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4 Books I want to read in 2024!

How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin

The title of this debut cozy from Kristen Perrin suggests useful information, poorly timed. Annie Adams, invited to the country estate of her reclusive Aunt Frances, discovers a strange situation involving a quant English village, a 50-year-old prophecy, and, alas, a dead aunt. On the plus side, it seems Frances spent the last 60 years solving her own murder.

The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton

It features a utopian/dystopian island, a deadly worldwide fog, a glitchy security system, and precisely 125 murder suspects. Well, 124.

The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

A classically structured murder mystery set in an innovative fantasy milieu, The Tainted Cup is the first in a new series from genre ace Robert Jackson Bennett, author of the excellent American Elsewhere series. In Holmes-and-Watson style, genius detective Ana Dolabra and her assistant, Dinios Kol, investigate an impossible murder in an ecologically evolved world.

Slow Productivity by Cal Newport

Author and Georgetown professor Cal Newport (Deep Work) has earned a grateful readership by providing solutions for dealing with the insane acceleration of our digital world. His latest book-length inquiry suggests specific methods for doing your best work at a sustainable pace. His No. 1 rule? Do fewer things. Can’t argue with that.

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30 Fun Bookstagram Reel Ideas

Are you ready to dive into the world of making reels? It can feel overwhelming to navigate the endless content on Instagram, but don't worry. The key is to simply start. When we made our first reel, we had no clue what we were doing. However, we're slowly figuring it out and learning what works and what doesn't. While we may not be experts, we're passionate about sharing our ideas with you all. That's why we've compiled a list of 30 enjoyable Bookstagram reel ideas.

30 Creative Bookstagram Reel Ideas

Share your monthly TBR.

Show how you set up a cozy reading corner/environment.

Book recommendations from your favorite genre.

Your top five favorite books or authors.

“The book was better” book-to-movie adaptations.

Share a monthly wrap-up of the books you read.

“Finish a book with me!”

A bookshelf tour.

A recent library book haul.

The prettiest book covers on your shelves.

Outfits inspired by book covers.

Choose a new book from your shelf to start reading.

A tour of the Little Free Libraries in your neighborhood/city.

A visual love letter to your local library.

Five reasons to buy used books instead of new books.

Use popular/trending audio with a bookish twist.

Your usual routine for getting ready to read.

A bullet point book review.

A timelapse of rearranging your bookshelf.

Your favorite bookish memorabilia (i.e., bookmarks, book sleeves, posters, etc.).

“Why you should read [insert book or series].”

Recommend books by BIPOC authors.

Cute contemporary romance novels.

Highlight favorite book quotes.

Show off your classic book collection. (We know there are a ton of Jane Austen lovers out there!)

Your favorite memoirs.

How you track your reading (via a bullet journal, Storygraph, etc).

Books you’re afraid to read because of the Bookstagram hype.

The scariest books you own.

Books you predict will be a “5-star” rating for you.

