I've decided to do a cleanse... a news cleanse. I'm attempting to not open any news apps this week (though I've left my breaking news alerts set so that I don't miss anything major). Instead of doom scrolling, I'm turning to Litsy. When I need to scroll, this is where I'll be 😌📚📚📚📚 Loving my current read, too (tagged)

Ugh Mondays... so glad I have a good audiobook to look forward to later. 60% in and totally hooked!

Baby Book Haul for my BabyBookOwl 😍
He was determined to carry them all downstairs alone.
Approximately 3 secs after this photo was taken, the books all tumbled down the stairs 😅

The twists this author comes up with are WILD. I love it 😅

Let's declare this International Bury Your Head in a Book Day, cool?
I think most of us need a NOPE day, today.
And I'm not even American.

In spite of all the evidence that humanity has made great strides towards equality, empathy, and self-awareness, the most powerful country in the world once again stands for oppression, sexism, racism, and corruption.
I am as surprised as I am not at all.
And yet, my heart is broken.

I am Canadian, so while today's very big and very important US election will impact my country, the fact is I have absolutely no say in what happens down there. All I can do is sit, wait, and hope for the best (so, yeah, KAMALA PLEASE!!). That said, this audiobook is the perfect read while I practice patience. Love and patience to all you American Littens today 💖 vote, vote, vote!

What a great time I had playing #HauntedShelf with #BlackCatCrew and @BookwormAHN 🐈‍⬛ A big thanks to @PuddleJumper for hosting! 🎃 Totals 👇🏽

Recs 9
Scavenger hunts 7
Chain 1
Word search 3
Spooky TBR reads 5
General posts 3 + TBR post
Hours read audio 49
Hours read kindle at least 15.5 (didn't always time it 😞)

Total: 1403 pts 🎃🐈‍⬛

Happy Halloween, Littens! 🎃

Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice! 🫣

My son, not even 2 yo, and already insists on bringing a book everywhere with him 😍📚

The vampire‘s footsteps thudded against the pavement as he chased the girl through the back alleys and dark streets of New Sunnydale.

#FirstLineFridays

I don't know if this is casual racism or pointed foreshadowing of relation... but it really irks me when the only 2 black characters end up being either related or a couple 🙄

Appointment-waiting is never fun, but at least I have a fun book to keep me company. Excited to see how this Buffyverse trilogy ends and even more excited to get it in before spooky season is over 🦇🌕🦇

This is a tough one to review. I have a lot of mixed feelings. For the most part, this was a solid slasher filled with Halloween thrills. I was prepared to give it 4 stars... until the very last page, which made me want to scream in frustration! I'm so disappointed 😞 Now I hear that Preston does this a lot, and I am NOT here for it, so this will be my first and last of hers!
⭐️⭐️

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 46 pts

My son is a little Halloween fiend, and he can't get enough of his Halloween books 🎃📚

This was such a fun ride, with thrills and twists that were both unexpected and WAY out there. Puppets have never been scarier 😳 A great Spooktober read!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 46 pts for this spooky TBR read.

It's been years since I read this #standalone zombie book, but I recall it being a very slow burn that I couldn't put down. A close examination of death and grief that stops just short of being a full zombie apocalypse story.

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 31 pts

My #BookScavengerHunt find for #Cold
Warning: This horror author is NOT for the faint of heart!

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 16pts

Kiddo is napping... time for some seasonal #audiobaking. Pumpkin Banana Bread 🎃🍌🍞

Listening to tagged book from my #HauntedShelf TBR #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 1 pt

What am I listening to?! This book is WILD. I'm hooked 😆😅

When I read this back in '07, I was so impressed. I loved the play, too, but it wasn't nearly as #dark as the book!

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 31 pts

I love how the #yellow font pops on this one. Bookish and spooky, a win-win for #HauntedShelf recs.

#BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 31 pts

My #BookScavengerHunt find for #NightSky 🌙

This one was strange and slow but hauntingly beautiful 🌟

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 16 pts

A #Paranormal fave of mine. I recommend this one for anyone looking for Dark Academia themes without the YA drama.

