#ThoughtfulThursday is dedicated to my Mama. This Sunday will mark 8 years since we lost her to cancer. I used to speak with her every day and still can‘t believe she‘s gone. She was an education professor and gave me my love for reading, especially Jane Austen. Some of my earliest memories are of our trips to the library for storytime. She seemed absolutely invincible to me and is my inspiration. Thanks for the tag @MoonWitch94 💜

I hope everyone had a Happy Halloween!! Our neighbors host a party every year. My go-to is a cat ��⬛ and my husband went as the Brawny paper towel guy 😂.

#Scarathlon Week 4 Points: 7,512 for #TeamSlaughter. Readathons, Bingo Boards and challenges include:
#Witchathon
#31by31
#Pointsathon
#AutumnAtoZ
#LittenListen
#BodyCountBingo
#PromptMaze

Thanks for hosting such great games, everyone! 🥳🤗

I‘ve added 4 more lines for #BodyCountBingo as well!! Total points for reading hours and bingo lines: 1,715 🥳

I managed to add 4 more Bingo lines for #LittenListen Bingo. Total points, including 5 lines and reading hours: 1,715 🥳 #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter

4.5 �� I really enjoy the writing in this series! The characters are so diverse and in a way that actually feels natural. The crimes require more than just common sense to be solved, which captures my attention. I really like that Daisy is in school for criminology, as opposed to her just being witty & outsmarting clueless police detectives.

~ D for #AutumnAtoZ
~ Theme Read and Knife Prompt for #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter
~ 25 hrs total for #20in4

3 �� Carlos was great...for the most part. Really thoughtful, considerate, responsible, caring. I loved the support and honesty from Nik's friendship group.
After the conflict scene- it all felt disjoined. The ending was abrupt and awkward.
~ P for #AutumnAtoZ
~ Non Theme Read for #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter

I wasn‘t sure I‘d be able to pull it off, but I managed to get 13 unique letters participating in #AutumnAtoZ I can‘t believe #Scarathlon ends tomorrow- it flew by! #TeamSlaughter

4 �� This was a nice YA novel with a unique take on the issue of climate change, with some romance and a witchy spin. I liked that the reader discovers things alongside Clara, but also there are background stories that are revealed to the reader as well.
~ N for #AutumnAtoZ
~ Theme Read and Guilt Prompt for #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter

4.5 ��

This was such a unique premise for a cozy mystery! I loved Sid and enjoyed tagging along with him and Georgia during their investigations. I loved their banter and all of the puns sprinkled throughout the books.
~S for #AutumnAtoZ
~ New author for #PromptMaze which I‘ve now finished!!
~ Theme Read and Skeleton Prompt for #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter

I‘m joining in on #20in4 and these are the books I plan on reading/finishing.

Since there‘s no new Agatha Raisin book for me to read, I‘m watching more episodes of the TV series. She‘s the amateur sleuth that made me discover my love for cozy mysteries! 🕵ðŸ�¾â€�♀ï¸� #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter

4.0 �� This was an entertaining story and I liked that you could try to solve it alongside the protagonist, rather than being hit with some super surprising secret that reveals the killer in the end. #Scarathlon
~ R for #AutumnAtoZ
~ Spooky on the Cover for #PromptMaze
~ Theme Read and Skeleton Prompt for #TeamSlaughter

3.0 â­�ï¸� October read for my book club. I wasn‘t sure what to expect from this collection of short stories, but it was okay. I‘ve been really into reading a physical book while listening to audio and these were the worst Jamaican accents I‘ve ever heard.
~ H for #AutumnAtoZ
~ Non-theme Read and Orange Prompt for #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter

#Scarathlon Week 3 Points: 17,570 for #TeamSlaughter. Readathons, Bingo Boards and challenges include:
#Witchathon
#31by31 - 31 hrs x3. Shooting for 31 more 💫
#Pointsathon
#AutumnAtoZ
#LittenListen
#BodyCountBingo
#PromptMaze

