I found this volume exploring mother-daughter relationships beautiful and haunting. It gave me a lot to think about. 🍂

#nfnov

Another excellent collection from Amanda Lovelace! Definitely one of my favorite poets of the day. 🥀

#nfnov

Excellent!

I loved this everything about this. It has the feel of a fable with an excellently chilling atmosphere and the illustrations are perfect! Can‘t wait to see what the rest of y‘all think.

#GroupQ #LMPBC

Wuthering Heights is one that has been on my TBR for way too long, especially considering I love gothic classics!

Scarlet Letter is a classic that, while not actively on my TBR, I‘ve meant to get to since I read some for a class and loved it!

#ReadingGoals #GratefulReads

Expectations, am I right?

I was hesitant starting My Plain Jane because I loved Lady Jane so freaking much. And then I was pleasantly surprised! Very much its own thing, while still rocking the Princess Bride vibe.

Conversely, I loved Uprooted so so much I just couldn‘t wait, so I read the short story that eventually became Spinning Silver. It spoiled it for me. I‘ll never know if I‘d have liked it more had I not read the story.

#GratefulReads

My favorite book-to-movie adaptation! Isn‘t it everybody‘s? Seriously, both the book and movie are perfection. ⚔️

Also, Carrie Elwes‘ book As You Wish is a fantastic behind-the-scenes look at the movie. He even narrates the audio!

#GratefulReads

A beautiful little book full of insight and peace.
At least it was for me. ⛅️

#nfnov

“I wanted to remember feeling free.”

#nfnov #quote

Me reading The Hobbit on the beach a few years ago — a banned book that, sadly, I haven‘t finished yet! I keep falling asleep in the forest. 🤦🏻‍♀️

But I love the writing and the opening was just so magical!

#gratefulreads #bannedbook

I‘m on a bit of an Amanda Lovelace kick. This was another great collection! And a cathartic ending to the Women Are Some Kind of Magic series. 🧜‍♀️

#nfnov #poetry

Excellent! I just devoured this one. So far my favorite of hers, although I loved her witch one as well. ✨

#nfnov #gratefulreads #readinonesitting

“One Nevadan ranch-owner accidentally created a geyser in Washoe County, near the Black Rock Desert. ... As it happens the water that flows is extremely rich in minerals. Over the decades, the deposits have built up, much in the way that stalagmites do, to leave a curious array of brightly coloured mounds and otherworldly algae-filled pools.”

And it‘s still there.

#til #nfnov

“Sorrowing at the death of her beloved servant, Hera took Argus‘s hundred bright eyes and fixed them onto the tail of a very dull, dowdy old fowl, transforming it into what we know today as the peacock—which is how the now proud, colorful, and haughty bird came forever to be associated with the goddess.” 🦚

#mythology #til #nfnov

I LOVED this short story and poem collection! The haunting atmosphere pulled me in every time. 🍎

Also, just a heads up, it‘s $0.99 on Kindle right now!

#gratefulreads #ashortstory

Fascinating mini audio doc about true crime — our interest in it and why that matters.

“I think a lot of people feel bad for relating to [killers]. ... They scare themselves.”
— Marcus Parks

#characteryouhatetolove #gratefulreads #nfnov

A fun dip into the real-life magic that inspired the Wizarding World to finish out my readathon! I also got to start my newest Agatha Christie Club read. 💙💚💜

I only made it to 20 hours, but I had fun! Thanks again to our hosts and congrats on the milestone, @MrBook!

#mrbook1inamillion #litsypartyofone #24b4monday #nfnov

“Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder not only believed a toad could silence a noisy crowd, but that a bone in its right side could cool boiling water, while a bone in its left side could repel the attack of a dog.”

#til #nfnov

Loved it!! This book had me hooked from the start. I‘ve seen reviews lamenting the stilted love story, but it didn‘t bug me. What I cared about was the mystery and it pulled me along just perfectly. A fun escape!

My hazelnut hot cocoa has been a perfect companion. 😋

This gives me a total of 18 hours. I‘ll have to read into the night to finish the full 24.

#litsypartyofone #24b4monday #mrbook1inamillion
#gratefulreads #bookandbeverage

Almost at 14 hours and I‘m calling it for tonight. I‘m just too sleepy. Excited to get back to this one tomorrow morning! 🧐

#24b4monday #litsypartyofone #mrbook1inamillion

This book is so pretty!!!

I only have the galley, so I can‘t do it justice, but there are gorgeous maps throughout and if you look in the Litsy database you can see it‘s a giant, gorgeous hardcover. I‘ve always loved maps, even though I have an atrocious sense of direction, and this book is full of creators sharing their love of books and maps. Highly recommend!

#24b4monday #litsypartyofone #mrbook1inamillion #nfnov

Onto my last #NFNov title before I dive into my fiction TBR with my very healthy #LitsyPartyofOne breakfast. I blame you guys! Whipped cream just makes everything pretty. 🥐

#MrBook1inaMillion #24b4Monday
#GratefulReads #BookandSnack

Loved this macabre micro-history! From Natufian Funeral Flowers to Ondine‘s Curse, this book has a bit of it all. And it‘s just really beautiful inside and out. 💀

After finishing my second book and with eight hours under my belt, I‘m calling it a night. Happy reading, Littens!

#24b4monday #litsypartyofone #mrbook1inamillion #nfnov

“Thanotophobia is an excessive fear of graveyards, corpses, and related items of death.” 💀

#til #nfnov

Loved my first Lucy Worsley! I‘ve been a fan of her documentaries for a while, so it‘s no wonder I enjoyed her style. This book was a fascinating mix of historical true crime, early forensic science and literary history.

