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BethM

BethM

Joined August 2016

LibraryThing member BethM6

Book hoarder,tea/coffee/chocolate lover, dog and boy mom, proud Ravenclaw. Fav genres are SFF, cozies, historical fiction, romance, and YA.
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1- we were spidey and ghost spider
2- nope #two4tuesday

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 11h
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Super stressed about how far behind I am. Been a tough two weeks at work. I‘ll catch up! #readingwesteros

Avanders Aww I completely know the feeling, but we shouldn‘t feel stressed about reading (but I do). 🫣🤗🥰😘 3d
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Halloweenies | David Wisniewski
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wanderinglynn Yay! 🎃🧡 7d
Kshakal I am so glad it arrived safely!! 6d
wanderinglynn Have you mailed your #HHS box yet? 6d
BethM @wanderinglynn yup I posted about it a week or two ago 5d
wanderinglynn @BethM thanks! And sorry I missed marking you as sent! 🎃 5d
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Wednesday's Child | Amanda Hewett
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#wonderouswednesday
1- my grandma. She was a hard woman to get along with or be her child, but man she moved heaven and earth for her grandkids.
2- son and hubs, puppies

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#two4tuesday @TheSpineView
1- no, we‘re trying to clean up our habits and lose some weight.
2- dragons, Westeros, incest 😂

TheSpineView Ahhh...the dreaded weight loss. Good luck! Thanks for playing! 2w
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Been up in MI since mid day Friday which means no internet. Home now and did a lot of reading of the tagged book. Thanks to @Kshakal for this #cbbc box! Are the sponges for the dishes or my body? 😂 I‘m slow on these things 🤣 #coffeebeanbookclub @Mommamanzi

Kshakal @BethM lol… dishes!! 🤣🤣🤣 2w
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond | Elizabeth George Speare
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1 - chicken bacon beer cheese soup with bread fresh from the oven. (If you don‘t know where I live you get three guesses but only need one 😂)
2- done
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TheSpineView Sounds yummy! Thanks for playing! 3w
AlaMich Um, Wisconsin? 3w
JenReadsAlot 🤣🤣🤣 3w
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Pic of my bag at the post office 😂 mailed @Captivatedbybooks your #cbbc and @wanderinglynn I mailed my #hhs

wanderinglynn Yay! 🎃🖤 3w
Pageturner1 love the bag 💕 3w
BethM @Pageturner1 thanks! I got it in a Litsy swap ages ago. 2w
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Knit One, Kill Two | Maggie Sefton
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I‘m not a knitter so there were far too many intricate knitting details for me. But this cast of characters was awesome and made you root for them. There was a team approach vs do it alone sleuth that I loved. I had the killer at one of two people, so not a ton of mystery there. Overall though it was a very good story! I‘ll definitely read more.

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Next Year in Havana | Chanel Cleeton
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@Princess-Kingofkings thanks for the #ffs #fallingforfallswap ! I love the book sleeve. Sorry I forgot to open yesterday!

Princess-Kingofkings I‘m glad you like the book sleeve. My daughter made it. I fell in love with the fabric. 1mo
Avanders 🍁🍎🍂😘 1mo
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We‘re back baby! Finishing up #readingwesteros over lunch. We have an office 5k later this afternoon so I get a rare lunch off to read!

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Pucking Sweet | Emily Rath
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@Jas16 thank you so much friend! I‘m glad you‘re starting to feel better. Bring on allll the fall!

Jas16 Hope you enjoy! 1mo
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Pickpick

Stumbled across this and was intrigued about her story. It‘s a bit of an odd book. Parts of it read very election season specific. However the behind the scenes peek into Washington is somehow more appalling than I‘d expect and my bar is pretty low. Overall, a compelling and fast read. Somewhere between a pick and a so/so. 3.75 stars

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Better late than never? lol. Struggling with adjusting to munchkin‘s new school schedule.
1. Probably my great grandmother‘s rosary and prayer book, or maybe one of my Oz copies.
2-tagged
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TheSpineView Never too late to play! 👍🤩😊 1mo
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Mehso-so

This was much better, still a fair amount of skimming. Books 1 and 2 could have been cut down to one book with better editing. I was pulled in by the sci fi idea of cloning which actually played little role. While book 3 (even though it‘s from 04) has some scary parallels to the way we live /permit today, at the end of the day it‘s still rapture fiction. Middling rapture fiction at best. FYI if you‘re Catholic there‘s a few eyebrow raises. 🤦‍♀️

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Birth of an Age | James BeauSeigneur
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Mehso-so

I‘m beginning to think all these reviewers are drunk. This was better than the first but not great. A lot of superfluous detail which equated to a lot of skimming. The author‘s note says Christian‘s should read the whole series before judging. That‘s because this book borders on heretical 😂 so weird.

