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Thanks for reading along! Anything else to discuss?

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Roary47 I think I would. While it was a little hard to believe child trafficking is a thing. Sadly a lot of times it‘s someone they trust that has to pay up because of debts they owe to bad people. So if there is any take away I hope that makes kids more aware to be careful. 3y

megnews @Roary47 it‘s not high up on my recommends for teens but if it was a teen that likes this genre I would. 3y

Chrissyreadit I do not think I would, because it was a little too trope-ish to me. 3y

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megnews I haven‘t really hopped on the podcast bandwagon. I think mainly because I don‘t want it to take away from reading time. I‘ve listened to some book podcasts at times but not much. My friend got me into true crime podcasts. But I just listen to whatever the group she hosts plans to listen to and discuss. They‘re VERY repetitive. 3y

Roary47 @megnews I agree they cut into audiobooking. In the past I have listened to “Raising Good Humans” and “A Hotdog is a sandwich” not book related. 3y

megnews @Roary47 what‘s the subject of the hotdog one? 3y

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Roary47 @megnews they are a bunch of chiefs and they talk about food, restaurants, and unusual food combos. Really anything to do with food. They have a YouTube Channel we like to watch called: “Mythical Kitchen” where they make many times bizarre mouthwatering dishes. 3y

megnews @Roary47 cool! 3y

Deblovestoread I like Strong Sense of Place. They pick a location and recommend 5 books that embody the theme. I also like You Must Remember This about old time Hollywood. I only listen to podcasts at work while doing tasks that don‘t require much concentration, so not too often. 3y

megnews Ooh I want to check out Strong Sense of Place. I love that in a book. 3y

Chrissyreadit I LOVE Strong Sense of place, I also listen to many of the Book Riot Podcasts and two Littens have podcasts I like- Reading Envy and Well Read. I just learned about of Slippers and Spindles- will def listen. I like My Favorite Murder- and have a couple others I‘ve listened to but not regularly. I love podcasts. 3y

BookmarkTavern My love for podcasts knows no limits! I listen to so many! The BookRiot podcasts, F*bois of Literature, Of Slippers and Spindles, Be The Serpent, Reading Envy, SSR, Unabridged, Levar Burton Reads, Blind Date with a Book, Smart Podcasts Trashy Books, Feminist Book Club, Reading Circle Temple, Circle of Friendship, Witch Please, and Into the Fold. ❤️ (edited) 3y

megnews @ozma.of.oz wow! Thanks for sharing! 3y

BookmarkTavern @Kdgordon88 Thank you for the introduction to Strong Sense of Place! I just finished their Arctic episode and I‘m now subscribed! 💙 3y

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Roary47 Kidnapping, Cult, and Suspense 3y

Chrissyreadit True -crime, YA, Social -media (do hyphens make this three words?🤣) 3y

megnews @Chrissyreadit 😂 yes. I think true crime & social media are concepts that without the other word the meaning is lost so that works 3y

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Roary47 I was surprised that her friend (sorry forgot names) was still alive. It‘s not impossible, I‘m glad she was treated well, but wow there are other ways to have children than stealing them. Also that‘s how he kept these neighbors quiet? Whoa! A whole lot of messed up here. 3y

megnews @Roary47 yeah it got awfully convoluted. Sadly, most kidnapped children wouldn‘t make it that long. 3y

Deblovestoread The end to Layla‘s story was a bit of a surprise…I probably just didn‘t pick up on the clues. 3y

Chrissyreadit @Roary47 @megnews @Kdgordon88 I probably spend too much time on TikTok and have watched some pretty incredible presentations about child sales- and forced adoptions and family kidnappings, and I think this may have been roughly based on Elizabeth Smart- but it did get way to convoluted and odd. Also 7 year olds remember a lot, personalities are pretty stable - plenty of twin studies to show that - and that was the oddest part to me. 3y

megnews So funny. I‘m enjoying tiktok way too much. My daughter kept sending me videos so I downloaded and deleted several times til I gave in. So much great info out there 3y

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Time for #YABuddyRead discussion. Join when you can.
This can be an issue in some mystery/thrillers. What did you think?

