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My library hold came in so I‘m starting one of your picks and the first line is quite intriguing!

#WeeklyUpdate

Last week I finished books for:
#BookSpinBingo (7) including my #DoubleSpin book
#AuthorAMonth (1)
#Readyourebooks (2)
#readyourTBR (4)
#SeriesLove2025 (7)
#AuldLangSpine #ALSpine (1)
#ThematicCozies (1)
#NoPlaceLikeHolmes (1)
#Roll100 (1)

Thank you to my #AuldLangSpine #ALSpine partner, @Erinreadsthebooks for recommending this one. It‘s been on my TBR for a while and this motivated me to move it to the top of the list.
#BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2025

My first book of 2025! A creepy folk horror that takes place in the woods of Appalachia, My Throat An Open Grave oozes feminine rage, religious shame, and generational trauma. Leah wishes for her baby brother to be taken by The Lord of the Wood, and he claims her offering. This book has a rich atmosphere and dream like depictions. Much thanks to @Larkken for an excellent first read of the year! 4/5 AuldLangSpine #ALspine

This was my first from @Billypar #ALSpine list and it was a great first read of 2025. I won‘t say much about it. Knowing less going in is more. Really atmospheric modern gothic psychological thriller. Foreboding and tension. The story unfurls in a masterful way. At halfway through I couldn‘t put it down. This book is about a lot of interesting things and makes you think but that would give some things away. Check Vinny‘s great review for more!

#WeeklyForecast

#AuthorAMonth #SeriesLove2025 #readyourebooks #AuldLangSpine #ALSpine #Roll100 #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD #TBRtarot #FictionalTraveler #NoPlaceLikeHolmes

Well, this is disappointing: a book I loved listening to while painting my house but found out some problematic info about the author after finishing it. North Korean defector Yeonmi Park has been accused of fabricating some of this story. I‘m not sure what to believe but this is a book for my deep dive into North Korea. I‘m looking forward to Nothing to Envy next from @Singout ‘s #alspine list. A brutal story of survival. Conflicted pick

Spent the first morning of the new year listening to an #AuldLangSpine selection from @Singout ‘s list. Race in America, especially micro aggressions, and a memorable section on Serena Williams‘ experiences on the tennis court. This was a quick listen at only 2 hrs, and I wonder if it would have had more of an impact if I had read the print. Still a worthy read to start the new year and kickoff #ALSpine. I have two others queued up from the list!

My January #Bookspin and #Doublespin picks!
I am very excited for Lost Story, which I bought a few months ago and is one of @xicanti 's #ALSpine picks!
Whose Body? is for #AuthorAMonth and I'm looking forward to trying out another older mystery writer, as Agatha Christie is a favorite
@monalyisha @Soubhiville @TheAromaofBooks

I‘ve curated my January choices from @Billypar ‘s #ALSpine list, and I‘m looking forward to having a great reading month. As always, I will most likely not read all of these (though with a few graphic novels, maybe I will), but will endeavor to keep reading them throughout the year. Happy New Year to you, Vinny (name taken from your Litsy profile 😊)!