My all-time, always-and-forever #monster book. I really need to buy myself a new copy. 💜💙

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(Cover image from goodreads)

I have been waiting all month for today‘s #ScreamathonPhotoChallenge prompt! I picked up this lighted gourd in Gettysburg earlier this year and this is the perfect book to go with it! 😆 #pumpkin

Few things make me happier than coming home to a letter from my dearest pen pal @Mitch

Thank you, my friend! I‘m so thrilled you are enjoying your Texas BBQ vacation! ❤️

My current read with my favorite #skeleton. 😆

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Please ignore the sad state of my mums. I think I need to dead head them and maybe they‘ll reopen with bigger flowers again. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Not the book is originally planned to use for #mask, but it‘s what I could get my hands on this late at night. Alexandre Dumas is one of my favorite authors. ❤️ I have about 3/4 of a bookshelf devoted just to his work.

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Not strictly book-related but today has been a good day. Work was busy, but not traumatic. I got one project finished and managed to make a good dent in two more work projects with only 30 minutes of work-at-home time. Did 3 rows on my 2018 temperature afghan. Started this audiobook, which I‘m LOVING, and now I‘m going to read a chapter or two of Trolls before heading to sleep. Here‘s hoping you all have a great week, too! 😘

Just a tiny sampling of my #orangeandblack covers for #screamathonphotochallenge

Decided to listen to this today since it‘s short and counts for MountTBR. I last read it in college where I remember it being creepier and there being a level of uncertainty surrounding whether the governess was mad or the house and children were haunted. On audio, for some reason, it seems much less questionable and even more sad. Still a pick, because it‘s Henry James, but I kind of wish I had not reread it. #screamathon

Kindle TBR with a #fullmoon on the cover.

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Thanks to @LeahBergen I have the perfect book for today‘s #ScreamathonPhotoChallenge - #poison 🖤

After spending 4-5 hours redoing my bookcases last weekend, I had a few books to take to the used bookstore for credit. Naturally, I used all of my credit in one trip, even though I have NO space on my shelves for new books. #bookhaul #sorrynotsorry #noselfcontrol #ilovevera

The image on the bottom right corner of the cover accurately reflects how I feel about this book. It was not for me. I can see its appeal for others and maybe it would have been better in print rather than audio. I listened to the second half at 1.5X speed, so maybe I would have bailed in print. I was just annoyed by the “drunk guy” humor and mad I bought the whole series. 🤦🏻‍♀️ At least it counts for MountTBR and #Screamathon.

NBR but it's been so hot, so late in the season, and we've had so little rain lately, that the leaves aren't changing - they're just dropping off the trees, so I can't pose a book with pretty leaves today. So, for the #ScreamathonPhotoChallenge prompt, #AutumnLeaves, here's a photo from the Blue Ridge Parkway that I took my first Autumn season in Blowing Rock (photo taken 10/10/2010).

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So excited to finally start this one. I had given up hope on it actually arriving, but bring on the nightmares, people! I‘m ready! (Please be good. Please be good.) #Bailey is uninterested, of course.

#librarything #earlyreviewers #dogsoflitsy #pitbullsoflitsy #readingbuddy

Stayed up to finish this tonight because I was so close to the end. I didn‘t find it terrifying, but it was a good blend of mystery and paranormal. A bit creepy, but didn‘t keep me up at night or give me nightmares. I really enjoyed it and if you like a little spooky without pure terror, I recommend it. 4 🌟 Oh, and finally another book for #MountTBR! That makes #56. 😊
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I know I‘m a day early, but I will be avoiding Litsy tomorrow because I am terrified, TERRIFIED, of clowns. So, since tomorrow‘s #ScreamathonPhotoChallenge prompt is #ScaryClown, here‘s my real-life pick for the prompt and I will see you all in two days because I cannot scroll through a day‘s worth of Pennywise photos. Nope. Nope. Nope.

I don‘t read a lot of horror novels, and I watch ever fewer horror movies. So, my favorite #HalloweenMovie has to be this one. I‘ve always loved Basil Rathbone. 🖤

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Since everyone else is showing off their copies, I had to share, too! It‘s here! And it‘s beautiful!

