#snowedin not TJR‘s strongest work but still a good read that I powered through in a day!

#roll100 I was super excited about the premise of this but it fell a little flat. I felt that it wasn‘t sure if it wanted to be speculative fiction, or more of a thriller. Onto the next!

#roll100 #trappedinaspookyhouse 4.5* absolutely loved this queer dual storyline novel. Yes, it‘s very long, and quite slow, but I enjoyed the pacing and slow burn. Too many yellow jackets for my liking though!

And next months #bookspin #doublespin - HOW is it December?!?

Bookwormjillk (it‘s not letting me tag you I don‘t know whyyyyyy) you are #snowedin ☃️ but don‘t worry, here‘s some books to pass the time…
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter - Stephen Graham Jones
The Correspondent - Virginia Evans
Sky Daddy - Kate Folk
Underspin - EY Zhao
We Do Not Part - Han Kang
PS your list was amazing I‘ve added most of them to my TBR 🙈 enjoy!!

Enjoyed this jolly little adventure with the famous five… with a proper starring role for Timmy!!

#bookspin a re-read - I enjoyed this trip back to the Roman Empire - Pandora is one of my favourite vampires. Also, this quote!

This was ok but I expected a bit more. Felt like a bit of a missed opportunity.

Did chuckle to myself when I read a chapter on a train last week 🤭

#doublespin Moist von Lipwig is one of my favourite Discworld characters. This book is smart - really wry look at the world of finance.

#roll100 Creepy AF. This was a slow burn for me but I DEVOURED the back half and it really creeped me out, would make an interesting film or series IMO

#trappedinaspookyhouse enjoyed this retelling of the Ariadne myth, and the tragic story of Phaedra. I had forgotten everything that happened post-Minotaur so this was a fun one for me!

#roll100 absolutely bloody loved this! I love a novel where not much happens other than families family-ing - also some very very funny moments! A good read whilst I‘m enjoying a week off in the Lake District!

Well this was batshit crazy. Jaw on the floor by the end. Really really enjoyed it, and another one down for #trappedinaspookyhouse

Soft pick for this - didn‘t enjoy it quite as much as the second book…. And HOW is it November?!? Here‘s my #bookspinbingo board - about to go off for a weeks holiday in the lakes so hoping to get lots of reading doneof!

#trappedinaspookyhouse #hauntedshelf #screamteam bit torn on this one between a pick & so-so as I really liked the premise and there was a great reveal in the final third, but it dragged a bit and I think would have benefited from a good edit to make it a bit shorter and punchy.

#roll100 #hauntedshelf #screamteam really enjoyed this one - intertwined stories from 1400s Constantinople to late 21st century. I loved all the references to ancient texts in it too 🤓

#hauntedshelf #screamteam #doublespin A really harrowing true crime account, horrifying and really interesting exploring some of the legalities of the crimes.

Now need to tot up my points so far 😬

#roll100 #hauntedshelf #screamteam I really enjoyed this weird folk horror-esque story… living basically exactly where it is set definitely added to it!

#bookspin #trappedinaspookyhouse #hauntedshelf #screamteam

This was really excellent. Super harrowing & incredibly well executed idea. Highly recommended.

Starting off #hauntedshelf with my book club read and a novel set during the Yorkshire Ripper murders. A mainly fun read, with some surprisingly serious elements, also made me a bit sad that things like racism & general bigotry haven‘t really improved in the last 40 years. Sigh.

#screamteam

#bookspin #hauntedshelf #screamteam #trappedinaspookyhouse - here‘s my TBR for October with LOTS of choice! Some good spooky ones in there too!

Tagged book is my reco spooky read - my absolute fave at this time of year 👻

#roll100 I really enjoyed this reimagining of a lesser known Greek/Roman myth. A happy coincidence was the character Atalanta showing up again (she featured per prominently in Medea too) - one of my faves!

Here‘s your picks @CSeydel - happy reading 🎃
1. Needful Things (one of my faves!)
2. The Turn of the Screw
3. Reaper Man
4. In Cold Blood
5. The Trees
So hard to pick only 5!
#trappedinaspookyhouse

Super interesting read for #doublespin the robots are coming! 🤖

#roll100 soft pick. Probably would have enjoyed it more if I‘d read it 10-15 years ago but there was a bit too much teenage *drama* for my almost 40 year old self 🤣 a quick easy read though & I was drawn into the mystery

I liked this more second time around (first read about 20 years ago) but definitely the weakest of the vampire chronicles so far. Theological musings really not my thing, looking forward to getting back to proper vampire adventures in the next instalment 🤞

#roll100 LOVED this! My absolute favourite character in Greek mythology (I wore my dissertation on the portrayal of Medea through the ages), this was a really compassionate retelling of the many myths that surround the original scorned woman. Natalie Haynes has her retelling coming out later this month so I‘m really excited to compare the 2!

