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Roary47

Roary47

Joined December 2019

Happy Wifey. Mama of 2 girls. Pet mom to 20 chickens, 5 ducks, 3 dogs, and a cat. Teacher to teenagers. Reading is my peace! :)
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4✨ Soldiers face a lot when they are in battle or war. This is a taste of what soldiers may have seen/heard/witnessed themselves through WW1 from the German‘s perspective. It was very sad, and many times graphic. It helps you see the dark sides of war to understand what others went through. This was my #BookSpin and last #roll100 for May @TheAromaofBooks @PuddleJumper

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 9h
PuddleJumper Well done! 5h
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Moby Dick: bl velryba | Melville Herman
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Gandalf is my reading buddy today for my daily Serial read. 🥰💛

RaeLovesToRead Gandalf 🥰🥰🥰😭😭😭 oh he is too adorable! 1d
Leftcoastzen So cute!😻 1d
Ruthiella 😻😻😻 1d
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The Secret Garden 100th Anniversary | Frances Hodgson Burnett
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5✨ When I was a struggling reader I remember this was the book I wanted to practice with. I would read as much as I could to my parents at night before bed. My reward was getting the movie when we were done. While I remembered the frustration I also remember the patience my parents had with me as I was learning and trying. Well worth the reread and a beautiful edition to keep on my shelf. #roll100 May @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper Lovely! 1d
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Blue Lock 2 | Yusuke Nomura
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Huge summer book hall with the premium membership, and new tote… forgot I had a gift card though… oh well looks like I‘ll have to go back for more. 🤣

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The Secret Garden 100th Anniversary | Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Well, I was trying to read… official names: Black and white- Catrat, greys- Gandalf the grey and Earl Grey. Thanks for the suggestions @RaeLovesToRead and @Ruthiella

RaeLovesToRead Awww Gandalf!!!! #kittensagainstliterature 😍😍 2d
Ruthiella Perfect names! 😻😻😻 2d
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5✨ I‘m so excited that DogMan is back! I enjoy the laughs I get with each of the stories. Plus there is a moral lesson as well.

Traci1 My 8 year old loves these. He reads them over and over. 3d
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Gabby's Dollhouse Headband Book | Scholastic, Gabhi Martins
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We found kittens burning up in the heat of the Arizona Summer yesterday. Can you guess which one we are keeping? Lol. I love the pretty grey color of the other two though. Appear to be all boys somewhere between 3 and 4 weeks. The excited 2 year old named ours “Catrat” from the tv show I tagged. What should I label the other two? Book related so I can convince my hubby I need one of the grays. 😅

RaeLovesToRead Omg cuteness overload!!!!! 😍😍😍 3d
RaeLovesToRead Merry & Pippin? (But then you'd have to keep all 3!!! 😁) 3d
Ruthiella You need them all! So cute. Tarzan (aka Lord Greystoke), Smokie the Cat, Earl Grey, … 😻😻😻 3d
Roary47 @RaeLovesToRead @Ruthiella Those are all cute names. 3d
IndoorDame Awwwwww! 3d
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Moby Dick: bl velryba | Melville Herman
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Going to start a summer habit to get more classics read. Withering Heights and Scarlet Letter I‘ll finish in July. 🥰💛

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The Lost Melody | Joanna Davidson Politano
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3✨ #OUABC This one started out great. I like the idea of incorporating music into a mental institution to help the residents. I also love a good mystery as our main character hides her identity, because she is famous, to locate a person her father had been harboring there. The read was pretty good, but because of the POVs it was hard knowing who was speaking or if it was one person narrating since both play piano. ⬇️ #DoubleBookSpin May

Roary47 plus the person keeping our famous pianist was drugging and confusing her to think she was crazy. 4d
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3d
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4✨ The series is getting to a point that I don‘t want to stop reading. It is quite backwards from normal characteristics of our twins. I did not like Elizabeth‘s character in this book, but it did end mostly for the better. Interested to see the aftermath at the end in the next book.

