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Bklover

Bklover

Joined September 2016

Introvert, retired, book hoarder, tea drinker, mom, dog lover, cat lover.
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#amazonprime #firstreads #amazonfirstreads.
For those Amazon Prime folks, I am having a very hard time selecting my free book for June. Has anyone else made their choice??

Caroline2 Yes. It was a good selection this month. I went with doomsday match. Sounds like a fun adventure story and I don‘t have many of them on my kindle. Hoping it‘ll be like Indiana Jones. 😆 3h
Bklover @Caroline2 I decided I‘m getting the first one someone comments on so doomsday match it is! (It was in my top three anyway)Thank you for your help!! ❤️❤️❤️ 3h
Born.A.Reader I went with the tagged book. But I'm in a historical fiction kick right now too, so there's that. 3h
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BarbaraJean I‘m glad to know I‘m not the only one who has a hard time choosing! 😊 Nothing really caught my attention this month until I looked at the tagged book, so that was my pick! 2h
Bklover @Born.A.Reader That one sounds good too! You‘ll have to let us know how you like it!🩵 2h
Bklover @BarbaraJean a few months ago not a single book looked interesting to me. This month I want several! 💛 2h
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Keeper of the Light | Diane Chamberlain
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I generally enjoy Diane Chamberlain‘s books, and this is an older one. Interesting characters, and an intriguing story. 🌟🌟🌟➕

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Drowning | T.J. Newman
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I read this in one sitting. This was riveting! It was like watching a disaster movie(my favorite kind of movie) happen. The tension was crazy- I loved it! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

PathfinderNicole Definitely stacked! Disaster movies are my absolute favorite too 😂 3d
dabbe #stacked 🤩😍🤗 3d
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Kigurumi Guardians 1 | Lily Hoshino
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I read this as my #bookspin but I still don‘t feel qualified to review it as it‘s the first manga I‘ve ever read. It was a kindle deal so I thought I‘d give it a try. I just don‘t think this was my type book, although I did find it interesting and I did finish it, so there‘s that!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4d
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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My picks for June. #bookspin #doublespin. Ready to go!

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 6d
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Updated my #2023ReadingBracket. Wasn‘t too excited about May. Remarkably Bright Creatures is still hanging in there.

HeatherBookNerd Such a great book ❤️ 1w
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1. Romeo and Juliet, around 1599 (before Julius Caesar, which was the other one I checked.
2. I think three. Can‘t be too many or I forget parts.
3. Harry Potter. The Eloise books.
It‘s still Wednesday, so if you haven‘t played, play!
Thanks again @dabbe for the tag😊❤️❤️
#wondrouswednesday

Eggs Lovely - thanks for playing 🥳🥳 1w
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Late so it‘s sloppy. #bookspin June. Can you believe it‘s already June?! (And I don‘t know why I called it bookbingo)

Ruthiella That‘s sloppy? I wish I could print so neatly! 😃 1w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1w
dabbe @Ruthiella #ditto! 🤣🤣🤣 7d
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I have no idea whether I liked this or not. I think I liked it, but there were parts that were choppy and seemed oddly inserted into the story. I just don‘t know. Maybe in a few days I‘ll figure it out. 🤷‍♀️

DogMomIrene Oh, interesting. Someone just recommended this book to me. She mentioned is was unusual. 1w
CatMS I really liked this wonderful little book. 1w
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Oh, how I loved the second half of this book! Don‘t want to say much as we are discussing it June 3rd, but I loved it. Read library version and I‘m going to have to get a copy to keep. ❤️
#CampLitsy

squirrelbrain Yay - glad you loved it! 1w
Megabooks Yay! Happy to have you join our discussion! 1w
BarbaraBB So glad you loved it! And I love your collage 🧡 1w
Bklover @BarbaraBB Thank you! I truly am not very good at collages but I‘m trying to get out of the habit of setting the book on my lap or next to a dog and using that as the pic. 🩷🩷 1w
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And Only to Deceive | Tasha Alexander
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This was a pick, but just barely. I found the main character annoying, (mainly due to the social norms of the time) particularly early in the book. Enjoyed the mystery aspect. On the other hand, I did get through this one- I‘ve had a few bails this month 🤷‍♀️ Read this for #tbrtarot @CBee

