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Setting up my January reading list for #BookSpinBingo maybe this will be a more successful year for Bingo‘s. 😅

Tress is determined to figure out what happened on the night her parents disappeared, and her methods have a Poe-like flare. Some of this tale is a little far-fetched--the chapters from a panther's point of view--but the story is addictive. It is mostly about a destructive friendship. I'm glad I have the second book.

I had six five-star reads in May 2025, so it was hard to pick the top one. Definitely honourable mentions to Sylvie Cathrall's A Letter from the Lonesome Shore and Sau Fong Chan's Chinese Dress in Detail! But Hemlock & Silver was a lot of fun, very characteristically a Kingfisher book with a really fascinating interpretation/retelling of the Snow White story.

#12BooksOf2025 @TheEllieMo

With this book I met my reading goal of 2025! Woo hoo!

In other news, I‘ve started a fun YA series that is a great premise and does a wonderful job of pulling from elements of the original fairy tale without just being a retelling. Can‘t wait for the next one.

Book was gifted to me forever ago by @CBee (sorry just getting around to this)
Final #bookspin read of the year @TheAromaofBooks

Not only do I have a selection for #AuthoraMonth but we are reading it for our Fable Club. If you would like to read along with us here is our Fable link: https://fable.co/club/roaringwolf-fright-night-with-roary47-202125311454

Fairy tales were already dark, but this retelling leans into a quieter, creepier horror. A Sorceress Comes to Call focuses on coercive control, abusive family dynamics, and the slow accumulation of dread. Inventive, unsettling, and darkly funny, with a refreshingly practical heroine. A standout among fairy-tale retellings.
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I had no idea what this book was going to be about. It‘s a fairy tale retelling of a bear story. This was based on a fairytale and the most unbelievable part about this story is the dog from her childhood was still alive 16 years later. 🤪

#12booksof2025

My favourite book from March was this debut fairytale from Australian author, Kell Woods. It‘s a blend of many tales but the central character is Greta and follows what happens to her, post gingerbread cottage.

Normally, I don‘t listen to spicy novels as audiobooks. I am so glad I made an exception for this one. The dual narrators are fantastic. I loved the story here, and absolutely loved the building relationship between Apollo and Cassandra. I will be listening to the rest of the series. With headphones. 🫣 (Also, this my 4th 5 star book this month. They are so different. How am I going to pick a “favorite” for my bracket?!?)

First #bookspin list for 2026, and I‘m going to be focusing on my #AuldLangSpine list from @rachelsbrittain . I have physical copies of 4 of her books and two audiobooks on hold from the library, can‘t wait to see how many I can get to. The only actual title here is for bookclub, and then I also gave a couple spots to holiday gifts. I‘ll get back to a more normal title list in February. 😁📚❤️