Courtney Gruenholz
@theresthegirl.bsky.social
Lover of dogs, horror movies, romance novels and music. Wife, mother and author.
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A young woman accepts the offer to train with a German film star who was in an accident that ended her own career.
What could possibly go wrong at a secluded mansion in the backwoods of Tennessee?
#BookSky💙📚 #booksky #thriller #mystery
A young woman accepts the offer to train with a German film star who was in an accident that ended her own career.
What could possibly go wrong at a secluded mansion in the backwoods of Tennessee?
#BookSky💙📚 #booksky #thriller #mystery
Courtney Gruenholz's review of Let's Pretend You're Dead
5/5: I wish the edition that popped up here had the cover of this book because it is what grabbed my attention enough to buy it. I have read two books by Vincent Courtney. Both of them are YA books u...
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January 22, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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A young woman accepts the offer to train with a German film star who was in an accident that ended her own career.
What could possibly go wrong at a secluded mansion in the backwoods of Tennessee?
#BookSky💙📚 #booksky #thriller #mystery
A young woman accepts the offer to train with a German film star who was in an accident that ended her own career.
What could possibly go wrong at a secluded mansion in the backwoods of Tennessee?
#BookSky💙📚 #booksky #thriller #mystery
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The fourth published original tie-in novel to the Buffy spinoff series. Angel is being paid to guard the daughter of a movie studio mogul and there are supernatural forces thriving off the greed of the city involved!
#BookSky💙📚 #TVSky #Angel
The fourth published original tie-in novel to the Buffy spinoff series. Angel is being paid to guard the daughter of a movie studio mogul and there are supernatural forces thriving off the greed of the city involved!
#BookSky💙📚 #TVSky #Angel
Courtney Gruenholz's review of Angel
3/5: Sometimes you get hits and misses with books based on a television show and characters that you know and love. Not straight up novelizations but original works. Some of these Angel tie-in novels...
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January 16, 2026 at 2:30 AM
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The fourth published original tie-in novel to the Buffy spinoff series. Angel is being paid to guard the daughter of a movie studio mogul and there are supernatural forces thriving off the greed of the city involved!
#BookSky💙📚 #TVSky #Angel
The fourth published original tie-in novel to the Buffy spinoff series. Angel is being paid to guard the daughter of a movie studio mogul and there are supernatural forces thriving off the greed of the city involved!
#BookSky💙📚 #TVSky #Angel
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Breaking up is hard to do in this early 1990s YA Horror gem from one of many series. Relationships at Central Academy can be truly terrifying...
#BookSky 💙📚 #HorrorSky #YAHorror
Breaking up is hard to do in this early 1990s YA Horror gem from one of many series. Relationships at Central Academy can be truly terrifying...
#BookSky 💙📚 #HorrorSky #YAHorror
Courtney Gruenholz's review of Breaking Up
4/5: Book #12 in the Terror Academy series. This one was far better than the last one I read. The blurb on the back is actually quite a little misleading on the actual plot of the book, but it didn'...
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January 9, 2026 at 2:25 AM
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Breaking up is hard to do in this early 1990s YA Horror gem from one of many series. Relationships at Central Academy can be truly terrifying...
#BookSky 💙📚 #HorrorSky #YAHorror
Breaking up is hard to do in this early 1990s YA Horror gem from one of many series. Relationships at Central Academy can be truly terrifying...
#BookSky 💙📚 #HorrorSky #YAHorror
@stephenking.bsky.social Back in the late 1970s in Maine did you have Dairy Queens or Waffle Houses? If not, anything equivalents to those chains? Specifically, in Bangor? Open 24 hours a day?
Been doing research for a WIP and it has stumped me to a standstill!
Been doing research for a WIP and it has stumped me to a standstill!
January 4, 2026 at 2:55 AM
@stephenking.bsky.social Back in the late 1970s in Maine did you have Dairy Queens or Waffle Houses? If not, anything equivalents to those chains? Specifically, in Bangor? Open 24 hours a day?
Been doing research for a WIP and it has stumped me to a standstill!
Been doing research for a WIP and it has stumped me to a standstill!
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James Ransone was my favorite in IT CHAPTER 2. I’m so sorry to hear he’s no longer with us. RIP.
December 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
James Ransone was my favorite in IT CHAPTER 2. I’m so sorry to hear he’s no longer with us. RIP.
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An early 1990s YA novel about teens messing with supernatural forces to spice up the holidays.
#BookSky💙📚 #HorrorSky
An early 1990s YA novel about teens messing with supernatural forces to spice up the holidays.
#BookSky💙📚 #HorrorSky
Courtney Gruenholz's review of New Year's Evil (Scream, #6)
4/5: Bought a kindle copy as I couldn't find a paperback copy. Part of the Z*Fave "Scream" series, it was written under the pen name of Michael August, but it is by author Sidney Williams. It's actua...
