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Reader. Rater. Reviewer. TBR lister.
Suspense. Spooky. Mysteries. Thrillers. Gothic. Romance. Magic. Fantasy.

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And now they have to deal with it. What will they discover about the house and about each other?

A creepy, revealing, emotional, surprising novel and I savored every page!

#NetGalley #BerkleyPublishing #PlayNice
4/4
December 11, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Leda, Daphne, and Clio grew up with their father, being told that their mother abandoned them, so the sisters cling to each other even as they grow into adulthood.

But what happens when their mother dies and it's discovered that she never sold the haunted house?
3/4
December 11, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Of course I had to read this since I adore spooky haunted house books. Plus I'm one of three sisters so I was intrigued to see how much the sibling dynamic would be part of the story.
2/4
December 11, 2025 at 1:45 AM
this time).

Absolutely will be looking for more books by author Markert!

#NetGalley #CrookedLaneBooks #SpiderToTheFly
3/3
December 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
- true crime writer with a "web" of followers who help identify The Spider's victims

It was definitely pulse-pounding and page-turning as The Spider leaves clues that lead them on the wrong paths, so the ending was completely unexpected! (I didn't sneak and read the ending first...
2/3
December 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
However I wish that maybe the book was slightly longer to expand some details and story-building that would have helped to propel and understand the plot a little more.

#NetGalley #AvonBooks #HarperVoyagerUS #TheMacabre
4/4
November 23, 2025 at 2:18 AM
lured? to the British Museum and entreated to hunt the paintings and destroy them?

This story was creative with wonderful themes of family, forgiveness, and redemption, and I enjoyed that author Jackson used global locations and multi-cultural characters.
3/4
November 23, 2025 at 2:18 AM
But his gift of magic also cursed the paintings so they affect their viewers.

His ten artworks are considered some of the most valuable and dangerous creations and people will kill to own them.

So why was Lewis, a gifted painter who paints predictive art while in a fugue state, invited?
2/4
November 23, 2025 at 2:18 AM
With timely themes of who "owns" history and how it's told and what we'd do to protect those we love, author Gelfuso blends them into the narrative without being "preachy."

I absolutely can't wait to read what author Gelfuso writes next!

#NetGalley #AtriaBooks #TheBookOfLostHours
3/3
November 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I adore time travel novels woven with enduring love stories and author Gelfuso created such endearing, memorable characters that I didn't want the book to end.
2/3
November 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
And what if the Society members have artifacts they're keeping secret from each other?

#NetGalley #WilliamMorrow #TheSocietyOfUnknowableObjects
4/4
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Frank is also the leader of the Society of Unknowable Objects which was formed to collect and hide magical artifacts so they can't be misused.

But what happens when Magda is sent to Hong Kong to retrieve a newly-discovered artifact?
3/4
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
had to read it twice, but finally got the connection!

So Magda is a best-selling author who lives above Bell Street Books which is owned by Frank who has always been like a father to Magda.
2/4
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I think it would have helped to also have more of the back story of Claire and her mother's estrangement and how that unfolded.

#NetGalley #StMartinsPress #MinotaurBooks #ForgetMeNot
4/4
November 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
While I enjoyed it, I didn't quite understand some of Claire's choices and I wish author Willingham would have spent a little more time helping us to delve into Claire's motivations.
3/4
November 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Natalie was last seen at Galloway winery 22 years ago, and Claire visits spontaneously and is hired for the summer to work there by Mitchell and Marcia, the owners.

I was thrilled when Claire finds Marcia's diary that details her early life, meeting Mitchell, and her suspicions about him.
2/4
November 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I'll definitely be looking for more books from these authors!

#LibraryThing #CrookedLaneBooks #OfFleshAndBlood
5/5
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
But when similar cases start occurring, he becomes obsessed with tracking clues, reinvestigating the Cajun Cannibal case, and learning about the monsters of Louisiana Cajun supernatural folklore. Does he know what he's really hunting?
4/5
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Ten years earlier, Vincent learns he's related to the Cajun Cannibal and writes a case study about the possible diagnosis that prompted the horrific killings.
3/5
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 AM