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badrpmemes · 3 years

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Crooked House Sentence Starters

Sentence starters from Gilles Paquet-Brenner’s 2017 adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1949 novel, Crooked House. Feel free to change details as needed.

I'm sorry to surprise you like this, but I wasn't sure you'd agree to see me.

It's a family business.

For a fee, of course.

You should at least think about it.

A hard act to follow.

All right. Two days. Then I call in the hounds.

Though I do find a shotgun best expresses my feelings.

____ likes to think he rescued me.

We had a special bond.

Well, you said you were frightened.

We're a very odd family.

There's lots of ruthlessness in us, and different kinds of ruthlessness.

So you find out people's secrets?

I am by far the cleverest person in this house.

Much too frivolous for the occasion.

I drank far too much claret last night.

Hair of the dog, darling.

I must admit I am more of a cinema enthusiast.

You are twisting my words.

Can you make an effort now, please? For me?

Of course, the odds are against you.

I lost a poker game to the wrong people.

Besides, who actually wants to work for a living?

You don't seem remotely sad about it.

Can't I play detective too?

You don't smell of alcohol. Is ____ still asleep?

Good boy. Keeping a clear head.

Do feel free to come and go as you please.

I'm sorry, the door was open.

I know all there is to know about poisons.

I don't suppose you ever bring your work home with you, now?

Who told you it works?

If you're not careful, you may find yourself facing an accusation of slander.

How can you defame a murderess?

Perhaps we could continue this at a later date?

Being the favorite child isn't all jam.

Please. I like to keep busy.

Why, you're not what I expected at all.

Please, don't think that crying is my natural state.

I dreamed of someone nice, who would make a fuss over me.

I have a delicate question for you.

But rumor has it that you two get along well.

What do these people know about the real world anyway?

Are you done with your interrogation?

You're lucky you're able to talk to them.

You're making this up, aren't you?

People don't pay attention to me in this house.

It is a hothouse of suppressed passion.

Will you shut up and light my bloody cigarette?

I hope I can rely on your absolute discretion here.

You're an extremely intrusive person, ____.

This sort of money would solve most people's problems.

All I ever did was let him down.

Don't creep up on people like that.

People who eavesdrop seldom hear good of themselves.

Buddy, you're being followed.

I believe we have a mutual friend.

He's right, you are a clown.

There's politics involved here. It's sensitive.

Now, give me something, so I can still have faith in you.

If anything, you're Watson.

Well, why don't you enlighten me, Holmes?

I often make things up. It stops me from getting too bored.

Sometimes people don't know what they know.

Not everything they say on television is true.

I'd say we're due another murder.

You really seem to make a habit of barging in, don't you?

I'm not sure the world needs to know about that.

My car seems to have broken down.

Would you like me to take you home?

I've just invited ____ to stay the night.

Now that's a much more interesting idea.

Please don't make me miss all the fun.

Your presence seems to have brought everyone together.

I'm sure he thinks of all of us as potential murderers.

I don't envy you your job.

You see now why I didn't want you involved with my family?

There's nothing like a real heart-to-heart.

You're just like the rest. Take her to bed and be done with it.

Oh, what a high moral tone you're taking.

I have to give it to her. She's got a special gift for dividing people.

You've been in the wars.

They could kill you in an instant if they really wanted to.

My poor cherub.

It's one hell of a burden on your shoulders.

You are an extremely clever woman.

I have seen what it takes to operate at a certain level, and it is not always pretty.

You old hypocrite!

You redeemed yourself at the last moment.

Always leave a party at its height...when you're most enjoying it.

Perhaps she wasn't the intended target.

Nobody gets to leave here without my express permission.

Every time we make you disappear, you keep popping back up.

Is there anyone you're remotely fond of?

Oh, my darling. I love you more than you'll ever know.

I think they'll have everything we could possibly want once we get there.

I certainly had a good reason to do it, though.

Today, I have to be very brave.

But every task worth doing has a hard bit.

What did we do to her?

No, no, it's okay. It wasn't you.

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falseroar · 5 years

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Code: Pineapple

((A short story where Abe and Y/N go and get some pizza. This is a followup to Not Your Case and has the fluffy ending that story was supposed to have before, you know, a literal serial killer entered the scene (whoops). Here’s a link to a list of other stories I’ve written, if you’re interested.))

Abe pushed his plate away as he sat back with a satisfied sigh and gave you a lopsided grin. “Gotta say, this wasn’t a bad idea, Partner.”