Avanders 😳🤭 1mo
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Halloweentown: Witch U. | Juliet Giglio, Keith Giglio, Max Enscoe, Annie Young
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Idk how to do those collages so here‘s my Halloween aesthetic. Day outside in the cool air followed by coziness. Treats, blankets, warm drinks, and hocus pocus or Halloween town :) #hhs

wanderinglynn Love it! 🧡🎃 1mo
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In His Image | James BeauSeigneur
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Mehso-so

This read as a political thriller, not at all what I expected. Im intrigued enough by the concept (and having book 3 free) that I‘ll read on. Every single Amazon review is glowing and says how everything comes together in book 3 is worth the wait 🤷‍♀️ maybe then I‘ll wish I hadn‘t scanned so many parts 😂

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Panpan

Not as bad as my last free read but not good. Book one reads as a novella and ends abruptly. Book two starts with other characters. Nobody has time for that. 😂

Had some scary chest pains over the last few days but drs say im@fine 🤷‍♀️ going to try to slow life down a bit this week and take better care of myself. Currently just feel like im about to get the flu or something.

Jas16 I am so glad you are ok. Please take care of yourself 1mo
BethM @Jas16 thanks. Unnerving that they can‘t tell me what it is, but hey we don‘t study women‘s bodies. 1mo
Bklover Hope you feel better! ❤️ 1mo
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Panpan

Just because you can doesn‘t mean you should. This was terrible. Sentence structure, editing, lack of character development, all of it was bad.

Avanders 😂 nice review 🤭 1mo
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Black Bird Oracle | Deborah Harkness
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#readingbracket2024 @CSeydel continuing with my very sophisticated bracket 😂

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Knit One, Kill Two | Maggie Sefton
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#cbbc #coffeebeanbookclub from @Kshakal thanks lady! @Captivatedbybooks I‘ll mail yours Monday with a little Canadian extra :)

Mommamanzi So cute! It‘s fall yall! 2mo
Kshakal Glad it arrived safely!! 2mo
Avanders 🎃🧡👏🏼 2mo
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Mehso-so

While I didn‘t see the reveal coming, this just fell a bit flat for me. For being Salem the town featured little. The romance felt forced and I just didn‘t find myself rooting for any of the characters. 3/5

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Halloweentown: Witch U. | Juliet Giglio, Keith Giglio, Max Enscoe, Annie Young
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🎃❤️

wanderinglynn Thanks for sharing! 🎃 2mo
Avanders It‘s September today 🫢🫢🫢 I‘m so excited for the best part of the year!! 🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂 2mo
BethM @Avanders me too! We‘re in Canada and it‘s averaging 65 and sunny. 2mo
Avanders @BethM oooh sounds amazing!! 🥹🥹 2mo
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Got up to Canada for our 10 day vacation yesterday. Scored from the bait shop LFL. Who leaves books 1 and 3 but takes 2?! Amateurs.

Soubhiville 😱 weird! 2mo
BethM @Soubhiville and of course they‘re “old” and out of print 😂 they are available on kindle though! 2mo
Avanders Dude. These look interesting! Lmk how they are! 2mo
BethM @Avanders bit odd so far. All the reviews say book 3 brings them in to epic alignment. So far it‘s intriguing enough to keep reading but a bit of a slow burn. 2mo
Avanders Interesting … I‘ll stay tuned. 😁 2mo
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Got up to Canada for our 10 day vacation yesterday. Scored from the bait shop LFL. Who leaves books 1 and 3 but takes 2?! Amateurs.

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A Dance with Dragons | George R. R. Martin
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So many thoughts. I love Westeros which is why it gets a so/so instead of a pan. My gosh did GRRM lose his way with this one. That‘s why we don‘t have a new book- he‘s mucked everything up and doesn‘t know how to fix it 😂 Not to mention parts of this just felt self indulgent vs actually moving the plot. Oy vey. I have to reconcile that neither he nor Rothfuss will ever finish :/ #ReadingWesteros

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#tlt #threelistthursday this was like a warm hug. My mom and grandma watched so many musicals with us. It‘s hard to pick three bc this list unlocked a lot of core memories.
1- I‘ve had the time of my life- my favorite movie of all time
2- come what may- another fave movie and I walked down the aisle to this song
3- anything from sound of music bc of my grandma

dabbe #yayyou! ... I can't tell you what joy this brings me! So many people are posting the same ideas. Watching the oldies/musicals with moms, dads, grandmoms/dads ... my heart is full. Thanks for playing and sharing! 🩶❤️🖤 2mo
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Wednesday's Child | Amanda Hewett
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Eggs Thx for playing 👌🏼❤️🙏🏻 2mo
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The Black Bird Oracle | Deborah Harkness
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1- dry red wine or cold brew Jameson through I rarely drink.
2- tagged- so so good
#two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Thanks for playing 2mo
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This Is Halloween | James A. Moore
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wanderinglynn Thanks for sharing! 🎃 2mo
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This Is Halloween | James A. Moore
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Go sign up!

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Let @5feet.of.fury know if you want to join us for the next part of #readingwesteros @LitsyEvents

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#BobWhiteBuddies here are my three copies of this month‘s book :)

Chrissyreadit 😍😍😍 2mo
TheBookHippie Oh wow!!!! 2mo
TheAromaofBooks Oh how fun!! I have the bottom one, but as you'll see later this month it's in pretty rough condition! It was another one that my dog got a hold of as a puppy! 😭 2mo
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The Next Best Thing | Bestsellers - Books USA Press
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8 years and this place and you all are still one of the best things in my life ❤️

BookmarkTavern Happy Litsyversary! 🎉🎉🎉 2mo
TheBookHippie 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 2mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Happy Litsyversary 🎊💗📚 2mo
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MommyOfTwo Whenever mine comes around I am shocked every year with how long it has been. I haven‘t been posting much lately but still love it! Happy anniversary! 2mo
JenReadsAlot ❤️ 2mo
Ruthiella Happy Litsyversary! 🥳🥳🥳 2mo
Librarybelle Happy Litsyversary! 2mo
Jas16 Happy Litsyversary 🥳📚🙌🏽 2mo
monkeygirlsmama Happy Happy! 📚📖💜 2mo
Deblovestoread Happy Litsyversary 🎉 2mo
julesG Happy Litsyversary! 🎊 2mo
JessClark78 Happy Litsyversary! 🎊📚🎉 2mo
Amiable Happy 8 years! 📚📚 2mo
BethM Thanks everyone! @MommyOfTwo I agree! 2mo
Gissy Happy litsyversary 🥳📚🎉📚🎉 2mo
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The Black Bird Oracle | Deborah Harkness
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Holy balls you guys. This one was top notch. Perhaps the best of the series, though I do love book 2. Stayed up late the last several nights and for a moment to lose sleep you know it‘s worth it!

LeeRHarry The first is still my fave but I did enjoy this one. I really hope we don‘t have to wait forever for the next instalment. 🤞 3mo
TrishB @LeeRHarry went to see her talk on Tuesday, number 6 is already written and at editing stage. 2mo
BethM @TrishB yea! 2mo
LeeRHarry @TrishB 😱 well that‘s very exciting! Thanks for the update. 😊 2mo
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Wednesday's Child | Amanda Hewett
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Eggs 🙏🏻🥳🩵 3mo
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Audio baking for the work picnic tomorrow.

Ruthiella 😋 Lucky coworkers! 3mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 3mo
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1- art if racing in the rain 2-Alanna by Tamora Pierce 3- Say Nothing Patrick radden keefe 4-romeosaurus and Juliet Rex 5-pass 😂6- idk I read a lot of romance 7-potter 8-Twilight 9-the Mediator series Meg Cabot 10-Xmas romance 😂 11-anything! 12- all books 13- storyton hall series every Adams 14-The Fold Peter Clines 15- not picking thanks for the tag @Chrissyreadit tagging

Chrissyreadit now i‘m looking up a bunch of books 😘🤣Thanks for sharing 🎉😘 3mo
Chrissyreadit Also i loved Alana! 3mo
BethM @Chrissyreadit were a bunch of enablers 😂 3mo
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I didn‘t know it was National Book Lovers Swap Day, but I‘m wearing my Abibliophobia t shirt and drinking from a mug I got from Litsy.

It‘s spooky season! What swaps are happening?!

AmyG I haven‘t seen any swaps yet. I am sure they are coming soon. 3mo
wanderinglynn #HauntedHollowSwap will be announce soon! @AmyG 3mo
forestandcrow I was wondering the same! They are one of my favourite swaps. 3mo
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wildwoodreads I haven't participated in a swap in a minute, but I miss them! I'm so ready for spooky season. 3mo
AmyG Nice!!! 3mo
Avanders @wanderinglynn 😅 whew, glad to hear it! And I think @MaleficentBookDragon usually announces her #allhallowsreadswap in September… 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽🫢 3mo
MommyOfTwo Here I am looking for #allhallowsreadswap. I hope it‘s coming it‘s one of my favorites. 2mo
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This came yesterday! Thanks @Kshakal ! #cbbc #coffeebeanbookclub

dabbe #cutedognosealert 🖤🐾🖤 3mo
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Thanks for the tag @BookwormAHN . That was fun. 57/100 Sympathy for the Devil and Dream On are my favorites, third I‘d pick Jimi. Cool idea @dabbe

BookwormAHN Yay! 3mo
dabbe Great choices! Thanks for playing and sharing! 🩶🖤🩶 3mo
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The Black Bird Oracle | Deborah Harkness
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1- podcast bc pjs lol
2- blackbird oracle - now I need some time alone lol
#two4tuesday @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Happy Tuesday! Thanks for playing! 3mo
dabbe #1: #samereason 😂 3mo
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#readingwesteros you guys down for these once we‘re done?

5feet.of.fury I‘m thinking fire & Blood next, I haven‘t sorted out what to do with novellas, Dunk & Egg etc. any thoughts on reading order are welcome lol 3mo
BethM @5feet.of.fury I‘ve got no opinion lol 3mo
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Went back to the sprint car races, still missing book 2 but got another one in the series. Also turns out I grabbed the same Xmas romance I grabbed last time 😂

Avanders 😂 it spoke to you 🙂‍↕️ 3mo
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Amazon gc for my bday- this book sleeve is big and waterproof!!! I freaking adore it!

TheBookHippie I got the Gilmore girls one!!! It‘s so nice! 3mo
AmyG Lovely! 3mo
TheSpineView 💙📘 3mo
Cupcake12 Such a pretty design x 3mo
Avanders Amazing 😻 3mo
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1- sprint car races with my family
2- little free library at the races
3- my bday
4- #staycationintimeswap
5- snuggles with my son
#5joysfriday @DebinHawaii

DebinHawaii Lovely list of joys! 💛💛💛 I love that there is a LFL at the races! 📚 Thanks for sharing & helping spread the joy! 💚 3mo
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Mehso-so

Listened to this for obvious reasons, and bc I didn‘t have to pay for it. I‘ve seen one Litten who lives in the same area say this was pretty spot on. Politics aside, I found the first half of the story pre-college very engaging. Having experienced some similar childhood issues I felt seen, which makes any story worthwhile. I whole heartedly understand how grandparents can save you, even while being crazy and imperfect themselves. 👇

BethM That being said, the story post high school feels almost dissociative. As someone with a high ACE score myself, it didn‘t feel like his trauma was owned or dealt with, rather boxed away like only men seem able to do. His adult stance on his mom and boundaries I was with 100% but everything else just seemed very distant and a tad disjointed. I‘m not sad I read it, but I don‘t feel like I super know the guy either which is kind of the point 👇 3mo
BethM for memoirs. 3mo
Cuilin “Boxed away”, great description with a double meaning. 3mo
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It‘s such a pretty book but I‘m just so bored 😂

Avanders That‘s never good… and always so disappointing!! 3mo
BethM @Avanders I‘m calling it a DNF not the right fit for me. 3mo
Avanders I‘m so bad at that, but I always think it‘s the right call! If you‘re not feeling it, walk away… 😎 3mo
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