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DebinHawaii
Hemlock & Silver | T. Kingfisher
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I‘m really excited about my #AuldLangSpine list from @julesG ! There was just one book I had already read & loved (AWGTMI ⭐️) & a few on my TBR but several new to me titles, which I always love!

Pictured are are the first 6 I‘m starting with, beginning with the tagged book I was already planning on reading in January for #AuthorAMonth & I Know How This Ends because I loved Cassandra in Reverse.

Mahalo @monalyisha for another great match!

julesG I see you've had a tough time picking titles for your list too. It is difficult, first to limit it, second to pick something not everyone has read already, third keep availability in mind. 1d
julesG You've picked six good titles to start with. 🎉🎉 1d
DebinHawaii @julesG Yes & I also rule out series unless it‘s book one & some that I think are too niche or extreme. (And I‘m a Libra with decision-making issues, so there‘s that…) 😂 1d
DebinHawaii @julesG Excellent! I will probably get to the first 2 in January & read the others throughout the year. 1d
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Andrea313
Phantom | Susan Kay
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When you wake up in the morning and the social media algorithm is absolutely clocking you. 🤣 Who else here has an embarrassing dalliance with this book in their past? #ItsJustFanFic #IWas13OKAY #ButIReReadItToThisDay

Ruthiella 😂😂😂 I only read high literature as a teen. 😜 2d
Andrea313 @Ruthiella You and me both. 🤣 2d
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PaperbackPirate
Winter | Marissa Meyer
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I‘m joining all the fun things late!
#10BeforetheEnd
#BookspinBingo (I‘m going to use every book in the picture 2x, my Jolabokaflod gift & books in progress for the last row. ☺️)
I think I signed up for #MidWinterSolace too!

Just trying to finish all the challenges before the end of the year! Last year I read 7 books in December. 🤞🏼

Thank you
@ChaoticMissAdventures
@TheAromaofBooks
@AllDebooks
@TheBookHippie
@Chrissyreadit

Ruthiella You can do it! 👍 3d
AllDebooks You got this with such an interesting selection. ❤️ 3d
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LiseWorks Nice selection! 2d
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Never too late to BookSpin!! 😁 2d
TheBookHippie 🩵🩶🤍❄️🩵🩶🤍 2d
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FeatherV
House of Roots and Ruin | Erin A. Craig
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This gothic novel is beautifully written. Loosely based on the Island of Dr. Moreau, we once again follow the Thaumas sisters as the youngest Verity, takes a leap, and goes on a daring and twisted adventure.
Absolutely horrifyingly beautiful.

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Chelsea.Poole
Sour Cherry | Natalia Theodoridou
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This is told as a fairytale, a retelling (apparently) of Bluebeard which I was unfamiliar with prior. I loved the way this played with the fairytale genre and ways we tell stories to circumvent reality, often even to ourselves. But ultimately, the narrator tells us: “The people are us, the time is always.” Side: didn‘t I just read this somewhere on Litsy? Such a perfect line. I‘m not sure I grasped all this was doing but I had fun trying. #ToB26

merelybookish I liked this as well. And I also was never quite sure I got everything that was happening. 😅 3d
ChaoticMissAdventures There are so many on this list I somehow missed this one totally! 3d
sarahbarnes Great review! I just picked this one up from the library today - I‘m looking forward to it! 3d
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BarbaraBB I missed this one too but it sounds good! 3d
Hooked_on_books Interesting! I don‘t usually tend to like fairytale retellings, so I‘m very curious to see where I land on this one. 3d
squirrelbrain Great review! I‘d question-marked this one as it didn‘t sound like my thing -probably one I‘ll only read if it makes the shortlist. 3d
Bookwormjillk I missed this one too! 3d
Chelsea.Poole @merelybookish that makes me feel better! I need to visit the Bluebeard tale. 2d
Chelsea.Poole @ChaoticMissAdventures @BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk so many on the list, it‘s easy to overlook some! 2d
Chelsea.Poole @sarahbarnes @Hooked_on_books I‘ll look for your reviews—I think this is one that would lead to interesting discussions. 2d
Chelsea.Poole @squirrelbrain honestly, this one isn‘t my type either but I was struck by the cover and title (and it‘s easy availability on audio at the library lol). I must say, I was pleasantly surprised! 2d
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LiseWorks
Lady of the Forest | Jennifer Roberson
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If you like the Robin Hood story, you will love this one. The prequel of how Robin Hood came to be and all his merry men. It was a chunksters but a page turner. One for #SnowyDecemberReathathon ✔️ done. One spot for #ISpyBingoDec @TheAromaofBooks
@Read2025 @DieAReader

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3d
DieAReader ♥️♥️♥️ 2d
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chlolovesbooks
Hexed | Emily McIntire
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️5/5 loved this! 🖤

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AroundTheBookWorld
Winter | Marissa Meyer
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This was a superb ending to an amazing series. I love this series, I can‘t believe how long it took me to discover it. I‘m blown away with everything that happened in this series. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#Winter #MarissaMeyer #TheLunarChronicles #book #books #bookbag #bookbags #bookbinding #bookbeau #bookblog #bookblogs #bookbloggers #bookblogger #bookkbackpack #Fantasy #YoungAdult #ScienceFiction #Romance #Retellings #Dystopia #Fiction #Audiobook #FairyTales

willaful FYI, there are some graphic novel continuations starring Iko. 6d
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Tamra
Black Woods, Blue Sky | Eowyn Ivey, Ruth Hulbert (illustrator)
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The length of this novel did a disservice to the premise. 😏 It would have been much better as a short story or novella. What did the editor do aside from check grammar and spelling? I got through the audio only because I spent hours in the kitchen cooking & cleaning for Thanksgiving.

Hooked_on_books I‘ve been wondering lately with a number of books if the editor is doing anything. 1w
willaful @Hooked_on_books Probably looking for work because replaced with LLMs. 🙄 7d
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Soubhiville
Spinners | Donna Jo Napoli, Richard Tchen
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It seems too soon to post my December #bookspin, but Monday is the first so I guess not. As always I‘ll be excited to see what @TheAromaofBooks pulls out of the hat!

CBee I just saw yesterday that Cameron Crowe wrote a memoir - I very much want to read it! 1w
Soubhiville @CBee Almost Famous is one of my favorite movies, so I‘m very excited to read it! 1w
AmyG @CBee same. I hear it‘s very good. 1w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1w
CBee @Soubhiville same! And Say Anything 💚 1w
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