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Broken Monsters
Broken Monsters | Lauren Beukes
"Scary as hell and hypnotic. I couldn't put it down...I'd grab it if I were you." --Stephen King A criminal mastermind creates violent tableaus in abandoned Detroit warehouses in Lauren Beukes's new genre-bending novel of suspense. Detective Gabriella Versado has seen a lot of bodies. But this one is unique even by Detroit's standards: half boy, half deer, somehow fused together. As stranger and more disturbing bodies are discovered, how can the city hold on to a reality that is already tearing at its seams? If you're Detective Versado's geeky teenage daughter, Layla, you commence a dangerous flirtation with a potential predator online. If you're desperate freelance journalist Jonno, you do whatever it takes to get the exclusive on a horrific story. If you're Thomas Keen, known on the street as TK, you'll do what you can to keep your homeless family safe--and find the monster who is possessed by the dream of violently remaking the world. If Lauren Beukes's internationally bestselling The Shining Girls was a time-jumping thrill ride through the past, her Broken Monsters is a genre-redefining thriller about broken cities, broken dreams, and broken people trying to put themselves back together again.
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5feet.of.fury
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This was very disturbing, thought provoking & truly strange.
This thriller set in Detroit follows a varied cast of characters as a grisly murder impacts them &their communities with an eye towards art, social media & societal issues.

#lmpbc @Captivatedbybooks @Readergrrl @BethM

Readergrrl I thought the same! Kind of disturbing, but in a well-developed way, and I‘m still thinking about it. Admittedly, I was speed reading it so I didn‘t write as many comments as I normally do. I have a teen daughter and the scenes where the girls were “playing” with the online creepers had me sweating!! 5mo
5feet.of.fury @Readergrrl the girls were stressing me out! But vigilante teens in cat masks - iconic! 5mo
5feet.of.fury @Readergrrl The ending got a little Stephen King in a “this is really happening somehow, I guess” type of way, but it was good. 5mo
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Captivatedbybooks Im waiting to get it back to finish reading it. But i agree the girls had me stressing and im not a mom! 🤣🤣 5mo
5feet.of.fury @BethM mailed this morning! 5mo
5feet.of.fury @Captivatedbybooks I saw your “idk if I‘m gonna finish in time” note, I hope you go back to it! And enjoy my commentary! 5mo
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Captivatedbybooks
Broken Monsters | Lauren Beukes

@Readergrrl it‘s on it‘s way to you. I believe it said you should get it Friday. #LMPBC #Round20 #GroupC

Readergrrl Very exciting!! I‘ll be mailing Prodigal Summer out by this weekend. I got a little busy!! 7mo
Captivatedbybooks @Readergrrl i didnt get a chance to finish the book lol just an FYI. Ill finish when it comes back to me. 7mo
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Captivatedbybooks
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@Readergrrl it‘s on it‘s way to you. I believe it said you should get it Friday. #LMPBC #Round20 #GroupC

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Captivatedbybooks
Broken Monsters | Lauren Beukes

So for #LMPBC #round20 i picked Broken Monsters. I just want to confirm i am sending my book out to @Readergrrl since im last on the list?

#GroupC @5feet.of.fury @BethM @suvata

Readergrrl Correct! Yay!! 8mo
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Reggie
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I reread this earlier this week and I still liked it. The first 100pgs is hard because there are so many characters are introduced but Beukes threads them masterfully together against the biggest character in here, the city of Detroit. This was wonderful, and scary, and I went to a horror bookclub tonight at an Albuquerque library where wonderful people had some really thoughtful things to say. Pick!

Centique Ooooh horror book club might be the best book club 🙌🧙‍♀️🧙🏻‍♂️😈 8mo
AmyG Horror in Detroit? Sounfs fun. 8mo
vivastory If you haven't read it I also rec The Shining Girls 8mo
Bookzombie Book club sounds fun! I second The Shining Girls! 8mo
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Captivatedbybooks
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Hey peeps!!! These are the books ive pulled for Group C of #LMPBC let me know which you‘s like.

Readergrrl I‘m interested in Broken Monsters. I think I saw a good review of it somewhere a few years ago that initially intrigued me. I‘d also love to read the Shirley Jackson! Im up for anything, of course! 8mo
BethM I vote for whatever is the least scary 😂 8mo
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Maggie4483
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January #Roll100!!!
#96 - next in the Sookie Stackhouse series (GR lists all the collections that contain Sookie short stories as part of the series, so I‘m reading all of those too, and have really liked some of the stories from other authors). I actually only have 1 or 2 Sookie novels left.
#84 - This Is Where I Leave You (I‘ve seen and enjoyed the movie)
#45 - Broken Monsters (my 2nd Beukes; I loved The Shining Girls. SO excited for this one)

PuddleJumper Looks great! 2y
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TheSpineView
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#Movie2BookRecs @Klou
Prompt: Carrie

One book that King said was scary.

