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10/7/2025 What's a movie or TV show that you'd recommend to everyone?

Lord of the rings, The Hobbit!!! I love those. I could watch them over and over again. Epic stuff.

And DUNE, Love it.

But what is a series that I could watch over and over? Lol, you know what, I really enjoy Midsummer Murder. I always know what will happen. 3 murders or such, I never guess who or why. And there are So many seasons. It is just so English

10/14/2025 Has a book ever ignited a hobby/passion in you?

10/21/2025 What’s something you rebelled against as a kid?

10/28/2025 What was your favorite Halloween (or cosplay) costume? *Bonus for photos!

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Carole´s Monday: A warning to the curious

Author: MR James

Narrator: David Suchet

Title: A Warning to the Curious

Genre: Horror, Paranormal, Classic, Short story

Format: Audiobook 

Published: January 1, 1925

Where I Got It: Audible

Summary: 

The story of Paxton, an antiquarian and archaeologist who holidays in "Seaburgh" and inadvertently stumbles across one of the lost crowns of Anglia, which legendarily protect the country from invasion.

Review:

Weeee love some spooky shorts in October. This is my 2nd MR James and I really should do more. He is good. 

This is the story of Paxton who is an antiquarian and archaeologist. He is on holiday in Seaburgh. He inadvertently stumbles across one of the lost crowns of Anglia. The crown is told to protect the country from invasions, but take it...if you dare. 

Spoooooooky. The narrator really added a chill to this one. 

You can guess what is going to happen. But the scenes at the end? Oof. So good.

This was short and sweet, but it didn't need any more. It was the perfect length and it will make you think twice about grabbing old stuff. 

5 stars.

 Challenge(s):

- Audiobook #47

Greenteeth by Molly O´Neill

Format: 283 pages, Paperback

Published: February 25, 2025 by Orbit

Fantasy/borrowed

Jenny Greenteeth lives in her lake. She cleans her lake, she eats fish, if a person falls in yum, if a kid drowns...well then she got a daughter to become a new Jenny. And centuries pass, until a witch falls in...

Temperance has the misfortune to live in a bad time, and there is a new priest who is an ahole and gets the congregation into a frenzy and there goes Temperance into the lake.

But in the end Jenny does not eat her, and they become allies. Because something is wrong in that village.

There is an adventure, a quest, more Fae/fairies/creatures to meet, and real friendship blooms between a hag and a witch.

I enjoyed it. Though it was rather too cozy, sometimes I like cozy, sometimes I want blood. You never know.

Beneath the still surface of a lake lurks a monster with needle-sharp teeth. Hungry and ready to pounce. Jenny Greenteeth has never spoken to a human before, but when a witch is thrown into her lake, something makes Jenny decide she’s worth saving.

Temperance doesn’t know why her village has suddenly turned against her, only that it has something to do with the malevolent new pastor. Though they have nothing in common, these two must band together on a magical quest to defeat the evil that threatens Jenny’s lake and Temperance’s family – as well as the very soul of Britain.

Audio: To Kill a Badger by Shelley Laurenston

By: Shelly Laurenston

Narrated by: Charlotte Kane

Series: Honey Badger Chronicles Series, Book 6

Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins

Release date: 08-26-25 by Tantor Media

Paranormal romance/to review

This is not a series where you just jump in, then you will get scared. Because there are a lot of players and a lot of drama...I mean violence. SO much violence.

Nelle is a badger shifter, and we all know by now that honey badgers are insane and violent. She is rich, she plays basket and she would never back down in a fight.

Right, much has been going on. There is a clan of Lions that has been causing problems, and now they want all badgers gone.

There is shouting, violence, blood, more blood, seriously these books are violent! But there is also humour and not taking yourself too seriously.

A fun series that you need to start from the finish.

Great narration, upbeat and keeps up with the crazy

Nelle Zhao is a loner, born and bred. Her own company is plenty, and her thoughts are certainly way more interesting than the tedium of reality. But she's also fiercely loyal—to her honey badger teammates and their mission, and now to the three gorgeous big tiger shifters known as the Malone brothers. Especially Keane, who doesn't know how to accept a friendly paw. But Nelle excels at helping! And at ignoring other people's irrational demands, such as doing it all alone. Keane, poor pretty kitty, doesn't understand the kind of assistance a shit-starting honey badger like Nelle can truly offer . . .

