So October is over and I read a good bit finishing 16 books, Did read some more horror/thriller books but still did mystery of the cozy variety, I listened to the first two Aurora Teagarden books and found them to be delightful but I've read some of  Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse books so I'm a fan of her work and also interested in her Lily Bard mystery series. Books that I loved and would  recommend are The Devil Takes The blues by Ariel Slick which is a southern gothic that gave me sinners vibes, The Dog Ladies Detectives by Julie Titterington also her Dog,Cat and Ghost if your a fan of cozies with animals be it of the regular with a multi generational mood or a supernatural vibe. Now I rated Lusus Naturae a 4.75 but that was cause of bit that I was peeved by, but it was still a good, scary and bloody read. As it was October and Halloween was coming up I listened to some classic horror stories to get in the mood, I've heard of The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman but never read it so found it a great if a bit disturbing listen of a woman descent into madness while on a forced bed rest cure. Then I listened to The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe  which I know of but my experience of it was the Simpsons treehouse of horror so I guess it was due a more serious listen of it, I also ended the month by listening to the classic tale of the Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde to really get my Halloween vibes going. Also recommend Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum it was a great short horror story. I hope my November is a great reading month as October was.

Thanks to Netgallery and @arielslickwrites for this ARC.

So September is done and wow 16 books finished. Again mostly a mixture of ARCs from Netgallery and Booksprout with only three being non ARCs, and the three non ARCs were The Serial Killer Guide to San Francisco which I did as a audiobook on Spotify, Do Not Disturb which was my first Frieda McFadden and was such a twisty listen on Audible and The Corpse in The Cabana that I read on BookFunnel. My top genre was mystery again mostly cozy and I rated nine books 5.0, two were a 4.75, one was a 4.25, three were 4.0 and only one got rated a 3.75 but these are my ratings and you may rate them higher or lower than me. My goal in October is to try and read some spooky books and more non ARCs. Currently reading The Dog Ladies 🐶 which is a cozy mystery currently on kindle unlimited. Have also included my Storygraph stats for the month of September.

Love,Mom by Iliana Xander eARC from Netgallery -⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Wyndclyffe By Joe Hart ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ digital ARC from booksprout.

Good To Grave By Michael Park -3.75 ⭐

Well August is over and I finished 13 books overall about 9 I gave five ⭐, three were a 4.75⭐ and one 3.75⭐, which according to Storygraph makes the average rating of August a 4.85. My top genre is mystery which is my fave genre. The book I massively love was Needle and Bone and the second was How To Survive A Horror Story. The surprise one to like was Mourning Waffles by Trixie Fairdale which though a cozy southern mystery was a fun listen as I did it as an ALC from booksprout. Most of the books were ARCs gotten from Netgallery or Booksprout. Now it's September and I might read more horror as it begins to change into autumn 🍁 but still will probably read some mystery/thriller.

I was able to get these as ARCs from the author Lyssa Lund. I'm a fan of cozy mysteries and also love paranormal and magical stuff so this series was right up my alley also features a little romance in each of the book. The books all revolve around three friends that a reunited after being separated as teenagers due to an event that left them shunned by the town of Sliver Cove. Each book focuses on one on the three, the first book deals with Paris who returns after the death of Helena who took care of her as a kid but had become estranged from after the event. She has been willed half of Helena's house with Finn Helena's nephew and Paris teen crush. Along the way she learns she a witch, Sliver Cove's secret magical community. She also reconnects with Sage and Ginger her old friends, a dead body body leads to a mystery that connects to the event that happened to them as teens.

Got this as a eARC from Netgallery.

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My Wife, The Serial Killer by H.J Garbett