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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

The world could be such a nice place if we allowed it. It's all so goddamn unnecessary. There's no need for any of it. It's so beautiful here. It should be so cool to be alive

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Dark Sisters by Kristi Demeester Wow, I really loved this. The multiple timeline was a little jarring at first but I loved spending time with each of the bad ass women in this story. It was really touching. I am ten toes down on a five star rating for what it made me feel. FUCK YEAH WITCHES 💙📚🩸

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

I absolutely read every word in Georgie's adorable voice in my head. So charming, so lovely and so true. If you're not following her on social media, you simply must. She has a way of making your heart warm, reminding you of the wonderfulness of this life.

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

I'm telling you, you gotta allow yourself to DNF books that aren't working for you. Since I've been DNFing like a queen, this is the kind of reading I've been doing. It was a stellar month. My favorite was by far Bury Our Bones. These books will stick with me. 💙📚🩸

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Everywhere I go, gotta find the bookstore. This time was Bethany Beach Books where I picked up Ghost Fish by Stuart Pennebaker and Doll Parts by Penny Zang. Very excited to get into these. 💙📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

What a beautiful story of trauma, grief and motherhood. The witchiness of the characters is treated with intelligence and honesty. Alice's journey dealing with trauma and anxiety, coming into her own power, and having to apologize for her own perceived weakness, really struck a cord with me. 5⭐ 💙📚🩸

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

My reading wrapup for July. It was a pretty good month. By far the favorite was In Universes by Emet North. It was beautiful and moving and so unique. 💙📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Wow, that was beautiful. I can't believe this is the author's debut. I will read anything they write! This may be the first book that I've ever wanted to immediately begin again after finishing. So unique, so heartfelt, so human. This goes on the god tier. 🥹 💙📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Another pretty fantastic reading month. I'm itching for another gothic horror. What's your favorite that I should read? 💙📚🩸

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

OMG destroyed. I am unwell. was the writing a masterpiece? nope. is my heart ripped open, flip-flopping on the floor like a lovesick fish? absolutely. 5⭐ 💙📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

5⭐ Yellow Wife was agonizing, beautiful and so important. As a white person originally from Virginia, I am honored to be shown this story from a horrific time in our history. I can't recommend this enough. This goes on the god tier. 💙📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

I had DNF'D this as a physical book because I couldn't gel with the conversational tone of the writing. As an audiobook, I'm really enjoying it. Has this happened to you? What's a book you recommend that's better as audio? 💙📚🩸

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Now THAT'S a good reading month. I also DNF'd a couple and it's making such an impact on how much I'm enjoying reading. Faves were definitely Buffalo Hunter Hunter and When The Wolf Comes Home. Two absolute masterpieces. I have so many good things planned to read in June. How was your month? 💙📚🩸

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

man, the afterward alone gets 5 ⭐ I will read anything this man @natcassidy.bsky.social ever writes, and now that I've completed the "trilogy" as he puts it in the afterward, I want to read it all again. 💙📚🩸

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

The way I gasped when this was put on the new books cart at work, and then snatched it before it went on the floor 💙📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

I'm going in! Everything else by @natcassidy.bsky.social has been 5⭐ for me so pretty sure this one will be too! 💙📚🩸

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Every time I put my bookmark in my place and close my book, I look at it from the top to see where I am and how far I've read. Am I the only one that does this? 💙📚 #amitheonlyone

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

"What I am is the Indian who can't die. I'm the worst dream America ever had." This was an utterly beautiful, horrifyingly sad story, that moved me more and more as I read. I am really grateful for the lessons in grief and community pain. This will stick with me for a very long time. 💙📚🩸

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

I really love seeing people's monthly reading wrap-ups. I feel so proud of everyone, even if we read very different things, and no matter how many books they read. 💙📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

April #readingwrapup It was not the best month of reading. I loved The Unworthy and Blood on her Tongue. The rest were ok. But I have some great things coming in May! What was your favorite in April? 💙📚🩸

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

I just finished reading Session 9 by Christian Francis. It was ok, weird ending that I didn't really buy into. But the setting was fantastic and reminded me of when I visited Cresson Sanitorium before it closed. Thought I'd share some of my favorite photos. 💙📚🩸

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Closeups of the autographs by @natcassidy.bsky.social Love that it says "May all your bathtubs be ghost-free" and "Enjoy your time at the Deptford" 🤩 💙📚🩸

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Happy Pub Day @natcassidy.bsky.social and thanks for being such a genuinely cool guy. It was such an honor to meet you! Totally worth the 2.5 hr drive from Lancaster! I read 3 chapters of WtWCH while I was waiting in line to get my books signed and I'm already anxious. 💙📚🩸

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Mary, Charlie and I are ready to go see @natcassidy.bsky.social tomorrow evening in Doylestown PA! Mary is iconic for me and helped form me as a horror reader. Can't wait to read When the Wolf Comes Home. I am so stoked!

