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Hestapleton

Hestapleton

Joined May 2016

Storyteller. Cat lover. Voracious reader. Co-host of Checking Out - A Reading Podcast
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Spare by Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex
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The porch swing was one of our best purchases this year. (Idk why my pics are posting sideways. I'm using web until the android app is up and the photo editor is super hard to navigate.)

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Anyone who owns anything with a rechargeable battery should read this book. I am gutted. It's taken me three months to read this and I've cried almost every time I've picked it up. Major TWs for almost every horrible thing that can happen to child. And those things happened so that we could have smart phones.

Soubhiville Sounds like an important book. Stacked. 7mo
TheAromaofBooks With the increase of battery usage in everything from smart phones, laptops, tablets, and electric cars, this is a topic that has been on my mind. I don't know how to personally, much less as a society, disentangle myself from using items that use these materials that are obtained at such a horrific cost. Did the author have any suggestions for lifestyle changes or companies that are doing things differently? 7mo
Hestapleton @TheAromaofBooks unfortunately there's not much we CAN do besides encourage companies to trace their Cobalt back to the miners. A lot of companies claim to use ethically mined Cobalt, but the author shows how if you trace the chain to the source, that's almost never the case. There is lying and corruption at every level, and the Congo has been brutalized for its natural resources from the beginning. It's a tough history. 7mo
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Ruthiella Publicly traded companies in the US must trace back through the entire supply chain, not just for cobalt, but other conflict minerals in accordance with Section 1502 of the Wall Street Consumer Reform and Protection Act. Private companies in the electronics industry typically follow suit. The EU has similar regulations against using conflict minerals. I‘m not saying this solves the problem, but measures are at least being taken. (edited) 7mo
SamAnne I‘ve had this stacked since it was published but haven‘t gotten to it yet. Something I‘ve been thinking about. I know my IPad has limited life left and I will read this before I make the purchase of a new one. I do love reading books on it. (edited) 7mo
TheAromaofBooks Such a complicated situation. Thank you for sharing your review!! 7mo
Hestapleton @Ruthiella just because they must doesn't mean they aren't or that they aren't being lied to, which is what the author lays out. Even with these regulations in place, Cobalt is still being mined unethically and here's how that can still happen. 7mo
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I MISS YOU GUYS. Finally been able to carve out some reading time in the chaos of working two jobs and raising a rascal toddler and it feels so good. My current read is tagged and I've attached a picture of my little reader as tax. #raisingreaders

IndoorDame He‘s so big ❤️❤️❤️!!! And adorable!!! We miss you too ❤️ glad to hear you‘re getting some reading time! (edited) 7mo
Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 7mo
DivineDiana Love seeing him reading a book. ❤️ 7mo
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marleed Oh so sweet. There are times in one‘s life when it‘s perfectly acceptable (and encouraged) to read and post of picture books exclusively. Most important reading possible! 7mo
BarbaraBB Good to see you! And him 😍 7mo
Ruthiella Welcome back! What a cute rascally little reader. 😄 7mo
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Magic for Liars | Sarah Gailey
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Finished my #bookspin AND my #doublespin already! Making some good progress on my bingo card too. Feels good to read again :)

IndoorDame Ooh I loved the Sundown Motel! Glad you‘re finding some reading time ❤️ 14mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 14mo
Hestapleton @IndoorDame sundown motel gave me the SHIVERS!!! 14mo
IndoorDame @Hestapleton all her books do! She‘s my favorite spooky author 14mo
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Took today off since Artie is getting his four month vaccines later. He decided to sleep in so I get to actually read my book AND drink my coffee while it‘s hot! What is this?!

StayCurious love that you call him Artie - so cute! 1y
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Haven‘t been reading much because of this spooky boy, but I‘m hoping to get back in the swing, even if it‘s slowly. I signed up for #scarathlon and I‘m going to try #bookspinbingo again in October! (Okay maybe I‘ll shoot for just the #bookspin lol). Do kiddo Halloween books? 😬
Currently enjoying the tagged on audio! Scott Brick = 😍

Clwojick Childrens books definitely count, so you can start planning those Halloween bedtime stories! 🖤🖤 1y
slategreyskies We used to have a cool board book called Goodnight Goon. 1y
TheAromaofBooks What a cutie!!! 1y
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StayCurious He‘s so adorable! So glad you‘ve signed up for some spooky fun! 1y
BarbaraBB So cute 🥰 1y
marleed He‘s so cute! 1y
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Chimera | Mira Grant
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I stumbled across this series at the start of the month and devoured all three books! This one dragged a bit and all three books tend to follow a similar plot structure, but they‘re easy to read and I like the sci-fi premise. Ending was tidy, but I didn‘t care.

