#setting: seaside

[cosybookclub]

Tourist Trap Mysteries

In the gentle coastal town of South Cove, California, all Jill Gardner wants is to keep her store - Coffee, Books, and More - open and running. So why is she caught up in the business of murder?

When Jill's elderly friend, Miss Emily, calls in a fit of pique, she already knows the city council is trying to force Emily to sell her dilapidated old house. But Emily's gumption goes for naught when she dies unexpectedly and leaves the house to Jill - along with all of her problems ... and her enemies.

Convinced her friend was murdered, Jill is finding the list of suspects longer than the list of repairs needed on the house. But Jill is determined to uncover the culprit - especially if it gets her closer to South Cove's finest, Detective Greg King. Problem is, the killer knows she's on the case - and is determined to close the book on Jill permanently ...

[politedemon]

SAINT MAUD (2020) dir. Rose Glass

[minecraft]

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[thereadingchallengechallenge]

Review: The Spell Shop by Sarah Beth Durst Rating: 4/5

When a library burns, a librarian runs. Kiela flees to the seaside town she grew up in with a sentient plant and a collection of books she is absolutely not supposed to have. But their magical contents is just what she needs to bring hope back to her home - if danger doesn't find her first.  This was delightful. It had me smiling and laughing and making dry, sarcastic comments from beginning to end. Kiela is a bit grating with her constant worrying but the sheer whimsy of the setting and the more magical characters more than makes up for it. Although Larran is an adorable love interest, he's just so sweet and kind. I want one (but in butch lesbian form).

This is a quiet story with a focus on character development which I really enjoyed. And really, I was in this for the worldbuilding. A friend promised me it would be cozy and comforting and remind me of the Shirley Barber books I loved as a kid and it absolutely did that.

If you want a low stakes fantasy with lovely characters and a good sense of magic, I would highly recommend The Spell Shop. And if you enjoyed this one, I'd definitely encourage you to try Durst's Queens of Renthia series, those books are wonderful too.

[shilohsylvanian]

Time for camping 🏕 💕

[theslowtravel]

Orewa Reserve

[saturnniidae]

I think we should have more httyd or rotbtd horror

[funkbun]

girls who love standing around

[genderqueerpond]

finally watching two's era in order completionist style and uh

uh--

they've stolen him away. they've literally stolen him away. they are the fae to him and they've pulled him into another world and told him he can never go home

[cosybookclub]

Kite Shop Mysteries

In the all-new Kite Shop Mystery series set in the beach-side community of Rock Point, Oregon, kite shop owner Emmy Adler gets swept up in a murder investigation.

Emmy is finally living her dream. She's moved to the coastal town of Rock Point, Oregon, and is starting a kite business. Strings Attached features her own unique designs, inspired by everything from Picasso to Matisse's colorful cutouts. Her spirits are soaring sky-high the morning of the grand opening until she stumbles upon a dead man washed up on the beach. The body belongs to local chef Miles Logan, and the gash across his chest indicates he s been murdered. The sheriff suspects Emmy's best friend, Avery, who used to date the chef. Emmy is sure Avery would never hurt anyone, but her pal doesn't have an alibi for the night of the murder. With Avery's freedom and the fate of her kite shop up in the air, Emmy takes it upon herself to follow the string of clues and solve the murder before the real killer takes flight.

[selfisharm]

[gorgynei]

theres a werewolf santa movie coming out in november werewolf fans we are so back

[shoceted]

there is no bmsg fandom on tumblr but i'd like there to be and i am mostly in tokusatsu adjacent circles SO: my curated playlist of songs by bmsg artists that i think tokusatsu fans would like. give it a listen. im begging you. please. sky-hi is here he did the den-o opening... please...

[author-a-holmes]

Trick or treat? Right back at you! :D

🍬 Treat!

I mentioned in a post earlier today that Darkling's setting is focussed on Seaside locations, so I threw together a bit of a "Darkling Aesthetics Moodboard" for lack of a better term...

(Event Post)

[beautyinloveandpain]

[enthusiastic-nim]

Bea's house! I'm not 100% happy with how it finished up, however it really did help the energy I'm trying to capture here.

I don't think I've mentioned it before, but I've always wanted for the series is a wide array of unique backdrops and landmarks; so getting better at buildings and prop design is an absolute must for me.