Overall, I‘m giving this a pick, as I really do like Stephen Graham Jones unique storytelling style. It‘s definitely not my favorite of his books. This feels more like a character study and/or a series of essays. The subject happens to be werewolves. So the prose can be a bit meandering and disconnected. Still worth checking out if you are a fan of the author. 3.5⭐️
#roll100 pick done!

This is a beautiful short story that takes place in Ireland in the 80‘s. I don‘t want to say much as it would spoil things. Lovely writing, I just wished for more. 4.5⭐️

My favorite series returns with book #60! This is one of the best in the series. Such a great look at one our favorite character‘s backstory. This has a great balance of heart, action and thrills, with the trademark banter and found family of characters we fans know and love! 5⭐️
My first #bookspinbingo of the month!

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A cute, cosy fantasy manga. It was very sweet, though light on plot. I have heard this gets much better, so I will continue at some point. 4⭐️

I really enjoyed this previous books in this series, but this was just ok. The characters were just very bland and there never felt like there was much tension. I still love all the side characters, so I will continue in the series. 3.25⭐️

A delightfully twisty detective thriller with vampires. Riveting and impossible to put down as well as atmospheric. 5⭐️!

I received this as an ARC on NetGalley for my unbiased review:
This is a strange novella. It has some beautiful writing, and paints very detailed pictures of the scenes and characters. It seems to take some inspiration from House of Leaves and Shirley Jackson. Very much a story that is more vibes than plot.⬇️

Overall, this was a fun read. I definitely liked it better than the second one, and would put it on par with the first one. More murder mayhem, very wild sex scenes and comedy. If you like horror and steamy romance, you may just enjoy this series. 4⭐️

I think this was a freebie on Kindle and thank goodness it was free. This is really not good. I am bailing because the writing style really needs some editing. Not for me and I would not recommend to others. #hailthebail

I wanted to like this more, but it just didn‘t go in the direction I hoped for. What started like a unique dark serial killer thriller ended bland and predictable. 2⭐️

Belated February #bookspin done!

Overall, I did like this locked room thriller about authors and revenge. I did guess the big mystery, but there were still some solid twists. 4⭐️

Here is my #MarchTBR #bookspinbingo board!

My #bookspin pick is “Water Moon” by Samantha Soto Yambao
My #doublespin pick is “The Inevitable Run” by Matt Dinniman

It was a close call with Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix. But I think my favorite is The Favorites!
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My final #bookspinbingo board. Two bingos and #doublespin done. I am currently reading my #bookspin pick “How I‘ll Kill You” and I am close to done with “Mayra” a very strange ARC read. Overall it was a bit of a blah reading month, but there were a few standouts.

A perfectly fine mystery where I knew the killer pretty much the whole time, yet was entertaining enough to keep going. There was some good writing in here, but the characters just weren‘t very interesting. 3⭐️

A well written sci-fi horror novella. Definitely recommend for someone looking for a unique creepy read that will make you never want to experience space travel. 4.5⭐️

Overall I enjoyed this continuation of the story of a fae researcher and her fae prince. 4⭐️
#bookspinbingo again!

Here is my tentative #MarchTBR I may still adjust it a bit!

Overall, a delightful steamy contemporary romance. It was a bit long though and I didn‘t love the third act break up. I did really like all the characters though! 4⭐️

#bookspinbingo!

Here are my #Roll100 picks for March!
Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones
Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire
Lavender‘s Blue by Jennifer Crusie & Bob Mayer

Overall I really enjoyed this trilogy, though the ending felt a bit convenient. This is definitely the weakest of the series, but I was still hooked throughout. 4⭐️
#roll100 done!

This just felt very just ok. There was nothing really new here. It was entertaining enough that I finished it, but I won‘t really remember it in a few weeks. 3⭐️

Very early in the book I realized this is not for me, so DNFing. #hailthebail and another book off my physical tbr.

Another bonkers adventure with Carl, Princess Donut and friends. This one took inspiration from Magic the Gathering and Pokemon. The game play doesn‘t always make sense, but the characters and true stakes for all involved continues to make this a new favorite series! 4.5⭐️
#bookspinbingo!