CBee Always a bummer when the main character is annoying! 2w
Bklover @cbee It‘s more the situation than the character. The limitations on women drive me nuts- the main character just has to live within the social norms of the time. 2w
CBee @Bklover oh right, I find those situations super ridiculous too 🤦‍♀️ 2w
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Remarkably Bright Creatures | Shelby Van Pelt
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If you ever have a bad day and just want to read something relaxing and comforting, this is for you. I loved it!📚🐙

LoveToReadLiveToRead Oh I have this to read! 2w
TiredLibrarian Sounds like just what I need right now! 2w
Julsmarshall This book was perfect in every way! 2w
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Tamra I enjoyed it too! 😊 2w
Suet624 Thanks for the recommendation. Sometimes I overdo the heavy reads. 2w
dabbe LOVE Marcellus! 💙🐙💚 2w
Bklover @dabbe He‘s wonderful!!!❤️❤️🐙 2w
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Curse of the Arctic Star | Carolyn Keene
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Palate cleanser. Meh. Not my favorite but I‘m not target audience. 🤷‍♀️

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I learn so much from Erik Larson! He makes everything so fascinating that you can‘t wait to see what happens, even though you already know what happens! Devil in the White City is still my favorite, but this was excellent! Read this for #authoramonth #aam

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And Ladies of the Club | Helen Hooven Santmyer
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This arrived in the mail today from ThriftBooks, and yep, I ordered it myself. I just can‘t remember WHY I ordered it. Checked Litsy posts and cannot figure out why on earth I bought a book with 1176 pages. I remember this book from the early 80‘s, but have never read it. I‘m losing my marbles. 🤨🧐

Suet624 Hahaha. I completely understand the befuddlement. Hope you enjoy the book. 3w
Deblovestoread Must have been an impulse buy lol. I loved it when I read it years ago. 3w
dabbe You made my day. I'm glad it's not just me! 💙🤣💚 3w
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Happy Wednesday!
1. The Lusitania, ocean. 🌊🚢
2. Somewhere cold, lots of snow, big hotel. ❄️❄️❄️
3. Will always be Hogwarts. Or maybe England. 😊😉

#Wondrouswednesday

Thank you for the tag @Eggs ! Hope you have a wonderful day❤️❤️

Eggs Thank you, and you as well💛🌞💛 3w
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The Island | Natasha Preston
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#titlesandtunes #islandvibes. Well, let‘s just say that the song definitely was better than the book. It‘s not a bad book, and I probably didn‘t choose wisely as this is a YA thriller that reads like you‘re watching a movie. Again, not bad, just not for me. I think I‘d have probably loved it when I was 15!

BarbaraBB That‘s a bummer but at least we have this great playlist 😉💃 1mo
Cinfhen Agreeing with @BarbaraBB song choice was fab 😎 1mo
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The book loving introvert in me finds this to be very true!💜

marleed Oh, I agree! 1mo
Tamra That‘s me! Love my friends, not crazy about hanging with acquaintances or strangers. 1mo
AmyG Very, very true. 1mo
Bklover @marleed @Tamra @AmyG @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks It‘s one of the reasons I love Litsy. You are my favorite friends who always bring me peace❤️❤️❤️ (edited) 3w
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The Island | Natasha Preston
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#islandvibes #titlesandtunes

May pick! This is as good as I can do - a book about teens who may not make it off an island and a 🎶hotel where no one leaves🎶. It‘s shaky, but it‘ll sort of work. Did have fun looking through music though! Also looking forward to the book 😉

Cinfhen I love your pairing!!!! Well played 🎊 1mo
Bklover @Cinfhen ❤️❤️ 1mo
Cinfhen Book sounds really fun! 1mo
BarbaraBB Cool choices!! 1mo
Bookzombie Excellent choices! 🙂 1mo
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1. Meditation
2. Eating waaaay too late in the evening
3. Movie- disaster movies where thousands die. I love them. Watch with my daughter. End of civilization type stuff.

