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I do not have a curated TBR for October. I'm too much of a mood reader, and my TBR has grown to 1059 on StoryGraph alone (I have a different TBR on OpenLibrary...). I've started two long reads for my stream, and I'm pretty sure the two short books are going to end up in October. I'll be re-reading Jordan L Hawk for spooky reads, though!

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I'll probably be reading the third book in the series, Into the Dark, assuming I don't accidentally read it in September. Some spookiness, also some cute romance.

A little late night reading and crochet

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An idyllic village complete with a murder solving librarian. Sherry‘s investigative skills are needed for more than reference work as the bodies begin to pile up. When Sherry‘s boyfriend is killed, her investigations take a personal supernatural turn. Charming premise, but this was almost a DNF. The characters were pleasant enough, but it was only a 2.5 ⭐️read for me.

So cute.

This was interesting. And entertaining.

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This is a great book. SFF and YA paranormal romance isn't usually my thing, but this is beautifully well written and the protagonist, Karou, is a really engaging character.

75/100 I'm not a devoted Holmesian, but I thought this was a delightfully supernatural take on the Holmes & Watson stories. I liked Dr Doyle, a more intelligent and far less bumbling version of Watson, and I have to admit their secret caught me totally by surprise. Crow, the stand for Holmes, was witty and innocent, not nearly as caustic as Holmes could be at times. I hope the author plans a sequel, since the ending ⬇️

If it didn‘t feel like such an obvious and natural conclusion to this volume (despite the fact that I didn‘t guess the ending, even with all of my doubts & uncertainty in place), I‘d be really mad that this ends on a cliffhanger. I despise cliffhangers. But I love Juno Dawson‘s writing. She‘s smart, & soft, & tough in all the right ways. Her plots feel thoroughly storyboarded. I‘m eager to see where Book 3 takes us!