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Thank you @TheWolfbehindTheEyes for my #HHS gifts and @wanderinglynn for organizing 😊 I did open this last night but unfortunately one of the candles had smashed in quite a spectacular fashion and it took ages to get all the little glass shards off of everything 😣. I have a little boy who loves Harry Potter so he will love the Fawkes! Happy Halloween 👻 🎃 🧙🏻

This had one of the most unlikable main characters I've ever read. She's arrogant, self centered, reckless which teenager I get but not when your entire community is on red alert because of a possible killer.

The plot and pacing weren't great, there was a lot of focus on the ex/new romance and not enough about the killer actively trying to murder them.

@PuddleJumper here are your reading choices for October's #TrappedOnAnIsland
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Ok, witches of #LMPBC Group W: do any of these look interesting? Any that you‘ve already read or really don‘t want to?

Really excited to read with all of you in our postal book coven. 😅🖤

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@4thhouseontheleft Thank you so much for this incredible #BasicWitchSwap package! I love it all… the gemstones, incense, tea, trail mix, candy, all the AWESOME books, and omg these wooden spoons! Be still my kitchen-witch heart!

Thank you, thank you, thank you, and blessed Samhain to you! 🖤

@BookwormAHN Your main package 📦 arrives Saturday 10/30 & one little one from Amazon arrives 10/31. I‘m sorry to not post earlier. I‘ve been shuffling from hospitals & home & work, and it slipped my mind!
Apologies also to Jenni & Katie for having to reach out! Y‘all are busy enough running this great swap & I made your life harder. So sorry, ladies! #bsw #basicwitchswap

I really enjoyed this one! A little heavy at times, but mostly light and fun. I‘m always down for a witchy read or a queer read, and this was both! Looking forward to reading the second book! 🖤❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🔮

I had kind of a witchy day today. I was feeling really depressed yesterday, so my wonderful husband took today off to spend the day with me. He bought me some fall flowers, and I got a couple of fun books for myself. We also went to my favorite local witchy shop where we bought coffee, and I bought this pendulum. I‘ve been wanting a new pendulum for a long time, and I picked this one. Or maybe it picked me. 🥰🖤🍁🍂 #BookHaul

A fast read but I‘m not overwhelmingly “charmed.” While the characters feel authentically YA, & strongly-principled & motivated by justice, they don‘t feel fully fleshed-out. The cover descriptions, “the hot ex”, “the teen witch”, “the BFF” etc. kind-of feel like all there is. I guessed the villain, though I wasn‘t convinced they were acting with as much conviction as was ultimately revealed. A complete story that sets itself up well for a sequel.

Current read. 🔮

Compelling, fun and hard to put down. #BookSpin #DoubleSpin @TheAromaofBooks

This book was so good! I wasn‘t expecting it to be this good. I loved the strong primary and secondary female characters who are all unapologetic about their personalities, which is something I think is good for teenagers and adults. The plot was well executed. There is a lesbian romance, but it‘s not the root of the problem, which I liked. I wish there was more diversity in race though.

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Hannah is a witch who is supposed to keep her magic a secret. She is forced to team up with her witch ex-girlfriend, Veronica, to find out who the Blood Witch of Salem is. Amid the investigation, she meets Morgan. How will this new relationship affect everything?

#YA #YALit #lgbtqia #romance #fantasy #books #booklover #bookworm #bibliophile #library

3.75/5⭐
This is a great standout in high school witch fiction. (I read a lot of that particular genre haha) The characters felt a little more complex and the magic system felt more real. The underlying mystery kept things interesting as you try to solve it along with the MCs. Would read book two!

This book has been recommended to me everywhere and I was lucky to find a second hand copy. Looking forward to reading it!

I read a lot of books this month — still not enough for a bingo 😢 I did at least read my #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin this month though. March‘s TBR coming soon!

This YA book was perfect for October. Hannah is an Elemental witch who has to team up with her ex-girlfriend, Veronica, to find a Blood Witch, who is creating havoc in Salem. This was s fun book and I liked Hannah‘s narration, including her relationships, her family, her magic, her friendships, and her struggle. I appreciated the diversity in the sexuality of the characters (cis, trans, bi, queer).

Hannah thinks that the only thing she‘ll worry about is dealing with her exgirlfriend. And then a blood witch has maybe settled in Salem, MA.

I really enjoyed the first 2/3, but the last 1/3 was rushed, with so many things, and such an abrupt ending that I had no space to process. There wasn‘t as much actual magic as I had wanted, and I wish the setting of Salem was explored more.

But this was a fun story with great representation! 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

Ahh! This is such a great swap @AprilMae ! Thank you so much! I can‘t wait to dig into these books and gifts! Or to try your house cleansing spell! I bet it‘s going be wonderful and it‘s going to smell divine! This made my heart so happy!
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And thank you so much for putting together and hosting this #BasicWitchSwap! @sprainedbrain and @Meaw_catlady I had so much fun! This was just what I needed this Samhain! Blessed be! Happy Halloween!

