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pocketmermaid

pocketmermaid

Joined May 2016

LibraryThing member pocketmermaid

Librarian. Historian. Feminist. Witch. Narcoleptic. Mermaid. Virgo. INFJ-A. Ariel is my hero. I believe in 398.2.
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I‘ve picked up a new hobby! I now make and sell journals in my new Etsy shop. I‘ve been having a blast creating these! I rescue old books that would otherwise be thrown away, gut them, and turn them into something useful! I now get to share my journal love with the world! I just added these two mini notebooks to the shop - and everything is on sale this weekend! Http://pocketmermaidcrafts.etsy.com

valeriegeary So cute! I love journals. Going to check them out now! 3y
pocketmermaid @valeriegeary Yay! My shameless plug worked! 😂 3y
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Crown of Crowns | Clara Loveman
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This author came up with THE ultimate YA novel title. Everyone else can just go home now. All hail the victor! Get them a crown. 👑

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Going to read a chunk of this before I have to start work this morning. Emanuela, the main character, is FIERCE. 🔥

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I‘m hoping to finish up this stack of in-progress titles today. Jude, however, remains skeptical of my power-reading abilities. 🐱

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Crownchasers (Crownchasers, #1) | Rebecca Coffindaffer
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I do love a good space adventure! 🚀

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A Wicked Magic | Sasha Laurens
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The next book up in my weekend Rainbow Book List binge-athon! I love the cover, and it matches my pretty purple book peeramid. 💜

Clare-Dragonfly Wow! What a cool cover! It sounds interesting—I look forward to your review. 4y
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I‘m moving onto an audiobook for a bit while I make breakfast and do some tidying! Loving this fiercely feminist book about a girl who wants to be a Knight at her medieval reenactment job.

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#NoEscape (Volume 3) | Gretchen McNeil
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I‘m planning on spending the whole weekend binge-reading for my duties on the Rainbow Book List Committee. I‘m starting off the morning with this mystery/thriller, #noescape. It‘s the latest in the #murdertrending series - but it‘s actually a prequel! I haven‘t read the other two books, but this stands on its own just fine.

LibrarianRyan This was quite fun. I agree it stands on its own and you don‘t need to read the first two. But you should. #murdertrending is such gory fun. 4y
pocketmermaid @LibrarianRyan I‘m planning on it! 4y
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The State of Us | Shaun David Hutchinson
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STAY GOLD and BURN were so good! My next read is STATE OF US - just in time for American Independence Day!

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I‘m going live on Facebook in a half an hour to chat queer YA with Teen Librarian Erin at Worcester Public Library. Join us if you can! #rainbowbookmonth #pridemonth #happypride #queerlit #yabooks #lgbtqteenfiction

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Stay Gold | Tobly McSmith
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Finished my audiobook and onto another! Just started “Stay Gold,” a coming-of-age love story about a trans boy going stealth at his new school and a cis cheerleader who has sworn off dating. Having a lot of fun with these characters and alternating POVs!

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Burn | Patrick Ness
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Current audiobook! I‘m really enjoying this original tale of an alternate history where dragons not only EXIST but its totes NORMAL. I had no idea what to expect from this book - and I still don‘t! Hoping to finish it up this morning while doing some chores.

Lindy Enjoy! I‘m on the waiting list for this. Looking forward to it. 4y
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Oh my goodness, it has been TWO months since I‘ve updated here! I miss it here. Since I‘ve been working from home, I‘ve taken over my library‘s Instagram account. That has zapped your all of my social media energy. But I‘ll be returning to work this week, and I want to get back into posting on my own accounts! // These are the books I bought for #BlackoutBestsellerList last week. CR “River of Royal Blood” and digging it! 🌪

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SLAY | Brittney Morris
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This book is SO GOOD. It‘s get mystery, tech, and social justice commentary. What more could you ask for?

gibblr I loved this one too! 4y
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Dear Haiti, Love Alaine | Maika Moulite, Maritza Moulite
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I‘m really loving this book! Alaine is hilarious!

