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I need more spooky queer recommendations; please share yours below!

Hey y'all! My name is Zana (they/them) and I'm from Portland, OR. I'm an avid reader that's focusing on expanding my genre list to become disgustingly literate. I tend to lean towards lesbian and trans representation in my books and am always looking for more! Plz plz plz put your recs below.

I'm so happy to be here and can't wait to transfer my carefully curated lists from Fable to this beautiful app.

Hello folks!

I have been in a bit of a reading slump the past couple weeks or so. I've been busy, life has been busy, I'm sure many of y'all understand.

Anyhow, I am planning to try and break that slump with spooky season!! I'm gonna try reading Strange Pictures by Uketsu! I picked up a copy shortly before my slump started. Looking forward to diving into it!

What are y'all reading this fine spooky season?

I’m curious what everyone plans to read this October! Here is my list :)

• Alchemised by SenLinYu (my current read but since it’s 1,000 pages, it’s of course being finished in October 😅)
• People Watching by Hannah Bonam-Young
• Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett
• Emily Wilde’s Compedium of Lost Tales by Heather Fawcett
• Don’t Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews
• Tourist Season by Brynne Weaver

Readathons I'm participating in - Scoobathon (Oct 01 - 31) + Graphicsathon Spooky Board Game Challenge (Oct 26 - 31)

all of the books on my radar The Mask Falling (The Bone Season #4) by Samantha Shannon Demon World Boba Shop Vol 1 by R.C. Joshua Eragon (The Inheritance Cycle #1) by Christopher Paolini Soul Music (Discworld #16) by Terry Pratchett Inkheart (Tintenwelt #1) by Cornelia Funke Fearless (Powerless #3) by Lauren Roberts Fearful (Powerless #3.5) by Lauren Roberts The Bullet That Missed (Thursday Murder Club #3) by Richard Osman The Last Devil to Die (Thursday Murder Club #4) by Richard Osman Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies (The Vacation Mysteries #1) by Catherine Mack The Ballad of Never After (Once Upon a Broken Heart #2) by Stephanie Garber A Curse For True Love (Once Upon a Broken Heart #3) by Stephanie Garber Alchemy of Secrets by Stephanie Garber Our Hideous Progeny by C.E. McGill This Inevitable Ruin (Dungeon Crawler Carl #7) by Matt Dinniman The Hex Girls: A Rogue Thorn by Lily Meade Not Quite Dead Yet by Holly Jackson A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell #1) by Deanna Raybourn Charmed Life (Chrestomanci #1) by Diana Wynne Jones The Lives of Christopher Chant (Chrestomanci #2) by Diana Wynne Jones

What's everyone else planning on reading in October?

Also, for Fearless and Fearful by Lauren Roberts, I'm planning on doing the tandem read. Has anyone else read them that way or did you read them seperately?

Are you one of those people who only reads one book at a time or do you have a bunch on the go at once?

I think of myself as a polyreader (and I blame it on my ADHD). I have 14 on the go at the moment, although one of those is a reread. If you do read more than one book at a time - do you ever have problems picking up from where you left off?

Hello fellow readers! I'm reading the second book in a row now where I don't exactly vibe with the main character. Like, I don't need them to be likeable, but I at least need to understand them, you know? Especially with more character driven books. So: What are your book recommendations that are not only great books, but also have outstanding main chracter(s)?

Here's my September wrap up! Did we read any of the same books? If you've read them, what do you think of these books?

Remarkably Bright Creatures [01/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil [02 – 03/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐️ Spectacular [01 – 03/09] ⭐⭐ On the Merits of Unnaturalness [04/09] ⭐⭐⭐ The Favourites [04 – 05/09] ⭐⭐.5 Heavenly Bodies [06 – 08/09] ⭐⭐.5 The Man Who Died Twice [09 – 10/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Meet Your Baker [05- 11/09] ⭐⭐⭐.5 Accomplice To The Villain [11 – 12/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Everything is Tuberculosis [13/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 Impractical Magic [14 – 15/09] ⭐⭐⭐.5 Once Upon a Broken Heart [12 – 17/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Words of Radiance [18/09/24 – 19/09/25] ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Song Rising [20 – 21/09] ⭐⭐⭐.5 Journey to the Centre of the Earth [22 – 23/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Of Jade and Dragons [24 – 26/09] ⭐⭐⭐ The Neverending Story [18 – 26/09] ⭐⭐⭐ Long Live Evil [27 – 28/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 Howl’s Moving Castle [17 – 28/09] ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 The Dawn Chorus [29/09] ⭐⭐⭐

currently reading - Demon World Boba Shop (58%) & The Mask Falling (53%)

Total Read: 20 My Favourite - Long Live Evil My Least Favourite - Spectacular Most Surprising - Demon World Boba Shop Vol 1 Most Disappointing - The Favourites R/Fantasy Bingo Progress - 18/25 Reading Goal - 311/300 100 Graphics in a Year Challenge - 152/100

Readalongs Participated In - Caraval/Once Upon a Broken Heart readalong

Since September is coming to an end (already?? oof), I wanted to check in with everyone and ask what your reading month has been like? Did you read more than usual or less? Have you started with the Fall readalong?

I read two books less than last month but still my “normal amount” you could say and even managed to read 3 out of the 5 fall readalong books!! and since I read Don’t Let the Forest In last year, I only have one left to go!

template for anyone who’d like to share some september stats:

books in total: favourite: least favourite: most surprising: longest vs shortest: october read to look forward to:

I’ll share my own stats in the comments as well 💗

What are your favourite spooky books to read at this time of year? I am looking for a cozy, halloweeny vibe rather than thrillers!

Ok I'm almost 3/4ths through my first T. Kingfisher book (Nettle & Bone) and I'm already entranced. I want to read absolutely everything she has written immediately. Luckily for me, this woman has produced a god-like amount of books (💃💃) and now I just need to narrow this list down to my next read (my wallet and library allowing).

Obviously I hope to get to all of them at some point, but I'm curious if anyone has a particular favorite to recommend next?

How many unfinished series do you guys have?

So far, these are mine:

• The Housemaid (are the rest really worth it? I feel like it should've stayed a standalone 😭)
• One of us is Lying (read the first one)
• the mortal instruments (read the first one and I'm CR city of ashes)
• the hunger games (I have yet to read tbosas)
• Truly Devious (I've read the first 3 books only, I still have to read the other 2, but I think there's another book to be released?)
• powerless (I hope this offends no one, but the only reason I'm finishing the series is so I can hate it properly lmao, I don't know why I torture myself)

I am aiming to finish these this year, but I'm not really sure if I can do it. 😭😭 I didn't include series that still have books to be published though (ex: shatter me the new republic and the grandest game trilogy)