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December 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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An early 1990s YA novel about teens messing with supernatural forces to spice up the holidays.
#BookSky💙📚 #HorrorSky
An early 1990s YA novel about teens messing with supernatural forces to spice up the holidays.
#BookSky💙📚 #HorrorSky
And now I learn that Anthony Geary died.
I was such a Luke & Laura fan.
What a terrible day.
I was such a Luke & Laura fan.
What a terrible day.
December 15, 2025 at 10:08 PM
And now I learn that Anthony Geary died.
I was such a Luke & Laura fan.
What a terrible day.
I was such a Luke & Laura fan.
What a terrible day.
Got to bed with the bad news and wake up with the news even worse. 2025, you freaking suck!
BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨
Rob Reiner & Wife Michele Son in Custody of L.A. County Sheriff's Dept.
It's unclear what exactly triggered the violence, but it may have occurred after an argument with a family member.
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Rob Reiner & Wife Michele Son in Custody of L.A. County Sheriff's Dept.
It's unclear what exactly triggered the violence, but it may have occurred after an argument with a family member.
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Rob Reiner & Wife Michele's Son Nick Reiner in Custody
Rob and Michele Reiner's son Nick is in custody, TMZ has learned.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Got to bed with the bad news and wake up with the news even worse. 2025, you freaking suck!
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Sharon Anders is being stalked by a dream killer and in the real world, she discovers a shocking truth for the reason behind them.
#BookSky💙📚 #HorrorSky #JohnPeel
Sharon Anders is being stalked by a dream killer and in the real world, she discovers a shocking truth for the reason behind them.
#BookSky💙📚 #HorrorSky #JohnPeel
Courtney Gruenholz's review of I.O.U.
4/5: Couldn't find a physical copy so I had to settle for the Kindle version reprint. This is John Peel writing under the shared author pen name of Nicholas Adams. This had a very slasher feel to it...
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December 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Sharon Anders is being stalked by a dream killer and in the real world, she discovers a shocking truth for the reason behind them.
#BookSky💙📚 #HorrorSky #JohnPeel
Sharon Anders is being stalked by a dream killer and in the real world, she discovers a shocking truth for the reason behind them.
#BookSky💙📚 #HorrorSky #JohnPeel
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It is not a day on the beach but a turn to a dark and stormy night as Westlake teens seek shelter and then rescue from the things that hide in the dark...
And they are ready to inflict some pain and terror.
#BookSky💙📚 #HorrorSky
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It is not a day on the beach but a turn to a dark and stormy night as Westlake teens seek shelter and then rescue from the things that hide in the dark...
And they are ready to inflict some pain and terror.
#BookSky💙📚 #HorrorSky
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Courtney Gruenholz's review of Party Till You Scream!
2/5: Well, I finished the last book in the G.G. Garth tetralogy of the four books she released in the early 1990s. First of all, I like that we get books centered around the same group of characters....
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December 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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It is not a day on the beach but a turn to a dark and stormy night as Westlake teens seek shelter and then rescue from the things that hide in the dark...
And they are ready to inflict some pain and terror.
#BookSky💙📚 #HorrorSky
👻🔥😱
It is not a day on the beach but a turn to a dark and stormy night as Westlake teens seek shelter and then rescue from the things that hide in the dark...
And they are ready to inflict some pain and terror.
#BookSky💙📚 #HorrorSky
👻🔥😱
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This book was a little...ruff to get through but it got my tail wagging with some bloody hilarious hijinks and horrors.
Woof 🐾🧛♂️🩸
#BookSky💙📚 #HorrorSky
This book was a little...ruff to get through but it got my tail wagging with some bloody hilarious hijinks and horrors.
Woof 🐾🧛♂️🩸
#BookSky💙📚 #HorrorSky
Courtney Gruenholz's review of Bad Dog
3/5: 2.5 stars rounded up to three mainly because I like books about dogs. This was another bad B movie plot that was a mix of campy vampires and pure creepy vampires with more body horror. The dog d...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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This book was a little...ruff to get through but it got my tail wagging with some bloody hilarious hijinks and horrors.
Woof 🐾🧛♂️🩸
#BookSky💙📚 #HorrorSky
This book was a little...ruff to get through but it got my tail wagging with some bloody hilarious hijinks and horrors.
Woof 🐾🧛♂️🩸
#BookSky💙📚 #HorrorSky
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When the terror on the big screen spills into the real world in all its gooey and gory glory...
#BookSky💙📚 #HorrorSky
When the terror on the big screen spills into the real world in all its gooey and gory glory...
#BookSky💙📚 #HorrorSky
Courtney Gruenholz's review of Nightmare Matinee
2/5: Bought this omnibus collection of all four of G.G. Garth's YA books from the 1990s off of Amazon so that I could read them. All four books center around a town in New England called Westlake and...
