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Horrid
Horrid | Katrina Leno
From the author of You Must Not Miss comes a haunting contemporary horror novel that explores themes of mental illness, rage, and grief, twisted with spine-chilling elements of Stephen King and Agatha Christie. Following her father's death, Jane North-Robinson and her mom move from sunny California to the dreary, dilapidated old house in Maine where her mother grew up. All they want is a fresh start, but behind North Manor's doors lurks a history that leaves them feeling more alone...and more tormented. As the cold New England autumn arrives, and Jane settles in to her new home, she finds solace in old books and memories of her dad. She steadily begins making new friends, but also faces bullying from the resident "bad seed," struggling to tamp down her own worst nature in response. Jane's mom also seems to be spiraling with the return of her childhood home, but she won't reveal why. Then Jane discovers that the "storage room" her mom has kept locked isn't for storage at all--it's a little girl's bedroom, left untouched for years and not quite as empty of inhabitants as it appears.... Is it grief? Mental illness? Or something more...horrid?
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Lunarstar27
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Mehso-so

I honestly don‘t know how I feel about this book it weird the book eatting the dead sister

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SLibrarian5
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Mehso-so

Creepy and atmospheric. The last half fell flat for me and I wasn‘t a fan of the sudden, unexplained ending.

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candc320
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Pickpick

This was actually better than I was expecting (not that I didn‘t think I‘d like it but I just didn‘t have particularly high expectations). It was creepy and unsettling and the ending was TWISTED! I will say that it was somewhat repetitive and the fact that the big secret was known by everyone in the town but our main character was pretty far fetched. But still a decent scary story! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

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candc320
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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An added benefit of my son volunteering at the library and needing a ride? Book browsing for me! I absolutely LOVE the cover of Horrid 😍!

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Gissy
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Pickpick

Read in 2nd week of October
It has mixed reviews but I liked it not loved it. After Jane‘s father died she moved with her mother to the North‘s Manor, a house Ruth, inherited. Jane started to hear noises but her mother said is because is an old house, abandoned for 2 years. But then she started to see things. Something happened in Halloween in that house. So many secrets behind those locked doors. The end is so creepy. 3/3.4⭐️

Alora Love this picture!! 1y
Gissy Total of reading hours 7 x10 points=70x10 readathons =700 points
Related with Halloween 25 points
#ScarathlonDailyPromts 15 points
Post- 1 point
Total = 741 points

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DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 1y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 1y
Gissy @Alora Thank you!🖤🧡🖤🍂🍁 1y
Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 1y
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Lin3han
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Mehso-so

I couldn‘t put it down, but the ending left me completely unsatisfied. Mental illness, ghosts, or a traumatic past coming back to haunt the entire town? It was delightfully creepy throughout. Pretty predictable plot. I‘d recommend it if you‘re looking for something fun and don‘t want to think much. #TeamMonsterMash #Scarathlon #Scarathlon2022

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BeeMagical
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Pickpick

Book 108🎧 3.5⭐️

A solid creepy haunted house story with some strange family secrets👏🏻

Lots of book eating 🍽

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RedxoHearts
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Pickpick

It took awhile to process this book. I still am not sure what to think about it. I rounded up because it does it's job with being creepy and weird. It starts off with Jane eating her books when she's upset. The author did a great job at toeing the line of is Jane having a "breakdown" or if there really is something horrid happening in that house. If I would have had time I probably would have read this one all at once because I had to know.

AkashaVampie i just love this cover more and more when i see it. 2y
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RedxoHearts
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Definitely the weirdest opening I've read in a long time

robinb 😳😳😳 OK, that‘s definitely worse than dog earing corners…😂😂😂 To each his own. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ Enjoy, I guess??! 😆 2y
GondorGirl I'm typically a Katrina Leno fan, but I'm not 100% sure this one worked for me. However, that is one opening line I'll never forget! 2y
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RedxoHearts
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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My nephew asked to go to the library today so that's what we did. I grabbed this one for myself

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vlwelser
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Pickpick

I really liked this YA horror novel. The #audiobook was hard to pause. I actually did an extra hour of #audiostitching at the end. I love this cover. A teen moves to a creepy house in Maine with her mum following the father's death.

