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Took me awhile to get into this one but it all came together in the end. Glad I stuck with it. #summerreading #summerinthetitle

#ThoughtfulThursday
🌼 summer is short in Buffalo and it‘s been beautiful this year so I‘m not ready to let go. But I do love Fall.
🌼 took me a while to get into the tagged book but now I‘m hooked.
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I really haven‘t got into this audiobook. Now, my girls will tell you I listen to audiobooks while doing just about anything. (My family refers to it as putting my ears on.) So, when I tell you listening to this first 5 hours has been like pulling teeth and that I‘m finding myself choosing NOT to listen to the audiobook at every opportunity, you get my drift. I decided this book is obviously not for me.

November was a slower month for me. I read 11 books in total. One audiobook, three ebooks, and seven physical books. I didn‘t have many standouts, but I Capture the Castle was my favorite and a five star read. I also made some progress on #pop18 and #booked2018 but it‘s time to really buckle down!!

Riddle is a ridiculously named 13 year old with over dramatic, cold parents. It‘s 1972 and something weird is going on with the disappearance of local boy Charlie Devlin.

I liked certain things about this book. The story, overall, was interesting. I loved Riddle‘s parents Camp and Greer, despite them being total assholes. But I had a difficult time with the writing style. Too many similes and metaphors. #nofemmeber #LMPC #yourbestamericangirl

Wow. What a book. I‘m still processing.
1- this is not about camping 😂🤦🏻‍♀️
2- you know an #LMPBC is good when everyone‘s writing “OMG” every few pages! 😍

I‘m really impressed. I didn‘t like the politic discussions or the small petty talk, I just can‘t relate to those parts so I lost interest. But I‘m glad I pushed past them.
I don‘t think Iv ever read a book where I hated the majority of the characters for so long, (continued in comments)

😂 this boy

Started this one for #LMPBC last night! Now that the hurricane has passed us I can rest and read again!
Many of my friends across N.C. have lost homes and had damage so prayers for them please!

Isn‘t this opening line great? Simple yet draws you in. And the following two are even more thrilling. I‘m addicted as a writer to opening lines. What‘s your favorite you‘ve read?

I was so frustrated as I was reading this book, wanting to shake Riddle! I was grumbling the whole time reading this book. Everyone in this book is over dramatic and unlikeable. But the ending of this book and the unraveling of the mystery, made this book a Pick for me! Great choice for #LMPBC

#theflame that ignites a fire at the beginning of this book, starts a summer of dark mystery in the life of 12 year old Riddle Camperdown. The secrets, love triangle, and murders are interspersed with a dark humor making this one of my favorite reads of 2018. #heatofjuly

@Mdargusch I received your package today! Man you are fast! I haven‘t even finished my book yet! 🤦‍♀️

I just wanted to check, is it okay to write in the book? I only ask because you provided this adorable notepad! But I saw you wrote in the book.

#LMPBC Round 3!

I‘m surprised there‘s not more #litsylove for this book! The writing is unique with delicious descriptions and the narrator reminds me of an American Flavia deLuce. But the story is dark, with a mysterious occurrence, a creepy ranch hand, a boy that has disappeared, a barn that is burned down, and secrets... lots of secrets. I‘ve laughed out loud almost every page. #heatofjuly #burn #lmpbc #groupd

I‘ve narrowed down my choices for #lmpbc #round3 #groupd
Thoughts?

Fresh pesto, my summer drink of choice (a Cape Codder), and my favorite genre: a New England family summer saga. #summerhasarrived

Dark, twisty, creepy. Loved it.

I had no idea what a gypsy horse was before I read this book. The tension, suspense and foreboding in this book is off the charts. So many layers of time, deceit, betrayal and you and the central character Riddle just want to know what the hell is going on at the same time knowing that you just can't handle the truth. Can hardly breathe. All the stars

Where I read #riotgrams just settling in and starting this ( I love a book with a blue cover 💙)

When there is a library sale on a rainy day at the end of a long, emotional week, it reminds me that at the core of me is a happy, peaceful place. And that place has a shitton of books waiting to be read. #librarybookhaul (PS: Can you believe I haven't read All The Light yet?! #latetotheparty)