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Dead Until Dark (Bound for Schools & Libraries)
Dead Until Dark (Bound for Schools & Libraries) | C Harris
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For use in schools and libraries only. The all-new Southern Vampire mystery series.
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Pigpen_Reads
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Thank you @Chrissyreadit 😁 I‘ve been looking forward to these books! The decorations are adorable. I love the led light. And the candy!!!! 😋
Thank you @wanderinglynn for hosting! #HHS #HauntedHollowSwap

julieclair The “Pick Your Poison” decoration is so fun! 2mo
wanderinglynn Awesome! 🧡🎃🖤👻 2mo
Pigpen_Reads @julieclair It‘s super cute! I put it on my kitchen bar 😅 2mo
Chrissyreadit 🧡🧡🧡🧡 2mo
julieclair @Pigpen_Reads That‘s a perfect place for it! 2mo
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Shawna
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Restarting this series after work today 🧛🏻‍♀️🩸
#blood
#wickedwhispers

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love your pumpkin 🎃 🖤 2mo
Eggs Love the pumpkin 🎃 2mo
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inthegreensandblues
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Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 2mo
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JudeCC
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🖤🖤🖤 2mo
Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 2mo
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Beatlefan129
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Panpan

I watched the show True Blood years ago and I‘ve had this book on my Kindle ever since. I finally decided to read it just to get it done but folks, it was bad. I don‘t even really know how this got published let alone made into a TV show. Just badly written. And Sookie is even more annoying in the book than she was in the TV show which I didn‘t think was possible. 🧛/5

JamieArc I read these while in grad school but they were perfect for that because I needed fast-paced stories, not necessarily good writing 😂 5mo
jen_the_scribe I read them at some point in my early 20‘s and loved the whole series (except the final book, it felt rushed, I remember that vividly). But I do think I would find them annoying now lol. 5mo
julesG What a coincidence, I just wrote about Sookie Stackhouse in my #wondrouswednesday post. Like @JamieArc I read them at a time when I was looking for fast-paced stories and wasn't interested in how good the writing was. Also agree with @jen_the_scribe, I could have lived without the last book. It was rushed and ruined more of the series than it answered still open questions. 5mo
LiseWorks Loved the show, I did read one of the books, don't remember it being that bad 5mo
dabbe #fanofthepan! 🤩🤩🤩 5mo
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Shemac77
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Mehso-so

Wasn‘t a fan of the book and not a fan of the audio.

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Shemac77
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Next audible

Cathythoughts Amazing photo 💙 9mo
Shemac77 Thank you! It‘s Chester, NS. @Cathythoughts 9mo
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Ddzmini
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So I saw this review posted here and got the book that you to the person posting it great read I like that it was different and it was really interesting to read ☺️🙌🏽

mcctrish I went down a rabbit hole and bought and read every single book in this series 11mo
Ddzmini @mcctrish yea I can see myself doing that same thing 🤣🙌🏽 11mo
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Ddzmini
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Book mail 😜

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WildAlaskaBibliophile
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Dead Until Dark is my choice for #dark. I loved this series, although I'm not sure how I'd feel about it now. #AutumnPlease #scarathlon @eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs I enjoyed her Aurora Teagarden series! 1y
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BrandedKristen
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A very battered paperback copy for #ScarathlonPhotoChallenge Day 9: Dark
#MagicalMonsters

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Traci1
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This is the first in one of my favorite series. It's a bit goofy and ridiculous, but for some reason I find it comforting so I always turn to it when I'm feeling low or particularly stressed.

#scarathlon photo challenge day 9: #dark
+6 for team #spookyghostclub
@Clwojick

ReadingVampire I'm right there with you! This series is a total gem. I find myself revisiting it every few years because the story is just that awesome! 😄📚 1y
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DebinHawaii
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#VolumesAndVocals

A favorite #AntiHero of mine from both the book & the television show. #TeamEric

These lines just seem to fit Eric Northman:
“I have this thing where I get older but just never wiser
Midnights become my afternoons
When my depression works the graveyard shift
All of the people I've ghosted stand there in the room”

Eggs Brilliant 🤩🩸💀 2y
Laughterhp 💚💚love Eric! 2y
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persephone1408
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So I was looking for books for my vampire #lmpbc group and I opened the book I bought to find this...🔼🔼 what a nice surprise! #sookiestackhouse #trueblood