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The Black Stallion | Walter Farley
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3✨ I‘ve been wanting to read this series for a really long time. I started it when I first got it, but put it down for what ever reason more than 20 years ago. A boy and a Black Stallion get shipwrecked forming an unbreakable bond. Heartfelt and worth the wait. My main complaint is the horses name is “The Black”, and it‘s similar to other horse racing series I have read. However, it may very well be older than those other stories. #Roll100

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 6d
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My Hero Academia, Volume 6 | Kohei Horikoshi
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5✨ The hero killer Stain. It finishes before the battle is over between UA students. My copy was damaged, but it didn‘t effect the book much. #SeriesLove @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Well done! 7d
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 5d
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My Hero Academia, Volume 6 | Kohei Horikoshi
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Well, I think I found where that square came from. 😬😭

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My Hero Academia, Volume 6 | Kohei Horikoshi
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What?! I‘m not sure if I‘m missing pages or not. This is bound in the middle. 😭💔

Texreader 😱 1w
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Questioning the Heiress | Delores Fossen
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DNF- I got 2 chapters in and I‘m not a fan. My kids have moved the bookmark so many times and I find I just don‘t care. I also do not have the urge to pick it up and find out what happened. Caroline‘s “Mercy” a few times annoyed me too. DNFing earlier than normal, but it‘s been months hanging on the 2nd chapter on my TBR since January.

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4✨This book honestly has been brightening my day for the past couple of days. We all struggle, some more than others, and Jenny Lawson puts those struggles of hers in a comedic way. Some of the situations and thoughts that come to her during them at cringey, but other times it‘s is just pure comedy gold. I‘m glad she put herself out there so it can help others. #Roll100 (April) @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 6d
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Trying to finish this book today. Life is just crazy, but my chickens make me happy. 🥰💛

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3✨ There was a lot going on in this, and it could have all been the answer to the mystery. The author did an amazing job at getting research on fine dining locations, and crafting the mystery to keep us guessing. I was not a fan of Joy in this for her relationship, and I‘m not sure I like who Claire is with either.

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My new bookish earrings I got for my birthday. Plus loving this audio read right now. 🥰💛

Ruthiella Very cute! Happy Birthday! 🥳🥳🥳 2w
Kristy_K Love them! Happy Birthday! 2w
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Happy Mothers day! I celebrate on Mexico‘s Mother‘s Day when it lands on today. I hate sharing my birthday, today, with Mother‘s Day. Long story short. 11 year old with cut up Mother‘s Day cake for my birthday cake scared me from liking this holiday even as a mom. Side note: anyone that struggles or struggled to be a mom. I feel you it took me a lot of struggle for years to have my kiddos. I hope you are able to be loved and supported today. 💛

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The Witch of Blackbird Pond | Elizabeth George Speare
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3✨I finished this earlier this week, but the end of the school year always has me trying to balance life and work in a very unbalanced way. Kit is our main character who is struggling with how different it is in Connecticut than it was with her grandfather. She meets a nice woman who the town labels as a witch. He world is changed when accusations start flying. Not bad, but it‘s hard to engage very much at this time of year.

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Delphi Resistance | Rysa Walker
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4✨ It took me a while to get to the second book in this series. Yet, it was another series that I‘ve read that just got better! In the beginning I was having trouble getting interested, but as the story continued it was harder and harder to put down. It leaves you on a cliffhanger so the novella and the last book are going to need to be ready when you finish. #SeriesLove @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Fantastic! 3w
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5✨My kiddos have had this book for a while because I like chickens. However, this is the first time I got to read it (thanks dad)! Gladys is just a regular chicken, but she starts to travel around her homeland because the people that she is with have their wish come true. In the end we learn you don‘t have to be magic to be special. Loved loved loved!

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Delphi Resistance | Rysa Walker
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Here is my #BookSpinBingo ready to go. I‘m excited for another productive reading month with a lot of exciting reads selected. @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1mo
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Yellow Brick War Signed | Danielle Paige
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4✨ Amy is back in Kansas after a long while so a lot has changed. Some are good and others make her crave going back to Oz. It ends on a cliffhanger so I will have to try to find the last book soon! My copy has a lot of cut pages, printed on half and full page at the same time so the story isn‘t lost. Just upsetting with a signed copy.

Roary47 This was the last book I wanted to read in #20in4 yay! @Andrew65 it is also on my #serieslove @TheSpineView (edited) 1mo
Andrew65 Brilliant on both counts 👏👏👏 1mo
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5✨I read this series when I was a kid, but never got to finish it. I‘m starting over now, and the beauty of the story is timeless. While I like the original covers better I‘m excited to read from the newer edition. In this book Kristy learns a lot about herself, her friends, and her family. All because she has the brilliant idea to create a babysitter club to help parents find a babysitter a lot easier. April #roll100 and 2nd book for #20in4

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 1mo
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 Sounds a great read. 1mo
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Frankly in Love | David Yoon
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3✨I was loving this in the beginning and now I‘m struggling with what to say. I finished it last last night and was disappointed that it turned the characters worlds in a different direction and stopped. So Frank Li and his friends in AP Calculus are working to get excellent scores on the SAT to land their dream colleges. High school situations happen throughout. There is also racial situations, and deep sad situations. The humor throughout is fun