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Tarot Books List - part one

1-2-3 Tarot: Answers in an Instant Donald Tyson 101 Tarot Spreads Sheilaa Hite 21 Ways to Read a Tarot Card Mary K. Greer 22 Paths of Inperfection Matt Laws 360 Degrees of Wisdom Lynda Hill 365 Tarot Activities Deanna Anderson 78 Degrees of Wisdom Rachel Pollack 90 Days to Learning the Tarot Lorri Gifford A Guide To Mystic Faerie Tarot Barbara Moore A Guide to Tarot and Relationships Dolores Fitchie & Andrea K. Molina A Guide to the Nomadic Oracle Jon Mallek A Keeper of Words Anna-Marie Ferguson A Sephirothic Odyssey Harry Wendrich & Nicola Wendrich A Wicked Pack of Cards Michael Dummett & Ronald Decker & Thierry Depaulis A Year in the Wildwood Alison Cross Absolute Beginner's Guide to Tarot Mark McElroy Alchemy and the Tarot Robert M. Place All Love Goes Before Me Stewart S. Warren An Introduction to Transformative Tarot Counseling Katrina Wynne Ancient Mysteries Tarot: Keys To Divination And Initiation Roger Calverley Angel Readings for Beginners Elizabeth Foley Animals Divine Companion Lisa Hunt Best Tarot Practices Marcia Masino Beyond the Celtic Cross Paul Hughes-Barlow & Catherine Chapman Book of Thoth Aleister Crowley Brotherhood Tarot Companion Patric Stillman aka Pipa Phalange Buddha Tarot Companion Robert M. Place Chakra Wisdom Oracle Toolkit Tori Hartman Choice Centered Relating and the Tarot Gail Fairfield Chrysalis Tarot Holly Sierra & Toney Brooks Complete Guide to Tarot Illuminati Kim Huggens Confessions of a Tarot Reader Jane Stern Conscious Channeling From the Akashic Rozàlia Horvàth Balàzsi Creator's Tarot Nicole Richardson Daily Spread Tarot & Oracle Journal Alyssa Montalbano Dark Goddess Tarot Companion Ellen Lorenzi-Prince Designing Your Own Tarot Spreads Teresa Michelsen Destiny's Portal Barbara Moore Deviant Moon Tarot Patrick Valenza Discovering Runes Bob Oswald Discovering Your Self Through the Tarot Rose Gwain Easy Tarot Ciro Marchetti & Josephine Ellershaw Easy Tarot Guide Marcia Masino Easy Tarot Reading Josephine Ellershaw Encyclopedia of Tarot Volume IV Stuart Kaplan & Jean Huets Enochian Tarot Betty Schueler & Sally Ann Glassman & Gerald Schueler Essence of the Tarot: Modern Reflections on Ancient Wisdom Megan Skinner Explaining the Tarot Thierry Depaulis & Ross Caldwell & Marco Ponzi Explore the Major Arcana Judyth Sult & Gordana Curgus Exploring the Tarot Carl Japikse Fortune Stellar Christiana Gaudet Fortune's Lover: A Book of Tarot Poems Rachel Pollack Going Beyond the Little White Book Liz Worth Good Cat Spell Book Gillian Kemp Guide to the Sacred Rose Tarot Johanna Gargiulo-Sherman Heart of Tarot Amber K Hieros Gamos: Benediction of the Tarot Stewart S. Warren Holistic Tarot Benebell Wen Integral Tarot: Decoding the Essence Suzanne Wagner It's All in the Cards: Tarot Reading Made Easy John Mangiapane Jung and Tarot Sallie Nichols Kabbalistic Tarot Dovid Krafchow Kaleidoscope Tarot Leisa ReFalo Karmic Tarot William C. Lammey Learning Tarot Reversals Joan Bunning Learning the Tarot Joan Bunning Light-Of-Day: Tarot & Dream Work - A Practical Guide Gigi Miner Magic Words: A Dictionary Craig Conley Meditations on the Tarot Anonymous Messages from the Archetypes Toni Gilbert, RN, MA, HNC Mirror of the Free Nicholas Swift My Tarot Journal Katrina de Witt Mystical Origins of the Tarot: From Ancient Roots to Modern Usage

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Convenience Store Woman - Sayaka Murata

Thirty-six-year-old Furukura Keiko is single and very introverted. She has always been a strange girl, which is why she decided to try to conform to the expectations of society and family by dropping out of school to work in a konbini, a small Japanese convenience store open 24/7. This is where she has been employed for eighteen years, on a part-time contract. Her parents and few childhood friends are worried about her and hope that sooner or later she can settle down and start a family. Keiko, however, seems unable to conform to the norm; she has always behaved 'differently', to put it mildly. And it is with this non-conformist spirit that she paradoxically confronts everything in the circumscribed universe of the konbini, to which she devotes herself in the most absolute way. She has found her place in the world right here, where everything happens as if it were written in a manual and it is enough to stick to the rules to be efficient, the best shop assistant possible. That is, until she meets Shiraha, a strange new 35-year-old colleague in search of a wife, who is convinced that the world has stopped in prehistoric times… Could this be Keiko's chance to leave her beloved konbini and finally start a family, fulfilling the expectations of her loved ones? Or will the world of the konbini, with its precise rules and unique symbolic value, prevail?