“You found the place,” you said before taking the last bite of your own slice of pizza. You had never heard of or even noticed the place before, but this pizza diner Abe picked sure knew how to make a good pizza. The two of you must have caught them in between rushes, because at the moment you were the only ones in the diner aside from the staff and a jukebox that seemed to only contain popular songs from the 70s and 80s. Somewhere in the back someone was singing loud and off-key to “I Will Survive,” but otherwise the place had a quiet and relaxed atmosphere.

“Yeah, the pizza’s not half bad, but I meant just spending some time together. Not on a case, I mean.”

“When’s the last time that happened?” you asked, cracking a smile.

Was there a last time, though? You really couldn’t drudge up a memory of time spent with Abe that didn’t involve a case or some life and death situation outside of your “birthday” party. Heck, this was the first time you two were alone together without the others where he didn’t insist on you wearing a bulletproof vest, just in case.

“I don’t think going to John’s house counted,” you added aloud and Abe suddenly coughed.

“Yeah, uh, no. Definitely not. Let’s never speak of it again. Hey, do you want some more soda?”

“No, I—” you started, but Abe was gone with both your glass and his. You watched him check around to make sure the only waiter in the place was still in the back before leaning over the counter to get to the soda fountain and frowned. He really was trying to avoid talking about it, not that you could blame him.

“Thanks,” you said as you took the glass, resisting the urge to give the drink a suspicious sniff before you added, “You know, we don’t always have to be on a case. If you ever just want to spend time together, we can.”

He hesitated, glancing down at his glass before giving you an unsure smile. “Of course, I know that. There’s plenty of other things to do, like…uh…”

You waited, but it soon became clear that nothing was going to follow.

“Abe? What do you do when you’re not on a case?”

He took a long, slow sip of his drink only to pull back and give the glass a suspicious look before putting it down with a louder than necessary thump. “Well, you know how it is, so many cases, there’s barely any downtime…”

“You work freelance though, you can choose how many cases you take on at once.”

He coughed again. “But, uh, it doesn’t leave time for much. Sometimes I get together with the Chef and Ben—er, Tyler and play cards. Watch movies at home. Sometimes, I, uh, read.”

“Mystery novels?” you guessed.

“Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler are gems,” he said, although his expression after that suggested he maybe didn’t plan to sound as defensive as he did.

“Do you ever actually get out?” you asked.

“I get out plenty on cases,” Abe said. He gestured at the diner around you and pointed out, “I go out all the time with you!”

There was a pause and he added, “Professionally. Going out professionally. Wait—”

He stopped, flustered, and continued in a rush, “The point is I’m happy spending all my time on my work, now that I’m not wasting all my time chasing the Colonel I can really get down to business and get things done. Heels to the pavement, sniffing out clues, that’s the real stuff.”

He beamed at you and you returned the smile without the same intensity. Sure, you were glad that Abe enjoyed his work, and you had more than enough fun helping him when you could, but you couldn’t imagine that doing the same thing, day after day, could be good for anyone no matter how much they loved their job.

“You said you watched movies. Maybe someday we could catch something in the theater?” you suggested. “There’s a Pokemon movie I really think you’ll like—”

“No, absolutely not,” Abe interrupted. “As much as I love me some Ryan Reynolds, I lost a partner at the theater once. Dart to the neck, in the dark. Wasn’t until intermission any of us realized something was wrong.”

“Okay, wrong kind of theater, and I’m pretty sure that won’t happen again,” you said. When Abe looked less than convinced, you said, “Well, maybe we could play cards with the guys, give you an excuse to spend more time with them?”

“Because that turned out so well last time,” Abe answered. “Besides, the Chef kind of hates you.”

“He kind of hates everyone.”

He nodded to that but said, “Still a no.”

“We could go for a hike sometime, there’s—”

“Lost a partner in the woods. Literally and figuratively.”

“Bowling?”

“Have you ever seen what a bowling ball can do to the human skull? Because I have and—"

“We could go to the museum.”

“I thought the point of this was to avoid work? Because that place is a heist waiting to happen. If you want, we could look the place over and give the security some tips—”

“Okay, so no on that one.” You sighed and tapped your finger on the top of the plastic table. There had to be something Abe would be interested in that didn’t involve a case and wouldn’t bring up any memories of lost partners.

Abe shook his head. “Why are you so worried about this? It’s not like we have to decide on something now, right?”