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 31 pts

An obvious find for #HotDrink in the #BookScavengerHunt. I feel like this is one u either love, or hate, and I L🖤VE it 🕷

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 16 pts

A book cover that makes me think of #autumn for the #BookScavengerHunt

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 16 pts

A book rec for anyone looking for a few #jumpscares 🎃 #HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 31 pts

Setting up for a little #audiocrochet on this chilly Thanksgiving afternoon. Tis the season 🎃🧣🍵

This was a wild ride! It kept me on my toes with tons of suspense and one hell of a twist!

Giving ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ to this one from my #HauntedShelf TBR #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 46 pts

Using a book from one of my favourite series as my scavenger hunt find for #Gate #HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 16 pts

A book rec for those looking to #cosy up their spooktober reading 🎃🍵🧣🕯

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew 31 pts @BookwormAHN

Not loving the narrator's voice for this character. No shade to her, but she sounds about twice the age of the character, and it's a little distracting in that I have to keep reminding myself that the character is only my age, and clawing onto that mental image.

Still, I do love Sager, and this is on my #HauntedShelf TBR, so I'm willing to power through.

#BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 1pt

A couple blurry pics from playing word search while insomnia-reading last night 😅

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew #WordSearch x2 = 31 pts @BookwormAHN

Hubby took the kiddo on a Costco run so I'm taking full advantage of the rare and mysterious thing that is an empty house 😅🍷📖

Reading tagged book from my #HauntedShelf TBR #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN 1 pt

Total shock just now when I finished tagged book and my screen burst into confetti ... I had no idea I was so close to completing my reading challenge 😅🎉

That's one down for my #HauntedShelf TBR 🖤🐈‍⬛ 46 pts #BlackCatCrew
@BookwormAHN

Orange books from my personal library 📙 🎃🖤
Both Stepford Wives and The Radleys would be great spooktober reads, too!

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew
#BookScavengerHunt #Orange
@BookwormAHN 16 pts

What a way to start a book. I was immediately hooked. 100 pages later, and I'm still fully engaged 🖤🩸

#FirstLineFridays

Spooky bookish romance, anyone? I'm not a lover of paranormal romance in general, but this was very different from what I think of when I think of that genre. This was more like a romcom written for spooky season.

My #HauntedShelf rec for #Paranormal 31 pts
#BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN

A book rec for anyone looking for a Spooky season whodunit. A little bit Agatha Christie, and a little bit Scream, with one hell of a twist!

This is my #HauntedShelf #Standalone rec for 31 pts
#BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew

My #WordSearch find this morning: Pumpkin 🎃 16 pts @BookwormAHN

#HauntedShelf #BookChain #BlackCatCrew

Chaining tagged book to All Hallows bc both are set during Halloween

11 pts @BookwormAHN 🐈‍⬛

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew

@BookwormAHN My #BookScavengerHunt pick for #Blood 16 pts

Listening to this while I clean up the utter mess my toddler made this morning lol Gotta love nap time

It's here! It's here! Spooky Reading Month is HERE 🎃🕯📚
Kicking Spooktober off with the tagged book from my tbr #HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew 1 pt

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew
@BookwormAHN

A book rec for horror fans (31 pts). A slasher set on Halloween 🎃 Loads of fun, but a little heavy-handed on the social commentary 🤷🏽‍♀️

#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew
@BookwormAHN

My Spooktober TBR 🎃👻🎃 25 pts

FYI, I'm reading The Haunting for my online book club next month. If anyone wants to join, here's the link 👇🏽

https://links.fable.co/gkB2cMxgDCb 🤗

Who's ready for autumn 🍂 ???

Sunlight severs me from sleep.

#FirstLineFridays ...a day late 🫣

Thrilled to be bringing in fall with a new Rachel Harrison. I really enjoy her quirky horrors.

Reading a Buffyverse book on the grass at a metal concert (husband head banging at front of crowd). Life is good.

Happy Friday the 13th to the Spooky Littens 🖤

For a bit of Tuesday-slog fun 😀😄

I read the tagged book in an effort to join a book club at my library. I didn't make it to the club meeting, but I ADORED this book and will surely revisit it any time I need to laugh, cry, or just feel human.

One year later, to the day, my son still LOVES his Dr. Seuss box set. He still chews them... but at least he attempts to read them now, too 😅