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Yuki_Onna

Yuki_Onna

Joined May 2020

LibraryThing member Yuki-Onna

Love. Animals. Books. Travel. Japan, South-East Asia, North/West Europe, World - gothic, literary fiction, thrillers, mythology, plays, classics...
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Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott
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The Luck of the Irish | Joan Larson Kelly
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#MotivationalMonday @Cupcake12

1. a) go to 2 gigs (of the same band) on Tuesday and Saturday with my boo & b) enjoy my holidays 🥳
2. That depends on whether I work or not. On days I work: 30 mins max. On days off: 1,5 hrs on average.
3. I do, atm. 😇 My second novel. Don't know whether I'll be able to finish it, but I'll surely try. It's an exploration of a trauma, and doesn't belong to any genre...

Cupcake12 Great set of answers. Thanks for joining in x 3h
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🗺️ 💙 4d
Eggs Beautiful 🗺️ 4d
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love it 🗺️💙 4d
Eggs Brilliant 👌🏼 4d
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Eggs Lovely 🥰 4d
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Eggs Perfect 👍🏼 4d
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Asylum | Patrick McGrath
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Eggs Beautiful 😍 4d
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Spirits Abroad | Zen Cho
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#ItTakesAllKinds
#Mythical
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
My first book by a Malaysian author. Wow. Simply wow. Short stories of various genres - literary fiction, #fantasy, ghost story, #romance, all steeped in Malaysian myths.
Grouped, very cleverly, in Here (various folk groups in Malaysia), There (Malaysians emigrated to Great Britain) and Elsewhere (spirit world), a compendium of very strong stories and a glimpse into foreign worlds. 4,5/5⭐

Eggs Amazing 🤩 4d
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Nanoland | Jack McGuigan
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#ItTakesAllKinds #WithMap @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
A high-voltage sci-fi adventure story in a Disneyland-like amusement park of the future. The computer programming starts to glitch increasingly, pixel-holes, a few hushed-up attacks & accidents happen. Soon the AI goes fully awry and the remaining guests and staff of the park have to fight for their lives against attractions turned unpredictable & murderous to find a way out of the madhouse.

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You could feel how much fun the author had with telling the story of the things going, a bit like a kid in a candy shop, but after a while, it was just too goofy and stupid. There were tons of inconsistencies. And sorry, no one, no matter how loyal or brainwashed or partially incorporated by the park you were, would act that way when people are starting to get killed. No. No way. ...
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There were so many instances where I just rolled my eyes because it just doesn't work that way, at least not on paper.
Maybe this would work better as a Hollywood blockbuster movie where all is action & nothing needs to make sense anymore.
Where were the editors on this one? This book is so promising – it could have been enhanced to a whole another level by a tough round of editing!
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The ending with its very sinister twists redeems the goofy middle part a little, and, as I said, it was a fast ride! 3,5/5⭐
Thank you, #LibraryThing for an #EarlyReviewer #ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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Eggs Sounds compelling! 4d
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#ItTakesAllKinds
#Shelfie
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

One side of one of my bookshelves (the good thing of these IKEA ones is that they can be filled from two sides) ... 😇😇😇
#WasteNoSpace 🧐

Jari-chan Love your shelf 😍 and I spot many good books 😁 5d
Yuki_Onna @Jari-chan Thank you! 😇 It's my 'show' shelf in the living room. (My own room is too cluttered to let visitors in 😅 and get a decent pic of the shelves there...) 😇
Private question: pure Neugier: Wo in den Schweizer Alpen bist Du denn ungefähr? If that's not too private to share here - I could understand that... Ich habe die Ferien oft im Gebiet Hasliberg verbracht - meine Großmutter hatte dort eine Ferienwohnung... ⛰️🏘️
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love it!! 😍 5d
Jari-chan @Yuki_Onna I don't mind sharing with my Litsy family ❤ I live in Chur, Graubünden. Or rather, pretty close to Heidi 😉 Hasliberg sadly isn't around the corner, but it's a lovely place! 5d
Eggs Love it 🥰 😍 4d
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American Gods | Neil Gaiman
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#ItTakesAllKinds
#RoadTrip
#Mythical
#War
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

