Another year of Thankfully Reading Weekend has come to an end! While I never get as much reading done as I’d like, I hope to catch up on our drive home today!
For those of you interested in doing a wrap-up post, I’ve included a link-up below.
Thank you again to all who participated. Get those last few hours of reading in!!
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It’s Day Four of Thankfully Reading Weekend! Can you believe how quickly the time has flown by?
Today, I encourage you to take a small break from reading to participate in Small Business Saturday. Have a local independent bookstore? Pay them a visit and let them know how much you appreciate them! As the owner of my own small business, I do appreciate the importance of shopping local!
Since we’re traveling, I can’t visit my favorite independent bookstore, One More Page Books in person, but I do plan on shopping online! We’ll also visit some of my favorite small business here, too!
Today’s challenge is easy! Did you visit your local indie today? Share a pic of your purchases! Link up your post below, or tag it with #thankfullyreading!
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Happy Day After Thanksgiving! How did everyone do yesterday? Full stomachs, plenty of reading time…sounds like bliss to me! I don’t know about you, but I’m looking forward to a quiet day of reading, avoiding the retail madness! Yesterday was a crazy day, so I’m looking forward to a relaxing day today!
For today’s challenge, I invite you to write about the book you are most thankful for this year. Is it a book written by one of your favorite authors or one you just happened to come upon? Tell us about it! Include a link to your post below (or if you don’t have a blog, tell us about the book in the comments.
Mine is one I just read recently! Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver. I’m still thinking about it two weeks later!
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Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Tis the season for reuniting with family; we’re in WV at my parents’ house! We arrived yesterday afternoon! Today’s Thanksgiving is going to be an easy one *fingers crossed*!
For today’s challenge, let’s talk about a “reading menu.” What makes a good menu to you? What are your favorite genres, favorite books? What things drive you crazy!?
Feel free to answer in the comments or below! I’ve also added a Mr. Linky for those updating on their blogs! Remember, use #thankfullyreading when updating via Instagram or Twitter!
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It’s time!!
This is the official kick off post for Thankfully Reading! Instead of braving the crowds and shopping this weekend, we’re spending our time curled up with a book!
Feel free to link up your kick-off post below, as well as any update posts you have. Don’t have a blog? Don’t worry! You can keep us updated on your progress in the comments below, on Instagram, Twitter (use #thankfullyreading or make sure you tag me so I can see it!) or Facebook! Haven’t signed up yet to participate? Not to worry! There is still plenty of time!
If you don’t know what to post, here are some ideas. But remember there are no rules; feel free to post as little/as much as you like!
Throughout this event, feel free to post about your progress or even get some reviews up. Be sure to come back and link up your posts. Then take a break and check out everyone else’s posts. I’m looking forward to seeing how everyone else is celebrating Thankfully Reading Weekend.
Don’t forget to use the hashtag #thankfullyreading so we can connect all these posts across the platforms!
On Sunday afternoon, we’ll post another link-up for your wrap-up post. Tell us how your Thankfully Reading Weekend went. You could give mini-reviews of your books, tell us how many books and which books you read, number of pages, number of hours, and so on. This is a rule-free, contest-free event, so you can wrap up the weekend however you’d like.
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It’s baack!
I’m pleased to announce that I will once again be hosting Thankfully Reading Weekend, November 23-27 (Wednesday through Sunday)! I added on an extra day since it seemed many of us were ready to read early!
I’m hoping everyone will be staying home this holiday and avoiding the stores for the kick-off of holiday shopping. What better way to spend that time than reading?
New to Thankfully Reading Weekend? Here are the details:
There are no rules to the weekend, we’re simply hoping to devote a good amount of time to reading, and perhaps meeting some of our reading challenges and goals for the year. We thought it’d be fun if we cheered each other on a bit. If you think you can join in, grab the logo and add your sign up post to the link-up below. If you don’t have a blog, you can sign up the comments or sign up using a link to your Twitter account or Facebook page, or Instagram account!
