Opaline, Martha, and Henry have always seemed to be side characters in their own lives. Those lives come to intersect, bridging decades, with the story of a lost, vanishing bookshop and the secrets of those shelves. There’s magic to be discovered and with that a world of wonder where nothing is as it seems.

For this month we’re reading The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods, up to (but not including) Chapter 31!! 

(Also, I might have spent most of this episode mispronouncing Opaline’s name, honestly couldn’t tell you because Mr. Audiobook (Jon) never corrected me. So, sorry if that’s the case - Taylor). 

TW/CWs for this book seem to be: 

And our Socials are:

It’s 1915 and Adelaide Henry is forced to flee California, making her way to the harsh land of Montana as a homesteader. She has the hopes of proving herself as a “lone woman,” taking advantage of the free land being offered to those who can tame it. However, she isn’t alone. She carries a steamer trunk along with her, always locked, because when it opens, the people around Adelaide start to disappear. 

For this episode, we’re finishing up Lone Women by Victor LaValle! 

Happy Halloween!!

TW/CWs for this book seem to be: 

And our Socials are:

It’s 1915 and Adelaide Henry is forced to flee California, making her way to the harsh land of Montana as a homesteader. She has the hopes of proving herself as a “lone woman,” taking advantage of the free land being offered to those who can tame it. However, she isn’t alone. She carries a steamer trunk along with her, always locked, because when it opens, the people around Adelaide start to disappear. 

For this spooky month we’re reading Lone Women by Victor LaValle! Up to, but not including, Chapter 36!

TW/CWs for this book seem to be: 

And our Socials are:

Everyone has a soul, shaped into beautiful gardens or frightening dungeons, and Soulwalkers, like Kamai and her mother, can travel into people’s souls as they sleep. However, in every soul Kamai travels to, she sees the same black door. Kamai is told to never open that door, but when tragedy strikes, she does just that. 

That’s right, this episode we’re finishing Beyond the Black Door by A.M. Strickland!

TW/CWs for this book are listed as:

And our Socials are:

Everyone has a soul, shaped into beautiful gardens or frightening dungeons, and Soulwalkers, like Kamai and her mother, can travel into people’s souls as they sleep. However, in every soul Kamai travels to, she sees the same black door. Kamai is told to never open that door, but when tragedy strikes, she does just that. 

That’s right, this episode we’re reading Beyond the Black Door by A.M. Strickland up to (but not including) Chapter 16 Impolite Intrusions! We’ve got dark fantasy, we’ve got court intrigue, we’ve got an asexual main character, let’s see where it all leads!

TW/CWs for this book are listed as:

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Frances Adams is given a foretelling of death, and she’s spent her life trying to solve this crime-to-be, digging up secrets of those around her in the process. In the present day, Annie Adams has been called upon to meet with her reclusive great-aunt Frances. However, Annie arrives too late, and now she’s determined to catch the killer and solve the mystery Frances has left behind with her murder.

This episode we’re finishing up “How to Solve Your Own Murder” by Kristen Perrin! 

TW/CWs for this book seem to be:

And our Socials are:

Frances Adams is given a foretelling of death, and she’s spent her life trying to solve this crime-to-be, digging up secrets of those around her in the process. In the present day, Annie Adams has been called upon to meet with her reclusive great-aunt Frances. However, Annie arrives too late, and now she’s determined to catch the killer and solve the mystery Frances has left behind with her murder.

This episode we’re reading “How to Solve Your Own Murder” by Kristen Perrin, up to, but not including, Chapter 24!

TW/CWs for this book seem to be: 

And our Socials are:

Travis Wren, with his talent for locating the missing, is hired to find Maggie St. James, a well-known author of dark children’s books. Following her trail, he’s led to a place called “Pastoral,” but reaching it ends with him, too, vanishing. It isn’t until years later that Theo, member of Pastoral, discovers Travis’s missing truck. However, no one is allowed in or out of Pastoral, and trying to unravel just what’s happened only reveals secrets that Theo, his wife, Calla, and her sister, Bee, are keeping from each other, which just might darken this isolated world they’ve known as safe.

This episode we’re finishing up “A History of Wild Places” by Shea Ernshaw! 

TW/CWs for this book are listed as:

And our Socials are:

Travis Wren, with his talent for locating the missing, is hired to find Maggie St. James, a well-known author of dark children’s books. Following her trail, he’s led to a place called “Pastoral,” but reaching it ends with him, too, vanishing. It isn’t until years later that Theo, member of Pastoral, discovers Travis’s missing truck. However, no one is allowed in or out of Pastoral, and trying to unravel just what’s happened only reveals secrets that Theo, his wife, Calla, and her sister, Bee, are keeping from each other, which just might darken this isolated world they’ve known as safe.

This episode we’re making another horror return with “A History of Wild Places” by Shea Ernshaw, reading up to the 5th Bee chapter in Part 3: The Gathering. (we tried our best).

TW/CWs for this book are listed as:

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On the morning Avery has plans to end her life, she and the world learn there are only days left until an asteroid will end the world. Hoping to spare her family and other loved ones pain, Avery can survive a few more days. With time running out, secrets and truths are revealed and there might just be hope to be found in the tomorrows.

This episode we’re finishing If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come by Jen St. Jude! Let’s see if any of our theories turn out!

TW/CWs for this book are listed as:

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