I've been searching for some reading challenges taking place this year, autumn themed 🍁! Do you know any? Spooky challenges are also welcome!

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"What the actual fuck is weird girl literature. And how often do we aquiesce to the latest degrading gendered advertising campaign? Women did not pioneer horror , thriller, and sci fi as we know it for publishing to infantilise it into a high school phase. Is Stephen kind weird boy lit?" - Susandsnell

I think this is actually a solid point. My favorite book of all time is "invisible monsters" by Chuck Palahniuk. I do feel like if it was written by a woman if would be "weird girl lit"...

Did you get ready for the season autumn lovers cant wait? 🎃

I absolutely adore autumn. It is my favorite season, winter comes right behind its back 😆 I decided to challenge myself and prepared a tbr list for september (planning is half of success 😆) decided to share here so maybe horror lovers like me will benefit from the list (or people who want to get out from their comfort zone)

I would love you guys share your tbr for this fall, or recs! If you read a book on the list, it is welcomed you share your opinions! Everyone can benefit from each other! 🧡

1. The September House by Carissa Orlando
2. This Wretched Valley by Jenny Kiefer
3. Breathe In Bleed Out by Brian McAuley
4. I Was a Teenage Slasher by Stephen Graham Jones
5. Home Before Dark by Riley Sager
6. The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
7. Itch by Gemma Amor
8. Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman
9. The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling
10. Molka by Monika Kim
11. Brother by Ania Ahlborn
12. The Seventh Sister by Dawn Kurtagich
13. The Midnight Timetable by Bora Chung
14. The October Boys by Adam Millard
15. Cunning Folk by Adam LG Nevill
16. *Memorials by Richard Chizmar
17. Phantom Limb by Lucinda Berry
18. We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer

If you regularly read ARCs or listen ALCs (advanced reader copies of books) you've undoubtedly come across users who joke about having an endless list of those, so many that they cannot humanly read but the keep asking for more. Don't get me wrong, I know that you are not obliged to read all that, sometimes life just gets in the way. But we've reached a point of complete addiction to receiving TONS of free books and not reading them. Most authors know that the percentage of reviews after sending an ARC is 10%, so less than 10 persons actually finish and review it out of 100. Which is WILD.

I really think we should be just more responsible with our time and our capabilities, not only to give those authors what they deserve but also to preserve our peace and tranquility of mind. Again, is not about obligation, is about creating a healthy relationship with our TBR and not being drive by the FOMO (fear of missing out). Read that gem that you totally forgot about and breathe 🧘🏻‍♀️.

Guys, you are not going to believe me, but I just gained 3 beautiful, handsome followers on Bookstagram BY POSTING A REVIEW. YES, A REVIEW. F*ck you trial reels, you are not the only way (I am a carrousels and static reviews lover, I kinda hate feeling force to do reels ngl). This small tiny win has been a great reminder: people do care. Some of them still read descriptions. The sun is shining, life is good.