#NovemberDreams #HopeCore
Here are the books I hope and dream to read in November. Thanks for the reminder, @Cuilin Fingers crossed for both of us!
Hello, #FictionalTraveler (s)! It‘s November and we‘re heading to #Asia ! What will everyone be reading?
Also - I‘m trying to decide whether to continue #FictionalTraveler for another year. Please comment below to let me know your thoughts. 🤔🤓🙂
This month, I‘ll be reading The Travelling Cat Chronicles.
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My #HauntedShelf total for #BlackCatCrew was 9044.
Thanks to @PuddleJumper for being an amazing host, and to @BookwormAHN and all the other team captains for leading us through all the fun! Thanks, too, to everyone who hosted bingos, readathons and challenges! This is such a fun October tradition, but it could never happen without a lot of thought and effort. Happy Halloween and huge kudos to all of you! 🎃🐈⬛🎃
pickMagic candles, a snarky talking cat, a small town populated by friendly witches… what‘s not to love? First book in the series, and I look forward to reading more.
#BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN
#OneSnackToRuleThemAll #CandyCornies @Bookwormjillk
#Pantone2025 #WispyClouds @Lauredhel
#CastTheDie @PuddleJumper
My November #ReadYourKindle list. Thanks for hosting, @CBee !
Many thanks, @BethM , for this delightful #AHRS swap!
Pies and Prejudice looks fun. I can use it for the #ThematicCozies November prompt, #Food !
I have been wanting to read The Pig Did It for quite awhile. Can't wait to dive in!
And I have never heard of Reese's popcorn! But oh my goodness, it's divine!
You are a good stalker 😘, because you truly found gifts that are perfect for me! Many thanks! 🎃
Happy Halloween! 👻
pickThis book, based on the Essex Witch Trials of the 1640s, was truly spellbinding.(Forgive the pun; it‘s the most appropriate word I could think of.) I highly recommend listening on audio. I found the narrator‘s voice to be quietly mesmerizing, and was perfectly suited to this story. Although the story is sad, it conveys a real sense of what it was like to live in England during the witch craze of the Cromwellian era. Petrifying.
Okay, cozy friends, November is all about #Food ! What yummy books will everyone be reading for #ThematicCozies ?
My choice is Caramel Pecan Roll Murder.
Is anyone interested in continuing for 2026, with a different theme? Maybe locations/settings, or letters of the alphabet, or specific words in the title, or just by cleaning our shelves of cozies we already own? Thoughts?
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pickA fast-paced murder mystery set in LA in the 1930s. The different worlds of Chinatown and old Hollywood both come alive and feel very authentic. The mystery kept me guessing and the ending definitely surprised me!
#SundayBuddyRead @TheBookHippie
#Pantone2025 @Lauredhel
#BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN
#OneSnackToRuleThemAll #CandyCornies @Bookwormjillk
pickEverything I could want in a wintery, deep woods fairy tale. Loved it!
This was my October selection for #FictionalTraveler #Trees
#HauntedShelf #BlacCatCrew @BookwormAHN
#OneSnackToRuleThemAll #CandyCornies @Bookwormjillk
pickInteresting and informative. Lots of fascinating details. I read this slowly over the course of several months, one State at a time. Now I know that the shapes of the States are not nearly as random as they seem!
#Pantone2025 @Lauredhel
#OneSnackToRuleThemAll #CandyCornies @Bookwormjillk
#BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN
Hello Friends! What will everyone be reading and/or donating this month?
For those who want to continue, or join us, in chipping away at our overflowing bookshelves, I will be hosting #ReadOrDonate again in 2026. All are welcome! I‘ll also do a StoryGraph Challenge (hopefully soon) for those who like to plan and track.
For November, I‘ll be reading & donating: Joan is Okay.
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Hello Nonfiction fans! What will everyone be reading for November?
