Moby Duck: Cryptid Kids 2 by Sara Goetter and Natalie Riess Yey! Book 2! My Poyo Boyo and I love the Cryptid Kids and have been looking forward to Moby Duck since Bawk-ness Monster.

One happy boy because he has new books. 💀 Mallory Vayle and Maggoty Skull In... The Beast from Beneath by Martin Howard ✨ Arkspire 2: The Order of Misfits by Jamie Littler 🐺 Midnight Treasure by Piers Torday

Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe by C. B. Lee Throwback to a book I picked up in July when I had a trip to London. Cosy coffeeshop read but make it SciFi!

SEPTEMBER TABLE TOP GAMES Slower month than last playing table top games with @colplaysgames.bsky.social but we haven’t had annual leave to give us time to play and I’ve had a horrible and persistent attack of the ick so energy and ability to play hasn’t been there.

September reading wrap-up on @thestorygraph.com Read a few good graphic novels month and had lots of fun with Heads Will Roll by @joshwinning.bsky.social. Didn’t read as much or as consistently due to a horrible and persistent attack of the ick.

The Summer War by @naominovik.bsky.social I love Naomi Novak’s writing. This is a novella which suits my concentration levels at the moment so I’m excited to read. Also… pretty!

A Steeping of Blood by Hafsah Faizal. Yey for new releases! The second part of the Blood and Tea duology and it’s just as gorgeous as the first. I love books… especially ones with vampires.

What Stalks the Deep by T. Kingfisher, book 3 in the Sworn Soldier series. Another to add to my Year of Kingfisher reading challenge and my ever-expanding Kingfisher collection.

#JaneAusten #BookClub September is our THEN book reading of Emma for the #JaneAustenThenandNow Book Club organised by @crinoline_laphroaig. I’ve either been super busy or full of I’ll so I have opted for the graphic novel, Jane Austen’s Emma by Jane Austen and Nancy Butler.

Tiny Book Shop (Switch) I’ve been ill this week, still am, so concentrating on anything and staying awake has been hard. A friend recommended Tiny Book Shop for something cosy, chill and very low stakes and it’s been exactly that. Highly recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver. I don’t know what it is, but a trigger warning “accidental cannibalism” always intrigues me… This has been on my TBR for ages and I’ve finally had the opportunity to read it! It was good! It’s not going to be for everyone but I really enjoyed it.

The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore Don’t threaten me with a good time: seasonally themed romance and matching hot beverage, yes please!

Pizza Witch by Sarah Graley & Stef Purenins Saw a signed copy of Pizza Witch today at @travellingmanuk.bsky.social Newcastle when we were there for a book signing and I needed it in my life. The spotlighting is wonderful and I’m looking forward to devouring this book (pun intended).

Subscribed to the Bookishly Jane Austen box where I get a book and tea every month. Month 4/6: Pride and Prejudice and Obstinate Headstrong Brew. P&P is my favourite and I think this makes copy number 20!

Had a trip to @royalarmouries.bsky.social a few weeks ago and we exited through the gift shop 💣 Black Powder by Ally Sherrick 🏛️ Horrible Histories: Ruthless Romans by Terry Deary 👩🏼 A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women by Emma Southon 🏺Pandora’s Jar by Natalie Haynes 👹 Japanese Myths & Legends

Apparently attending a @janeaustenshouse.bsky.social virtual talk while having tea and a biscuit is the Clariest activity ever. I’ll take that.

Indie bookstore Hold Fast is in a barge boat at Leeds Dock! We popped in a few land picked up some tasty titles and art 🍃Jed Greenleaf by Kieran Larwood 🚂The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wasteland by Sarah Brooks 🪶Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen 🐦‍🔥Breverton’s Phantasmagoria by Terry Breverton

The Call of Cthulhu and Other Tales of Cosmic Terror by H.P. Lovecraft We stared into the void and the void said, “buy this lovely edition of Lovecraft!” @colplaysgames.bsky.social and I are fans of the LCG Arkham Horror and picked up this from indie Back of Beyond Books to see where it all started

#JaneAusten: Visual Encyclopedia by Gwen Giret & Claire Saim Some of the interesting bits are the inclusion of movie and TV adaptations, including titbits and location information, Jane Austen in media, retellings and adaptations in books, places of interest, and societies, museums and collections.

