Relics and Curiosities
The Medieval Murderers: The Lost Prophecies
This was a reread, which this time around I liked quite a bit better than when I first read it a few years ago. The Medieval Murderers series of round robins are the perfect books for the “Relics and Curiosities” Halloween Bingo category, as their very concept consists in following one (supposedly cursed or unlucky) […]
Read MoreHalloween Bingo 2020: The Rest of the Game and Wrap-Up
Sooo, that’s another bingo game behind us already! Many thanks to our game hosts for successfully moving the game from BookLikes to a new venue and organizing one heck of a game despite that venue’s built-in limitations. I had a great time and would only have wished I could have participated more throughout the game […]
Read MorePatricia Wentworth: Eternity Ring
Another book off to a great start; if for no other reason than the fact that we get to meet Frank Abbott’s family and learn why he didn’t become a lawyer — as had initially been his chosen career path — but a policeman instead. (Wentworth takes us back to Frank’s family home in a […]
Read MoreBingo call: 9/9/19 – Relics and Curiosities
Reblogged from: Moonlight Murder Relics and Curiosities: concerning magical, supernatural or haunted objects, such as spell-books, talismans or swords; Book list linked here. Non-genre-specific square. Original post: ThemisAthena.booklikes.com/post/1949305/bingo-call-9-9-19
Read MoreAll 61 squares revealed: 39 through 61 (Non-Genre-Specific Squares)
Reblogged from: Moonlight Reader The remaining, non-genre specific squares – you can read anything that is horror, mystery, suspense or supernatural that otherwise fits the square prompt. 39. Thirteen (13): any book that relates to bad luck, superstition, or the number 13, either in the title/book/series/page count. Booklist linked here. 40. A Grimm Tale: any […]
Read MoreTerry Pratchett: The Colour of Magic
“The discworld offers sights far more impressive than those found in universes built by Creators with less imagination but more mechanical aptitude.” Aaah … Sir Terry. What would Halloween Bingo possibly be without you? Especially this year, what with Wyrd Sisters being the official bingo group read — and having inspired Booklikes’s very own Discworld group, […]
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