Keane knows two things—he doesn't like other people, and he is going to take down the de Medicis' human trafficking ring. Alone, as in by himself. It's safer that way. But the truth is the de Medicis are a seriously evil coalition of male lion shifters who are not only snatching innocent humans for fun and profit, but who also killed his father. And their combined power means that Keane's going to have to let long-legged, jet-setting Nelle join the fight. And getting close to Nelle is suddenly bringing out his roar . . .

Best of September

 

Here are the best of the bests for September!!!! 

Best Book of the Month:

Blodeuedd - Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

"This was the best book this month."

Carole -  No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished by Rachel Aaron

"No 5 stars for September. But I've been re-reading this series! Loved this one."

Best Movie of the Month:

Carole -  Red, White, & Royal Blue (2023)

"Such a fun movie. I feel like they did a great job being true to the book. Loved it."

Blodeuedd - The Wrong Paris (2025)

"I watched The wrong Paris...I mean srsly, people TALK to each other. But it was fun."

Best TV show of the Month:

Blodeuedd - My Life with the Walter Boys (s2)

"I watched s2 of My life with the Walter boys, and it was the exact same script as s1?"

Carole - Bob's Burgers (s15)

"S15!!! Finally got a chance to watch all of it. So funny and heartwarming. I loved the very last episode so much."

Best Cover of the Month:

C's pick: Def the best for Sept!

B's pick: Best cover, and you have to look closely!

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9/30/2025 If you could live in a different country for a year, which country would you choose?

Ireland!!! All those green hills, old castles, the language. Yes it would be Ireland.

10/7/2025 What's a movie or TV show that you'd recommend to everyone?

10/14/2025 Has a book ever ignited a hobby/passion in you?

10/21/2025 What’s something you rebelled against as a kid?

10/28/2025 What was your favorite Halloween (or cosplay) costume? *Bonus for photos!

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Carole´s Monday: Onyx Storm

Author: Onyx Storm

Title: Rebecca Yarros

Series: The Empyrean #3

Genre: Fantasy, Romance

Format: Hardcover

Pages: 544

Published: January 21, 2025

Where I got It: Borrowed friend's copy

Summary: 

After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it’s impossible to know who to trust.

Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves—her dragons, her family, her home, and him.

Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything. They need an army. They need power. They need magic. And they need the one thing only Violet can find—the truth. But a storm is coming...and not everyone can survive its wrath.

Review:

Been holding off on reading this because I KNOW the next book is not released yet and I just knew that this ending was probably going to piss me off again and then leave me needing answers. Sighs. I finally caved and started this bad boy. 

We pick up where we left off. Violet and her friends need to figure out how to stop the wards from failing and find allies for this upcoming war. The trip will take them to unfamiliar lands and test all of their wit, luck, and strength. They need an army, power, and most importantly....magic. However, there is a secret that she must keep that threatens everyone she loves. 

The beginning couple of chapters was intense and great and fun. Things came to a screeching halt for a while though. It dragged and dragged and dragged. If I hear Violet say how hot Xaden is ONE more time I will screaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam. We get it Violet. He's a hunk and you love him. I honestly feel like some of this was filler that could've been trimmed down a bit. Don't get it twisted...I loved the talking bits and the political intrigue. That is always entertaining. However, there for sure some filler parts. It felt like the author just wanted to add extra pages to make this bigger. 

Andarna! You sweet, sweet bean of a dragon. I love her so much. 

The ending. Well. TWIST! AND CLIFFIE! GAH! Dang author got me again. I literally flipped the last page a couple of times looking for more. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

All-in-all, I did enjoy this continuation. I worry for everyone and especially Xaden after the conclusion of this one. The cliffie is intense and we do not have another book yet. GAH! I can't wait! I truly hope the author does some good editing though. There was SO much filler in this one. SOOOOO much. It dragged the plot down at some points. We don't need 500+ pages. It's rare that a story needs that much. I think we could've shaved about 50 pages and it would've helped the plot and story. 

Ignoring my annoyance with the filler scenes, I liked this book. I hope the series stays this good or gets better. 

I struggled with a rating. I think 3.5 would be perfect, but Goodreads doesn't have decimals. So after some complicated mathage I decided to land on 3. MAINLY for the fact the other two were better by a margin.