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November 30, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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When the terror on the big screen spills into the real world in all its gooey and gory glory...
#BookSky💙📚 #HorrorSky
When the terror on the big screen spills into the real world in all its gooey and gory glory...
#BookSky💙📚 #HorrorSky
Happy Thanksgiving to you all!!
a pumpkin pie with whipped cream on top and the words happy thanksgiving written on it
ALT: a pumpkin pie with whipped cream on top and the words happy thanksgiving written on it
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November 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to you all!!
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How a young me got introduced to Udo Kier...this music video is a trip.
#RIPUdoKier
How a young me got introduced to Udo Kier...this music video is a trip.
#RIPUdoKier
Madonna - Deeper And Deeper (Official Video) [HD]
YouTube video by Madonna
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November 24, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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How a young me got introduced to Udo Kier...this music video is a trip.
#RIPUdoKier
How a young me got introduced to Udo Kier...this music video is a trip.
#RIPUdoKier
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Don't let the cover or the title convince you that this will be an exciting book about vampires.
#BookSky💙📚 #HorrorSky
Don't let the cover or the title convince you that this will be an exciting book about vampires.
#BookSky💙📚 #HorrorSky
Courtney Gruenholz's review of Progeny of the Adder
2/5: I'm so sorry to say but I can see why someone brought there PBH reprint to the HPB of this book. Not to say that when it was written back in 1965, it might have been something new and exciting t...
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November 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Don't let the cover or the title convince you that this will be an exciting book about vampires.
#BookSky💙📚 #HorrorSky
Don't let the cover or the title convince you that this will be an exciting book about vampires.
#BookSky💙📚 #HorrorSky
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So...is the novelization of this 2012 Snow White adaptation by Universal Pictures far fairer than say the 2025 Disney live-action remake?
#BookSky💙📚 #SnowWhite #FilmSky
So...is the novelization of this 2012 Snow White adaptation by Universal Pictures far fairer than say the 2025 Disney live-action remake?
#BookSky💙📚 #SnowWhite #FilmSky
Courtney Gruenholz's review of Snow White & the Huntsman
3/5: Being the lover of fairy tales that I am, I went to go see Snow White & The Huntsman in theaters when it came out in 2012. It was a pretty decent film, and the novelization of the movie is about ...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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So...is the novelization of this 2012 Snow White adaptation by Universal Pictures far fairer than say the 2025 Disney live-action remake?
#BookSky💙📚 #SnowWhite #FilmSky
So...is the novelization of this 2012 Snow White adaptation by Universal Pictures far fairer than say the 2025 Disney live-action remake?
#BookSky💙📚 #SnowWhite #FilmSky
#StrangerThings #BookSky
Now is the time for someone to think about writing a book centered around #SteveHarrington because it's only fair.
His mom is respected in town, but his dad is a complete jerk. Steve didn't get into college so how did his summer go before Scoops Ahoy? I want answers now!!
Now is the time for someone to think about writing a book centered around #SteveHarrington because it's only fair.
His mom is respected in town, but his dad is a complete jerk. Steve didn't get into college so how did his summer go before Scoops Ahoy? I want answers now!!
November 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
#StrangerThings #BookSky
Now is the time for someone to think about writing a book centered around #SteveHarrington because it's only fair.
His mom is respected in town, but his dad is a complete jerk. Steve didn't get into college so how did his summer go before Scoops Ahoy? I want answers now!!
Now is the time for someone to think about writing a book centered around #SteveHarrington because it's only fair.
His mom is respected in town, but his dad is a complete jerk. Steve didn't get into college so how did his summer go before Scoops Ahoy? I want answers now!!
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Getting the backstory on the break-out character from Season 4 of Stranger Things.
#BookSky💙📚 #StrangerThings #LongLiveEddieMunson
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Getting the backstory on the break-out character from Season 4 of Stranger Things.
#BookSky💙📚 #StrangerThings #LongLiveEddieMunson
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Courtney Gruenholz's review of Stranger Things (Stranger Things, #6)
4/5: Rounded up to four stars. Okay so I finished this book way before the other one I am reading but I just couldn't put it down. Stranger Things Fever is going around so I wanted to read this one ...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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Getting the backstory on the break-out character from Season 4 of Stranger Things.
#BookSky💙📚 #StrangerThings #LongLiveEddieMunson
🎸🤘⚡🔥
Getting the backstory on the break-out character from Season 4 of Stranger Things.
#BookSky💙📚 #StrangerThings #LongLiveEddieMunson
🎸🤘⚡🔥
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Set before the fourth season, a movie night soon becomes scary stories told in the dark by the Hawkins teens. Seven tales but can they be any more frightening than reality?
#BookSky💙📚 #StrangerThings
Set before the fourth season, a movie night soon becomes scary stories told in the dark by the Hawkins teens. Seven tales but can they be any more frightening than reality?
