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How is everyone dealing with the colder months so far? I'm loving them, but I imagine a few of you may be over it 'cause it's much colder for you where you are than here in California!⁠ ⁠ I figured I'd share a photo from the summertime, to sort of try and recreate that summer feeling...? Hahaha. I love this book, and this shark bookmark by @astrangerdream! The Read More Books one is available in my Etsy, and the flowers/board stuff are all from Michaels! 😉⁠ ⁠ I hope you're all staying very warm! Tell me what your local temperature is in the comments! I wonder how varied we all are weather-wise? It's in the high 60s, low 70s here lately - except the night time, which gets down to the 40s/50s!⁠ ⁠ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #bookworm #bookcollector #readmorebooks #summerbooks #summerreading #beachparty #rlstine #flatlayphotography #bookishflatlay #bookcollection #horrorbooks #thrillerbooks

I've seen people posting their @night_worms unboxings without spoilers now, so I'm joining the club! This is my recent box, and I looove it! The books this month (and every month, tbh) are AWESOME!⁠ ⁠ I love @inkychaotics books so much, and this is the only one I had the digital version of instead of the physical - and I didn't know it'd be coming this month! I was so super excited to get this!⁠ ⁠ The other two are amazing as well, because the authors are great, AND the book covers are done by two artists whose covers I actually always love & collect intentionally 'cause they're some of my favorite artists for books (and in general). Triple score, I'm so pleased!⁠ ⁠ If you haven't already signed up for a @night_worms subscription box, what are you waiting for? They offer an intro code for your first box, or you can get a rep code from someone! Each month is specifically curated for horror book lovers, and comes with so many goodies - from bookmarks to stickers to magnets and more!⁠ ⁠ Plus, always actual full length and sized books each month to add to your collection. You can pause or stop your sub at any time, so if there's a theme for a month you'd love, don't miss out! (Christmas/holiday/winter horror is my particular favorite, so I am PSYCHED for next month, you have no idea!)⁠ ⁠ I'm also using this for Day 20 of the #nightwormschallenge - Recent Purchase! I technically didn't just buy it, but it is a purchase and one of the only times I buy new books for myself these days since I'm trying to stick to a budget!! Are you a subscriber?⁠ ⁠ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booklover #bookworm #booknerd #bookish #booklovers #bookshark #bookcollector #subscriptionbox #supporthorror #promotehorror #nightworms #bookclub #booksubscriptionbox

Happy Tuesday, #bookstagram! Today's Day 19 #nightwormschallenge prompt is BOOKMARK LOVE, so allow me to do some shameless self promoting! 🎨⁠ ⁠ These bookmarks (and prints!) are available in my Etsy right now! I have a whole Author Bookmark series with quotes from some horror favs, like Clive Barker, Edgar Allan Poe, and Stephen King here!⁠ ⁠ All my art is created by hand with pencil, ink, and watercolors. I scan them and make them into prints and bookmarks there. The bookmarks are made with thick cardstock for durability, and are double sided, with rainbow artwork on the other side.⁠ ⁠ I work 4 jobs as a necessity 'cause of things like bills & healthcare, but my Etsy is one way (along with my Patreon) that I can actually fund my art, and my creative endeavors. So everything purchased from my shop goes directly to supporting my love of art, rainbows, and creating things that hopefully make you happy! 🎨🌈⁠ ⁠ I recently announced a few reps, too! So if you use one of their codes in my shop, you'll save 10%!⁠ ⁠ #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #bookworm #booklover #nightworms #stephenking #bookmarks #bookishmerch #bookmarklove #constantreader #uniquelyportablemagic #stephenkingquotes #stephenkingart #bookclub #ilovebooks #supportsmallbusinesses #booknerd #bookaddict #booksofinstagram