Klou This sounds really good!! 3y
TheSpineView @Klou 👍📖📚 3y
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Littlewolf1
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4.8⭐️ OMG! This book is so good… crazy and F‘ed up for sure... but so good. It‘s a paranormal horror type of story that takes you on a crazy thriller of a ride. It uses magical realism and is just so worth the read.

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Reynosa8701
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Headed your way group b @Littlewolf1 #lmpbc

Littlewolf1 Got it😁 3y
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Hestapleton
Broken Monsters | Lauren Beukes
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I FINISHED! Took me a hot second to get into it but the end was a ROLLER COASTER OF EMOTIONS. Will get in the post this week! @cozypunk @Reynosa8701 @Littlewolf1

Reynosa8701 Where do we get each other‘s address I just finished my book 4y
Hestapleton @Reynosa8701 it‘s at the bottom of the email @suvata sent last month. 4y
Reggie Oof. The part where the birds start coming out of her chest. Yikes! 😱 4y
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HeyT
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If I hadn't loved the back end of this so much this would have been a so so because it took forever for me to really get into the story. But once things started to really get the fantastical horror vibe I was totally sucked in. I think on the surface this is just a weird murder tale but it goes into so much more depth about social media, perception, and art so it was really intriguing. But it took over half way to really get going.

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HeyT
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The past couple days I‘ve been struggling to make myself read this but suddenly today I was finally able to get lost in it for a while. I finally have reached more of the fantasy elements so it‘s less of a slog and more of what I‘m into. I‘m curious to see how the different POV threads will weave together if that‘s even where this goes. I‘m also sad Callie didn‘t join me until after I put the book aside.
#CatsOfLitsy

Reagan I love this book! This one is also excellent 4y
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HeyT
Broken Monsters | Lauren Beukes
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Welp. My reading spot has been hijacked. Now I have to figure out an alternative.
#CatsOfLitsy

Darklunarose That‘s kittys spot now. 4y
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HeyT
Broken Monsters | Lauren Beukes
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It‘s been a couple of days since I‘ve had a good reading buddy moment. Thankfully Cal decided to join me today.
#CatsOfLitsy

WorldsOkayestStepMom FLOOF!!! 😻 4y
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Hestapleton
Broken Monsters | Lauren Beukes
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Serial killers, cannibals, monsters, and haunted motels! SO SO SO PUMPED for this #lmpbc round!! (Enjoy my high quality graphic with our book choices and mailing order 😂)

SeaToSkyes The Sun Down Motel is amazing! 4y
Tattooedteacher They look like great picks. Have fun. 4y
cozypunk *CHEF'S KISS* I'm printing this and putting into my reading journal. 4y
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Reggie Ohhhh my gosh.... good luck with Off Season. I love that book but it is extreme! Lol 4y
Hestapleton @dandy.punk 😂😂😂 4y
Hestapleton @Reggie more than the tagged? 4y
Reggie Mmmmmmmmm they‘re on the same level but in different areas let‘s say. He does not shy away from body horror and violence. But he‘s a good writer so I hope you like it! 4y
Reggie Also, Broken Monsters is great also. 4y
Hestapleton @Reggie ooo I am INTRIGUED. 4y
Bookzombie I have read all except Dark Descent and look forward to seeing what everyone thinks. I agree with @Reggie that Ketchum is a good writer and definitely doesn‘t shy away from things. 4y
cozypunk I've done the inconceivable: changed my litsy handle! And forgot that we're about to mail out books. 🤦 Anywho, my new usernames is @cozypunk and I'm anxious to read more spine-tingling stuff 4y
Littlewolf1 Hi @Hestapleton I should‘ve reached out to you along time ago, but this month has been so crazy. I believe that I am supposed to be sending you my book, but I never got your address. I know at one point you said you emailed me but I never got that either. I am almost done with the next book and so I wanna get these out to you. 4y
Hestapleton @Littlewolf1 I just emailed you the mailing order to all of the email address you listed! Let me know if you get it. Make sure you check your spam. :) 4y
Littlewolf1 @Hestapleton Thank you so much… I got it. I don‘t know why I didn‘t get it when I got my other two groups, but for some reason it didn‘t come through. Thank you again for sending it to me 4y
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HeyT
Broken Monsters | Lauren Beukes
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Starting my next read. I‘m a little unsure since the blurb calls it a thriller, I tend to read only genre fic and this was in the general fic section of the library, and I‘m not sure I can do serious business fiction right now. However the group I‘m reading this for shelved it as fantasy so I‘m willing to take the risk.

