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Cryptid Club by Sarah Andersen

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CBR14Bingo – White Elephant: OK, this is stretching this one, but this is the perfect sort of thing to actually use in a white elephant gift exchange. It’s weird enough to make people go ??? but also interesting and cute enough to make them go !!! Sarah Andersen brings her signature humor and charm to spooky season. I’ve been a pretty big fan of her other work, and I’m a pretty big fan of crytpids (please check out some of my other questionable reading choices), […]

Perfect Halloween Read

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

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I am part of a YA for everyone book group at my local library. The organizer tries to pick books that fit the time of year, so for October, Halloween, we are reading Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas. I had no idea what this book was about, which is sometimes a great way to be pleasantly surprised.  Well, I really liked this book, it was such a fun ghost story. Yadriel is a trans teen who is trying to become a brujo. His Latinix family […]

The Werewolf Stuff

First Night Howlergarten by Benson Shum

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Sadly, I must start my review with a bit of bad news. Sorry folks, but August 2023 is when First Night Howlergarten will be out. However, I want to plug it now as it is FREAKING ADORALBE. And in the meantime, I will be keeping an eye out for more Benson Shum titles. This picture book has two things that I liked about it (a character who is not “over the top” and a slightly unique ending), but the whole package is enjoyable.  We are […]

Halloween, Kangaroos and Dolphins

No Such Thing by Ella Bailey

One Day on Our Blue Planet: In the Ocean by Ella Bailey

One Day On Our Blue Planet: In the Outback by Ella Bailey

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Georgia, one late October day, notices that things are moving about. They are even disappearing. Of course, our gal knows that this has a very logical explanation. Unlike others (especially at that time of year) who think things were moved about by something (or someone) spooky, she knows that ghouls are not mischievous, but the squirrel, the shadows, the cat, and dog all have something to do with it. Yet, maybe, juuuuust maaaaybe something else is going on? Afterall, Ella Bailey’s text is saying on […]

A beautiful witchy sapphic romance full of healing

Improbable Magic for Cynical Witches by Kate Scelsa

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I wanted to read this book for a witchy, sapphic romance, but this delivered so much more. If you need a story about finding true friends, healing after tragedy, and a sweet sapphic romance as a bonus, this book is for you. Eleanor has felt ostracized from the community in Salem since a tragedy last Halloween, but when she receives a book detailing the Major Arcana of Smith Rider Waite tarot deck and meets Pix and Ofira, she begins a journey of healing and growth. […]

It’s ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE…..!!!!!!!!!!! So, RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!

Frankenslime by Joy Keller

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To understand my feelings on Frankenslime by Joy Keller you must understand a personality quirk: I can “taste” the words. Not physically of course, but I like to chew on them in my mind. And they started out dry. Very dry. Where was this obviously Frankenstein (and later you will see The Blob references) spoof going? When the dog named Igor is the best thing, you hope it picks up. When I realized that the ending was going to be an almost pee-your-pants funny, I […]



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