#audiobaking time! Some spooky treats for a spooky listen!

It was just as good as it was the first time I read it. ❤️.

+15 for book (about witches)
+60 for #screamathon since it took about 6 hours for me to finish
+1 for participation

+76 points total for #TeamHarkness #scarathlon2020

Between this and Practical Magic, I'm really 🎵gettin' witchy with it🎵 😂

I've got a tiny human now who takes up a lot of time and energy, so I'm embracing #audiobook life again. Really enjoying this one so far.

#currentlyreading #ebook #ya

Happy weekend everyone!! 😁📚

I really wanted to like this book, and I did more than The Babysitter‘s Coven, at least. I loved the LGBT representation, although I hope we get more Cal in the sequel. The reason it‘s so-so for me are 2 major things and 2 minor: 1) Veronica is the MOST ANNOYING character on the planet. That, and she doesn‘t respect boundaries AT ALL. No means no, unless you‘re Veronica, and then there‘s no such word. 2) I‘ll put below bc spoilers.

#quaranreads

I was really excited for These Witches Don't Burn and it was a very fun and cute book but not anything special. This would have gotten a better rating from me but one of the characters managed to annoy me so damn much that she brought the rating down. Also I guessed the mystery from the beginning so there was that as well. But it was still fun and I do plan to read the sequel at some point.

Blood witches, casters and elementals, oh my! Our MC is Hannah-an elemental witch. She lives in Salem and has issues keeping her identify a secret. All female love triangle, witch hunters, and mystery galore. This book gets darker as it progress and while much of it is light and easy there are some tough scenes.
This book has some great twists and an awesome cast of mostly LGBTQ characters. I am looking forward to the sequel.
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Just started this one on audio for #readyoursign
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#gemini

All signed up for #ReadYourSign 💜 I found a bunch of fun witchy looking books while researching the prompts so I am going with a little theme. Hoping to read at least 4 of these. Also curious to see what my other Gemini people are reading. ♊️ 🖤🔮👯‍♀️
#Gemini

The protagonist just mentioned Mrs. Goodwin, her best friend‘s mother.

The book is set in Salem, Massachusetts.

Does the last name mean anything to anyone? Can‘t wait to see if this is foreshadowing.

I enjoy YA novels. There‘s something always a bit magical about them (no pun intended here). One of the things I ask myself when I‘m done is, “Would teenager me like this book?” And the answer here is yes.

These characters were so real. They felt like teenagers to me. And made decisions that were believable for teenagers. Sometimes adult authors muck this part up. Not here.

This book was interesting and fun and I was always wanting to read more.

This was a fun read. I enjoy witches and lesbian love stories. It did make me roll my eyes a few times, but I still found it charming and look forward to the sequel ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Starting my May #ATY2020 (a fantasy novel) with this #BOTM pick from my shelves! @BarbaraBB

Another magical f+f romance book from @Branwen ‘s list. Very YA. But also cute, magical and full of some truly dark moments. Witches, lgbtq, and set in Salem. I enjoyed it!

Well that was a ride! Thank you @Copwithabook for an amazing pick.

Witches in Salem. There might be a blood witch in town, meanwhile the main character has to deal with her ex.

#adventrecommends Day 10. I loved this. I love the lgbq representation, the romance and the magic.

Gisela!!!! This is too much! This was my third package for the #basicwitchswap All the amazing pet toys! Spoiled babies! The badass haunted tote bag, haunted house decor and that Funko! She is so great with her glasses and crystal ball! I love her! These books are perfect! I have been wanting them to read them for so long. Thanks so much @Gissy you did too much but I appreciate your thoughtfulness so much more than words can say 🖤🔮🖤

Just finished this and I really liked it. It was a super quick story and I loved it. I loved the romance, it was was so cute to watch develop. I also liked the magic system. Will definitely check out the sequel next year.

Just started this last night. Probably my last October read but we‘ll see.

This is next on my #Readathon #TBR! Time to finish this book!

Last weekend my book featured ghosts and this weekend I'm reading about witches! LESBIAN WITCHES. YESSSS! ♀️🏳️‍🌈👍 It's super good so far! Mysterious and a bit spooky, but also fun! Happy Saturday night, littens! 📚💕

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A cute read in the lead-up to fall full of queer witches trying to stop a series of threats terrorizing their town, from blood witches to witch hunters. I liked the magic lore and the characters. Story seemed to lag at times but overall a really enjoyable read that even managed to surprise me a few times with unexpected twists. And I'm always here for a good witchy read!

Hannah is a queer teen elemental witch trying to move past a breakup when events start happening in Salem which could threaten her, her family, and her coven. It‘s a bit slow to start and the cover is awful, especially considering how dark it gets, but I enjoyed it. It‘s not getting much Litsy love and I‘m not sure why, but I look forward to the next book.