#j.m. leigh

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Pine for You by J.M. Leigh & Alexis Layne

Rosie Atwood is overwhelmed. Christmas used to be her favorite time of year, but everything changed five years ago when her best friend ghosted her right before she could tell him how she really felt. And it’s all gone downhill since. When her sister dies, and Rosie’s left in charge of her young nephew, she’s willing to do whatever she needs to protect him from the Atwood curse. Including becoming a surrogate for her oldest sister in exchange for meals and a place to live. Her last dream is to turn things around for Waldvogel Farms. Holden’s grandparents are the best family she ever had, and she refuses to let them down. But being pregnant and thrust into the role of parent doesn’t make it easy. Then Holden Moore shows back up, ready to reclaim his spot in her life like nothing changed. Rosie thinks things can’t get any worse. Until someone starts sabotaging all the work she’d done to save the Farm. Is Holden behind the damage? Using it as an excuse to get close to her? Or is there something more sinister at play? Holden Moore never intended to leave Pinesbury behind. He just wanted to be a soldier. And he wanted to be the kind of man his best friend could love. But a close call on his first deployment made Holden reevaluate everything he’d ever known. Afraid he wouldn’t be there for Rosie or his family back home, Holden cut ties. Now he’s back in town, five years later, and ready to leave combat behind and right his wrongs. It’s just too bad Rosie isn’t ready to welcome him back into her life. But Holden is determined to change her mind. When things start going wrong at Waldvogel Farms, Holden finds himself blamed by the town that helped raise him. Juggling the hunt for the mysterious saboteur, rebuilding his relationship with Rosie, and fighting his status as Pinesbury’s Fallen Golden Boy wasn’t how he planned to spend his first Christmas back, but when an innocent gets caught in the middle, Holden has no choice but to tap into his old training or risk losing everything. With Happily Ever After on the line, will Rosie and Holden be able to heal old wounds and save Waldvogel Farms in time for Christmas? Or will it all go down in flames?

Review

Even though I’m not a fan of Christmas or Hallmark movies, I’m so glad to be able to read this Christmas-y breeze from J.M. Leigh, paired with Alexis Layne, on this story more than ready for the holidays and good enough to pair up with a great cup of hot chocolate. Being part of an ARC team has its perks, eh?

It was new to read J.M. Leigh in something different than her Anderson Security series, not at all surprising because there was also romance, and it was a nice gift to see that the security company wasn’t that far away. I obsessed over this point, hahah

(Best) friends to lovers will always be a huge trope for me (and one I would never live myself), executed with perfection in these pages. There was nothing to say (in reality, there was a lot, I don’t forget myself that I’m incessantly vouching for communication over all things), and it definitely could have been better the other way (by talking, of course), but there were some heavy and valid reasons and what matter most is that everything ended well. They both knew each other and understood why they did what they did, so there was nothing to hold against themselves. In fact, if they dared to hold something against the other, they would have been stopping the perfect future they never thought (or maybe they did?) they would have against themselves! And I’m definitely not into that kind of trope.

It wasn’t easy, and it could have been worse, but the thread connecting them was more than enough to help them overcome the situations surrounding their separation.

There’s nothing better (as bad as it can be) than a crisis to lead people to where they should be.

I personally hope that sentence doesn’t come back to bite me on my behind…

If there’s something that drove me mad while reading was the purposely evident (or at least to me) evil of the story. It was right there before my eyes and there was nothing I could do to help them! It would have been so easy to spot in advance if things weren’t as they were, and I’m going to believe that that was the trick. Overwhelmingly glad of the outcome, though, really hoping for our Anderson Security girl to get the opportunity she wants. Both of them, heheh

This story was a delight and it surprised me how little annoyed I felt about Christmas here. Everyone likes a little miracle, right? Why not take this one and spend a cozy holidays?

[heist-fandom]

THATB and Six of Crows are realllllllyyy different, but they're both heist books soooo... it's not that bad of an idea?

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* FAMOUS INDIVIDUALS WITH YOUR MOON SIGN.

If you’re looking for suggestions on which authors and music artists to check out next, look to your moon sign! In Western astrology, the moon is said to represent your subconscious mind, emotions, and inner personality, so it is widely believed that we tend to relate to media by artists who share our moon sign.

♈️ ARIES MOON

WRITERS:

Gore Vidal

George R. R. Martin

Nicholas Sparks

Rick Riordan

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Christopher Paolini

MUSICIANS:

P!nk

Whitney Houston

Céline Dion

Selena Gomez

Rihanna

Tupac

♉️ TAURUS MOON

WRITERS:

Jodi Picoult

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Hans Christian Anderson

Clive Barker

George Bernard Shaw

Aldous Huxley

MUSICIANS:

Pharrell Williams

Kelly Clarkson

Bob Dylan

Demi Lovato

Christina Aguilera

Pitbull

♊️ GEMINI MOON

WRITERS:

C. S. Lewis

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Orson Scott Card

Franz Kafka

Margaret Mitchell

R.A. Salvatore

T. S. Elliot

MUSICIANS:

Ella Fitzgerald

Florence Welch

Art Garfunkel

Billy Idol

Sia

Tina Turner

♋️ CANCER MOON

WRITERS:

George Orwell

Liu Cixin

Brandon Sanderson

Cassandra Clare

Diana Gabaldon

Lois Lowry

MUSICIANS:

Tchaikovsky

Taylor Swift

Kurt Cobain

Halsey

Aretha Franklin

Janis Joplin

♌️ LEO MOON

Oscar Wilde

Holly Black

Geraldine Brooks

James Dashner

Jack London

Ta Nehisi Coates

MUSICIANS:

Lana Del Ray

Paul McCartney

Queen Latifah

Niall Horan

Bruno Mars

David Bowie

♍️ VIRGO MOON

WRITERS:

Leo Tolstoy

John Grisham

Claudia Gray

Isabel Allende

Xiran Jay Zhao

Douglas Adams

MUSICIANS:

Dolly Parton

Nicki Manaj

Madonna

Lorde

Bo Burnham

Lizzo

♎️ LIBRA MOON

WRITERS:

Jane Austen

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Sylvia Plath

William Shakespeare

Maya Angelou

R.F. Kuang

MUSICIANS:

Ariana Grande

Charli XCX

Bruce Springsteen

Jay-Z

Harry Styles

Fergie

♏️ SCORPIO MOON

WRITERS:

Veronica Roth

Edith Wharton

V.E. Schwab

Harper Lee

Keira Cass

Meg Cabot

MUSICIANS:

Lady Gaga

Tyler the Creator

Cyndi Lauper

Beyoncé

Bob Marley

The Weeknd

♐️ SAGITTARIUS MOON

WRITERS:

Stephen King

Victor Hugo

Marie Lu

Suzanne Collins

Samantha Shannon

Adam Silvera

MUSICIANS

Hozier

Freddie Mercury

Adele

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Chappell Roan

John Legend

♑️ CAPRICORN MOON

WRITERS:

Sarah J. Maas

J.M. Barrie

Jeff Shaara

Joyce Carol Oates

Stephanie Meyer

Angie Thomas

MUSICIANS:

Frédéric Chopin

Neil Diamond

Jon Bon Jovi

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Stevie Nicks

Donna Summer

♒️ AQUARIUS MOON

WRITERS:

Margaret Atwood

Leigh Bardugo

Louisa May Alcott

Seth Grahame-Smith

Anthony Horowitz

S.E. Hinton

MUSICIANS:

Cody Simpson

Marilyn Monroe

Britney Spears

Billie Eilish

Tim McGraw

Carrie Underwood

♓️ PISCES MOON

WRITERS:

Toni Morrison

Edgar Allen Poe

Malcolm Gladwell

Lisa McMann

Alice Oseman

Philippa Gregory

MUSICIANS:

Kenny Chesney

Elvis Presley

Frank Sinatra

Prince

Kendrick Lamar

Sabrina Carpenter

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🌈 Queer Books Coming Out in November 2024 🌈

🌈 Good morning, my bookish bats! Here are a FEW of the stunning, diverse queer books you can add to your TBR before the year is over. Happy reading!

❓What was the last queer book you read?