Who else was kinda fed up with how Carrie was treated, and maybe secretly had a little vindictive moment of "heck yeah, girl!" when she lashed out?⁠ ⁠ Do you like the book or movie version of CARRIE more? I only just read the book version earlier this year, but I loved it! I also love these Hodder editions of my favorite King books, not gonna lie. They're gorgeous!⁠ ⁠ Speaking of gorgeous, how pretty (maybe that's not the best word, considering she's covered in blood...?) is this Carrie paper doll bookmark by @astrangerdream? She's got a bunch of stuff on sale right now through the end of the year, so don't miss out!⁠ ⁠ The #bookstagram bookmark is available as a set in my Etsy (link in bio), plus a few other hashtag designs!!⁠ ⁠ And, you know, the irrelevant but colorful embroidery stuff is available at your local craft store! 😂 But support small businesses this holiday season - and always! Every single dollar spent means a lot to an independent shop, and all items are made lovingly!⁠ ⁠ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #makersgonnamake #stephenking #constantreader #carrie #booklover #astrangerdream #bookmarks #bookishmerch #makersgonnamake #bookworm #booknerd #bookshark

Today's #nightwormschallenge theme is Day 17: Short Stories - and I'm going with one I'm not sure if I've shown off here before! Which is a shame, 'cause this is one of my absolute favorite covers - how darkly beautiful is this?! 😍⁠ ⁠ THAT WHICH GROWS WILD is @eric_j._guignard 's collection of short stories that "collects sixteen dark and masterful short fiction stories by award-winning author Eric J. Guignard. Equal parts of whimsy and weird, horror and heartbreak, this debut collection traverses the darker side of the fantastic through vibrant and harrowing tales that encounter monsters and regrets, hope and atonement, and the oddly changing reflection that turns back at you in the mirror."⁠ ⁠ I've also got Eric's new novel to read, and I've added both of these to my start of the year TBR - is anyone else planning this far in advance for their reading lists, or am I just bananas?⁠ ⁠ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #bookworm #booklover #bookcollector #booknerd #booknerdigan #bookaesthetic #booklovers #bookcollectors #constantreader #ericjguignard #thatwhichgrowswild #nightworms #shortstories #horrorfiction #shorthorrorfiction

Who else is reading this one with me this month?! I'm loving it so far, although I'm only a few chapters in - so if you haven't started, it's not too late to join!⁠ ⁠ The #thanksgivingruinsreadalong is only a super lax read-at-your-own-pace impromptu readalong that I chose to do at the last minute, as I'd vowed to finish this one before the end of the year!⁠ ⁠ I haven't seen the film, but I plan to after finishing the book!⁠ #nightworms Challenge - Day 16: Horror Feast!⁠ ⁠ Let me know if you're reading it, too - or if you have already!⁠ ⁠ #bookstagram #horrorbooks #scottsmith #theruins #theruinsbook #booklover #bookworm #bookshark #booknerd #bookcollector #bookrainbow #rainbowbookshelf #rainbowshelfie #readalong #horrorreadalong #supporthorror #bookstagrammer

I finished this one recently and WOW, what a wild ride! I loved the bits of humor that can come through in certain horror books - this one was darkly funny, and I can absolutely see it being made into a movie at some point if we're lucky!⁠ ⁠ I loved the usage of modernity in the story, but I my one question is how it'll hold up a few years from now. So much of the story is reliant on technology, current trends and apps and things that people use - I got all the references now, but I wonder if that'll be an issue for it later along the lines for horror fans and readers?⁠ ⁠ Either way, since we're all current horror fans and know what Tinder and ghosting someone is all about, I'd definitely recommend this! It's a thicc boi of a book, but don't let it intimidate you - some pages are text exchanges between characters, which speeds stuff up a bit, and the entire book is well written and engaging to the point that it honestly goes by in a flash!⁠ ⁠ I haven't yet read Jason Arnopp's other novel, but I do own it and plan to in the new year. Maybe January or February!⁠ ⁠ If you've read GHOSTER, let me know what you think! Also, how are we liking this diagonial placement of my boards? I think it looks pretty!!⁠ ⁠ #nightwormschallenge Day 15 - Cover Buy!⁠ ⁠ #booklover #bookcollector #horrorbooks #jasonarnopp #ghoster #bookworm #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booknerdigan #bookshark #flatlaybooks #bookflatlay #bookcollection #horrorfiction #bibliophile #booknerd #bookaddict #bookphotography #bookaholic