#roadtrips #UnitedStates #NeilGaiman #gods #mythology #heritage
Yeees, my friend used a Depeche Mode poster to wrap the book😊 which makes it look even better, imho 😇😋

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🤩 5d
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Highway: America's Endless Dream | Jeffrey T. Brouws, Bernd Polster, Phil Patton
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👍🏻 5d
Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 5d
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🖤🤍🖤 5d
Eggs Perfect 👍🏼 5d
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Unpregnant | Jenni Hendriks, Ted Caplan
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Eggs 🩷🖤🩷 5d
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Agathe | Anne Cathrine Bomann
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great cover 🩵 5d
Eggs Pretty 🌳🦜 5d
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🖤🖤🖤 5d
Eggs Perfect 👍🏼 5d
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Bunny: A Novel | Mona Awad
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1. Nope. Thank goodness. Though Samantha is my middle name, I go by that.
2. Tagged.😁

#Two4Tuesday #Bunny #names @TheSpineView
Tag my Bunny @BeeMagical @RaeLovesToRead @The_Penniless_Author

TheSpineView Love your middle name. Thanks for playing 7d
The_Penniless_Author Thanks for the tag, dude! 😍 7d
RaeLovesToRead Thanks for the tag! 😊😇 7d
BeeMagical Yess!!❤️❤️ We love it, Bunny!!!❤️ 6d
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Thistlefoot | GennaRose Nethercott
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Breanne1 I loved Thistlefoot! 1w
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Thistlefoot | GennaRose Nethercott
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#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

'Behold: Kali Tragus, the Russian thistle.'

Making slow progress through this one, yet it's a steady one with much pleasure. So far, it's fabulous.
A dark modern fantasy steeped in Yiddish folklore, a road trip through the vastness of the USA and the heritage, myths and memories of its immigrants.

#folklore #fantasy #myths #legends #Ukraine #EasternEurope #Russia #BabaYaga #legacy

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The Last Word: A Novel | Taylor Adams
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1. Go to work again - and only it it's just for a few days (been on sick leave for months again😓) and go to the cinema tomorrow with my boo (They're showing Donnie Darko again tomorrow for this one night).😊
2. Tagged.
3. Though... Hmmm. Think I'll go with gothic. Gothic lit is mostly well written and offers plenty of atmosphere, suspense and thrills without being too crass.
#MotivationalMonday #springiscoming #gothicliterature @Cupcake12

Cupcake12 Great genre for no.3, thanks for taking part and have a good week x 2w
JessClark78 I love Donnie Darko. One of my favorite movies. 2w
Yuki_Onna @Cupcake12 Thank you so much!😊Have a great week, too! 2w
Yuki_Onna @JessClark78 Great minds think alike and like great stuff!❣️😊 (edited) 2w
JessClark78 @Yuki_Onna That they do. 🙂 2w
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Mad March Hares | Vikki Yeates
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My March #Bookspin list.
Can you tell l tried to add a lot of Irish writers? ☺️
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#Ireland #TheEmeraldIsle #springiscoming #spring #Bookspinbingo #March2024
@TheAromaofBooks @PuddleJumper
Going to combine this with #TPRC #Gottacatchemall #Roll100 and a few other #readingchallenges, as usual...
- edited for typos-

TheSpineView Good luck! 3w
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 3w
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The Perfect Friend | J. V. Cardy
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Well now:
1. Samantha Heather Mackey , because she is me. She is.
2. Hmmm... Dracula? Walter Hartright?
3. Done. I just finished the #Netgalley ARC and while I didn't like the last two chapters and Epilogue too much, I really really liked this insanely twisty book. It often went directions that had me literally gasping out loud.