#BookSky💙📚 #StrangerThings
Courtney Gruenholz's review of Hawkins Horrors
4/5: Every one of us Stranger Things fans are gearing up for the final season of the show, and I was surprised to find this book in the YA section at HPB. I know that there are Stranger Things novels ...
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November 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Set before the fourth season, a movie night soon becomes scary stories told in the dark by the Hawkins teens. Seven tales but can they be any more frightening than reality?
#BookSky💙📚 #StrangerThings
Set before the fourth season, a movie night soon becomes scary stories told in the dark by the Hawkins teens. Seven tales but can they be any more frightening than reality?
#BookSky💙📚 #StrangerThings
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A young woman comes to town hoping for a summer visit with distant relatives. Her arrival is met with news of death and murder instead...
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#BookSky #YAMystery
A young woman comes to town hoping for a summer visit with distant relatives. Her arrival is met with news of death and murder instead...
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#BookSky #YAMystery
Courtney Gruenholz's review of The Back Door of Midnight (Dark Secrets, #5)
5/5: Rounded up to five stars. A real breath of fresh air after my last reading experience but still took a while to read but not for lack of plot. #Mom Life #IYKYK The fifth and I believe final bo...
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November 15, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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A young woman comes to town hoping for a summer visit with distant relatives. Her arrival is met with news of death and murder instead...
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#BookSky #YAMystery
A young woman comes to town hoping for a summer visit with distant relatives. Her arrival is met with news of death and murder instead...
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#BookSky #YAMystery
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Never have I struggled to read a book by an author who is among my favorites...
#BookSky💙📚 #RIPLJSmith #VampireDiaries
Never have I struggled to read a book by an author who is among my favorites...
#BookSky💙📚 #RIPLJSmith #VampireDiaries
Courtney Gruenholz's review of Midnight (The Vampire Diaries: The Return, #3)
2/5: Yes, it took me almost a month to read through this book. The last book in this Vampire Diaries Return trilogy and the last one written by L.J. Smith before it got turned over to a "ghostwriter"....
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November 12, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Never have I struggled to read a book by an author who is among my favorites...
#BookSky💙📚 #RIPLJSmith #VampireDiaries
Never have I struggled to read a book by an author who is among my favorites...
#BookSky💙📚 #RIPLJSmith #VampireDiaries
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Just finished reading Cameron Crowe's spectacular new memoir, THE UNCOOL. Cameron and I both began our careers as teenage rock journos for the San Diego DOOR. Cameron, of course, became music journalism’s Grand Exemplar, achieving heights I never even dreamed of. Highly recommended!
November 5, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Just finished reading Cameron Crowe's spectacular new memoir, THE UNCOOL. Cameron and I both began our careers as teenage rock journos for the San Diego DOOR. Cameron, of course, became music journalism’s Grand Exemplar, achieving heights I never even dreamed of. Highly recommended!
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Raven and Alexander get ready to celebrate their birthdays together as Jagger plans to open another club in good old Dullsville. Can humans and vampires get along, can Raven have the best of both worlds?
#BookSky💙📚 #YARomance #TeenVampires
Raven and Alexander get ready to celebrate their birthdays together as Jagger plans to open another club in good old Dullsville. Can humans and vampires get along, can Raven have the best of both worlds?
#BookSky💙📚 #YARomance #TeenVampires
Courtney Gruenholz's review of Cryptic Cravings (Vampire Kisses, #8)
4/5: Sometimes it is just a breath of fresh air to read a book about a gothic teenager and her vampire boyfriend and leave behind the deep thoughts or traumatizing memories in analyzing a book. Last ...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Raven and Alexander get ready to celebrate their birthdays together as Jagger plans to open another club in good old Dullsville. Can humans and vampires get along, can Raven have the best of both worlds?
#BookSky💙📚 #YARomance #TeenVampires
Raven and Alexander get ready to celebrate their birthdays together as Jagger plans to open another club in good old Dullsville. Can humans and vampires get along, can Raven have the best of both worlds?
#BookSky💙📚 #YARomance #TeenVampires
Shout out to @paperbackparadise.bsky.social because I ordered Halloween Party by Wendy Corsi Staub from the store and got it in the mail today along with an awesome bookmark!
#BookSky 💙📚 #HalloweenReads #HorrorSky
#BookSky 💙📚 #HalloweenReads #HorrorSky
October 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Shout out to @paperbackparadise.bsky.social because I ordered Halloween Party by Wendy Corsi Staub from the store and got it in the mail today along with an awesome bookmark!
#BookSky 💙📚 #HalloweenReads #HorrorSky
#BookSky 💙📚 #HalloweenReads #HorrorSky
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June Lockhart 1925-2025 RIP
October 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
June Lockhart 1925-2025 RIP