Furukura, the protagonist, would be the new Ted Bundy if she were given the opportunity to simply be herself, but as luck would have it, Japanese society is hell if you are outside the norm or are unluckily over 30 without a partner (with a full-time job).

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#july reads #reading template #book template #instagram book template #instagram template #bookstagram #bookface #books #book #bookbloggersblabbering

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I certainly did not expect something like this from a booklet (78 pages) accompanying House of Leaves. It was a beautiful and heartbreaking read. It is not just a collection of letters recounting the decline of a mother's mind with her thoughts always turned to her son, it is much more ❤ Having read House of Leaves is not necessary, but some passages certainly refer to it.

full review and solutions: blog

#the whalestoe letters #mark z. danielewski #danielewski #lettere da whalestoe #mark z danielewski #epistolary novels #libri epistolari #house of leaves #house of leaves danielewski #lilac books #lila books

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"You can heal your heart" by Louise Hay

I am honestly surprised that this book has so many good reviews. Totally useless book for the predisposed purpose! In theory it is supposed to be a book that helps you "thanks to never-before-seen advices!" to overcome and especially accept a loss in the vast sense of the term (be it a death or a separation or the end of a friendship). Already from page one, however, I realized that the book takes a completely different path. In fact, the only advice it gives is to see these losses as something positive.

The most tragicomic part is the chapter devoted to the end of a relationship: "wouldn't it be nice if we could end a relationship by simply giving each other a handshake and thanking the other for being with us so far and wishing him all the best for his future?" In short … nice for sure for those who go, but for those who stay in my opinion it's like a punch in the face: "Thanks, it's been nice! See you around!"

The book also contains affirmations (some nice, some a bit so-so). Per se the chapters are interesting, but they are poorly developed because they contain whole paragraphs with stories of people I don't know and don't care to know anything about, and there is a complete lack of commentary by the book's authors.

Essentially, the message of the book is to think more positively and that will help you heal. True, but that is not new advice, nor was it even presented in an applicable way for the reader’s life.

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Strange, mushroom-like growths are appearing on peoples' bodies and doctors, puzzled by the strange virus that plants inhuman desires in the minds of victims, look for a cause and uncover a horrifying reality.

When a brilliant scientist seeking to solve the problem of world hunger tries to create giant mushrooms through genetic manipulation, what could possibly go wrong? The mutated spores escape the lab and spread across all of England. Toadstools grow to twenty feet tall, and a case of athlete's foot can mean a grisly and horrible death. But those who die quickly are the lucky ones. Those who survive infection by the fungus will be transformed into something unthinkably monstrous ...

I want to read EVERYTHING by this author! 🎇 What an incredible journey! 10 Pages in and there's already lots of action. The book is a perfect mix of cheeky humor, thrilling suspense, and a fast-paced plot that keeps you on the edge of your seat. The characters are unflinching and not too hesitant to use their weapons. It was a very fast-paced, high-tension, breathtaking read! I liked the ending, really coherent with both the characters and the situation.

I loved the author's writing style - it was witty, engaging, and kept me hooked from start to finish. The book had just the right amount of suspense and humor, making it a great read for anyone who enjoys a good sci-fi thriller.

TW: There's some brutal scenes in this, don't read if you're squeamish; it's just ultra-violent at times. Being that this book was written back then, there are some sexist views, (a few racist ones too), and a few other things that don't fit in with today's culture and attitudes.

Overall, I highly recommend "The Fungus" to anyone looking for a fun, fast-paced read.

#the fungus harry adam knight #the fungus #cult horror #cult classic horror #cheeky humor #thrilling suspense #80's horror story #horror schlock #pulp horror 80s

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What a disappointing read. The whole premise of the book with a group of "sole survivors" to crazy murders seemed too far-fetched to me…. Are there really that many of them and do they really want to be confronted with each other's stories? I know of only one woman who would fit the premise of the group, the one who talked in the Netflix documentary about how she managed to escape Ted Bundy. And why only girls/women? They are also all in the same town….