I made my favorite stew to keep us full and happy! Jamaican Beef Stew served with mashed potatoes and garlic green beans. #Scarathlon #OctoberBucketList

3.5 �� This was an interesting read. There was A LOT going on as far as subplots, so it was a bit confusing. I did enjoy getting to the big reveal, though! #Scarathlon

~ O for #AutumnAtoZ
~ Borrowed Book for #PromptMaze
~ Theme Read and Poison Prompt for #TeamSlaughter

Here‘s my list of Halloween Words for #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter

105 words in total

4.5 â­�ï¸� This was a really great cozy mystery, full of twists and turns and with a great cast of characters! I was able to predict one plot twist, but it didn‘t lead me solving the case. 🕵ðŸ�¾â€�♀ï¸�
~ D for #AutumnAtoZ
~ Cozy Mystery for #PromptMaze
~ Theme Read and Killer Prompt for #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter

3.0 â­�ï¸� I have no clue what I just read, but also I couldn‘t stop reading it…that was an interesting experience!
~ L for #AutumnAtoZ
~ Unreliable narrator for #PromptMaze
~ Theme Read and Clue Prompt for #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter

Another #OctoberBucketList item checked off- finally burning my vanilla pumpkin candle. And I found these cute decorative pumpkins at Trader Joe‘s 🎃 ðŸ�� ðŸ�‚
#Scarathlon

2.0 â­�ï¸� How can I describe Pippa‘s character arc- dumpster fire? She is the most frustratingly self-aggrandizing character I have ever come across. This had to be on purpose. No one is as smart as Pip, no one is as clever, no one has more expertise, she is above the law, no one is as important. Good God! I wanted to slap her.
~ A for #AutumnAtoZ
~ 1st Person Present Tense for #PromptMaze
~ Theme Read and Secret Prompt for #Scarathlon

🧡 Cinnamon for sure! 🕯
🧡 Pumpkin soup (or chili) �
🧡 Read in a hammock 📖

Wanna play? @Chrissyreadit @TheQuietQuill @JamieArc @kspenmoll

#WondrousWednesday Thanks for the tag @Eggs 💜

3.5 â­�ï¸� I think if you pay a little bit closer attention than I did, you‘ll be able to figure out who the killer is in this one. BTW, am I the only #Scarathlon participant who perks up when they hear/ see the Word Find words in places other than books? 🤣🤣
• K for #AutumnAtoZ
• Pun in Title for #PromptMaze
• Theme Read and Creature Prompt for #TeamSlaughter

Starting the final installment of this trilogy while sipping some mulled apple cider out of the beautiful witchy mug @tdrosebud gifted me in last year‘s Basic Witch Swap. Another item ticked on my #OctoberBucketList for #Scarathlon

4 ��

Very good 2nd story in this cute cozy mystery series! The love triangle is getting a bit exasperating, though 😂 #Scarathlon
•B for #AutumnAtoZ
•At least 31 chapters for #PromptMaze
•Theme Read and Witch Prompt for #TeamSlaughter

#Scarathlon Week 2 Points: 9,120 for #TeamSlaughter. Readathons, Bingo Boards and challenges include:
#Witchathon
#31by31 - 31 hrs completed! Shooting for 31 more 💫
#Pointsathon
#AutumnAtoZ
#LittenListen
#BodyCountBingo
#PromptMaze

Next completed line is for #LittenListen bingo! 🥳 #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter

Yay! I was able to complete my first bingo lines after finishing this week‘s books. First up- #BodyCountBingo 🥳 #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter

Hubby and I watched this last night. There were moments we were screaming at the TV 😂, but all in all, it was funny and cheesy- just what we were in the mood for! #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter

