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Following the death of her grandmother, Freya spent this Christmas alone for the first time in years. Freya & her brother were raised by their grandparents after their parents died in an accident & Freya in particular was very close to her grandmother - living in the same house & running a bakery company 'Past Time Treats' together. Now both grandparents are dead & her brother has his own family, (continued)

A soft pick. Jeneva is a good go to for a medium nonsensical popcorn thriller. The ending was creepy enough that I had to finish in the morning.

I‘ve decided to shamelessly review some of my son‘s seasonal books to hit some bingo prompts. This is a Halloween book. It makes no sense, “you‘re my special spider. To me there‘s nothing nicer, you‘re my candy super sweet”. Really out of ideas here. Also why is the cover not a pie?

I‘ve decided to shamelessly review some of my son‘s seasonal books to hit some bingo prompts. I thought this 1 was just fall but it‘s actually Thanksgiving. My personal favorite but especially because there‘s a “You‘re my little marshmallow” and my son is Marshall and his grandma calls him Marshmallow. In general it‘s cute and all the elements tie in Tgiving & explain it as family & gathering etc

Kathryn has recently split from her husband, & on a night out with a friend, meets Todd who is an IT expert including carrying out work for the local police department. Their relationship never really gets off the ground, but when Kathryn wants to call it off, the charming, helpful, affable Todd shows the other side to his personality, & due to his IT expertise he has access to her phone, her security cameras, & even her car. (continued)

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I am stunned by the ending. I want to like it? I feel like it makes a particular point.. but the rest of it was so good. the “sisterhood”, Sloan‘s laments on “mom guilt” were so spot on it was nearly unbearable

“What kind of person would you be if you didn‘t choose your daughter over everything?” “..A man”

A sorority takes part in arcane rituals, an adjunct sociology professor researches their successful alumni and comes to a horrific conclusion

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This is an interesting & informative read on the subject of where the prevailing image of the archetypical witch came from. The author argues that the modern portrayal of witches owes more to the Greek & Roman eras than it does to the Medieval.

There is also a discussion of the lasting change in their representation from the Greek idea of witches as attractive & seductive (for example Hecate & Circe) to the Roman portrayals as (continued)

A prequel novella to the Mythos Academy series

Gwen has psychometry powers, when she touches something or someone she can see that person‘s memories. In First Frost she finds out a classmate is being abused when she asks to borrow a hairbrush. After a tragic accident her grandmother sends her to a boarding school for magical teens including Valkyries, Spartans & Amazons it all seemed very WEDNESDAY (Netflix) which is my vibe rn, will continue.