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Sace

Joined March 2017

I hoard books. I‘m on The StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/sace
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The Briar Club | Kate Quinn
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4.5/5⭐️

Loved the characters and their stories (including the house). I‘m really looking forward to the discussion later this month with the #LiteraryCrew.

@Librarybelle

Librarybelle So glad you liked this! 7d
SheReadsAndWrites Just read this for my book club and we had a great discussion. Loved the book. 🤓💙 7d
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Layout inspired by @Texreader

1. Looking for books to nominate for #camplitsy25
2. Being a part (albeit a lurky part) of Litsy.
3. Mexican food.
4. School is out in 5 weeks (and one of those weeks is exam week).
5. A good book.

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

A tag for everyone!

Susanita Yay summer! 7d
Texreader ♥️♥️♥️ And Mexican food!! 🇲🇽♥️♥️♥️ 7d
Sace @Susanita I‘ll be happy for the break, but I‘m excited for the next school year too. 7d
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Sace @Texreader it‘s the best! Flautas 😋! 7d
Texreader @Sace Would that be in San Marcos Texas? 7d
Sace @Texreader Alabama actually. I‘m not sure of its authenticity though. (edited) 7d
Texreader @Sace My hometown San Antonio has plenty! But San Marcos is just up the road so I‘m always happy to check out some good Mexican food!! 7d
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 6d
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Opium and Absinthe | Lydia Kang
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I flew through the first 175ish pages but it feels like the pace has come to a screeching halt. I don‘t know if it‘s the book or my attention span.

tpixie Lovely cover 💚📗💚 1w
Sace @tpixie I decided to read it based mainly on the cover 😂 1w
tpixie @Sace yes! I do that also! 📕📒📙📘📗 1w
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The Sellout: A Novel | Paul Beatty
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Next up on audio.

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Cat's People: A Novel | Tanya Guerrero
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A bonus nomination for #CampLitsy25. Not sure if it‘s literary enough, but I can never resist a story with a cat. Thanks for the nudge @Ruthiella

@squirrelbrain @Megabooks @BarbaraBB

BarbaraBB Ha, I saw @Ruthiella encouraging you! We‘ll add the book to the longlist! 2w
Prairiegirl_reading I heard about this on Sarah‘s Bookshelves Live podcast. It sounds good!! I‘m excited for camp but also for the long list. 2w
squirrelbrain Naughty naughty! 🤣 2w
PuddleJumper 😂 Never resist cats 1w
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I did find some books to nominate.

#CampLitsy2025
@squirrelbrain @Megabooks @BarbaraBB

Bookwormjillk A new Jess Walter too? And they really expect me to work this summer with all these new books coming out?? 2w
Sace @Bookwormjillk I‘m super happy I‘m a teacher. 9 weeks to just read! 2w
Deblovestoread Glad to see the Walter get nominated! 2w
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CarolynM I‘m really excited for that new Jess Walter. Unfortunately it won‘t be available here until October☹️ 2w
Megabooks I did not know there was a new Jess Walter! Thanks for putting that on my radar!! 2w
Ruthiella I need to remedy that I have yet to read more Jess Walter since 2w
BarbaraBB You did nominate! Thanks! I don‘t know Jess Walter but I guess I‘ll change that. And I really want to read 2w
Sace @BarbaraBB I think it might barely qualify. It comes out June 10. 2w
Sace @Ruthiella That was such a good book! 2w
Sace @CarolynM Oh no! 2w
Sace @Megabooks You‘re welcome! 2w
Sace @Deblovestoread It sounded interesting. I don‘t know how people whittle it down to just four. I found so many upcoming books I want to read. 2w
squirrelbrain Great nominations! ❤️ 2w
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The Briar Club | Kate Quinn
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“Because when you called bullies to account they weren‘t likely to back down. They were more likely to put their hands around your neck and choke you.”

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#SundayFunday @BookmarkTavern

Listening to an audiobook IS reading.