#Bunny #ThePerfectFriend #psychologicalthrilers #horror #surrealism
#WondrousWednesday @Eggs
@BeeMagical My Bunny🖤

Yuki_Onna Thank you for the tag last week, Randall! This was fun!

To answer your question: I really really don't want to get your hopes up too high, because my mental health is (and has been for at least 1,5 years now) baaaddd... So don't expect results anytime soon (supposed you agree to this, anyway...)
But I'm talking about translation into German.
Your curiosity must be rewarded.. 😎
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The_Penniless_Author Ooh, I would totally agree to that! (And of course, I understand it may never happen, just letting you know I'd be into the idea if you ever felt up to it.) I don't know how that works with my publisher, but I could find out if/when it becomes a reality. 3w
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Amor4Libros YAY for tackling your prompt!! 🙌🏽 3w
RaeLovesToRead Thanks for the tag 💕 3w
RaeLovesToRead Oh wait it's a reading challenge tag! 😁 need to get watching haha 3w
The_Penniless_Author Btw, I unfortunately can't seem to shoehorn my current read into a #TPRC prompt, so I'm still stuck at one. 🫤 3w
Eggs Thanks for playing and sharing 👏🏻🥰🙌🏻 3w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3w
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Well, just decided to DNF Mirrorland, at least for now. Can't get into the writing style. After two weeks now I am still just 60 pages in. But I tried, right? This one is also my #Doublespin of February @TheAromaofBooks

The middle one is Beneath the Moon, a beautifully illustrated fairy tale/myth collection.

The Perfect Friend is a #Netgalley ARC and my #TwinPeaksReadingChallenge #TPRC choice for The Double R.

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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So, this is part 1 of 2 of the #TwinPeaksReadingChallenge prompt list.
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To add a bit more spice/variation, I put all the prompts in a jar and will randomly draw one of them on the 24th of every month which I will *try* to prioritise.
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This month's prompt is: 8 - The Double R: Book title has 2 'R's exactly.
I'm excited about this as that one offers me a few book choices I'm actually looking forward to read!😅
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TheSpineView This is one of the easier prompts. I need to look through my stacks. Hope to my find something from my TBR mountain. 3w
Bookwormjillk Interesting. I have committed to not bringing any new books into my house (including electronic) until April. I‘ll have to see what I have already. 3w
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StaceGhost I think the special agent one is going to be Shirley because my advisor suggested I read it lol this is such a cool idea and all these prompts are a lot of fun! 3w
Yuki_Onna @TheSpineView Yes, right? I was relieved, tbh😁 If I had started with drawing the 'North Carolina' or the 'star-crossed lovers', for example, I'd be in trouble as a non-romance reader based in Germany😅 3w
Yuki_Onna @StaceGhost 👏🤗 How are you, dear? 3w
Yuki_Onna @Bookwormjillk That's how I'll play, too. I decided to do this to get books off my shelves on my Kobo read that have been sitting there for years.
That said, I really should have chosen some prompts more carefully, as I might not own a book set in North Carolina, for example... 😅 I just randomly chose prompts off my overflowing prompt list. We'll see how it goes... The plan is: read books already living in your household! 🌞
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StaceGhost @Yuki_Onna excellent! Overwhelmed with challenging concepts and exciting work and loving it 😍 how are you? This is so good 3w
Yuki_Onna @ShaceGhost That sounds exciting! Sending big hugs 🤗 3w
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This is part 2 of 2 of the #TwinPeaksReadingChallenge prompt list.
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It's a very laid back, low-pressure reading challenge I thought of to get a few books off my shelves read I might never read otherwise.
Play this as it works for you. Create a TBR for the prompts, combine it with other reading challenges, or simply tick off a prompt when you happen to read a book/novella/manga/graphic novel/children's book etc. that fits the prompt for you.

