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StellaDz
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Bailedbailed

Welp, I seem to be in my DNF‘ing era. I‘d say this is a reading slump if I wasn‘t actually enjoying everything but my Spooktober pics.

This wasn‘t Anno Dracula. It was a mishmash of short stories, the first two which were so beyond boring. I then looked up a summary and realized that none of these are worth it, and the one Anno Dracula story is an excerpt of the next book.

Disappointed.

🎃

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Ast_Arslan
Anno Dracula | Kim Newman
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New arrival in my bookish family!
It looks great on the hotel's desk 🤣

#newin #annodracula #kimnewman #vampiresobsession #vampires

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Brinx
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Pickpick

It took me awhile to get into this story, but I realized it was a story that needed my attention (winter break). Lots of characters but I‘m looking forward to the second book 📖

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toofondofbooks
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Pickpick

Modern Gothic ghost story full of family dysfunction, a creepy old house, and ancient spirits. It's a slow burn that leaves you claustrophobic with anxiety at times. I thought this was really good.

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toofondofbooks
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rockpools
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Mehso-so

I finished a #spookyread for #booked2018. 🎉

A family who are tearing themselves apart move into a charmed house in Somerset. Can they learn to live with the existing residents?

The start was intriguing & I quite liked the end, but the middle kind of dragged. (I came v close to bailing - just didn't care enough). Quite fun if you're after a haunted house type thing that's a bit disturbing/creepy/odd rather than scary. But not really my thing.

rockpools **None of the ghosts in this story look like the ones in my image! 6y
Cinfhen Yay!! Knocked off the spooky read!!! 6y
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EadieB
Ghastly Beyond Belief | Neil Gaiman, Kim Newman
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julesG And now I need to know who Prince Philip said this to. 6y
EadieB @julesG Elton John about his gold Aston Martin. (edited) 6y
julesG Thanks! 6y
EadieB 👍🏼 6y
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rockpools
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I appear to have started a #spookyread. This is not normal behaviour - I blame #Booked2018. But it has a big old house, and an apple orchard, so it might be right up my street!

Anyhow, have met about 6 #ghosts so far, courtesy of the children's author who used to live in 'The Hollow'. Whether they'd quite as benign when the new family moves in, remains to be seen.
#octoberxfiles

jenniferw88 Kim Newman is one of my favourite #spooky authors - I don't do horror but can definitely tolerate this writing! 6y
rockpools @jenniferw88 That's really good to know! I don't do horror either, but thought maybe I should branch out. I'd only heard of him as a film critic- had no idea he wrote fiction. 6y
Cinfhen Sounds promising!!! I like the idea of a haunted apple orchard 6y
LeahBergen This was a fun read! 6y
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GerardtheBookworm
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Mehso-so

I had high hopes but I couldn't get into the storytelling. Drearcliff is a finishing school that caters to young ladies with extraordinary skills. Amy, who can float, weaves through killer bullies, vicious mean girls, and forms her own Scooby Doo-type club to investigate the academy's many secrets. It's Harry Potter meets Miss Peregrine.

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Nafiza
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Pickpick

This book is bonkers in a fun zany girls school way that involves inter dimensional war and the most bizarre cast of characters you will ever find in fiction. I dare say you will never look at skipping or ants in quite the same way after reading this book. I loved it.

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