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Roary47 At first it did. I can see how the podcast could help her find peace. However, as the story went on when she did some scouting it seemed too perfect that they found their missing friend, no one got hurt, and somehow her subscribers came to help her. 3y

megnews @Roary47 I agree. Mystery/thriller used to be one of my go to genres years ago but over time they got either too formulaic or too unbelievable. For me it was believability, not as much beginning but the end like you mention. I liked the podcast part—that was something new. 3y

Deblovestoread While I enjoyed reading this book it did lack believability. The podcast was a cool idea and I am glad for the happy ending. 3y

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megnews @Kdgordon88 yeah, I gave it a decent rating because it was a nice change of pace from my normal reads. I did think the podcast element was pretty original. 3y

Chrissyreadit I agree with everyone, it just seemed too easy. There are many ways it could have been more believable, and I think if it had been a little more fleshed with realistic info out it could have been better. 3y

Butterfinger I just didn't have the time to open it. I'm sorry. This is the hardest school year I have ever had. 3y

megnews @Butterfinger no need to apologize. I‘m so sorry it‘s such a rough school year. I‘ll keep you in my prayers. 3y

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Ok, the last 1/4 was completely unbelievable, but once I suspended my disbelief and just rolled with it I enjoyed it. I thought the characters felt pretty real, would have liked Burke‘s issues to get a little more airtime, but overall it was good. #YABuddyRead and my October #BookSpin done.
Also, happy birthday Sarah, I finished this for you! #BirthdayBash

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Thank you for reading with me!!! 3y

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#yabuddyreadI read this pretty quickly. At times I thought the author “tried to hard” but I thought it was also a good story. I would have liked led a little more in different places to round it out better. Some of it was a little too unbelievable when there was an effort to write a relatable story but overall glad I read it.

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4✨ Another really good book this month! Dee had the tragic experience of watching her best friend Sibby abducted and was almost taken herself. Ten years later she is hosting a podcast to find people that went missing, but hides behind a voice modifier and code name. When she gets a tip about Sibby things get intense. I felt while this was really good it wasn‘t that realistic in situations and outcomes. Still made a great story though! #YABuddyRead

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This was a change of pace for me since I haven‘t made a habit of reading mysteries for a long time. For me the ending seemed to wrap up a little too quickly. I‘m interested to hear what others think during the #YABuddyRead later this month.

JaclynW I just got this on audio! I love mysteries! 3y

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My October #bookspinbingo board! It‘s such a nice, fresh feeling when the bingo month starts, isn‘t it? Tagged is my #bookspin and #YABuddyRead and Hood Feminism, this month‘s #SheSaid read, is my #doublespin - so neither one will be done until late in the month! Thanks for making the second of each month fun and exciting, @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Looks great!!! 3y

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Don‘t forget to grab your book for #YABuddyRead discussion October 23. All welcome!

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Another reminder about next month‘s #MGBuddyRead and #YABuddyRead. All welcome!

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I am posting one book per day from my to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new - don‘t judge me I have a lot of books.
Join the fun if you want. This is day 197.
#bookstoread
#tbrpile
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This brought me back to when I was thirteen and obsessing over “The Face on the Milk Carton” — it felt like an updated, alternative viewpoint of a missing person story, and I thoroughly enjoyed. I kept reading because I had to know what happened, had to see how the pieces fit together — very well done.

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Two great YA novels from my classroom library for #IReadCanadian.

MsMelissa Are you a high school teacher? What subject? 4y

TheLudicReader I am, @MsMelissa . I teach English, Writing, Journalism and a course I developed called Young Adult Literature. Are you a teacher? 4y

MsMelissa No, I‘m not a teacher. My daughter is in grade nine and just finished English - she had a fantastic teacher and loved her course. She read The Hate u Give, so I‘m curious to see what other high school English teachers assign. I‘m very curious to see what books grade 10 English will bring 😊 4y

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TheLudicReader Are you in the U.S. @MsMelissa ? I am East Coast Canada. We use The Hate U Give in our classrooms, and a couple other popular choices are Between the Shades of Grey and Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys. My classroom library has about 1500 books and I try to give my students as much personal choice as possible in what they read. 4y

ShelleyBooksie @TheLudicReader - I love that you have so many books for your students. How amazing for them! You need to chat with @DebbieGrillo - she is a high-school English teacher here in NB as well :) 4y

MsMelissa I‘m in Ottawa 😊. I like that you allow students to choose their own reading materials. I never had an issue with assigned reading in high school, loved everything but Shakespeare, but as a general rule I don‘t like others picking out my reading for me (this is why I suck at book clubs 😂). 4y

TheLudicReader This is why I created the course Young Adult Lit. I am lucky to be at a school where the admin and my head of dept understand that students are much more likely to read more when they get a say in what they read. Gone are the days when you studied To Kill a Mockingbird for three months. @MsMelissa 4y

DebbieGrillo I don't assign whole class novels either. This semester my 11th graders will be reading novels in verse. I will group them according to their choice of text. But the bulk of their reading will be independent self selected books. I have a huge classroom library. I teach three 11th grade English classes and one 12th grade class called Growth Goals and Grit. 4y

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This is a great YA mystery. Ten years ago, Dee and her best friend Sibby went into the woods, but only Dee came out. Now Dee spends her time hosting a podcast dedicated to finding missing people and trying to remember what happened when she was 7. Then another local girl goes missing.

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