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I've read books 1-7 so far for my #anunfortunatereadathon but haven't posted anything. 🤦🏼‍♀️

I shared the first two books with the 10 year old girl across the hall. I left a post-it on their door asking if she enjoyed the first two and would like the next 5. This little lady will let me know! 🤣

Admittedly, I'm not very kid friendly, but this girl is delightfully weird, a reader, and her excitement about things is contagious.

Imagine being a supernatural of the vampire, witch or demon variety, and having people telling you what to do, always. I can't imagine vampires would want to live forever with this sort of bureaucratic bullshit dominating their lives. I listened to the audiobook. The narrator was adept at the various accents but the weird way she drags out her "twooo"s grates. A book this large would benefit from having a second narrator of the male variety. ⬇️

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#bookspin #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

#setinindiaorsoutheastasia #booked2020 @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

1190pts #scarathlon2020 #teamslaughter @Clwojick (120pts for an #anunfortunatereadathon and #trickortreadathon - 6 hrs read, plus 5 and 1 for additional book and participation)

Yesterday‘s cell network issues messed with my numbers a bit. +421 #TeamHarkness #Scarathlon2020 #Screamathon2020 #BookishBingo #BookSpinBingo #FortnightFrights #Gothtober #AnUnfortunatereadathon #CreatureFeatureathon #littenListen #VotedEarlyReadathon

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1064pts #scarathlon2020 #teamslaughter @Clwojick (3 hours read for #anunfortunatereadathon - 30pts, 5pt for additional book & 1pt participation)

@TheAromaofBooks #doublespin #bookspinbingo

#russia #readingeurope2020 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

#bookclubworthy #booked2020 @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

I am not one for legal books, fiction or non-fiction, but I joined in on the #SundsyBuddyRead. This is very thorough, giving us some background about the Borden family and the aftermath of those vicious murders. We move to details of the court case, with day by day descriptions of the case and includes black & white photos of the crime scenes, and closes with the verdict and a brief aftermath. This is DENSE. Well researched, but lots of names ⬇️

The October #ThatsClassic pick. Some of the book feels repetitive, but still a good early gothic horror. Perhaps it's knowledge of how it all pans out, but it didn't feel very suspenseful. As others mentioned before, it's not exactly a female friendly world we're viewing but that's how women were regarded in the 1890s. Thanks for the push to reread it 25 years later @Annie1215
#scarathlon2020 #teamharkness @StayCurious
+2,926 points

Bk25 of #Scarathlon2020 #Screamathon2020 #Pageathon #Thrilloween #Sbooktober #SpooksAndTea #GothicReadathon #AnUnfortunateReadathon #ReadLikeHellathon #Booathon #Horrorathon & #Slaughterthon is done. I mainly reread this to cover a few prompts about hauntings & ghosts. It‘s definitely dated(it was written in the 70s)but it‘s still a scary read, just suspend your disbelief. I‘m pretty sure the author has dramatised a lot! 726pts #TeamSlaughter

The overall story was good with a strong ending, but I have 2 gripes. 1. Niki is deaf (yay disability inclusivity) but since she's excellent at reading lips, there is zero sign language and it's super easy for her to follow along with group conversations. 2. Her boyfriend Terry calls her Funny Face, which isn't weird on it's own, but considering her always calls her that, especially in serious situations, grated my nerves. Good for 2 hours of fun.

2 interwoven stories here: Snyder's is set in 1925 Hollywood and focuses on actress Pearl. Stephen King wrote the second which gives us the origin story of an 1880s Old West Outlaw, Skinner Sweet. It's a bit of a new twist on the vampire and the ones are vicious, not sparkly lovers.
511 points for #scarathlon2020 #teamharkness @staycurious
2 interlinked stories x 15, + 2 hr during 24 'thons +1 participation point ⬇️