Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery | 
pick1st book of 2026 down! This was a different type of story than I usually read but I enjoyed it so completely. Highly recommend.
Featuring my Christmas gift from my brother, so I can track all of my read books. #slewfoot #brom #hardcover #library #gift #firstbookofthenewyear
“…And there was something about these people that horrified Abitha even worse than those whose faces were lined with cruelty. As at least cruelty was a thing that could be pointed out, confronted. But this belief, this absolute conviction that this evil they were doing was good, was God‘s work — how, she wondered, how could such a dark conviction ever be overcome?”
— Chapter 12, page 244
Though I loved The Wanderer, More Weight edged it out as my favorite read from October to December. The Hike then surpassed More Weight to advance—only to be defeated in the final matchup of the year by Slewfoot. A thoroughly deserving winner, Slewfoot earns my Book of the Year for 2025. 😊 #readingbracket #bookbracket #readingbracket2025 #bookbracket2025 #bookoftheyear #bookoftheyear2025
“Tell me, who am I?”
“W…what?” she stammered, quivering uncontrollably.
“Who am I?”
“Why…the Devil, of course,” she blubbered. “You are Satan.”
Today was a good reading day. #slewfoot #brom #hardback #librarybook #readingslump #bookmark
Decisions had to be made, and it was a little tormenting for Sept vs. Nov. I was excited to add Silver in the Wood as a wild card, and I look forward to seeing how things play out in the final moments of 2025. #bookbracket #readingbracket #bookbracket2025 #readingbracket2025 #MyBookoftheYear #MyBookoftheYear2025
pickThis book was good, I just didn‘t love it. Not my usual type of story. The MC Abitha is great. A woman full of rage and revenge in a town of Puritan men and woman makes for a kick butt character which is what makes this story. It took me a bit to get into it but once it gets going, it doesn‘t let up.
#currentlyreading on audiobook. I'm not ready for spooky season to end yet.
• Heard amazing things about the tagged book. Psstt...It's on Kindle Unlimited!! •
#currentlyreading #spookyseason #ebooks #kindle
pickSlewfoot is masterful. Sinister, hypnotic, spooky, enraging, victorious. A delectable pairing of puritan culture and female RAGE, garnished with a primal dose of earthly power and folktale rapture. An absolute treasure for spooky season. Highly recommend reading a physical copy of the book with Brom's paintings of the characters. 10/10 reading experience and a lush tale I will return to.
Currently reading this book.📕
I am really enjoying it so far.
Tackle the TBR 🤓📚
What are you reading?
#boleybooks #slewfoot #brom #bookbeast #bookbuds #bookclub #letsread
I had to sleep overnight on making a decision, but I've chosen Brom's Slewfoot to move on over But Not Too Bold in my #readingbracket2025. It was a very difficult decision! But Not Too Bold holds a special place in my heart! #bookbracket2025 #readingbracket #bookbracket
pickNot my typical genre of reading, but it was dark and beautiful. One of my favorites this year.
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Such a good story. I wasn‘t sure I was going to like it prior to reading but it was recommended by so many people that I gave it a try. Glad I did.
My #MidYearRecap Part 1
Favorite - Slewfoot, but it was a close tie between it and Love and Other Words. ❤️
Worst - Stone Heart. I feel like this book needed to be longer. Everything happened so fast. Very insta-love. Katee Robert might not be for me.
Biggest Surprise - Venom & Lace. A coworker recommended this me. I didn't think I was going to like it, but I had such a fun time.
I've read some fantastic books this year, making it tough to choose a favorite! After much deliberation, my top read for March was Slewfoot by Brom, with Bad Badger by Maryrose Wood as a close runner-up. The decision was just as difficult when looking back at my January and March reads, but once again, Slewfoot claimed the top spot. #bookbracket #bookbracket2025 #readingbracket #readingbracket2025
pickA very slow burn of a book, but once it gets to the point of no going back. It‘s a heck of a ride. I adored the main likable characters and despised the awful people who thought better of themselves. If you enjoy people getting payback for horrific treatment caused by lies. You‘ll love this book. This book helped me through the toughest week of my life. In short. This book outlived my mom, by 4 days. Love you forever Momma Cat. 10/3/55 - 3/7/25
Started Slewfoot this evening. I'm really enjoying it so far.
pickJust realized I never put up a review for Slewfoot which was my second book read for #AuldLangSpine I really loved it. Peak feminine rage. Would be a great read for spooky season.
