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cjk

cjk

Joined May 2018

Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult. Mood reader/foodie/mom to 2 feral fur babies/introvert/coffee & tea.☕️🐈‍⬛ 💕📚www.goodreads.com/cjk12
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Great Hunt by Robert Jordan
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Bingo Hall Detectives by Jonathan Whitelaw
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Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
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I listened to 10 audiobooks in September. My favorite read is the tagged title followed by The Embroidered Book. The Eye of the World was the longest audiobook- clocking in at 33 hours! 😅

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Currently listening to the tagged title. Words cannot express how excited I am!
😍📚🎧

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The God of Endings: A Novel | Jacqueline Holland
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Finally finished listening to The Square of Sevens and The Eye of the World yesterday (whew! 😅). Giving The Prince of Thorns another chance. 🎧📚😊
#weekendreads
@rachelsbrittain

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🍁 Making soup and chili, drinking tea and reading while curled up on the couch, watching the leaves turn color, and enjoying the cooler evening weather out on the porch.
🍁 Relaxed (yay for vacation! 😊)
🍁 Listening to the tagged title along with The Eye of the World and The Square of Sevens.
🍂🍎🍁🍏🍂🍎🍁🍏🍂🍎🍁🍏🍂🍎🍁🍏
#wondrouswednesday
@Eggs

Eggs Interesting book titles! Thanks for playing 🥳 3w
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Eye of the World | Robert Jordan
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Working my way slowly, but surely through both of these audiobooks. 👍🏽🎧
#weekendreads
@rachelsbrittain

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Square of Sevens | Laura Shepherd-Robinson
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I think September is the month I tackle the long books on the old TBR. Listening to the tagged title along with the 3rd re-read in audio of The Eye of the World.
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My Darkest Prayer | S.A. Cosby
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Up next: Adam Lazarre-White‘s narration is mesmerizing! 🎧🖤🧡

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I listened to 13 audiobooks in August. The tagged title was my favorite followed by The Twyford Code and Mrs. Porter Calling. 📚🎧

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The Embroidered Book | Kate Heartfield
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How gorgeous is this cover?! 😍

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Very!! 💙🖤 1mo
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I‘d heard and read great reviews about S.A. Cosby‘s newest novel, and I‘m kicking myself for waiting until yesterday to start. About 50% through the audio- amazing so far!

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September wrap-up:
📖all audiobooks
📖Favorite read: tagged title
#SeptemberReads #audiobooklove

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Damnation Spring | Ash Davidson
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1) Tagged title.
2) Act Like You Got Some Sense by Jamie Foxx.
3) Caste by Isabel Wilkerson.

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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A Good Marriage | Kimberly McCreight
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1) 🎧 tagged title, and 📚 One More Upon a Time by Roshani Chokski.

2) Tie between The Maid by Nita Prose, and Good Girl, Bad Girl by Michael Robotham.

3) Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker on audio.

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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1) Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness.
2) Not really- just depends on what I‘m in the mood to read. Or whatever shiny new book catches my eye lol.

#two4tuesday
@TheSpineView

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 👍📖 2y
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🎧 Tagged and Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger.
📚 Once More Upon a Time by Roshani Chokshi.

#weekendreading
@Andrew65

cjk @LoverOfLearning It‘s been on my tbr list for awhile now- how is it? 2y
LoverOfLearning @cjk it should be more shocking and emotional to me, but my daily job involves working with trauma survivors. So it's an easy read for me. But definitely trigger warnings. But overall a very interested read! I'll likely rate it 4 stars 2y
Andrew65 Hope you‘ve had a good weekend. 2y
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Tagged, Family of Liars by E. Lockhart, Stay Awake by Meg Goldin, One Italian Summer by Rebecca Searle, Upgrade by Blake Crouch, Legacy of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson, Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse, The Family Remains by Lisa Jewell, Lying Beside You by Michael Robotham, Sisters of the Forsaken Star by Lina Rather, The Investigator & Righteous Prey- both by John Sandford.

