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It's Elementary | Elise Bryant
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#RiseUpReads October 2025

I really liked this cozy mystery! I‘ll definitely read more in the series. It‘s great to see more diverse cozy mysteries being published in recent years.

Any other diverse cozy mysteries y‘all enjoy or have tried? I like Tita Rosie‘s Kitchen series

TheBookHippie I‘ve got it here yet. The month went off the rails a bit. I hope to get to it this week. 4d
IriDas This is not a genre I typically read, but I enjoyed it. I think it might have to do with working in an elementary school and being a single mom. I got a lot of the craziness that those two worlds create. 4d
willaful I enjoyed it, though not a fan of the love triangle. 4d
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willaful
It's Elementary | Elise Bryant
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I laughed to find this at the end of the book, because I thought about When No One Is Watching several times while reading this, although it's far less terrifying.

A single mom with way too much on her plate--including the stress of being one of very few Black parents in her daughter's school--finds herself getting caught up in some very suspicious PTA drama. I liked the slice-of-life parts of the story, but Mavis go on my nerves a bit. (cont.)

willaful The end made me think Bryant is setting up a Janet Evanovich type of series, which isn't really my cuppa so I don't know if I'll continue reading.

#HauntedShelf #ScreamTeam

#Chocolatiers #OneSnackToRuleThemAll @Bookwormjillk

#SPNBookBingo2025 @OutsmartYourShelf square: Samhain. Black, green and orange in cover.

Pumpkaboo Hunt: large
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Bookwormjillk 🍫🍫🍫 2w
OutsmartYourShelf 🎃🎃🎃 2w
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It's Elementary | Elise Bryant
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Benny has been working so hard today to disrupt my reading. He says "just one more cuddle" ?
#JustOneMoreChapter @TheAromaofBooks
#HauntedShelf #GrimReaders

Ruthiella 😻😻😻 4w
rubyslippersreads That‘s his job. 😹 4w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4w
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IriDas
It's Elementary | Elise Bryant
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Normally, I wouldn't pick a book with these colors on the cover, but it's for one of the reading groups here on Litsy. Also, normally, I wouldn't read anything someone considers cozy. Not because I have a problem with them, but they don't usually seem to end up in my TBR. Glad I read this one. I recommend it if you need a light read with what are actually heavy themes. And, especially so if you work or have a child in elementary school.😄

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LitsyEvents
It's Elementary | Elise Bryant
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repost for @Catsandbooks

Reminder for October #riseupreads

It's Elementary by Elise Bryant

Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion post on Litsy at the end of the month.

Please tag me in your posts & use #riseupreads
If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.

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Catsandbooks
It's Elementary | Elise Bryant
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Reminder for October #riseupreads

It's Elementary by Elise Bryant

Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion post on Litsy at the end of the month.

Please tag me in your posts & use #riseupreads
If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.

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IriDas
It's Elementary | Elise Bryant
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Subbing in the school library today. Bittersweet because this is the library where I‘d hoped to work. They still haven‘t hired a permanent person. Makes me feel kind of put out. They didn‘t even interview me.

willaful Irritating! I worked with a woman who finally gave up and moved to a healthcare office because she couldn't get hired for the library job she'd been doing for months. 🙄 1mo
Susanita Ugh. That‘s rude of them! 1mo
IriDas @willaful That‘s terrible and so disappointing. 1mo
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IriDas @Susanita Yeah, I‘m not sure what‘s going on. The initial interview for the district, before the I was placed on the potentials list, was so odd. They didn‘t even ask me about my work with children or in libraries or my education. They seemed to want to know if I could push the paper and kiss the arses. I keep trying to convince myself it‘s probably better to just sub. :/ 1mo
dabbe They sound pretty f---ed up in not even giving you a chance to interview and show who you are. Maybe if they see you sub there, they'll give you an interview. If not, it's THEIR loss. 💛💜🩶 1mo
IriDas @dabbe I think it was a seniority issue or something but then they didn‘t hire anyone so they‘re just using a permanent substitute? 1mo
AnnCrystal I hope they finally give you an interview and the position 📚😘📚. 1mo
IriDas @AnnCrystal 👍🏼 1mo
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BkClubCare
Amy and Isabelle | Elizabeth Strout
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Look what my library just done did! Gave me notice of a whole slew of titles now available on Libby!!!! VERY exciting 🎉 Happy (?!) Banned Books Week! #LibrariesMatter

ChaoticMissAdventures I have heard that the changes they made in Libby were supposed to make things available to more people quicker! 1mo
BkClubCare @ChaoticMissAdventures - yeaaaaah, there was something yadaYADAyada about holds and unsuspending but I didn‘t read it for true comprehension 😬 1mo
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IriDas
It's Elementary | Elise Bryant
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Haven‘t been around much because we are moving. This is our first morning in the new place. It was warm for most of the moving process, but yesterday the weather returned to our usual mild coastal weather. Hopefully it will stay that way since now we have to clean the old place. I hope to reign in the chaos before I have to go back to work in October. 😊

TheBookgeekFrau Congratulations!! 🎉🎊 May the unpacking process be swift and easy ☺️ 2mo
AnnCrystal 👏🏼🥳 Congratulations 🎉You've unpacked the books first? 😉🥂💝💝💝. 2mo
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IriDas @AnnCrystal lol. I moved them first. Everything else was extra. 😂 📚 2mo
AnnCrystal Bravo @IriDas books are our gold 👏🏼📚🥳👌🏼💝. 2mo
Dilara Enjoy your new place! 😁 2mo
IriDas @Dilara Thank you. We are. 😊 2mo
Bookperson96 Have lots of amazing times in your new home. 🙂 2mo
IriDas @Bookperson96 thanks. 2mo
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It's Elementary | Elise Bryant
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Repost for @Catsandbooks

#RiseUpReads October 2025

It's Elementary by Elise Bryant

Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion post on Litsy at the end of the month.

Content warnings: racism, domestic abuse, kidnapping, bullying, classism, murder, infidelity

Please tag me in your posts & use #riseupreads
If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.

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