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Who was Shakespeare’s witch? - Sycorax: A Novel by Nydia Hetherington

“It is not enough, these days, to say that Chamberlain will never be the same. It may be closer to the truth to say that Chamberlain will simply never again be.” - Carrie by Stephen King

The Wicked Mother Who Stepped Up - Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser

Introducing Miss Fisher - Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood

If Goosebumps was written today, with tech influences - Fatal Glitch: Camp Zero by Erin Entrada Kelly, Eliot Schrefer and Jeannette Arroyo

Community - Eureka by Victoria Chang

It is a mish mash of a bunch of holidays - The Easter Wolf by Linda Bailey and Brandon James Scott; A Christmas Full of Poetry: A poem for every day of December by Joseph Coelho, Viola Wang, Debora Adachi, Laura Martin and Fatima Ordinola; Truco O Susto. La Noche de Halloween / The Haunted Playground by R. J. Palacio

Tis the season to read (two) books - Chasing the Light by Amanda Davis and Faryn Hughes; The First Christmas Tree: A Legend from Long by Helen Haidle and Raluca Burca

She is small, but damn! She is mighty - Kanoni's Kwanzaa by Hope Anita Smith and Bea Jackson; A Snowy Hanukkah by Ruth Behar and Marjorie Priceman

The most painful wounds are not the ones inflicted by others, but the ones we inflict on ourselves. - The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

Not diminishing returns, but something like it. - Platform Decay by Martha Wells

“If you walk with the beast you become the beast.” - Slewfoot: a tale of bewitchery by Brom

They didn’t wear black hats - I Witnessed: The Great Train Robbery of 1963: A Graphic Novel by Andrea Debbink and Crystal Jayme

Damn can this woman write - We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson

Mountain and bullets in the air - Lantern Pass: A Supernatural Alpine Thriller by Serge Lehman, and Frederik Peeters

Hair of hard candy Jolly Rancher; ghost of chance for redemption - Archival Quality by Ivy Noelle Weir

Time warp - On Your Way by Emily Chou

Do Not Go Gently Into That (Twi)light - Autumn Twilight by Anne Hampson

“Physicians recommended those suffering from hemorrhoids to stroke them with the amputated hand of a dead man—a strangely unpalatable image to ponder.” - The Royal Art of Poison by Eleanor Herman

Two more - The Secret Garden on 81st Street: A Modern Graphic Novel Retelling of The Secret Garden by Ivy Noelle Weir and Amber Padilla; Anne of West Philly: A Modern Graphic Novel Retelling of Anne of Green Gables by Ivy Noelle Weir and Myisha Haynes

Short, Sweet and Quick - Last One Picked by Audrey Meeker and Sarah Davidson; Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy: A Modern Graphic Novel Retelling of Little Women (Classic Graphic Novel Remix, Volume 1) by Rey Terciero and Bre Indigo

I meant to post this in October - The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson

A Glimpse Into Mental Health and Homelessness in Japan - Disappearance Diary by Hideo Azuma

Major Tom’s story - Starman: The Cosmic Voyage of David Bowie by Matthew Cordell

It’s Not You, It’s Me - So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan

More Backwoods Fantasy in Oklahoma - Fae Lords of Oklahoma by Ferrett Steinmetz

Creepy crawlies - Wolf worm by T. Kingfisher

One for the season, the other anytime - The Sleepless Nights of the Boy with No Eyelids and Other Twisted Tales by Marmalade Atkinson, Alex Thompson and G P Taylor; Say Hello to Mr. Wallaby! Volume 1 by Marume Goshika

Allergies…not like i’m crying or anything - Grandpa’s Cats by Chih-Hao Yen

There is a lot going on in here! - Luck of the Draw by Christine Suggs

The other school lesson - President of the Anime Club: A Graphic Novel by Stephanie Evangelista Fukuda and Daigo Fukuda

I don’t know if finding the perfect man is worth all of this - Scarlett's Hero by Gia Cobie

Maybe more of a vibes read. Plus crows are cool - The Witches of Cambridge by Alice Hoffman

Real Life Is No Neat Story - In Search of Amrit Kaur: A Lost Princess and Her Vanished World by Livia Manera Sambuy

The Logistical Distribution of Luck - Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle

Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser - Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser

Dun dun dun…. all gone! - Heartstopper: Volume Six by Alice Oseman

I’m posting the reviews in the order I read them 2 - Kodi Book 1 by Jared Cullum

Mild Twists - Solitude Creek by Jeffrey Deaver

Urban “pests” get a makeover - Outsider Animals by Marlene Zuk

Astrology and Cats - The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki

Spend some time treating yourself to these reads - A Not-So-Scary Story by Barney Saltzberg; I Got the Spooky Spirit by Connie Schofield-Morrison and Frank Morrison

Liked the Nature Bit. Disliked the Mother Daughter Bit - Heartwood by Amity Gaige

On the Cattle Drive - The Best Man by Maggie Osbourne

Death and Life Wrapped Up Together - I See You've Called in Dead by John Kenney

A Copycat Serial Killer in a 90s Midwestern Noir - Scream City by Hannah Morrissey

Retro-modern piece of art book - A Great Gorilla by Vera Gereke

The biggest problem with time travel, as Douglas Adams pointed out, is the grammar. - How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler

Not a Tame Lion - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis; Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis; The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis; The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis; The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis; The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis; The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis

Sometimes I wish my first word was “quote”, so that on my death bed, my last words could be “end quote”.- Steven Wright - I See You’ve Called in Dead: A Novel by John Kenney

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