“Well, yeah, I guess so—”

“And this was fun. No crooks, no criminals, no case. Just you and me, and some pizza…In the world’s quietest diner…”

He looked around, frowning at the empty tables around the place, and glanced at his watch before shrugging and looking back at you.

You met his eyes and smiled. “Yeah, you’re right. We should just enjoy this moment, maybe—”

“Maybe, since we do have some time, we could look at something together?” Abe suggested. Before you could respond, he was opening up his briefcase (how did you miss him bringing that in?) and pulling out a folder thick with papers and photos, paperclips all around the edges. It almost looked professional, except you could clearly see the other things in his briefcase included a pair of fresh underwear and socks and an apparently never used shaving kit. With one arm he shoved the plates and empty pizza platter out of the way so that he could lay the open folder on the table in between you.

“Abe…”

“It’s not a case, it’s just a little…brainstorming,” Abe said. “Look, the cops are spread thin and they just need a lead on to go on finding the gang who’s committed a couple of recent armed bank robberies. We don’t have to actually get involved. No stakeouts, no arrests, nothing like that.”

He looked up at you with those big brown puppy dog eyes and added, “…Please?”

You sighed. “Fine.”

The word barely left your mouth before he smiled again and began spreading out notes on the banks, witness testimonies, maps of the area, and a couple of photos that caught your eye as he went on a breathless breakdown on how the banks were robbed and the little the police knew.

“What’s this?” you asked, pulling the photos in question closer.

“Stills from the security cameras,” Abe said. He pointed at the top one and said, “All of the men were masked, of course, and the only distinguishing feature caught on camera is this tattoo.”

He pointed at a blurry zoom in that caught part of one of the thieves’ wrist, exposed between the glove and sleeve as he reached across the counter to pick up a bag filled by one of the tellers.

Abe rummaged around in the folder and came up with another paper, this one a drawing, which he said was an, “Artist rendering of the tattoo, based on what the witnesses saw. Apparently, all of the gang had a similar tattoo somewhere on them, but this is the only one caught on camera.”

You stared at the drawing of the snake wielding a knife and said, “This style…”

“Definitely unique, that shading and line use. Bet if we could find the tattoo artist, we could find our guys.” Abe paused and added, “I mean, let the police find them. We’re not going anywhere near these guys.”

“Yeah, about that…” you said weakly. “How, uh, common do you think this tattoo would be?”

“I don’t know, not very?” Abe shrugged and added as he started digging through the folder again, “But the odds of finding the right artist aren’t great, so if we had something else to go on—”

Abe continued talking as you studied the drawing. It was a very distinctive tattoo, and one you had seen on the wrist of your waiter when he brought your pizza to the table. The same waiter whose voice was getting closer to the swinging doors that separated the kitchen from the dining area, his voice raised as he said something to the chef but otherwise difficult to make out under the sound of “I’m Not In Love” playing from the jukebox.

Meanwhile, Abe was talking loudly about the robberies without a care in the world.

“Abe,” you said, trying to keep your voice low. “Abe, the waiter—”

“Yeah, where is that guy?” Abe asked without looking up as he skimmed over a witness’s statement.

“He’s coming,” you hissed as the man in question backed through the door, still talking in the direction of the kitchen but sure to turn around any second. “That tattoo, he—”

“Do you think we could get one of these witnesses to do an imitation of their voices? Just to get a feel for how they talked?” Abe asked over you, clearly too wrapped up in his case to listen. You’d seen him get like this before, but you didn’t have time for it now.

“Pineapple!” you said, practically shouting the word.

“What, where?” Abe asked, looking down at his own clothes as if checking to make sure he hadn’t spilled any on himself.

“No—” You stopped, eyes on the waiter as he turned and started walking toward your table, head still angled toward the kitchen. You dropped your voice to a whisper and said, “Pineapple, the code word the Host suggested for when something is bad and we need to get out of here right now, remember?”

“Oh, right, after the thing with the serial killer’s house,” Abe said and froze.

“Wait, what?”

“Uh, I mean, look at these timestamps, these guys had to be professionals to get in and out like that,” Abe said, no longer listening and straight up babbling now as he tried to change the subject as fast as possible, and his voice was rising—

And the waiter was coming this way, he would hear it all if you couldn’t get Abe to just stop talking for one minute—

Desperate and with no time to think of an alternative, you lunged across the table and everything seemed to fall silent including Abe when your lips met his, one hand on the collar of his shirt while the other reached blindly for the folder. The kiss was stiff and awkward at first, but while you were focused on getting that folder shut before the waiter could see what was inside, Abe’s eyes softened and it was your turn to be surprised when he leaned into it.