The main character is rude, aggressive, selfish, and above all, cowardly beyond measure. She also constantly justifies her cowardice with ridiculous excuses. Not that the other characters are any better, either.

The writing is confusing; in some paragraphs there is no time passage, so one moment the protagonist is talking with the group and the next paragraph, without any warning, she is at home talking to her plant.

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The legend of the Black Barn tells of an otherworldly building that has appeared and reappeared throughout history, bringing death and madness in its wake. Now, its mystery ensnares and entwines the lives of two very different men. One: a young recluse, obsessed with finding hidden clues within the city's trash. The other: a washed-up Catholic priest, finding his place in a small town that hides dark secrets. Neither of them are prepared for what's inside the Black Barn.

There are six volumes in all, I read the first one (The Black Barn) so far and I liked it so much that I ordered the second one right away!

On the one hand, the story seems to move forward slowly, but at the same time also super fast: so many deaths already within the first few pages and the characters react rather quickly (thankfully) to a constantly changing scenario.

I recommend it to all lovers of horror and houses (in this case a barn) that appear and disappear spreading death and horror.

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spiritual/magickal books list

A list of books covering spirituality, mediumship, tarot.

1. The Joy of Living - Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche This is written by a Tibetan Buddhist master. It helps mastering different meditation techniques and how to be mindful with your day to day lives through meditation. 2. I Shall Wear Midnight - Terry Pratchett 3. Journey of Souls + Destiny of Souls + Lives Between Lives + Memories of the Afterlife - Michael Newton 4. A New Earth - Eckhart Tolle

5. Sacred Contracts - Caroline Myss

6. Oltre la soglia - Demofilo Fidani (italian medium)

7. 78 degrees of wisdom - Rachel Pollack (a must for every tarot reader)

8. Awakening to the Spirit World - Sandra Ingerman and Hank Wesselman

9. A soul's journey - Peter Richelieu

10. I tarocchi - Laura Tuan (italian tarot reader and book writer) 11. Flight of the Feathered Serpent - Peter Balin

12. The Maya Book of Life - Michael Owen

13. A Tapestry for the Soul: The Introduction to the Zohar - Yehudah Lev Ashlag 14. Active Dreaming - Robert Moss

15. The Celestine Prophecy + The Secret of Shambhala: In search of the Eleventh Insight + The Twelfth Insight - James Redfield (this book talks about the ten insights which we humans need to truly understand and face in order to go higher in our spiritual journey) 16. SynchroDestiny - Deepak Chopra. (It's about how meaningful coincidences are in our lives and how to get in touch with our destiny through meditation. It has really nice meditations in and daily Sutras to recite to really hammer home very useful principles.It also has a section on getting in touch with your archetypes.

17. Infinate Self: 33 Steps to Reclaiming Your Inner Power - Stuart Wilde

18. The Spirits' Book + The Medium's Book - Alan Kardec

19. Nosso lar - Chico Xavier (I also recommend the film!)

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Horror Books List

The horror books I read that I really enjoyed:

🔹 Comeau - One bloody thing after another 🔹 Danielewski - house of leaves 🔹 De Maria - The Twenty Days of Turin 🔹 Miles - Rabbits 🔹 Nakamura - Utsubora (cw: suicide) 🔹 Pessl - Night Film (cw: suicide) 🔹 Starobinec - An Akward Age 🔹 Vandermeer - Annihilation (part #1 of the Area X trilogy) 🔹 Yamada - Strangers (japanese ghost story)

🔹 American Elsewhere - Andrew Jackson Bennett

🔶 TBR: 🔹 The Raw Shark Texts - Steven Hall 🔹 Bats of the republic - Dodson 🔹 S. The Ship of Theseus -J.J. Abrams 🔹 The Troop - Nick Cutter 🔹 you should have left - Kehlmann 🔹 Broken Monsters - Beukes 🔹 Betrayals - Charles Palliser

Which other books would you also recommend? :)

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