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InkedBookworm13
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#Two4Tuesday
1. I have so many females I love but I think I'd choose Sookie from the Southern Vampires Series (aka True Blood) She's a tough cookie who is constantly used, tricked & put in situations others create but always comes out on top.
2. I think I'd put her in the world of Black Dagger Brotherhood. That way she can still be around vampires, some who also have telepathy, but not be in constant danger or used for her gift.
@TheSpineView

TheSpineView That combination would be VERY interesting! Thanks for playing! 2y
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LeslieO
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Did anyone else ❤️ this series? Sookie just wanted to read her library books and work on her tan, but all those vampires complicate things. #adventrecommends

wanderinglynn It was one of my fave series. ❤️ 2y
LeslieO @wanderinglynn It was so fun! I didn‘t get into her other series though. 2y
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DGRachel
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Bailedbailed

I think I might have read this on Kindle about 9 years ago, but that was before I used Goodreads to track my reading. I don‘t think I loved it, but I don‘t think I hated it. This time, on audio, I just can‘t keep going. I‘m bored and annoyed. The constant reference to Sookie‘s ability to hear other people‘s thoughts as a disability sets my teeth on edge. I made it 1/3 of the way through, but I‘m done.

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🖤 2y
Eggs Well done 👍🏼 2y
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AmandaBlaze
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Tonight's read.

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AmandaBlaze
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Sookie has a secret that she keeps from almost everyone.
#ScarathlonDailyPrompt #Secret
@StayCurious #TeamMonsterMash

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LiseWorks
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October 11 #WordSearchPhotoChallenge Dark I read this one e awhile back . The series was made into a tv series called True Blood. @StayCurious #Scarathlon2022 #TeamMonsterMash

StayCurious Do you prefer book or tv show? 2y
LiseWorks @StayCurious the TV show 2y
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Roary47
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Pickpick

4✨ Sookie is a night waitress and has a special gift for reading minds. When a vampire named Bill comes in her life is changed forever. This was a really fun read. I could have done without all the sexual content. There was quite a bit of this, but in relatively short segments all through the book. The mystery was intriguing, and the danger very real. #Scarathon #TeamSlaughter @Clwojick

Clwojick Way to go! 2y
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Laughterhp
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Pickpick

I‘ve decided to reread the Sookie Stackhouse series. I was watching True Blood earlier this summer. I am currently on Season 5, but I wanted to also read the books. I‘ve never listened to them on audio, so I figured I‘d try that and they are on hoopla.

Eric is my favorite, so I‘m just waiting to get to him and that storyline!

#AwesomeAugust - Finished on Friday

Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 2y
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yoavshai
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#BookCoverChallenge
Day 278.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.

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Addison_Reads
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#SavvySettings @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

This was the first thing that came to mind for #Pub. Unfortunately, I only read the first book in the series and I only watched half of the first episode of the show. I couldn't get into either.

vivastory My ex really enjoyed the show. I watched a couple of episodes & just didn't get it🤷‍♂️ 3y
Addison_Reads @vivastory I couldn't get past the terrible Louisiana accents and it overall just felt like a bad soap opera. But then lots of people don't enjoy the weird horror that I do, so to each his/her own. 😁 3y
vivastory A bad soap opera is a good way to describe it. But as you say, people enjoy different types of horror. 3y
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Fr3NcHtOaSt Loved the book series and the show. Also loved her other series Midnight Texas. It‘s a shame the show was canceled after 2 seasons. 3y
Eggs Perfect 👍🏼 3y
Addison_Reads @Fr3NcHtOaSt many of my friends loved both the series and the show as well and her other series, I just couldn't get into them. 3y
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AmandaBlaze
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Dark chocolate to go with a Sookie Stackhouse book for Valentine's.
@TheSpineView

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Lizpixie
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Bk12 of January 2022 & #JumpStart2022 & Bk1 of #20in4 #readathon is done! A nostalgic reread of a much loved series, I forgot how much I enjoyed this book. It‘s not the most eloquent story I‘ve ever read but it has heart & a depth that‘s surprising. Much better than the tv series, though I did enjoy True Blood too! #BookspinBingo #SeriesRead2022 #Pop22 #AudiobookChallenge2022 #FinishingTheSeries2022 #Pageathon #PennyPerPage

