Books<\/strong>
\n\u2665 Antenora by Dori Lumpkin (4.5\u2605)
\n\u2665 Are Your Parents Home? by Jon Athan (2\u2605)
\n\u2665 Daisy’s Dark Nursery by Eve L. Fell (5\u2605)
\n\u2665 Seek Shelter Now by Stellan Dickerson (3.5\u2605)
\n\u2665 Sisters of the Crimson Vine by P.L. McMillan (5\u2605)
\n\u2665 Spore Attic by Judith Sonnet (4\u2605)
\n\u2665 The Doll’s House by Lisa Unger (3.5\u2605)<\/p>\n
\nGames Played<\/h2>\n
I continued playing TCG Card Shop Simulator and have just a few achievements yet, but man are they grindy. I also played a game my husband had gifted me called Ravenous Devils, which was a lot of fun (albeit stressful at higher levels). It’s a cooking a store management sim not so subtly inspired by Sweeny Todd. The story is very similar but makes a few changes, and it was extremely gorey. The game is simple and a little clunky to control but it was fun and easy to beat in one session.<\/p>\n
\nLife and Other Things<\/h2>\n
Not much going on this month besides being sick with the flu a lot of this month. We had a nice and relaxed Thanksgiving this year which was nice, my husband and I cooked together which was a lot of fun. He was on deployment last year and missed all the holidays, so we’re really thankful to get to celebrate the holidays this year together.<\/p>\n
I also convinced my husband to watch Queen of the Damned with me. I was a huge Anne Rice fan as a tween and I remember walking out of the theatre on release day being really conflicted, because I didn’t want to hate a movie adaptation for a book series I loved haha. I can appreciate it now as a time capsule of 00’s Nu Metal. The sound track was great and my husband afterward had been listening to it all week while doing chores around the house.<\/p>\n
\nBooks Hauled<\/h2>\n
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I went light on book shopping and paused book boxes this month anticipating a lighter paycheck (two weeks unpaid sick leave at work is no fun) plus Black Friday shopping for Christmas presents and other necessities needed around the house. That and I want to give myself a chance to catch up on some of the books I already have on my shelves. It’s been tough to resist, especially with so many shiny new releases, but it’s been good for my wallet! My pre-order for Sarafina finally came in and it is GORGEOUS. <\/p>\n
eARCs (Author\/Publisher)<\/strong>
\n\u2665 A Blade to Silence the Screams by Tom Deady
\n\u2665 Daisy’s Dark Nursery by Eve L. Fell
\n\u2665 Flesh Party by Jordan Thiery
\n\u2665 Fuck Them Kids by Timothy King
\n\u2665 You’re Not Alone in the Dark edited by Eugene Johnson & Eric Guignard (editors)<\/p>\neARCs (NetGalley)<\/strong>
\n\u2665 All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall
\n\u2665 Confession by Kaiji Kawaguchi & Nobuyuki Fukumoto
\n\u2665 The Manor of Dreams by Christina Li
\n\u2665 White Line Fever by KC Jones<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_doesthedogdie.png?resize=181%2C300&ssl=1\")
Ebook Purchases<\/strong>
\n\u2665 Bloodlines: Horror’s Past, Present, and Future by Kevin Lucia (editor)
\n\u2665 Does the Dog Die?: An Anthology of Canine Horror by Various
\n\u2665 Floating Staircase by Ronald Malfi
\n\u2665 Less Than Human by Gary Raisor
\n\u2665 Not a Speck of Light by Laird Barron<\/p>\nPhysical Purchases<\/strong>
\n\u2665 Sarafina by Philip Fracassi<\/p>\nAmazon First<\/strong>
\n\u2665 Nobody’s Perfect by Sally Kilpatrick
\n\u2665 The Answer Is No by Frederick Backman<\/p>\n
\nNext Month<\/h2>\n
Not much planned for next month since it’s the Christmas holiday, and we’ll be busy. I need to do some catching up on ARCs and writing reviews for over a dozen books I’ve read in the last few months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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I had a pretty busy reading month with books I largely enjoyed, and I’m at 72 books read for the entire year. Going to try and knock out as much as I can in December to cap off the end of the year.<\/p>\n