Roary47 This is one of my March #roll100 picks @PuddleJumper and also was on my #20in4 to finish for the end of April @Andrew65 1mo
PuddleJumper Awesome! 1mo
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 1mo
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Untitled | Unknown
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I‘m intrigued by this. Has anyone else tried this snail mail version of a book box subscription in letters. It looks fun, and I might check my mail more. 😅

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I‘m ready to try to finish: “Frankly in Love”, “The Yellow Brick War”, and the first book in the babysitter club. If I can sneak in any more that would be awesome. 💛 #20in4 @Andrew65

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3✨ I‘m not sure how I feel about this book. I‘m also not sure if the magic is real, or it was a dream. It was well written and the twist was a good one. I really liked the ending for the married couples relationship. I just cannot wrap my mind around the depths of the story. #OUABC

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Her Sister's Death | K. L. MURPHY
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5✨ Yet another #OUABC selection that was hard to put down and this mystery was amazing! We have 3 POVs: Val- the victims sister, Terry- the ex detective, and Bridget- a past newlywed. Something is going on at the Franklin hotel and it‘s not clear exactly what. When Val‘s sister is found dead Val is not convinced it is a suicide. Note that there are domestic violence trigger warnings as well as suicide. Check out those gold edges! 😍

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4✨ The art was so interesting to look at on each page. The story was hard to follow, but interesting. It was book 0 so not sure if the tv series matches this series yet. Read for my 12 month challenge as my husbands pick.

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Georgie, All Along | Kate Clayborn
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3✨ I have mixed feelings about this book. I really like that Georgie, our female lead, found her high school journal of things she wanted to do. She decides that since her life is off track she will spend time with her friend who is expecting, mark off her bucket list items, and in so doing return to her hometown. The second POV is Levi, who has lots of rumors and a rocky reputation when he was in high school a few years before Georgie.⬇️

Roary47 2️⃣The characters and relationships are great in this book. The storyline is fun, with humor, and mishaps. What I didn‘t like, which is just a preference thing I‘m sure,is the details in the intimacy I could have done without, and I wish there was more items they did to check off things on the list. Other than that it was a solid and fun read. 1mo
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4✨ It has been so long since I read a Nancy Drew book. I‘m so glad I picked this up again because I found myself wishing I had more time to read it. Now that I‘m older I think I can appreciate the older style of writing that didn‘t make a lot of sense to me as a kid. Nancy is working her way to a golfing tournament at a hotel she is staying at with her two besties Beth and George.⬇️

Roary47 2️⃣ When Nancy hits her ball into the rough she stumbles on a mysterious bridge that the caddies all think is haunted. Meanwhile, her father is trying to locate a person of interest in a jewelry smuggling scheme. 2mo
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It Ends With Us | Colleen Hoover
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4✨ I probably could have read this faster than I did, because it was so entrancing! Lily meets a mysterious man one night after her fathers funeral. She reflects a lot about her past, and her potential future. Soon she finds herself becoming very successful, but emotions from her past start to surface as she‘s trying to build her attraction of the present.⬇️ Book in my 12 month Challenge.

Roary47 2️⃣The part I didn‘t like about this was the love triangle. I did like this book getting me thinking about what a domestic violence survivor battles with. This book can be triggering, for domestic violence victims. However, it‘s goal is really to break the chain. 2mo
Roary47 3️⃣ The author even reflected that a scene was written from a real experience and the strength of her mother for breaking that chain do give the author a better and emotionally healthier life, even though they had to struggle financially for a while. 2mo
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4✨Expect a lot of gore with this. This took us on a unique apocalyptic journey with the Mystery‘s inc gang. I think my biggest issue was they were not all friends when things went south so there is not much teamwork right now in taking care of the monster.

Roary47 Man it‘s been a busy week. Looking at my list I forgot to note this was my April #Bookspin @TheAromaofBooks 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2mo
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3✨ First of all I‘m proud of myself for reading a new book that was just published! I was hoping for more mystery in this story, but it focused more of the aftermath when their sister/daughter disappeared. You do find out what happened at the very end, and it‘s not what was really expected. It does follow several points of view so listening to it could be confusing at times because they used the same voice.⬇️

