Welcome to Litsy!

I was finally able to fill one of the more difficult #52bookclub categories, “Author debut in second half of 2024.“ I've read a number of novels by Andrew Pyper, but this is his debut under the pseudonym Mason Coile.

This short novel is a spooky haunted house story featuring AI “monsters“. I didn't enjoy it as much as the other Pyper works I've read, but as it was set on Hallowe'en day, it was a good one to read this week.

A low pick. Inspired by Le Fanu's Carmilla, this graphic novel set in 1990's NYC features mysterious deaths, vampires and Chinese folklore. It was a good quick read for Hallowe'en night.

#HauntedShelf #Flerken @PuddleJumper
#AfterDarkBingo #BodyCountBingo #GottaCatchEmAllSpooky
#GottaCatchEmAll (Morgrem: Character has a fringe)
#Spookoween @TheSpineView

This thriller, about an FBI agent hunting a serial killer, kept me reading late into the night!

#HauntedShelf #Flerken @PuddleJumper
#AfterDarkBingo #BodyCountBingo #GottaCatchEmAllSpooky
#Spookoween @TheSpineView
#31by31 @Catsandbooks
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
#HalloweenAtoZReadathon @Texreader
#RedTaylorsVersion @Emilymdxn
#LongNights @Bookwormjillk

Fifteen years ago, Emma's three cabinmates at summer camp disappeared in the night without a trace. Em is still haunted by that event. When the camp's owner decides to reopen the camp, she invites Em to come as an art instructor and Emma agrees, wondering if this could bring her the closure she needs. But of course instead things get really scary haha As with the other Sager books I've read, when I got done I still had a few questions, but ⬇

This month's #HashtagBrigade pick was kind of a reread for me. I read it last year with #DraculaDaily which, while super fun, is also not exactly the best way to read this book for the first time. So I liked reading it in order and in one month instead of six 😂 Now I might do Dracula Daily again next year lol Anyway, while there are places where the action bogs down a little, and the ending feels a little rushed, this book still has some ⬇

I had read this many, many years ago and reread it just now. I'm not sure I liked it any better second time around. There were interesting sci-fi ideas but I found the plot dragged with its inconsistent pacing.

#ClassicLSFBC @RamsFan1963 @Ruthiella
#192025 #1980 @Librarybelle
#HauntedShelf #Flerken @PuddleJumper
#AfterDarkBingo #BodyCountBingo #GottaCatchEmAllSpooky
#gottacatchemall (18. Vespiquen: Yellow cover)

Here are my bingo boards for ##HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew 🐈‍⬛️
#Witchathon @TEArificbooks #A24MovieBookBingo @Emilymdxn #HalloweenAToZBingo @Texreader #AfterDarkBingo #BodyCountBingo @PuddleJumper #Spookoweenbingo @TheSpineView @SupernaturalBingo @OutsmartYourShelf #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

So Cute! Harlow (a regular human) moves to a supernatural town & meets woman she likes. But that woman is trying to help her deceased ex (a ghost she accidentally summoned) with her unfinished business. A sapphic romcom + cozy mystery. The world building isn‘t that deep & theres only tidbits from the side characters, but it‘s fun, I‘d read more from the town.

CRAZY! The mystery came together really well.

Managed 6 bingos each on #AfterDarkBingo & #BodyCountBingo

#Flerken #HauntedShelf @puddlejumper