit sexist), and enjoyed the Netflix series. To answer your question, it IS a fun series on its own, but it probably helps that people think the actor is hot. I‘m on the asexual spectrum, so that wasn‘t a major draw for me 🤭 3d

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