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“Overnight, snow had fallen thickly again in Croftendale and now in the morning the fells on the other side of the valley were pure white against the sky.“
#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

This is a soft pick. I love a good folk horror story, but this was a bit hit and miss. Some elements were tense and creepy. However, I do feel there could have been more.

This…was…WEIRD! I‘m honestly not even sure what I listened to. It‘s about grief and parenthood and superstition with some supernatural elements thrown in for good fun. Truly bizarre. I‘m not even sure if I liked it or not, which is why I‘m rating it “so-so” 🤣. It was a quick, unsettling read either way so I don‘t regret the listen. 🌟🌟🌟

Creepier and creepier! (I'm kind of horrified at myself for guessing the closing scene pretty much exactly.)
Not something I often say but this would make a compelling drama - the sort of thing the BBC sometimes puts on of an evening in that week between Christmas and New Year to jolt us out of mince pie-stuffed drowsiness.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ - I‘m not entirely sure of this book, it was an easy read and I found myself wanting to finish it to find out more...but there is a certain obscurity throughout the entire book that has me somewhat confused and unable to recommend it to other readers

Group H! Can you all help me pick my book for #LMPBC round 10?

I have all 6 of these that I‘d love to read... please let me know if you‘ve already read any or if you would prefer to read any one in particular. Thank you! 😱

This was such a strange novel, a blend of horror folklore and myth and the supernatural.
Richard and Juliette have tragically lost their young son Ewan but they are struggling with their grief, Richard takes to digging in the fields of Starve acre and Juliette who thinks that Ewan is still around finds comfort from a group of people called the Beacons.
But slowly an insidious presence is rising and coming back...
Is it something to do with Ewan?

This folklore noir is a short but languorous work of fiction, and I guarantee that it will capture your imagination for weeks after you finish the last line. For fans of local legends and dark history, this book will certainly keep you on your toes.

Hurley writes beautiful prose, and conjures up images of the bleak, desolate Starve Acre wonderfully. Excepting one significant scene/event, this books sets a tone that could leave you unsure whether events have a rational explanation or whether something more macabre is afoot. But then a major paranormal occurrence happens and the sceptical MC doesn‘t bat an eyelid, or question his views at all. Really?

#BookReport
I knew this was going to be a bad reading week, but it turned out worse than I expected. Not only did I have my cousin‘s funeral on Thursday, but I also have had a chest infection to contend with, so I‘ve only finished one book this week
- The Christmas Party ⭐️ disappointing

Started:
Starve Acre
Me (Elton John)

Not started:
American Gods

@Cinfhen

My current read: following the death of his 5-year-old son, Ewan, Richard, to try and keep the boy out of his mind, patiently digs every part of the large field by his home in search of the location of the legendary Stythwaite Oak #Tree

#HollyJollyReading @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @OriginalCyn620

#WeeklyForecast
This week will be a busy one so I‘m not planning on getting through all of these. I will finish Cooking the Books (audio) and aim to get through Starve Acre (physical) and The Christmas Party (Kindle). American Gods (physical) and Me (audio) are both library holds that came in this week so I‘ll start them but highly unlikely I‘ll finish them this week.

@Cinfhen

The latest from Andrew Michael Hurley, I‘m looking forward to getting stuck into this book with a #BlackandWhiteCover

#NamasteNovember @Eggs

“Starve Acre” is a creepy slow-burner. I needed a lot more description to feel full immersed in this gothic story but I enjoyed it for the most part – 3 stars.

My full review is up on my blog now 📚