Enchanted_Bibliophile It's more Horror Fantasy than General Fiction. Think Stephen King, Joe Hill ... 4y
HeyT @Enchanted_Bibliophile Okay that makes me feel a lot better. 4y
Enchanted_Bibliophile Glad I could help 4y
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Chili
Broken Monsters | Lauren Beukes
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Yay!!! I actually finished my #BookSpin book! It was good, a little weird and definitely not everyone‘s cup of tea. It‘s was definitely better than so-so but I wouldn‘t call it a pick. Now to start working on my February list.

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 4y
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Grrlbrarian
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This #doublespin was super intense 😳 If you‘ve got a trigger as a reader, chances are excellent that it‘s in here. Still, this is QUITE the horror / police procedural, more of a ‘whydunit‘ than a ‘who.‘ Chilling. #bookbingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y
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Jilly6183
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Somebody get HBO to make this into the next sci-fi psychological thriller hit series! It was dark and moody and then it took.a.turn. I loved the whole creepy concept.

Reggie There are a lot of different things going on in here. I cried when the MC dropped her daughter off somewhere near the end and the passage makes you think it‘s the last time she‘ll see her. And then I was horrified when the birds came out of that girl‘s chest. Yikes!! This book was sooo good. 4y
Jilly6183 @Reggie Yes! And I was really hooked (if I wasn‘t already) when the flowers bloomed in the pottery shop. That was the first real evidence that something truly supernatural was going on and it wasn‘t just in Clayton‘s mind. 4y
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The.Intentional.Reader
Broken Monsters | Lauren Beukes
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Lauren Beukes is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. This book did not disappoint. Mystery with a bit of magical realism. Great book!

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CaitlinR
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Mehso-so

Written by a young South African this story is set in Detroit. She falls into cliches about our great city, but some visuals are correct.

There‘s a serial killer loose in the city. Bodies are found with a macabre twist: humans and extras grafted together to create “art”. The end falls into the supernatural. Not for the faint of heart

As an aside, keep the people of Detroit in your prayers.

CrowCAH Hey #MittenLitten! I live in the suburbs; prayers and thoughts for all major city dwellers. 5y
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WildQuibble
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I started Edgar Allen Poe and the London Monster last night, but then realised it would work for a prompt for a readathon I‘m doing next month, so I picked up Broken Monsters instead #24b4Monday

Andrew65 Enjoy! 5y
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Daughter-of-words
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Whoa this book is great! Twisted thriller with a little bit of supernatural ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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LouBeth
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These were both so interesting and disturbing.

#Murder
#ScreamathonPhotoChallenge @4thhouseontheleft

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Andrea4
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Mehso-so

Finished this morning. I enjoyed the first half or 3/4 and then the supernatural element just made me feel like I was really missing something. I generally enjoy supernatural twists and inexplicable events but in this particular book, it made it hard to get through the climax and muddied the otherwise compelling stories (IMO).

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Andrea4
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#audiobook #ontario #beachday
Yay!☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️

BookishTrish Happy beach day! 5y
llwheeler Nice! 5y
Andrea4 @llwheeler lol after 1.5hr of baking I dipped in the water. Now I'm sitting shivering on the beach lmao😂😂😂 5y
llwheeler @Andrea4 Haha that does sound like an Ontario beach day! 5y
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Andrea4
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How morbid is listening to an #audiobook about a serial killer in a cemetary??

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Andrea4
Broken Monsters | Lauren Beukes
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Did this book seriously just ruin my desire for a septum piercing?! Goddamn it! I don't know if I should be upset by that or happy I won't end up spending that money?! Lol

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Andrea4
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Soaking in this long weekend summer sun ☀️🇨🇦☀️
Started this #audiobook this week and the very beginning made me make this face 😬😬 so, you know it's good. Lol

vivastory It's a great book. I also really liked her book 5y
Andrea4 @vivastory I'll have to look into that one! 5y
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BookBoggart
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Truth be told. 😂😂😂
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#muchlove #hahaha #life #whyyouintheway #booksoverwork

Slajaunie So true!!! ☹️ 5y
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mreads
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My winter #booked2019 reads. Planning for spring which might be harder for me.

1. Female detective
2. Fairytale retelling
3. Happy place
4. Related to a podcast
5. Set in Ireland/ Irish author
6. New to me author
@Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

AmyG 🎉🎉🎉 6y
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JacintaMCarter
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#2019Book23
This novel starts out as a pretty standard thriller about a seriously demented serial killer. Then it takes a turn into the extremely weird and disturbing. And while the sudden supernatural elements threw me for a minute, they ultimately paid off.