[ Release dates may have changed. ]

❤️ I Am the Dark That Answers When You Call - Jamison Shea 🧡 Snowed in With You - Reba Bale 💛 Fire Spells Between Friends - Sarah Wallace & S.O. Callahan 💚 Ho Ho Homicidal Maniac - K.A. Merikan 💙 Escape to the Sea - Alex Callan & Angelica Babineaux 💜 She's Always Hungry - Eliza Clark 💛 Phoenix Rising - Emily Hayes 💙 A Flower's Fatal Thorn - Jordan Dugdale 💜 A Sharper, More Lasting Pain - Alex Harvey-Rivas

❤️ The Librarian's Gargoyle - Evelyn Shine 🧡 Dead Girls Don't Dream - Nino Cipri 💛 Of Hoarfrost and Blood - Scarlet Tempest 💚 Judgement - Lucas Delrose 💙 Deadline for Love - Candi Tab 💜 Wake Up, Nat & Darcy - Kate Cochrane ❤️ All the Truth I Can Stand - Mason Stokes 🧡 Celia - Addison James 💛 A Diamond Bright and Broken - Holly Davis 💙 Hexed - Emily McIntire 💜 Hometown Christmas - Laura Conway 🌈 This Christmas - Georgia Beers

❤️ Suite Heart - Jade Winters 🧡 We All Fall - Arden Coutts 💛 Taiwan Travelogue - Yáng Shuāng-zǐ 💚 Pit Stop - L.M. Bennett 💙 The Damaged Hearts Bargain - Sienna Waters 💜 War of Night - Greyson Black & E. Scott Clevenger 🧡 I'll be Boned for Christmas - Katherine McIntyre 💜 All You Want for the Holidays - Quinton Li 🌈 Queer as Folklore - Sacha Coward

❤️ Time and Tide - J.M. Frey 🧡 Ghost of the Heart - Catherine Friend 💛 Flopping in a Winter Wonderland - Jason June 💚 All the Painted Stars - Emma Denny 💙 Currency in Flesh - Heather Nix 💜 I Really Do - Emily K. Hardy ❤️ Something Close to God - Erika del Carmen Ruiz 🧡 The Crack at the Heart of Everything - Fiona Fenn 💛 Undeniable You - Chelsea M. Cameron 💙 The Twice-Sold Soul - Katie Hallahan 💜 Always on My Mind - Kelsey Painter 🌈 Interstellar MegaChef - Lavanya Lakshminarayan

❤️ Don't Break Character - Jules Landry 🧡 Rani Choudhury Must Die - Adiba Jaigirdar 💛 Remnants of Filth: Yuwu - Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou 💚 Sugar, Spice, and Christmas Nice - Anne Hagan 💙 The Wishing Tree - Barbara Winkes 💜 Love on Moonlight Lake - Adriana Sargent ❤️ Mistletoe Motel - Lise Gold 🧡 The Royal They - KJ Sinclair 💛 My So-Called Family - Gia Gordon 💙 Frosted by the Girl Next Door - Aurora Rey & Jaime Clevenger 💜 The Star-Crossed Empire - Maya Darjani 🌈 A Hard Fit - Jennifer Moffatt

❤️ The Sacred Heart Motel - Grace Kwan 🧡 Leap - Simina Popescu 💛 I Dare You - Regena Mercy 💚 Love Lessons - Mary Ellen Capek 💙 Afterglow - Emily Antoinette 💜 In the Back Row With You - Natasha West ❤️ Make Room for Love - Darcy Liao 🧡 Here Goes Nothing - Emma K. Ohland Just for the Holidays - Micah Carver

❤️ Cookies, Candles, and Cute Butts for Christmas - Cameron D. James & Cali Kitsu 🧡 Objects in Mirror - N.W. Downs 💛 Sleigh Bells Ring - Alyson Root 💚 Real Tree / Fake Boyfriend - Ree Thomas 💙 Out of the Storm - Logan Sage Adams 💜 Hungry Heart - Jem Milton ❤️ A Wild and Ruined Song - Ashley Shuttleworth 🧡 Beneath Her Power - Margaux Fox 💛 Thanks for Listening - Molly Horan 🌈 The Lotus Empire - Tasha Suri

❤️ Naughty November - Anthology 🧡 Hearts and Stars - Phoenix Kathryn 💛 Guarding Her Gangster Queen - Persephone Black 💚 The Shadow Spinner - Eric Kao 💙 Black, Queer, and Untold - Jon Key 💜 Hall of Shadows - Mariah Stillbrook ❤️ The Last Hour Between Worlds - Melissa Caruso 🧡 A Crimson Covenant - Aimee Donnellan 💛 Isaac - Curtis Garner 💙 Vineyard Dreams - Carol Wyatt 💜 Kiss of Death - Bryony Rosehurst 🌈 The Many Mistakes of Amy Love - RA Hunter

❤️ Accidentally in Love - Kimberly Cooper Griffin 🧡 Unwrapped - D. Jackson Leigh 💛 Hot Honey Love - Nan Campbell 💚 Havoc for the Holidays - Jay Leigh 💙 London - Patricia Evans 💜 Fatal Foul Play - David S. Pederson ❤️ The Gift of Us - Abigail Taylor 🧡 Upon the Midnight Queer - 'Nathan Burgoine 💛 The Christmas Pic - Rena Sapon-White & Ella Schaefer 💙 Seducing Scylla - Lex Logan 💜 Fated Winds and Promising Seas - Rose Black 🌈 A Surprise For The Holidays - Anna Sparrows

❤️ Immortal Hunger - KL Bone 🧡 Love and Loyalty - Emily Hayes 💛 A Kingdom of Lies - Ben Alderson 💚 Christmas Dreams - Carol Wyatt 💙 Wrecked for the Holidays - Kerry Kilpatrick ❤️ Not for the Faint of Heart - Lex Croucher 🧡 Phoenix Found - T.J. Nichols 💛 Room for Two - Rochelle Wolf 💙 The Long Winter of Miðgarðr - Edale Lan 💜 A Handyman for the Holidays - Valerie Gomez 🌈 Sundown in San Ojuela - M.M. Olivas

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BOOKS

tagged by @saritasoyyo thank you!

Rules: in a text post, list ten books that have stayed with you in some way. don’t take but a few minutes, and don’t think too hard — they don’t have to be the “right” or “great” works, just the ones that have touched you.

ok, so i’ve read a lot crap... and sometimes i question my taste in books. so, don't think of this as recommendations. what so ever. Also, I don't tend to read solo books, and 9 out 10 times I accidentally pick up a series.

ASOIAF by grrm. I have a tattoo of the House Martell sigil enough said.

Six of Crows by leigh Bardugo. I first listened to this on audible and I know shocking... but if you've never experienced the audio version, it's such a good listen to. But also it's good on it's own too! I read/listened to this after reading a miserable series and it helped me out my depression. So say what you want about audiobooks lol

Wallflower verse by Lisa Kleypas. Did the series age well? No. But did this insp my love of historical romance? Yes. Also, I have read all of this series... there's a lot. I'm unashamed.

Scarlet Scars Series by J.M. Darhower. Tbh this is a spinoff of a pretty awful series and none of this should work for me... but there's something about reading this when you're in a depression or self-destructive mood that put things in an interesting pov.

Sweep series by Cate Tiernan. I read this when I was 14 going on 15. And oof reading it now it tough but I did love it as a kid and have three complete editions of this specific series.

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. This list doesn't have to be good lol I have the longest history with this series and it's just part of me... whether or not I like it.

Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones. Such a promising start that left me hate reading by book 8. but did i finish the series? yes.

Gemma Doyle Trilogy by Libba Bray. I debated on adding this because I don’t know if it stuck with me for the right reasons, but i think about it sometimes and I even did a reread a few months ago.