It tasted like pineapple.

“Hey, if you two wanted a private room in the back all you had to do was ask.”

And suddenly the music from the jukebox was as loud as ever but still struggling to compete with your pounding heartbeat as you settled back into your seat and said, “Sorry.”

“No problem with me,” the waiter said. He glanced toward Abe and said, “Is he okay though?”

Abe was still sitting there, eyes wide, one hand raised about to where your head had been only a second ago.

“Yeah, we, uh,” you glanced at Abe, who was blinking and slowly returning to reality, and said, “We were just talking about how he needs to get out more.”

You pulled out your wallet and gave the waiter his money, telling him to keep the tip just before you added, “Cool tattoo. Where did you get it?”

“Oh, little place down the street my buddies and I all go to. But if you’re looking to get a tattoo, can I suggest maybe not doing anything with names?” He glanced toward Abe before lowering his voice to add confidentially with a wink, “I think you could do better.”

“What? Excuse you, I’m a—”

“Pineapple,” you said quickly and Abe immediately glanced down again for stray pieces of pineapple.

You waited until the bemused waiter was out of earshot before you said, “I think it might be time to go.”

Abe nodded, but it wasn’t until you were both safely outside that he asked, “Are we going to talk about…?”

“…Do you want to talk about it?”

There was another long pause where you both tried to look at each other and at the same time avoid each other’s eyes before Abe said, “So about that tattoo parlor—”

“Yeah, sounds good, let’s go,” you answered, a little too eagerly. “And maybe on the way we can talk about picking a different code word.”

((End of Code: Pineapple. Hope you enjoyed it! To be honest, I’m not sure how I feel about this story. I don’t normally write anything that strays this close to blatant shipping territory, so this story and the next are different for me. But hey, a kiss doesn’t have to mean anything, right?

I don’t expect this to become a regular thing here. Either way, feel free to let me know what you think!

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mysteryshelf · 7 years

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BLOG TOUR - A Murder for the Books

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A Murder for the Books: A Blue Ridge Library Mystery by Victoria Gilbert

A Murder for the Books: A Blue Ridge Library Mystery Cozy Mystery 1st in Series Crooked Lane Books (December 12, 2017) Hardcover: 336 pages ISBN-13: 978-1683314394 E-Book ASIN: B072396C2L

Fleeing a disastrous love affair, university librarian Amy Webber moves in with her aunt in a quiet, historic mountain town in Virginia. She quickly busies herself with managing a charming public library that requires all her attention with its severe lack of funds and overabundance of eccentric patrons. The last thing she needs is a new, available neighbor whose charm lures her into trouble.

Dancer-turned-teacher and choreographer Richard Muir inherited the farmhouse next door from his great-uncle, Paul Dassin. But town folklore claims the house’s original owner was poisoned by his wife, who was an outsider. It quickly became water under the bridge, until she vanished after her sensational 1925 murder trial. Determined to clear the name of the woman his great-uncle loved, Richard implores Amy to help him investigate the case. Amy is skeptical until their research raises questions about the culpability of the town’s leading families… including her own.

When inexplicable murders plunge the quiet town into chaos, Amy and Richard must crack open the books to reveal a cruel conspiracy and lay a turbulent past to rest in A Murder for the Books, the first installment of Victoria Gilbert’s Blue Ridge Library mysteries.

Gust Post by the Author

My protagonist, Amy Webber, is a librarian. Of course, she loves to read and mentions having numerous books in the “To be read” (TBR) pile that threatens to engulf her nightstand.

I was curious (being an author, I often am) so I snuck into Amy’s bedroom and checked out this TBR pile to see what she might be reading next. Here’s what I found:

Sleep No More: Six Murderous Tales by P. D. James

The late P. D. James is one of Amy’s literary idols and she’ll never pass up a chance to read more of this celebrated mystery author’s works. The depth of understanding of human psychology, compassion, and sheer brilliance in the writing shines throughout all of James’ books, and Amy’s sure this posthumous collection of stories will prove no different.

Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr by John Crowley

Amy’s been a fan of John Crowley since she stumbled upon a used copy of his World Fantasy Award-winning novel, Little, Big, which was first published in 1981. Magical, yet touching on deep truths, Crowley’s novels are guaranteed to make readers think and ponder the mysteries of life—something Amy really enjoys. She’s pretty sure Crowley is actually a true mage in disguise as an author.

A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler

Yes, this released in 2015, but sometimes librarians don’t get to read books as quickly as they would like. Amy has loved all of Anne Tyler’s books, with The Accidental Tourist being one of her favorites. She is constantly amazed at how Tyler can create characters and settings that feel so absolutely true-to-life. She suspects perhaps Tyler has a bit of magic in her fingers as well.

Dark Corners by Ruth Rendell

Rendell is another one of Amy’s favorite authors, and she can’t wait to read this mystery master’s last book. It was published in 2015, but it’s been so popular at the Taylorsford Public Library that Amy just got her hands on it. Amy recommends any of Rendell’s earlier books as well, especially the Inspector Wexford series, and likes to let library patrons know that Rendell also wrote books under the penname, Barbara Vine. A Dark Adapted Eye is one of her favorite Vine novels.

A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny

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Death in the Stacks by Jenn McKinlay

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No Cats Allowed by Miranda James

Speaking of cozy mysteries, Amy always loves those that feature libraries and librarians, so of course she follows both the Library Lover’s series by McKinlay and the Cat in the Stacks series by James. Lots of charming characters, clever clues, and fun fill both these series, with the added bonus of library settings and book talk!

Amy also loves a classic mystery, so there’s usually a volume or two by Agatha Christie and Josephine Tey in her TBR pile. Because a great story can be read more than once (or twice, or three times…)

Finally, Amy’s TBR pile always includes a couple of classics of children’s literature. She loves to re-read these books from time to time, just to leap once again into their magical depths. This time I spied A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle, The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett, and The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald.

What’s in your TBR pile? Please share in the comments if you would like!

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Victoria Gilbert, raised in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains, turned her early obsession with reading into a dual career as an author and librarian. She has worked as a reference librarian, research librarian, and library director.

When not writing or reading, Victoria likes to spend her time watching films, gardening, or traveling. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and International Thriller Writers, and is represented by Frances Black at Literary Council, NY, NY.

Victoria lives in North Carolina with her husband and some very spoiled cats. This is her first Blue Ridge Library mystery.

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killingsboys · 2 years

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read in 2022

i’m starting this super late but howdy!! here is my reading thread for 2022 (inspired by a few mutuals <3) you can find my goodreads here and my askbox is always open if you have any questions about these books!

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (★★★★★)

Crooked House by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson (★★★☆☆)

I Am Not Your Final Girl by Claire C. Holland (★★★☆☆)

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng (★★★★★)

Final Girls by Riley Sager (★☆☆☆☆)

A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro (★★★★★)

The Last of August by Brittany Cavallaro (★★★★☆)

The Case For Jamie by Brittany Cavallaro (★★★★☆)

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (★★★★★)

A Question of Holmes by Brittany Cavallaro (★★★★★)

Under Lock & Skeleton Key by Gigi Pandian (★★☆☆☆)

The Nation Must Awake: My Witness to the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 by Mary E. Jones Parrish

Cherish Farrah by Bethany C. Morrow (★★★★☆)

Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li (★★★★★)

A Room of One’s Own by Virginia Woolf (★★★★☆)

You’ll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus (★★★☆☆)

The Cousins by Karen M. McManus (★★★☆☆)

The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien (★★★★★)

When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole (★★★★☆)

Heartstopper Volume One by Alice Oseman (★★★★☆)

Heartstopper Volume Two by Alice Oseman (★★★★☆)

The Night Shift by Alex Finlay (★★★☆☆)

Heartstopper Volume Three by Alice Oseman (★★★��☆)

To Break a Covenant by Alison Ames (★★★★☆)

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (★★★★☆)

Heartstopper Volume Four by Alice Oseman (★★★★★)

Dial A for Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto (★★★★★)

Four Aunties and a Wedding by Jesse Q. Sutanto (★★★★☆)

The Girls Are Never Gone by Sarah Glenn Marsh (★★★☆☆)

Cover Story by Susan Rigetti (★★★★☆)

On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta (★★★★☆)

Sadie by Courtney Summers (★★★★☆)

Book Lovers by Emily Henry (★★★★★)

Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf (★★★★☆)

A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver (★★★★☆)