I found 3 of January‘s #WickedWords in Slewfoot and the other 2 in How Not to Die Alone aka Something to Live For.
I know this line was not meant to be read the way I just read it, but I am having a blast laughing my ass off regardless 🤣😈🫣
Just about 20% into Slewfoot and it‘s giving Myth side one / two vibes. I love it so much. I don‘t know if there are any littens here who are also fans of The Narcissist Cookbook but these albums just recently came out in December / January and it‘s a haunting combination of music and folklore style story telling and like this book so far, very eerie. #AuldLangSpine
Chrissy, you spoiled me with all these fun goodies! I love the lump of coal theme, the ravens, and all of it! Can't wait to start Slewfoot! Thank you so much for your sheer generosity! @chrissyreadit #naughtylistholidayswap #nlhs
“Sadly, one cannot know the best of times until they are gone, until they are lost.”
“You are not made out of needs, you are made out of your dreams and desires.”
pickIn the running for my best book of the year. A beautiful dark folklorish tale. Very Grimm. Can vengeance equal justice? Maybe. But it sure makes for a satisfying read. Humans are always the scariest monsters. “If you walk with the beast you become the beast.” All the stars. 
It‘s clean sheet day, so I came to bed early to enjoy them. I also had to dig out my reading gloves. It‘s all cozy in here.
Wow! @bookish_wookish you went above and beyond. I 😻 everything about my #hhs24 #hauntedhallowswap @bookish_wookish From the books to the book sleeve and bookmarks, to the candy and sticker, it is all stuff I love. And those socks! Tim Curry IS Pennywise. 🧑🍳 💋
100 🐈⬛ out of 10!
Thank you so much!
And thank you @wanderinglynn for hosting this great swap.
My #Recommendation for #HauntedShelf is Slewfoot. I read it last year for #Scarathlon & really enjoyed the dark tale of Abitha, who is fighting against the puritanical community she married into when she meets Samon/Slewfoot the newly awakened devil. Very atmospheric & perfect for the spooky season. 🍁🪄🌘
Team #Flerken
#LetsGoPoints
I‘m enjoying this book so much I made a little Pinterest image collage for aesthetic purposes. It‘s dark and kind of gory, but perfect witchy read set in 17th century Puritan New England.
I‘ve waited for it to get closer to autumn to start this book and it has been well worth the wait. I‘m already 58 pages in and can‘t put it down!
pickLoved this. Folklore, growing &changing is met with Christian concepts & corruption of man in colonial New England. Abitha was appropriately sassy without it feeling out of time with the setting. Highly atmospheric & eerie.
Several #LMPBC packages have been sent out today, including Slewfoot returning to Katelyn. This was a great last round! I enjoyed each of the members of our group and our Gothic lit theme. Thanks to each of you for some good reading these past 4 months!
Slew foot has arrived, @JackOBotts ! And it made me laugh out loud when I saw the SlewFoot snack 😂😂😂. That was great!
#LMPBC
pickLove it! Slow burn, but so worth it. I wouldn‘t say it‘s scary, but it has creepy and cringey moments and some great gore. Interesting that a feminist novel is written by a man.
pick#LMPBC Round 20 - Group G (Gothic Horror)• 5 Stars
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery is a haunting journey set in 1666 colonial New England. The story follows Abitha, a recently widowed woman who struggles against her husband's puritan community as religious fervor escalates into mob mentality. Abitha befriends a forest spirit known as Slewfoot, who awakens hungry and is egged on by other spirits to kill and feed.
pickI loved this book. Anything Brom writes or illustrates, I‘ll like it. In his latest book, here we have the story of a young woman who is struggling to survive while living within Puritan rule. The misogyny and greed of the powerful men around her ultimately take hold, but the Wild God and his demons provide a chance for revenge. The story makes you think of all the victims of centuries ago. What if there had been someone to come to their aid?⬇️
I do not want your service or your soul, reverend man. I just want you to tell them, your breed of people, tell them what happened here. Tell them that the Devil, Slewfoot himself, burned down this church, killed them all…the men, the women, and the children. That he is wicked and cruel and shows no mercy. That he conjured demons and that they danced for him. Tell them to fear this forest, that Slewfoot waits for them there…awaits his chance⬇️