The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot. I read this as an adult™ and the entire time I was like Meg definitely didn’t know how to write a character with depression respectfully and it shows. But I think for what it’s worth, as I’m not the targeted audience, it’s a fast and somewhat charming read. And the reason why I can never watch PD2 again lol

Beautiful Creatures Series by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. This is another one that i was not the targeted demo, but it stayed with me in a way that some of the books I was reading around this time didn’t *coughs in romance novels*. I love the potential of the world and what it could have been. And I think about that potential a lot.

did you all need an explanation? no. but i was in a mood to talk about my weird book choices lol i did not follow the rules *looks away*

tagging (no pressure): @totchipanda @linearao3 @whatanybodygets @genuineformality and anyone who wants to talk about books

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My 2023 reads:

January

1. The song of Achilles - Madeline Miller

01/01/23 - 08/01/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

2. Six of Crows - Leigh Bardugo

09/01/23 - DNF

⭐️⭐️⭐️

FEBRUARY

3. Scythe - Neal Shusterman

27/01/23 - 28/02/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

March

4. The death cure - James Dashner

03/03/23 - 09/03/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

5. The mirror man - Lars Kepler

09/03/23 - 15/03/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

6. Medusa - Jessie Burton

16/03/23 - 17/03/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

April

7. The inheritance games - Jennifer Lynn Barnes

24/03/23 - 02/04/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

8. Survive the night - Riley Sager

10/04/23 - 12/04/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

9. The house across the lake - Riley Sager

12/04/23 - 17/04/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.8

10. The hypnotist - Lars Kepler

17/04/23 - 25/04/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

11. Twisted Games - Ana Huang

26/04/23 - 28/04/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

12. Twisted Love - Ana Huang

30/04/23 - 30/04/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.9

May

13. The Alpha and his mate - B E Wakeford

01/05/23 - 02/05/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

14. The Alpha’s Saviour - Reece Bardon

02/05/23 - 03/05/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

15. Distance - Luna Mason

03/05/23- 04/05/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

16. The Alpha’s Mate - Ava Gray

05/05/23-06/05/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

17. Mated to the Alpha - J.M Clarke

06/05/23 - 07/05/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.3

18. Silent Luna - Sabrina Noury

07/05/23 - 08/05/23

⭐️⭐️.5

19. Throne of deception - Adrianna Brinne

08/05/23 - 09/05/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

20. Shift - Heather Mackinnon

11/05/23 - 13/05/23

⭐️⭐️.5

21. The wolf’s wild mate - Ava Gray

14/05/23 - 15/05/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

22. Saving his mate - Ava Gray

15/05/23 - 15/05/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

23. Taken By a sinner - Michael Heard

16/05/23 - 16/05/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

24. Keeping my girl - Angela Snyder

17/05/23 - 19/05/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

25. Taken by the Pack - Laura Wylde

20/05/23- 20/05/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

26. Ruin - Samantha Towle

21/05/23 - 24/05/23

⭐️⭐️

27. Fighting for his mate - Ava Gray

27/05/23 - 30/05/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

28. Her defender bear - Scarlett Grove

03/06/23 - 03/06/23

⭐️⭐️.5

29. The fine print - Lauren Asher

01/06/23 - 04/06/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

June

30. Cold blooded alpha - Eva Bale

09/06/23 - 09/06/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

31. Her two alphas - Julia Sparks

10/06/23 - 10/06/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

32. Saving his fated mate - Marie Mason

10/06/23 - 12/06/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

33. Kidnapped by my mate - Elle Adams

12/06/23 - DNF

⭐️⭐️

34. Broken rules - I.A Dice

18/06/23 - 25/06/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

35. Done and Dusted - Lyla Sage

25/06/23 - 28/06/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

36. Against the clock - Brittany Kelly

30/06/23 - 02/07/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

July

37. Local woman missing - Mary Kubica

02/07/23 - 06/07/23

⭐️⭐️

38. Owned by a sinner - Michelle Heard

06/07/23 - 08/07/23

⭐️⭐️

39. Scoring wilder - R.S Grey

10/07/23 - 13/07/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

40. Sleet kitten - S.J Tilly

20/07/23 - 23/07/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

41. The haunting of Lannister hall - Amy cross

24/07/23 - 30/07/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

42. Tis the damn season - Kimi Freeman

31/07/23 - 01/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

August

43. Thin Ice - Ava Gray

01/08/23 - 04/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

44. Shatter me - Tahereh Mafi

03/08/23 - 04/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

45. Destroy me - Tahereh Mafi

07/08/23 - 07/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

46. Buddy reads - Dhara Shah

01/08/23 - 15/08/23

⭐️⭐️

47. Unravel me - Tahereh Mafi

08/08/23 - 16/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

48. Good girl for the bikers - Stephanie Brother

21/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

49. Secret Baby for the bikers - Stephanie Brother

21/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

49. The thief - Tara Crescent

19/08/23 - 22/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

50. Alpha Wolf - Rune hunt

22/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

51. Rejected wolf - Rune Hunt

22/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

52. Goddess Wolf - Rune Hunt

22/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

53. Finding somewhere to belong - C.C Masters

22/08/23 - 23/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

54. Finding Anna - C.C Masters

23/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

55. Finding the fire within - C.C Masters

23/08/23 - 24/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

56. Finding the power within - C.C Masters

23/08/23 - 25/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

57. Vicious saint - L.C Wilcox

25/08/23 - 26/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

58. Annie’s valentine Bikers - Alys Fraser

26/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

59. Will - Juli Hill

26/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

60. Fourth wing - Rebecca Yarros

26/08/23 - 30/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

61. Puppy Love - Katelyn Beckett

30/08/23

⭐️⭐️.5

62. Fracture me - Tahereh Mafi

30/08/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

September

63. Her second chance shifter romance - L. MacNourghton

02/09/23 - 03/09/23

ARC READ!!

⭐️⭐️

64. Unlikely mate - Candace Ayers

03/09/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

65. Fated to the alpha - Skye Alder

03/09/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️

66. Prom Queen - Laura wolfe

04/09/23 - 08/09/23

ARC READ!!

⭐️⭐️

67. A curse of blood and wolves - Melissa McTernan

03/09/23 - 13/09/23

ARC READ!!

⭐️⭐️⭐️

68. The housemaid - Freida McFadden

13/09/23 - 14/09/23

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

69. Brothers of blood - J.T patten

17/09/23 - 17/09/23

ARC READ!!

⭐️

70. Merciless - Tracy Lorraine

16/09/23 - 20/09/23

ARC READ!!

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71. A court of thornes and roses - Sarah J. Maas

23/09/23 - 28/09/23

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J's Reading List

This is my ongoing list (with constant new additions) - this list isn't necessarily what I'm trying to finish in just 2024 alone:

A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur

The Adult by Bronwyn Fischer

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Babel by R. F Kuang

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery

The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman

By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult

Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare

Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare

The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer ​​

The Crescent Moon Tearoom by Stacy Sivinski

The Curator by Owen King

The Dallergut Dream Department Store

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Emily Wilde’s Enyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

The Endless Vessel by Charles Soule

Everyone on This Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

Faebound by Saara El-Arifi

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary

The Fury by Alex Michaelides

The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novak

Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

How to Stop Time by Matt Haig

How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

I Only Read Murder by Ian and Will Ferguson

Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs

Into the Uncut Grass by Trevor Noah

Keeper of Enchanted Rooms (Whimbrel House Book 1) by Charlie N. Holmberg

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

The Lantern of Lost Memories by Sanaka Hiiragi

The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros

The Last Mona Lisa by Jonathan Sanofler

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke

The Lost Van Gogh by Jonathan Sanofler

The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood

Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult

The Maid by Nita Prose

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

Middle of the Night by Riley Sager

The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes

The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Halley

The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose

Ordinary Monsters by J.M. Miro

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

The Perfumist of Paris by Alka Joshi

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

The Puzzle Box by Danielle Trussoni

The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams

Real Americans by Rachel Khong

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfield

Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross

Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park

Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

Talking at Night by Claire Daverly

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas

True Biz by Sara Novic

Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren

The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall

When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker

The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison

You Are Here by David Nicholls

Before your memory fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before we say goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi *

Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare (couldn’t finish it, dragging my feet through; ultimately returned before due)

Tales from the Cafe by Toshikazu Kawaguchi *

FINISHED SINCE JAN. 1, 2024 (and still going):

A Court of Thorns and ROSES BY Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Mist and Fury

A Court of Wings and Ruin

A Court of Frost and Starlight

A Court of Silver Flames

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

The Lost Tarot by Sarah Henstra

Circe by Madeline Miller

The Life Impossible by Matt Haig

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

Bride by Ali Hazelwood

Beach Read by Emily Henry

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix. E. Harrow ***

The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas

The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J Maas

House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern ***

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros *****

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros *****

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Anne Sexton, from Wanting to die / Rainer Maria Rilke from Elegy VII; Duino Elegies / Leigh Bardugo from Ninth House / Anna Akhmatova/ Leigh Bardugo from Ninth House / Anna Akhmatova from Why Is This Age Worse/ Hans Christian Andersen from The Little Mermaid/ J.M Barrie from Peter Pan / Alejandra Pizarnik from Work and Nights: " Silences" / Greta Gerwig from Little Women.

[bookclub4m]

Episode 160: Biographical Fiction & Fictional Biographies

This episode we’re talking about Biographical Fiction & Fictional Biographies! We talk about metafiction, superhero origins as cover songs, spaceship detectives, cat biographies, amendments to amendments, alien abductions, and more! 

