Almost forgot to post my Winter Games TBR! Along with those pictured, I have Midwinter Murder, In A Holidaze, A Hopeful Christmas, The Twelve Days of Dash & Lily, and Murder Most Festive waiting on my Kindle. So excited to get started! 🎉

#wintergames #mistletoemaniacs
@Clwojick

Excellent! Spooky vibes. Kept me guessing 'til the end. 🕯🔮 🏚

I didn't love the resolutuon of the almost love story, but this isn't a romance and the author's decision made sense.

#botm

Exactly!! 📚

Another excellent Christie! I saw the recent adaptation, so I was worried it wouldn't be as engaging ... turns out I shouldn't have worried! I totally forgot the ending.

I love audio puzzling! Haven't been able to do it for a while since I have small kids, but the husband got me a puzzle and some me time and it was heaven!!

#agathachristieclubr2

My plans for tonight! I've always wanted to try Tea Drops, and am so glad I did! A perfect minty treat. 🛀🍿☕

Absolutely beautiful! Listening to this book was like a big hug with lots of learning.

#netgalley #nfn2021

Another fantastic volume in the Sarah's Scribbles collection! I always enjoy her work, but I especially liked some of the darker stuff in this one and seeing her take on covid. If only the digital version had stickers!

#netgalley #nfn2021

This was just so excellent. It should be required reading in every middle and high school. The graphic novel edition takes Snyder's text on how tyrannical governments get power -- and how to resist -- and makes it even more accessible. Definitely going to be gifting this to my nephew!

Side note: I was reading this during #potteraday and saw so many parallels! HP + On Tyranny would make an excellent course together.

#netgalley #nfn2021

This was so freaking adorable! Perfect cozy autumn reading. 🍂🧄

"Maybe healing can't be carried in closed fists."

This collection was beautiful! I found myself highlighting so much. ?

#netgalley #nfn2021

I know I asked for more plucky heroines, but I missed my Poirot! This one was cute and fun, but had almost nothing to do with golf. That cover misled me.

And thus ends my Agatha Christie week! The husband is back and I finished 8 Christies and started ABC Murders (once I finish I'll be all caught up with #agathachristieclubr2). The children refused to let me read much, so I mostly listened. Hugh Fraser and Joan Hickson are just perfection!

I really liked the stories in this one, but I'm of two minds about Mr. Quin. At first, I thought there were way too many coincidences; then it seemed impossible that this wasn't supernatural. And for some reason, even though I usually love supernatural everything, I wanted a real-life explanation from Christie -- probably because thats what I expect from her. I liked seeing Mr. Satterthwaite again. I didn't expect that! 💛

#agathachristieclubr2

At first, I really didn't like Parker Pyne. I was like: Those poor people!!! But he grew on me once I realized how many people he was helping. Though I still wish there had been a resolution to the first story. How many women did he trick into thinking they had a secret romance? How long did they wait?? Because he may not have said he was coming back, but it felt implied.

#agathachristieclubr2

'Before water was used as ballast for ships, mud, rocks, and earth were shovelled into the hulls from around the harbour where a ship was launched. Seeds and plants were often included in the mix, and when dumped out upon arrival ... these plants took root and thrived. Many of the invasive species in North America were introduced here as “ballast waifs.“ Now many of these ballast grounds ... have become archaeological sites.'

#til #nfn2021

I was on a bit of a roll this week, so I listened to this early. I loved it!!! I kept thinking I knew exactly what was going on, but the rug was pulled out from under me EVERY TIME. And yet, as is the magic of Christie, the solution felt completely fair. A crime is committed at a party that happens to have Hercule Poirot, Superintendent Battle, Colonel Race and Ariadne Oliver all in one room. It was so fun!

#agathachristieclubr2

Loved the gothic undertones in this one. I at first disliked this narrator, but she grew on me! 🏺

#agathachristieclubr2

I forgot to post my list, but here's my #bookspin bingo!

I've read a few of these stories before, but listening to all of them -- read by Joan Hickson -- was such a treat. Perfect cozy night in. Before this, Tommy & Tuppemce were my favorite Christie sleuths, but now I think I'm firmly on team Marple!