#wondrouswednesday

@dabbe @Ruthiella @CBee @CoffeeNBooks @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you!! I‘m going to have to think 🤔 on #1!! 🤣😂 1mo
Eggs Thanks for joining in—like your # 3 1mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks This may sound stupid but how did you learn to meditate? It need to be doing that! 3w
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Bklover @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Not a stupid question at all! When I first started I used guided meditations where you are walked through it. They are usually 20 minutes or so. You can get them on Spotify or YouTube. There are also meditation apps. I use Gaia but it has a fee, although some are free. The App Store has loads of them look for a guided one to start. Then when you get used to it YouTube has lots of meditation music or vibrations. I wish you 3w
Bklover @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks lived across the street. We could do it together! The ones on YouTube (just search meditation) that are just music or vibrations are wonderful. Let me know if you try! ❤️❤️❤️ 3w
Bklover @Eggs Disaster movies are great. That is, as long as the dog lives!! There can be no dying animals! 😉😅 3w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Bklover thank you!! I wish we did too ❤️ we would have so much fun! 3w
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Enjoyed this one (So did Max) that I read for #authoramonth. #aam. I did like The It Girl better though.

miamorswife I liked this one better 2mo
Leftcoastzen Cuteness! 2mo
Soubhiville Aw, Max! He‘s so cute. Poms are one of my favorite breeds to groom. 2mo
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dabbe Hello, Marvelous Max! 💙🐾💙 2mo
Bklover @Leftcoastzen thank you!! 2mo
Bklover @Soubhiville Max is my sweet old guy. If you were nearer I‘d bring him over! (Although you can‘t mention his weight. He‘s very self-conscious)❤️😉 2mo
Bklover @dabbe Hey Denise!! Thank you for noticing how marvelous I am!!💙🐾💙 You are quite quite marvelous as well! 2mo
Bklover @miamorswife There‘s only one that I really haven‘t cared for so far and that‘s The Lying Game. Mrs Westaway is next! 😊😉 2mo
ShelleyBooksie Adorable Max!!! 2mo
dabbe @Bklover 🥰 2mo
Bklover @ShelleyBooksie Max says thanks!🐾❤️ 2mo
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The It Girl | Ruth Ware
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#authoramonth this was ok, but I found parts of it a little hard to believe. There were also places where the author said something that didn‘t fit and pulled me out of the book. On the whole though, it was entertaining and I did finish it, which is something. (I am a champion at DNFs)

Jemgirl2014 The victim was so annoying, Kind of a little too old to be doing all of those pranks if you ask me lol. 2mo
Bklover @Jemgirl2014 I agree!! That‘s one of the things that just wasn‘t quite believable. 2mo
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The It Girl | Ruth Ware
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One of the comforting things about rereading your favorite books.
Reading The It Girl for #authoramonth.

dabbe As Eliza Doolittle would say, “LOVERLY.“ 💜💜💜 2mo
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What a fun theme, although at first I couldn‘t think of any except those already posted. Then I looked at my books read list, and they just kept coming! These are two that certainly fit the theme.
Just as a mention, the movie Fatal Attraction (which has been recently remade) is a very creepy movie that was the first thing that popped into my head, but wasn‘t from a book.

#ThemedThursday
@BarkingMadRead @StayCurious @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

dabbe Ooh, yeah! Fatal Attraction still works, too! I think we all think of movies as visual books, don't we? I haven't read these two; are they worth putting on my TBR?

Thanks for playing! 💜🤗💜
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Bklover @dabbe I didn‘t think of it before, but they are oddly similar and I only gave them three ⭐️, so to be honest, nah. (Lol I didn‘t even look at anyone else‘s reviews. They might have loved them!). 2mo
dabbe @Bklover I trust your views. Not on the TBR list because there are too many 4s and 5s out there! #thanks 🤣💜🤗 2mo
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I have gotten very little else done while listening to this book. I‘m not one of those people‘s who can speed up the audio, so I‘ve been riveted for hours (and hours). Multiple viewpoints, including a murderer, and a lot of infertility discussion (trigger warning), but this one was a winner. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

paper.reveries Starting this one now! Your post has me looking forwarded to it. :) 2mo
Bklover @daisyheadmaesie I hope you enjoy it! You‘ll have to let me know!❤️ 2mo
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1. My very first dream job was that I desperately wanted to be a cashier in a grocery store. I know, I know. This was waaaay back before scanners and those flying fingers over the cash register fascinated me. Later wanted to teach 4th grade.
2. I‘m a retired accountant, whose fingers can fly over a calculator!
3. Alternative/Indie. (Babe Rainbow, Alice Phoebe Lou) No triggers for me there.
#wondrouswednesday. Tagging anybody ❤️

Deblovestoread Twins! Love it! 2mo
Eggs Excellent 👏🏻🙌🏻👍🏼 2mo
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The Housemaid | Freida McFadden
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This was a fun one for me, and I‘ll definitely be looking for the next one. This was my #tbrtarot for March which was on my shelf because it was recommended by @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

(Forgot to post this one)

CBee I‘ve heard super good things about this! (edited) 2mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘m happy you liked it!! 2mo
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For this month‘s #2023readingbracket I think my favorite was The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. Joyland was great, but it was a reread, so didn‘t include it.