You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system.

In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards

Things We Read (or tried to…)

Nat Tate: An American Artist: 1928-1960 by William Boyd

Wikipedia

Maigret's Memoirs by Georges Simenon, translated by Howard Curtis

Matthew was wrong about how many books in this series came out in one month, but based on the French Wikipedia article four titles (including this one) were released in 1951.

Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg

Jack Sheppard (Wikipedia)

The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Peter Sís

Orlando: A Biography by Virginia Woolf (Wikipedia)

Summertime by J.M. Coetzee

Other Media We Mentioned

Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries Series by Gyles Brandreth

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life by Philip José Farmer

What Is the What by Dave Eggers

Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe (Wikipedia)

Blonde (2022 film) (Wikipedia)

Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates

Smile (2022 film) (Wikipedia)

Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison

The Limits of Autobiography: Trauma, Testimony, Theory by Leigh Gilmore

The Sot-Weed Factor by John Barth

The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

Summer Fun by Jeanne Thornton

Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (Wikipedia)

A Field Guide to the Aliens of Star Trek: The Next Generation by Joshua Chapman (zine series)

We can’t find a good link for the zines, but it’s been collected as a book

Interview with the Vampire (film) (Wikipedia)

A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.

The Big Lebowski (Wikipedia)

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore

Links, Articles, and Things

Episode 143 - Amish Romance

Episode 119 - Regence Romance

Episode 094 - Chick Lit Romance

Episode 070 - Erotic Romance

The 7 Best Library Podcasts 

Fictionalized biography (Encyclopædia Britannica)

Autofiction (Wikipedia)

Isekai (Wikipedia)

Oliver Cromwell (Wikipedia)

Epistolary novel (Wikipedia)

Episode 111 - Happy Birthday Dracula

Episode 128 - Plucky Kid Detective

Episode 136 - Hearts of Magic: Threads Entangled

List of biblical figures identified in extra-biblical sources (Wikipedia)

List of Dewey Decimal classes (Wikipedia)

National Library of Medicine classification (Wikipedia)

Zaphod Beeblebrox (Wikipedia)

“Vell, Zaphod’s just zis guy, you know?”

False memory: Mandela Effect (Wikipedia)

17 Fictional Biographies books by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

Carolina Built by Kianna Alexander

Clotel: or, The President's Daughter by William Wells Brown

Pocahontas by Joseph Bruchac

American Woman by Susan Choi

The Black Rose by Tananarive Due

The Reason for Crows: A Story of Kateri Tekakwitha by Diane Glancy

Stone Heart: A Novel of Sacajawea by Diane Glancy

Driving the King by Ravi Howard

Delayed Rays of a Star by Amanda Lee Koe

Leo Africanus by Amin Maalouf, translated by Peter Sluglett

Empress Orchid by Anchee Min

Dancing in the Dark by Caryl Phillips

Douglass' Women by Jewell Parker Rhodes

I the Supreme by Augusto Roa Bastos, translated by Helen Lane

Empress by Shan Sa

The Book of Salt by Monique Truong

Black Cloud Rising by David Wright Faladé

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Join us again on Tuesday, October 18th for our SpoooooOOOoooky Halloween episode we’ll be talking about the concept of Hate Reads!

Then on Tuesday, November 1st we’ll be discussing the genre of Investigative Journalism!

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Misinformation by J.M. Leigh

All Chloe Grant has ever wanted was to be a pillar of truth in a world of lies. Her hunt for answers led her to a career in investigative journalism, and that led to a relationship with Luke, the sexy Air Force pilot with a quiet wit and captivating smile. Everything was going great, then one breaking story opened a chasm so wide, neither had been able to build a bridge. Not that he’d been able to stay out of her bed, though. Which only made things worse. Luke Miller has only ever dreamed of flying. He escaped in the sky. Countless flight hours earned him a spot flying in the Air Force’s Special Operations Command, until one op-gone-wrong grounded him permanently. But he was quickly recruited into Anderson Security, and back into the cockpit. He got to fly, he got the girl. Everything was going great, then Chloe sunk her teeth into a case that jeopardized everything Luke had worked so hard to regain. But it wasn’t enough to for him to leave her permanently. And that was a problem. As Alpha Team rushes to capture their next best lead taking down a ruthless arms dealer, Chloe and Luke discover that only honesty can ensure a safe landing. It’s up to Luke and Alpha Team to decipher the secrets written in the sky.

Review

I can’t start without saying that I’m really happy to continue being part of J.M. Leigh’s ARC team. The first book (you can find my Misdirection’s review down here) was a blast, this second one was heartbreaking almost until the end. I’m writing this review because I enjoyed this journey as much as the first one, if you like military stories and women who break the natural order, you should consider reading it.

I won’t lie, my favorite character here was one of the main characters from the first book, because goddess, the change he went through after finding the love of his life is incredible, my favorite parts almost all have him being a loving partner. But I didn’t know how much I wanted to know about Luke until I started his story.

I will always love watching men being in love. Their thoughts, their doubts, their actions… They can be absolutely stupid (we, women, as much and as well) and do the total opposite of what they should and want, but there’s something so, so sweet about them being vulnerable, understanding their feelings, and deciding to feel them. Sooner or later, they will fall for them, and even when Luke was unnecessarily fighting against it, he was still doing acts of love (he can say he can all he wants, but he couldn’t deny it).

I would have very much liked it if he stopped fighting against it and finding excuses to not flow with it and just let himself feel it and do the correct things he should be doing from the start (he knew what they were, he just was consciously doing the exact opposite on PURPOSE), but I also understand the lengths they go to when there is fear. Fear is a powerful motivator to do things even against love.

I can crucify Luke, but Chloe wasn’t a saint either. She was as difficult as him, both of them being strong heads going against the exact thing they wanted. People, communication can build more than enough bridges, but more than the same amount can be burned down when there isn’t. I suffer so much when there isn’t, and more so when they’re avoiding it on purpose, but I at least got a proper and satisfying development at the end.

There is A LOT of (unnecessary) drama, they had the opportunity to fix everything and just made it all worse, but that’s totally human, completely understandable (sadly). Even when we know what we seek, we go against it for some reason, so they didn’t drive me as crazy as it was possible. The situation wasn’t good for them either, with more than one life-or-death moment to overcome (and just one is much more than enough). So, though I don’t really believe they both did the best they could at the time, they got lucky enough to be able to change it after it all.

Phrases that I liked so much that I marked them while reading

«I shifted in my stool so I was already smiling up at him when he turned to face me. Six-foot-too-many-inches—Seriously, how does he even fit a plane?—hovering right above me.» — Prologue.

«His smile could have lit up the room.» — Prologue.

«“I know it’s an Air Force base, Chloe, but you need to lock this door.”» — Prologue.

«I tried to keep my bouncing legs under control. Tried to mirror his neutral stance. But it was hard to be neutral when I was meeting with the actual President of the United States. I looked to my team leader, Theo, waiting to hear his response. Theo was sitting forward, hands folded on the table. Relaxed, but alert. Madi, Theo’s girlfriend and the newest member of the Anderson Security family, sat next to him. I was sure one of her hidden hands was on Theo, that had to be why he was so calm. Then again, he had met President Parker before, so maybe he just was calm.» — Chapter Two.

«The situation he was referring to happened a little over a month ago and brought Madi and Theo together. And then he almost lost her at least five times because her psycho ex and her former handler at the CIA decided to try to kill her at the same time.» — Chapter Two.

«I dropped Theo and Madi off at Theo’s place two hours ago and I was still parked outside the condo. I knew for a fact If I turned the ignition, I’d find myself pulling up to Chloe’s townhouse within five minutes. I had two choices, sit out here all night, or go back and talk to Madi. Although, she’d probably tell me to go to Chloe; but, if we talked long enough, it’d be too late. I was working on a minute-by-minute basis here. Trying to survive twenty-four hours in the same city as her.» — Chapter Two.

«“I love you, but goodbye,” Madi stopped him from coming closer with a kiss and turned him around.» — Chapter Two.

«“A job is a dumb fucking thing to give up happiness for.”» — Chapter Two.

«I lingered awhile and finished my own beer before I left, locking Madi’s precious reinforced door behind me. The thing was heavy as hell, and probably pointless, but Theo installed it because Madi had one single episode. The man would go to the ends of the earth, and jump, for that woman.» — Chapter Two.