Karisa Amen 🙏 2w
Mollyanna Absolutely! 2w
AileenRR 💯 2w
BookmarkTavern Too true! Thanks for posting! 2w
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#NancyDrewBR @Librarybelle

I changed my mind. I ended up kind of liking this. Maybe not my favorite, but not as annoying as some I‘ve read. The two mysteries actually ended up being connected so having multiple cases didn‘t bother me.

I hope someone read the earlier version. I want to know how they compare and if the bits about pirates and devastating hurricanes in my version were really just from the original.

Librarybelle I plan to start this today! 2w
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Please just stick to one, Nancy.

#NancyDrewBR

dabbe #truth 🤣🤣🤣 2w
Ruthiella 😂😂😂 2w
Librarybelle 😂 2w
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#NancyDrewBR @Librarybelle

Not sure if it‘s me or the book but I don‘t feel that into the Space Center. Even the exploding oranges leave me meh. At least I have a snuggle buddy. #catsoflitsy

Ruthiella I feel like this one was underwritten by the Florida Tourist Bureau. 😂🍊🐊🌴 2w
Sace @Ruthiella Agree. The pre Disney of it all is kind of neat. 2w
AnnCrystal 💕😻💝. 2w
Librarybelle Yay for snuggle buddies! 2w
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2w
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
1. Friday is always going to bring me joy.
2. Reading quizzes like the one @ReadingOver50 shared this morning 💙
3. Litsy Buddy reads: specifically the #LiteraryCrew selection this month which coincided with the #authoramonth
4. My students
5. I‘ve been watching videos and reading blogs about commonplace books. I‘m dipping my toes into the practice.

Consider yourself tagged!

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 2w
dabbe 💙💚💙 2w
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Untilted | Autechre

Just trying to post.

Trashcanman I‘m having trouble posting too. 2w
Ruthiella Looks like the pictures are missing again too. ☹️ 2w
Sace @Trashcanman @Ruthiella posting only seems to work if I don‘t add a picture. 2w
JenReadsAlot I couldn't post either... 2w
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@ReadingOver50 shared the https://www.readyourcolor.com link and obviously I had to take the quiz.

kspenmoll I was also a blue reader.💙 2w
youneverarrived I got 80% blue 💙 2w
Tamra 💙💙 2w
Ruthiella Such a fun quiz! 2w
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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
1. I think I would consider myself a bibliophile. I may not read as quickly or as much as other bibliophiles but I love the act of reading and my house is overflowing with books.

2. Francie Nolan is my favorite bibliophile.

Tagging: @Librarybelle @TheBookHippie @Bookwormjillk @ravenlee @Daisey @DogMomIrene @wanderinglynn

Bookwormjillk Great pick 2w
Sace @Bookwormjillk My all time fave. 2w
Bookwormjillk @Sace I love it too. 2w
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TheSpineView Nothing like a house full of books! Thanks for playing! 2w
DogMomIrene Thanks for the tag! Thinking about my book choice now. 2w
Librarybelle Thanks for the tag! 2w
Sace @DogMomIrene the book choice is usually the hardest question 🤣 2w
Sace @Librarybelle you‘re welcome! 2w
TheBookHippie I love the tagged book!!! 2w
wanderinglynn Thanks for the tag! 2w
Sace @TheBookHippie I think it‘s time for me to read it again. 2w
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3.75/5 ⭐️ (closer to good than so-so)

I started this series on audio but couldn‘t take the narrators. This first book leads right into the second so I bought it on kindle and enjoyed the writing much more (plus it made skipping the sexy time easier…call me a prude).

Fast paced, great characters, good story. Good escape reading.

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White Hot | Ilona Andrews
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This husband and wife team is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. One series had space chickens, and now this one has a ferret heist.

ravenlee The ferret heist is one of my favorite scenes in this series! I liked the raccoon companion in the first book, too, however briefly mentioned. 3w
wanderinglynn I love everything Ilona Andrews has written. 3w
Sace @ravenlee the one that took a juice cup upstairs? YES! 3w
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Sace @wanderinglynn So far so have I! I‘ve mainly been going the audio route because my library has them, but I might have to consider purchasing physical copies. 3w
ravenlee @wanderinglynn @Sace the only series I haven‘t loved was the Edge, and I only read the first one. All the others are favorites, and I‘ve been enjoying the Graphic Audio versions if the Kate Daniels books on my current reread. Highly recommend! When that‘s finished I‘m going to try Innkeeper from GA. 🤞🏻 3w
Sace @ravenlee I listened to the graphic audio the Innkeeper Chronicles. I agree that Graphic audios are great. 3w
CoffeeK8 My favorite authors 3w
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1. It‘s Friday!
2. Picking up my holds from the library.
3. Tacos for dinner.
4. My husband.
5. Not having anything to do this weekend so I can read.