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Pricel101
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Pickpick

Wow this was a wild ride! It started out as a “So-So” and ended as a PICK 👍 hadn‘t read a single review, so was completely taken off guard by the thrilling ending.

Is there a genre for contemporary horror? .. because this is it! I didn‘t “love” any character but thought the writing was great. POV chapters told by the cop, her daughter, the hipster journalist, a homeless man and the killer weave a gripping story I really enjoyed!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Reggie I thought this was a horror Valentine to Detroit. And I write this on a lot of reviews but oof!!! When the birds come out of the girl‘s chest!!!😱 6y
Pricel101 @Reggie right on! I was NOT prepared for that scene!! 🖤🙈 6y
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mreads
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Pickpick

Mystery thriller set in Detroit about a serial killer who creates art pieces and installations with the victims. Multiple points of view I including the killer, good pacing and diverse characters. Downside was a supernatural element brought in, seemed unnecessary and took away from the novel IMO.

#booked2019 1. Female detective And I've officially completed winter 😁 @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

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NatalieR
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Feeling regretful I put off reading this book for so long. So creepy and disturbing in a really good way!! #MountTBR #ReadingUSA2019 #Michigan

jessinikkip One of my other friends recently recommended this on GR I believe it was. It seems I will have to give it a read 6y
Reagan I loved this one and if you haven‘t already, make sure to read 6y
AutumnRLS Got this for Christmas. On my TBR! 6y
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Matilda She‘s amazing. 6y
Reggie Oof, the birds coming out of that girl‘s chest!!!! 😱😱😱 6y
Marina_h This sounds like a book I should read. It's not on overdrive at the moment but fingers crossed it will be soon. 6y
NatalieR @jessinikkip Definitely! 6y
NatalieR @Reagan-reads Thanks for the recommendation. I have read that one and liked this one a lot more! 6y
NatalieR @Matilda Agreed! 6y
NatalieR @Reggie I know! Crazy!! 6y
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TrishB
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#detroit67 #timbittunes
This thriller was set in Detroit. From memory, it was an ok read.

Cinfhen @Reviewsbylola & @Reggie felt the same way I think 6y
TrishB @Cinfhen I enjoyed her first but this didn‘t match up to me. I‘ll give her one more! 6y
Cathythoughts Great Choice for prompt 👍🏻♥️ 6y
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Reviewsbylola
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Detective Versado is a seasoned homicide detective who has seen it all. Or so she thinks. Until one day when she stumbles upon a murder victim. The dead boy has a normal upper body, but his bottom half is that of a deer.

#monsterhospital #timbittunes

Cinfhen Sounds 🍌👖 will I hate this book???!?! 6y
Reggie @cinfhen the author kinda throws everything but the kitchen sink in here but I think you‘d like it. It‘s like a creepy valentine to Detroit. There are some deplorable characters in here but you definitely care for others. And that detective and her daughter have a moment in here where I had to take a 5 minute break. Try it out. Lol, or this was the nail in the coffin to never read this. 6y
Pricel101 @Cinfhen @Reggie was getting ready to bail but I‘ll give it another go! 6y
Cinfhen Ok @Reggie lll give it a try and let me know how it goes @Pricel101 6y
Reviewsbylola I surprisingly really liked it! @Reggie @Cinfhen @Pricel101 6y
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Jilly6183
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Thank you @kellyann28 for my gifts, everything is perfect! A beautiful stocking, two awesome books from my TBR that I can't wait to read, a book stack ornament, four (!) pairs of socks, and a cozy throw that is already on my couch waiting to be snuggled. Plus two really cool bookmarks! Did you make them?! Thanks again for spoiling me with these lovely goodies ☺️🎄❤️

And thank you for hosting such a great swap @Avanders ! #stuffedstockingswap

kellyann28 I'm glad you like everything! The bookmarks were made by a Litten who has an Etsy business! I would tag her but I cant remember her name off the top of my head. Merry Christmas and happy Stuffed Stocking Day haha 🎄 6y
BethM Love the ornament! 6y
Jilly6183 @kellyann28 everything is great and I wore a pair of the socks to work today! Happy Stuffed Stocking Day! 6y
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Jilly6183 @BethM Right? So cute and perfect 6y
Avanders 😍🎄❄️🥰♥️ 6y
Jilly6183 @kellyann28 I just started reading Fever today and already really enjoying it! Thanks again! 6y
kellyann28 @Jilly6183 that's awesome! Fever looked really interesting 6y
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JacintaMCarter
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Starting this right before bed isn‘t the absolute worst idea I‘ve ever had, right?