«“Hey.” “Luke,” I whispered, by way of greeting. “I just came to talk,” he spoke quickly, cutting off anything I might have said next. Not that I knew what I was going to say next. “About?” “Us.” One word, two letters. Millions of emotions laced inextricably through them.» — Chapter Three.

«The woman put me through hell sometimes, but the look of pride on her face made it worth it.» — Chapter Five.

«“All right. Let’s get inside and see if Carter has any footage from this,” Theo directed, swooping down and scooping Madi up before walking toward the elevator. “Put me down,” she demanded, pushing back at him as we trailed behind, “I can walk.” “Baby, you’ve just been shot. Again,” he gritted out against her squirming. “Not in the legs, Teddy. Put. Me. Down,” he stopped walking and we all stopped, too, a few paces behind, looking uncomfortably between each other. I couldn’t see Theo’s face, but Madi’s looked steadfast and stubborn. It softened as Theo dropped her back to the ground. “Thank you,” we heard her say and watched Theo’s head tip forward in a nod before we all started walking again. Madi made it about two and a half steps before stumbling and Theo caught her. “I thought you said you could walk, baby,” he chastised softly. “I need to walk on my own, Teddy,” she started sternly, then finished more gently, “But that doesn’t mean I don’t need a little support.” Oh.» — Chapter Six.

«She said, then leaned forward, resting her elbows on the desk and rubbing her face in her palms. Theo found his way over behind her and dug his knuckles into her shoulders.» — Chapter Six.

«“Tell Chloe I’ll make her favorite lasagna if she stays with you,” another muffled voice added.» — Chapter Seven.

«“Okay?” His look of relief was combined with a fair amount of disbelief. I sort of didn’t believe it myself.» — Chapter Seven.

«Scared? Yes. Giving up? Not a chance.» — Chapter Seven.

«Luke was already shaking his head before Theo finished, “I don’t want Max in her underwear drawer.” “Luke,” I cringed. I didn’t entirely disagree, but he didn’t have to use those words exactly. “I’ll go,” Madi happily chipped in. Luke groaned, “I don’t know if that’s better or worse.” I looked at him questioningly. How could it be worse if she went? “Baby, no. It’s not safe. You need to go with Chloe,” Theo pulled Madi back away from me. “I’ll be fine, Teddy,” she leaned up and kissed him, “I came here, didn’t I? Max will go, too. We’ll be okay, we’ll meet up after.” “I don’t like it,” he said, shaking his head. She pressed her palms to his chest, “I know you don’t. I love you.” “I love you, too. Text me when you get there.” I blinked, surprised when he agreed instead of arguing more like he obviously wanted to. “Okay,” she agreed. “And when you’re leaving,” he added. “Okay,” she said again. “And if anything seems weird,” he kept going, worry blanketing his expression. “Okay,” Madi just smiled up at him patiently. Theo took a deep breath. “Okay,” he repeated on an exhale.» — Chapter Seven.

«And before I knew what I was doing, I found my fingers were kneading away the knots at the back of her neck. She tipped back into my palm and I dug a little deeper.» — Chapter Eight.

«“Please, Teddy, we'll go right now.” I tried to hold back a grin. An honest one. Her nickname for Theo made no sense to me at first, but the man did get all soft when he looked at her. Like right now, he looked like he was about to give in.» — Chapter Nine.

«I didn’t sleep at all last night. Not with Chloe right there, one wall away. Never, in the years I’d known her, had we ever slept in different beds under the same roof. Somewhere, in the back of my mind, a voice was telling me I was making the biggest mistake of my life.» — Chapter Ten.

«“Luke,” she glanced up at me, “you’re in or you’re out, decide now.” Shit. “In,” I didn’t even think about it.» — Chapter Ten.

«If she was out in the world right now, I was right there with her.» — Chapter Ten.

«Max was ambling down the stairs when the door swung open. “Need any he—Hey, watcha got there?” He cut himself off at the sight of the two girls cradling the kittens. “We found them,” Chloe said, “Obviously abandoned. We couldn’t leave them.” “But we need you to go back down and get cat food and stuff. The tourists were appearing,” Madi complained distastefully. Max plucked the kitten from her arms, “Sure. I’m supposed to meet Charlie halfway back later to get some gear. I’ll grab it then.” He turned and marched back up the steps with Madi’s eyes glaring daggers into his back. “That’s my fucking cat,” she muttered, ripping off her boots, and stomped up after him. “Max! Give me back my kitten!” “I think her name should be Muffins,” I heard him say. “No, Max, her name is Juneau,” Madi retorted. “Yeah, I don’t like it,” his voice carried over the ledge. I could hear shuffling feet and the sound of a pillow being tossed across the room. “Jesus,” Theo muttered, then trudged up the stairs behind them. “Stop. Don’t… Don’t freak out the cat,” he called wearily once he got up there.» — Chapter Ten.

«I had too many questions to figure out a question to ask.» — Chapter Eleven.

«He let me go and pushed himself up into the aircraft and sat on Madi’s other side, kissing her cheek and then making a call.» — Chapter Twelve.

«Gabriel turned his head, opened one eye to scowl at me. He wasn’t on Team-Tell-the-Girlfriends-Everything, but when the issue came up, he did tell me to tell Chloe as much as it took for her to not push the story. I thought I had.» — Chapter Twelve.

«even though I couldn’t see her, I could imagine the bossy look she’d have on her face, the one that made Theo do literally anything she asked, no matter how much he hated it. I didn’t get that, he did all this to keep her happy, so when did he get his happy?» — Chapter Fourteen.

«What if I die and she loses me? What if she dies and I lose her?» — Chapter Fourteen.

«It was the kind of line that worked on women like me, I was sure. Women who should consider themselves lucky to have his attention. And, maybe, once upon a time, it could have worked on me. He could have sucked me in, had me wrapped around his finger. But I’d already met my person, I knew what love looked like. What it felt like at that first moment, and this was definitely not it.» — Chapter Fifteen.

«I didn’t want to let her go. I never wanted to let her go again.» — Chapter Sixteen.

«Still, Theo was coming out without Madi.» — Chapter Sixteen.

«his weight leaning against Myles which I hadn’t expected, and I knew I was right. I was looking at a man who’d probably just lost his whole world.» — Chapter Sixteen.

«“Fuck the mission, Madi. I need you.” “You wouldn’t—” “I would, baby. I would. If the choice is the mission or coming home to you, I’m coming home.”» — Chapter Seventeen.

«“There will always be another mission, Madi, but there won’t always be another you.”» — Chapter Seventeen.

«“When you have to choose death or coming home, I want you to come home.” “That’s really what you would choose?” “Yes, baby, always.”» — Chapter Seventeen.

«No amount of aspirin had helped, and I refused anything stronger. We were still in danger, and I might have had to fucking fly. Not that we had the helo anymore, but I was unwilling to risk it. The refusal to put anything in my body that might jeopardize the mission still a fierce instinct. The fact that the pulsating migraine was just as debilitating as pain medications seemed to have escaped me.» — Chapter Eighteen.

«“You should have come to me a long, long time ago, Luke.” I’d never had a dad like that. One who’d tell me when I’d fucked up, then give me advice to fix it. I swallowed another lump of guilt, “I know—” “Do you?” Damn, the man was in the mood to interrupt tonight. I glanced over at Theo who had an eyebrow raised. Sighed, “I do, now.” “Better late than never, I guess.”» — Chapter Twenty.

«“Luke, Madi kept a secret she knew would scare Theo, but by keeping it she just hurt him, right?” “Yeah,” I answered. Unsure where he was going with this. Theo wasn’t sure either, and he squirmed uncomfortably. Obvious distaste at being used as an example. “Look at Theo. Tell me, what’s worse? To be hurt or to be scared?” “Well,” I started, looking over at my friend trying to swallow his own tongue, “now that he knows, I think it’s both. When they happen together.” “Exactly,” I could picture Anderson nodding. “And he had to go through both, when he could have avoided one by just making her feel safe enough to be honest with him.”» — Chapter Twenty.

«“He’s crazy about you. Crazy being the operative word.” “I know,” she grinned, “Isn’t that great?”» — Chapter Twenty-Eight.