3 stars. 

Favorite Character(s): Andarna

Least Favorite Character(s): No spoilers....but there was a group of dragons that needed to be kicked. PLUS our big baddie of this one.

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix

Format: 482 pages, Paperback

Published: January 14, 2025 by Tor Nightfire

Historical fiction Horror/borrowed

Horror, eh, no, there is no horror, except for the horror of girls being sent away to a home and their babies taken from them.

Fern is 15 and gets sent away to a house for unwed mothers. Their families lie where their daughters are. And here they are pretty isolated, bored and doing chores. While others preach that they ruined their lives and how good it will be to give those sins away.

It is very real and raw at times. The girls all have different stories and hopes, but in the end those are crushed. The babies are all adopted and the girls sent home like nothing happened.

The horror I guess comes from the said title, Fern gets a book about witchcraft and she and her new friends try it out. Magic is real, but there is always a price...

I enjoyed it a lot. It was easy to read and the pages flew by. I really wanted to know how it all turned out. I think the only negative part was part of the kind of epilogue that takes place 40-50? years later. That felt different, a new tone. It was not long, but somehow...bittersweet.

Def a pageturner.

I did an evil thing to be put in here, and I'm going to have to do an evil thing to get out.'

They call them wayward girls. Loose girls. Girls who grew up too fast. And they're sent to the Wellwood House in St. Augustine, Florida, where unwed mothers are hidden by their families to have their babies in secret, give them up for adoption, and most important of all, to forget any of it ever happened.

Fifteen-year-old Fern arrives at the home in the sweltering summer of 1970, pregnant, terrified and alone. There, she meets a dozen other girls in the same predicament. Rose, a hippie who insists she's going to keep her baby and escape to a commune. Zinnia, a budding musician who plans to marry her baby's father. And Holly, barely fourteen, mute and pregnant by no-one-knows-who.

Every moment of their waking day is strictly controlled by adults who claim they know what's best for them. Then Fern meets a librarian who gives her an occult book about witchcraft, and power is in the hands of the girls for the first time in their lives. But power can destroy as easily as it creates, and it's never given freely. There's always a price to be paid...and it's usually paid in blood.

Audio: The Witch Roads by Kate Elliott

By: Kate Elliott

Narrated by: Ella Lynch

Series: The Witch Roads, Book 1

Length: 18 hrs and 8 mins

Release date: 08-19-25 by Tantor Media

Fantasy/to review

An interesting fantasy set in an interesting land. Where spores can kill you, where the borders are a bit? Like what is beyond, we do not know, it might kill us.

Elen is a courier, she knows the land, well her corner of it. She walks the same roads, she checks for infestations. She does have a past, and it takes some time to unravel that.

Because before that a prince arrives with his entourage, and needs passage. And she has to help them. But what is the prince´s goal? Also she is so lowborn so it is not like she or anyone really could ask .

Off they all go on a dangerous adventure and something happens to the prince....

Great adventure, danger, hidden pasts and that end, how could you do that to me?! Now I need the next book.

Great narration too. She gave a real feel of places and people

When an arrogant prince (and his equally arrogant entourage) gets stuck in Orledder Halt as part of brutal political intrigue, competent and sunny deputy courier Elen―once a child slave meant to shield noblemen from the poisonous Pall―is assigned to guide him through the hills to reach his destination.

When she warns him not to enter the haunted Spires, the prince doesn’t heed her advice, and the man who emerges from the towers isn’t the same man who entered.

The journey that follows is fraught with danger. Can a group taught to ignore and despise the lower classes survive with a mere deputy courier as their guide?

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9/23/2025 Which fictional character do you wish were a real person?

I have no idea. So many people I read about are rather scary in person. So do I really want to meet them? Not to mention that they always herald the darker days as they are fighting evil and such. So.....

Maybe fictional characters better stay fictional.

Though Julius Heartstrikers sounds like such a good guy, and friendly to all. Not scary at all. And you know like anyone that has magic so that I could see magic!

9/30/2025 If you could live in a different country for a year, which country would you choose?

10/7/2025 What's a movie or TV show that you'd recommend to everyone?

10/14/2025 Has a book ever ignited a hobby/passion in you?

10/21/2025 What’s something you rebelled against as a kid?

