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rachelsbrittain
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So excited to be paired up with @Laughterhp for the first time since my first #AuldLangSpine back when it was still called #NewYearWhoDis ! There are a lot of interesting books on the list, including several that were on my TBR. I decided these four will be my top priorities for January. Can't wait to start!

Thanks so much for all your hard work to put this event together @monalyisha ! You're a Litsy rockstar.

monalyisha Thank you! 🥰 3w
Laughterhp Oo yay! Those are all good ones! (I‘m biased). 3w
rachelsbrittain @Laughterhp haha yes when I saw your picks from my list I was like "ahh excellent choices" as if they weren't all my tops reads of the year ? 3w
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DebinHawaii
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I‘m registered! 🎉📚🎉 This will be my 6th year participating in @monalyisha ‘s annual #AuldLangSpine (formerly #NewYearWhoDis ) event & I look forward to it each year. I‘ve been turned on to so many great books by my matches!

I thank them all:
2020 @MoonWitch94
2021 @chrissyreadit
2022 @ladyneverwhere
2023 @laughterhtp
2024 @itchyfeetreader

Check out @monalyisha ‘s post for the link & details! Space is limited & you want to do this one! 🎉📚

Chrissyreadit 😘😘😘😘I hope to do it again one day too- @monalyisha really is the queen of book matching people❤️ 1mo
Itchyfeetreader Thanks for this tag. I have submitted with more than one of the books I got from you this year ! 1mo
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DebinHawaii
Mrs. Caliban: A Novel | Rachel Ingalls
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Thanks for the #ThreeListThursday #TLT tag @Eggs 🤗

This is hard to narrow down! It seems I like my stories & novellas on the creepy &/or weird side & the ones that come to mind are:

1️⃣ WHALITC is a classic for a reason 😱

2️⃣ Not enough hype for the tagged book. I found it in an early #AuldLangSpine (#NewYearWhoDis ) 🐸

3️⃣ Had to list both books from the Sworn Soldier series as I loved them both equally.🖤🖤

Anyone else want to share?

dabbe I haven't heard of any of these; you've given me more for the TBR! Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚 9mo
TieDyeDude Mrs. Caliban sounds interesting! Audio on hold 😁 9mo
DebinHawaii @TieDyeDude Very quirky, strange but good! 🐸💚 9mo
Eggs WHALITC is a classic! 9mo
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xicanti
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It‘s been ages since I did one of these.

1. HERE FOR IT by R. Eric Thomas
2. A GAME FOR SWALLOWS by Zeina Abirached
3. RUN TOWARDS THE DANGER by Sarah Polley

I was gonna do honourable mentions but there‘s like six books I could probably switch out with any of the three listed above, not even counting conversational cookbooks, soooo… 🤷‍♀️

#ThreeListThursday #TLT

monalyisha Oh, hey! We‘re book twins 👯‍♀️…at least a little. 😉 10mo
xicanti @monalyisha SIGH, GONE is on my extended/maybe switch out list, so we‘re double twins! 10mo
monalyisha I feel like this overlap might be #AuldLangSpine & @MeganAnn related somehow. 😉 10mo
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xicanti @monalyisha y‘know, it very well might. 10mo
MeganAnn @monalyisha yes! I believe @xicanti read it off my #auldlangspine list and I found it thanks to @JackOBotts #newyearwhodis list from the year before. It‘s still a favorite of mine. 😍 Your event continues to help me find the best books every year!! 10mo
monalyisha @MeganAnn I definitely read it based on your review! I just saw that he has a picture book out about a cranky construction vehicle? 😅 My hopes aren‘t as high for that one (it looks wordy) but I‘m still tickled! 10mo
willaful I really enjoyed Here For It too. Listened to the audiobook. 10mo
MeganAnn @monalyisha a picture book? How interesting! I may have to check it out for the sake of curiosity. 😉 10mo
JackOBotts @meganan & @monalyisha - I love that Sigh, Gone was a favorite, it‘s one of mine, as well. This is what makes @litsy so fun - discovering books with one another. 🤗 And - of course - adding to my mountain of TBR! 🤣📚📚📚📚📚📚📚📚 10mo
dabbe @JackOBotts I couldn't agree more! 🤩😃🤩 10mo
dabbe Honorable mentions are fine with me! 🤩🤩🤩 10mo
JackOBotts @dabbe 🙌🏼 …And finding new folks to follow for even more recs! 😉💜📚 10mo
dabbe @JackOBotts YES! 🤩😍😃 10mo
xicanti @willaful the audiobook is so much fun. I recommended it to a friend who listened to it while she walked her dog, and she ended up laughing so hard everyone on the street gave her funny looks. 10mo
xicanti @JackOBotts @MeganAnn @monalyisha @dabbe all the love for how easy Litsy makes it to find great books & people to discuss them with. 10mo
dabbe @xicanti 💚💙💚 10mo
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Laughterhp
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Pickpick

Should be my last book post of the day! I finally read this one! It‘s been on my TBR since we first did #AuldLangSpine originally #NewYearWhoDis and it was on @BookNAround ‘s list! (I think).