#agathachristieclubr2

Boomslang poison! Not gonna lie, this totally made me think of Harry Potter and made the whole thing feel more magical.

The solution to this one was excellent! Did not see it coming. 🐝

#agathachristieclubr2

I've been obsessively listening to Agatha Christie this past week! When the husband's away, this is apparently how I play.

Poirot seemed a lot more authoritative (almost domineering?) with suspects in this book.

Egg was a hoot. I always love Christie's "terrifyingly alive" modern young women. I wish more of them were from their pov!

I really liked this one!! Kept me glued the whole time. Definitely recommend!

#agathachristieclubr2

This was a great start to my Agatha Christie week! It's a lot shorter than I thought, but great for a laugh! And a great gift idea for the holidays. 🔪

#nonfictionnovember #nfn21

Lovelace's poetry always speaks to my heart, and this collection was no different! I stand a bit taller; hold my head a little higher. ?

“if every other girl is queen anne's lace,
then i'm poison hemlock.

at first glance,
we look exactly the same,

until someone gets too close“

#netgalley #nfn2021

This was excellent!! A brief, fascinating tour through the true crime genre with all the laughs and a bit of memoir. Would definitely recommend for all my other murderinos out there! Or for anyone wondering why so many of us consume so much true crime. 🔪

#netgalley #nfn21

My husband is leaving for a week with his mom, so I decided to try to catch up on as much Agatha Christie as possible to keep me busy. I also grabbed Maureen Johnson's Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village because it goes with the theme and sounds delightful!

I start tomorrow and go until the 10th. First up: The ABC Murders (which is fitting because I just started alphabet week with the kids).

#agathachristieclubr2

My #Scarathlon2021 total is 44,000!

It made me so weirdly happy that it ended up so even like that, lol. I read 8 novels, 2 novellas, 1 graphic novel, 2 collections and 102 picture books; I listened to 2 novellas and a bunch of spooky short stories.

Thanks @Clwojick & @StayCurious for all your hard work!!! It was, as always, so much fun! ❤🖤🤍

My stack of completed physical books for #Scarathlon2021! Death on the Nile, Orquídea Divina and Mexican Gothic are definitely my top three, but I can't pick a favorite betwen them. It was a good reading month for me! I only managed an hour of reading last night though, so that gives me 18 for #20in4. Next time, I swear I will conquer. 📚

102 picture books with my boys for #scarathlon2021! It's hard to pick a fav, but our new favorite of the year has to be Creepy Carrots! My 4-year-old is obsessed and now even my 2-year-old knows all the places to *gasp* by heart. It was a hit! Creepy Underpants is good as well, but doesn't quite capture my boys like the franken-carrots. 🥕😋

I really enjoyed the Bookish First Bingo card, it did a good job of stretching me to find new authors. I'm not done with the tagged book yet, but I've been loving it!!! This is my first time reading Stephen Graham Jones, but I am definitely coming back for more! Can't wait to get to My Heart Is A Chainsaw, especially since it was almost a pick for #fantasticstrangelings and I usually love Jenny's picks. 🕸️👻🎃

#scarathlon2021 #teamslaughter

I almost didn't get the right two bingos done, but my last paperback was almost 666 pages, so I decided to count it. I'm just lucky it was the trade paperback! I didn't quite get the left two done. I did Stephen Kingo while only reading one of his stories, so it's no wonder! There were a surprising amount of King-esque tropes in my other thrillers though. 🫖📚🤓

#scarathlon2021 #teamslaughter

We found the cutest Halloween board books at the library last month! 🎃

#scarathlon2021 #halloween

Just had to share another Halloween themed Sarah's Scribbles from her newest book! 👻

#scarathlon2021 #halloween

Finished the group #buddyread just in time last night! I really liked this one, but I must admit, I found the modern-day story more compelling and the '80s storyline didn't quite fit for me. Still excellently suspenseful though! Taking a picture in the car seemed most fitting.

17 hours down for #20in4!

