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The League of Beastly Dreadfuls Book 1
The League of Beastly Dreadfuls Book 1 | Holly Grant
"Anastasia is a completely average almost-eleven-year-old. That is, UNTIL her parents die in a tragic vacuum-cleaner accident. UNTIL she's rescued by two long-lost great-aunties. And UNTIL she's taken to their delightful and, er, oauthentico Victorian home, St. Agony's Asylum for the Criminally Insane. But something strange is going on at the asylum. Anastasia soon begins to suspect that her aunties are not who they say they are. So when she meets Ollie and Quentin, two mysterious brothers, the three join together to plot their great escape! BONUS: Includes an excerpt of Viola Snodgrass's Etiquette Manual for the Prim and Proper Sort! * oConcocting an eerie setting positively made for Unfortunate Events, Grant threads her narrative with direct addresses to Readers and delicious turns of phrase. . . . A yummy debut.o uKirkus Reviews, Starred oJust the right mix of humor, magic, maliciousness, and suspense.o uBooklist oThis adventure is filled with enough mystery and humor to keep readers wondering what will happen next. A solid debut reminiscent of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.o uSchool Library Journal oWonderfully witty. It reminds m
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sprainedbrain
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Mehso-so

I got this book 3 years ago in a LitCube box... so I‘m right on schedule for reading it. 😂

Whimsical and creative, with lovely language and fun characters. A little Victorian gothic, a bit of Nancy Drew mystery, and a whole lot of wit made it a quick, light read. But at the end of the day, this is a children‘s book, and I haven‘t really been into kids books since I was about 10 years old, so...

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vivastory 😂😂 4y
A_Bookish_Blush I read this book and it gave me serious Lemony Snicket vibes 4y
sprainedbrain @Cyberkitty I think my girls might have liked it when they were younger (they were Lemony Snicket fans). I‘m going to see if my 8-year-old son can take a break from reading and writing comic books to give it a shot. 😂 4y
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Travelinglibrarian
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RestingBodiceFace
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Panpan

I was disappointed with this Lit-Cube selection. A lot of build & very little payoff.
(Plus I'd classify it as a kid's book and not YA, which is odd for an book subscription service aimed toward adults).

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eekabook
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Pickpick

A very whimsical tale about little old lady child snatchers and the young girl they snatch. While not my favorite book, I thought it was very well done with interesting world building. And the narration was pretty great to boot! Recommended for anyone who's run out of A Series of Unfortunate Events books and episodes.

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DiruVamp
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Pickpick

This was super cute! It was the book in my Harry Potter Lit-Cube and I really enjoyed it. Anastasia is told her parents had an unfortunate vacuum cleaner accident and is whisked away by her eccentric great Aunts to stay in the converted asylum they live in. But all is not what it seems! It is part of a series and at first I wasn't sure if I'd read any more since it is a children's series but after finishing it I will definitely read the others!

sprainedbrain Oh I'm glad you liked it! I still need to read this one. 👍 7y
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BookishMarginalia
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#Septimus is purring on my lap! Awwww! He exhausted himself driving his other mommy crazy! (Shhh... now I get the purring ball of fur curled up on my lap!) -- and see there in the background? Lovely 🎁 from @Alfoster 😍 #catsofLitsy

TheLibrarian 😻😻😻 7y
Texreader ❤️❤️❤️😻 7y
moranadatter Gorgeous cat! 7y
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SharonGoforth 😻😻 7y
AnnieReads I miss having a lap cat. 😿 7y
rubyslippersreads That darling face! 😻😻😻 7y
Megabooks 💕💕💕 7y
BiblioNyan That cat legit looks my black kitty Shinobi! Startled me for a second haha. Gorgeous kitty!! 7y
Faibka What a cutie!!! 😻😻😻 wonderful kitty close up 😻💜 7y
MrBook Oh. My. Goodness. #Septimus, you melt my heart, little one 😻😻😻😻😻!!! 7y
Zelma Such a sweetie. 😻 7y
DebinHawaii 🐱❤️ 7y
GlitteryOtters Such a beauty! 😻 7y
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RubysMommy2014
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This is my litcube box for the month of November and I Loved everything in it. it was Harry potter themed with the sorting hat received at random. I got the slytherin house ♡♡♡ Has anyone read this book. I'm currently reading it now. what did you think?