Lauredhel Umm..... Nevermind. Carry on. 6y
Bklover Loved this! 6y
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valeriegeary
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Candy is ready. Porch light is on. Scary music playing. #callingallthemonsters

I had a lot of fun playing along with #Octoberxfiles! Thanks for putting it together @Cinfhen and @Robothugs!

Cinfhen Thanks for joining this month!!! You personally added a dozen books to my TBR 💟🙌🏻👻 6y
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JessNevertheless
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Really enjoying this spooky thriller, have no idea what's coming next 😱😱

DivineDiana It‘s a wild ride! 6y
Xeno The spider is new, I love it! 6y
JessNevertheless @Xeno Actually not new but definitely underutilized in my decorations. I love him a lot too 🕷🖤 6y
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Bklover
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#HumpDayPist
1. Football game (marching band at halftime being my favorite part) and a parade. Youngest daughter plays drums. Snare in band.
2. Laundry. Always laundry.
3 Broken Monsters - was awesome once I got about halfway.
4. Groceries and a Diet Ski
5. Pasta. Pasta. And more pasta.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love pasta!! 6y
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DivineDiana
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This book! Strange, creepy, murder and mayhem with a supernatural twist! #monstermash #octoberxfiles

Cinfhen I‘ve heard it‘s really twisted!!! I‘m a little scared to try it!!!! 6y
DivineDiana @Cinfhen It is! I liked that it covered the art scene in Detroit, and it is also a mother/teen daughter relationship story. So, there is a balance. 😘 6y
Cinfhen Adding!!! #stacked #YOLO 6y
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Reggie It is totally a Horror valentine to Detroit. I‘m shocked and impressed you liked this. 6y
DivineDiana @Reggie I know! It certainly doesn‘t seem like my kind of read! It was actually a Litsy traveling Book Club that introduced me to it. For some reason, the way it was written, more fantasy than horror, allowed my mind to go with it! 😳 6y
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Tonton
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Kept trying to read this in bits and pieces during a week of work, but it wasn‘t really going well . Gritty Detroit police procedural, check, mother -daughter angst, check, serial killer check, boho PoMo check, all in bits. Finished work and started all over again and couldn‘t put it down. Supernatural thriller, shades of Charlie Parker! This, and Only Lovers Left Alive is my Detroit. Nicely done.

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Bklover
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I‘ve finished my first #screamathon book! It took me almost a week to read. I had such a hard time with the first half. I felt it was tedious, and I had to force myself to read on. But the second half? Wow! I read the second half in two sittings, having fallen asleep reading. It was riveting. Creative, original, and suspenseful-couldn‘t put it down for anything. Would I recommend it- absolutely. But a slow starter for me. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

BookwormM Loved The Shining Girls will have to check this one out 6y
Bklover @BookwormM I‘ll have to check out the Shining Girls! 6y
Reggie The part where the birds come out of the girls chest..... yikes. 6y
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Bklover
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Just started this for #screamathon. Gonna be a creepy month!
#31bookpics

Angitron I liked this one! 6y
DivineDiana This is creepy! In a good way! 😉 6y
Victoriahoperose So good. Loved her other one. The shining girls. Both are really excellent. 6y
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Reggie This one is soooo good. It‘s like a horror valentine to Detroit. It has so much going on. I hope you like it. 6y
Kimiam Really good. Loved The Shining Girls as well. 6y
Linsy For sure! 😱 6y
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Kimbono
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Why is it so hard to pick my next read?!?! Decisions, decisions.

amywithbooks Where The Crawdads Sing is soooooo good. My favorite book this year! 6y
Reviewsbylola Broken Monsters is weird but good. I‘ve been wanting to read the Stegner for years!! 6y
Kimbono @avgeyer I‘ve heard so many good things! 6y
Kimbono @Reviewsbylola I just started Broken Monsters and it‘s weird from the get-go! I hope I like it 🤞🏻 6y
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SpookyBoogie
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Pickpick

A good book, in my opinion, but not the stand out I was expecting from other reviews. Interesting but I didn't feel much tension as much of the foreshadowing actually revealed plot points much to easily. Though it was a short book it still felt as if the story wandered about needlessly.

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SpookyBoogie
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"They were so dead-set on naturalizing themselves, and her especially, that it was always English, English, English."

My father absolutely refused to allow us to learn Spanish growing up. He forbade my Grandmother and Auntie from teaching us. He'd yell at us if we spoke any Spanish. He wanted his #biracial children to pass for white in every way possible.