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
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calmaxtra
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Pickpick

9/52: Horrid

Super exciting book, I finished this in a day because I couldn‘t put it down. I thought the ending was ironic yet it felt unfinished.

#Litsy #Thriller #Fiction #YoungAdult #ReadingChallenge

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LostInSpace
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Mehso-so

Mental illness or a ghost? This story never really seems to come to a conclusion of either and you are left wondering, I found the storyline quite predictable, feeling like I was one step ahead of the protagonist all the way through.

The ending was terrible, with nothing wrapped up and no questions answered.

The cover art is beautiful, the story was okay but I felt it was unfinished with a very abrupt ending!

Reggie Yikes that cover. 2y
LostInSpace @Reggie I bought it cos I liked the cover - goes to show! Beautiful cover art, mediocre book! 2y
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EH2018
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Thank you for my #creepychristmas swap @Littlewolf1 loved the journal and pens, and looking forward to reading these two!
Thanks for hosting @teebe Merry Christmas all!

Littlewolf1 Did something happen to the mug? 2y
EH2018 Oh! No! I had it in the dishwasher! It is awesome! 2y
EH2018 Will post after the cycle is done! 2y
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DarkMina
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Bklover Cheese soup. Nothing better. 🧡💛 2y
BookDragonNotWorm Thanks for the tag! 2y
Eggs 🧡❤️🧡 2y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I missed it! Thank you for the gag 😘 2y
deeannloso @DarkMina Thanks for the tag! 🥰 2y
tokorowilliamwallace 1. 11.30-12.1 Arthur Hailey - The Moneychangers (1976) - L.E. Modesitt, Jr. - Scepters (Corean Chronicles #3) ~ 12.2 Simon Winchester - The Professor and the Madman - Duff McDonald - The Firm: The Story of McKinsey and Its Secret Influence on American Business

2. any spiced soup! large roasts

3. Margaret Atwood - The Blind Assassin
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DarkMina @tokorowilliamwallace Interesting answers! 2y
tokorowilliamwallace @DarkMina, the last two years when I lived in Maryland, my best friend's/roommate's father who owned a private assisted living facility we worked at, he liked making his own roasts for the residents, so there was always incredible food around! Stick around for the crazy county circus fun house/of mirrors of what my reading activity and habits will be---be it here, Instagram, or Goodreads. 2y
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Coueriamb
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Pickpick

Oooh what a good one! It reads like Turn of the Screw- as in it‘s never quite clear if it‘s a supernatural force or not. My interpretation is, yeah, ghost shenanigans. But if anyone has a differing read I‘d love to hear it.

+26 points (25 for on theme & halloween, 1 for post)

#scarathon2021 #TeamHendrix

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DarkMina
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Cool cover 🖤🖤🖤 2y
Eggs Great cover 🖤🌺🖤 2y
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vonnie862
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Joining book challenges on Litsy has really pushed me to read more so far. I've been getting into the Fall/Halloween mood lately so I think this #readathon is perfect.
#SpookOWeen readathon is hosted by @TheSpineView
It is low key so may goal is to read 2 spooky books from my massive TBR pile along with listening to 2 audiobooks.
The books I have pictured are just some I am looking at.