Amandakay That was my favorite, too! 2mo
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Joyland | Stephen King
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March Wrap Up! This was a good month for me. My favorite first time read this month was The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. Felt unique and different to me. I adore Joyland , , but it was a reread. Hope you all had a great March!❤️

NikkiM5 I loved Addie LaRue too! 2mo
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Started this yesterday and so far it‘s just so good. I seem to really like JT Ellison‘s books- listening to the audiobook for this one!❤️❤️. Another #becauseoflitsy

Hooked_on_books I loved this one! I gasped at one point! 2mo
Bklover @Hooked_on_books I am about halfway and I can‘t stop listening!!! 2mo
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Tell Me How to Be | NEEL. PATEL
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Here are my books for #bookspin and #doublespin this month! Sometimes I see what they are and think “oh, no” but this month I‘m looking forward to both of them!
#bookspin is a recommendation from @Cinfhen I think?! Doublespin was a #litsylove gift from @CBee ❤️❤️❤️. I hope you all got good picks!!👍

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
CBee Yay! Hope you enjoy it!! 😊 I also bought Tell Me How to Be a few months ago and look forward to reading it! (edited) 2mo
Cinfhen Yes!!! I LOVED that book but I did audio which I think elevated my reading experience. Hopefully you‘ll love it in print - you too @CBee - BTW: I‘m still LOVING your teas 💕 2mo
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#bookspin #doublespin
Here‘s my April bookspin. It‘s kind of a mess because I forgot to make it square the first time. But it‘ll do! 😉😂

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
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Middlemarch | George Elliot
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Well, I am pretty proud of myself. Read this a chapter a day with @BarkingMadRead whose hashtags could get me through any book at all. What a fun experience this was, and thank you soooo much, my friend. ❤️
@BarkingMadRead
#pemberlittens #whatsnext #whatsafterthat #youcanneverstop #justkiddingsortof

KristiAhlers Wasn't it a good read? 2mo
Ruthiella Well done! 👍 2mo
BarkingMadRead I‘m so glad you liked…. My hashtags 🤣 I feel like she could have cut that book in half and still said the same stuff 🤣🤣 2mo
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Bklover @KristiAhlers Yes, it was! Don‘t know that I‘d have gotten through it without the buddy read though. 😉 2mo
Bklover @Ruthiella Thanks! It inspires me to tackle more of the classic chunksters. I just have to get @BarkingMadRead to do lots more buddyreads😂🤣😂🤣 2mo
BarkingMadRead @Bklover anytime!! 2mo
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Joyland | Stephen King
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#LosersClub
I just love this book. SK type characters, which always feel like either friends or people I know, a great story, and not too long. If you aren‘t a King person but want to try one out, this is a good one.

TheBookgeekFrau I Loved this book so much, it was the inspiration for one of my tattoos--a reminder that The Last Good Time Always Comes. And Holy Moly, I read it 10 years ago?!!!!! How is that even possible 🤯😅 2mo
AmyG @TheBookgeekFrau This is 10 years old????? 🤣 2mo
TheBookgeekFrau @AmyG Shocking right?!!!!! But yeah, came out in 2013 😱 2mo
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Bklover @TheBookgeekFrau @AmyG Now I‘m dying to see the tattoo! I wish he‘d write more of these. When it first came out I thought maybe there‘d be more - wish there were!! (edited) 2mo
TheBookgeekFrau @Bklover I'll post a pic for you. There are two more he wrote for Hard Case Crime -- the first was The Colorado Kid, which was meh and the other was Later, which was *chef's kiss* sooooo good! 2mo
Bklover @TheBookgeekFrau Thanks!! I think I read the Colorado Kid, but I‘ll definitely look for Later!! 2mo
Bklover @TheBookgeekFrau I just checked out Later, and then after reading the first chapter remembered that I did read it. And loved it. Go figure. 2mo
TheBookgeekFrau @Bklover 🤣 Too funny, and so exactly a book lover characteristic 😂😂 Glad you read it though, cause like I said: Really Good (and that's all I remember of it) 2mo
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🍽️ I don‘t think I have a favorite. There are several restaurants that have specific things that I like, but I don‘t think I could pick a favorite. I would say though, that Italian is my favorite
📖 I love books with recipes! Particularly mysteries