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

I can’t believe how stupid everything is

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

4.25 ⭐ While I didn't like this as much as Darling Dreadful Thing, I did have a really good time. The phenomenon of the bog body plays a big part in both of van Veen's novels, which is a new concept for me. Fascinating. The ending truly satisfies with its female rage. I really recommend! 💙📚🩸

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

March was an excellent reading month! A few of these books reset my perspective on rating books. I plan to actually sit down and write out a rubric on what ratings really mean for me. 💙📚 🩸📚 #readingwrapup

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

excellent audiobook! Really, there's just no other way to do this book but audio. There's an original song that is fully fleshed out and incorporated into the book. This was really nothing like Slewfoot, but I really loved it. I can't wait to read more Brom. RIP Vutto ❤️ He was good egg. 💙📚 🩸📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

All the stars. And the flowers. This one goes on the god tier for me. I will read anything Charlotte McConaughey writes. 💙📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Oh my heart. I'm only on page 68 and I just had to close the book and have a cry. My god, I think this book is going to rip me apart. (here for it.) 💙📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

What's your last, now, next? Here's mine: Last: Hungerstone Now: The Devil All the Time Next: Victorian Psycho 💙📚 🩸📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Hungerstone by Kat Dunn 5 ⭐ This reimagining of Carmilla worked for me so much more than the original. Here she is a conduit for our narrator's feminine rage, a spirit guide that leads her to discover her own power. The original felt more like a villain, and this one felt like a goddess. 🤌😘 💙📚 🩸📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

*sigh* Same, girl. Same. Hungerstone by Kat Dunn 💙📚 🩸📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

As a classic from the late 1800s the writing style was cumbersome for me. The cover says it's a sapphic romance. I found almost none of that. I do love a queer vampire story; this is not that. I did enjoy it but I feel like I did homework to lay the groundwork to read other Carmilla stories. 💙📚 🩸📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Wait, should I read Carmilla first?? Help me out 💙📚 🩸📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

I'm going in! So freaking excited for this one! 💙📚 🩸📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

My February #readingwrapup What this tells me is that I've become harsher in my ratings and I'm not sure how I feel about it. I liked these books more than how it looks. May need to revisit. It was a good month! 💙📚 🩸📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Update: it sure did. What a sad story of a woman whose spirit is broken by abusive family members and a predatory teacher. Gotta heed those TWs for this one. 4⭐ 💙📚 🩸📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

"It's really hard to put into words things that are just a little bit not okay." 😕 This is going to break me a little bit, isn't it? 💙📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

4.5⭐ That was quite a journey. This one will live in my head for a very long time. You must sit with really uncomfortable, abnormal behavior of the characters and grow to feel weird sympathy for the narrator even though she also does terrible things. That ending was incredibly satisfying. 💙📚 🩸📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Pre-ordered Play Nice by @rachelharrison.bsky.social today! I've never pre-ordered anything. September me will be so happy I did that. 😊 💙📚 🩸📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

3.75⭐ Our FMC is undoubtedly neurodivergent and found a way to be happy in her life. When she bumps against society's expectations of normality she begins to feel discomfort. A touching comment on the lack of acceptance our society has for anyone who falls outside its definition of "normal." 💙📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors 5⭐ This was really lovely. I feel like I know these women. I enjoyed spending time with them and will really miss them. 💙📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Reading update! Just finished Dark Matter: A Ghost Story by Michelle Paver 3⭐ Overall a tense and creepy read, but I wish the horror/ghost would have been played up more. Still reading 📘Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors and 🎧 Keep It In The Family by John Marrs 💙📚 ❤️📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Treated myself to a little trip to the bookstore. Have you read any of these? I'm pretty excited! 💙📚 🩸📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Reposting so I remember to do this 😆❤️

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

"I am the woman who says No." For a man, @gradyhendrix.bsky.social sure does a pretty good job writing women and girls. This is a story of young girls in 1970, pregnant and unwanted, shamed and hidden away, forced to make terrible choices. Oh, and they become witches. Made me feel all the things.💙📚

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Laura (she/her) @lightseeker27.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

@liznugent.bsky.social has followed me back?? Is this real life?? 🤯 💙📚

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