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Laughterhp
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Got to hear Melissa Caruso talk about her new book, out today! It‘s a fantasy, mystery, time loop type of book and I can‘t wait to start it.

I also picked up the 3rd book in her Rooks & Ruin series, as I have the first 2 signed already. (Have only read the first book).

It was a great night! CL Herman was the moderator (I‘ve never heard of her), but she was amazing!

#authorevent #bookevent #anunlikelystory

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Laughterhp
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I tried to stick to the reading schedule but my loan was already expired and I had to put my kindle on airplane mode to finish it. 🤫🤫

It‘s been a while since I‘ve picked up one of these books so I forgot how many different POVs you get. Sorry, I found Phury pretty boring as an MC because it was so internal and he never spent time with Cormia. I did like the way the book ended.

TheSpineView Schedules are overrated! 😂 2d
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Laughterhp
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@Pigpen_Reads Here are your #snowedin picks!

Hope these are great books for you! I enjoyed looking at your list!

Pigpen_Reads Thank you! 😊 2d
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Laughterhp
Voyage of the Damned | Frances White
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This is a mystery with magic, mostly set on a boat. Everyone is goddess blessed except D. He lied to everyone, so they think he‘s blessed. Murders start to happen and he‘s the main suspect. Lots of characters and different provinces. I don‘t agree with comparing this to Agatha Christie if she wrote fantasy… can you honestly compare anyone to her? This is a debut novel.

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Laughterhp
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I really liked this book. Inspired by the legend of the 4 beauties of ancient China. I‘m not sure why this is classified as a historical fantasy. There weren‘t really any fantastical elements that I noticed except maybe the end.

Xishi learns how to be a spy and a seductress to bring down the current king who destroyed her people.

Really glad I picked this one up.

#tenbeforetheend - book 3

5feet.of.fury Cute fireplace! 1w
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Laughterhp
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Bailing for now on this. I‘ll try it again in print. The narrator just puts me to sleep. I immediately start spacing out when I turn this audiobook on.

#doublespin - November

TheAromaofBooks Sometimes you just need the right format!! 1w
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Laughterhp
Stockings and Spells | Nancy Warren
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Needed a cozy read so I picked this one up. This is the 4th one in the vampire knitting club series. This one is set at the holidays so they have a booth at an artisan market. They become friendly with another booth and she gets attacked. So mystery is started. Pretty good.

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Laughterhp
Five Broken Blades | Mai Corland
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This was good on audio because each character has their own narrator. Though with all the names in the world why did 3 people they talked about have very similar names. The king, the brother and the guy Rio is trying to save from prison.

This was an okay fantasy. Low pick. I‘ll probably continue the series, but it‘s not really a high priority.

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Laughterhp
Authentically, Izzy | Pepper Basham
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My November #readyourkindle picks! I‘m hoping to read at least a couple of these.

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Laughterhp
Throne of Secrets | Kerri Maniscalco
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I devoured this book! Prince Gluttony, enemy to lovers 💚💚💚💚💚

I am obsessed with this world and this series. I‘m upset I read it so fast and have to wait another year or so for the next one. This was just published 10/29/24. I highly recommend this series. Romantasy.

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Laughterhp
City in Glass | Nghi Vo
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November #bookspin and #doublespin picks!

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 3w
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A Tempest of Tea | Hafsah Faizal
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This House is haunted was my favorite October book. However, it wasn‘t better than Fall of Ruin and Wrath. And Fall of Ruin and Wrath wasn‘t better than A Tempest of Tea.

Excited to see what it comes up against.

#readingbracket2024

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Laughterhp
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The tagged book was my favorite read of October. I read a lot of books and most were mediocre unfortunately.

Hopefully November will be better.

#bookbracket

Catsandbooks Hooray! 🩵 3w
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Laughterhp
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Total points for #flerken #hauntedshelf

Lots of books! Thanks for all the fun!

Total points: 11,555

PuddleJumper Wahoo! Great job! 3w
kwmg40 Well done! 3w
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Laughterhp
The Witch Collector | Charissa Weaks
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Last book I finished in October. This was a fantasy romance novel where every year a witch is collected from each village to protect the realm. The village is attacked and set ablaze so they go off on a journey to get to the king. A lot happens on the journey. I believe this is the first in the series.

#hauntedshelf #flerken #spookoween #31by31 #witchathon

TheSpineView Outstanding! 3w
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Laughterhp
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I‘m very surprised by how many pumpkaboo I caught! Luckily I read a short story collection and was able to catch some small ones. Reading Shadow of Night caught me the super!

#pumpkaboohunt #hauntedshelf #flerken

Seabreeze_Reader Wow, 10 large pumpkaboos! Way to go. 🎃👍 3w
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October's End | Horrified Press
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I somehow read 34 books in October! A lot of comfort/rereads and a lot of audio!