#twofortuesday

Thanks again @BethM

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @dabbe @BarkingMadRead @CoffeeNBooks

dabbe Thanks for the tag, @Bklover; I recently posted! 🤗 3mo
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Getting ready to paint my spare room and turn it into a little library. Could you imagine a more perfect paint color?!

tpixie That is perfect! 😂 and a nice color ! 3mo
CoffeeNBooks I love that! 3mo
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DivineDiana A match for your library! 3mo
tonymp Does it make the wall look younger than it is? LOL 3mo
Ruthiella Perfect! 😂👍 3mo
Bklover @tonymp I was sort of hoping that just sitting in the room would make ME look younger! 😉 3mo
Bklover @tpixie @CoffeeNBooks @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @DivineDiana @Ruthiella To be honest I wasn‘t sure I liked the color when I first looked at it, but I have now convinced myself that it is the only color that will work! Plus, as I told @tonymp I‘m hoping it will make me look younger! 3mo
tpixie @Bklover lol 😂 3mo
CoffeeNBooks @tonymp 😂🤣😂 3mo
Hooked_on_books Just don‘t hang your portrait in there! 😉 3mo
Bklover @Hooked_on_books Good thought. That wouldn‘t be a good idea! 3mo
Meshell1313 So perfect!! 3mo
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Joyland | Stephen King
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Starting this for #losersclub. Don‘t you love it when you start a book that you know you love because you read it before but you can‘t remember a single thing about it?!!?
@BarkingMadRead #whathappenswhenyou‘re63

bthegood OMG - my experience as well with this one! 🙂 3mo
Karons1 I loved 🥰 this also you should read Later in the same funky crime series it‘s also excellent , kings a genius isn‘t he ? Enjoy 😊 3mo
BarkingMadRead That totally happened to me as well, it‘s happened a few times lol I read some of these books so long ago! 3mo
Bklover @bthegood @BarkingMadRead It happens to me more and more often! 3mo
Bklover @Karons1 Oh, I will definitely look for it! Thanks for the suggestion! I love love love SK! 3mo
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A Deeper Darkness | J.T. Ellison
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I love JT Ellison books. This one, however, took an odd turn that felt hurried, and I just couldn‘t love this one like I have the others. Still a pick, but ⭐️⭐️⭐️
#bookspin

Monica5 JT Ellison is so good 3mo
Bklover @Monica5 Yes! You‘ll have to tell me what you think of this one! 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3mo
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Of Mice and Men | Steinbeck
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I haven‘t read this in years and years, but it still has the effect on me that it did then. George and Lenny are friends in a world of migrant workers where no one has friends. There is a lot of fear and sadness and meanness in this one. Although I‘ve read other Steinbeck books, this one always comes to mindfirst.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#authoramonth

TheAromaofBooks I read this one last year for the first time. I was really blown away by how much emotion and thoughtfulness Steinbeck was able to pack into such a short story. 3mo
Bklover @TheAromaofBooks Yes! For such a short book it‘s very intense! 3mo
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was for #roll100 and I enjoyed it way more than I thought I would. Usually time jumps are jarring for me but I slipped back and forth easily. This book was unique, and that made it so good!

Bklover I‘d have give it five stars but I very much disliked the very last chapter 3mo
SarahBookInterrupted I agree it was very unique. I really enjoyed it too!. 3mo
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1. Fall, Tootsie Pops (especially the red ones), green, lilacs, stuck in a cabin/anyplace with snow on the ground for miles, coffee, hot tea, or Dr Pepper w cream soda- depends what time of day, Dutch Blitz

2. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Middlemarch and A Deeper Darkness(#bookspin)

What fun questions @Eggs ! Thanks again for tagging me❤️

Eggs You are welcome 🙏🏻 🤗 3mo
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#wondrouswednesday
1. Living so many lives!
2. The Reading List
3. Tim Johnston (The Current)

Eggs Thanks for joining in 🥳🙏🏻👏🏻 3mo
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The Call of the Wild | Jack London
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I read this as a teen and I remember enjoying it, but not much else. I decided to read it for this month‘s #tbrdeckofcards, and to be honest it didn‘t age well. I was overwhelmed by the animal torture and actually kept reading just to try to get to a point where I would begin to feel better, but I think I‘m just too old for this one. I kept thinking “I LIKED this?!?”