Roary47 The author does title each chapter with the characters name to help when reading. Overall, I didn‘t love it. However, I was interested in the characters and what happened to Ruthy. 2mo
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Looking for Alaska | Green, John
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3✨ The inner message here was really good. Life is hard for different reason to each person, but you have to navigate your way through it. Alaska is a fun loving girl who lives in the moment. She has a major trauma that she feels guilty for when she was a little girl, but seems to mainly live life to it‘s fullest.⬇️ #roll100 February @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper Brilliant! 2mo
Roary47 Part 2: Miles “pudge” meets her and other friends when he is enrolled in a boarding school. The book has a countdown to a life changing event and then the after for our characters. I disliked the smoking and alcohol for these teens, which yes very likely happens, but I have a person dislike for this particular type of characters. (edited) 2mo
Roary47 Part 3: Making it seem like being a teen is only fun if you are doing the forbidden things of your age bracket. However, I did enjoy the characters and the writing that I‘m familiar with from this author. 2mo
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Cleaning and getting rid of toys my oldest doesn‘t want. If you look closely you can see her arm. I‘m just guiding step by step to make sure it gets done to get ready for new things she‘s getting for Easter. Honestly, I‘m mostly reading while she makes a bigger mess. 😅

RaeLovesToRead I can't see the arm!! 2mo
Roary47 @RaeLovesToRead at the top of the animal mountain it‘s to the right of that top animal. 😂 2mo
RaeLovesToRead Ah yes! And I think I see a foot at the bottom of the pile!! 2mo
Roary47 @RaeLovesToRead ahh yeah! I didn‘t even notice that. 2mo
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Looking for Alaska | Green, John
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Sorting a huge pile of mail while sipping hot chocolate on a chilly morning. Plus listening to the tagged. Should be a good day. 🥰

BethM Yummmm 2mo
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It Ends With Us | Colleen Hoover
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Library trip all by myself to start of Spring Break. I think yes! 🥰💛

Ruthiella Enjoy your week off! 2mo
Roary47 @Ruthiella thank you! I‘m going to do my best. 🥰💛 2mo
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4✨ It took me a really long time to read for this short book. However, it was not the stories fault. Unless it had a beacon that cued people to stop reading after one paragraph…. Every time! I resorted to hiding so I could finish it because I really liked the concept of underground goblins that love to learn new things. Plus scary bugs, but one of them become a sweet friend. I‘m sad to see that there is not many reviews for this it was fun!

Roary47 This was my March #DoubleBookSpin I just couldn‘t seem to get it done for March. 😅 @TheAromaofBooks 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
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Bone Crier's Dawn | Kathryn Purdie
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3✨ I didn‘t like this as much as the first book, and spaced a lot of it. The concept is interesting. There was danger and action throughout, but I just was not engaged as much as I wanted to be.

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Hollywood Park: A Memoir | Mikel Jollett
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I tried emailing when I got this, but you might not have seen this. It is now unburied again from Spring Cleaning. So @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks I haven‘t read it, but I‘m sure you would like it home from a long ago #LMPBC round. Can you email me your address so it can get back to you in the nearer future? Sorry I didn‘t try this method of contacting you earlier. 😢

BeckyWithTheGoodBooks Hi @Roary47! Would love to have this back! Thank you! I will email you my address tomorrow. 😀 2mo
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Bone Crier's Dawn | Kathryn Purdie
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Running late on this, but didn‘t cheat! I filled out my TBR before I checked the #BookSpinBingo numbers. 🥰💛 @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2mo
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Baby boy (sooo excited to have a boy this time) and I cleaned the chicken coops this morning. They have been laying all over the place so I also had to block off a bunch of areas so I can get more Easter eggs for his sisters to color. Now we are going to relax and read a very boyish book. So far lots of goblin guts, bugs, and arena fights. 😅

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4✨ Obviously, this book is going to end in a sad place. Yet, it was worth the ride. Unlikely friends who find themselves together because they both got the alert they were dying today. Their connection is interesting and unusual, but they each teach each other more about life as they live it to the fullest. While it was really sad it was great learning and caring about these characters.

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My Hero Academia, Vol. 5 | Kohei Horikoshi
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5✨I read this in one sitting. Mostly filled with Shoto‘s origin story. It also finished the tournament arc. Very good art as I have seen in the others, and it leads into the next storyline.

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Yes!!! It‘s back! Just need to get each of them back where they were now. 🥰😭

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Untitled | Unknown
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Anyone else suddenly having issues with hoopla? I was listening to it yesterday, and in the afternoon all I‘ve seen is this. I tried deleting it and reinstalling, turning on and off my phone, and even resetting my password. Nothing… naturally, both my audiobooks are on this one. 😭

IndoorDame That‘s sooo frustrating! I‘m sorry! I can still navigate the app and stuff, but I‘m out of borrows for the month, so I don‘t know if my library is really interfacing with it properly today… 2mo
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