phantomtomes

Local bookstore haunter and horror lover. 👻27, Queer, she/they.

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Cryptids, Creatures & Critters: A Manual of Monsters and Mythos

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Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials

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cattyren

do you read in silence, with genre-specific ambience, with music?

i’m a self-proclaimed new reader, and i was wondering how everyone else reads—in silence? with music?

i’ve been exploring different subgenres of fiction to see what sticks most, and i’ve been enjoying bathing myself with respective “ambience” videos on youtube.

music with lyrics more often than not interrupts my brain. i find silence peaceful, though it can be difficult to find those silent spaces outside of your own domain :’)

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Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials

Marion Gibson

A fascinating, vivid global history of witch trials across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, told through thirteen distinct trials that illuminate the pattern of demonization and conspiratorial thinking that has profoundly shaped human history. Witchcraft is a dramatic journey through thirteen witch trials across history, some famous—like the Salem witch trials—and some on Vardø island, Norway, in the 1620s, where an indigenous Sami woman was accused of murder; in France in 1731, during the country’s last witch trial, where a young woman was pitted against her confessor and cult leader; in Pennsylvania in 1929 where a magical healer was labelled a “witch”; in Lesotho in 1948, where British colonial authorities executed local leaders. Exploring how witchcraft became feared, decriminalized, reimagined, and eventually reframed as gendered persecution, Witchcraft takes on the intersections between gender and power, indigenous spirituality and colonial rule, and political conspiracy and individual resistance. Offering a vivid, compelling, and dramatic story, unspooling through centuries, about the men and women who were accused—some of whom survived their trials, and some who did not— Witchcraft empowers the people who were and are victimized and marginalized, giving a voice to those who were silenced by history.

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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

phantomtomes

Jan 12, 2026

5.0

Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: Plot:

If I could gift this book to everyone, I would.

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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

Robin Wall Kimmerer

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, a bold and inspiring vision for how to orient our lives around gratitude, reciprocity, and community, based on the lessons of the natural world.As indigenous scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from indigenous wisdom and the plant world to reimagine what we value most? Our economy is rooted in scarcity, competition, and the hoarding of resources, and we have surrendered our values to a system that actively harms what we love. Meanwhile, the serviceberry’s relationship with the natural world is an embodiment of reciprocity, interconnectedness, and gratitude. The tree distributes its wealth—its abundance of sweet, juicy berries—to meet the needs of its natural community. And this distribution insures its own survival. As Kimmerer explains, “Serviceberries show us another model, one based upon reciprocity, where wealth comes from the quality of your relationships, not from the illusion of self-sufficiency.” As Elizabeth Gilbert writes, Robin Wall Kimmerer is “a great teacher, and her words are a hymn of love to the world.” The Serviceberry is an antidote to the broken relationships and misguided goals of our times, and a reminder that “hoarding won’t save us, all flourishing is mutual.”

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jadem

Audiobooks, yes or no?🎧

I’ve never tried an audiobook! Are there specific books that we think is best to engage with via audiobook?

Also, what are we doing with ourselves whilst listening to the story.. crocheting, colouring, immersive reading??

I find I need to keep my hands busy or they will naturally gravitate to my phone and mindless scrolling, hence why I enjoy reading.

What’s our thoughts on audiobooks?🤨

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CaitInTheStacks

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How do you read a series?

What is everyone’s preferred way to read a series? I often like to change it up in between books; it makes my ADHD brain happy! But then I feel like I never complete a series, and there are a bunch I would like to complete. Where do I begin? Does anyone have any tips? I’m overwhelmed…lol

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Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls

phantomtomes

Jan 11, 2026

5.0

Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: Plot:

Beautiful and poignant, and touched me very deeply. I did as many of the prompts as I could and I came away from this one with a new perspective, which was so exciting. I highly recommend this one!

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Where Bigfoot Walks: Crossing the Dark Divide

phantomtomes

Jan 11, 2026

4.0

Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 5.0Characters: Plot:

Overall, I loved this scathing commentary on the U.S. foresting complex and how it relates to (supposed) myths like Bigfoot, but also very real animals. My copy was from 1995, but there is an updated version I would like to check out. A bit rambly at times, but in the way of a conversation, so I didnt mind it as much. I would supplement this one with indigenous perspectives on paranormal phenomena (such as The Paranormal Ranger) and ecology (such as Braiding Sweetgrass, which is on my TBR).

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madiii_books

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What Year a Book is Read In?

If you start reading a book in December 2025 and finish it in January 2026, would you count it as a 2025 read or a 2026 read?

PageBound and other apps put the book as 2026, but my brain is conflicted because I started it in 2025 so it doesn’t feel completely right to say it’s a 2026 read even though I did finish it in 2026. I also track my books in notes still (idk why aha) and I list the books under the month in order of when I started them with book title, author and dates read. So in my list it’s in December 2025 which I think may be why it doesn’t feel completely right to say it’s a 2026 book.

I am probably thinking about this way to much but curious to hear other peoples thoughts hehe

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Falling Back in Love with Being Human: Letters to Lost Souls

Kai Cheng Thom

What happens when we imagine loving the people--and the parts of ourselves--that we do not believe are worthy of love? A transformative collection of intimate and lyrical love letters that offer a path toward compassion, forgiveness, and self-acceptance."Required reading."--Glennon Doyle Kai Cheng Thom grew up a Chinese Canadian transgender girl in a hostile world. As an activist, psychotherapist, conflict mediator, and spiritual healer, she's always pursued the same deeply personal mission: to embrace the revolutionary belief that every human being, no matter how hateful or horrible, is intrinsically sacred. But then Kai Cheng found herself in a crisis of faith, overwhelmed by the viciousness with which people treated one another, and barely clinging to the values and ideals she'd built her life around: justice, hope, love, and healing. Rather than succumb to despair and cynicism, she gathered all her rage and grief and took one last leap of faith: she wrote. Whether prayers or spells or poems--and whether there's a difference--she wrote to affirm the outcasts and runaways she calls her kin. She wrote to flawed but nonetheless lovable men, to people with good intentions who harm their own, to racists and transphobes seemingly beyond saving. What emerged was a blueprint for falling back in love with being human.

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Where Bigfoot Walks: Crossing the Dark Divide

Robert Michael Pyle

Robert Michael Pyle trekked into the Dark Divide, where he discovered a giant fossil footprint; searched out Indians who told him of an outcast tribe that had not fully evolved into humans; and attended the convocation in British Columbia called Sasquatch Daze, where he realized that "these guys don't want to find Bigfoot-they want to be Bigfoot." Ultimately Pyle discovers a few things about Bigfoot - and a lot about the human need for something to believe in and the need for wilderness in our lives.

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Creepy crawling vines, sentient mushrooms, or a killer forest; no matter what shape they take, plants and fungi play a main part in these horror novels.

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horrorholly

Gimme them horror comics!!

I love horror books and I'm slowly getting into horror movies (I'm actually a giant scaredy cat 🙀) but what I reeeeeally wanna get into is horror comics/manga! I started Dragon Head and I got gifted TOMIE last year but those are the only things iv got/read and I need moooore! Please drop your horror comics and manga recommendations in the comments 🙏🏻

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