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Blackbird #1 | Sam Humphries
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Spending the evening with comics on Hoopla and a little purring cow on my lap. 🐮

Mariposa_Bookworm “Purring cow” 😻 Hee hee I love a chubby kitty. 4y
pocketmermaid @Mariposa_Bookworm He‘s black & white, so I call him my little cow. 😺 4y
Mariposa_Bookworm @pocketmermaid I miss being a cat mom. When life settles I will give at least two kitties their best life possible! 🐈🐈🐈🐈😻 4y
diovival Purring cow 😹 4y
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Finally about to start this! I‘ve waited long enough!

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Rainbow Brite | Jeremy Whitley
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I‘ve been putting off reading this graphic novel because I want to savor it. (Does anyone else ever do that?) But I think today is a great day to invite some rainbows into my life. 🌈

RowReads1 Yup! I put things aside to savor all the time. 4y
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The Grace Year | Kim Liggett
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About to start this - after my coffee! ☕️

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Good Luck Girls | Charlotte Nicole Davis
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I just started this today, only about 75 pages in and it‘s not really grabbing me. Should I keep going or bail?

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Lovely War | Julie Berry
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50 pages in and I‘m hooked already!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty cover 💗 4y
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What If It's Us | Becky Albertalli
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Craving a panini lol

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Of Ice and Shadows | Audrey Coulthurst
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Just finished this book and my heart is bursting with love! This is a beautiful, magical tale of two princesses in love. Lots of political intrigue, magical powers, shapeshifters, and a dragon! It‘s a sequel, but I think it stands alone pretty well. ❤️

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Picked up some cool stuff at the local used bookstore! And whaddaya know, I didn‘t even mean to actually go IN there! 😅 I was just dropping off a box of books, but then felt bad when they told me they were running out of space. I did my best to help them out! 😆

Clare-Dragonfly Looks like a great haul! 4y
Lindy That‘s very considerate of you. 4y
Inspiredtoreadwrite Very humanitarian of you 😉😏🙄😋😆😎😁 4y
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Starting my first audiobook of the year!

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I surpassed my goal of 200 books in September, but I couldn‘t quite make my stretch goal of 300. But that‘s going to be this year‘s Goodreads challenge goal! #readingchallenge #goodreadschallenge #goodreadsgoal

Bookzombie That‘s awesome!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4y
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This was a great little read. I love this series.

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A Book That Takes Its Time: A Creative Adventure in Mindfulness | Astrid Van Der Hulst, Irene Smit, Editors of Flow magazine
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My holiday book haul! 📚

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Wayward Son | Rainbow Rowell
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Some #audiocoloring this icy afternoon!

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I‘m home early from work today because of the snowstorm. Now is the perfect time and setting to get into this Yule book!

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Pet | Akwaeke Emezi
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This book is so delightfully bizarre! 🤗

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All the Bad Apples | Mora Fowley-Doyle
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Sneaking in a little Thanksgiving reading before dinner.

Clare-Dragonfly What a cool dress! 4y
pocketmermaid @Clare-Dragonfly Thanks! It was my wedding dress! I dyed it lavender so I could get more use out of it. It‘s served me well. 😊 4y
Clare-Dragonfly OK, that is TRIPLY cool! 🥰 4y
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Spending some quiet time this morning with my audio book and my kitty-cat. This book is not what I expected! Caleb is a powerful empath and absorbs other people‘s emotions... which makes high school suck even more. I‘m really enjoying this story!

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The Prom: A Novel Based on the Hit Broadway Musical | Saundra Mitchell, Bob Martin, Chad Beguelin, Matthew Sklar
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❤️MY HEART❤️ I‘m adoring listening to this! I saw the show earlier this year and fell in love. My heart is exploding with how adorable and pure and wholesome Emma and Alyssa‘s love is. The novel fleshes out some plot points from the show, and the writing is as endearingly hilarious as the show. But this novel is its own thing. Love love love.

