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I was looking forward to reading this, but although it showed flashes of occasional promise, it was a bit of a letdown. The characters felt very sketchily drawn to me & I struggled with feeling invested in their stories. I expected it to be a much darker plot than it turned out to be & I was left feeling a bit dissatisfied with the book. 2.5⭐

Ok supernatural horror 6/10

Here are some #Scarathlon2020 appropriate reads I snagged on Libby yesterday plus one of my library holds that I've been saving for this month. I'm ready to dive in! Which one should I start with?

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I just feel like a lot was missing...

Like... A lot.

I really enjoyed the premise of this book. I thought it started out well and had a really great concept. It reminded me of It by Stephen King in parts with the idea of something in a town that is unknown and scary. I just felt like it fizzled our by the end instead of gaining momentum to keep my interest.

It's here! My next #ScreamsbyMail read. @danibolahood thanks so much! (Not pictured: coconut M&M's I've already snacked on 🙈)
This looks really dark and I'm definitely in the mood for it!

Following up my massage with a horror book and a Chai Porter 😏

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"What nobody ever tells you about gardening is... how many things you have to kill if you want to do it right." #firstlinefridays

@ephemeralwaltz I'm so sorry for the delay. Your next book is in the mail!

A dying town who‘s population seems to be around 10 people. Why do folks stay on in a town like that. It doesn‘t seem a nice place to live. Plus every 13 years a monster come through and kills people.

The story starts slowly. No real action until the last 1/3rd. The ending was not satisfying for me.

This week I‘m on staycation and I picked up a few books from the library!

My last book for October! It was a good one, but not exactly "horror". Definitely Southern Gothic though. I wish the author had gone into more detail about why the ghosts were all in town, as well as all the other weird things in town. Like the mannequins. And the museum. Those things seemed like they would have significance in the book and then were never mentioned again. They had the potential to be the most interesting parts.

Copious amounts of candy corn can cancel out that bummed feeling when you realize you can't get to all the books you want to read during Halloween season.

Is anybody willing to share spoilers?

This book looks interesting and tempting, but - I must have my happy-ish ending. Even in horror. Especially in horror. But every blasted review is spoiler-free, and I‘m not willing to invest in a book without knowing who lives and who dies

It‘s still *technically* summer so I am within my rights to call “The Toll” a perfect summer horror read. Southern gothics, mysterious swamp creatures, disappearing tourists, feisty old ladies and an unsettling bridge. This book isn‘t terribly substantive (to call some of the characters “one note” would imply they had a note at all) but it‘s perfect for a rainy day.

One of the best things about this was the characterization of Daisy and Claire. I would read a book just about them. But overall this was just meh. Wasn‘t as creepy as I was hoping but was very atmospheric. It was solid but felt like it could have used more time to develop, more explanation in some places and the end left me with way too many questions. It works but I‘m unsatisfied.

Here I am, making the best of a shit day. Supposed to be having new windows installed but they think someone measured wrong so no new windows being installed. Waiting for more people to come and tell me they are wrong. Cats had to get put away so they don‘t get out in case of installation. Moved all the furniture upstairs to make room. Took a vacation day. Fml. Reading and remaining calm is the mantra this afternoon.

I‘ve been up since 3:36 with a very happy kitty (she loves nighttime cuddles. I‘m not happy but at this point, I‘ll just get some reading done. 😔

Aright, coffee is brewed and I‘m ready to start the day with a book. I read part of Wilder Girls last night, but it‘s a little heavier than I‘m in the mood for right now. I love the writing and I plan to pick it back up later this weekend.

I‘m going to test drive a couple books, but I‘m leaning towards The Toll. When I bought this book, I realized I‘ve never read something by Cherie Priest, which surprises me. Looking forward to trying this one!

Not a swamp or toll bridge but somehow the image still works. #screamsbymail is on the move! @kamoorephoto your pick is on its way to @danibolahood

Like IT if Derry were a generic swamp, the Losers Club had two geriatric gals as its sole members, and the monster was on a 13-year cycle. #13years #sayitagain #andagain #screamsbymail

It‘s the 10th of the month and the first day I‘ve had enough time to make a monthly TBR stack. If I get through one I‘ll be thrilled.

There were so many airplanes circling the airport I thought for sure Priest would land a few. At least land the ones I was interested in. And then, there was one that landed that wasn‘t even on the fcking map. That didn‘t make sense because it came outta nowhere. Lol new drinking game my #screamsbymail ladies. Take a shot every time you read the words 13 years or 48 hour rule. The So-So was because it was entertaining in a bad B movie kinda way.

These are #horror books by women on my radar right now (incl. some YA), and the one I‘m considering for #ScreamsByMail Round 2 is The Toll by Cherie Priest.
It‘s a ‘Southern Gothic horror novel‘ due to release 6/19. Since Cherie is local to #Seattle (I met her last yr at comic con), it‘d be cool to do this one.
What say you?

*I have arcs of 1, 3, 5!
Tagging my YA group to see if you want to do one of these. Also have a thriller I‘m considering.