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Areader2

Joined March 2018

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies”George R.R. Martin
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Bringing Down the Duke | Evie Dunmore
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Set in England Annabelle a woman from the country is strong and smart living in a unfortunate situation gets the chance to go to Oxford college in London,she gets involved in the suffrage movement and meets a Duke with different views, and the story takes off,I enjoyed the writing,all the characters and the fact it wasn‘t just a romance but was wrapped around woman‘s rights and politics made it more interesting book 7 #readaway2024

DieAReader 🥳Great! 3d
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What sweet fun whimsical story I devoured in audio, will definitely be reading more of this series !
Book 6 #readaway2024

DieAReader 🥳Awesome! 6d
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The Drowning Woman | Robyn Harding
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This is really between a pick and so-so,but as much as I think the plot was over the top , it had edge of your seat suspense and ended up being a fast paced thriller
Book 5 #ReadAway2024

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 2w
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 2w
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Hell Bent | Leigh Bardugo
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I wanted to finish this book I am 61 % in and I just can‘t do it anymore,so disappointed because I did like Ninth House

dabbe #fanofthepan! 🤩🤩🤩 3w
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Mad Honey | Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan
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This was a stirring emotional book of hurt and hopelessness but also love, and resilience. What I love about J.P books is that you are pulled in there is always something unexpected and she uses wonderful symbolism. I think Boylan also added so much. This story makes you think, gives you not only perspective on topics that are important and wraps it all in a suspenseful intriguing story
#readaway2024

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When the Moon Hatched | Sarah A Parker
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Wow this book was a wild ride over 700 pages and I read it in 17 days a book this thick normally takes me over a month , I just couldn‘t stop reading it if your a fantasy junky like me pick this one up , some trigger warnings, but I really enjoyed it and will definitely read the next one
book 4 #ReadAway2024

DieAReader 🥳Great! 2mo
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Fahrenheit 451 | Ray Bradbury
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My plan for my reading this year was to read more diverse and thought provoking books ,this book was very much that.This is speculative fiction,Bradbury tells a tale of what the future would look like without books,how as a society we let it happen it shows us how books might not give us all the answers but makes us ask the questions,they challenge you and make you think.#joyousjanuary
Book 2 of #readawya2024

DieAReader 🥳Great! 2mo
Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏 2mo
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Two Twisted Crowns | Rachel Gillig
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This picked up from the first book, loved the atmosphere , the magic system, it was unique which I loved , had all the feels and great characters.
Book 1 of #readaway2024 #joyousjanuary

DieAReader 🥳Awesome! 2mo
emz711 I've heard good things 2mo
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 2mo
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On board for #joyousjanuary started Fahrenheit 451 today and finishing Two Twisted Crowns #readathon

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I am in, my goal for 35 books 📖 in 2024
I want to read a few more non fiction and maybe a few out of my comfort zone stories,not sure what these books will be but I am planning for a more diverse year ! #readaway2024

DieAReader Awesome goals❤️‍🔥Great to have you with us! 2mo
Andrew65 Best of luck, great to have you with us 😁 2mo
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Iron Flame | Rebecca Yarros
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This took me a long time to read between getting Covid and the holidays and some other stuff took me forever! But I enjoyed it, it was a little long but I really like the characters so spending time with them and they‘re adventures was worth it,and the story is just fun looking forward to the next one!

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Starting this beauty and my goals for #NovelNovember are complete

Andrew65 Brilliant, thanks for playing along 👏👏👏🙌🍾🥂🎉🎊 Having just read Fourth Wing I look forward to seeing what you think of this book. 4mo
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A pretty good thriller mystery a lot of different twists , the ending was good. 2 book #NovelNovember

Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏 4mo
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Check out all the kindle daily deals I just bought
Two Twisted Crowns by Rachel Gillig for 2.99
😉✌🏼

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The Personal Librarian | Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray
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This was a fascinating story of Belle De Costa Greene also known as Belle Marion Greener a black woman who lived her life as a white woman because her and her family were fair skinned, she became a successful art and rare manuscripts curator for JPMorgan‘s Pierpont Morgan Library, a wonderful historical fiction
Book1 of #NovelNovember #readathon

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 4mo
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Love to join these #readathons
1. Finishing Twenty Years Ago
2 The Librarians Assistant
3. Starting Iron Flame #novelnovember

Andrew65 Best of luck 😁 4mo
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Harrow the Ninth | Tamsyn Muir
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This was a crazy ride, all over the place crazy , but the writing keeps you engaged and wanting more in a twisted way ! But I like it,the audio is the way to go it‘s so good

Ruthiella Agree! Moira Quirk is amazingly good. 4mo
GondorGirl @Ruthiella that woman could read the phone book and I'd be fascinated! 4mo
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The Sanatorium | Sarah Pearse
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This was just ok for me what I did enjoy was the atmosphere and the short chapters ,but the characters even the main character Elin just were lack luster and the plot tried to be clever and surprising but in the end it didn‘t work for me.

