Litsy

so-so

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I went in hoping that this would have heartwarming and cozy vibes like “The House in the Cerulean Sea”, “Under the Whispering Door”, and “In the Lives of Puppets”, and was left a bit disappointed. Yes, there is still that found-family trope and Artemis Darth Vader‘s humor that I loved, but this is a darker and more adult version of the previously mentioned books. I could have also done without the graphic sexual context as well.

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tpixie

The Road to Dalton | Shannon Bowring

For those who loved The Road to Dalton for our #EuropaCollective #BuddyRead, the 3rd book in the trilogy will release in the USA on Oct 7, 2025

CSeydel, CBee

tpixie @jlhammar @mcctrish @GatheringBooks @kspenmoll @Gleefulreader @tamra @LeahBergen @TheBookDream @DrexEdit @Saphire @TheKidUpstairs @Aimeesue @Deblovestoread @Adventures-of-a-French-Reader @auraisntwilder @Chelsea.Poole @squirrelbrain @Cathythoughts @BarbaraBB @CSeydel @Sparklemn @JuniperWilde @julieclair @AllDebooks 5d

mcctrish I bought the second and I need to move it up on my TBR list 5d

CSeydel Oh man I haven‘t read the second one yet! 5d

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Deblovestoread I just saw this. So excited! 5d

tpixie @mcctrish @CSeydel @Deblovestoread I thought I‘d read Book 2 closer to book 3. I read too many books so I have a harder time remembering them. I think when I was younger, after I read a book I thought about it a lot more, which helped me remember them plus, I didn‘t read as many! 5d

Chelsea.Poole Ooh thanks for the post! I read book two but I didn‘t love it as much as the first one. I‘ll probably stick with it and see what happens in the third. 5d

tpixie @Chelsea.Poole hopefully the third will be a satisfying read! 5d

CSeydel Oh yeah that makes sense 5d

GatheringBooks Ooh! Thank you so much for sharing and for the tag! I already have book 2, and will now pre-order book 3. 5d

CBee @tpixie oooo book 3!! I need to get to #2 soon. 5d

BarbaraBB I had no idea there would be a third book! I still need to read the second one and fortunately it‘s my April #Roll100 book! 5d

squirrelbrain Like most others, I haven‘t read book 2 yet. #toomanybookstoolittletime 5d

tpixie @CSeydel @GatheringBooks @CBee 💙🩵💙 5d

tpixie @BarbaraBB that works out nicely! 💙🩵💙 5d

tpixie @squirrelbrain me either. If I do I‘ll read it right before the 3rd. Otherwise, it may just heighten my Mount TBR!! ⛰️ 5d

Lesliereadsalot Can‘t wait! I love these characters. 5d

tpixie @Lesliereadsalot yes! It kind of reminds me of this author that also writes about a community

Hannah Coulter: A Novel

Lesliereadsalot Will definitely look into her books! 4d

tpixie @Lesliereadsalot 🩵 4d

CSeydel Checked it out today from Libby 📖📲 4d

tpixie @CSeydel 🩵💙🩵 yay! 4d

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Sarahreadstoomuch

Brownstone | Samuel Teer

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This was fantastic! A young teen meets her father for the first time when she goes to spend the summer with him in the brownstone he‘s renovating. They navigate language barriers and she feels like a major outsider in the neighborhood. Very sweet story.

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DinoMom

The Bones Beneath My Skin | Tj Klune

Once again TJ Klune has pulled me into a world and characters that I do not want leave.

My only critic was the sex scene pulled me out of the story for a minute. I typically love some spicy moments and some hot sex in my reads but this just didn‘t add anything or move the story for me this time.

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GingerAntics

The Bones Beneath My Skin | Tj Klune

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This one really hit me right in the heart multiple times. It also made me laugh a few times. I fell hard and fast for all three of the MCs after being plopped right into the middle of their messy, tangled lives. I couldn‘t stop going on Art‘s big adventure, rooting for all of them to find happiness and love. There was a tiny little bit of spice to help hold you up through the darkest part of the story.
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GingerAntics This is very different than anything else I‘ve read by Klune, or at least it felt that way for some reason. I still really enjoyed it. I‘m glad I finally read it. #TJKlune #TheBonesBeneathMySkin #ArtemisDarthVader #Art #Alex #Nate 2w

Bette I just really enjoyed it for so many reasons. Thanks for reviewing it. 👍😊 2w

julesG It is different, but also it isn't. 2w

GingerAntics @julesG I was having that same feeling. It‘s different… but it‘s not… from his other stuff I‘ve read. 2w

GingerAntics @Bette it was so lovely! Typical Klune. 2w

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GingerAntics

The Bones Beneath My Skin | Tj Klune

I‘m getting real creeps from the cult. Seriously, what is up with them. I‘ve got a weird feeling about them. I don‘t trust them.
#TJKlune #TheBonesBeneathMySkin #Artemis #Alex #Nate #creepy #cult #creepycult #donttrustthem