AmandaBlaze If you like fantasy, she writes under Seanan McGuire, too. 2y
Empire002 What a great book
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Audiobooks are the best! I‘ve watched a lot of docs about NXIVM, but this book still offered new information and perspectives, including quotes and testimony from the trial. Absolutely mine-boggling from start to finish. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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I READ A BOOK. Stephen King gets me out of any funk. Different than some of his other works, but really enjoyable still. His character writing is always very vivid for me. #wintergames #teamgamesleighers

keys_on_fire Congrats!! I know how that feels when you finally get out of a reading slump. And what a great book to do it with! ❤️ 2y
LibrarianRyan I get it. I‘m still trying to finish LMPBC. I love and dig in last night but let me tell you adult books and reading at home has been HARD. Good job. 2y
StayCurious Yay! Way to go:) 2y
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A very late #bookspinbingo and #wintergames TBR! Full of winter-y and spooky holiday reads.

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! Never too late to BookSpin!!! I posted the numbers this morning!! 2y
StayCurious Looks great! Glad you‘re joining us! 2y
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Been a bit quiet on here because turns out growing baby boy is requiring SIGNIFICANTLY more energy than I thought. First trimester is almost done and I‘m hoping to be able to spend less time on Netflix and more time on my books soon.

DivineDiana Very happy for you! Take care of yourself! ❤️ 2y
brittanyreads Congratulations!! 🧸 2y
monalyisha We all need a little (read: A LOT) of Netflix every now & again. Do what feels right. 😉 And congratulations!!! 🎉 2y
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La_Cori Congratulations!! 🥳💙👶 2y
IuliaC Congratulations! 🎉❤ 2y
Megabooks Congratulations!! 🎉🎉 2y
AmyG Congrats! 🎉 2y
sebrittainclark Congratulations!!! 2y
Cazxxx Congratulations! 😊 2y
BethM Congrats friend!! I was soooo tired my first trimester. Boys rock! 2y
SheReadsAndWrites Congratulations! 2y
Deblovestoread Congrats! 🎉 2y
julesG Congratulations!!! 2y
FantasyChick Congrats!!! 2y
BookmarkTavern Congrats! 🎉🎉🎉 2y
AmyK1 Congratulations!! 2y
marleed Congratulations! 2y
sprainedbrain Congratulations 🎉 2y
Chelsea.Poole So exciting!! Hopefully your energy returns asap! 2y
Ddzmini Congratulations 🎈🎊🎉🍾 2y
CarolynM Congratulations 🎉 Take care of yourself, your books will wait 💕 2y
WJCintron Congratulations!!! 🎊 2y
Bookzombie Congratulations!! 2y
Nute Congratulations! The BEST news. Take Care! 2y
StayCurious I‘m so excited that we‘ll have our little boys together❤️ 2y
LiteraryinLawrence Congratulations on this exciting news! Just wanted to let you know that I mailed Transcendent Kingdom back to you today. I didn‘t read it but wanted to return it to its rightful owner. Have a great holiday season! 2y
Jess861 Congratulations! 2y
BookBabe How exciting! Congratulations!!🎉 2y
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Thank you for the #ANS Halloween goodies @BeaG ! I‘ve got the pumpkin hanging on my door and I‘m excited to dig into the Stephen Graham Jones!

LibrarianRyan Nice!! 2y
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No pic because I‘m hiding it, but I have received my #ANS swap!

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Halloweenies | Dan Fiorella
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Week 2 totals for #teamhendrix

StayCurious Amazing job! 2y
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Bailedbailed

DNFing this one. I‘m about halfway through and I‘m just not enjoying it enough to finish.

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Swaps | Sherree DeCovny
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#ans and #lmpbc went out today!

LibrarianRyan Yeahhh 2y
staci.reads Can't wait! 🤗 2y
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Halloweenies | Dan Fiorella
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Week 1 points for #teamhendrix!

StayCurious Wow you're doing so great! 2y
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The Gameshouse | Claire North
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My games total for #teamhendrix is 3,810 + 1 for this post! Had a lot of fun with this one!