For those who like to plan ahead, I will be continuing #MonthlyNonfiction2025 next year, but dropping the year from the name, so the new hashtag will be simply #MonthlyNonfiction. Same rules: read at least one nonfiction book each month. I‘ll do a StoryGraph challenge as well, for those who like to track that way.
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Three books with great suggestions for creating a cozy atmosphere in your home:
The Little Book of Hygge
Cosy
Cozy Minimalist Home
Three cozy reads to enjoy in your cozy home:
Little Women
Anne of Green Gables
The Bookshop on the Corner
#HauntedShelf #BookRecommendations #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN
#HauntedShelf mid-point check in: 5318 Points.
#BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN
pickDual timeline, totally immersive, strong women. Loved it!
#Roll100 @PuddleJumper
#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN
#OneSnackToRuleThemAll #CandyCornies @Bookwormjillk
pickI love cozy mysteries, but this one didn‘t grab me. Not sure why. The punny banter did seem a bit overdone. Even the ghost got on my nerves! I doubt I‘ll read any more of this series.
#ThematicCozies #Paranormal
#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN
#OneSnackToRuleThemAll #CandyCornies @Bookwormjillk
pickThis book somehow manages to feel disjointed and yet cohesive. So many topics covered - the pandemic, Native American culture, George Floyd, incarceration, love, friendship, dictionaries. Skillful storytelling.
#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN
#OneSnackToRuleThemAll #CandyCornies @Bookwormjillk
#Pantone2025 #PoppyRed. @Lauredhel @BarbaraBB
pickThis fascinating book read more like a gripping nonfiction memoir than a novel. A fascinating glimpse into the lives of FBI & CIA agents, and the impact their job had on their morals, ethics, and physical safety (and that of their families) during the Cold War. This was an excellent choice for #BookedInTime #ColdWar @Cuilin
#HauntedShelf #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN
#OneSnackToRuleThemAll #CandyCornies @Bookwormjillk
My #AllHallowsReadSwap #AHRS2025 is going out in the mail tomorrow! 🎃👻🎃
Thanks for hosting, @MaleficentBookDragon !
Here are 6 books that feel like Autumn to me.
Great memories from when my kids were little: Apples and Pumpkins, and The PennyWhistle Halloween Book
Cooking and Decorating: Old-Fashioned Pumpkin Recipes, and Autumn from the Heart of the Home
Cozy Autumn Reads: Autumn by the Sea, and Autumn in Sycamore Park
#HauntedShelf #BookRecommendations #BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN
I‘m joining the #JustOneMoreChapter Readathon this weekend, hosted not @TheAromaofBooks .
My goals are to complete Crewel and Unusual for #ThematicCoziies, listen to The Witches of Salem Village for #ChildrensClassicRead2025 , and finish Trick or Treat for #MonthlyNonfiction2025 .
#BlackCatCrew care to join me in racking up some extra points for #HauntedShelf ?
@BookwormAHN @JessClark78 @Lin3han @ShananigansReads @KT1432 @AmandaBlaze @coffees
pickIrving‘s prose is beautiful, and he evokes a wonderful sense of time and place. The tales he relates are enchanting, but all very similar. The history he tells is interesting, but too detailed. Personally, I think I would have preferred a condensed version of this book. It just felt like a bit of a slog. A soft pick for me, but I‘m glad I read it, thanks to @BarbaraJean and #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead .