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RubysMommy2014
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What is everyone reading? I'm currently reading the league of beastly dreadfuls. has anyone read it yet? what did you think?

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Yamich49
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#bookmail part two - gorgeous HP themed box! I'm much more Ravenclaw or Slytherin than Hufflepuff so if even wants to exchange this scarf and planner for one of those two houses I would be happy to! Otherwise, I'll stop it and be happy with this gorgeous stuff. 🤓

Carol I'm a Hufflepuff and am so curious as to which box this is? 😍😍😍 7y
BookKenz I have Ravenclaw! I'll switch with you, if you'd like? 7y
Yamich49 @Kenziejo Yesssss! What a wonderful hufflepuff you are to come through like this. 😉 That would be awesome. You wanna email me at rezgirlreads at gmail.com and we can exchange mailing addresses?! 7y
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Yamich49 @Carol It's litcube's November box. Do you subscribe? If not, they may end up with a few extras that they sell in a week or two. Sometimes they end up with extras and sometimes they don't. I'll let you know if I see them selling extra. 7y
Carol @Yamich49 I don't subscribe but I'd be interested if they release more, thanks! Odd that they didn't let you choose your house. FanMail has one coming out in a couple weeks and I chose my house when I bought it. Happy you found a match to trade!! 7y
Yamich49 @Carol Thanks! A bunch of people from Instagram were all trading a few days ago so I guess everyone will eventually end up with their house. 😆it does seem strange that they wouldn't let you choose - maybe it would have been too long of a pre-order time for a regular monthly box? Hope you fanmail one is great! 7y
BookKenz @Yamich49 I just emailed you! 😆 7y
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sprainedbrain
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I got sorted by #litcube 🤓

I'm a hufflepuff, but this stuff is too cool. ❤️📚

BraveNewBooks I got Hufflepuff, but I'm so NOT Hufflepuff that I arranged to trade with someone in Missouri! 7y
jpmcwisemorgan A long time ago I was sorted into Ravenclaw but they updated the site and even though they said we could keep our old House I had to be resorted and I ended up in Gryffindor. I was very excited to receive a Ravenclaw LitCube because I feel like it just affirms my true House because even some random people who don't know me know I'm supposed to be in Ravenclaw. 7y
jpmcwisemorgan I also want to add that the items were far nicer than I anticipated after having seen a photo of the journal. I wore my scarf to Fantastic Beasts last night and my friend really liked it. 7y
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sprainedbrain @BraveNewBooks that's such a good idea! I'm not Slytherin at all. 7y
sprainedbrain @jpmcwisemorgan that's too funny!! I agree that the journal is very nice. 7y
BraveNewBooks @sprainedbrain if I had another Hufflepuff I would take your Slytherin for my partner :-) 7y
DiruVamp I was super happy I got Ravenclaw which is my house. My luck never works that well LOL 7y
sprainedbrain @DiruVamp That's awesome! 👍 7y
Daisey I was excited to get a Ravenclaw box, just what I was hoping for! 7y
moranadatter I got Ravenclaw. I'm happy with it. I'm somewhere between that and Hufflepuff. 7y
sprainedbrain @Daisey @kmdartist I'm just seriously impressed with this month's box. Best one for a long time! 7y
moranadatter @sprainedbrain It's the only one I've ever purchased from them. I saw the theme and thought I'd give them a shot. 7y
Peddler410 I was hoping to be sorted into Ravenclaw or Gryffindor -- that order. But alas, I got Slytherin 7y
sprainedbrain @Peddler410 We can be reluctant Slytherin together! 7y
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