10/28/2025 What was your favorite Halloween (or cosplay) costume? *Bonus for photos!

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Carole´s Monday: The fourth Daughter

 

Author: Lyn Liao Butler

Title: The Fourth Daughter

Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Contemporary

Format: ebook

Pages: 280

Published: August 1, 2025

Where I got It: Amazon

Summary: 

In Taiwan, the bond between grandmother and granddaughter opens up a healing world for them both in an inspiring family saga about the comfort of food, untold histories, and indomitable mother love.

Chef Liv Kuo’s star is on the rise…until a traumatic incident leaves her emotionally unable to venture outside her Manhattan apartment. But an unexpected reason to break free comes from Ah-Ma, Liv’s beloved grandmother in Taiwan. Ah-Ma needs Liv’s help in finding her fourth daughter, taken from her when the girl was an infant. After all these years, it seems impossible. It’s also a Ah-Ma’s fourth daughter is an aunt Liv never even knew existed.

After landing in Taiwan, Liv hears the heartbreaking story of her grandmother’s plight in a country once under martial law, of choices made for her, and of the hopeful search for a lost girl that has endured for more than sixty years. Like the enriching food and traditions that bind Liv and Ah-Ma, their journey for answers brings them together.

And it’s a quest that turns up both a precious old cookbook and a tale of fatal betrayal that shakes everything Liv believed about her family—revelations that could also give her the courage to face the trauma she left behind.

Review:

A member of my Twitch community (if you're curious, my name on Twitch is Carole_Rae) picked this book for me to read. I was instantly curious when I read the summary because I love books like this!!

The story follows Liv and her grandmother. Liv went through a terrible tragedy and can't get out of her house because of the fear. However, everything changes when she speaks to her grandma who is convinced she seen her missing daughter at the store. It has been decades since grandma had last seen her daughter, but she believes it is her. Years previous, her fourth daughter was taken away from her because of a superstition that the number 4 is a bad luck number. To help her beloved grandma, Liv forces herself to fly out to help find this woman.

This hit me so hard especially near the end. I was in tears. Happy and sad tears. So many years wasted because of the mistakes of people in the past. 

I loved following along with the current POV and the past POVs. It made me sad seeing how people had good intentions and some not so good bring such sadness to everyone. Yes, there was happiness and joy, but so much could've been avoided. 

Gah! Grandma's husband was a rat bastard! *shakes fist* Bad man.

There was a sprinkle of romance between Liv and Simon. I didn't really think it was needed, but it was lovely seeing Liv finally find peace again and he helped her. It didn't overtake the story (thankfully) but the love was wildly quick.

The ending was lovely. I loved how it ended SO much. That letter? GAH! Beautiful. 

Such a good book. I for sure recommend it. The romance didn't seem needed, but it was fine overall. It was lovely seeing Liv find some peace after what she went through. I hope she finally gets the therapy she needs. I'll stamp this with 4 stars. 

Favorite Character(s): grandma and Liv

Least Favorite Character(s): Grandma's husband

 Challenge(s):

- Cloak and Dagger #26

Audio: Honky tonk Christmas by Carolyn Brpwn

Series: Honky Tonk, Book 4

By: Carolyn Brown

Narrated by: Cassandra Myles

Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins

Release date: 07-29-25

Publisher: Tantor Media

Brown knows how to write her cowboys, well, Holt is not really a cowboy cowboy, but hey almost.

Sharlene is a war veteran, and honestly, this girl needs a support group. She was a sniper, and not allowed to talk about it, but suffers from ptsd. All her time goes to the Bar she has, the bar passed down from person to person as they find love and leave.

Hold is a contractor that she hires to get her bar some extra room. He has two adorable kids with him, and she will fall for them as much as she falls for him.

The drama then, well he is only passing through as this is a job, and she really loves her bar.

And everything will work out and everyone will live happily ever after.

Great narration with accents and everything that got me into the story. A sweet romance.

She Means business...

Sharlene Waverly is determined to have the "new and improved" Honky Tonk up and running before the holiday. For that, she'll need Holt Jackson, the best darn carpenter in the state. But his warm, whisky-colored eyes make her insides melt, and before she knows it, she's sharing her darkest secrets and talking about the nightmares...

He's determined to keep things professional...

Holt Jackson needs the job at the Honky Tonk, but is completely unprepared to handle the beautiful new bar owner he's working for.

