For today's #scarathlondailyprompts here's the King Killer Chronicles.

#scarathlon2022 #TeamMonsterMash @StayCurious

Oops, I guess I'm bad at reading instructions, but I realized last night I has started the scarathlon #promptmaze on the wrong square, so I have to figure out a new plan 😅

@TheAromaofBooks

4/5

In honor of today's #scarathlondailyprompts I read Love Monster with my baby. It's a sweet little book about being different and finding connection. I loved how the text lent itself to doing voices.

#Scarathlonwordsearch: 17
#scarathlon2022 #TeamMonsterMash @StayCurious

Listened to my fall playlist while doing chores, and marked the first item off my #bucketlist

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Here's my very spooky October #bookspinbingo

#bookspin: The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy edited by Rebecca Roanhorse and John Joseph Adams
#doublebookspin: Kiss Her Once For Me by Alison Cochrun

@TheAromaofBooks

My September #bookspinbingo

#bookspin #doublebookspin @TheAromaofBooks

5/5

Things go wrong as soon as the Montgomery enters the communication black zone, and only the ship's A.I. and the crew's children are left alive to make their way to Earth's colony. It's a beautiful and suspenseful story about found family. I really enjoyed all the bonus content at the end, seeing how all the art was put together to tell the story.

TW: parent death

#ScarathlonWordSearch 16 #Scarathlon2022 #TeamMonsterMash @StayCurious

Two black books for the first photo challenge.

#scarathlon2022 #TeamMonsterMash @StayCurious #scarathlondailyprompts

Here's my #bookspin and #scarathlon2022 TBR. My reading has been way down since I had my baby, so I'm planning to join few readathons to stack scarathlon points. I also tried to add a few graphic novels and novellas.

#Witchathon @mdm139 #31by31 @Catsandbooks #AutumnAtoZ @Texread #Spookoween2022 @TheSpineView #LittenListenBingo @aperfectmjk #Autumnbingo2022 @Ann_reads #promptmaze #bookspinbingo #doublebookspin #TeamMonsterMash @StayCurious

Here's my #scarathlon2022 bucket list.

#TeamMonsterMash @StayCurious

5/5

Mercy is undertaker and Hart, a warden tasked with killing the undead, is a frequent and reluctant customer, who loathed Mercy from the moment he met her. He finds solace from his difficult life writing letters to an anonymous friend, never realizing that Mercy is the person responding and is just as unaware of who her secret pen pal is.

It's a beautiful book that isn't afraid to acknowledge death. I loved the world building.
#netgalley

1. The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen & You Are Not a Sh*tty Parent by Carla Naumburg

2. A coke because coffee was not doing it today.

3. Dressing my baby up for his first Halloween!

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

3.5/5

Leanne is ready to stop helping St. Claire's politicians sounds good and earn a seat on the city council herself. Trevor is currently aimless, not really sure what to do with his life, but when he and Leanne meet, Leanne is sure a marriage of convenience will clean up her image perfectly.

This was a pretty steamy romance, but my favorite part was the witch politics.

#netgalley

My #scarathlon2022 watchlist.

#TeamMonsterMash @StayCurious

“It was always a gamble, dropping off a body at Birdsall and Son Undertakers, but this morning the bride of fortune favored Hart Ralston.“

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

Just one more week to sign up for #Scarathlon2022

https://forms.gle/UdTQPJKzvsvHM8iW7

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4/5

With her high school reunion approaching, Lucy is feeling disappointed in how boring her life is, but when she and her coven cast a wish spell, everything is flipped upside down. Suddenly Lucy is entering baking contests and running racing as well as getting reacquainted with her high school best friend and crush, Alex. It's a wild ride and Lucy has to figure out what exactly she does wish for out of her life.

#netgalley

4/5

I think anyone who enjoyed the section in Cultish on cult fitness, is going to love this deep dive into the wellness industry and the ways it has come to take over some the space religion traditionally held. From fitness to crystals, the book talks about how the Wellness industry has become what it is both the good and the bad.

Trigger warning for discussions of eating disorders.

#bookspin #doublebookspin #netgalley

Whenever it rained in Freya Grove, New Jersey, Nana Ruth Naomi Caraway, the matriarch witch of the family, said the same proverb to her eldest granddaughter, Lucy. “You don‘t know how deep a puddle is until you step in it.”

