Eden, Kentucky, another bad-luck, dying town, is known for the legend of E. Starling, reclusive author and illustrator of The Underland who disappeared. Before she vanished, Starling House appeared, but that house and its last heir, Arthur Starling, are believed best left to rot. Opal knows better than to involve herself in such things, but an unexpected job offer changes things. As sinister forces converge on Starling House, secrets must come unburied and fears must be confronted before Eden is overtaken by nightmares.

For this start to the new year we’re reading Starling House by Alix E. Harrow, up to (but not including) Chapter 17!

TW/CWs for this book seem to be: 

And our Socials are:

Declan Kensington is in need of some peace and quiet to get over his writer’s block, and he’s hoping to find it by spending the holidays alone at his family’s lakeside cabin in the small town of Maplewood, Vermont. However, peace isn’t exactly what he gets when mysterious, threatening notes start appearing and a killer strikes, casting Declan as a possible suspect. It’ll be up to him and Public Safety Commissioner Curtis Monroe to figure out just what’s going on, hopefully before Declan ends up spending his holidays in jail.

We’re wrapping up this holiday season by finishing up In the Winter Woods by Isabelle Adler!

Novel includes warnings for: 

And our Socials are:

Declan Kensington is in need of some peace and quiet to get over his writer’s block, and he’s hoping to find it by spending the holidays alone at his family’s lakeside cabin in the small town of Maplewood, Vermont. However, peace isn’t exactly what he gets when mysterious, threatening notes start appearing and a killer strikes, casting Declan as a possible suspect. It’ll be up to him and Public Safety Commissioner Curtis Monroe to figure out just what’s going on, hopefully before Declan ends up spending his holidays in jail.

Happy Holidays everyone! This season we’re reading In the Winter Woods by Isabelle Adler, up to (but not including) Chapter 10!

Novel includes warnings for: 

And our Socials are:

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 episode we’re finishing The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods!

TW/CWs for this book seem to be: 

Stories we’re thankful for!

And our Socials are:

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:

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 finishing up “How to Solve Your Own Murder” by Kristen Perrin! 

TW/CWs for this book seem to be:

And our Socials are: