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Areader2

Areader2

Joined March 2018

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies”George R.R. Martin
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Pickpick

Rich and compelling historical story of friendship and resilience

#ReadAway2024 book 44

DieAReader Fantastic! 3d
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Pickpick

A magical family genealogical mystery, this story was set in Italy with in depth description‘s for a great experience, loved the characters and all the magic that surrounds this family history
#ReadAway2024 book 43

DieAReader 🥳Excellent! 1w
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Bride | Ali Hazelwood
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Vampires and werewolves,Entertaining, humorous banter,a little drama , lots of spice 3⭐️
#ReaAway2024 book 42

DieAReader 🥳🤩Awesome! 2w
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Turn of the Key | Ruth Ware
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Mehso-so

I had high hopes for this one , it was interesting and had creepy vibes , I like her writing I am just not a fan of the drawn out stories with unsatisfying endings
#ReadAway2024 book 41

DieAReader I hope your #Next read is more satisfying🤓📚 4w
bumpinthenight For me, her concepts have a lot of potential but like you said, it doesn‘t really come together or hit the mark like I want it to a lot of the time. 4w
Areader2 @bumpinthenight I agree ,same with the last book I read Riley Sagers Middle of the Night, and God of the Woods both had so much potential so much time setting up these great complex storylines but then the ending is simpler and unfulfilling, I don‘t regret reading them so I guess that‘s important ha 4w
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Pickpick

This was a slow paced atmospheric mystery with paranormal aspects , I like the story but i didn‘t like the audio
#ReadAway2024 book 40

DieAReader 🥳Excellent! 1mo
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Pickpick

A cozy queer rom-com with humor and a little drama set in a melting pot of paranormal creatures. Lots of pumpkin spice lattes a quick read with Halloween town vibes👻🧙🏻🧛🏽‍♀️🎃
#ReadAway2024 book 39

DieAReader 🤓📚Fantastic! 1mo
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The September House | Carissa Orlando
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Creepy, crazy haunted house , the author has you guessing about fmc it was a ride, very descriptive, I loved it for scary season!👻💀
#ReadAway2024 book 38

DieAReader 👻🎃 Excellent!! 1mo
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Pickpick

Gothic paranormal set in New Orleans,a haunted house with creepy trials, spicy romance. The author takes a creative theme for a serious issue with fmc, really enjoyed this one!
#ReadAway2024 book 37

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 2mo
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Bookshops & Bonedust | Travis Baldree
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Pickpick

Such a cozy read with a little drama , audio is the best can‘t wait until the next one
ReadAway2024 book 36

DieAReader 🥳Excellent! 2mo
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This book was eye opening to say the least, Cheney explains what happened from the aftermath of the 2020 election craziness to the January 6 attack. She explains everything that she witnessed and how she so adamantly tried to express how important the Constitution is and how provisions were put in place for a reason! Its disheartening how many in our government stand behind Trump and not upholding their oath to the Constitution
#readaway2024 #35

AmyG I listened to the audiobook as Cheney read it. I may not agree on policy but I have so much respect for her. 2mo
DieAReader 🥳Great! 2mo
Areader2 @AmyG yes I agree I am not a fan of her policies either but I respect her too and even more so now she endorsed Kamala! so many cower to Trump and ignore their oath, to me is extremely scary and just the fact he is running for president again after everything that happened blows my mind (edited) 2mo
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Pickpick

I was completely immersed in this story In these characters in the plot. So much about the setting, the culture and the era took a little time with a lot of back stories but it was well worth it and it all came together. This was not only about the past but glimpses of the future a moving remarkable story !
#Readaway2024 book 34

DieAReader 🥳Awesome!! 2mo
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The Perfect Couple | Elin Hilderbrand
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My daughter and I power read this book so we could watch the series , it was good enjoyed it
#Readaway2024 book 33

DieAReader 🥳Awesome!! 2mo
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Quicksilver | Callie Hart
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Jumped on the bandwagon for this one really enjoyed it! #ReadAway2024 book 32

DieAReader 🥳Fantastic! 3mo
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Black Bird Oracle | Deborah Harkness
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I enjoyed this book, not as much as the others. I did like the new characters and direction that Diana character went , very descriptive and lots of hot tea!
This definitely sets up for more in the series
#readaway2024 book 31

DieAReader 🥳Great! 3mo
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Sorcery of Thorns | Margaret Rogerson
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Really enjoyed the fantasy, great characters, descriptive world building,and a magical library where books have a life of their own !
#ReadAway2024 book 30

DieAReader 🥳Awesome!! 3mo
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#wondrouswednesday
1. SUMMER
2. Country
3.greenbeans
4.BEACH
5.juice
6.mornings
7.entree
8 dessert
9.FICTION
10.gum
Oops forget pancakes 😜

