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The Book of Beloved
The Book of Beloved | Carolyn Haines
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As a young woman widowed by World War I, Raissa James is no stranger to ghosts. But when an invitation arrives from Caoin House, her uncle's estate in Mobile, Alabama, she's finally ready to cast off the shadows of her past. And what better way to do so than with a grand party in her honor? An aspiring authoress, Raissa's eager to soak up more of life--and immerse herself in the dark history that haunts the estate. But the revelries come to an abrupt end when one of her uncle's guests takes a deadly plunge. And when a ghost from the property's past, a Confederate soldier, reveals himself to Raissa, she's more determined than ever to get to the heart of the mysterious deaths that plague Caoin House. Enlisting the help of Reginald Proctor, a self-proclaimed medium, she holds a sance to shed light on old secrets. But she discovers that some secrets, even those long dead, still have a startling hold on the living....
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IndoorDame
The Book of Beloved | Carolyn Haines
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Thank you to all of group K for a great #lmpbc round 5! I'm so excited to read through this with everyone's comments in it! 😊 And I LOVE the extra books you picked out, Michelle @MaleficentBookDragon and the ADORABLE little teacup candle!!

MaleficentBookDragon Yours was my favorite pick this round. I'm definitely continuing on with the series. 5y
IndoorDame @MaleficentBookDragon I loved this and am I'm definitely continuing the series too! I'm super excited there are more (though I haven't liked the other covers I've seen as much, so that may be an incentive to get them on Kindle or from the library) 5y
MaleficentBookDragon @IndoorDame the third one is 99 cents on amazon right now. 5y
IndoorDame @MaleficentBookDragon oooh, good deal! Thanks for letting me know! 5y
BookwormAHN I also grabbed them from Amazon. I loved that book 😺 5y
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MaleficentBookDragon
The Book of Beloved | Carolyn Haines
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Is this a ghost photo? No, just Hades being thrilled that I will now go to bed.
Solid 🌟 🌟 🌟 1/2.
I figured out the big bad early on but that did not take away from my enjoyment. There was one twist I did not see coming, which was great. I really liked all the literary references. There were a few really creepy ghost scenes. Raissa annoyed me a lot of the time. I will continue with the series.
This book is my favorite from this round of #LMPBC

BookwormAHN Mine too 😸 5y
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MaleficentBookDragon
The Book of Beloved | Carolyn Haines
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After seeing Annabel Comes Home I need some ice cream and more ghosts. #LMPBC

vivastory Is it worth watching? 5y
mydearwatson I can do scary movies, but most of the times, I will NOT watch movies with living dolls. I blame R. L. Stine. 5y
aeeklund @mydearwatson We ALL blame R. L. Stine!! 😂😰 5y
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MaleficentBookDragon @vivastory I liked it. I have the AMC pass so it was free. 5y
MaleficentBookDragon @mydearwatson @aeeklund I HATE dummies. And there were 4 in Toy Story 4. Terrifying. 5y
MaleficentBookDragon @mydearwatson Did you see the 1978 movie Magic? That ruined me for life. https://youtu.be/GY1oeoVD_zI 5y
tracey38 Hahaha. Well, the ice cream looks good. I can't watch scary movies in the theater. I can possibly watch some at home though. 5y
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MaleficentBookDragon
The Book of Beloved | Carolyn Haines
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I only have 3 more days to finish! I better get a move on. So I'm escaping to wegmans for lunch.

Samplergal I miss Wegman‘s . Enjoy! 5y
Nutmegnc I LOVE WEGMAN‘S 💖💖💖🙀 5y
Bookish_AF Wegmans is life ! 5y
wen4blu I can't read in Wegman's cafe. I get too distracted people watching! 5y
Powered_By_Plants Yum! Enjoy 💕 I made maki rolls for lunch yesterday 😋 5y
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MaleficentBookDragon
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I thought this book sleeve was appropriate for carrying this book around. #LMPBC #GROUPK
@umbrellagirl @IndoorDame @BookwormAHN

And thank you again @BethM for the book sleeve. I 🖤💙🖤 it.