StayCurious wow you're a machine! Great job! 2y
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A great into to horror for kids who like to be scared. I love how the first section also has storytelling tips to get maximum fright! 29 stories = 435 total points plus 54 readathon minutes and 1 for participation. #scarathlon #teamhendrix

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Walking Dead | Peter Dickinson
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Another great #scarathlon day yesterday! I‘d like to credit all my points to reading 5 volumes of The Walking Dead. Each volume is 6 issues, so 6x5 is 30 and 30x15 is 450 PLUS readathon points! #teamhendrix
#scarathlon #spookoween #littenlisten #necromathon #bfc #bookspin #wickedathon #screamathon (and assorted insta/blog readathons)

Traci1 Well done! Go #teamhendrix. 👻 2y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 2y
StayCurious You‘re amazing! How‘re you likeing Walking Dead? 2y
Hestapleton @StayCurious I‘m really enjoying it but WOW is it different from the show!! I miss Daryl 😭 2y
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#scarathlon day 1 points! Yay for lots of short audiobooks! Going to try to tag everyone but will probably miss things. I‘ll tally up early bird and game points at the end of the week. #teamhendrix
#scarathlon #spookoween #littenlisten #necromathon #bfc #bookspin #wickedathon #screamathon (and assorted insta/blog readathons)

TheSpineView 🤩🤩🤩 2y
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Pumpkinheads | Rainbow Rowell
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My first official Halloween book for #scarathlon! Super cute and laugh out loud funny. A great way to usher in fall! And now I want pie. #teamhendrix

jb72 I 🥰 this book so much! 2y
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Another #scarathlon audio done! This was just the title story of the tagged collection. If you like zombies or Salem‘s Lot, you‘ll like this one :) #teamhendrix

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Killer by Nature | Jan Smith
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First #scarathlon book complete! Deeply unsettling and well produced on audio. Some of the voices blurred together so it was difficult to keep track of which character was speaking.

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Yay for more #bfc21! October‘s goals are:
📚: read every day and listen to one audiobook
🏋🏼‍♀️: personal training 2x/week, HIIT 1x/week, walk 1x/week.

wanderinglynn Fantastic goals! 🙌🏻🎃🧡 2y
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Here is my early #scarathlon2021 list for #teamhendrix and my list for #bookspinbingo. I even gave myself a list of alternates if I‘m not feeling something on my list! 🤣

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2y
StayCurious I love how organized you are! Great list - +50 early bird points! 2y
LiteraryinLawrence I put Deacon King Kong in the mail to you today. Look for it by Friday! 💗 2y
Hestapleton @LiteraryinLawrence dope! Hoping to get Dunbar and things fall apart out Saturday! @Mynameisacolour @staci.reads 2y
staci.reads @Hestapleton @LiteraryinLawrence Looking forward to them 🙂 2y
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This was REALLy good. I didn‘t know much about the full Epstein back story, but Brown explains things well and is compulsively readable. The content is sickening but I couldn‘t put this one down. Well reported.

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Aims42 Looks like a great evening!!! 🥰 3y
Nute That looks scrumptious!😋 2y
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Not my favorite Sager (nothing replaces FINAL GIRLS) but it was pretty escapist and fast-moving, which made it great for my lazy holiday weekend! A few too many twists and turns, but it was still a fun time.
Side note: I think I‘ve done more reading over the past three days than I have in three weeks!

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Night of the Mannequins | Stephen Graham Jones
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This book was SO weird and amazing and I loved every bit of it. SGJ is fast becoming a favorite and I love that he has a full backlist to explore!

SamAnne I‘m planning to read this one next week! Read Mongrels last month. (edited) 3y
Tonton I loved Mongrels; he‘s great! 3y
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And that‘s a NOPE for me. Dekker was one of my favorites growing up, but this did not deliver. Bad world set up, clearly self-published (needs editing) and just blah. Couldn‘t get more than 25 pages in.

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Whisper Down the Lane: A Novel | Clay McLeod Chapman
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I LOVE LONG WEEKENDS. A great book to usher in Spooky Season. It‘s a great look at the ramifications of the Satanic Panic of the 80s though it definitely had some improbable moments. Overall, a fast read, but a #borrownotbuy for me.

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Bare Bones: A Novel | Kathy Reichs
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Finished my #bookspin last night! Not my favorite Brennan novel - too many plots and subplots that didn‘t clearly connect or resolve. Ready for the next one! @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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Ehhh. I loved her on GBBO, but this was hit or miss for me. Some parts were really interesting, like her section on the holidays, but most essays felt like she was overreaching a bit. At the end of the day, food is food. There is only so much analyzing I can financially afford to do. 🤷🏼‍♀️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Also this book just made me crave curry. So be forewarned.

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Getting back into my posting swing by sharing my September #bfc21 goals! I‘ve joined a gym, made myself a routine, and I‘m really trying to stick with it. I can make a discord group if there are any Littens that want a gym accountability buddy! @TheAromaofBooks tagging you because I reference my #bookspin list here - just don‘t have the list on me. I‘m spinning this month!

wanderinglynn Awesome! 🙌🏻 Way to go! And we have a slack channel for BFC if you want to use that. ☺️ 3y
Hestapleton @wanderinglynn wasn‘t sure if it was still active/if anyone posted 😂 3y
wanderinglynn True, no one has used it in a while. But you could jump start it! 😉 3y
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wanderinglynn If you start a discord group, let me know & I‘ll add it to my post. I plan to post later today. 😀 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Good luck!!! 3y
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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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REALLY happy with my #awesomeaugust progress! While I didn‘t hit my goal of only 3 in progress books, 4 is pretty dang close!