My Darkest Dearest by Kayla Cottingham (★★★☆☆)

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien (★★★★☆)

Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand (★★★★★)

Love From A to Z by S.K. Ali (★★★★★)

Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong (★★★★★)

Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand (★★★★☆)

The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene* (★★★★☆)

The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd (★★★★☆)

The Agathas by Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson (★★★★☆)

Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall (★★★★☆)

Good Girl, Bad Blood by Holly Jackson (★★★★☆)

The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien (★★★★★)

Peril at End House by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie (★★★☆☆)

The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket (★★★★☆)

The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket (★★★★☆)

The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket (★★★☆☆)

The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket (★★★☆☆)

The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket (★★★★☆)

The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket (★★★★☆)

The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket (★★★★☆)

The Hostile Hospital by Lemony Snicket (★★★★☆)

The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket (★★★★☆)

The Slippery Slope by Lemony Snicket (★★★★☆)

The Grim Grotto by Lemony Snicket (★★★★☆)

The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket (★★★★☆)

Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie (★★★★★)

The End by Lemony Snicket (★★★★☆)

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix (★☆☆☆☆)

The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill (★★★★☆)

Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

The Obsession by Jesse Q. Sutanto (★★★★☆)

Dog Songs by Mary Oliver (★★★★★)

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano (★★★☆☆)

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (★★★★★)

56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard (★★★★☆)

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater* (★★★★★)

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (★★★★☆)

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (★★★★☆)

If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho by Sappho (translated by Anne Carson) (★★★★★)

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater* (★★★★★)

House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland (★★★★☆)

Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll (★★★★☆)

The Gathering Dark: An Anthology of Folk Horror by assorted authors (★★★★☆)

The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson (★★★★☆)

This Wicked Fate by Kalynn Bayron (★★★☆☆)

I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy (★★★★★)

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (★★★★☆)

Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater* (★★★★★)

Working on a Song: The Lyrics of HADESTOWN by Anaïs Mitchell (★★★★★)

They Never Learn by Layne Fargo (★★★☆☆)

Tweet Cute by Emma Lord (★★★★☆)

Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater (★★★★★)

Slasher Girls & Monster Boys by assorted authors (★★★☆☆)

Hangsaman by Shirley Jackson (★★★★☆)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

The Raven King by Maggie Stiefvater* (★★★★★)

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (★★★★★)

Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie (★★★☆☆)

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (★★★★☆)

Luck of the Titanic by Stacey Lee (★★★☆☆)

Orpheus Girl by Brynne Rebele-Henry (★★★★☆)

I’m the Girl by Courtney Summers (★★★★☆)

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins* (★★★★★)

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins* (★★★★★)

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins* (★★★★★)

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (★★★★★)

Five Survive by Holly Jackson (★★★☆☆)

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (★★★★★)

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie (★★★☆☆)

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (★★★★☆)

Stardust by Neil Gaiman (★★★★☆)

Opal by Maggie Stiefvater* (★★★★★)

Note: * marks a reread.

#text #personal post #reading thread #OKAY so my thoughts on these first twelve books #roger ackroyd: i loved it!! i can definitely see why it's considered the greatest mystery of all time!!#and i guessed the killer so i am Very Happy<3 #crooked house: it was pretty good! i enjoyed it and agatha christie is always a quick read #agggtm: i was underwhelmed? i'm a bit older than the intended audience so i don't wanna be mean about it but i was a bit disappointed #i really liked pipravi though <3333 #i am not your final girl: it was okay! poetry isn't super my thing but i like horror so it wasn't bad!#lfe: SO GOOD. i can't believe it took me so long to finish but i really liked it!! i loved the time we got to spend with every character an #how the story was like the unwinding of a thread #final girls: the worst. oh my god. don't get me started. i have So Many Problems i couldn't type them all out here if i tried #a study in charlotte: I LOVED IT !!! the case was really fascinating and the characters are my ANGELS #the last of august: i had a good time but it made no sense<3 i was just there for charlotte and jamie and i can't complain!#the case for jamie: charlottejamie angst era so true....... probably the most boring but provided much needed character development!#their eyes were watching good: really really good! definitely a classic for a reason. i higly recommend.#a question of holmes: zero plot just vibes and i loved it! domestic charlottejamie is my everything <33333 #under lock & skeleton key: not my favorite... i loved the concept but the execution was lacking? had some fun parts but mostly fell flat

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