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CSeydel
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My final selection from #trappedinaspookyhouse

#weekendreads

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CSeydel
Piranesi | Susanna Clarke
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#trappedinaspookyhouse

Been putting off my review of this one because I don‘t quite know what to say. It was good; I enjoyed it. Thought-provoking and left me wondering if I‘d missed some of the symbolism (no, actually - I‘m *sure* I missed some). I liked the idea of the strange world “Piranesi” inhabits and the book does a good job of contrasting the motives of the different characters who come to see him there.

Bookwomble I don't want to *spoiler* so haven't tagged it, but do you know the book that Piranasi references? 2w
CSeydel @Bookwomble I know the one that‘s in the epigraph, if that‘s the one you mean. There are a lot of references among the statues and so on, of course (edited) 2w
Bookwomble Yes, that's the one I was thinking of. I'd forgotten it was in the epigraph, so I'll hang up my deerstalker hat and put away my meerschaum pipe! 😄 2w
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Lesliereadsalot I loved this one! But you can skip her new little 60 page fantasy story. 2w
CSeydel @Lesliereadsalot oh, was it not good? 2w
CSeydel @Bookwomble hahaha, well, even though it was in the epigraph, there were definitely some Easter eggs in the story that a reader might miss if she hadn‘t read that other book in, oh, 30 years or so. In fact, I pulled it out to re-read when I finished Piranesi! 2w
Lesliereadsalot Mostly illustrations and a beautiful cover. You can read it standing up in the bookstore. 2w
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DieAReader
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#Wardens2024 #ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove2024 #ReadMyKobo #ReadMyRoom #BookSpinBingo #HauntedShelf #TrappedInASpookyHouse

👻 Final points: 3,910

🤓A much slow reading month…life🤷🏻‍♀️ I did however, manage to finish 4 audiobooks, 1 Kobo, 3 magazines & 2 physicals (‘Girl Forgotten‘ not pictured above🤦🏻‍♀️).

🫂🤓Thanks so very much to all October hosts & participants!! A wonderfully fun month👻🎃

PuddleJumper ✨ ✨ 3w
kwmg40 Congratulations, well done! 3w
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fantastic month!! 3w
TheSpineView Congratulations 🎊 3w
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DieAReader
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#TeamFlerken ##HauntedShelf #TrappedInASpookyHouse #BookSpinBingo #RedMyKobo #Wardens2024

Opening this kobo read while enjoying a final cozy evening on the back deck, we winterize it💨🥶 I‘m already sad🥺with the sense of loss, even though it‘s only for a few months.

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TheAromaofBooks I'm getting ready to winterize our screened porch today. Time for cozy season instead!! 3w
DieAReader @TheAromaofBooks 🥺🫖☕️ 3w
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DieAReader
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#Wardens2024 #ReadAway2014 #BookSpinBingo #BookSpin #HauntedShelf #TrappedInASpookyHouse #TeamFlerken #SeriesLove2024

Another satisfying instalment in the Lady Sherlock Series🤓📚

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3w
DieAReader @TheAromaofBooks 🤓❤️‍🔥📚 3w
TheSpineView Awesome! 3w
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DieAReader @TheSpineView 🤓❤️‍🔥📚 3w
CoverToCoverGirl #SeriesLove .. the best!📚 3w
DieAReader @CoverToCoverGirl 😉❤️‍🔥🫂 3w
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Texreader
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Sheriff Titus has his hands full with an anticipated march in support of a statue honoring a Confederate hero and likely counter protesters organized by a black preacher, when a bloodthirsty serial killer‘s evil deeds are discovered following a school shooting of everyone‘s favorite teacher. No simple solution to find the killer, and things get pretty twisted and bloody very quickly. And yet there are the most endearing moments between Titus & ⬇️

Texreader his dad. Cosby is a stellar author. I‘m so happy @authoramonth introduced him to me. @Soubhiville #trappedinaspookyhouse @CSeydel
#hauntedshelf #hexesandcrows @Catsandbooks @PuddleJumper
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CSeydel 🧡💛🧡 3w
Soubhiville I haven‘t gotten to this one yet though it is on my shelf. Glad you liked it! 3w
Catsandbooks 👏🏼👻🧡 3w
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Keeper of Enchanted Rooms | Charlie N. Holmberg
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Merritt inherits a magical house that makes his life miserable. Thanks to a magical housekeeper, Hulda, the house is tamed. Merritt, Hulda, the house, and staff all start getting along charmingly until an evil magician desires to upend everything. Set in the mid-1800s, it often feels anachronistic but then magic isn‘t real either. With a touch of romance, this is a charming story and I‘ll plan to continue with the series.

britt_brooke Pretty cover! 3w
CSeydel 💙🩶💙 3w
Lunakay It's getting better and better! 3w
Catsandbooks 👏🏼👻🩵 3w
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PuddleJumper
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This is supposed to be set in a British uni and yet nothing about it feels British. There are a few obvious things like eggplant rather than aubergine, cheerleaders being a common thing, but in general it doesn't feel British.

Also, I've never heard students talk the way they do. It's jarring.

There wasn't much to this book. The romance was fairly anaemic and the world wasn't really explored

#HauntedShelf #Flerken

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PuddleJumper
Ninth House | Leigh Bardugo
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The book starts with a lot of info dumping. It takes about 200 pages before anything happens. I kept going because I've heard how amazing it was.

For me, it did not improve. There was too much narration, hardly any dialogue, and I was bored.

#HauntedShelf #Flerken #Trappedinaspookyhouse @Catsandbooks

Catsandbooks Aw sorry you didn't like this one 3w
PuddleJumper @Catsandbooks I didn't like Six of Crows either so might be the writing style. Enjoyed the TV show though 3w
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DieAReader
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#TeamFlerken #TrappedInASpookyHouse #ReadMyRoom

Although these magazines may not count for points, I‘ve finished 2/3 - final one is being read as we speak🤓📚

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dabbe If a short story can count as much as a novel, then I say these absolutely DO count!!! (#mytwocents) 🤩😀🤗 4w
DieAReader @dabbe 🤓I like the way you think! I guess I just hadn‘t really though of it that way🤦🏻‍♀️😂 Thanks❤️‍🔥 4w
dabbe @DieAReader 🖤🧡🖤 4w
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PuddleJumper Oh yeah, you can definitely count that 4w
DieAReader @PuddleJumper 🥳🎉Fantastic!! Thanks so much❤️‍🔥🤓 4w
DieAReader UPDATE: Final magazine✅ 3w
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