Eggs 👏🏻🙏🏻 3mo
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Swan Song | Elin Hilderbrand
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This was definitely Elin‘s Swan Song , great end to this wonderful series !
#ReadAway2024 book 29

DieAReader 🥳Fantastic 3mo
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The Silent Patient | Alex Michaelides
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This was one of the better thrills I have read this year
ReadAway2024 book 28

DieAReader 🥳 Awesome 4mo
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1. When I found this app I immediately didn‘t want to be private, I wanted to interact with like minded readers and at the time 6 years or so people didn‘t really use their real names on social media,so since I am part of this reading community “I am a reader too” so became Areader2 😂my real name is Marlene
2.the Car mostly
3. Last book was God of the Woods
#wondrouswednesday

Areader2 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks it was good, it‘s hard to review I liked it but didn‘t love 🤷🏼‍♀️ 4mo
Eggs Thanks for joining in Marlene💙🩷💜 4mo
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God of the Woods | Liz Moore
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This was a twisty story set in 1975.The back story and the story that Liz Moore builds in this thriller is built on the culture of that time period. The character development was deep and descriptive so that you weren‘t sure what you believed from one minute to the next well written with a very interesting ending
ReadAway2024 book 27

DieAReader 🥳🥳Great! 4mo
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Weyward: A Novel | Emilia Hart
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In Macbeth the weyward is associated with three witches also known as the weird sisters.This is a story of three woman through different time periods all three have different stories and all have sad abusive situations that they rise up from,they get their strength from nature and the powers they hold onto through the Weyward family of women,the power is pulled from the earth,nature and wildlife, which I loved.
#Readaway2024 book 26

DieAReader 🥳Great! 4mo
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Britt-Marie Was Here | Fredrik Backman
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Endearing and humorous.Britt-Marie Was Here is a story of how we survive grief, and change but most importantly it's about community, and belonging. I really enjoyed the audio
#ReadAway2024 book 25

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 4mo
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Mehso-so

This was fast paced and entertaining but that was about it
#ReadAway2024 book 24

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First Lie Wins: A Novel | Ashley Elston
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This gave me La Femme Nikita vibes, had some twists a good summer read
ReadAway2024 book 23

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 4mo
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Don't Forget to Write | Sara Goodman Confino
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I like this enough to finish it,the story was interesting and some characters I liked better then others and had a satisfying ending
#readaway2024 book 22

DieAReader 🥳Awesome! 5mo
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The Covenant of Water | Abraham Verghese
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The Covenant of Water is a lusciously descriptive novel I was completely immersed in, the characters their interesting backstories, and interconnected lives. Verghese writes with such passion about relationships, history, and medical procedures. I loved the audio but the medical procedures were not my favorite.
Such wonderful symbolism throughout this novel
#ReadAway2024 book 21

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 5mo
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The Taste of Ginger | Mansi Shah
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This Taste of Ginger, is a story about a young woman caught between cultures of her birth land India and America the place she grew up as a young child. There are themes of racism,casteism,first generational
immigration, and homophobia. I enjoyed the interwoven stories and how they reflected the issues but also was a journey of growth and the love of family.#ReadAway2024 book 20

DieAReader 🥳Fantastic! 5mo
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🌹I know this is hard to believe but Stephen King the only one that came close was Thinner I think it was maybe another author and him🤷🏼‍♀️
🌼Crescent City 🙄
🌺All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
#wondrouswednesday

Eggs I recently viewed the series All Creatures-loved it🧡 Thx for playing 👏🏻 5mo
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A little bit confusing in the beginning, but I really enjoyed it,part mystery with suspense, magic system around books , interesting characters it all comes to a satisfying conclusion that maybe I could see even continuing I hope !
#ReadAway2024 book 19

DieAReader 🥳Fantastic!! 6mo
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Shardless | Stephanie Fisher
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Mehso-so

This book was too long spotty world building, confusing magic system and more confusing conflicts I did like the main character scrappy personality, but the whole book was just so-so
Readaway2024 book 18

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This is a historical fantasy set in 1600 Madrid,I loved everything about this book the characters were well written the prose and style of writing were wonderful and it was all wrapped around a history that was riveting.
#readAway2024 book 17

Karisimo Just started it today! 6mo
DieAReader 🥳Great! 6mo
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Love this special addition can‘t wait to read it !give me all the pretty books!🤩

Ruthiella Stunning! 🤩 6mo
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“But let it be my ambition and not my fear that seals my fate”

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Mehso-so

This started as a slow family drama with some twists I was surprised by , but it was just so-so for me
#ReadAway2024 book 16

DieAReader 👋🏻Next up! 6mo
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The Dutch House | Ann Patchett
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Tom Hanks is a wonderful narrator for this story the writing is just so good yet a little long in this one.The story follows Danny and Maeve and their childhood home The Dutch House with a mother who disappeared and a emotionally distant father,his new wife and children,and later Danny‘s wife and children this novel looks at two siblings who find home with each other
#Readaway2024 book 15

