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Charming Girl 💙
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I’m an avid reader, tea drinker (the cuppa kind but I enjoy some good tea too), a vegan, and I follow politics. Here to be with like minded peeps. 💙 The genre of books I read tend to be on the darker side: horror, fantasy, sci-fi, nonfiction.
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Finished Sing Backwards and Weep by Mark Lanegan.

Damn, this one hurt. I loved it but reading this was a major throat punch. I am still trying to catch my breath. I can’t shake it off. I need to cry.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#booksky #nonfiction #addiction #music #marklanegan
Got my covid and flu vaccination yesterday. I’m so grateful to live in Washington State. We have standing orders in place for all Washington residents to get their Covid vaccinations.

#covid #covidvaccine

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DOH confirms COVID-19 vaccine position with new Standing Order
For immediate release: September 5, 2025   (25-104) Contact: DOH Communications
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Finished The Witch of Colchis by Rosie Hewlett.

Another delicious treat to gobble up. This retelling from Medea’s point of view paints a different picture to the story. This is herstory not history, as it should be.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#booksky #retelling #witch #historicalfiction #mythology
Finished The Hacienda by Isabel Canas.

This Mexican Gothic Horror was a delicious read for me. Read this in 2 days, I didn’t want to put it down. Love these kinds of haunted house stories with twists & turns keeping me turning those pages.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#booksky #gothichorror #mexicanhorror #🩸📚
Finished Rotton Tommy by David Sodergren.

Ooo lots of carnage. Violence all ahead but packaged in a mystery a daughter is trying to figure out. I enjoyed this ride very much. Entertaining.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

#booksky #horrorlit #🩸📚
Finished The Trees Grew Because I Bled There by Eric LaRocca.

This collection is entertaining & interesting. They were short and after reading each one I sat on them a little to digest them. That’s where the magic happens. A good solid like.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

#booksky #horrorlit #🩸📚 #shortstories
That’s what I take from the people that like it. They read it decades ago. I just know it’s not something for me.
Finished Witchcraft by Marion Gibson.

This nonfiction is very informative about the trials of witchcraft from around the world. It touches on historical trials in different continents from medieval times to recent.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#booksky #nonfiction #witchcraft
Last month I found my 1st DNF for the year. DNF are pretty big deals for me.

I wanted to read this book was because Jim Henson when making the Dark Crystal made his crew read this book.

I was inspired to read but once I started I didn’t get far & knew this isn’t for me. Not my jam.

#booksky
Finished Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino.

This book was recommended to me by a co-worker. I didn’t think I’d like it very much but it was interesting. It seemed like a rocky start but the writing is what drew me in.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

#booksky #fiction
My first read for September. Finished Why Does He Do That? by Lundy Bancroft.

This wasn’t an easy read. It was emotional and raw at times.

I highly recommend this book for those on an abusive relationship or if you know someone in an abusive relationship.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#booksky #nonfiction
My August 2025 reading summary. Finished reading 22 books this month.

Read some horror, thrillers, mystery, young adult, fantasy, Japanese Literature, fiction and rereads.

#booksky
Finished reading this book in the week of July 27- 31.

Little Heaven
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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I read 18 books in July.

Books that surprised me.

We’ll Prescribe You a Cat. Didn’t expect to enjoy it so much.

We Do Not Park stuck with me for days.

Tender is the Flesh, reads differently as a vegan.

#booksky
Finished reading these 5 books in the week of July 20- 26.

The Honeys
⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2

Tender is the Flesh
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

We Used to Live Here
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

There Were Here Before Us
⭐️⭐️⭐️

We’ll Prescribe You a Cat
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2

#booksky
Finished reading these 6 books in the week of July 13- 19.

Blood in the Water ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2

The Last Housewife ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2

Everything the Darkness Eats ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Old Country ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Fantasticland ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Weight of Blood ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#booksky
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My dream is for it to happen like it does to vampires.

When the leader kicks the bucket, the rest of them burst into flames.
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Finished reading these 2 books in the 2nd week of July.

We Do Not Part is growing on me more & more. It’s on my mind a lot, haunting me.

Night’s Edge is really good. It’s a unique way to focus on vampires. I’ll continue on in the series.

I recommend these.

#booksky #vampires #horrorlit #fiction
Finished reading these 4 books in the week of July 1 - 5.

Paranormal Morgue Stories is okay (meh) needs editing.

King of Ashes is a really good read. Dark, emotional, & traumatic.

The Housemaid’s Wedding is okay (meh) but not my jam.

Ankle Snatchers is an entertaining short short.

#booksky
My June 2024 reading summary. Finished reading 15 books this month.

Read some horror, thrillers, fantasy, nonfiction and sci-fi.

#booksky
Will they wake up? No, they are in a cult within a cult within another cult.