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March 24, 2020

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#currentlyreading When The Reckoning Comes by LaTa

#currentlyreading When The Reckoning Comes by LaTanya McQueen (@harperperennial #gifted) ⁣
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I’ve heard this one is a spooky ghost story and I can’t wait! I love being creeped out and I’ve been looking for a good ghost story for #ThrillersKillersAndCreeps2021. ⁣
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What are some of your favorite creepy/spooky books? Got any ghost story recs for me? ⁣
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[ID: I’m holding a paperback copy of When the Reckoning Comes out in front of me. A white carpet is in the background, two plants are in the top left corner, and a basket is in the bottom left corner. The book is in focus and the rest is out of focus]

Today’s three YA recs for #ThrillersKillersAndCr

Today’s three YA recs for #ThrillersKillersAndCreeps2021 are proudly sponsored by front-facing portrait mode and lopsided books. Can you read these spines? Does the fact that the books are lopsided bother me? Do I not understand how front-facing cameras work? So many questions, so little time. And that time is better spent reading these three if you haven’t done so already! See any of your favorites?⁣
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✶ CEMETERY BOYS — I read this book over a year ago and I still think about it constantly. ⁣
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✶ A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER — Perhaps the best thriller I’ve ever read in terms of all-around character, plot, plot twists, etc. It’s so much fun and the first part of one of my favorite series of all time.⁣
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✶ ACE OF SPADES — I’ve already recommended this one this month and I’m doing it again because I can’t recommend this book enough. The less you know going in, the better. ⁣
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[ID: I’m standing in my living room wearing a reddish-brown sweatshirt, facing the camera, and holding up three books in front of me. The three books, from left to right, are Cemetery Boys, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, and Ace of Spades, and the three copies block my face. In the background, out of focus, you can see my grey couch, part of my gallery wall, and a snake plant in a rattan planter]

#ThrillersKillersAndCreeps2021 ✨ HOUSE OF HOLLOW

#ThrillersKillersAndCreeps2021 ✨ HOUSE OF HOLLOW is slow to start but near impossible to put down once you’re wrapped up in the story. It was beautiful, haunting, and surreal, not gory per se, but still gruesome with how vivid the imagery was—it reminded me of MEXICAN GOTHIC. It also reminded me a little of LOST IN THE NEVER WOODS, or at least what I had hoped NEVER WOODS would be. ⁣
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I was left with several questions at the end and didn’t feel like there was enough resolution or explanation at the end, but this was such an original story that despite these gaps, I still really enjoyed it once the momentum picked up. I also think that if you’re someone who doesn’t mind reading a more open-ended story, you’d really enjoy this. This story will leave you with a deep sense of unease, it will, at times, make your skin crawl, and for those reasons, it’s a great October read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⁣
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TWs: body horror, child death, suicide, sexual assault⁣
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[ID: the first photo features House of Hollow lying on a beige knitted blanket on a grey couch. The colors are warmer and meant to look a bit moodier and autumnal, and there is a woven basket in the left-hand corner, and two plants in the upper right-hand corner. The cover of House of Hollow is a beautiful cover featuring a girl’s face partially covered by lots of flora and fauna. The second photo is largely the same, except I am now holding up a copy of House of Hollow and the woven basket and plants are more visible]

Some recent additions to my shelves ✨ thank you

Some recent additions to my shelves ✨ thank you to the tagged publishers for the gifted copies! ⁣
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Are any of these on your TBR as well?⁣
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[ID: the first photo shows a colorful stack of books on a white shelf. The stack of books is on the right side of the photo and to the left is a white vase with a dried pink, orange, and yellow floral arrangement, with some candles and prints (all out of focus) in the background. The stack features (from top to bottom): Read This to Get Smarter; The Ex Hex; Payback’s a Witch; Dune; When Sparks Fly; The Party Crasher; and The Push. The second photo is of the same set-up, but taken from the left at an angle, and the leaves of a snake plant can be seen in the lower-right corner]

#ThrillersKillersAndCreeps2021 ✨ Two of my favor

#ThrillersKillersAndCreeps2021 ✨ Two of my favorite thrillers in recent years. If you’re a fan of either ACE OF SPADES or WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING and haven’t read the other, do so ASAP! They’re both bone-chilling, filled with insidious characters with fake, knowing smiles, with exhilarating climaxes that will leave you unable to stop reading. ⁣
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Have you read either of these? What are some of your favorite go-to thrillers?⁣
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[ID: I am holding copies of Ace of Spades and When No One Is Watching in my hand in focus, the background is blurred but you can see my couch and living room in the background, although out of focus. The two books have blue spines and go well together, both aesthetically and thematically]

One of my favorite Seattle indies @qabookco 💛✨ I miss exploring it with @reviewsshewrote (come back, please!!) ⁣
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[ID: the first photo is of the outside of Queen Anne Book Co., a small, indie bookstore located in the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle. The sign for the shop has an orange outline and green text on a white background and sits right above the door, with two potted shrubs on either side of the door. The second photo is of the new arrivals / new books table inside the bookstore, with the rest of the charming bookstore in the background]

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