NikkiCureton Southern Book Club‘s Guide to Slaying Vampires is really fun! I had a blast reading that one. 2y
vonnie862 @NikkiCureton I heard great things about it. I'm looking forward to it. 2y
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alecia3dixie
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Panpan

I didn't really connect with this book. I didn't mind the beginning but it really lost me as I kept going. I didn't feel connected to the characters, there were creepy moments but it was really confusing. I felt like it was obvious what was going on, but then nothing was wrapped up. I just felt like there should have been more explanation. There were too many things left unsaid. 2/5

nichollinlove I hate that unfinished feeling at the end of a book. 😞 3y
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wanderinglynn
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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#LittensDressedInBlood 6 Sep

Distubia meet Horrid, where a disturbed high school teen thinks the house is out to get her.

alisiakae I plan on reading this during #screamathon! 3y
MidnightBookGirl That cover makes me want to read the book! 3y
wanderinglynn @4thhouseontheleft do you need a copy? I‘m happy to send you this one. 3y
alisiakae That‘s so kind, but I do have a copy from an OwlCrate box! 3y
wanderinglynn @4thhouseontheleft 👍🏻 that‘s where I got mine! 🙌🏻🦉📦🖤 3y
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callielafleur
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Panpan

Meh, parts of this were creepy, but I found the end to be really disappointing.

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BRB_ImReading
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Panpan

The cover art is the best this about this book. Horrid is actually the best word to describe it. If I hadn't listened to the audiobook, I would have bailed pretty quickly. The OVER DESCRIPTION of everything was so irritating: 'she looked at the roses that glimmered in the moonlight like..... she felt a cool breeze like a....' everything had a comparison and it got old really fast. It was a chore to get through this book.
#summerreading

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BRB_ImReading
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Also working my way through this Audio book. I love this cover art. #summerreading

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Addison_Reads
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Mehso-so

#DoubleSpin #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

There was so much potential in this book, but the ending was too rushed and left too many open-ended questions.

It's a fast read about a haunted house that has its creepy moments. The mom and daughter I found annoying though and never fully invested in their characters.

Overall, it was just okay, nothing special.

aperfectmjk Awww... that stinks. What a lovely cover for such a mediocre book. 3y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3y
Addison_Reads @aperfectmjk I love the cover. Others have enjoyed this one, so maybe I was just being too picky with it. 😁 3y
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Marzipanskies
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Pickpick

Can I interest you in:
•a spooky ya
•girls with anger issues, eating things that cannot be eaten
•a beautiful cover
•overall atmospheric story with a little messed up family?
Look no further, this is your book. Seriously read it, even if ya isn‘t your cup of tea.

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HeathHof
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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I haven't finished a book in one sitting in a loooooong time. About 3/4 of the way done with this one and planning on a late night to finish it. So good!

Reggie Oof, that cover. 3y
LostInSpace I‘ve had this stacked for a while and I love the cover! Will keep my eyes peeled for it when the charity shops open back up! 3y
HeathHof @Reggie Riiiight! 3y
HeathHof @LostInSpace this would be a great find. Recommend for sure👍 3y
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ladym30
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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From my TBR pile!

cleoh I really liked this one! 3y
ladym30 @cleoh I love the cover! I just started it and am already hooked! 3y
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Godpants
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Pickpick

This one really surprised me, and I like that it left some questions unanswered. There are parts where you‘re miles ahead of the protagonist which is my only real qualm.

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Godpants
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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The future of horror seems to be in YA, and I‘m trying to make my way through as many 2020 TBR‘s as I can before the end of the year. Only one more day of work!

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Bookish.SAM
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Pickpick

Between a so-so and a pick for me, but I‘ll go with pick since it‘s not the book‘s fault that I don‘t usually read YA.
I jumped on it from some random book list, but I no longer remember what list. If you like books about books, this will definitely work for you tho! 📖
A quick read with some decent creepy haunted house vibes. The end fell off a little for me, but otherwise not bad.
And that cover! I‘m feeling the cover 🥀

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IamIamIam
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Mehso-so

Hovering between a pick and so so for me. I don't relate to high school girls attending class or sneaking alcohol in flasks but otherwise a creepy haunted house story. All families have secrets, some are just known to entire towns and not individuals who show up to start a new life. Overall, a fairly decent story with a nice little twist at the end.