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After helping my dad move last week, I‘ve unearthed my old “Griffin & Sabine” collection. I was going to get rid of them, but now I‘m having second thoughts!

marleed Oh I treasure mine. And I‘m missing Alexandria! I just love them time and calmness of taking those letters out of their envelopes. 4y
Wife @Kelican17 Do you have all of these? 4y
Kelican17 @Wife i do not. I am missing The Gryphon and the one at the bottom that I can‘t quite see. 4y
pocketmermaid @Kelican17 The Gryphon is the one on the bottom. 4y
Kelican17 @pocketmermaid thanks! 😊 4y
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The Princess in Black | Shannon Hale, Dean Hale
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My Halloween costume this year was The Princess in Black. I had so much fun saving the kingdom! 🖤

readordierachel 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 4y
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Just started this. I have no idea what it‘s about, so here goes nothing! 😂

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Missing, Presumed Dead | Emma Berquist
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I started this yesterday and was really surprised by how much I enjoyed it! The cover does not do it justice. I‘m excited to settle in and read more of it today. A perfect October read!

TheShaggyShepherd I like the cover but I wish the words were more centered between the side edges lol 5y
pocketmermaid @IvoryLunatic But then it wouldn‘t be centered over the person! 5y
TheShaggyShepherd They could‘ve centered the person too but that wouldn‘t bother me as much. The outline of the book overall stands out more to me 5y
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Good Luck Girls | Charlotte Nicole Davis
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LibrarianRyan I can not wait for mine to come in. 5y
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Hey, Littens! After a month of not being able to touch a Tarot deck, I want to kick my practice up a notch. For the month of August, I‘m offering a free daily three-card reading. I‘ll do a personal reading for you and send you a PDF of my interpretation. I have a bunch of slots left at the end of the month, and you can book me here: https://jennamina.youcanbook.me/ Anyone interested? You can also follow my #Tarot Instagram at mystical_mermaidia

julesG I really like this idea. 5y
pocketmermaid @julesG Thanks! Interested? 😇 5y
julesG Just booked a slot. I read the cards myself, but it's definitely nice to have someone else do it from time to time. 5y
pocketmermaid @julesG Yay, thank you! I haven‘t been doing it very long, but the only way to get better is to practice! 5y
Clare-Dragonfly I can‘t resist a free reading! 5y
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I picked up these books today while hanging with @Notafraidofwords at Barnes & Noble.

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When I put my ex libris stamp in a book, it really starts to feel like mine. 🐱

Megabooks Fun!! 5y
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Spending this “excessive heat warning” ⚠️ day in bed 🛌 with air conditioning 💨 and an audiobook. 🎧

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All day I‘ve been looking forward to coming home from work so I can finish reading this fantastic book!

Dragon 😻 5y
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All Eyes on Us | Kit Frick
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Well, I‘m sold already.

Clare-Dragonfly Can‘t go wrong quoting Tori and Florence! 5y
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With the Fire on High | Elizabeth Acevedo
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Starting this. Look at that beautiful cover! 😍

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The Music of What Happens | Bill Konigsberg
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I need to do something about this! These are all the books on my “currently-reading” shelf on Goodreads! I hope to knock some of these out over the holiday.

cathysaid And I thought having four going at once was bad 😉 5y
pocketmermaid @cathysaid This is a little much for me! Why am I listening to three audiobooks??? 5y
cathysaid @pocketmermaid Because we are addicts! Proud addicts. 5y
tjwill Shout is amazing, and a fast read. 5y
pocketmermaid @tjwill I know. I‘ve picked it up and put it down so many times in the past several months. I haven‘t been in the mood for it. It may be a fast read, but it‘s not a light read. 5y
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Finally starting this!

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Rainbow Brite | Jeremy Whitley
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If only I knew at 6-years-old that my childhood hero would still be my adulthood hero. 🌈🌈🌈

LibrarianJen I had everything Rainbow Bright! Even a sleeping bag. She is still the best! 💖 🌈 5y
pocketmermaid @LibrarianJen I still have everything Rainbow Brite. There‘s still so many products coming out! Gotta collect ‘em all! 😀🌈❤️🌩 5y
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These Witches Don't Burn | Isabel Sterling
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Wife and I decided to have a reading date for an hour. About to start this. She‘s reading “The Goldfinch.”

readordierachel That sounds like a lovely way to spend an hour! 5y
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