Table top games played over the weekend with @colplaysgames.bsky.social and one with our Poyo Boyo. 🧀 Fromage (x2) 🐙 Deep Regrets 🧑‍🧑‍🧒 🐓 Villagers 🏘️ Streets

Tasty copies of Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen picked up at Back of Beyond Books. Great indie bookshop well worth a visit, nice selection of books and I can’t wait to go back and get some seasonally appropriate reads.

Family haul from Back of Beyond Books a couple of weeks ago. 🪶 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (x2 copies!) 👻 Super Ghost by Greg James and Chris Smith 🐙 The Call of Cthulhu and Other Tales of Cosmic Terror by H.P. Lovecraft Plus art!

They Own The Night by Amy McCaw @amymccawauthor.bsky.social All vampires, all the time! It’s time for a new Amy McCaw vampire novel.

Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher I seemed to have picked a good year to get into T. Kingfisher as there are some gorgeous rereleases being created.

Chaotic Orbits trilogy by @bethrevis.bsky.social 1. Full Speed to a Crash Landing 2. How to Steal a Galaxy 3. Last Chance to Save the World I will *always* recommend Beth for good sci-fi, she is an intergalactic Queen. We covered Chaotic Orbits on Fictional Hangover and they are a wild ride.

Birthday book haul (gift edition) 🚀 Chaotic Orbit trilogy by Beth Revis @bethrevis.bsky.social 📱As If! by Jen Chaney @jenchaney.bsky.social 🍎 Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher @redwombat.bsky.social Special appearance by Sad Nuggie. I love him so much! @shopsadnuggie.bsky.social

“Nonsense, errant nonsense, as ever was talked!” - Emma The Jane Austen Insult Guide for Well-Bred Women: Serving Tea with a Side of Scorn by Emily Reed Expanding my horizons from calling people a cockwomble or bellend.

The Devouring Light by Kat Ellis. It’s here! It’s here! I’m so excited for a new @katelliswrites.bsky.social! Please excuse me whilst I devour (sorry, not sorry) this book.

I’ve been looking forward to Wizkit 2: A Tail of Disruption by @tanyajscott.bsky.social since I read the first one for @fictionalhangover.bsky.social I can guarantee you Amanda and I will be discussing this on the podcast as soon as our arbitrary new release waiting period is over.

I look forward to the @janeaustenshouse.bsky.social #BookClub every month, in this one we discussed #NorthangerAbbey and I was able to confess… I like it now. It’s all thanks to the #JaneAustenThenandNow Book Club with my friend Annie.

Last bit of #funstuff from my week off. I’d made up the #Snickerdoodle batter over the weekend but didn’t get them in the oven until after work today with the Poyo Boyo’s help rolling them in cinnamon sugar. They turned out pretty tasty. #homebaking

Fictional Hangover Book Club August challenge was Mainstage Monster. Kaiju, shapeshifters, vampires, dragons, humans… Read a book where a monster is the main character. 🦋I’m Getting Married to Mothman by Paige Lavoie 🐺Bored Gay Werewolf by Tony Santorella 🐓Romancing the Inventor by Gail Carriger

August reading wrap-up on @thestorygraph.com Read more than I thought I had and a good few graphic novels. It’s been an overall good month.

AUGUST #TABLETOPGAMES I love #tabletop games but due to one reason or another my playtime has been nonexistent… UNTIL NOW! @colplaysgames.bsky.social and I have started playing in earnest and are trying to find protected time to get games on the table.

Had a fun day again playing #TabletopGames with @clairedrinkstea.bsky.social. Multiple plays of #Tinderblox and #Dorfromantik along with one each of #DeepRegrets and #TicketToRideLegacy. August has been a good month for games.