«“Madi, you wanna try to come back in here? It’s clear now, everyone’s free.” “No,” I heard Theo’s answer immediately in the comm. Then, “Yes,” as Madi’s voice was live again in my ear. “Baby,” Theo’s broken plea followed in my ear. “I can do it, Teddy,” I glanced up to see Madi’s shadow near the door. “It’s clear. Let me face the thing that scares me.” Fuck, I owed her and Chloe so much credit. Madi’s slow steps entered the room, darting around in fear and anxiety. Her tactical training taking the back burner to the stress she was feeling. Theo edged in behind her, one hand on her hip, the other on his rifle. His head moving in a much slower, much more analytical swivel. Checking the room to protect her.» — Chapter Thirty.

«“Max, shut up,” Madi groaned, emphasizing every little syllable, and adding a few extra, as she spoke. “I didn’t say anything that time,” I’m not proud of it, but my voice notched up an octave. “Your little finger tap, tap, tapping is real annoying.” No way she fucking heard that.» — Epilogue.

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From Justice League 3001 #5 (2015) written by  Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis, pencilled by Howard Porter, inked by  Howard Porter, coloured by     Hi-Fi Design, lettered by  Rob Leigh

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Top Ten Tuesday | Popular books I didn't like

Top Ten Tuesday | Popular books I didn’t like

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted at That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week you compile a list of ten books which coincide with that week’s theme. You can find everything you need to know about joining in here!

This week’s theme is ‘Unpopular Bookish Opinions (submitted by Kaitlin Galvan @ Somehow I Manage Blog)’ and at first I wasn’t sure what I was going to talk about. I could do the usual…

[lost-in-dark-academia]

Inside Broadmoore - Jonathan Levi, Emma French

Unsolved Murders: True Crime Cases Unsolved - Amber Hunt, Emily G. Thompson

How To Be Champion - Sarah Millican

Our Story: Reg And Ron Kray - Reginald Kray, Ronald Kray, Fred Dinenage

Profession Of Violence - John Pearson

Terry Deary's Terribly True Ghost Stories

Night Of The Haunted Trousers - Susan Gates

 Coraline - Neil Gaiman

House Of Secrets - Chris Columbas, Ned Vizzini

Romeo And Juliet - William Shakespeare

Hamlet - William Shakespeare

Macbeth - William Shakespeare

The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle

Alice In Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson

Dracula - Bram Stoker

The Call Of Cthulhu - HP Lovecraft

Frankenstein - Mary Shelly

The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow - Washington Irving

The Raven - Edgar Allan Poe

The Tell Tale Heart - Edgar Allan Poe

Curious, If True: Strange Tales - Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

The Thing On The Doorstep - HP Lovecraft

The Haunter Of The Dark - HP Lovecraft

The Empty House And Other Ghost Stories - Algerhorn Blackwood

Tales Of The Grotesque And Arabesque - Edgar Allan Poe

Shadow - Edgar Allan Poe

The Fall Of The House Of Usher - Edgar Allan Poe

The White People - Arthur Macben

The Demon Spell - Hume Nisbet

The Horror At Martins Beach - HP Lovecraft

The Private Memoirs Of A Justified Sinner - James Hogg

The Dream Quest Of Unknown Kadath - HP Lovecraft

Tales Of Old Japan - Lord Redesdale

The Man In The Iron Mask - Alexandre Dumas

Kidnapped - Robert Louis Stevenson

The Hunchback Of Notre Dame - Victor Hugo

The Haunted House - Charles Dickens

The Sorrows Of Satan - Marie Corelli

The Moonchild - Aliester Crowley

The Phantom Rickshaw And Other Ghost Stories - Rudyard Kipling

Ghost Stories Of An Antiquary - Montague Rhodes James

The Story Of The Inexperienced Ghost - HG Wells

Animal Ghosts - Elliott O'Donnell

A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens

The Night Land - William Hape Hodgson

Peter Pan - J.M. Barrie

Japanese Fairy Tale - Yei Theodora Ozaki

Stranger Things Happen - Kelly Link

The Victorian Book Of The Dead - Chris Woodyard

The Last Sister - Kendra Elliot

The Silent Daughter - Claire Amarti

Demonology - King James VI

Granny - Anthony Horowitz

The Switch - Anthony Horowitz

The Book Of Household Management - Mary Beeton

Im A Therapist And My Patient Is Going To Be The Next School Shooter - Dr Harper

Im A Therapist And My Patient Is In Love With A Pedophile - Dr Harper

Im A Therapist, And My Patient Is A Vegan Terrorist - Dr Harper

Billy Connolly: Tall Tales And Wee Stories - Billy Connolly

FNAF: The Silver Eyes - Scott Cawthon

FNAF: The Twisted Ones - Scott Cawthon

FNAF: Fourth Closet - Scott Cawthon

Fazbear Frights: Into The Pit - Scott Cawthon

Fazbear Frights: Fetch - Scott Cawthon

Fazbear Frights: 1:35am - Scott Cawthon

Fazbear Frights: Step Closer - Scott Cawthon

Fazbear Frights: Bunny Call - Scott Cawthon

Fazbear Frights: Black Bird - Scott Cawthon

Fazbear Frights: The Cliffs - Scott Cawthon

Fazbear Frights: Gumdrop Angel - Scott Cawthon

Fazbear Frights: The Puppet Carver - Scott Cawthon

Fazbear Frights: Friendly Face - Scott Cawthon

Fazbear Frights - Scott Cawthon

Anatomy Of Witchcraft - Peter Haining

All Things Cease To Appear - Elizabeth Brundage

Shadow And Bone - Leigh Bardugo

The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman

The Satanic Bible (50th Anniversary Revision) - Michael Aquino

The Book Of Forbidden Knowledge - Johnson Smith

The Satanic Narratives: A Modern Satanic Narrative: A Modern Satanic Bible - Damian Ba'al

The 3 Magical Books Of Solomon - Aliester Crowley, Fredrick Cornwallis Conybeare, Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers

Heaven And Its Wonders: The World Of Spirits And Hell - Emanuel Swedenborg

Witchcraft: A Beginners Guide To Witchcraft - Sophie Cornish

Moonspells: Unlocking The Hidden Power Of The 8 Lunar Phases, Wiccan Magic And Witchcraft - Mari Silva

The Witches Journal - Selene Silverwind

Sweeny Todd: The Real Story Of The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street - Peter Haining

Dead Famous: An Unexpected History Of Celebrity From Bronze Age To Silver Screen - Greg Jenner