Sharlene and Holt try like crazy to deny the sparks flying between them, but their love may just be the best Christmas present either one of them ever got.

Emily Wilde´s encyclopaedia of fairies by Heather Hawcett

Series: Emily Wilde (#1)

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Published: January 19, 2023 by Orbit

Historical fantasy/own

This was delightful! I am very happy I tried it.

Our world, but with fairies. Emily is putting together an Encyclopedia and goes on a trip to an island far way. A cold Island with elusive fairies. And Fae who suddenly steal more people then they used to.

Then her annoying rival Wendell shows up too, and so easily befriends everyone! While she just want to write her paper!

There is some tension there that is more than just anger at a rival, so just let it go Emily.

I liked the Island and its people, Think Iceland ;)

But trouble is coming, why are so many stolen? I cant say more.

I really enjoyed it. It was like a warm blanket

Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries. She is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher who is writing the world's first encyclopaedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is not good at people. She could never make small talk at a party--or even get invited to one. And she prefers the company of her books, her dog, Shadow, and the Fair Folk to other people.

So when she arrives in the hardscrabble village of Hrafnsvik, Emily has no intention of befriending the gruff townsfolk. Nor does she care to spend time with another new arrival: her dashing and insufferably handsome academic rival Wendell Bambleby, who manages to charm the townsfolk, get in the middle of Emily's research, and utterly confound and frustrate her.

But as Emily gets closer and closer to uncovering the secrets of the Hidden Ones--the most elusive of all faeries--lurking in the shadowy forest outside the town, she also finds herself on the trail of another mystery: Who is Wendell Bambleby, and what does he really want? To find the answer, she'll have to unlock the greatest mystery of all--her own heart.

Carole´s Wednesday: The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers

 

Author: Angie Fox

Title: The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers

Series: Demon Slayer #2

Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, UF

Format: ebook

Pages: 294

Published: April 28, 2009

Where I got It: My shelf (Amazon)

Summary: 

Demon slaying powers should come with an instruction book ... Seriously. Why does a new hair dryer have a twelve-page how-to manual, but when it comes to ancient demon-fighting hocus-pocus, my biker witch granny gives me just half a dozen switch stars and a rah-rah speech? Oh, and a talking terrier, but that's another story. It's not like my job as a preschool teacher prepared me for this kind of thing.

So I've decided to write my own manual, The Dangerous Book for Demon Slayers, because no one tells me anything. Dimitri my "protector" may be one stud of a shape-shifting griffin, but he always thinks he can handle everything by himself. Only he's no match for the soul-stealing succubi taking over Las Vegas. If I can't figure out how to save him—and Sin City—there'll be hell to pay.

Review:

Yayyy for the TBR challenge making me dig through the archives of books I've meant to read but just forgot. This is a slight stretch to the prompt for this month, but it works ;)

We are back with Lizzy. She wanted a nice quiet life as a preschool teacher, but she has demon slaying powers that she needs to learn how to use. This should've come with an instruction book...maybe she'll just write it herself. While still training and learning, another task pops up. Soul-stealing succubi are taking over Las Vegas. With her friends, she will have to save Sin City and her uncle AND her protector, Dimitri. 

I really should've done a quick read of book 1. It has been SO long since I read it. I don't really remember a lot. The book did fine as a standalone I guess, but (if I remember right) there is a lot from book 1 that is important to know. 

Awwwwww that puppers of hers! I forgot how adorable he was. 

Her granny made me chuckle. 

Lizzy was sweet. 

Love our gang of biker witches. So fresh! So cool!

I wanted more of Dimitri because I barely remember him. 

But yes, this was okay. I'm glad I finally got to read this. However, I really should've done at least a quick scan read of book 1 to refresh my memory of these characters and what happened. 

I think I would've appreciated this more if I remembered more. I was confused a lot. 

3 stars from me. 

Favorite Character(s): Pirate!!!! Lizzy is lovely

Least Favorite Character(s): The uncle

 Challenge(s):

- TBR #9 (Friend squad)

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9/16/2025 What would you do if you won the lottery?

How much are we talking about here? Enough to quit my job and live well the rest of my life? I could like temp now and then when they need someone...or not.

And buy books! Not think just buy. I also wanna build a tower to read in and see the sea ;) Oh and buy a summer cottage by the sea.