Last day of my week off so #funstuff today was playing lots of #tabletop. All with @colplaysgames.bsky.social and Ticket to Ride with our Poyo Boyo. 🐙 #DeepRegrets 🔥 #Tinderblox 🔥 Tinderblox 🔥 Tinderblox 🚂 #TickettoRide: Legends of the West 🧑‍🧑‍🧒 🧩 #DORFROMANTIK 🧩 DORFROMANTIK 💀 #DieoftheDead

#Funstuff is having an amazing time seeing #TheLightningThief with @colplaysgames.bsky.social and our Poyo Boyo. We loved it! The #PercyJackson books are a family favourite and this was a great adaptation. Five lightning bolts!! ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

A trip to @birdandblendtea.bsky.social with @colplaysgames.bsky.social and our Poyo Boyo is always tasty #funstuff, trying the sample teas and smelling the delicious blends. We had fun looking at the sticky note pictures and picked up some autumnal flavours we’re very much looking forward to.

#Funstuff starts with a caffeine insertion. Cute little coffee shops are great but I’m from the North East, #Greggs is a lifeblood to us.

Stopped for #coffee with @colplaysgames.bsky.social and our Poyo Boyo. Little things like taking a few quiet moments together like this are important and add to the #funstuff this week.

More #PokémonGO for #funstuff today as my son and I had an hour to kill. Wanted to hit up the Tatsugiri since we wanted the candy and needed to complete 1* tasks but they were elusive and only managed one, thank goodness for Slakoth.

Coffee Shop Book Nook ~ PART TWO #Funstuff continues as I finished construction of my Coffee Shop #BookNook my son bought me for my birthday. I really enjoyed building this book nook, it was different to the library one I’ve done previously and had is own complexity. It’s super cute and looks great

Coffee Shop #BookNook ~ PART ONE Started construction of my Coffee Shop Book Nook my son bought me for my birthday. I really enjoyed building the book nook I was bought at Christmas so I’m really looking forward to this. I’ve made good inroads so far! Yey, #funstuff!!

#Funstuff today included #PokémonGO this time it was a full family event as @colplaysgames.bsky.social joined me and our Poyo Boyo. We managed a couple of raids and completed some Party Challenge. We may also have stopped for coffee and cake… 😊

More #funstuff! This time #homemade #cinnamonrolls which went… a bit big. Oh well, more to enjoy for breakfast tomorrow.

#Funstuff for lunch after a morning of gaming. My son and I caught a few Tatsugiri in #PokémonGO which made us *really* fancy some #sushi so we stopped for a tray each and an iced beverage on the way home. We also got some for @colplaysgames.bsky.social who was stuck at work today.

#Funstuff today started by playing #PokémonGO with my son. We raided, we caught, we completed routes, challenges and tasks, and we got cool shiny and hundo #Pokémon. A very successful morning.

#HeadsWillRoll by @joshwinning.bsky.social and homemade banana chocolate muffin. More #funstuff this evening for my week off, I had a lovely hour reading with @trina_reads. I started reading Heads Will Roll which we’re discussing on @fictionalhangover.bsky.social #podcast next month.

On 26 August 1805, #JaneAusten had #cheeseontoast for dinner. The next day Jane wrote to her sister Cassandra and made mention it; so on this day we celebrate Jane by having cheese on toast. 📕: #AJaneAustenYear 🧀: #OriginalYorkshireWensleydale and #YorkshireBrie.

#tabletop is very good way to spend a #BankHoliday with @colplaysgames.bsky.social and our Poyo Boyo. 🍽️ #PoliteSociety 🔪 #DeadlyDowagers 🐙 #DeepRegrets 👻 #GhostsCantDraw 🧑‍🧑‍🧒 📕 #APlaceforAllMyBooks 🚂 #TickettoRide Legacy: Legends of the West 🧑‍🧑‍🧒