#hufflepuff #puffpride #shh #irootforharry 💛🖤💛🖤

My first thought for #graveyard was Gaiman, but since I know that will be a popular choice, I searched Goodreads and this popped up. I haven't read anything by Dekker in decades, but this has potential.
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Starting this one today on audio. So far, it‘s cracking me up, even though it‘s not at all what I expected and is a little rude. 😂

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😭 😭I know this is technically a good thing, but NOOOO!!!!!! It won't reopen until Winter 2021 and the nearest branch is more than twice as far from my house. 😭 😭

If you need me, I'll be curled up under my blanket fort, sobbing, rocking myself back and forth.

Destined to be an annual listen, just like A Christmas Carol in December. I enjoy this short tale, if for no other reason that I can so clearly picture the Disney animated short, and I've loved that ever since I was little. Tom Mison does a great job narrating. There are a few problematic elements, but that's to be expected from a story originally published in 1820. Book 2 finished for #Screamathon. :)

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I loved the first two when I listened to them last year, and I enjoyed this one very much, too. I'm pretty sure that, if you've listened to his podcast, there's no new material here, but I find Mahnke's voice soothing and I like how he doesn't pass judgement - he leaves it up to the reader to decide whether there is a non-supernatural explanation for the stories presented.
1st book finished for #Screamathon
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This may be the creepiest book I've ever read. It certainly has stuck with me since I read in back in August 2012. It's one of those where I can remember sitting on my rocking chair in the living room of the townhouse I rented when I first moved to Charlotte. I'll never forget that ending.
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As a reader raised on Nancy Drew, whose mother read a lot of crime books of one sub genre or another, it‘s no surprise that probably 3/4 of my bookshelves are filled with books detailing #murder. Pictured is my #akashicnoir collection.
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I can‘t find my copy of this book with Behemoth, a #blackcat on the cover, because I think I may have mailed it off to a Litten after I finally finished the book. Needless to say, I didn‘t love it, but I did finish it.

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Happy Saturday, Litsy! It‘s a glorious 65* (about 18* C) here in the Queen City, overcast and breezy. Perfect weather for enjoying the new deck and reading something spooky! #Bailey and I hope you all have a fantastic weekend!
#dogsoflitsy #pitbullsoflitsy #amstaff #readingbuddy

I did not realize Imaginary Friend was more than 700 pages! 😱 I might not get to this one this October. 🤦🏻‍♀️ #BOTM

#BOTM arrived fast! Can‘t wait to open it up and add the contents to my October shelf! Also, thanks to fellow NC Rachel, @REPollock for the #LitsyLove!

I read this for last year's #screamathon and really enjoyed it. It's full of #urbanlegend(s).

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Look what finally arrived! Just in time to add to my #screamathon pile, I cannot wait to start this as soon as I finish The Winter People. 😍👻🎃💀👹

It‘s been a long time since I attempted a #tarotreading on my own, but I found this gorgeous deck in a little shop in Gettysburg and it called to me. I haven‘t used them yet, because they haven‘t been purified, but I‘ll get around to that when it‘s cooler outside. It‘s too hot to sit on the deck and burn sage.
The artwork is just stunning, though.
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I was going to take a break from book clubs, but I love the fact that the groups this round have specific genres. I LOVE spy thrillers/espionage books. Fingers crossed that the groups all fill up!

According to the first page, Chris Bohjalian calls this book “everything you could want in a classic #ghost story”. Loving the writing style so far.

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I asked Mom to pick my first print read for #Screamathon and after much deliberation, she chose this one. I‘m going to try to read for at least half an hour before bed. As you can see, #Bailey has decided she wants no part of this and is refusing to snuggle in my bed. 😭
#dogsoflitsy #pitbullsoflitsy #nightmaresaremyproblem #baileydoesnotcare 😆

Yes, Aaron Mahnke did just drop a Hamilton musical reference into his Lore book, and yes, I did cackle in my car on the ride home and start singing to myself. 🤣🤣 #Screamathon is off to a great start!