#bookspin I love the witches - such great satire, and actually some really thought provoking moments. It feels bittersweet to be closing in on the final Discworld book…

#roll100 felt like I missed something with this one 🤷🏻‍♀️ I enjoyed the experimental moon section more than of the others… just didn‘t really know what was going on for most of it!

Been a while since I‘ve devoured a book like this - read it in one day (yay for bank holidays!) absolutely LOVED it. Really enjoyed all the video chat and the story totally sucked me in. I have a book hangover now 😆 also got me a line in #bookspinbingo

#doublespin for this month was 5 more short stories in this anthology… I‘m up to more modern stories now and finding them more enjoyable than some of the older stuff!

That‘s more like it! #roll100 and this was super creepy. Really good at building tension and a nice short read!

#roll100 really not for me. Too long, misogynistic characters, and a mystery that I didn‘t find that interesting. Onto the next!

#roll100 plus book club read for this month. Really enjoyed this - although some pretty harrowing sections about Covid/Floyd George which made for difficult (but important) reading. I‘m looking forward to discussing this one!

Plus, first time I‘ve come across a dog in a book with the same name as mine!

#bookspin Interesting story of an impoverished girl in the Middle Ages (?) - lots of talk of the persecution of women / accusations of witchcraft. It was interesting but didn‘t really grip me..

#roll100 soft pick. I absolutely loved the relationship between Rao & Adam and how slowly it built up, but the broader sci-fi plot was a bit lacking. Really interesting premise, but the story didn‘t quite ever come together.

Pretty weird but enjoyable… and as a crazy dog lady it resonated with me 🤣

#doublespin Enjoyed the opener of this Grishaverse duology - almost done with the books and then I can watch the show!

#roll100 read and a soft pick from me - the pacing was a little off but this ramped up by the end - it felt Rosemarys baby-esque to me. Eloped all the discussion of old film too!

#bookspin bittersweet to have finished this series, so wholesome! I really liked all the inter-species discussion, such a fun book!

Not what I was expecting but found this very interesting. Thought provoking on feminism, misogyny & self-acceptance in particular. And it made me bloody starving 😆

#bookspin I feel like I may need to reread this (maybe with some sort of guide alongside?!?) to understand what exactly was going on 🙈

#roll100 a darkly comic domestic ‘thriller‘ - always enjoy Graham Norton‘s fiction

#doublespin done - another fun Famous Five book - so much food in this book 😆 also I know it‘s old but I found it hard to believe that anyone would let 4 children go off in a horse drawn caravan by themselves 🤯 Good fun - trying to teach Gary to #bemoretimmy

#roll100 fairly good book but nothing amazing. I actually think the tv series was a bit more compelling. Onto the next!

This was so close to a DNF for me. I really felt that it needed better editing. I found the concept of the astrarium confusing & didn‘t feel that it was properly explained at any point. The pacing was way off and overall it could have been a good deal shorter.

The premise of this seemed really promising but just fell a bit flat for me. As other reviews have said, I think it was trying a bit too hard to tick off multiple ‘hot topics‘, so then didn‘t really succeed in an in depth view of any of them.
#roll100

#bookspinbingo I absolutely loved it! Really thought provoking alternate history…. I loved all the etymology discussion - language is amazing. Unflinching look at colonialism - recommended

My book club read for the month… a soft pick 3.5* not my usual read but I‘m off work this week and it was actually a nice cosy holiday/beach read. Always nice too when a book is written from the perspective of and focused on older women 🤘 The main character is not very likeable at first but she did grow on my e by the end (and it‘s definitely intentional!)

#roll100 I absolutely loved this! A really interesting take on the story of the Trojan War, from the perspectives of Clytemnestra & Helen. I liked that it was grounded in realism, with divine acts from the Iliad explained without it being due to the gods. Would definitely read more by this author.

#doublespin I enjoyed this more than the first instalment, better character development & and more interesting ‘mystery‘ - looking forward to reading the next in the series!