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The Change: A Novel | Kirsten Miller
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This was a book of magic mixed with feminism, three woman each with different gifts come together to solve disturbing disappearances of young girls in a beach town, definitely some trigger warnings for violence, but overall a good book
I had planned different books for #outstandingoctober but this was a audio so it worked , two books read !

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Hello Beautiful | Ann Napolitano
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Probably a unpopular opinion but this story fell flat for me, four sisters close together in so many ways and yet they get pulled apart in a very family drama way. This starts in 70/80 moves to early 2000 and has nods to Little Woman,but something was off with the feel of the story I can‘t put my finger on
#outstandingoctober #readathon

TheLudicReader It was all tell…at least that‘s why it didn‘t work for me (among other reasons). 5mo
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I am in,life has been crazy lately and anxiety has kept my reading down but I am pushing for this readathon to snap me back in goals:
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
sanitarium by Sarah Pearse
#outstandingoctober #readathon
After Twenty Years Charlie Donlea

Andrew65 Hope the Readathon helps you. Great to have you with us, good luck 😁 5mo
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This was a wonderful historical fiction, set in the 1853 on the Oregon trail Naomi a recent young widow travels with her family to California to start a new life. John who is part Pawnee and part white called a two foot is a mule handler and decides to take this trip and the adventure begins. If anyone like 1883 the prequel to Yellowstone you would like this book. Also some of the characters are based on true people.I will read this author again

AnnR Thanks for posting. That's a thoughtful review. I have this one sitting on my kindle. I think I need to refocus on my tbr in 2024, but the Litsy buddy reads are always so tempting! 6mo
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Queen of the Tearling | Erika Johansen
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This a was a good fantasy that kept me engaged from the beginning, I always struggle with first in series but this one got from the beginning I will definitely continue the series

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The Winter People: A Novel | Jennifer McMahon
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Set in Vermont this is a creepy story with dual time lines from early 1900 to current time, a mystery that unravels a story about a woman and a diary that alters lives in the past and present. It was just ok for me

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One Dark Window | Rachel Gillig
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This was a interesting dark fantasy about magic ,I enjoyed it but the ending makes you have to go to the next book to really enjoy the whole story
My only book read for #20in4 readathon but I was glad to have finished in about six hours or so

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It‘s been a busy summer , unpopular opinion but I loved the humid rainy summer, I will definitely participate in #20in4
My books will be One Dark Window by Racheal Gillig
And Winter people by Jennifer McMahon
I have my grandchildren this weekend so two books is my goal and that‘s ambitious ha

Andrew65 Hope it‘s going well 😁 7mo
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Set in England,three woman in there late sixties early seventies all in different life situations decide to take a trip to Italy in a camper to find long lost relatives of of one of the the woman.it‘s a fun, adventurous trip meeting many different people and having wonderful experiences along the way with a dash of drama! Great fun

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The Five-Star Weekend | Elin Hilderbrand
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I love Elin Hilderbrand and her fun summer books, filled with drama but also lavish descriptions that sucked me in !

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Maisie Dobbs (Anniversary) | Jacqueline Winspear
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I really enjoyed getting to know Masie how she started out and all the characters that helped shape her life. So sad all the descriptions of the war and how it changed and effected so many lives including Masies. I will definitely be reading more in this series

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A dark story of obsession with lush descriptions, this was moody and gothic

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A Day of Fallen Night | Samantha Shannon
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This was a epic fantasy you cannot rush through , I took my time to read this massive book of 846 pages
I did enjoy all the different characters but you need to pay attention.the writing was descriptive and the world building was awesome and such diversity was just well done !

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#jubilantjuly readathon
I finished A Day of Fallen Night whoo that was a long book 📖
I did not read The Only One Left like I had planned but instead did a audio of Last Tale of the Flower Bride
I definitely am happy I met my goal !

