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JM Bookshelf @jmbookshelf.bsky.social · 2d

It's like being dropped into this world where you don't quite understand the language yet and it takes a bit to sort it out. So now that we're fully engaged, there had better be a sequel so we can find out what happens next OR a prequel to describe what happened before "Blackwicket"!!
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JM Bookshelf @jmbookshelf.bsky.social · 2d

The blurb doesn't begin to describe the detailed world-building in this story - with rich history, classes of magical abilities, realms of magical worlds, family lineages and alliances, and more.
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JM Bookshelf @jmbookshelf.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks to @netgalley.bsky.social and Bea Northwick for this free copy of "Blackwicket."
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So many words to describe this amazing book: immersive, creative, atmospheric, gothic, magical, romantic... and I could go on.
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JM Bookshelf @jmbookshelf.bsky.social · 16d

That's probably the whole point, but it was mind-boggling.

So keep reading, because it all starts to make sense as Randall undercovers what's happening at the lodge and what role he will have to play.

#NetGalley #StMartinsPress #MinotaurBooks #TheGuestChildren
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JM Bookshelf @jmbookshelf.bsky.social · 16d

What he finds at the lodge is creepy, sad, and disturbing.

I won't spoil anything that's not in the blurb, but will say that I found the beginning of the book a little hard to follow. I couldn't discern what were dreams, hallucinations, or supernatural events.
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JM Bookshelf @jmbookshelf.bsky.social · 16d

During World War II, Frances and Michael (the titular Guest Children) are sent to live with their aunt and uncle who own a lodge in Canada.

But after the war ends, relatives haven't heard anything about the children and Randall is hired to look for them.
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JM Bookshelf @jmbookshelf.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks to @netgalley.bsky.social, @stmartinspress.bsky.social, and @MinotaurBooks.bsky.social for this free copy of "The Guest Children."
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This was an unusual horror story dealing with grief, memories, secrets, and (of course) ghosts.
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JM Bookshelf @jmbookshelf.bsky.social · 17d

And why does his sister not want her in Bell House?

#NetGalley #HarperCollins360 #TheBellWitches
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JM Bookshelf @jmbookshelf.bsky.social · 17d

Gorgeous Bell House, a family she didn't know, and Savannah itself are all enticing to Emily.

But why did her father change her given name? And what's in her grandmother's craft room and why does it keep calling to her?

And what was her father researching before his death?
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JM Bookshelf @jmbookshelf.bsky.social · 17d

For all of its haunted houses, rich history, beautiful scenery, hospitality... and of course, Bonaventure Cemetery.

After Emily's historian father dies in an accident, she leaves Wales to live with her only living relations in Savannah, GA.
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JM Bookshelf @jmbookshelf.bsky.social · 17d

Thanks to @netgalley.bsky.social and @harper360.bsky.social for this free copy of "The Bell Witches."
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This book reads like a witchy love letter to Savannah, GA - one of the most magical places I've ever visited.
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JM Bookshelf @jmbookshelf.bsky.social · 29d

So Thea struggles with what she wants to be: nurturing mother, loving wife OR powerful villain AND what she wants for her daughter. Maybe she SHOULD let her eat if she wants.

Original, darkly funny, heartbreaking, and horrific, and marvelous!

#NetGalley #PutnamBooks #Tantrum
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JM Bookshelf @jmbookshelf.bsky.social · 29d

But Thea is more scared of her mother, a narcissistic energy vampire who made Thea's childhood miserable with her string of live-in boyfriends.

Because of this, Thea's always loved the female villains as they were powerful, conniving, brilliant, and gorgeous.
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JM Bookshelf @jmbookshelf.bsky.social · 29d

Yes, Thea's third child at three months old wants to eat all the time, kills a chicken, and bites her brother, and Thea is scared her child will hurt them all.
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JM Bookshelf @jmbookshelf.bsky.social · 29d

Thanks to @netgalley.bsky.social and @putnambooks.bsky.social for this free copy of "Tantrum."
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A brilliant social horror story that's so much more than that.
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JM Bookshelf @jmbookshelf.bsky.social · Sep 22

Although it's not always easy to read and yes, it's very violent, I didn't want to skip any of this memorable book.

#NetGalley #SkyhorsePublishing #ComeKnocking
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JM Bookshelf @jmbookshelf.bsky.social · Sep 22

Granted it was gory and horrific but some people claimed to have very beautiful spiritual discoveries.

So what led to the night of violence? Why did the people from the "Who's There," a website for those who wanted to break the show, decide to put plans into action?
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JM Bookshelf @jmbookshelf.bsky.social · Sep 22

As an audience member, there were only three rules: stay quiet, keep your mask on, and don't touch the performers.

"Come Knocking" was designed to be a spectacle where every audience member has a different experience.
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JM Bookshelf @jmbookshelf.bsky.social · Sep 22

Thanks to @netgalley.bsky.social and @skyhorsepublishing.bsky.social for this free copy of "Come Knocking."
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This remarkable book told in interview transcripts tells the harrowing account of the interactive theatrical performance of "Come Knocking" where 56 people died on one night.
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JM Bookshelf @jmbookshelf.bsky.social · Sep 21

But they do...

#NetGalley #Dutton #13MonthsHaunted
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JM Bookshelf @jmbookshelf.bsky.social · Sep 21

Piper tells the extraordinary story of Avery Wallace who has to be accompanied by her mother every second as something will kill her if she's alone.

The more Piper finds out about Avery and her haunting affliction, she writes about it on a blog, thinking it's anonymous and noone will read it.
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JM Bookshelf @jmbookshelf.bsky.social · Sep 21

A young researcher wants to investigate viral ghost phenomenon from the 1990's and 2000's when home computers and the Internet were becoming common. He interviews Piper Lowry about her experience with a young girl she met while working in the public library.
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JM Bookshelf @jmbookshelf.bsky.social · Sep 21

Thanks to @netgalley.bsky.social and @DuttonBooks.bsky.social for this free copy of "13 Months Haunted."
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Spooky books are my favorite and I read them all year long and this one about a haunted middle school girl grabbed my interest.

It was so creepy with an unforgettable ending!
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JM Bookshelf @jmbookshelf.bsky.social · Sep 7

#NetGalley #KensingtonPublishing #TheEntirelyTrueStoryOfTheFantasticalMesmeristNoraGrey #NoraGrey
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