After falling behind on #LitsyLove, I got so overwhelmed looking at the stacks of letters and cards. I decided to just take it bit by bit to catch up rather than let the pile grow 🫣. I saw this at the library and thought I‘d give it a read considering all of the occasions we touch on in our correspondence- congratulations, loss, support/sympathy, birthdays, holidays, get-well-soon & more. The first 10 replies are heading out tomorrow 📬

5 ��

Reread this for #Scarathlon and devoured it in one day. Just one of my favorite books/ series ever. I think I might need to watch the movie this weekend!
~ 150-400 pgs for #PromptMaze
~ P for #AutumnAtoZ
~ Theme Read and “Magic� prompt for #TeamSlaughter

My library branch is closing after today for ~6 weeks for renovations. I went to just drop off my returns and something came over me... Is there such a thing as ‘panic borrowing‘? 😂😂

4 ��

I enjoyed this read very much! I liked that even though it‘s a cozy mystery set in a small town, it didn‘t feel sterile or bland- there were some real weirdos in there! 🤣
• Team Buddy Read for #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter
• Solved it Before the Characters for #PromptMaze
• C for #AutumnAtoZ

I can‘t think of #Witches without thinking about my favorite gals from Practical Magic 🧙â€�♀ï¸� #ScarathlonDailyPrompts #TeamSlaughter

4 ��

Okay, this one was hectic right from the start! I loved the plot and couldn‘t see myself going to bed tonight without finishing it 🤪. Pip was not so great in this installment: very self-righteous and arrogant…

•Shocking Twist for #PromptMaze
•Theme Read and “Victim� prompt for #TeamSlaughter for #Scarathlon

When I finished book one, I thought “There‘s no way it can keep being this captivating.â€� Now, I‘m eating my words while sipping on a homemade pumpkin spice latte 🤪 #OctoberBucketList

Starting one of our #TeamSlaughter reads for #Scarathlon I‘d say murder definitely qualifies as #Crime for the #DailyPrompt

#Scarathlon Week 1 Points: 7,843 for #TeamSlaughter. Readathons and challenges include:
#Witchathon
#31by31
#Pointsathon
#AutumnAtoZ
#LittenListen
#BodyCountBingo
#PromptMaze

Checking off another #OctoberBucketList item just before the stroke of midnight. Tried pumpkin sticky toffee pudding and it‘s scrumptious! #scarathlon #TeamSlaughter

Lots of #magic in this novel! Things are starting to pick up and I can‘t wait for next week‘s #SundayBuddyRead discussion. #ScarathlonDailyPrompts #TeamSlaughter

Sigh. I was so excited to pull this off of my book shelf for #Scarathlon - I‘ve tried to read it 3 times now and I just can‘t get into it. It bummed me out so much that I didn‘t pick up another book yesterday and I‘ve just decided to bail so I don‘t lose my reading groove.

4.5 â­�ï¸� Wow- once things got going, I could not put this down. You will have to suspend disbelief to enjoy this, but it‘s a gripping tale and I think it‘s worth it.
G for #AutumnAtoZ
>4.0 stars on Goodreads for #PromptMaze
Team Read for #Scarathlon

Second #OctoberBucketList item checked off! I made beef & pumpkin chili for this blustery evening! 🥣 #Scarathlon

4.0 ��

This modern retelling of Carrie had me hooked. I was really intrigued by Maddy‘s relationship with her dad and was eager to see how everything would come to a head. I do feel like both the racist characters and the activist characters were more like caricatures at times, but I enjoyed this overall! W for #AutumnAtoZ Thriller for #PromptMaze Theme read for #TeamSlaughter

Those of us in the Northeast know this to be very true this year! 🤣 �

Starting this series next to find out who the #killer really is! #ScarathlonDailyPrompts #TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon

Checking off my first October #BucketList item- curled up with a book and a cup of pumpkin spice rooibos tea 🫖. After a rainy ☔� afternoon shopping in the city with my husband, this is extra delightful! #Scarathlon #TeamSlaughter