Chili I‘m excited to start! 3w
Amor4Libros Excited about this! I started a book for prompt 23 😊 3w
JessClark78 Can‘t wait to get started on this. I already have a few books picked out. 🙂 3w
Yuki_Onna @Chili @Amor4Libros @JessClark78 🖤So happy you are on this journey with me! I'm looking forward to seeing your choices it you post about them! 3w
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🌲🌲🌲
Hey everybody!
Today sees finally the start of the #TwinPeaksReadingChallenge or #TPRC
as it's the date on which Agent Cooper arrived in Twin Peaks!
It will run till February 23rd next year (if I make it till then).
All are welcome to join! Tell me if you want to be added to or removed from the tag list.
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Mirrorland | Carole Johnstone
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Have joined #FabulousFebruary hosted by @Andrew65
I've waited for this!

Goals? To make as much time for reading in these six days and maybe finish the tagged book.
The writing style makes it terribly hard for me to get into it. I've considered DNFing so often, but somehow I'd like to finish it. Maybe #FabulousFebruary will help.

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Mirrorland | Carole Johnstone
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September 5th, 1998
The sky was pink.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl
#WeekendReading

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#MotivationalMonday @Cupcake12

1. Survival. Launch my year-long #TwinPeaksReadingChallenge #Readathon, if I find the strength.
2. Friend or Foe? by Riverside
3. Depeche Mode - They're touring Germany again atm., went to see them twice last year, but the 2024 dates are too far away to visit on a weekday.
Riverside. Apoptygma Berzerk.

Cupcake12 Thanks for joining in. Have a good week x 1mo
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The tagged. A new #HarukiMurakami book is always exciting for me.
It was published in Japan last year, but the German translation (Die Stadt und ihre ungewisse Mauer) just came out at the end of January 2024.
(I'll wait for the paperback before I acquire it, though).

@BookmarkTavern #SundayFunday

BookmarkTavern Hope you enjoy it! Thanks for posting! 1mo
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Funny it's two 'lands'... One is an #Librarything #Earlyreviewer eARC.

@rachelsbrittain #weekendreads

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Untitled | Unknown
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#ThisorThat #BookishEdition
+Paperback
+Slow reader, sadly
+Standalone
+Buy
+Day or Night reader, whenever there's time
+Both
+Neither, really - I'm not a romance reader
+Without music
+Both can be fine, depends on the book & on my mood
+Both can be fine, depends on the book & on my mood
@monkeygirlsmama

Feel like playing? @RaeLovesToRead @The_Penniless_Author @Nute @BeeMagical @fictionaddictbooks

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Catherine House: A Novel | Elisabeth Thomas
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#SundayFunday #tattoos #books #read #MarilynMonroe #HarukiMurakami

Cool question! - But no, none. I have three tattoos atm and have planned more, but no book related ones till now. The tattoos I have and the ones planned are quotes by Marilyn Monroe, song lyrics and animals.

Yuki_Onna ... Continued:
Oh yes - one book related tattoo plan I have. If I'm ever lucky enough to meet Haruki Murakami in person, I'm going to ask him to give me an autograph on my right wrist and get that tattooed.
I'm not an autograph hunter at all, I used to work at theatre and have met enough famous people to know they're just people like every other.
But Haruki Murakami inspired me enough to pick up my writing again, so - heck yes!
@BookmarkTavern
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BookmarkTavern Those all sound marvelous! Thank you for sharing! 1mo
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My #Bookspin #BookspinBingo List for February @TheAromaofBooks

This includes many choices that fit prompts for #Gottacatchemall hosted by @Puddlejumper and the #TwinPeaksReadingChallenge 😊
The weather forecast says hat after the last few very mild days, we'll get severe winter storms in February and some snow again, so I went with a #winter theme.
❄️🌲❄️

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
PuddleJumper Nice! 2mo
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“Once upon a time there was a ruler, who had a daughter that equalled the sun in her beauty.“