Very much a less plot all vibes creepy ghost story. I did overall like it though. 4⭐️

This was an excellent horrific read. Very different from Grady Hendrix‘s previous books-this is not as funny and far more harrowing. I would put it in a similar vein to The Reformatory by Tananarieve Due. Another book that tells a fictional take on real horrors in our not to distant past. 5⭐️
#doublespin pick done

This was so great! I could not stop listening. I have really enjoyed the authors thrillers and now she has written a beautiful messy love story with found family and ice dancing. Loved it! 5⭐️

This was overall a fun action packed continuation of the story. I just hate the cliffhanger ending! 3.5⭐️

Bummed to say this, but I am bailing on this one at 57%. It just feels derivative of many other books and I‘m bored. #hailthebail
But another #roll100 tbr pick off the shelves

This was a solid installment in the Wayward Children series. I enjoyed the world in this story, I just felt that it rushed through the ending. I will still continue to read these lovely little novellas. 4⭐️

This was such a cozy sweet small town/cowboy romance. I enjoyed this much more than book 1. The series is connected, but you can read this as a standalone. There is steam, but this has great characters and story. 4.5⭐️

This is a case of not for me. The writing is fine, and I see the appeal and why it is so popular. However, the brand name dropping and DRAMA is just not what I‘m in the mood for. I may give it a try at a different point, but for now #hailthebail.

Finished this today in preparation for my real life bookclub this week. It was sweet, cute and cozy but not especially surprising. Just a nice easy read. 3.5⭐️

Here is my #bookspinbingo board for my #FebruaryTBR

My #bookspin pick is How to Kill You by Ren DeStefano
My #doublespin pick is Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

Thanks as always for the amazing @TheAromaofBooks for organizing this!

Here are my current reads:
Physically reading tagged which is one of my #Roll100
I‘m listening to The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern for my real life book club.
If I finish that audiobook I‘ll probably pick a fun easy romance to listen to.

I had a tough time picking my favorite for this month so I went for tagged because it was the most fun read. I read it slowly because I was savoring it. Way more world building and character development than most Romantasy and I really wish it had a better cover.

January wrap-up! A lot of great reads!
Favorites of the month:
All the Colors of the Dark-such great writing, more lit fic than thriller, so know that going in
Quicksilver-one of the few buzzy Romantasy books I actually enjoyed
Lost & Lassoed-such a fun cowboy romance
Butcher‘s Masquerade-I continue to love Carl & Princess Donut

Disappointments: The Silent Patient & All This & More
2 DNF‘s not shown⬇️

Well that‘s an unfortunate start to February. I‘m DNFing this one. The set up is fun-people trapped by an avalanche, someone is dead maybe? However, everyone is either stupid, bland or unlikable. Others may enjoy this one, but a big nope for me. #hailthebail

This was a delightful surprise. One of the few buzzy Romantasy books that I genuinely enjoyed. This is probably because it has actual world building, the romance is a slow burn and the steamy scenes are not cringy or over done. I really enjoyed this and look forward to more in this world. 5⭐️
#bookspinbingo!

Not quite as strong as the first two books, but still a satisfying ending to this epic Nordic fantasy series! 4⭐️

A fun twisty thriller with quite the twist. McFadden is not a great author, but she does write easy to read popcorn thrillers with fun twists. 4⭐️

A truly horrific and gruesome horror novel about a secret governmental program that goes very wrong. It was a little slow going at the beginning, but the last third was gripping. 4⭐️

#bookspinbingo!

The best of the series! Up til this one it was a good but not great cowboy romance series, but this one had the best banter and I enjoyed the whole cast of characters. 5⭐️

Here is my #FebruaryTBR! No theme, just books I want to get to and my #Roll100 and book club selections. There is a nice sprinkling of romance in here though. 🥰
I will be, as always be participating in #bookspin #doublespin & #bookspinbingo

Excited to get to these three books in February! I especially like I finally got some short books too!

Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire
How I‘ll Kill You by Ren Destafano
Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole

This is a thrilling dark sci-fantasy series. This is the second book, continuing many characters from the first book and adding some new intriguing and mysterious characters. The beginning was a little slow, and very political. At the 50% point it switches gears and becomes a mix of a dark sci-fi thriller and epic fantasy adventure. I do recommend checking some content warnings if certain content is triggering.⬇️

This started strong and has a great concept. A mix of reality tv, choose your own adventure and It‘s a Wonderful Life. Sounds fun right? It was actually not at all fun. The twist was ok but all three possible endings were highly unsatisfying. I didn‘t DNF it because I was engaged, but I would not strongly recommend. 2.5⭐️

This is twisty dark thriller that I could not stop listening to. I did have a guess at the ending, but there were additional twists that very much surprised me. It is best to go in knowing nothing. 5⭐️

This mystery was perfectly fine. A locked room mystery with two writers as main characters, which sounds fantastic, but the writing was just clunky at times. The mystery was fun, it was just something with the characterization that didn‘t quite click. 3⭐️