#sundaysoapbox @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Lots of good ones!! 📚💛 2y
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A Flicker in the Dark | Stacy Willingham
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1) Listening to the tagged book. Reading The Wicked + The Divine vol. 8: Old is The New New.
2) Cold and overcast today. Snow expected tomorrow, about 2-3 inches. ❄️
3) Curled up on the couch with blankets, tea, and my husband. 😊

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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When She Was Good | Michael Robotham
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1) Listening to the tagged book. I‘ve been sick for the last week so I haven‘t been reading as much as I‘d like.
2) My GR goal is 100.
3) Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker.

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

rachelsbrittain Hope you start to feel better soon! 2y
cjk @rachelsbrittain Thanks! 😊 2y
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Game of Thrones | George R R Martin
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1) Re-read of Eye of the World by Robert Jordan. Decided to give the audio version narrated by Rosamund Pike a try. Only a couple of hours in, and she is killing it! Two 👍🏽 up!
2) Love the Rankin/Bass production of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Elf.
3). Tagged title. Normally I would say “Winter is Coming”, but temps were in the 60‘s today which is very unusual for the Midwest.

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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The Mothers | Genevieve Gannon
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1) The Mothers by Genevieve Gannon on audio.
2) It‘s house cleaning day, then I‘m making shrimp enchiladas for dinner.
3) Two short novels: Legacy of Molly Southbourne by Tade Thompson and Sisters of the Forsaken Stars by Lina Rather.

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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An Anonymous Girl | Sarah Pekkanen, Greer Hendricks
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1) Listening to the tagged title and Reckless Girls by Rachel Hawkins. Reading (still!) Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff.
2) Hot pot- warm comforting meal with family and friends.
3) A few titles come to mind: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, The Sisters of the Winter Wood by Rene Rossner, and The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert.

#WeekendReads @rachelsbrittain

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1) Reading the tagged book, and listening to The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks.
2) Goodreads.
3) The Bloodless Boy by Robert J. Lloyd- trying to find an audio version.

#Weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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Dune | Frank Herbert
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1). Re-reading tagged book in anticipation of the movie release, Tidepool by Nicole Willson, and listening to Every Vow You Break by Peter Swanson.
2) Untamed by Glennon Doyle and 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard.
3) Cooler weather! 🙌🏾

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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The Personal Librarian | Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray
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1. Tagged title along with Nightflyers by George R.R. Martin.
2. Untamed by Glennon Doyle.
3. The Passage trilogy by Justin Cronin.

@rachelsbrittain

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I‘m a little late, but here are my January reads. 📚📚📚

britt_brooke Great month! Did you have a favorite? 3y
cjk @britt_brooke It was a good month- I liked everything I read except for The Wrong Family. If I had to pick a favorite, then it would be Ocean Prey because I 💗 both series. 3y
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Happy Thursday | B Renee Collins
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New travel guides from Lonely Planet. 😂

Ruthiella 😂😂😂 3y
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Ocean Prey | John Sandford
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Finally going to start reading the tagged ARC today. I‘ve been saving it for my first weekend off of work since October. Pictured is my new favorite mug which I plan on keeping filled with coffee and oat milk while I read. Happy (reading) weekend all!

Buechersuechtling Happy reading weekend to you, too. I hope you have a great time unwinding and recouping. 🧡 3y
cjk @Buechersuechtling Thank you! I had a very relaxing weekend! 😊 3y
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I‘ve been on a cookbook buying binge lately- here are my latest treasures. 😍

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Ocean Prey | John Sandford
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2021 is shaping up to be an excellent reading year thanks to #NetGalley and #Edelweiss! 😍📚

readordierachel Hidden Palace!!! So excited for that one 3y
cjk @readordierachel Yes! 🙌🏾 3y
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1) Tagged along with The Wife Upstairs, The Only Good Indians, and The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle.
2) Sisters of the Vast Black by Lina Rather.
3) Tie between tea and coffee.

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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The Wrong Family | Tarryn Fisher
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1) Tagged.
2) I found myself listening to more audiobooks especially while cooking and doing housework.
3) Every Last Fear by Alex Finlay.