We’ll also be checking in on Twitter and Instagram using hashtag #thankfullyreading. Join in for the weekend or for only a single day. No rules, no pressure!
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Something I’ve realized over the last year; I still love to share my book recommendations, but just not in a blog format! I’m not quite ready to give up my blog URL, so this blog will remain as live.
Find me on Insta (link to my feed is below). I’m still reading just as voraciously as I’ve done in the past. I’m still reviewing, still hosting a fiction book club at my very favorite bookstore!
This feed below is live so this post will update regularly!
Yay! My favorite fall activity, second only to Halloween itself, is upon us! Dewey’s 24-Hour Read-a-thon!
The October read-a-thon is always my favorite. It’s likely because I tend to focus on reading horror and all things spooky! The weather here is cool, perfect “leggings/layers/books” weather!
Here is my print reading stack; I have a bunch of books on my Kindle as well. I like to have options to choose from!
I’m starting with one of the books on my Kindle: Mary: An Awakening of Terror by Nat Cassidy.
My menu, the second most important thing, has also been planned:
Are you joining in on the readathon fun? What books (and menu items!) are on your list!?
I’ll be using Instagram to update my progress! You can follow me and/or check back for updates to the gallery below!
On this Indigenous Peoples’ Day, I thought it the perfect time to feature one of my favorite indigenous horror authors, Stephen Graham Jones!
His homage to the great slasher films is but one of the reasons I’m a fan of his writing. Sure, this means his books can get a little gory, but that shouldn’t stop you from experiencing his talent. As with most horror, the underlying message is an important one.
My two favorite samples of his work are My Heart is a Chainsaw and Night of the Mannequins. LInks to my reviews.
Do you have a favorite indigenous horror author?
Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman Erin's on-again, off-again boyfriend from college, Silas, has always lived life dangerously. Erin has tried to set boundaries with Silas; he always calls on her to get him out of his latest stunt. She's ready to embark on a new life, with new friends, and a great guy who won't use her like Silas does. She's ready to cut Silas out of her life. After agreeing to help him escape from his latest rehab stint, a intervention is in order. Unfortunately, Silas flees before they can even get started.
Her frustration with Silas spirals into grief when she learns Silas has died from an overdose. Sure, he was always looking for the next big high, but she can't fathom Silas losing control enough to overdose. His last message to her begs her to find him...but where?
More questions than answers come to light when Erin learns Silas discovered a drug, Ghost, that allowed him to see the dead Grieving and guilt-ridden, she reluctantly agrees to take part in this drug-induced séance. The experience changes her more than she could have imagined; she starts to see ghosts everywhere. Living in the historical hotspot of Richmond, VA, it's impossible to escape them. Is this a temporary side-effect of the drug, or is something more terrifying responsible?
If you’ve read Chapman’s previous two books, The Remaking or A Whisper Down the Lane, you know he can weave a completely terrifying horror novel. This one may be the darkest, not just due to the horror aspect, but the added weight of addiction and grief.
It doesn’t take long to discover that Silas’ addiction isn’t the only one we’re dealing with in this book. Erin’s addiction to Silas is just as strong, with very similar symptoms. She vows she’s going to stop, to put an end to their relationship but caves the moment Silas calls or texts her. Her friends are aware of it, they point it out to her. Even after he’s died, she continues to follow his demands. She takes a drug she knows nothing about, just for one last chance to see him again. If we take it at face value, yes, Erin’s character seems extremely weak. Viewing her as an addict, however, garners a bit more sympathy.
Chapman gives readers a more visceral, more graphic view of the afterlife as well. If you believe, you understand the concept of us being constantly surrounded by the dead, particularly in a city like Richmond. The manner in which Chapman executes this, however, is completely terrifying!
When I started reading this book, I posed the question on my social media accounts: Would you take a drug if it meant you could see the dead? Before reading this book, I would have contemplated it. After? No way!
I didn’t intend to share my review of this title until near the end of Murder, Monsters & Mayhem. Once I finished, it bumped up to the top of my list. Highly, highly recommended.
Trigger Warning: Drug addiction.