It - Stephen King

The Tommyknockers - Stephen King

The Stand - Stephen King

The Shining - Stephen King

Misery - Stephen King

Salems Lot - Stephen King

11/22/63 - Stephen King

The Dead Zone - Stephen King

The Institute - Stephen King

Carrie- Stephen King

The Long Walk - Stephen King

Different Seasons - Stephen King

The Green Mile - Stephen King

If It Bleeds - Stephen King

Doctor Sleep - Stephen King

Pet Semetary - Stephen King

Under The Dome - Stephen King

Joyland - Stephen King

Insomnia - Stephen King

From A buck 8 - Stephen King

Nightmares And Dreamscapes - Stephen King

Revival - Stephen King

Finders Keepers- Stephen King

Night Shift - Stephen King

The Talisman - Stephen King

Dreamcatcher - Stephen King

Lisey's Story - Stephen King

End Of Watch - Stephen King

Mr Mercedes - Stephen King

Cujo - Stephen King

Needful Things - Stephen King

Bag Of Bones - Stephen King

The Eyes Of The Dragon - Stephen King

Billy Summers - Stephen King

Shawshank Redemption - Stephen King

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon - Stephen King

Rose Madder - Stephen King

Firestarter - Stephen King

Duma Key - Stephen King

Desperation - Stephen King

The Dark Half - Stephen King

Christine - Stephen King

Geralds Game - Stephen King

Cell - Stephen King

Dolores - Stephen King

Later - Stephen King

On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft - Stephen King

One Upon A Dream - Liz Braswell

The Misadventures Of Max Crumbly: Locker Hero - Rachel Renee Russell

The Misadventures Of Max Crumbly: Middle School Mayhem - Rachel Renee Russell

The Misadventures Of Max Crumbly: Masters Of Mischief - Rachel Renee Russell

Idols Of Kpop - Malcolm Mackenzie

BTS Icons Of Kpop - Adrian Besley

BTS: The Ultimate Fan Book

Point Horror: Blind Date - RL Stine

Point Horror: Twisted - RL Stine

Point Horror: the Nightmare Man - Tessa Krailing

Point Horror:  The Lifeguard - Richie Tankersley Cusick

Point Horror: Party Line - A.Bates

Point Horror: Prom Dress - Lael Littke

Point Horror: The Babysitter - RL Stine

Point Horror: Trick Or Treat - Richie Tankersley Cusick

Point Horror: My Secret Admirer - Carol Ellis

Point Horror: April Fools - Richie Tankersley Cusick

Point Horror: Final Exam - A.Bates

Point Horror: Funhouse - Diane Hoh

Point Horror: Beach Party - RL Stine

Point Horror: The Boyfriend - RL Stine

Point Horror: The Foggiest - David Belbi

Point Horror: Teachers Pet - Morris Gleitzman, Richie Tankersley Cusick

Point Horror: The Snowman - RL Stine

Point Horror: The Accident - Diane Hoh

Point Horror: The Babysitter II - RL Stine

Point Horror: Mothers Helper - A.Bates

Point Horror: Sister Dearest - D.E Athkins

Point Horror: The Girlfriend - RL Stine

Point Horror: The Cheerleader - Caroline B. Cooney

Point Horror: Fatal Secrets - Richie Tankersley Cusick

Point Horror: The Window - Carol Ellis, Charbonneau Denise

Point Horror: Evil Returns - Caroline B. Cooney

Point Horror: The Invitation - Diane Hoh

Point Horror: Mirror Mirror - D.E Athkins

Point Horror: The Fever - Diane Hoh

Point Horror: Hit And Run - RL Stine

Point Horror: The Waitress - Sinclair Smith

Point Horror: Beach House - RL Stine

Point Horror: The Train - Diane Hoh

Point Horror: The Ripper - D.E. Athkins

Point Horror: The Mall - Patricia Macdonald, Richie Tankersley Cusick

Point Horror: Freeze Tag - Caroline B. Cooney

Point Horror: The Hitchhiker - RL Stine

Point Horror: Fatal Bargain - Caroline B. Cooney

Point Horror: Dream Date - Sinclair Smith

Point Horror: The Dead Game - A. Bates

Point Horror: The Babysitter III - RL Stine

Point Horror: Camp Fear - Carol Ellis

Point Horror: The Perfume - Caroline B. Cooney

Point Horror: The Dead Girlfriend - RL Stine

Point Horror: Halloween Night - RL Stine

Point Horror: Help Wanted -Richie Tankersley Cusick

Point Horror: The Phantom - Barbara Steiner

Point Horror: The Stranger - Caroline B. Cooney

[ ]  Point Horror: Call Waiting - RL Stine

[ ]  Point Horror: Silent Witness - Carol Ellis

[ ]  Goosebumps:  Welcome To Dead House

[ ]  Goosebumps:  One Day At Horrorland

[ ]  Goosebumps: The Scarecrow - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Monster Blood - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Say Cheese And Die - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Stay Out Of The Basement - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Lets Get Invisible - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Night Of The Living Dummy - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: The Girl Who Cried Monster - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Welcome To Camp Nightmare - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Piano Lessons Can Be Murder - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Attack Of The Mutant - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Monster Blood II- RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: The Cuckoo Clock Of Doom - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Monster Blood III - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: It Came From Beneath The Sink - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: The Barking Ghost - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: The Horror At Camp Jellyjam - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: You Cant Scare Me - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Why Im Afraid Of The Dark - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: A Night In Terror Tower - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: The Curse Of The Coffin - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Under The Magicians Spell - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: The Knight In Screaming Armour - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Diary Of A Mad Mummy - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Deep In The Jungle Of Doom - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Welcome To The Wicked Wax Museum - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Scream Of The Evil Genie - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: The Creepy Creations Of Professor Shock - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Secret Agent Grandma - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Little Comic Shop Of Horrors - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Escape From Camp Run-For-Your-Life - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Toy Terror: Batteries Included- RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: The Twisted Tale Of Tiki Island - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Return Of The Carnival Of Horrors - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Zapped In Space - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Lost In Skinkeye Swamp - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Headless Halloween- RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Shop Til You Drop...Dead - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Alone In Snakebite Canyon- RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Invasion Of The Body Squeezers - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Checkout Time At The Deadend Hotel - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Night Of A Thousand Claws - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Revenge R Us - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Invaders From The Big Screen - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Fright Camp - RL Stine

[ ]  Goosebumps: Are You Terrified - RL Stine

[ ]  If We Were Villains - M.I. Rio

[ ]  The Secret History - Donna Tartt

[ ]  A Quaint And Curious Volume - Sarah Perry

[ ]  The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt

[ ]  Tales Of Mystery And Imagination - Edgar Allan Poe

[ ]  Maurice - EM Foster

[ ]  The Picture Of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde

[ ]  A Little Life - Hanya Yanagihara

[ ]  Ninth House - Leigh Bardugo

[ ]  Love Is A Dog From Hell - Charles Bukowski

[ ]  To The Lighthouse - Virginia Wolfe

[ ]  The Prince - N. Machiavelli

[ ]  We The Drowned - Carsten Jensen

[ ]  Dead Poets Society - N.H. Kleinbaum

[ ]  Jonathan Strange And Mr Norell - Susanna Clarke

[ ]  The Little Friend - Donna Tartt

[ ]  The Rules Of Attraction - B.E. Ellis

[ ]  Walden - H.D. Thoreau

[ ]  Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte

[ ]  The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath

[ ]  Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte

[ ]  The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald

[ ]  The Lying Game - Ruth Ware

[ ]  Black Chalk - Christopher J. Yates

[ ]  Murder On The Orient Express - Agatha Christie

[ ]  To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee

[ ]  Pride And Prejudice - Jane Austin

[ ]  The Night Circus - Erin Margenstern

[ ]  The Secret History Of The World - Jonathan Black

[ ]  The Old Straight Track - Alfred Watkins

[ ]  The Art Of The Occult - S. Elizabeth

[ ]  The English Heretic Collection: Ritual Histories, Magical Geography - Andy Sharp

[ ]  The Prophecies - Nostradamus

[ ]  Haunted Norwitch - David Chisnell

[ ]  The Weiser Book Of Horror And The Occult: Hidden Magic, Occult Truths And The Stories The Started It All - on Milo DuQuette

[ ]  The Uncanny - Nicholas Royle

[ ]  Witchcraft - Anastasia Greywolf

[ ]  The Complete Prophecies Of Nostradamus - Nostradamus

[ ]  Condensed Chaos - Phile Hine

[ ]  The Oxford Illustrated History Of Witchcraft And Magic - Owen Davies

[ ]  Witchwood - John Buchan

[ ]  The Lovecraft Code - Peter Levenda

[ ]  The Occult Philosophy In The Elizabethan Age - Frances Yates

[ ]  Death Row : The Final Minutes - Michelle Lyons

[x]  Killing For Company: The Case Of Dennis Nilson - Brain Masters

[ ]  Chaos: Charles Manson, The CIA, The Secret History Of The 60s - Tom O'Neill

[ ]  The Big Book Of Serial Killers: An Encyclopaedia Of Serial Killers - Jack Rosewood

[ ]  Helter Skelter: The True Story Of The Manson Murders - Vincent Bugliosi, Curt Gentry

[ ]  The Ultimate Evil: An Investigation Into Americas Most Dangerous Satanic Cult - Maury Terry

[ ]  John Wayne Gacy: Defending A Monster - Judge Sam L. Amirante, Danny Broderick

[ ]  Girl In The Cellar - Allan Hall, Michael Leidig

[ ]  Kill Or Be Killed - Robert Scott

[ ]  The Mad Chopper - Kent Allard

[ ]  The Cases That Haunt Us - John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker

[ ]  Buried Secrets: A True Story Of Serial Murder - Edward Humes

[ ]  The Black Dahlia - James Ellroy

[ ]  In Cold Blood  -Truman Capote

[ ]  Portrait Of A Killer: Jack The Ripper Case Closed - Patricia Cornwell

[ ]  Perverse Crimes In History - Julian Press

[x]  The Witches Book Of Self Care - Arin Murphy Hiscock

[ ]  Fear Street: The New Girl - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: The Surprise Party - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: The Over Night - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: Missing - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: The Wrong Number - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: The Sleepwalker - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: Haunted - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: The Stepsister - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: Ski Weekend - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: The Fire Game - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: Lights Out - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: The Secret Bedroom - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: The Knife - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: The Prom Queen - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: First Date - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: The Best Friend - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: The Cheater - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: Sunburn - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: The New Boy - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: The Dare - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: Bad Dreams - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: Double Date - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: The Thrill Club - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: One Evil Summer - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: The Mind Reader - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: Wrong Number 2 - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: Truth Or Dare - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: Dead End - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: Final Grade - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: Switched - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: College Weekend - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: What Holly Heard - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: The Face - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: Dont Stay Up Late - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: The Perfect Date - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: The Confession - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: The Boy Next Door - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: Night Games - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: The Runaway - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: Killers Kiss- RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: All Night Party- RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: The Lost Girl - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: Cat- RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: The Conclusion - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: Who Killed The Homecoming Queen - RL Stine