Early for #GratefulReads, but this book was full of characters we all love to hate — like famed murderess Mary Ann Cotton.

Four hours down for #24b4Monday and one more book for #NFNov! #MrBook1inaMillion #LitsyPartyofOne

The husband brought me #LitsyPartyofOne in bed! 🥰

I‘m finishing off some of the non-fic titles I started for #NFNov and then jumping into my TBR for the weekend.

#24b4Monday #MrBook1inaMillion

Book mail!!!

My November reads for #AgathaChristieClubR2 and #LMPBC #GroupQ just arrived and I‘m hoping to read them for the #MrBook1inaMillion readathon. I‘ll also be drinking lots of hazlenut hot cocoa. Congrats, @MrBook! 🥳

#24b4Monday #LitsyPartyofOne #TBR

“In France, arsenic was known as poudre de succession, or ‘inheritance powder‘, and until 1836 it was impossible to detect whether arsenic was present in a dead body.” ☠️

#nfnov #til

“The invention of the grid-map, which occurred more or less coevally with the rise of modern science in the sixteenth century, introduced a whole new power to cartography.” 🗺

I took this pic at Pioneer Book, my local used book store.

#til #nfnov

I‘ve shared this before, but it‘s still my favorite bookish item!

#gratefulreads #favoritebookishitem #hufflepuff 💛🖤💛

Elm can be used for protection and fertility. 💚

#til #nfnov

This one was slow in places, but I loved it! Historical and magical. My mother-in-law knows me well! ✨

#gratefulreads #bookgiftedtoyou

A touching collection of poems looking at the idea of a Heavenly Mother. 🌈 #nfnov #nonfiction #gratefulreads

Adorable! Especially for those of us who grew up on Berenstain Bears. 😁 #nfnov

“Scottish brownies and English hobgoblins like Shakespeare‘s Puck were said to be helpful creatures, but would immediately stop work if anyone gave them clothes to wear.”

Sounds like my two-year-old! 😂

#gratefulreads #over500pages
#nfnov #til

I finally finished October‘s read for #AgathaChristieClubR2! This was my second time through The Secret Adversary, and I loved it! Although it does start awfully slow. Tuppence is my favorite; I can‘t help smiling every time she speaks. I did cringe every time an American was described though — Is that how the British truly saw us? Is that how we were? (Are we still seen that way??) I felt the same way reading Conan Doyle last month. 🧐

“Some people think that in time we will all become wise, perfect solutions will be found to our problems and Eden will come again. On that day the crab apples will return to their original sweetness.”

#under250pages #gratefulreads
#til #nfnov

Okay, #GroupQ! I thought a novelette that‘s won the Shirley Jackson Award would be fun, so I picked four that stood out to me. Most are part of collections, which I‘ll link in the comments; the Neil Gaiman is a stand-alone. Let me know if one or more of them sound best to you!! #LMPBC

1. Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains, Neil Gaiman
2. “The Summer People,” Kelly Link
3. “Help the Witch,” Tom Cox
4. “Reeling for the Empire,” Karen Russell

Not sure if I have one preferred genre — I cycle through obsessions — but I‘m always up for something witchy!

This collection was excellent. After A Tyranny of Petticoats and Toil & Trouble, I‘m definitely keeping an eye out for more collections edited by Jessica Spotswood. 🕸

#gratefulreads #preferredgenre

I just started Art of the English Murder and A is for Arsenic and am enjoying them! I‘ve been doing lots of Christie and Conan Doyle, so these seemed perfect for #NFNov. 🧐

#gratefulreads #lookingforwardtoreading

Meant to finish this last month, but got distracted! I‘m about sixty pages in and loving it! Tommy and Tuppence are my favorite Christie sleuths! Hopefully I can join in the discussion soon. #agathachristieclubr2 #currentlyreading

I read another Christie though, Hallowe‘en Party — a Poirot mystery, and loved it! Definitely perfect for the season. 🧐

Good night, Littens, and Happy Halloween! ✨

#halloween #chillingphotochallenge
#scarathlon #teamslaughter

Our witchy pumpkins! 🎃

#pumpkincarvingcontest
#teamslaughter

Our Halloween costumes this year! 💛💛💛
#costumecraze #teamslaughter

Old illustrations, but very well done and adorable all the way through! My toddler liked the end where the pages flipped a bit faster. 🏚

#halloweentheme #teamslaughter #scarathlon

Adorable! Didn‘t really grab my kid until the end, probably because the pictures are a bit subdued — my favorite illustrations, but not his, go figure! 🧛🏻‍♂️

#halloweentheme #teamslaughter #scarathlon

My kid is obsessed with This Is the House That Jack Built, so of course we had to try some festive versions!

This one was not my favorite of this type, but I did love that each line came with a sound effect. It was great at keeping my son‘s attention! 🧹

#nontheme #teamslaughter #scarathlon

🖤🖤🖤

#black #chillingphotochallenge
#teamslaughter #scarathlon

Great book!! I didn‘t love the ending, but I enjoyed the read thoroughly... even when my heart was pounding like crazy.

I also finished the #ScaryScavengerHunt just in time! A book #thatscaresyou was last on my list and this one definitely delivered! 😱

#teamtheme #teamslaughter #scarathlon

Who knew I had so many purple books?! 💜

#chillingphotochallenge #purple
#teamslaughter #scarathlon

I had to try the follow-up after I read his other Frankenstein book, and it didn‘t disappoint! Adam Rex is hilarious. If you like your Halloweens funny, this is a must!! 🔩

#halloweentheme #teamslaughter #scarathlon