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SamaraBear

SamaraBear

Joined May 2016

Lover of books, animals, coffee, science, and all things David Bowie. Check out my blog http://positivelymiscellaneous.com for book reviews and more.
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Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar
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Year of the Griffin by Diana Wynne Jones
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the hate you give by Angie Thomas
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Books read in May. The Rick Riordan books were re-reads because I love them. My favorite for the month is probably the Five. Very good if you are interested in historical accounts of peoples‘ lives.

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I mean... she‘s not wrong 🤷🏻‍♀️

This book was published in 2011 in case anyone was wondering.

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Made You Up | Francesca Zappia
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4 1/2 stars out of 5. Amazing. The ultimate unreliable narrator. It had me pretty anxious throughout the whole book and it was quite a ride. You never know what is real and it gave me really intense feelings. Even after I finished the book, I had to sit and cry for a while.

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The Starless Sea | Erin Morgenstern
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Started this beauty today. I adore the Night Circus so I‘m hoping this will be just as good. And thanks to my momma for giving this to me for my birthday ❤️

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Landline | Rainbow Rowell
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Winter-y books read in December. I read Landline and A Christmas Carol every year. I enjoyed the Christmas Sisters and The Afterlife of Holly Chase! Anyone else have special winter reads?

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Graveyard Book | Neil Gaiman
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“Live your life
Its pain, its pleasure
Leave no path untaken.”

One of my all-time favorite quotes. I read this book every October and I love it and I cry at the end every year. ❤️

Aims42 Read this for the first time this October and loved it! Will definitely be a yearly re-read for me too 👍🏻 5y
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Sorcery of Thorns | Margaret Rogerson
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Who doesn‘t like a place with books in it?!

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King of Scars | Leigh Bardugo
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This part made me laugh out loud! Loving this crew!

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Foolish Hearts | Emma Mills
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I‘m not sure why I waited so long to read this. It was pretty good and not quite what I expected. But I love a good YA contemporary with a happy ending!

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Landline | Rainbow Rowell
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Words to live by ❤️ A favorite line from a favorite book #activelythoughtfullyhappy

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Grace and Fury | Tracy E Banghart
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#socksunday with my #currentread Happy Sunday book lovers!

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Dreadful Company | Vivian Shaw
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It‘s October! That means Halloween reads! Here are the books I plan to read this month (I also re-read Night Circus at the end of September/beginning of October to get ready). #halloweenismyfavorite #octobertbr #spookyreads

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Goodbye Days | Jeff Zentner
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I would be lying if I said I didn‘t cry all the way through this book. Sad, but also redeeming and reflective. I loved it more than I expected to.

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Goodbye Days | Jeff Zentner
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From Twinkle, With Love | Sandhya Menon
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Cute and fluffy (and diverse). Everything I wanted in a summer read.

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So I have been waiting for this book for more than 10 years. As a loyal TP fan, and as Numair was my first love, I was already inclined to like this book. And i did, but I also feel like there was and is much more to be said. I‘m ready for the next one!

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The Fifth Season | N. K. Jemisin
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Follow your crazy!

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My favorite page so far. "Anchor me. Ground me. Keep me safe and sound. But drag me down--she said--and I will cut you." A good, much needed reminder to let go of the things that drag you down.

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Our Dark Duet | Victoria Schwab
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I was so excited to read this book. I flew through the first two-thirds of it. And then I crawled tentatively though the rest because I loved it but was sure it would break my heart and tear me to pieces. And it did.

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Our Dark Duet | Victoria Schwab
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YES! It's time!!

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Eliza and Her Monsters | Francesca Zappia
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This book was wonderful and creative. I really enjoyed it, more than I expected to. And I like some of the messages and themes it explored. (Also love this bookplate.)

TbrandBeyond Great review 👌Book plate is awesome 😍 7y
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The Scorpio Races | Maggie Stiefvater
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I love having books that she has signed and doodled in ❤️

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Stumbled across this snippet that I loved. As a very sensitive person myself, this resonated with me.

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P.S. I Like You | Kasie West
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I went in expecting to not like this book. I don't care much for high school drama. But it definitely surprised me. It is well written and ended up being a nice, touching story.

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Siege and Storm | Leigh Bardugo
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Nickolai makes me laugh

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It definitely was a slow start--wading through the computer and game lingo, the technology, and the history. But it is definitely important to the world building and the book gets better and better and the history and technical parts become much more important and interesting. Overall a good read. And listening to it read by Wil Wheaton was just kind of awesome!

tlarocca Wait.... Wil Wheaton does the audio book...... *boots up computer. . 7y
SamaraBear @tlarocca Right?? I saw that I thought "Sold!" 7y
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In general, I love Rick Riordan's books. I really liked the first one in this series, but I loved this one! It's snarky and entertaining and I love the characters. Definitely worth the read!

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Shiver | Maggie Stiefvater
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Some coffee and book time before work. I loved The Raven Cycle, so I thought I would give Shiver a try!

Librarygal08 Love this series 7y
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This Savage Song | Victoria Schwab
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It's not weird to go out and read and have a beer on your night off, right? Who cares, I enjoy myself. #lifeofanightshifter

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This Savage Song | Victoria Schwab
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First of all, I love this cover-it's so pretty! Secondly, I'm not very far in yet, but it already gave me weird dreams about monsters eating people...

CaitlinSiem I hope you enjoy this, I loved it! 😍 8y
SamaraBear @CaitlinSiem I am so far! 8y
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"Ever thought you saw someone, then looked again only to find them gone?"

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He's a vampire and werewolf hunter. Made me laugh.

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"How do you find it?"
"Usually where I left it, sir."
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Six of Crows | Leigh Bardugo
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Very good book with interesting characters and plenty of surprises!

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The Serpent King | Jeff Zentner
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Good book, very emotional, and much better than I was anticipating!

beccaeve This book really surprised me. It was excellent. 8y
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Everland | Wendy Spinale
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May Owlcrate! Love the J.M. Barrie poster and key necklace. And I am so excited to read this book-it sounds great! ❤️

BooksTeasAndBookishThings I added my ring to the key necklace, looks great on it! What is your Steampunks design? I got wings =) 8y
SamaraBear Oh good idea for the ring! Mine was a key! 8y
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Landline | Rainbow Rowell
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I was reading this book (which I loved) and I found this mug! Too perfect! Do you believe in fate?

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Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bront
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ISBN for my edition of Jane Eyre, as requested by @Books, Tea, And Bookish Things

BooksTeasAndBookishThings Eeeeeek ! Thank you! I know she can find it now!! =) 8y
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Wuthering Heights | Emily Bront
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Had to get this pretty edition of Wuthering Heights to go with my lovely edition of Jane Eyre! I love these covers.

BooksTeasAndBookishThings Omg where did you get these??? 8y
SamaraBear @Books, Tea, And Bookish Things I found Jane Eyre at Barnes and Noble and had to search for Wuthering Heights online. They are the Penguin Deluxe Editions, if that helps! 8y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings That does! Thank you!! I hope they have my other 2 favourites to match the Jane Eyre!! =) 8y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings Do you think you could take a picture with the ISBN number on the back of Jane Eyre to give to B&N customer service? They have a LOT of penguin deluxe editions and even putting Jane Eyre with it isn't finding it. 8y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings Tag me in it on a post on here and then when I save it you can delete off your profile? I would VERY much appreciate it! 8y
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