IndoorDame I love it! 5y
BethM I‘m so glad! 5y
IndyHannaJones This sounds fun... 5y
melissanorr That book sleeve is gorgeous and the mystery sounds really interesting! 5y
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MaleficentBookDragon
The Book of Beloved | Carolyn Haines
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#Bookmail!!! I'm looking forward to this #LMPBC #GroupK selection.
And I ♥ the extras. The snacks are in my bag for work tomorrow and the books are great. Evil Under the Sun is one of my favorite Christie movies. I'm excited to finally read it. Thanks.
@umbrellagirl @BookwormAHN @IndoorDame

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umbrellagirl
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Perfect timing @BookwormAHN and thank you!
Just finished Ruth Rendell‘s Girl Next Door on my flight today. Came home from my work trip to find my next #groupk #lmpbc selection and some delicious tea selections.

BookwormAHN Enjoy 😸 5y
umbrellagirl @BookwormAHN This honey vanilla chamomile is delicious. Thanks again! 5y
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BookwormAHN
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I really enjoyed this book. I love the cover. @IndoorDame nice pick 👻 @umbrellagirl I'll mail this to you soon.
#lmpbc Group K @MaleficentBookDragon

kspenmoll Sounds like a fun read! 5y
IndoorDame Happy you had fun with this one!😊❤️ 5y
umbrellagirl I‘m excited! 5y
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BookwormAHN
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@IndoorDame I received your package today. The Book of Beloved sounds fantastic. Thank you for all the extras, the stationary is especially lovely 💙
#lmpbc Group K @suvata @MaleficentBookDragon @umbrellagirl

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I just bought the same purple stationary 💜💜 5y
IndoorDame I‘m so glad it got there!!! 5y
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IndoorDame
The Book of Beloved | Carolyn Haines
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March wrap-up

4 books:

1 chunkster
2 female authors
I volume of poetry
1 arc

The tagged volume helped get me out of a bit of a reading slump

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IndoorDame
The Book of Beloved | Carolyn Haines
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Greetings group k - I really enjoyed this! I hope you have fun with it as it comes your way! Ashley, it should make it‘s way to you by mid week. I‘ll save any spoilers and let you all form your own opinions as you read. Cheers!
#lmpbc

umbrellagirl I need to mail mine! Are the addresses in the email? 5y
IndoorDame @umbrellagirl I remember them being a few places but I pulled them from a screen grab within the email where we all chatted about final book selections and package deets 5y
umbrellagirl @IndoorDame Found it! It was an attachment so I didn‘t see it right away. Phew. 5y
BookwormAHN I'm looking forward to reading it 😺 5y
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IndoorDame
The Book of Beloved | Carolyn Haines
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I started our book and for #lmpbc and am really enjoying it so far! (I‘ve been writing in this one in purple) I don‘t want to give anything away(I‘m not really far enough along for spoilers yet anyway) but I just got my first few glimpses of our ghost 👻- can‘t wait to find out who it is!

BookwormAHN 😸 5y
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IndoorDame
The Book of Beloved | Carolyn Haines
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I‘m excited about #lmpbc so of course I‘m already thinking about titles. Has anyone in group K read this/does it interest you guys?

IndoorDame The Amazon blurb is here https://www.amazon.com/Book-Beloved-Plutos-Snitch/dp/1503938069/ref=pd_aw_fbt_14... I think it‘s the same as the description on Litsy (edited) 5y
BookwormAHN I haven't read it but it sounds really good. 5y
MaleficentBookDragon Yes please! Ghosts and mysteries! 5y
umbrellagirl Adding all of our choices to my TBR. The name Proctor piqued my interest, possible Salem connection? 5y
IndoorDame @umbrellagirl oooh, I don‘t know, but that would certainly be an interesting twist :-) 5y
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