Totally not related to the tagged book except that, yes, I am sad. I knew September felt like a bad month and today, Bookly gave me the stats to prove it. More than 26 hours less spent reading compared to August. 😭 Here‘s hoping October is better!

Even though I‘m bummed about not finishing certain books in September, I‘m determined to enjoy October‘s #screamathon! These are the books I hope to get through-not all strictly horror, but hopefully creepy enough to count. I‘ll come back to September‘s unfinished books in November. I‘m going to start the tagged book on audio today. Happy October everyone and thanks for hosting @4thhouseontheleft 👻 #ScreamathonPhotoChallenge

Despite the past two weeks of mostly non-reading, my overall stats aren‘t too bad for September, thanks in large part to listening to audiobooks at work. I had five books I really wanted to read this month, but I didn‘t even get two of them started, so I‘m pretty bummed about that. I changed my work schedule to avoid traffic, but I lost at least 30 minutes of daily reading time. I‘m thinking of changing back as I‘m too tired at night to read. 😭

IMO the smartest thing #BOTM ever did was allow members to select from a short list of member favorites if they didn‘t want any of the current month‘s selections. This is the second time I‘ve done that, and I tossed in another supposedly “Spooky Halloween Read”. 🖤 It just seemed appropriate to theme my October box.

It‘s a little warmer and stickier than is truly comfortable, but there is a strong breeze, so I‘m going to try to get a little reading done for #24b4monday while enjoying my new deck. The dogs can‘t decide if they want to be inside with Mom or outside with me. 😂 #Bailey #dogsoflitsy #pitbullsoflitsy

Things have been picking up at work & I‘ve been so exhausted in the evenings that I haven‘t gone through my Litsy feed much lately. That‘s my excuse for forgetting that today was the first day of #24b4monday, & for the fact that while I listened to nearly 5 hours of audio yesterday, my readathon total for today is only 20 minutes. 😭 Despite some migraine related visual issues, I‘m going to try to read a little of my current ebook before bed.

I had my book splurge sent to my office so I could sneak it into my house, but then I confessed to buying it last night. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤣🤣 Hoping to get to this one next month!

Currently listening to this at work and struggling not to cry at my desk. @Cinfhen I hate you a little bit right now for recommending this audiobook. 😘 😭 😭

This pains me to mark as so-so, because I LOVE the TV show, Vera, which is based on this series. But I did not love this book. It‘s the first in the series, and you don‘t even meet Vera until the 41% mark and we don‘t really get to know her or see events through her perspective until 75% of the way through. It is a twisty and clever procedural, but you don‘t get the info you‘d need to solve on your own until the big reveal at the end (👇🏻)

I got approved for this on NetGalley, but then won a print giveaway from Goodreads. As a GenX Woman, this is aimed at me, and I‘m looking forward to it. It arrived today. 😊 It‘s rapid arrival makes me really worried about receiving the LibraryThing EarlyReviewers books from June and July. I can‘t report July‘s book as “not received” until Friday, but the odds of it showing up now are slim to none and I never received the June book. 😭😭

OMG. OMG. OMG. Into the Fire is a Read Now on NetGalley! Nothing will get done today. All other reading is canceled. Surely my job can't expect me to do actual work now. Into the Fire is in my NetGalley queue. I'm officially 💀 😵 ☠

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Making the most of our Fall temperatures on my new deck, even though my deck furniture hasn‘t arrived, yet.

#bailey #deck #dogsoflitsy #pitbullsoflitsy #perfectweather

Continuing my on time posting... Just a reminder that October‘s #losersclub read is #SkeletonCrew! Buy, borrow, or beg your copy and check back in next month when we begin reading. Discussion will be in November. I‘ll be #ghosthosting this one, but everyone is welcome to join in!

I‘m out late this month #losersclub! Do you feel spoiled? 😆 The next book in our readathon is #cycleofthewerewolf and it starts today! Grab your copy and check back on or about Oct. 18th for open discussion!
#cycleofthewerewolf #LosersClub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion #GhostHostPost