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

dabbe 🩵💙🩵 3w
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 3w
mcctrish Praise be for Fridays 3w
Sace @mcctrish Amen. 3w
Daisey No responsibility weekends are such a treat! 3w
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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My #bookspin reads for April.

From my never changing bookspin list…

Prompt 13: Spooky
Prompt 4: Kindle

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 3w
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Some of the cases stumped me and one I partially figured out.
#EBBR

Ruthiella Looking forward to the challenge! 3w
DGRachel I love that you tracked each case! 3w
Sace @DGRachel I want to keep a record in my reading journal but it‘s not like these books inspire a lot of introspection and commentary 🤣 3w
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Shouldn‘t Encyclopedia know that chocolate isn‘t good for dogs? #EBBR

Ruthiella I had a lab/retriever mix who ate chocolate, chicken bones, you name it. Didn‘t faze him! 😅🐶❤️ 3w
Sace @Ruthiella Hopefully this dog will be ok. 😉 3w
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March was a really good month for me. I actually made a TBR plan and stuck to it. I even managed a few extra books! #wrapup

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My #BOTM choices this month.

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Ninth House | Leigh Bardugo
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4.5/5 ⭐️
Aaaaand DONE! I really enjoyed this one. It‘s been on my shelf forever. I‘m glad #authoramonth prompted me to finally read it.
Alex Stern is a great character and the premise was really interesting. It took me a minute to get into the format and timelines but it was worth it. I added the second book to my BOTM. Offspring was thrilled that I liked it. She read a while ago and can‘t find anyone who liked it 🤣.

@Soubhiville

Bette I stuck with it too and was glad I did. 4w
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I have my reading journal page ready for April #EBBR!

@Ruthiella

Ruthiella Woop woop! 🙌 4w
wanderinglynn You have such neat handwriting! 4w
Sace @Ruthiella thanks so much for hosting. I enjoy reading these books and matching wits with Encyclopedia. 😁 4w
Sace @wanderinglynn Awww! Thank you! 4w
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I really can‘t decide which audio book to listen to next. I just finished Burn For Me and I liked it but I‘m not sure that I want to jump into the whole series. Kate Daniels looks interesting to me and full cast audio is very compelling. Any thoughts from the #Littens?

LiseWorks This is a must read series. It is very good. Go for it. 4w
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Ninth House | Leigh Bardugo
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“There were always excuses for why girls died.”

#authoramonth

AnnCrystal 😢🤬🥺...sadly true... 4w
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1. I‘m looking forward to Mexican food tonight
2. Litsy
3. Reading
4. Spring break is over but it was a great week back at work and we‘re in the home stretch!
5. We‘ve had lovely weather.

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 1mo
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 1mo
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I‘ve read all the books in the Inkeeper Chronicles. I don‘t know when the next book will be out 😭. Until then I‘m moving on to this series.

5feet.of.fury I LOVE this series 1mo
Sace @5feet.of.fury I‘m enjoying this so far. I am becoming a big fan of the husband/wife writing team! 1mo
5feet.of.fury @Sace I haven‘t read Innkeeper Chronicles but it‘s on my list & I have the first book but I enjoyed this series and Kate Daniels. 1mo
Sace @5feet.of.fury I listened to the full cast audio for the Inkeeper Chronicles and it was amazing! I highly recommend those audios. I‘ve got the Kate Daniels series on my perpetual TBR too. 1mo
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Not at Home | Doris Langley Moore
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Exactly!!! What was Jimjam‘s owner thinking?? I feel so bad for that little terrier. 😭