#sundayfunday @ozma.of.oz

BookmarkTavern It‘s really cool that a lot of people are listening to more audiobooks. Thank you for sharing! 3y
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1) Forty Acres by Dwayne Alexander Smith.
2) One by One by Ruth Ware.
3) Setting my goal at 100. 🤞🏽

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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One by One | Ruth Ware
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I was able to squeeze in one more book before the end of the year. For some reason I didn‘t want to end the year with an odd number of books read lol. 😂

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My 2020: A Beautiful Year! | Hifish Notebooks
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#20best2020
Goodness! Compiling this list was much harder than I anticipated, but so much fun to do. 😊📖💕

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In a Holidaze | Christina Lauren
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Ouch! 😁

Susanita I bet David Copperfield would hurt more! 😉 3y
Linsy 😄 3y
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Anxiously awaiting election results- I haven‘t been able to read since Tuesday night. Anyone else experiencing the same? 😳💔

AmyG Me. I am really going to try to seriously read today. 3y
readordierachel It is very hard to concentrate 3y
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Thursday Murder Club | Richard Osman
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Listening to this little gem with a big cuppa on this rainy, chilly evening. 📖☕️☔️

Cathythoughts I really enjoyed it 👍🏻😁 3y
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Two of my favorite things. 💕📚☕️

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Space Between Worlds | Micaiah Johnson
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1) Tagged book.
2) The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi.
3) Sweater and boots weather!
#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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February wrap up:

📖 6 audiobooks/2 ebooks/1 e-arc
📖6 fiction/ 3 nonfiction
📖favorites: Sisters of the Vast Black, The Twelve, The Gifted School, and From Scratch

#Februarywrapup #monthlywrapup

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Malorie | Josh Malerman
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Cool cover! 😍💯

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Pretty much! 😂

Hooked_on_books This is great! Option 2: Drop off bookworm. Pick up bookworm when store closes. 😆 4y
cjk @Hooked_on_books Yes! Even better! 😂👌🏽 4y
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Inspection | Josh Malerman
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I loved The Bird Box, but had trouble getting into Black Mad Wheel, and Unbury Carol, so I was hesitant to try another Malerman novel. I‘m 16% done with the audiobook- so far, so good. 👌🏽🎧

reading_rainbow i didn‘t finish Unbury Carol, i plan on going back and finishing it one of these days cause i hate bailing on a book but it was tough to get through. 4y
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The Gifted School | Bruce Holsinger
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Checked this one out on a whim. Hoping to get some pages read during my weekend off. 🤞🏽

LoverOfLearning Looks like a good read! Enjoy! 4y
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The City of Mirrors | Justin Cronin
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Satisfying conclusion to The Passage trilogy. I borrowed all 3 audiobooks from the library, and wound up buying all 3 as physical books because of the impact the story had on me. Scott Brick is an amazing narrator to boot. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Chosen Ones | Veronica Roth
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I was intrigued by the premise, and I breezed through the first part of the book. I struggled with the second part of the story, and quite frankly, was put off by Sloane‘s character- I just didn‘t like her, and found her internal struggle tedious, and monotonous. I didn‘t like The Ninth House either so I think it‘s me: I just don‘t care for adult novels written by YA authors. #unpopularopinion ⭐️⭐️1/2

Scochrane26 I haven‘t read other Veronica Roth books besides the Divergent series, but it may be her, not you. I felt like she messed up the last book of that series. 4y
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The City of Mirrors | Justin Cronin
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Ahhhh...so good! 😊👍🏽🎧

Jovy Agree! Plus Scott Brick rocks! 4y
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The Twelve | Justin Cronin
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Pickpick

I‘m really enjoying this series, and the narration is excellent. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 👍🏽🎧

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The Twelve | Justin Cronin
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1) The tagged audiobook, Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth, and Things in Jars by Jess Kidd.
2) Three-way tie between The Passage by Justin Cronin, Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel, and Recipe for a Perfect Wife by Karma Brown.
3) Not sure if Jack Ryan and Castle Rock count since they‘re not based on actual novels? Could be considered “book adjacent”?
#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

Reagan I like book adjacent. I might use that.
4y
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The Twelve | Justin Cronin
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Hoping to finish this one by the end of the month. 🤞🏽

sprainedbrain I love that series so much. And Scott Brick‘s narration. ❤️ 4y
cjk @sprainedbrain Brick‘s narration is spot on! 😊 4y
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