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

September #bookspinbingo

#bookspin : The Gospel of Wellness by Rina Raphael
#doublebookspin : The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy by Megan Bannen

@TheAromaofBooks

I got a #bookspinbingo in August! #bookspin #doublebookspin @TheAromaofBooks

My September #bookspin list

#bookspinbingo #double bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

3.5/5

A nice little graphic novel about pregnancy and new motherhood. A lot of the chapters felt super relatable. Definitely not for anyone who is squeamish about illustrations of birth.

4/5

Take The Holiday and make it queer, and you've got The Holiday Trap. I think a two couple romance is hard to pull off, but I was so invested in both Greta and Truman's story lines that I never minded when the POV switched. The holiday elements are a little more subtle than a lot of the more Hallmark inspired romances, with mentions of Chanukah and Christmas dispersed throughout the book, but I still thought it was a fun holiday romance.

3/5

A fun, very Christmas-y read. I liked the way the romance played out between Merry and Clark first over email, which helped explain why their relationship moved so fast once they got together. I think anyone who enjoys Hallmark movies or holiday romances will enjoy this.

#netgalley #ARCAugust #doublebookspin

#LetterZ the two books beginning with Z I've read:

Zombiecorns by John Green
Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi

#AlphabetGame @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#LetterY recs:

You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria

#AlphabetGame @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#LetterX literally the only book I've read that begins with X:

Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon

#AlphabetGame @alwaysbeenaloverofobooks

#LetterW recs:

We Have Always Been Here by Lena Nguyen
Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda

#AlphabetGame @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#LetterV recs:

Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders

#AlphabetGame @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#LetterU recs

Under the Whispering Door by T. J. Klune
Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

#AlphabetGame @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#LetterT recs:

To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver
Tempest by Beverly Jenkins
Turtles All the Way Down by John Green
Tweet Cute by Emma Lord

#AlphabetGame @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#LetterS recs:

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

#AlphabetGame @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

4/5

There was a bit towards the end that stressed me out, but overall this was a super fun romance happening behind the scenes of a reality TV show.

5/5

This book was incredible, and I wish it had been available earlier in my postpartum journey. This look at the neurological research of what happens during early parenthood was fascinating. It also helped me better understand the changes I experienced and feel less alone in my experience. I'm recommending this to all my friends who have asked me questions about what becoming a parent is really like.

#netgalley

#LetterR recs:

Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuistin
Ring Shout by P. Djeli Clark
River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey

#AlphabetGame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#LetterQ recs:

Queen's Shadow by E. K. Johnston

#AlphabetGame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#LetterP recs:

Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

#AlphabetGame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#LetterO recs:

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

#AlphabetGame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#LetterN recs:

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
No Cure for Being Human by Kate Bowler
No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull

#AlphabetGame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

1. Mother Brain by Chelsea Conaboy and There's Something About Merry by Codi Hall

2. Sandman

3. Catching up on chores while listening to audiobooks

#WeekendReads @rachelsbrittain

#LetterM recs:

March by John Lewis
The Martian by Andy Weir
Maus by Art Spiegelman
The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Garcia-Moreno

#AlphabetGame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#LetterL recs:

The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo
Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

#AlphabetGame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#LetterK recs:

Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
Kamila Knows Best by Farah Heron
King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo
Kingsbane by Claire Legrand
The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

#AlphabetGame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#LetterJ recs:
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

#AlphabetGame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#LetterI recs:
The Inheritance of Orquidea Divina by Zoraida Cordova
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

#AlphabetGame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#LetterH recs:
The Hard Sell by Evan Hughes
How Long 'til Black Future Month by N.K. Jemisin

#AlphabetGame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#LetterG recs:
The Galaxy and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers
Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
Good Enough by Kate Bowler and Jessica Richie
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

#AlphabetGame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#LetterF recs:
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisn
For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten
Furybon by Claire Legrand
Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells

#AlphabetGame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

4/5

Opposites attract in the wonderful romance. Finn makes his money by using logic and reason in the gambling halls, but has never been one for academics. Tabitha prefers focusing on her studies to socializing with the ton. But both need to be married as quickly as possible and agree to have a marriage of convenience. I really enjoyed all the characters and can't wait for the final book in the series.

#ARCAugust