Coffeymuse I hate when books aren't what you remembered. Thanks for playing this month, though! Hopefully next month will be better! 3mo
Bklover I‘m still glad I read it! Sometimes I comment on somebody‘s post that I‘d read whatever book they‘re talking about and that I loved it. I need to be careful when it‘s a book I read 40 years ago. I used to LOVE The Thorn Birds and tried to reread a while back and couldn‘t get through the first 50 pages. 🙄😉😅 3mo
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Almost forgot! Here‘s my Bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo
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I read this today as a book that‘s been on my shelf TBR for at least five years for #LitsyLove It was good. Not great but definitely held my interest as I read it today in one sitting. After reading it I don‘t think I‘d want to see the movie.
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5feet.of.fury I have yet to read or watch (but own the book) but I hear the movie deviates a lot 3mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🖤🖤🖤 3mo
Bklover @5feet.of.fury Well, hmmmmm… I may have to see just to see what they changed! 3mo
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Wish You Were Here | Jodi Picoult
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This is my choice for February #2023readingbracket. I am actually surprised, as I‘ve never been a Picoult fan, other than Nineteen Minutes, which I thought was wonderful. This one was excellent, although it is a Covid book, so if you are avoiding that then skip this one!

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Mehso-so

Found this on my hotel room the other day, so of course I read it. I usually enjoy cozy mysteries, but this was not the first in the series and I think the author assumed we knew a lot more than we did. Seemed a bit silly. (Quicksand?)

Leftcoastzen Awww , those cuties! 3mo
Bklover @Leftcoastzen ❤️❤️ 3mo
Ruthiella The idea of quicksand used to terrify me as a kid! Overactive imagination. 😰😂 3mo
dabbe Cuteness overload! Da sweeties! ❣️🐾🐾❣️ 3mo
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The Current: A Novel | Tim Johnston
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tim Johnston is becoming one of my auto- buy in hardcover books. Not a thriller, sort of a mystery, but a book I fall into and become part of. Absolutely loved it!

TheLudicReader Did you read The Descent? Amazing. 3mo
Bklover @TheLudicReader Yes! I read that one first. I just love his books. You just get lost in them. 3mo
Itchyfeetreader This sounds really very much my kind of a book. Stacking 3mo
Bklover @Itchyfeetreader oh, I hope you like it- you‘ll have to let me know! I‘d send you my copy but it‘s on my kindle ❤️😊 3mo
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It‘s hard to believe #LitsyLove has been around for five years. Although I was gone for a year, the LitsyLove bunch has been wonderful! For this weekend‘s five year anniversary fun, I‘m reading the tagged book, which has been hanging around on my TBR for quite a while.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 3mo
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The Reading List: A Novel | Sara Nisha Adams
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I just got home from a short trip with my oldest daughter. I am tired. But when I got home look what was waiting for me! I‘ve given up trying to explain Litsy to anyone. They can‘t possibly understand how much I love you all. Thank you so much for this wonderful surprise from my TBR. You are wonderfully thoughtful and generous people Amy, Misty, and Renee! ❤️❤️❤️
Btw that‘s Jack giving himself a bath #catsoflitsy

TrishB Yeah, I don‘t explain anymore! Close family know, other people say ‘reading friends‘. That and more ♥️ 3mo
AmyG @TrishB Yes. I call you all my book/reading friends….many of who are sort of nicer than some of my IRL friends. 🤣 @Bklover Enjoy! This is a lovely book. (edited) 3mo
TrishB I think my friends in here certainly know me better in a lot of ways. That reading insight. 3mo
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Bklover @TrishB @AmyG I call you my worldwide book group. When I used to tell people that Litsy was an app they‘d just look at me blankly, with maybe a touch of pity. 🙄. You all are my favorite people ❤️❤️ 3mo
dabbe I think we all feel the same way. And then you add #LitsyLove, and WOW! My husband has even commented that since I joined in January, my mood has been much happier. Gee, I have no idea why! ❣️🤣❣️

And look at that Joyous Jack! #handsomeman ❣️🐾❣️
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Bklover 😂😂 I‘ve gotten that look many times!! 3mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @dabbe awwww that makes me happy ❤️❤️❤️ 3mo
dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks You are the best! 🥰 3mo
Bklover @dabbe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks After “the look” there‘s no point going on…it just makes it worse lol. And litsylove is wonderful! Makes me happy too @dabbe ❤️❤️❤️ 3mo
dabbe @Bklover Amen! ❣️ 3mo
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