This month was quantity over quality with no 5 star reads. ☹️ So it may be tough for me to choose a favorite book this month.

#hauntedshelf #flerken

LiteraryinPA Wow! That‘s a LOT! 3w
AnnCrystal 📚🥳👍💝. 3w
PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 3w
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Laughterhp
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Here‘s all my bingo boards for #hauntedshelf #flerken

2 bingos for #AtoZBingo
6 bingos for #AllHallowsBingo
6 bingos for #spookoween
Blackout bingo for #gottacatchemall
Blackout bingo for #afterdark
Blackout bingo for #bookspinbingo

AnnCrystal Wow! Three Whole Boards! 📚🥳👍💝. 3w
PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 Well done! 3w
TheSpineView WOW!! 👏👏👏 3w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Fantastic month!!! 3w
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Laughterhp
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Mehso-so

This took me way too long to get through and I probably won‘t continue this series. A lot going on in this witchy coven book. Not sure what to say about it but meh.

#hauntedshelf #flerken #spookoween #bookspinbingo #witchathon #31by31

TheSpineView Great job! 3w
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Laughterhp
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Filled up my #BOTM box with a bunch of fantasy books! Really looking forward to all these!

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Laughterhp
Throne of Secrets | Kerri Maniscalco
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I am so pumped to be starting this one!

Second book in the Prince of Sin series, just came out yesterday! 🎉🎉🎉

#newbook

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Laughterhp
Witchful Thinking | Celestine Martin
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Really liked this witchy romance. Lucy feels like she‘s in a rut so she and her family make magical wishes. She then has to watch the wish unfold and it stops her from saying no. She has to bake and do karaoke. She also doesn‘t know if the wish is making Alex and her fall in love. I did not like Ursula and the next book is her POV, so we‘ll see if I pick it up.

#hauntedshelf #flerken #bookspinbingo #witchathon #spookoween #31by31

Catsandbooks 👏🏼🐈‍⬛💜 3w
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Laughterhp
Immortal Pleasures | V. Castro
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This was an interesting take on the vampire story. They can go out in the day and the sun actually makes them stronger. Malinalli is an Aztec vampire and has lived a long guilty life. She finally decides to visit Europe and finally live. You get flashbacks of her history and why she lives the way she does. Liked it!

#hauntedshelf #flerken #spookoween #31by31 #bookspinbingo

This is book 31!! 🎉

TheSpineView Excellent! Love vampires 🧛‍♂️ 3w
Catsandbooks Awesome job!! 🎉 🧡🖤 3w
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Laughterhp
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It‘s opening day! Thanks so much for all the books and goodies! I love everything so much! 💚😊🎃🎃

#hauntedhallowswap24 #hhs24

wanderinglynn Awesome! 🖤🎃🧡👻 3w
MaleficentBookDragon You‘re welcome, I was hoping you‘d like everything. It was a lot of fun shopping for you. 🧙 👻 🎃 🐈‍⬛ 3w
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Witchful Thinking | Celestine Martin
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Have you ever been reading 3 books at the same time and all the characters have the same name?!

All 3 of these books have male characters are named versions of Alex! Like what is happening?

Alexis, Alex, and Alexander! They‘re all fantasy type romances too. So confusing lol.

That is all. 😆

thegirlwiththelibrarybag I haven‘t experienced that 😂 3w
Suet624 So weird! 3w
DogMomIrene Whoa, that seems like a unique confluence of story elements. Wicked cool! 3w
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Laughterhp
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Mehso-so

My least favorite Nancy Drew book of the series so far. It just felt very ridiculous and unlikely. I also don‘t think the ebook was 100% accurate. I felt like I was missing something or there were typos and stuff. Hopefully the next one is better.

#nancydrewBR #hauntedshelf #flerken #spookoween #31by31 #readmykindle

Librarybelle I noticed the typos too in the ebook version! 3w
TheSpineView Great job! 3w
Catsandbooks 👏🏼👻🧡 3w
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Laughterhp
Sealed in Sin | Juliette Cross
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Nope! All done with this trilogy (2nd in the series). Too much angel/devil/religious rules. She has to be a virgin so she doesn‘t get corrupted and not allowed to touch the guy. And she‘s so ashamed about how turned on she is because she‘s an effin 21 year old and wants to have sex. I know this series is older, but F THAT! To each their own and their own beliefs but this series is over for me.

#hauntedshelf #flerken #spookoween #31by31

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Laughterhp
Midnight Ruin | Katee Robert
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Read this last week. I‘m not sure if these are getting better or worse… This one a lot and nothing both happened. This one was more about the relationships, which is fine. But I feel like they‘re really dragging out the political situation. I mean, I‘ll keep reading them but meh.