IamIamIam @eri.reads If you're a serious horror fan, this will fall short but it's really a horror "beach read", lol. 3y
Chrissyreadit Those roses are gorgeous 😍 3y
eri.reads Ah ok...glad I know before diving in. Lok 3y
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IamIamIam
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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I had high hopes for this but I found out the hard way that it's YA... I'm a hard sell on high school friendships and time spent in an actual school. Aside from that, it's not terrible... I'm interested to see the how the haunted house aspect plays out.

eri.reads Yikes...it's on my #feastmode list. I hope it plays out well 😂 3y
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Rachiiebookdragon
Horrid | Katrina Leno
Pickpick

What a creepy book with a great storyline 5/5

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DarkMina
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Pickpick

This book was a good haunted house story. It definitely had a lot of spooky atmosphere. I finished it in one sitting. The ending was a little abrupt, but overall it was a fun read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#katrinaleno #spookyreads 👻🎃🧛‍♀️💀

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DarkMina
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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This book sounded intriguing so here goes!

#katrinaleno #horror #spookyreads

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Bookgoil
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Thanks @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks for the tag! @Eggs #wondrouswednesday

1. Hang with hubby watch some spooky movies and make a pumpkin pie
2. Leigh Bardugo, Marissa Meyer, VE Schwab and Maria V Snyder
3. Horrid (tagged)

I tag @Lollymya @rsteve388

Eggs Sounds fun! “Horrid” sounds uber-creepy. Have fun & thanks for joining in 📚🎃👍🏼🧡🍁 3y
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wanderinglynn
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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#wondrouswednesday

Thanks for the tag @Eggs ☺️

1. #hauntedhollowawap opening day is Friday & #basicwitchswap & #allhallowsread swap opening day is Saturday. So between opening boxes, I have Halloween-themed jigsaw puzzles to finish, monthly reading challenges to complete, and some crafts to work on.

2. Darynda Jones, Patricia Briggs, Neil Gaiman, Ilona Andrews, Charlaine Harris, Pat Rothfuss, Kevin Hearne

3. tagged

sharread 🥳👻🧟‍♀️🧟‍♂️🕸🕷🥳❤❤❤👍Just 2 more days. 3y
Eggs That‘s a full weekend!! Somebody else tagged Horrid also. Share pix of all your swap swag! Thanks for joining in 📚🎃👏🏻🍁 3y
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coral_chanel
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Pickpick

Horrid 🥀
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
This book was the exact thing I needed to read in October. If you enjoy spooky haunted houses then I‘d definitely recommend you reading this!



#horrid #katrinaleno #horror #horrorreads #octoberreads #autumnreads #ghosts #hauntedhouse

paper.reveries Love this shot! 3y
coral_chanel @daisyheadmaesie thank you!🖤 3y
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Jari-chan
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Pickpick

This was better than expected! It gave me nice chills and the insights into Janes confused my were neat as well. It's a typical horror house, small-town story, but I still think it's well done by the author. Oh, and the cover of course...!

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

Buechersuechtling Yeah, I‘m not so much into creepy or horror stories but I completely agree on you being thrilled by the cover. It‘s definitely an eyecatcher. I like it. 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
JamieArc I‘ve seen mixed reviews on this, but the cover has it hard for me to resist! 3y
Twainy This is good news as I think this in a stack at home thanks to last month‘s OwlCrate? I love hearing that subscription books are good. Thank you 🤗 3y
Pageturner1 that is a spooky cover. 😳 3y
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wanderinglynn
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Panpan

The tagged book is definitely a “it‘s not you, it‘s me.” Not my genre, not my preferred type of story. I normally would‘ve DFN‘d it, but it was my #bookspin book for October & I wanted to finish it.

Book 30 for #screamathon & #scarathlon #teamharkness

Book 10 for #cocoturns50

TheAromaofBooks Sorry this one wasn't a win for you!! I've seen some mixed reviews of it. 3y
Addison_Reads This one looked interesting to me, but you're not the only person I've seen recently who didn't enjoy it. It has such an intriguing cover though. Kudos to you for sticking it out. 🙌 3y
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Gryffleclaw95
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Panpan

⭐️⭐️

I‘ve seen a bunch of positive reviews for this one but I wasn‘t a fan. I found Jane unlikeable and found the plot disturbing and creepy, but not scary. There were a couple WTF moments, but I was left with a lot of questions and the ending was unsatisfactory. Honestly, the most horrifying part of the book was Jane‘s book-eating obsession due to her serious anger issues.