[ ]  Fear Street: Into The Dark - RL Stine

[ ]  Horrible Histories: All At Sea - Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Angry Aztecs - Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Blitzed Britz - Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Awful Egyptians - Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Barmy British Empire - Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Crackin Castles - Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Cut Throat Celts - Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Frightful First World War - Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Gorgeous Georgians - Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Groovy Greeks - Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Gruesome Great Houses - Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Gruesome Guide To Dublin - Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Gruesome Guide To York - Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Horrible History Of The World - Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Horribly Hilarious Joke Book- Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Incredible Incas- Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Measly Middle Ages - Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Pirates - Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans - Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Savage Stone Age - Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Slimy Stuarts - Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Smashing Saxons- Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Stormin Normans - Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Terrible Tudors - Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: the Secret Diary Of Henry VIII- Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Top 50 Kings And Queens - Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Up In The Air - Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Vicious Vikings - Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Vile Victorians - Terry Deary

[ ]  Horrible Histories: Woeful Second World War - Terry Deary

[ ]  The Story Of Scotland: Inspired By The Great Tapestry Of Scotland - Allan Burnett

[ ]  The Celts And All That - Allan Burnett

[ ]  Robert The Bruce And All That - Allan Burnett

[ ]  William Wallace And All That - Allan Burnett

[ ]  The Vikings And All That - Allan Burnett

[ ]  Mary Queen Of Scots And All That - Allan Burnett

[ ]  Robert Burns And All That - Allan Burnett

[ ]  Columba And All That - Allan Burnett

[ ]  Macbeth And All That - Allan Burnett

[ ]  Rob Roy And All That - Allan Burnett

[ ]  Bonnie Prince Charlie And All That - Allan Burnett

[ ]  World War I: Scottish Tales Of Adventure - Allan Burnett

[ ]  World War II: Scottish Tales Of Adventure - Allan Burnett

[ ]  Invented In Scotland: Scottish Ingenuity And Invention Throughout The Ages - Allan Burnett

[ ]  Discovery At Roswell - Terry Deary

[ ]  Terry Deary's Terribly True Crime Stories - Terry Deary

[ ]  Encounter On The Moon: Fact Or Fiction - Robin Moore

[ ]  Black Dahlia, Red Rose: The Crime, Corruption And Cover Up Of Americas Greatest Unsolved Murder - Piu Eatwell

[ ]  Peggy And Me - Miranda Hart

[ ]  Parsnips, Buttered: How To Baffle, Bamboozle And Boycott Your Way Through Modern Life - Joe Lycett

[ ]  The Stephen King Universe: A Guide To The Worlds Of The King Of Horror - Stanley Wiater, Christopher Golden, Hank Wagner

[ ]  Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends: Vol 1 - Tara A. Devlin

[ ]  Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends: Vol 2 - Tara A. Devlin

[ ]  Toshiden: Exploring Japanese Urban Legends: Vol 3 - Tara A. Devlin

[ ]  Kowabana: "True" Japanese Scary Stories From Around The Internet: Vol 1 - Tara A. Devlin

[ ]  Kowabana: "True" Japanese Scary Stories From Around The Internet: Vol 2 - Tara A. Devlin

[ ]  Kowabana: "True" Japanese Scary Stories From Around The Internet: Vol 3 - Tara A. Devlin

[ ]  Kowabana: "True" Japanese Scary Stories From Around The Internet: Origins - Tara A. Devlin

[ ]  Kowabana: "True" Japanese Scary Stories From Around The Internet: Vol 5 - Tara A. Devlin

[ ]  Kowabana: "True" Japanese Scary Stories From Around The Internet: Vol 6 - Tara A. Devlin

[ ]  Kowabana: "True" Japanese Scary Stories From Around The Internet: Vol 7 - Tara A. Devlin

[ ]  Kowabana: "True" Japanese Scary Stories From Around The Internet: Vol 8 - Tara A. Devlin

[ ]  Kowabana: "True" Japanese Scary Stories From Around The Internet: Vol 9 - Tara A. Devlin

[ ]  Kaihan: Bizarre Crimes That Shook Japan Vol 1 - Tara A. Devlin

[ ]  Reikan: The Most Haunted Locations In Japan Vol 1 - Tara A. Devlin

[ ]  Reikan: The Most Haunted Locations In Japan Vol 2 - Tara A. Devlin

[ ]  Banka: Baffling Japanese Internet Mysteries Vol 1 - Tara A. Devlin

[ ]  Banka: Baffling Japanese Internet Mysteries Vol 2 - Tara A. Devlin

[ ]  The Invisible Man - HG Wells

[ ]  The Ghost Map: The Story Of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic And How It Changed Science, Cities And The Modern World - Steven JohnsonThe Man Who Died Twice - Richard Osman

The Satanic Rituals - Anton Szandor LaVay

The Happy Satanist: Finding Self Empowerment - Lilith Starr

The Exorcist - William Peter Blatty

The Omen - David Seltzer

The Amityville Horror - Jay Anson

The Silence Of The Lambs - Thomas Harris

Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark - Alvin Schwartz

More Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark - Alvin Schwartz

Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark 3 - Alvin Schwartz

Evil Serial Killers: To Kill And Kill Again - Al Cimino

What A Time To Be Alone: The Sumflower Guide To Why You Are Already Enough - Chidera Eggerue

Women Don't Owe You Pretty - Florence Given

The Spitfire Kids - Alastair Cross

Tap To Tidy - Stacy Solomon

Fluke - James Herbert

Coldheart Canyon - Clive Barker

Mythology Of The British Isles - Geoffrey Ashe

How To Be A Tudor: A Dawn To Dusk Guide To Everyday Life - Ruth Goodman

No Such Thing As Normal - Byony Gordon

Sunburn - James Felton

52 Times Britain Was A Bellend - James Felton

[booksociety]

do you know any books that include pirates? Thank you!

Hello and sure thing! Here are some pirate book recs for you. ❤️ Hopefully, you will find something to your liking among them.

A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic #1) by V.E. Schwab (Megan & Melissa) - books #2 and #3 of this series

All the Stars and Teeth (All the Stars and Teeth #1) by Adalyn Grace (Sage & Celina)

Compass Rose by Anna Burke

Daughter of the Pirate King (Daughter of the Pirate King #1) by Tricia Levenseller (Mars S)

Heart of Iron (Heart of Iron #1) by Ashley Poston (Sage)

Our Bloody Pearl (These Treacherous Tides #1) by D.N. Bryn (Marisa)

Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie (Vee)

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Price of Freedom by A.C. Crispin (Sabrina)

Scavenge the Stars (Scavenge the Stars #1) by Tara Sim (Sage)

Seafire (Seafire #1) by Natalie C. Parker (Sage)

Shadow and Bone (The Grisha Trilogy #1) by Leigh Bardugo (Sage & Franzi) - book #2 of this series

Song of the Current (Song of the Current #1) by Sarah Tolcser

The Abyss Surrounds Us (The Abyss Surrounds Us #1) by Emily Skrutskie (Sage, Megan & Stephanie)

The Assassin’s Curse (The Assassin’s Curse #1) by Cassandra Rose Clarke (Mars S)

The Black Corsair (I corsari delle Antille #1) by Emilio Salgari (Vee)

The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastard #1) by Scott Lynch (Marisa) - book #2 of this series

The Most Evil Pirates in History by Shelley Klein (Vee)

These Rebel Waves (Stream Raiders #1) by Sara Raasch (Anna S & Sage)

To Catch a Pirate by Jade Parker (Vee)

To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo (Melissa, Franzi, Sage, Alex & Scarlett)

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (Vee)

- Nickie

[ninja-muse]

Oooh I want a rec too, please! 😝

You and I seem to have a lot of taste in common, so here are a few books I like that don’t get a lot of buzz or might not otherwise be on your radar

The Untold Tale by J.M. Frey

A Masque of Alchemy and Mirrors by Curtis Craddock

Beowulf

The Time of Gifts by Patrick Leigh Fermor

Time Travel: a History by James Gleick

Haunted Ground by Erin Hart

The Map of Time by Felix Palma

Thanks for asking!

Let me rec you books!