#hauntedshelf #flerken #spookoween #31by31 #bookspinbingo #readmykindle

PuddleJumper 🧡🖤🧡 3w
TheSpineView Well done! 3w
Catsandbooks 👏🏼🐈‍⬛💜 3w
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Laughterhp
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How is it already almost November?! Here‘s my #bookspin list for November!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3w
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The Coven | Harper L. Woods
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Low pick. I randomly picked this one up because I needed an audiobook to listen to. It‘s a dark academia (with not really a lot of learning or classes). A lot of sex, drama and revenge. I had no idea where this story was going or what it was really about. But the ending was pretty good. I don‘t know if I‘ll read the 2nd book.

#hauntedshelf #flerken #spookoween #31by31 #witchathon

TheSpineView Awesome! 4w
PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 4w
Catsandbooks 👏🏼🦇🖤 4w
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Laughterhp
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Mehso-so

I picked this up randomly because I needed an audiobook to listen to. I did not really like this book. It kind of seemed like there was no point but at the same time all over the place and had a lot going on. For a book called library of the dead, there are not a lot of library scenes.

#hauntedshelf #flerken #spookoween #witchathon #31by31

TheSpineView Bummer. Hopefully the next book will be better. 4w
PuddleJumper Better books ahead 4w
Catsandbooks 👏🏼👻🧡 4w
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Laughterhp
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Mehso-so

Idk if audio was the best format to read this book. There are a lot of points of view as the MC has DID. They get a job at a remote castle on an island as a caretaker. It‘s a thriller so won‘t say much more. I‘m not sure I like Alyssa Cole‘s mysteries.

#hauntedshelf #flerken #spookoween #bookspinbingo #31by31

TheSpineView Bummer! Hopefully the next book is better! 4w
Catsandbooks 👏🏼👻🧡 4w
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Laughterhp
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I‘ve never read this collection of Sookie Stackhouse short stories. I‘ve read one or 2 in other anthologies but most of them were new to me. It was also really nice to finally understand some of the side stories that happen in the series that are referenced.

And finishing this had me meet my goodreads goal of 200 books! Now to see how many more I can read.

#hauntedshelf #flerken #spookoween #31by31 #witchathon

Catsandbooks Wow! Congrats! 🙌🏼🧡 1mo
AnnCrystal 🥳👍😉💝. 1mo
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag 👏 well done! 1mo
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DogMomIrene 👏🏼 Congratulations! 🙌🏼 4w
TheSpineView Great job!🥳🥳🥳 4w
PuddleJumper Congrats! 🎉🎉 4w
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Laughterhp
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Received my #HHS24 package today! #hauntedhallowswap24

wanderinglynn Yay! 🎃🧡 1mo
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Christmas with the Queen | Hazel Gaynor, Heather Webb
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Went to an author event tonight at my local indie. Saw Heather Webber and Hazel Gaynor with Jenny Howe as the host. I also bought a couple of other Christmas books.

Let me tell you, it felt way too soon to be buying Christmas books. 😆😆

#anunlikelystory

Lcsmcat But you have to read them before you gift them, so it‘s actually just the right time. 1mo
KadaGul @Laughterhp It's never too early to start reading Christmas 🎄 🎅 books 📚. #ChristmasinJuly 1mo
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Hex | Rebecca Dinerstein Knight
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I absolutely HATED the way this book was written or I guess the way the story is being told. It might be for other people, but not me. I read like 60-80 pages (I already took the bookmark out).

#sorrynotsorry #bookspinbingo #hauntedshelf #flerken #spookoween

PuddleJumper 🧡🖤🧡 Meh next book! 1mo
TheSpineView Bummer! Better luck with the next one! 1mo
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Laughterhp
In Charm's Way | Lana Harper
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Second go around of this book was much better. She was still so angry and it was tough to read, but it had a satisfying ending. Now I need to continue this series!

#hauntedshelf #flerken #bookspinbingo #spookoween #witchathon #roll100 #castthedie #31by31

TheSpineView Fantastic! 1mo
PuddleJumper 💜💙💜 1mo
Catsandbooks 👏🏼🐈‍⬛💜 1mo
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Rewitched | Lucy Jane Wood
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This was a cute story. Living in London, Bella is a witch working at a bookstore which her new boss is draining the magic out of the place. Bella is turning 30 and needs to pass a magic test to stay a witch. She gets a mentor and a protector and sparks fly.

#hauntedshelf #flerken #spookoween #31by31 #bookspinbingo #witchathon #castthedie

TheSpineView Fantastic! 1mo
Catsandbooks 👏🏼🐈‍⬛💜 1mo
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A Miss Marple mystery. I haven‘t read a lot of this series but I feel like Miss Marple doesn‘t show up a lot in the book. Most of it is the mystery unfolding and then Miss Marple finally shows up. This one definitely surprised me!