This is one of my two current reads, which I have been reading during #Sharreadathon in memory of @Sharreads ❣️🙏
Thank you for organizing this, @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks❣️

#lifeisshort #memories
#firstlinefridays @ShyBookOwl

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for participating ❤️ 2mo
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This is part 2 of 2 of the #TwinPeaksReadingChallenge prompt list – #TPRC starts next month, on February 24.
Everybody welcome to join - Tell me if you'd like to be added to/removed from the tag list!
#TwinPeaks #horror #soapopera #mystery #smalltownlife

@AmandaBlaze @Amor4Libros @Bookwormjillk @CarolynM @Chili @CoffeeNBooks @JessClark78 @RaeLovesToRead @StaceGhost @TheAromaofBooks @The_Penniless_Author @TheSpineView

Yuki_Onna 🌲🌲🌲 @DieAReader @Eggs Would you like to join? 🌲🌲🌲
Please repost @LitsyEvents
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Bookwormjillk Fun! 2mo
RaeLovesToRead Great prompts. I got the boxset so am gonna watch too! 2mo
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Yuki_Onna @RaeLovesToRead Wow, really? That's so cool! I've re-watched Season 1 and 2 (which I know very well) with my boo and we're currently making our progress through Season 3 (A very slow one 😁) I'm so excited to have you with me - however loosely... 😊🤗
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JessClark78 These are all great prompts. 🙂 2mo
CarolynM I love the prompts! Very creative and bringing back some memories😀 2mo
TheAromaofBooks All of these prompts are super fun!!! 2mo
DieAReader @Yuki_Onna Thanks but not this time❤️‍🔥 2mo
Eggs Thanks! However I‘m overbooked 💞 2mo
Yuki_Onna @CarolynM Thanks so much, Carolyn! I'm glad you enjoy them and happy to have you with me on this little journey! Impressive that you watched this when it first aired - I was too young back then and my mother opposed to private TV channels (I live in Germany). Discovered David Lynch for me in the early 2000s when I had moved out and could watch what I wanted.😁 2mo
Chili I‘m so excited for this! 2mo
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This is part 1 of 2 of the #TwinPeaksReadingChallenge prompt list – #TPRC starts next month, on February 24.
Everybody welcome to join - Tell me if you'd like to be added to/removed from the tag list!
#TwinPeaks #horror #soapopera #mystery #smalltownlife

@AmandaBlaze @Amor4Libros @Bookwormjillk @CarolynM @Chili @CoffeeNBooks @JessClark78 @RaeLovesToRead @StaceGhost @TheAromaofBooks @The_Penniless_Author @TheSpineView

Yuki_Onna 🌲🌲🌲 @DieAReader @Eggs Would you like to join? 🌲🌲🌲

Please repost @LitsyEvents
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CoffeeNBooks I love these prompts! Thank you! 2mo
Yuki_Onna @CoffeeNBooks Thanks so much, Harper! I'm glad to have you with me on this little journey😊 2mo
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🌲🌲🌲As I'm a huge Twin Peaks fan - I've now created a Twin Peaks Reading Challenge for myself. 🌲🌲🌲
To tackle my never-ending TBR & finally maybe pick up some books I've owned for years that may be a bit outside my comfort zone by now.