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The_Heeler_Booklife
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Pickpick

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Horrid definitely had a dark, creepy vibe when you read it. Jane was an interesting character. The house definitely had character too. I enjoyed the story, but I felt like the ending was abrupt and rushed.
#bookstagram #bibliophile #litsy #littens #owlcrate

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rachelsbrittain
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Pickpick

Devoured this haunted YA thriller in two days but still processing my thoughts on the ending. Maybe the most abrupt ending I've ever read. So much so that I flipped the page expecting the next chapter to find out what happened only to see... acknowledgements. I love an open ended book as much as the next gal but this was too extreme for my taste. Still despite that and despite broadcasting most of the 'twists,' I still really enjoyed most of it.

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rachelsbrittain
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Sunday morning with a wonderfully spooky read

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rachelsbrittain
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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In the middle of multiple books I need to finish so obviously immediately diving into a new library hold that came in 😅

MargaretPinardAuthor 😝🎀😝you do what you need to do!! 3y
WorldsOkayestStepMom Are those donuts or cookies? Either way, I definitely want them. 3y
rachelsbrittain @WorldsOkayestStepMom donuts from Krispy Kreme! They're amazing. 3y
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wanderinglynn
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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#weekendreads

1. Tagged & Third Grave Dead Ahead
2. PSL, but sadly Starbucks Japan doesn‘t have it.
3. 🤷🏼‍♀️ None of my current stack of library books have a fall aesthetic cover.

tracey38 I recently finished Horrid. Hope you enjoy it! 3y
Leftcoastzen I had no idea that Starbucks would let any location in the world escape the pumpkin spice!😂I mean no offense, I‘m just not a flavored coffee person.🎃 (edited) 3y
wanderinglynn @Leftcoastzen apparently it‘s more a U.S. thing. They have different seasonal flavors here. 3y
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Jari-chan
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Here are my collected updates for the Halloween challenges I'm doing:
For #Screamathon I've finished four books
For #BookSpinBingo I've got five books, including my #BookSpin
For #FallBackIntoReading I've only managed one - but more are to come!

My score for #Scarathlon2020 is 308 for #TeamSlaughter

I wish I could contribute more, but I guess I'm not that good in those point collection games... 😞

@4thhouseontheleft @TheAromaOfBooks @Clwojick

Clwojick You‘re doing great! That‘s 308 more points towards kicking #teamharkness ‘ butt! 😋 woohoo!!! 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Great progress!! 3y
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Jari-chan @TheAromaofBooks Thank you ❤️ 3y
Buechersuechtling Not that I have any idea or scale or milestone concerning _any_ of the (many) “competitions“ you are participating in – but 308 sounds like a good contribution to me. 3y
Jari-chan @Buechersuechtling Thank you ❤️ Considering that some people score over 1000 points, 308 seems a little off 😅 3y
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mylifeas_marissa
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Finished my first #BookSpin for October! Horrid is the first horror novel I‘ve read and can I just say I absolutely loved it and couldn‘t put it down, except for when I needed to sleep before school the next morning. Also this is book 20/25 for 2020. @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Great progress!! 3y
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tracey38
Horrid | Katrina Leno
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Pickpick

I finished this one over a week ago I think but haven't had time to post at all. I didn't like the title of this book, or the cover too much, for some reason, but really enjoyed the read! A spooky story for sure and the ending left me with my mouth hanging open! A great book for this time of year. And I really liked the full under the dust jacket cover illustration you see at the bottom of the picture collage.

erzascarletbookgasm The cover is a bit unsettling. 3y
tracey38 @erzascarletbookgasm I think so, too, but so many I've heard from love it. 3y
rachelsbrittain Wow that dust jacket is amazing! 3y
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