#bookandasweater #iseeyoushiverwithanticipation #littensdressedinblood #teamslaughter #scarathlon2021 @Clwojick @MidnightBookGirl

15 books read last month ... still didn't get a #bookspin bingo. 🤦🏻‍♀️ But I did get pretty close on my #littenlisten!

@thearomaofbooks @aperfectmjk

☠️🌿🔮

#poison #potionsandbrews
#scarathlon #littensdressedinblood

Read this just before bedtime with my oldest. It's one of our favorites! He got so excited that it started to clash with the whole "going to bed" thing. I've definitely succeeded in passing on my love of Halloween! ?

#ghosts #goblins #tricks #harvestmoon #octobersky #scarathlon #haunted #littensdressedinblood

Our driveway spontaneously grew a pumpkin! We found this near our strawberry patch, although the last time we tried to grow one was last year, nowhere near where this turned up, and none of them got this big. It was coming out by the drain pipe; we think it watered it? The kids were so delighted! 🎃

#pumpkin #scarathlon #haunted

Happy Halloween!

The Nightmare Before Christmas poem written and illustrated by Tim Burton is fantastic! I'm so glad I picked this over the Disney story version. By boys were so excited!!! 💀

#costumeweek #halloween #skeleton #haunted #littensdressedinblood #screamathon #scarathlon2021

@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @MidnightBookGirl @4thhouseontheleft @Clwojick

I love Poe! Especially at this time of year. 🧡💛🤍

#orange #scarathlon

It was my baby's 2nd bday today, so I only got a couple of hours of reading in. He was so excited for the cupcakes he threw a fit that we had to wait for gma and gpa. But then when we finally got to cupcake time, he was too obsessed with blowing out the candles to eat; he kept asking to do it again and again and again. I think he just loved that everyone clapped for him each time. 👻

#treats #haunted #20in4 #readwithme #scarathlon2021 #halloween

Almost 9 hours down! Great book! The writing is excellent and the pace kept up even though such a large portion of it is flashbacks, but I'm not sure what I think of the resolution. I loved all of the descriptions of nature. I'll be thinking about this one for a while. My new bookmark ended up going very well with the story! 🍄

#20in4 #readwithus #scarathlon2021 #teamslaughter

I visit a haunted site every year at Halloween. I love reading the old stories and tracing what used to be. This site, if I remember correctly, had to do with Pioneer times and a date gone wrong. It was fun to find this marker in the middle of the street!

#hauntedhouse #littensdressedinblood
@MidnightBookGirl

LOVE this deck!!! 🔮

#tarot #littensdressedinblood
@midnightbookgirl

I liked this one! Perfect New Year's book ... unless you're going to an out-of-the way place with old friends. I always have to pick up the old friends have secrets and get together books! It's a thing.

#redandwhiteandreadallover #littensdressedinblood
@midnightbookgirl

Makes me think of Carmilla! I LOVED the Audible rendition with David Tennant. 🧛🏽‍♀️

#vampires #littensdressedinblood
@MidnightBookGirl

Finally starting #teamslaughter's #buddyread. Hope I have enough time! 🤞

#scarathlon2021 #20in4
@Clwojick @Andrew65

I love going around at looking at all the Halloween lights in our pjs! This year, we found a haunted attraction in someone's front yard and my boys loved it, even with all the pretty frightening clowns. They haven't learned to fear them yet. 🤡

These candy corn necklaces were a hit! But also broke pretty quickly, as they were being used by toddlers.

#falltradition #shadows #scarathlon2021 #haunted #littensdressedinblood

More book bingos! So many had Stephen King as a bingo spot that I picked up the tagged story. I really need to read more from him!

#scarathlon2021 #teamslaughter
@Clwojick

We've been reading some truly adorable board books! 🍬💀🦇

#costume #creatures #candy #candyman #scarathlon #littensdressedinblood #scarathlon2021 #spookoween

Back at the doctor's office again because I'm the idiot that dunked her cast in the tub and tried to blow dry it better. 🤦🏻‍♀️

#currentlyreading #scarathlon2021 #screamathon