Then, I thought why not share it on here and see whether anybody on Litsy would share my passion and be interested in joining me 😊
So if this sounds like your thing at all – join me!
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Yuki_Onna ... Continued:
I've created a prompt list with 24 prompts + 6 additional ones for this year.
That being said, this challenge starts on February 24 - the date on which Agent Cooper first arrived at Twin Peaks - and runs till February 23 next year.
I'll share the prompt list for 2024/25 within the next few days.
I've compiled enough prompts already to do this for a few years... 😁
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Yuki_Onna ...Continued:
This is super low-key. There are no 'musts', they never work anyways. Feel free to create a TBR list, if you like, I'd love to see wich books you choose.
Just use the #TwinPeaksRC/#TPRC and tag me when you post!
Make the prompts fit for you - novels, novellas, children's books, short stories, non-fiction!
And if you have further prompt suggestions, do not hesitate tell me (I suggest you use spoilers for those).
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Yuki_Onna To add a bit more spice, I will additionally put all prompts in a jar, mix them and draw 1 of them on the 24th of each month.
That prompt I will *try* to prioritise with my reading😁
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Yuki_Onna ... Continued:
I'm going to to combine #TPRC with other #LitsyReadingchallenges I'm participating in:
#BookishMonopoly hosted by @AkashaVampie
#Bookspin #BoospinBingo hosted by @TheAromaofBooks
#Roll100 and #Gottacatchemall hosted by @PuddleJumper
#PantoneColorChallenge hosted by @Clwojick
and
#ReadAway2024 hosted by @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
as well as seasonal reading challenges.
Shared fun is double fun, right?
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Yuki_Onna ... Continued:
I'm going to to combine #TPRC with other #LitsyReadingchallenges I'm participating in:
#BookishMonopoly hosted by @AkashaVampie
#Bookspin #BoospinBingo hosted by @TheAromaofBooks
#Roll100 and #Gottacatchemall hosted by @PuddleJumper
#PantoneColorChallenge hosted by @Clwojick
and
#ReadAway2024 hosted by @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
as well as seasonal reading challenges.
Shared fun is double fun, right?
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Bookwormjillk Fun! I must admit I never watched that show, but I bet the prompts are fun. Count me in! 2mo
Yuki_Onna Could you please repost? @LitsyEvents 2mo
RaeLovesToRead I've been told that I need to watch this show! 😄 When do we get to see the prompts? Or are they released one at a time?? 2mo
Amor4Libros I‘ve never watched the show, but the challenge intrigues me. I‘m in!! 🙂 2mo
Chili I‘m so in. I have over 500 books in my house (I quit counting when I hit 500) I would really like to get some read and move them to new homes. 2mo
CrowCAH Sounds like you got a good plan! Thanks for the tag, but I‘ll be passing on this buddy read☺️ 2mo
The_Penniless_Author I LOVE Twin Peaks. On the other hand, I'm terrible at reading challenges. 😁 I'll think about it. 2mo
Yuki_Onna @The_Penniless_Author Now I like you even more, Randall! 😁Oh, me too, so no worries! I'm likely to suck at my own reading challenge... 😁 If some of the prompts speak to you and help to pick up a book that's been on your TBR forever, then that's good, and you just tag me using one of the hashtags. If not, then not. 💁‍♀️
Just like @TheAromaofBooks says with #Bookspin , every book you get off your TBR is good, but nothing is a must...
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Yuki_Onna @RaeLovesToRead Well, there's so much to read &watch and so little time... But I'm obsessed since I first watched it - also very late to the party, I first watched TP in 2011, I think. It's very dark and weird, yet sometimes very soap opera. And slow in the beginning, though. You need to give it time and let yourself be slowly sucked in... Ask @The_Penniless_Author, I just learned he's a fan, too! 😊
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Yuki_Onna @RaeLovesToRead You don't need to have watched the show to be able to participate, though. I'll post the prompt list within the next few days. I'd be happy to count you in! It's super low-pressure & casual, as I'm such a slow reader and know life just happens and doesn't care to give us enough reading time... 🙄
Just tag me once you post about a read that fits one of the prompts for you and use one of the hashtags, that's all. 😊
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Yuki_Onna @Amor4libros @Bookwormjillk @Chili How cool to have you with me! I'm happy you'll join in on this journey!😊🖤 (edited) 2mo
AmandaBlaze Sounds like fun! 2mo
TheSpineView Sounds fun. Count me in and I will if I can keep up. I have so many commitments but you never know till you try. 2mo
JessClark78 Thanks for the tag. Sounds interesting. I love Twin Peaks! 👍🏻☕️🦉 2mo
StaceGhost I‘m in! This is a great idea! Also, I‘m a big fan of the show ☕️🪵 2mo
DieAReader @Bookwormjillk You‘re a step ahead of me🤣 I was gonna ask what Twin Peaks was ‘cause although I‘ve heard the name, I had no clue what it actually was tbh🤦🏻‍♀️ 2mo
Eggs Thanks so much for thinking of me🩷🥰❤️ 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Tag me with your prompts - I have trouble resisting reading challenges 😂 I've never watched Twin Peaks, but I've also never played Pokemon and I'm having a great time with @PuddleJumper 's Pokemon-capturing challenge 😆 2mo
Yuki_Onna @TheAromaofBooks Will do! Great to have you joining me, Sarah! Just the same with me - and I'll try to combine my prompts with as many reading challenges as possible, including #Bookspin and #Gottacatchemall hosted by @PuddleJumper
I played Pokémon, but only on Gameboy Color - till the third Generation, so most of the Galar-Pokémon of this year's challenge are also new to me... But it's so fun! :)
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Yuki_Onna @AmandaBlaze @TheSpineView @JessClark78 So happy to have you with me! No worries - I know cery well life just happens and doesn't care about reading... 🙄 We'll keep it super chill 😊 2mo
Yuki_Onna @CrowCAH That's fine, you cannot like them all, right? 😊 I just though I'd ask 🩶 2mo
Yuki_Onna @StaceGhost So happy to have you with me, Stacey! ☺️❣️ 2mo
CarolynM I‘m in! I‘m old enough to have watched it when it first aired - I loved it, didn‘t miss an episode, still quote it from time to time😆 2mo
CoffeeNBooks I can't pass up a reading challenge, so I'm in! This sounds very interesting and fun! 2mo
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Found all #WickedWords for #January ❄️🖤