Andrew65 That‘s excellent. Well done and thanks for taking part. 👏👏👏🙌🥳🍾🥂 8mo
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Savoring this hulk of f a book A Day of Fallen Night loving it so far , on vacation but doing a few things with the kiddos so my goal is to finish ADOFN and The Only One Left
#JubliantJuly readathon

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1. I missed the first 20in4 of July hope to make the next readathon
2. The Fourth Wing
3. Song of the Forever Rain
#wondrouswednesday

Eggs Thanks for joining in 🥳 8mo
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This was so-so pick for me I thought it got better towards the end

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#JoysofJune readathon
1.finished The Measure
2.3/4 done with Song of The Forever Rains about 2 hours left
Thanks @Andrew65

S3V3N Beautiful picture! 9mo
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The Measure | Nikki Erlick
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This was an interesting,thought provoking book and I really enjoyed the writing and the creativity. I was invested in all the characters and their stories ❤️I also liked how the author put a spin on how politics played a big role in this story and I felt like there were messages of how politics can create division under times of uncertainty
Book 1 of #JoysofJune readathon

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 9mo
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Wow it‘s that time of the month 😳definitely participating in #joysofJune readathon
My list is The Measure by Nikki Erlick
It‘s a toss up between Personal Librarian and Hang the Moon I also have Song of the Forever Rains, but this is ambitious 😂

Andrew65 Great to have you with us, best of luck 😁 9mo
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Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
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Fun fantasy different and creative loved the way the author arranged the story.Violet the main character tells you the history and the world building through her voice she recited these facts when she‘s nervous,she has always thought she would be a scribe but trains to be a rider.loved that it was not 1000 pages and there wasn‘t a lot of baseless dialog to fill pages it did read a little more YA then adult but doesn‘t take away from the story ❤️

5feet.of.fury I like the way Violet told the history too. I thought that was neat, instead of the author info dumping 9mo
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Well I finished the last 15 chapters in Ash and the Star Cursed King and read 13 chapters in Fourth Wing I exceeded my goal of 20 chapters #20in4
Thanks @Andrew65

Andrew65 That‘s excellent, thanks for playing along 👏👏👏🙌🥳🍾🥂 10mo
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Ashes and the Star-Cursed King | Carissa Broadbent
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I forgot to add finishing this book to my list for #20in4
I read the last 1/4 of this book and finally finished and in my previous review of the first book I did a so/so and I actually liked them both fun romance fantasy this one was a little slower in parts but all in all I enjoyed it and will continue when the next book comes out next year 🤷🏼‍♀️

Andrew65 Excellent, well done 👏👏👏 10mo
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My goal is as much reading as possible hopefully 20 hours, have a few parties this weekend 🎉
Books I will be reading
1. Fourth wing
2. The measure #24in4 #readathon

Andrew65 Best of luck and great to have you with us 😁 10mo
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This was a good story ,it‘s easy to forget how far women have come in society, really good messages and a nice ending just a little too long!

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Beautiful! I follow lulumoonowlbooks on Instagram she has many beautiful images with books, libraries reading spaces😍

Arvena Georgous! 10mo
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Read the book a few years back and was on the fence but listened to the audiobook and wow was so much better, this book isn‘t for everyone it‘s a complex , descriptive sci-fi Fantasy collaboration that definitely pays off !

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Well this picture sums up my life as a nana since my grand babies moved closer 😂 I did not finish a book for #magnificentmay , but made good progress 70% on my Gideon the Ninth audio , 51% on Lessons in Chemistry and 54% The Ashes and the Star Cursed King so not bad !

Andrew65 That‘s excellent, well done. 👏👏👏🙌🍾🥂🥳 Thanks for playing along. 10mo
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Plan giving it a go, I need to finish Gideon the Ninth in audio and the the ashes and the star cursed king and at least start Lessons in Chemistry #magnificentmay

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So I just bought this 🙌 I wish I did the pre order sale from B&N but it was worth the splurge!

Quirkybookworm I‘m reading it right now. 😊 11mo
Areader2 @Quirkybookworm I hope as good as the cover ! 11mo
Itchyfeetreader Gosh what a beautiful book 10mo
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I have been part reading slump part busy.
I have read Gideon before but the audio is much better, and I wasn‘t going to continue the Nightborn series,and here I am on chapter 14 ,I do like this story , I just am not a fan of the whole vampire thing 🤷🏼‍♀️
26 chapters read for 20in4 hopefully by the end of the day I will get a few more done

Ruthiella The audio by Moira Quirk of all the 9th house books is awesome, I agree. Currently I‘m listening to and reading 11mo
Areader2 @Ruthiella Muir‘s writing is so descriptive I just didn‘t get everything out of the book reading it,so you read Harrow the ninth too ? And you liked it?, I will definitely continue with the audio of this series 11mo
Ruthiella @Areader2 Yes, I‘ve read the first two books. Love the details and the confusion! The books come together by the end, but the first half is always a bit of a mystery. 11mo
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A Curse So Dark and Lonely | Brigid Kemmerer
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A adventures retelling of Beauty and the Beast , I enjoyed it