Buy better things.

9/23/2025 Which fictional character do you wish were a real person?

9/30/2025 If you could live in a different country for a year, which country would you choose?

10/7/2025 What's a movie or TV show that you'd recommend to everyone?

10/14/2025 Has a book ever ignited a hobby/passion in you?

10/21/2025 What’s something you rebelled against as a kid?

10/28/2025 What was your favorite Halloween (or cosplay) costume? *Bonus for photos!

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The innocent sleep by Seanan MCGuire

 

Series: October Daye (#18)

Format: 419 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Published: August 27, 2024 by DAW

UF/own

Did we really need Tybalt´s view? Eh, maybe not. I would honestly just had a new book and not the same story just from this pov. Sure it brought more to the story, the plight of the Cat Sidhe and everyone else not worthy.

Right, same story as in book 17 but here Tybalt is not under the illusion as the rest of the Fae and he must find his wife and set the world right.

It was still good.

For one bright, shining moment, Tybalt, King of Cats, had everything he had ever wanted. He was soon to set his crown aside; he had married the woman he loved; he was going to be a father. After centuries of searching for a family of his own, he had finally found a way to construct the life of his dreams, and was looking forward to a period of peace—or at least as much peace as is ever in the offing for the husband of a hero.

Alas for Tybalt and his domestic aspirations, fate—and Titania—had other ideas. His perfect world had been complete for only a moment when it was ripped away, to be replaced by hers. Titania, Faerie’s Summer Queen, Mother of Illusions and enemy of so many he holds dear, has seized control of the Kingdom, remaking it in her own image. An image which does not include meddlesome shapeshifters getting in her way. Tybalt quickly finds himself banished from her reality, along with the Undersea and the rest of the Court of Cats.

To protect his people and his future, Tybalt must find the woman he loves in a world designed to keep her from him, convince her that he’s not a stranger trying to ruin her life for no apparent reason, and get her to unmake the illusion she’s been firmly enmeshed in. And he’ll have to do it all while she doesn’t know him, and every unrecognizing look is a knife to his heart.

For Tybalt, King of Cats, the happily ever after was just the beginning.

The Housemaid´s secret by Freida McFadden

Series: The Housemaid (#2)

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Published: July 11, 2023 by Hachette Mobius

Thriller/Library

It did start a bit slower. I am also happy that I read it because I remember reading some reviews that said it was alike book 1. It was not!

McFadden managed to surprise me again with her twists and turns. Bravo. Some dark stuff going on here.

Millie has a new job, but something is wrong. The wife hides in a bedroom. The husband seems caring, but there is blood. And Millie does solve problems....

Again, I can not say much, because twists and turns! It gets really dark for Millie this time around.

Good book. Now I wonder about that next one. Will she really manage to surprise me again?

It's hard to find an employer who doesn't ask too many questions about my past. So I thank my lucky stars that the Garricks miraculously give me a job, cleaning their stunning penthouse with views across the city and preparing fancy meals in their shiny kitchen. I can work here for a while, stay quiet until I get what I want. It's almost perfect. But I still haven't met Mrs Garrick, or seen inside the guest bedroom. I'm sure I hear her crying. I notice spots of blood around the neck of her white nightgowns when I'm doing laundry. And one day I can't help but knock on the door. When it gently swings open, what I see inside changes everything...

That's when I make a promise. After all, I've done this before. I can protect Mrs. Garrick while keeping my own secrets locked up safe. Douglas Garrick has done wrong. He is going to pay. It's simply a question of how far I'm willing to go...

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9/9/2025 What’s your favorite room in your house?

I do not know if I have a favorite room, I like all rooms equally. But if I have to choose I guess the bedroom cos there you read and relax. But...I mean our terrace is just outside our house, but still apart so I would like to choose that too. It is always so warm and lovely there.

9/16/2025 What would you do if you won the lottery?

9/23/2025 Which fictional character do you wish were a real person?

9/30/2025 If you could live in a different country for a year, which country would you choose?

10/7/2025 What's a movie or TV show that you'd recommend to everyone?

10/14/2025 Has a book ever ignited a hobby/passion in you?

10/21/2025 What’s something you rebelled against as a kid?

10/28/2025 What was your favorite Halloween (or cosplay) costume? *Bonus for photos!

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