pickVery different. This wouldn‘t be for everyone but I enjoyed the dark tension. At times it gave me anxiety. The ending was unexpected and I‘d give that part a so so. But it never failed to make me gasp and surprise me. I also love Luxor and the writing is wonderful.
Spent the day in NYC. My youngest daughter loved the Eloise stories. I always said she was just as active as Eloise. Our highlight today was seeing Eloise at the Plaza.
pickWhat. In the world. Did I just read. Holy crap. That was a wild, tense, dark ride, and the ending was insane, and…I‘m here for it?
pickMINI REVIEW ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Translated from Swedish, Strega is a short, gothic novel that takes an unflinching look at the horrors of girlhood. Lyrical, dreamlike writing: This is a vibes over plot book with an ambiguous ending. If that‘s your bag, then this is a great fall read! 🍂🖤🍂
#BookHaul Part 2 (with pigeon droppings ?️)
Two Arnold Bennett novels, and an Andre Gide volume of two novellas.
I love the Penguin covers, and initially thought the orange?logo on the 1963 Gide was a recent sticker, it's so vibrant, but it's actually part of the original design ?
"The Grand Hotel Babylon" has lovely Impressionistic cover art by Charles Ginner, and it sounds like it will be something of a satirical farce.
pickWhat a wonderful coming of age story!
The book is set in a hotel in Seattle during the 1990s and I loved how authentically Seattle it felt. There were numerous references to Seattle pop culture (and 90s pop culture in general) throughout, including a chapter cleverly named, “Pleatless in Seattle” (pg. 114).
Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/08/19/review-the-sylvan-hotel/
so-so
