Pretentious Reader

January As Long as We Both Shall Live by JoAnn Chaney Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart February The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella What I Like About Me by Jenna Guillaume The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried by Shaun David Hutchinson March Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi When the Sky Fell on Splendor by Emily Henry Gravity Is the Thing by Jaclyn Moriarty April The Place on Dalhousie by Melina Marchetta Meet Cute by Helena Hunting The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves The Strawberry Thief by Joanne Harris The Strangers by Margaret Peterson Haddix Miracle Creek by Angie Kim Little Darlings by Melanie Golding I Know Who You Are by Alice Fe

I can't believe that 2019 is almost over. I am so sad that I did not get to a lot of my goals this year, I was only able to read 27 books so far and I don't think I could reach my goal of 50 but I will definitely try to do my best to do that. I also have a lot of plans for my blog that did not materialize but there's still next year so I don't feel too bad about that. I recently spruced up my shelves and removed a lot of books that I did not finish - check my post here . My TBR is now down to 456 books which could be better if I have not been adding more books this year, click here if you want to see my book hauls for this year. I will be postponing my Short Story Reading Project and move it to next year because I want to focus on finishing my backlog of books. One of the things that I will be prioritizing is my Try a Chapter Book Tag - Horror picks because I do want to join the Fraterfest 2019 Readathon . I will also try to finish the books recommended to me by

As fall arrives, my favorite season, I find myself drawn to darker books that perfectly complement the atmosphere. Recently, I've had the pleasure of finishing a few spooky reads that I highly recommend if you're seeking something not overly terrifying. These include "Tunnel of Bones" by Victoria Schwab, "The Screaming Staircase" by Jonathan Stroud, "The Raven Boys" by Maggie Stiefvater, "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman, and "The Devouring Gray" by Christine Lynn Herman. Currently, I'm engrossed in "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James. Although I primarily selected books categorized as horror rather than paranormal mysteries or thrillers, it's important to note that they aren't hardcore, gory horror stories. Instead, they offer atmospheric ghostly tales that leave a lingering sense of unease. I've set a personal goal to complete these nine chosen books by the end of November and share an update with all

Kill Creek by Thomas Scott The Strawberry Thief by Joanne Harris Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo A Curious Beginning (Veronica Speedwell #1) by Deanna Raybourn Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo The Confession by Jessie Burton The Babysitters Coven by Kate Williams Equal Rites (Discworld #3) by Terry Pratchett A Fierce and Subtle Poison by Samantha Mabry The Nanny by Gilly Macmillan Batman: The Long Halloween by Jeph Loeb Ballad for a Mad Girl by Vikki Wakefield Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane Quiet Neighbors by Catriona McPherson The Swallows by Lisa Lutz Little Darlings by Melanie Golding The Peacock Detectives by Carly Nugent Strangers at the Gate by Catriona McPherson Winterhouse by Ben Guterson

Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman For more than two hundred years, the Owens women have been blamed for everything that has gone wrong in their Massachusetts town. Gillian and Sally have endured that fate as well: as children, the sisters were forever outsiders, taunted and talked about. Their elderly aunts almost seemed to encourage the whispers of witchery, with their musty house and their exotic concoctions and their crowd of black cats. But all Gillian and Sally wanted was to escape. Chocolat by Joanne Harris Vianne Rocher and her exquisite chocolate shop arrived in Lansquenet. Each box of luscious bonbons comes with a free gift: Vianne's uncanny perception of its buyer's private discontents and a clever, caring cure for them. Is she a witch? Circe by Madeline Miller In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child - not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the

The train rattles as it moves beneath the city. Shadows rush past the windows, little more than streaks of movement, dark on dark. This just came out this week. Something creepy and eerie for the coming fall. Visit Hoarding Books Blog to join in the fun and visit other awesome first lines.

I have been exclusively reading ebooks since 2015 which is when I had to relocate for my job. It's impossible for me to bring all of the books that I have accumulated, that's seven years worth of books which I started to acquire since 2007 so I left all of my books to my dad to fill up his library and now also, my granddad is getting the most use out of them because he loves to read and he reads everything. My choice was largely influenced by economy but as I grew older I realized that owning less things and living in a space that is just enough for me (and my husband)  is better, it just makes  our lives simpler and happier. When I got back into blogging my meta book shelf started growing again and I fear that it will become uncontrollable as what happened in the past so I will be re evaluating my choices in books and will start purging my shelf. I want to start today with unhauling a lot of the books that I did not finish. I will just have to admit to myself that I will