Hotel, Writer and Winter I got in 'Hotel Africa',
Caretaker was mentioned twice in 'Looker' by Laura Sims.
Of course, Colorado was going to be hardest to find for me, as I'm not a citizen of North America. But today, when determining what to read next, I found this in the flap of the tagged book.
😊
@AsYouWish #wordsearch #readingchallenges

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1. Hmmm... I like gothic literature and contemporary fiction, so maybe the 1800s and 1960s - present.
Tend to avoid the Middle Ages, WWI and WWII and the future.
2. Looker by Laura Sims
3. Same for me @AmandaBlaze @Eggs 😊 My edition had close to 1300 pages. Although IT might even have been a bit longer...

#WondrousWednesday #Litsyreads
Wanna play @StaceGhost @RaeLovesToRead @The_Penniless_Author @JessClark78 ?

RaeLovesToRead Thanks for the tag!!! 🥰🥰 2mo
Eggs Thanks for joining in and sharing 🙏🏻🥰🥳 2mo
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Joining #JoyousJanuary #Readathon hosted by fabulous @Andrew65

I'll take this as a #20in4 again - I'm aiming for 20 hours of reading during those nine days, which would be a really fabulous for me 🥳

#2024 #January #winterreading

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1. Every once in Blue Moon. Due to terrible mental health. Didn't happen often, luckily. -Mostly psychological thrillers, as they are fast and gripping enough to get me into the flow again.

Just one?!? 👇🤯

2. Haruki Murakami
3. Daphne du Maurier, Agatha Christie

#WondrousWednesday #favouriteauthors @Eggs
Tagging everyone who wants to play!

Eggs Thanks for playing! Great authors 💙🌟🩵 2mo
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Hotel Africa: New Short Fiction from Africa | Helen Moffett, Africa Day Story Short
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Finished Hotel Africa, a very strong anthology, with stories about/set in hotels all over Africa, by solely African writers, today.
I'm so glad I came across this book - I thoroughly enjoyed nearly all the stories and learned a shit ton from it. It shows how little we know (at least I did) about life in Africa.
Found a few new promising writers I'm definitely going to keep an eye on.
What a fascinating, diverse continent, what a great book!

