Black Cat Book Club - November 2026

Monthy meetup led by Cat Neely.

Meets every 3rd Thursday of the month

Meeting date and time: Thursday, November 19 at 6:15. Doors close at 6:30 sharp. Use back door after hours. Knock loudly.

10 seats available 

Tickets are transferable. 

One Dark Window (The Shepherd King #1) by Rachel Gillig

Trigger warnings (for a more comprehensive list, see Storygraph content warnings): Violence, blood, injury/injury detail

Short details about the book: Elspeth needs a monster. The monster might be her.

Elspeth Spindle needs more than luck to stay safe in the eerie, mist-locked kingdom she calls home—she needs a monster. She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.

But nothing comes for free, especially magic.

When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure the kingdom of the dark magic infecting it. Except the highwayman just so happens to be the King’s own nephew, Captain of the Destriers…and guilty of high treason.

He and Elspeth have until Solstice to gather twelve Providence Cards—the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly, darkly, taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.

 

*This gathering is intended for entertainment purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional mental or physical health care. Above all, we prioritize everyone's privacy and safety.