This was a great read. Probably would have read differently a few years ago. An Anishinaabe community goes dark and they don‘t know why. They lose power, tv, internet, everything and don‘t know why. They have to figure out how to survive in the winter.

BookNAround I‘m so glad you enjoyed it. I just bought the sequel a couple of days ago and am hoping I enjoy it as much as the original. 12mo
Laughterhp #dashingdecember - first book finished @Andrew65 12mo
Andrew65 Excellent 🎄🎄🎄 12mo
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BarbaraJean
Carrie Soto Is Back | Taylor Jenkins Reid
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TJR‘s books never sound like something I‘m interested in, but they‘re always fantastic. I‘m consistently amazed by how she can make me so deeply invested in characters that are so unlikable/difficult. This was another home run—or rather, an ace. 🎾 Carrie is right up there with Daisy Jones and Evelyn Hugo. Thank you @Karisimo for including this on your #AuldLangSpine list! This was my July #DoubleSpin.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1y
dabbe I'm halfway through this myself! Agree with you on all points! 💙🖤🩵 1y
Tea_and_Starstuff Oh dear, I'd dismissed this author as one I probably wouldn't enjoy. But if you love the book? Might have to give the author a shot. 1y
BarbaraJean @Tea_and_Starstuff Ha! Yeah, my brain had classified her as “not for me” but then a couple of her books showed up on a #NewYearWhoDis list one year, so I decided to give her a shot. The full-cast audiobook of Daisy Jones & the Six is fantastic, or check out this one or The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and see what you think. Very complex and usually unlikable characters that are absolutely compelling. 1y
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JenReadsAlot
Amelia Unabridged | Ashley Schumacher
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@Jerdencon Thank you for picking this book! I've never heard of it before and loved it! #auldlangspine @monalyisha

Jerdencon It‘s funny I read that for last years #newyearwhodis list recommended from @Kangaj1 2y
JenReadsAlot @Jerdencon @Kangaj1 I love that! Good chance this will be on my list for next year! 2y
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IndoorDame Do you think this would be categorized as #quietYA ? Looking ahead to some challenges… 2y
JenReadsAlot @IndoorDame I would make it work it was really good! 2y
IndoorDame @JenReadsAlot awesome, thanks!!! 2y
TheBookHippie This is popular at the HS library here. 2y
CBee @IndoorDame I‘ve read this too and it absolutely would count for #quietYA!! 2y
IndoorDame @CBee perfect! Thanks 2y
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CarolynM
The Push | Ashley Audrain
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#12Booksof2022. #January

My pick for January is this story of an atypical mother/child relationship which I read as part of my #NewYearWhoDis pairing with @AmyG

Andrew65 Sounds a good read. 2y
AmyG I am glad you enjoyed it, too! 2y
TheBookHippie Oh this is a powerful read. 2y
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Karisimo
Address Unknown | Kathrine Kressmann Taylor
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So excited to be matched with @BarbaraJean for #AuldLangSpine!

I had already read and loved some of her list: Passing, People of the Book, The Night Gardener, Sea of Tranquility, Crossing to Safety. Pictured above are the titles I can't wait to read!

Thanks to @monalyisha for matching us and setting this up!!! So fun!

Karisimo More details for @BarbaraJean: I have been meaning to read Piranesi and Naomi Novik for a while, so thanks for the extra motivation! A friend irl has been begging me to read Under the Whispering Door. I had not previously heard of Address Unknown, Elatsoe, The Wanderers, or Nation, but they sound amazing and right up my alley! 2y
monalyisha 🙌🏻✨🥳 2y
BarbaraJean 🎉These are some GREAT picks. I guess I'm biased, but I loved these! I hope you do, too. Piranesi was the first book I read in 2022 & it was such a great start to the year. I have my IRL book club to thank for Elatsoe (which has beautiful chapter-opening illustrations) & Under the Whispering Door. And Address Unknown was from my #NewYearWhoDis list from @Blaire last year. It's so short but so powerful. I look forward to hearing what you think! 2y
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