Andrew65 Brilliant, thanks for playing along. 👏👏👏🙌🍾🥂🥳😍 3y
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Bailedbailed

Think it‘s time to DNF on this one, which is too bad, cause I really wanted to like it. I‘m about 200 pages in and I still have no idea what‘s happening or who these people are. The author jumps around from person to person, which makes it very difficult to follow events.

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Project Hail Mary | Andy Weir
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This book made me both laugh out loud and cry and I can‘t give higher praise than that. Very very science-y, but another winner from Weir. So glad I snuck this into my reading this month.

BookDadGirlDad I really need to read this. I thoroughly enjoyed The Martian (movie and book). 3y
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Fractured | Karin Slaughter
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An unconventional #audiowalk today cause the Midwest is just too freaking hot!!

Tamra I cannot manage to read a print book and walk on the treadmill! I‘m impressed. 3y
BethM This heat can go anytime. I can‘t remember a summer this consistently hot in a long time. 3y
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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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#awesomeaugust update! Currently reading is down from 11 to 8! I finished four books, but started PROJECT HAIL MARY since I just realized it‘s due back to the library next week 😂

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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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My goal for #awesomeaugust is simple — FINISH SOME DAMN BOOKS. My currently reading stack is at a very overwhelming ELEVEN books and I want to get it down to at least three this week. I just keep starting new books and not actually finishing anything. Pls send thoughts and prayers 😂

Ruthiella You can do it! 💪 3y
Andrew65 Good luck with finishing a book. 3y
Nute Your words are pretty much describing my reading journey for the least year…many started, few finished. I like your declaration statement, Finish some damn books! You can do it! Me too!😃 3y
Hestapleton @Nute we got this! 💪🏼 3y
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It‘s been so crazy at Camp Kochi Kopi that I haven‘t had time to write home in days! But it‘s Friday so I‘m curling up the fire with a big old stack of books next to me, ready to read past my bedtime. #litsysummercamp @ImperfectCJ

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Good morning #litsysummercamp peeps! It‘s a brisk 55F here at Camp Koochi Kopi, which is perfect for coffee outside in a mascot mug with a new audiobook! My ideal camp weather actually reflects our current weather here in IN- mid to high 70s, low humidity, lots of sun.

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Untitled | Unknown
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1. I love cabins but I‘m not opposed to tent camping in decent weather.
2. I‘m going with Juju cause that‘s our nickname for my favorite cat (don‘t tell his brother)
3. I don‘t know if this counts, but whenever I camp I always take a new horror novel! Preferably if it takes place in the woods. THE TROOP was really good.
4. Finish BAD MEDICINE, NUT JOBS, and D-DAY GIRLS. #litsysummedcamp @ImperfectCJ

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Final Girl Support Group | Grady Hendrix
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Happy first day of #litsysummercamp friends! My nieces will be over in a few hours, so until they get here I‘m kicking off the day by enjoying an actually pleasant morning with my coffee and this highly-awaited book.

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Temperance Brennan and I are really clicking this week! Work is stressful and horrible, but these books feel like settling in with some cozy (but still bloody and murder-y). On to the next one!

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Wizard and Glass | Stephen King
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I like to call this “I don‘t know what to read next and I can‘t sleep (Sunday morning regrets)”

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Took a mental health day and I‘m curling up with this book for #lmpbc and I can‘t wait to share it with you ladies! I love it more than Homegoing!

staci.reads @ hestapleton It arrived yesterday! I'll make it my first read of August! I loved Homegoing, so I'm looking forward to this one! @LiteraryinLawrence @Mynameisacolour 3y
Hestapleton @staci.reads yay glad it came! I loved it so much more than Homegoing so I hope you like it! 3y
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You Love Me: A You Novel | Caroline Kepnes
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It‘s pretty clear that this book was written in response to the popularity of the Netflix series. The beginning reused elements of the first book, the middle was actually decent, and the end was just WEIRD. How no one on this island questioned a bunch of a dead bodies is beyond me. Skip it. #netgalley

Clare-Dragonfly Oh dear. I was hoping this would be a return to what I liked about the first book after I found the second weird and disappointing… 3y
Hestapleton @Clare-Dragonfly yeah I was hoping so too. 3y
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I adored this book! So much vibrancy leaping off every page! Definitely one I‘ll buying for my kids. #BBRC