#HauntedShelf #BookRecommendations
#BlackCatCrew
I love #Atmospheric novels. Here are 6 that I read and enjoyed this year:
Looking forward to seeing everyone‘s October choices for the challenges I host! I‘ll be reading:
#ReadOrDonate - The Manningtree Witches
#MonthlyNonfiction2025 - Trick or Treat
#ThematicCozies #Paranormal - Crewel and Unusual
#FictionalTraveler #Trees - The Bear and the Nightingale
@TheBookHippie
@BarkingMadRead
@rmaclean4
@Cuilin
@PuddleJumper
@Read4Life
@Julsmarshall
@BookwormAHN
@BethM
@Booksblanketsandahotbeverage
@TheAromaOfBooks
Here is my Impossible Aspirational TBR for #HauntedShelf 2025. It will take more than a little Magic for me to read all of it, lol. 🐈⬛🎃🐈⬛
#BlackCatCrew @BookwormAHN
I'm SO excited by the contents of this envelope! 😃👍
#SundayBuddyRead
#ChildrensClassicRead2026
@TheBookHippie
Okay, @TheAromaofBooks , I warned you not to go on that hike alone. At night. In the woods. With all those bats flying around. And the wind howling in the trees. But did you listen? No! So of course you got lost. And then when you found an abandoned house and decided to shelter there for the night, all the doors and windows locked behind you. So now you‘re #TrappedinaSpookyHouse !
But luckily for you, I had a feeling something like this would ⬇️
@AllDebooks has come up with a fun new way for us all to connect, postage-free! 😀 #TheLittensSociety . Check it out! All are welcome. Here‘s her original post:
TheLittensSociety's post on Litsy https://litsy.com/p/T1NXVmRCdE1y
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
We have been on a Canadian cruise for the past two weeks. The joys have been numerous! Top 5 (so far) in no particular order:
1. The gorgeous views from the deck of the ship.
2. Lobster Rolls, Poutine, Beaver Tails.
3. The way the Canadians honor their heritage- First Nation, French, British
4. Lovely towns and cities, stunning scenery everywhere.
5. The wonderfully friendly, warm, welcoming Canadian people!
pickThis was an entertaining read. Plenty of possible suspects, including several members of the local “Whodunnit Book Club”. The likable main character is on her first case as an assistant Private Investigator. As a “Christian cozy”, faith and prayers are woven throughout the narrative, and the sweet budding romance is very “clean”.
This was my August selection for the #ThematicCozies prompt, #Books .
#Pantone2025 #ChiliOil @Lauredhel
pickI really enjoyed this book, the first in the Kate Shackleton mystery series. Kate is a young WWI war widow, trying to make her way in the post war world. She has had success doing some amateur private investigating, and in this book, she takes on her first paid investigating job. I really liked Kate as a character, and I look forward to reading more books in this series. ⬇️
#Roll100 @PuddleJumper
pickI am not generally a fan of books that make me sad, but this one was an exception. It was so well written, so evocative of time and place, and so thought-provoking. A 5-Star read for sure.
This was the #LiteraryCrew selection for July, and I enjoyed our discussion, as always. @Librarybelle
#Pantone2025 #LyonsBlue @Lauredhel
pickI expected this to be a lighthearted romance, but it was so much more. Yes, there is a sweet (and sometimes very frustrating) romance. But the novel also deals with some very serious and emotional issues. I did think the ending was a bit unrealistic, even though the author‘s note says it was based on real events. Anyone struggling with infertility might want to give this one a pass.
This was my September #ReadOrDonate selection.
pickA fun read, and the mystery kept me guessing. I loved that Lizzie Bennet and Mr. Darcy appeared!
This was my August selection for #JaneAustenThenAndNow @Crinoline_Laphroaig
#Pantone2025 #PrimrosePink @Lauredhel
pickThis book transports the reader to a small Welsh fishing island in the years leading up to World War II. The islanders live in the old traditional ways, but change is coming… indeed has already come to the mainland. The writing is spare but poignant, honest but nuanced, immersive but reflective. A true gem of a read. I feel like I lived this book.
Another fabulous #LiteraryCrew selection. You definitely know how to pick ‘em, @Librarybelle ! 👏
so-soAn unpopular opinion, but this book just made me sad. In so many ways.
#ReadYourKindle @CBee
#Pantone2025 #BrandiedMelon @Lauredhel
pickWritten by a reader, for readers, these lovely essays on the fun and foibles of a reading life are totally relatable for book nerds. I recognized myself in these pages! This was my #MonthlyNonfiction2025 pick for August.
#MonthlyNonfiction
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