#hauntedshelf #flerken #spookoween #roll100 #31by31 #bookspinbingo

TheSpineView Awesome! 1mo
PuddleJumper 🖤🧡🖤 1mo
Catsandbooks 👏🏼👻🧡 1mo
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Island Witch | Amanda Jayatissa
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I finished this book just to finish it. I didn‘t really enjoy this book, but I think it was more me than the book. It‘s set in the 19th century and inspired by Sri Lankan folklore. Amara is the daughter of a demon priest and seen as a witch. The British are colonizing the island and most of the residents are switching religion and no longer believe in the old ways. Men are being attacked by a demon and they can‘t figure out who. Very gruesome.

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Idk why I thought this was going to be witchy. But this book was great anyway. Augusta is turning 80 and is forced to retire. Her niece helps her find a retirement home where she meets people from her past and makes new friends. You go back in time from when Augusta was 16 in Brooklyn and flash back and forth between the 2 time periods.

#hauntedshelf #flerken #spookoween #31by31 #castthedie

PuddleJumper 🧡🖤🧡 1mo
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Shadow of Night: A Novel | Deborah Harkness
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I really liked the first book in the series, but the 2nd took me a long time to get through. I like the characters and everything, so it‘s a series I want to finish. But we‘ll see when I pick up the next book in the series.

#flerken #hauntedshelf #spookoween #bookspinbingo #witchathon #31by31

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I saw someone else post a list and knew I had to create my own! Here are 10 books I hope to read and finish before the end of the year!

#10beforetheend #tenbeforetheend

ChaoticMissAdventures Welcome to the challenge and good luck 🍀 1mo
Meshell1313 Ooh some good ones!!! 😍 1mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks The SPELLSHOP!! I hope you love it! 💫 1mo
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Laughterhp
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Mehso-so

I wanted to like this book more than I did. The MC just turned 40 and she was obnoxious. If it didn‘t tell me that, I wouldn‘t have guessed. She is also grieving the loss of her husband after 2 years. She goes to a medium and something happens and now she can see ghosts. It took her way too long to figure out how to handle it.

#hauntedshelf #flerken #trappedinaspookyhouse #bookspinbingo #spookoween #31by31

TheSpineView Well done! 1mo
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This went out today! Should be there by Monday or Tuesday! #HHS24 #hauntedhallowswap24

wanderinglynn Yay! 🧡🎃 1mo
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Laughterhp
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I‘ve wanted to read this book for so long and finally did! Only 1 scene really freaked me out and I had to put it down. However after a day or 2 I picked it back up and finished it in a day. So spooky and atmospheric. I loved it! (But not too spooky for us wimps!)

#hauntedshelf #flerken #spookoween #bookspinbingo #31by31 #bookspin

TheSpineView Fantastic! 1mo
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Catsandbooks 👏🏼🎃🖤 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1mo
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Laughterhp
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This book is set in the summer but was pretty spooky. Brynn stays in a small town in a little hotel where she finds the support she needs. She‘s grieving the loss of her mother and trying to get her life back together. I didn‘t really know what to expect from this book but really liked it.

#hauntedshelf #flerken #31by31 #spookoween #roll100

TheSpineView Fantastic! 1mo
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The Ward Witch | Sarah Painter
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Finished this one yesterday. This one is set on a witchy island that has a ward that makes any visitors need to leave after 2 days except for Luke. It seems the island wants him there. A murder happens, so they need to figure out who did it because everyone suspects Luke.

#hauntedshelf #flerken #bookspinbingo #spookoween #witchathon #31by31

TheSpineView Great job! 1mo
PuddleJumper Ooo sounds interesting! 1mo
Catsandbooks Yay! 👏🏼 🐦‍⬛🧡 1mo
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It‘s been about a year since I‘ve read the last book in the series. This one has Undrea who owns an aquarium business and Ethan who just moved to town. He thinks she‘s drowning but she‘s a mermaid so she can breathe underwater, so he gives her “cpr” which enacts a curse that she will fall in love with him.

#bookspinbingo #hauntedshelf #flerken #spookoween #witchathon #roll100 #readyourkindle #31by31 #catsanddogs

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The Ghost Woods | C.J. Cooke
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This one is a low pick. I have a lot of this author on my TBR, but this is only the 2nd book I‘ve read by them. This one freaked me out because pregnancy freaks me out lol. A lot of pregnant women, set in the 50s/60s so a lot of prejudice against unwed pregnant women. And a lot of mushrooms.

#hauntedshelf #flerken #bookspinbingo #spookoween #witchathon #31by31 #catsanddogs

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