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I hope this novella is more than just Mara and her co-workers working a reality show. Kind of the same thing every page.

I’m not reading the book within a book for this one. The main plot is already boring enough. I will push on since it’s an easy read.

It’s decent so far. Would like a bit more spooky and less family toxicity. This family is how people become estranged from each other. Also, why I refuse to do family vacations.

Omg chapter 25 and her haunted house stories are soooo good!

Listening to audiobook and already going to highly recommend! I didn’t think I could love Cassandra more, but here we are. 🤩🙌

So far I’m enjoying this ride through the backroads of small towns and Appalachia! It’s taking a sinister turn so looking forward to what happens next!

This is my 3rd attempt to read this book. It is messy and makes no sense right now. But other reviews swear it gets better at 50%. I love Darcy Coates so will push on even though I’m tempted to DNF.

I’m still waiting for something to happen in this book.

I love a ghost story where the house has an old fashioned bell system and the bells start ringing on their own! Or is it on their own??? 👻

Holy plot twist!!!! I did not see that one coming! 😱😱😱

After promising myself I wouldn’t read another book by Jeneva Rose, here I am trying to see what hype is about. I’m already frustrated with the plot and have to decide whether to give this an honest try or DNF.

Ooof this is not reading as quick as I had hoped.

It’s good and I’m really wanting to know what happens. I have an idea of who Agnes is. But I’m also internally screaming at Jemima to RUN!!!!! Girl, get out of there! Your family is toxic and creepy! I feel for them, but RUN!!!

Loving this book!!!!

I am loving this book so far! Maeve is someone I would become fast friends with. She loves Billie Holiday, believes Halloween is most wonderful time of the year, reads books while at the bar and gets off on exposing bigots who pretend to be decent people online. She sees places and people for what they really. Her grandmother is an old Hollywood actress named Talullah. Maybe a tribute to Tallulah Bankhead?

Rosalind Russel is one of Cher’s favorite actresses AND she met her?! And Rosalind gave her advice to stay with acting?! Rosalind has been one of my all time fave actresses since I was a kid! 🤩🤩🤩

This is an excellent memoir. Cher holds nothing back whole discussing her and her family’s intriguing and heart wrenching past. Learning all about her and Sonny is also incredibly interesting. She was so young when she entered adult situations.

Ugh this book is dragging! There’s sooooo much dialogue and nothing happening. It’s not really like It’s a Wonderful Life either minus names that mimic characters from movie. This is why I need to go back to horror. Too much talking, nothing happening and all the annoying characters are still alive. 🤣🤷‍♀️

So far it’s a cute read but I’m annoyed at this moment. Patrick and Quinn are in the North Pole on December 26th walking around in “broad daylight”. The North Pole should not be having its first glimpse of the sun untll sometime in late winter. It’s 24 hours of no sun in December! 🤦‍♀️

Another book with songs to make a playlist to listen to while reading?! Yes, please! I need all books to have recommended songs for ambient reading experience going forward.

I’m more than halfway through abc I’m getting bored!!!! 😞 The magic from the first novel just isn’t there. Maybe because it’s almost the same plot, but with a harsher inspector from DICOMY? The same conversations and messages are on repeat every single chapter. I’m already on their side! 🤷‍♀️

I love the cover! I love the dedication page! I’m only on page 62 and never wanting the book to end. The writing and descriptions are already beautiful. The plot is taking off with many good reminders along the way.

Wildly funny and heartwarming? How is mental health, trauma, mean co-workers, deceit, manipulation, alcoholism and a neglected child neighbor either of those two things? While the story is interesting and I want to find out how it all comes crashing down, I find it depressing and heartbreaking. There’s no comedy to be found besides a little banter between Jolene and Cliff. Whoever wrote the summary is twisted.

Ok this book is good!!! Great backstory including flashbacks. Current timeline is absorbing, too. I really need to know what happened to Billy 😔 and is there really a ghost?

I am getting close to finishing this collection of short stories. This is hands down the best paranormal stuff I’ve read since September House last year! Coates’ writing has scared me more than usual throughout. It’s rare I think of books I’m reading in middle of the night, but this one has succeeded! 🤣👻

This book is dragging! I really hope it amps up as promised soon. I didn’t pick up this book only to read a couples’ road trip dialogue for the first 28% about their thoughts on life. 🙄

Oof I’m halfway through and struggling to finish. 26 short stories are a lot to get through when there’s slow ones. I have enjoyed most stories so far, but I was under the impression this was a horror collection. Maybe to someone new to genre or easily spooked. But these are mostly mild tales that don’t pack the punch I was hoping for. I may switch to audiobook so I can listen while doing chores.

I just started this book a few hours ago and already close to 50% through it! It’s incredibly hard to take a break, but I must because, life. I hope to finish tonight. Definitely a page turner and many creepy elements so far. Atmosphere and descriptions are great, too! Feel like I’m also on a dreary, autumn walk through the woods and must keep looking over my shoulder.