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Not no but hell no. Yikes on bikes. I would have DNFd at about 50% but this was a book club book and I wanted to be able to discuss all the awful 😂 Luckily everyone pretty unanimously hated this one. The premise had potential but this was terrible. It‘s been marketed as dark gothic romance but this is not romance nor did it really feel like horror. It was like a mish mash of tropes and hoping for the best. 😬 #HauntedShelf #GrimReaders ⬇️

Some of you might remember I posted about a local bookclub that was just getting started in SA.. well this was our first book. Post Stolen from IG from one of the other ladies in our book club who makes book themed cocktails. I loved this story that is set in the world of the Ruinous Love trilogy. If you read Butcher and Blackbird, the FMC in this book was a minor character. This book is the start of a trilogy all focused on the same couple. ⬇️

So cute. Zeb is nervous about befriending a brain he names Brian because brains are food not pets. This one reminded me of a Brian I used to work with whose name was mistyped as Brain on the schedule once. He was Brain to us after that 😂 🧠 #HauntedShelf #GrimReaders OneSnackToRuleThemAll #Chocolatiers #BookSpinBingo

Another cute picture book read in October. 🧛🏻‍♂️ 🐌 #HauntedShelf #GrimReaders #ASnackToRuleThemAll #Chocolatiers #BookSpinBingo

Catching up on posting the rest of the books I read in October. I mostly picked this one up because I love KC Davis. Even if you aren‘t in a romantic relationship there is so much to take from this book to increase your emotional intelligence / self awareness. I love this quote. 💯 #HauntedShelf #GrimReaders #OneSnackToRuleThemAll #Chocolatiers +1 word search +2 scavenger hunt. #BookSpinBingo

Following “Dionysus in Wisconsin,“ Ulysses & Sam are disturbed to learn Sam might not have been the only victim of his grandfather's magical schemes, when Ulysses' ex Livia turns up in peril.

I love this relationship and the author's voice--imagine a cozier, Midwest K.J Charles--so this has to be a pick, but oh was I irritated! Ulysses is so willfully oblivious to what's right under his nose. And the ending is... insufficient. But I'll read on!

A really enjoyable short story. I like the quirky human befriends monsters trope. This one also had office organization which I also enjoy 😅

When former star Devin finds himself acting just like his famous werewolf character--complete with glowing eyes and fangs--he turns to the creator of his fan site for help, not realizing he once brutally stomped on her feelings.

Devin's a sweet Himbo, Alex is a cynical loner--but they're both wounded and lonely. I'm not sure the paranormal plotline mixed well with the realism overall, but it's an appealing story. I even liked the sex scenes! 🤯

I didn't enjoy this as much as the first book. The pacing was off and I didn't like the ending

It's still an entertaining read. I would definitely recommend the first book though

I hadn't read Wilson before and this was quieter than I was expecting. Quietly amusing, quietly revealing, quietly affecting. Perhaps a bit thinner than it could be, but I quietly enjoyed it.

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