How gorgeous is this spooky ghost cover? Biggest thank you to my gorgeous friend @howlinglibraries for sending me this book for my birthday a couple months back - she is the sweetest, and posts QUALITY book reviews on her blog. Definitely follow her if you aren't already. Her posts are beautiful, she's an incredible advocate for inclusivity in books & reading, and her taste in reading materials is excellent!⁠ ⁠ Book synopsis:⁠ In the faux-documentary style of The Blair Witch Project comes the campfire story of a missing girl, a vengeful ghost, and the girl who is determined to find her sister--at all costs.⁠ ⁠ Once a year, the path appears in the forest and Lucy Gallows beckons. Who is brave enough to find her--and who won't make it out of the woods?⁠ ⁠ It's been exactly one year since Sara's sister, Becca, disappeared, and high school life has far from settled back to normal. With her sister gone, Sara doesn't know whether her former friends no longer like her...or are scared of her, and the days of eating alone at lunch have started to blend together. When a mysterious text message invites Sara and her estranged friends to "play the game" and find local ghost legend Lucy Gallows, Sara is sure this is the only way to find Becca--before she's lost forever. And even though she's hardly spoken with them for a year, Sara finds herself deep in the darkness of the forest, her friends--and their cameras--following her down the path. Together, they will have to draw on all of their strengths to survive. The road is rarely forgiving, and no one will be the same on the other side.⁠ ⁠ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #constantreader #rulesforvanishing #katealicemarshall #yabooks #horrorbooks #horrorfiction #mysterybooks #rainbowshelfie #ilovebooks #booklover #booknerdigan #bookworm #bookshark #bookshelf #rainbowbooks

Big thanks to everyone who entered my rep search - If you entered but weren't chosen this time, please don't be discouraged!! ⁠ •⁠ ANNOUNCING MY FIRST EVER REP TEAM!:⁠ @brianamorganbooks @readwithbex @carissa_reads @shriekingviolets428 @book.happy @firestorm_of_books @lanternsjourney⁠ •⁠ Make sure you're following the team, and you'll be able to use their codes for 10% purchases made in my Etsy! They all take great photos of books, have awesome recommendations for reading, and are just generally really amazing people!⁠ •⁠ •⁠ •⁠ #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bibliophile #bookworm #bookshark #booklover #constantreader #repteam #bookmarks #bookishmerch #spookybookshelf #artstagram #bookcollector #constantreader #bookloversofig #bookclubofig ⁠
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Book Review – Choking Back the Devil by Donna Lynch

Posted by Let's Get Galactic on July 17, 2019 · 1 Comment

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Title: Choking Back the Devil Author: Donna Lynch Edition: Paperback/Kindle eBook/Hardcover Page Count: 94 pages Rating: 5 / 5 ✨✨✨✨✨ Short Summary: Choking Back the Devil by Donna Lynch is an invocation, an ancient invitation that summons the darkness within and channels those lonely spirits looking for a host. It’s a collection that lives in the … Continue reading →

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Night Worms Book Review – Love for Slaughter by Sara Tantlinger

Posted by Let's Get Galactic on June 24, 2019 · 2 Comments

Title: Love For Slaughter Authors: Sara Tantlinger Edition: Paperback Page Count: 104 pages Rating: 5 / 5 ✨ This review was originally shared over on the Night Worms Blog! Make sure to check it & all the other awesome blog posts there by my fellow Worms. __________________________________ “We are sinking into the chasm of cruel … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Book Favorites of 2017

Posted by Let's Get Galactic on December 27, 2017 · Leave a Comment

I love reading – everything about it! Stories, worlds, characters, bookstores, new book smell, finding written notes on old pages, rereading something and it hitting me the same way it did the very first time — I’ve learned so much from books and have been an avid reader my entire life. My favorite genres have … Continue reading →

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