Yuki_Onna The last story even features Donald Trump – luckily in a very fun, true (unfavourable) way. (I'm talking 'Sh**hole countries').

#Africa #Africaisnotacountry #hotels #hotellife #travel #writers #emergingwriters #shortstories #anthologies
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1. I hope to be able to read 50 books.
But that's just a veeeery tentative goal, as (as I said for about 1000 times here 😉), my life is about survival of my mental health abysses somehow atm, so any reading is a gift...

2. Yep, #Bookspin , #Gottacatchemall and, very loosely, #Roll100
Most of the #Readathons @Andrew65 hosts.
And I suppose I'll join a ton of #Halloween reading challenges in October 🧡

#Two4Tuesday #readingchallenges #Litsy

TheSpineView Good luck with your goals and challenges. Happy Tuesday 3mo
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Hotel Africa: New Short Fiction from Africa | Helen Moffett, Africa Day Story Short
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Four hours to go till midnight here in Germany and eventually it's become clear that my #firstlast book will be one and the same.
I've paused my reading of the tagged book for a bit as it didn't qualify for any prompts of #Gottacatchemall hosted by @PuddleJumper (at least not as quick as needed😉) and it doesn't feel very winterly. ❄️
But now I've caught all the #Pokemon I wanted, I'm ready to continue Hotel Africa and start into 2024 with it.🎉

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉🎉 3mo
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Yes! I just had one tentative goal and that was at least 35 books and maybe hit the 50 book mark, if possible. I've deliberately kept my goals low as I'm a very slow reader and for the last few years, life was more about survival than about reading (let alone enjoying reading) due to my mental health.
At 66 books read I've easily surpassed my goal! 🥳
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Yuki_Onna (Continued)
#SundayFunday @BookmarkTavern

The #Gottacatchemall #ReadingChallenge has especially boosted my numbers.
As I wanted to catch as many #Pokemon as possible, I read a ton of shorter books - novellas & children's books mostly - and it's been great fun! Thank you so much! @Puddlejumper 🥰
🎆 Happy New Year, everyone here on Litsy! 🎆
Thank you all for being so supportive and lovely!🥰You mean so much to me and help me tremendously!🎉💗

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PuddleJumper That's amazing! Well done! I'm glad the challenges have helped ❤️❤️ 3mo
BookmarkTavern Wow! Good for you! 💖💖 3mo
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My #Bookspin list for January 2024 @TheAromaofBooks
🎊2024 can come🎉

#NewYear #2024 #winterreading #snow #fireworks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo
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The Christmas Gift | Monica McInerney
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Thank you soooo much for my #jolabokaflod package
@emilymdxn 😍
It was the perfect Christmas surprise and I cannot wait to delve into it! 🎄✨️🎄
Thank you so much for hosting! 🎄@Maleficentbookdragon
Merry Christmas / Happy holidays to all of you, sweet Littens!
#Christmastraditions #Iceland #Winter #winterreading

Emilymdxn I‘m so glad you like it! 3mo
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Emilymdxn Yep!! That‘s from me and I‘m so pleased it got there 🥰 enjoy! 3mo
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Have joined the #DashingDecember #readathon hosted by wonderful
@Andrew65
I'll treat this one as a #20in4 - well, more like a #20in9 😇

I'm still on sick leave for the beginning of the week, that's when there are high chances for getting some reading done. At the end of next week I'll be back at work and time for reading will be more scarce. We'll see how it goes...
❄️❄️❄️
#December #winter #cosy #winterreading

RaeLovesToRead Get well soon, Sam 🫂💕 3mo
Andrew65 Best of luck and get well soon. 😁 3mo
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