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I wanted to like this story of a family and a treasured heirloom‘s place in the family‘s history that stretched across centuries, generations and geography. But the way the story was told was meandering and disjointed, with multiple POVs that sometimes went off tangent or seemed superfluous to the narrative arc.

Here are some of my favorites for this time of year! They include a novel about vampires living in the NYC underground, a book about a writer‘s month-long stay in Salem over the Halloween season, a writer‘s search for evidence of ghosts, and a collection of Halloween-themed short stories!

#HauntedShelf
#GrimReaders
@CSeydel
@PuddleJumper

Not my normal cup o‘ tea, but the plot ties to the American South and the enlightening look at the lesser known trades (pottery and whaling) of African slaves drew me onward. I mistakenly thought this a romance novel at the outset, but soon grasped the historical fiction supporting story arc underneath a sensitive narrative about generational trauma for black people coupled with personal tragedy and how that could shape lives.

Not my usual fare but enjoyable so far.

4⭐️/5⭐️

Mountains set against
the backdrop of a dusky
painted sky, aglow.

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry #nature

New to me author, thanks to @Billypar ! B&N didn‘t have the two you recommended, but the blurb for this one is intriguing. 😄

And it‘s an Indie Publisher 👏🏾👏🏾

A little disappointed in this….I thought it was a mystery about a young persons death. The novel is less about the mystery, more about how our actions impact one another. I read this book on the Libby app, it would‘ve probably been better reading in book form as it‘s told by 10 different characters. It was a little confusing remembering who‘s who and flipping through the book would have been easier.

#whereareyoumonday

While still visiting Norway and England in other books, today I am concentrating on Costal Maine, the setting of this collection of stories/vignettes by Sarah Orne Jewett, who was a writer much admired by Willa Cather.

#weekendreads

I have a lot going on this weekend, but I hope to at least have enough time to finish the #ohcanada pick and #EBBR and #NancyDrewBR . Those are quick ones.

I‘m reading the Sarah Orne Jewett b/c of the podcast “One Bright Book” and it takes time to digest.

The bottom two are also slower for me #hashtagbrigade and #DoorstopKristen #KLBR .