TheSpineView Excellant! 3y
Clwojick I‘ve been meaning to read these books! 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y
Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 3y
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Lizpixie
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I‘ve missed a day of my time zones #20in4 #readathon so I‘ll probably follow along with my non-aussie littens! If that‘s ok? Amazing the things you find in a cleanup, including my iPod full of old audiobooks! So I‘ll be kicking off my readathon with the tagged book, which I haven‘t read for years. I‘m determined to get my hours this time, no Great Library Clean to stop me🙌📚⏱ #JumpStart2022

Clwojick You can do it!!!! 🥳🥳 3y
LeslieO Sookie! 💕💕 3y
marleed Oh how fun is that! 3y
Andrew65 Happy for you to choose any dates 😍 Happy reading. 3y
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InkedBookworm13
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" I'd been waiting for the vampire for years when he walked into the bar." Dead Until Dark

#SundaySoapbox @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🙌🏻 🧛🏻‍♂️ 3y
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nibech
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"Day 2: Favorite Book by your Favorite Writer"

Charlaine Harris created a world I just can't get enough of. I've read all of the Sookie Stackhouse novels and rewatch the True Blood series every summer.

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InkedBookworm13
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AmyG That is way too cute. 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awwww 🖤😽 3y
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DarkMina Fun series! 3y
Eggs Still lingering on my TBR...🥰 3y
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wanderinglynn
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#LittensDressedInBlood 5 Sep

I‘m behind again. ??‍♀️

Dead Man‘s Party made me think of a Eric Northman in the Sookie Stackhouse books, played by the delicious Alexander Skarsgård in the TV adaptation, True Blood.

Yuki_Onna Oohhh, Alexander... 😋 3y
wanderinglynn @Yuki_Onna right?! 😍 3y
Scochrane26 I need to watch True Blood again. Love Skarsgård ? 3y
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persephone1408 I just had myself a rewatch of this... 3y
Jess I‘m almost done a rewatch. Eric is a highlight. 3y
ElizaMarie I recently started rewatching True Blood and just love it soo much!
3y
wanderinglynn @Scochrane26 me too! And this is the perfect time of year to watch it! 3y
wanderinglynn @persephone1408 @Jess @ElizaMarie I need to do a rewatch too. Love Eric! 🖤 3y
persephone1408 @wanderinglynn eric is perfect crazy immortal Viking sexy lol 3y
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AliD73
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Bailedbailed

I wanted to like this book so much, I really did. I loved the TV series, and I‘m looking forward to the reboot. I had to bail on this, though. I just didn‘t like it. Personally, I just didn‘t think it was very well written; it couldn‘t hold my attention. I kept comparing it to the TV series, and it just didn‘t measure up. To each their own. I‘ll be rewatching the series instead of reading the books. Can‘t wait for the reboot series!

Ericalambbrown You know, I don‘t think I‘d have liked this even if I‘d not seen the series. I was kinda amazed these have been so popular supposedly. The characters just felt wooden to me. 3y
AliD73 @Ericalambbrown I agree. The characters just came across as two dimensional to me. I found Sookie and Bill to be unlikable and uninteresting, which totally took me by surprise. Sookie in particular just seemed shallow and not too intelligent to me. In this case, the TV series was better than the book. 3y
Ericalambbrown @AliD73 Right? It was almost as she were written to be a simpleton or special needs in some way. I looked to see what happens in book two to decide if I wanted to give it a go on the off chance it got better. I guess Lafeyette Reynolds if killed straight out the gate in that book do I was like “I‘m out!” 😂 3y
AliD73 @Ericalambbrown I know, right? LOL. I kept asking myself if Charlaine Harris deliberately wrote Sookie to be a moron or if that was just an accident resulting from her poor writing. It‘s rare that a movie or TV series is better than the book it is based on, but this is definitely one of those cases. (edited) 3y
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InkedBookworm13
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I read two more cards this month.
8♣️ The Name of This Book is Secret
K♣️ Dead Until Dark
23/52 #TBRDeckofCards
@Clwojick

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InkedBookworm13
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July #wrapup
I read 26 books this month. These four were my faves.
185 books for 2021 so far ☺️

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InkedBookworm13
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"I've been waiting for the vampire for years when he walked into the bar."

