I recommend The Witching Hour by Anne Rice as a possible October read. It‘s been around awhile, and has a TV series, but the book is different. I‘m a lifelong horror fan, but this book unsettled me more than any other horror book I‘ve read. So if you are looking for actual creeps and chills this spooky season, you might give it a try!
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pickWow! I haven‘t read a book like this…ever! It takes place in a world that, at first, seems normal, but as time passes becomes more and more strange. I LOVED the twist that dawned on me only immediately before it was revealed, and found the adventure extremely entertaining! I‘ll be thinking about Kess and her Museum of Unnatural History for a long, long time.
pickA complex cast of characters find themselves ripped from their lives when their latent magical powers emerge. In their new magical home that may be slowly dying, everyone has their own reasons for wanting to leave or stay. If you enjoy not-quite-rooting for gray characters in tenuous situations, this is a good one for you. I wish the mom got to be more than just a mom. #LGBTQIA #Witches
First day of fall 🍁🍂🌾🖤 I am powering through my Sep/Oct TBR 🙌🏽 up next 💫
so-soI reaaally enjoyed the main story plot but there‘s so much that didn‘t need to happen.. iykyk 😅 It was also SO predictable to me that I was hoping for some big twist that never came. I wanted to give it a higher rating but since I can‘t see myself recommending it, I just couldn‘t do it..
so-soI found the writing a bit stilted, but that could just be that it‘s the 1st in a series. There is a touch of humor though. Monica is an “unnatural witch, who has come over to the mortal side to run her aunt‘s bookstore. Monica comes across as quaint because she doesn‘t know how to pronounce everything properly. She is attracted to the local detective so she becomes involved in helping him solve a recent murder. 3.5⭐️
pickThe final book in the series, we finally get to see all of the secrets brought to light, and a resolution to the situation with the council.
I will admit, I still had issues with the pacing at times, and I got frustrated with our main characters quite often, but overall I still mostly enjoyed this series.
pickWhile I feel like this one didn't quite live up to the first book in the series, I still enjoyed it.
The pace is significantly slower in this book, and it definitely took me longer to read, but it also brought in more history and detail, creating something really beautiful.
Overall, this was absolutely still a pick that left me more than ready to pick up the third and final book.
pickI‘m a big fan of Hendrix & his latest, set in 1970 At a Florida home for unwed mothers is far scarier in the treatment the girls receive than the supernatural dealings. Fast-paced & hard to put down, I thought all of the characters really came to life. Well-researched & a book where I was never sure what would happen next, I appreciated the historic detail & it made me glad to have a couple more of his books still on my TBR to catch up on!