Graywacke Glad you enjoyed. Tom Hanks did such a great job. 6mo
DieAReader 🥳Great! 6mo
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1.family
2.health
3.books
Hopeful
☮️
💵
✈️

Eggs 💜🤗🩷 6mo
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Tom Lake: A Novel | Ann Patchett
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🙌 loved this book, absolutely recommend you get the audio Meryl Streep just does such a wonderful job
5⭐️
#readaway2024 book 14
Goal 2 #awesomeapril readathon

CogsOfEncouragement I started this yesterday after reading Our Town as prep. 7mo
Areader2 @CogsOfEncouragement you will enjoy it! 7mo
Andrew65 After reading The Dutch House last week this is one I want to get to. Tom Hanks did an excellent job of narrating that one.
Well done 👏👏👏
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Areader2 @andrew65 I will definitely get that one thanks! 7mo
Andrew65 @Areader2 Hope you enjoy it. 7mo
CogsOfEncouragement I second the motion! The Dutch House read by Hanks is superb. 7mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 7mo
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Avalon Tower | C N Crawford, Alex Rivers
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A fea fantasy, with the basis set around Camelot, King Arthur,knights of the round table but also a spy element It does have the usual tropes but I liked that it was very different fast paced, I liked the characters so was a pick for me I will read the next one out in September.
#ReadAway2024 book 13
First goal met for #AwesomeApril readathon

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 7mo
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my goals are to finish Tom Lake audio loving it Meryl Streep is the narrator, 35% , finishing Avalon Tower by C N Crawford &Alex Rivers really enjoying this also about 50% left , then starting The Familiar so excited for that one

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As a dark tense psychological thriller this meets all the hype, it definitely had you guessing through the whole book and gives all the feels for all of it‘s craziness,wasn‘t my favorite thriller but it was a fast, entertaining read.
#readaway2024 book 11

DieAReader 🥳Great! 7mo
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The House on Biscayne Bay | Chanel Cleeton
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Mehso-so

A so so atmospheric story told with two time lines and two mysteries,overall was entertaining but wasn‘t as good as Mexican Gothic or The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
Book 10 #readaway2024

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 7mo
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TARGET. Buy two get one free books
I ordered The Woman, pre ordered The Familiar and Onyx Storm special edition all for 41$ though I have also the 5% because I have the debit card but still a great deal

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Come and Get It | Kiley Reid
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Mehso-so

This was a so so character driven story about a college dorm and the RAs and students who live there and a visiting writing professor it was a slog until about 2/3. Honestly none of the characters were likable
#readaway2024 book 10
#MarvellousMarch

DieAReader 👋🏻👋🏻Next! 8mo
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 8mo
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This was a slow burn but very worth all the layers unfolded in this dark academia, murder mystery the story revolves around and is narrated by Bodie a true crime podcaster, she is asked to teach a class at her alma mater that brings up her past time at the school and a mystery of its own that has haunted her much was wrapped up in this story and brings so much to light on many topics but was so well written
#MarvellousMarch#Readaway2024

DieAReader 🥳❤️‍🔥Awesome!! 8mo
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I am on board, my goal is to finish
Come and Get It by Kiely Reid
And also finish I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai

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TheSpineView Happy Litsyversary!🥳🥳🥳 8mo
maich Happy Litsyversary1💐💐💕🎉 8mo
Deblovestoread Happy Litsyversary 🎉 8mo
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Amiable Happy Litsyversary! 🎉🎉 8mo
dabbe HL! 💚💙💚 8mo
Ruthiella Happy Litsyversary! 🥳🥳🥳 8mo
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Bringing Down the Duke | Evie Dunmore
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Set in England Annabelle a woman from the country is strong and smart living in a unfortunate situation gets the chance to go to Oxford college in London,she gets involved in the suffrage movement and meets a Duke with different views, and the story takes off,I enjoyed the writing,all the characters and the fact it wasn‘t just a romance but was wrapped around woman‘s rights and politics made it more interesting book 7 #readaway2024

DieAReader 🥳Great! 8mo
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What sweet fun whimsical story I devoured in audio, will definitely be reading more of this series !
Book 6 #readaway2024

DieAReader 🥳Awesome! 8mo
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The Drowning Woman | Robyn Harding
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This is really between a pick and so-so,but as much as I think the plot was over the top , it had edge of your seat suspense and ended up being a fast paced thriller
Book 5 #ReadAway2024

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 9mo
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 9mo
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Hell Bent | Leigh Bardugo
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Panpan

I wanted to finish this book I am 61 % in and I just can‘t do it anymore,so disappointed because I did like Ninth House

dabbe #fanofthepan! 🤩🤩🤩 9mo
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