#FirstLineFridays

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CindyMyLifeIsLit
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Mehso-so

I know this is a very popular series, but it is a little too chick-lit for my tastes. I probably won‘t continue, but that‘s just me.

BehindthePages I felt the same way. 3y
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Ericalambbrown
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Panpan

Yikes. Well this is one where the book isn‘t better than the series. 😳 TBH, I thought Sookie and Bill were the least interesting characters in the show. The secondary characters made the series for me. I don‘t know what I was expecting but Sookie is written as a shallow simpleton and Bill is a boring and bossy creeper. No character development. The other characters are barely even window dressing. Zero campy fun.

Ericalambbrown I will say that Bubba the derpy Elvis vampire bit made me laugh aloud. That was by far the best bit for me. 😂 3y
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Ksvz
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Mehso-so

April 2021 - audio rereading for the millionth time - sometimes you just want to listen to something familiar and then realize that you‘ve grown up or changed and some of the behavior now irritates you - can‘t decide if it had made me sad.

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InkedBookworm13
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It's supposed to rain all weekend so I've got two vampire books ready. 🦇❤️
#weekendreads

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AkashaVampie
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Housework ✅
Little one asleep ✅
Now its time for me to curl up in my own little bubble and listen to my book.

#SeriesBingo
#TBRCrew

@ElizaMarie @AsYouWish @jb72

jb72 Yeah I‘m finally done with a few things. My plan is to read and watch videos. 4y
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InkedBookworm13
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1. Doctor's appointments, taking down Christmas decorations and putting the laundry away. (It's been sitting in the basket for days 😂)
2. My favorite local jam lady had an end of the year sale so my mother and I stocked up.
#motivationalmonday @Cupcake12

Cupcake12 I love jam on crusty bread 😋 Have a good week and thanks for playing x 4y
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MollyLooby
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I know I‘m VERY late to the party, but I finally got my teeth stuck into this 🧛

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IndoorDame
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Bailedbailed

After starting this I realized it‘s something I read a long time ago. Not sure if that‘s the reason I can‘t get into it or not, but I gave it a few chapters and it‘s not grabbing me so I‘m bailing on this one. I may try out a later one from the series at some point though.

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Sresendez12
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Honestly enjoyed this one more than I thought I would! Vampires, mind readers, shape shifters and murders. A great book for this time of year. Total points for #teamharkness and #scarathlon is 135. It took me 1hr & 14min to finish today, which counts for #littenlisten. I‘m also participating in #october20in4 but I‘ll post that total later. This book also counts for #screamathon and #bookspin

Sresendez12 Plus one point for participation, so total of 136 :) 4y
Traci1 I love these books. 4y
Bookgoil Great job!! 4y
aperfectmjk Racking up those points! Great job! 👍 4y
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Sresendez12
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Made more progress on this yesterday and really am enjoying it! It‘s been long enough since I watched the show that I don‘t remember too many details. I‘m usually a book before movie/tv show girl, but I found out about the books because of the show. I also watched four episodes of The Order, so a total of 21 points for #teamharkness for #scarathlon2020. This one is also part of my #bookspinbingo and #screamathon

Clwojick ♥️ Ive heard this is a fun series! 4y
Scochrane26 The books are very different from the show, but I love them both. 4y
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Sresendez12
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Today was more about pumpkin patches and watching movies, but I did start the tagged audiobook plus read more of The Strings of Murder. Finished the #cyoreadathon with 9hrs and 20 mins and the #october8in2 with 6hrs and 14 mins. Besides Halloweentown, I watched two episodes of The Order on Netflix and Lonesome Ghosts on Disney. Total points for #teamharkness 171

Clwojick 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4y
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CloakNQuill
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#SuperSeptember midweek update @Andrew65
Doing well considering I haven‘t been able to dedicate much time so far.

1) Six of Crows - 51% read
2) Home Before Dark - 15% read
3) The Wise One - 10% read
4) 1 of 2 audiobooks completed.

Andrew65 Great, well done 👏👏👏 4y
CloakNQuill @Andrew65 Thanks! I‘ll have more time towards the end of the week. Hope your goals are going well! 4y
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PurpleTulipGirl
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“I‘d been waiting for the vampire for years when he walked into the bar.”

I‘ve never read any of these books. I‘m only a few pages in, so no real opinion yet.

@ShyBookOwl #FirstLineFridays