Ruthiella Agree. Poor Jimjams. He deserved better. 💔 1mo
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Not at Home | Doris Langley Moore
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I have to agree with Miss MacFarren and Joss. Antonia should be kept far away from animals. Like others, this book is kind of stressing me out 🤣

#FurrowedMiddleBrowClub

bookandbedandtea The birds and then the dog! This book is TOTALLY stressing me out! 🫣 1mo
LeahBergen I know!!! 😬😬 1mo
Sace @bookandbedandtea the…dog? I haven‘t gotten there yet, but I‘m getting the impression I am going to be upset. 1mo
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Ruthiella It totally stressed me out too. Hang in there. 😥👍 1mo
bookandbedandtea @Sace I'm so sorry! I had just read that part, and, being quite upset myself, I wasn't thinking of being careful about spoilers. Again, I'm sorry to have mentioned it. But, yes, brace yourself. 1mo
Sace @bookandbedandtea no worries at all! I had already seen some comments so I suspected something anyway. 1mo
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1. Monday
2. Tuesday
3. Wednesday
4. Thursday
5. Friday
(It‘s my Spring break and every day has been a lazy reading and spending time with hubby day. 😁)

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

Aims42 😂 What a great sounding week!! 1mo
JacqMac Perfect week! 1mo
Sace @Aims42 @JacqMac it has been most perfect. 1mo
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LeslieO The best! 1mo
lil1inblue 🌟 💖 🌟 1mo
dabbe 🩵💙🩵 1mo
Bookwormjillk Love it! 1mo
mcctrish Spring breaks are worth their weight in gold 1mo
Sace @mcctrish amen! And I really needed it. 1mo
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 1mo
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Bad Feminist | Roxane Gay
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“Reading remains one of the purest things I do.”

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️ 1mo
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I first heard of this series from @Captivatedbybooks last year when she was my Jolabokaflod partner. My library has is on audio, but honestly I am not a fan of the narrators at all. I do love the story so I might have to break down and buy the other books so I can eyeball read them.

Captivatedbybooks Good to know. I want to cancel my audible but have to use up my credits or i lose them and i was gonna get some books off my TBR. I wont pick this one lol for audio. 1mo
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Not at Home | Doris Langley Moore
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Image from Google.
I am really enjoying this one. Harriet is a busybody who really doesn‘t help anyone 🤣

#FurrowedMiddleBrowClub

bookandbedandtea Harriet is so annoying! Elinor needs better friends. 1mo
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Bad Feminist | Roxane Gay
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Be still my heart. A whole essay about competitive Scrabble.

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4/5⭐️

One March #bookspin down; one more to go.

It was as good as I remembered.

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
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4.25/5⭐️

The one where things start to get dark.

I may not have finished this in February, but it was my February #BookSpin.

@TheAromaofBooks

Bonus: it works for #allergictochunksters and is a petite chunkster for the #chunksterchallenge

@julieclair @Amiable

Amiable 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
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this installment of the Nancy Drew series was a hit for me because of the wonderful eye rolling laughs it gave me. A meteor? Getting tossed over board? Nancy actually loses a ping pong game 😱? Ad nauseam references to cabin 128? Yes, please! Can‘t wait for the next installment!

#NancyDrewBR @Librarybelle

Ruthiella Haha ! I also noticed that Nancy was allowed to lose the ping pong game. 🏓 1mo
Librarybelle I love how we are enjoying these for their eye rolling story lines that are entertaining and keep us coming back for more! 1mo
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Ninth House | Leigh Bardugo
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“By the time Alex managed to get the blood out of her good wool coat, it was too warm to wear it.”

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl
Reading this for #authoramonth @Soubhiville

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I never made a special section for the #EBBR that @Ruthiella is hosting. I also don‘t think I need to do a star rating for each book so I‘ll just be keeping track of the cases I figured out and the ones that stumped me. I am utterly embarrassed by not being able to “solve” the secret pitch case. 🤦‍♀️

Ruthiella I missed a couple myself! 😆 1mo
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

1. Today is Friday.
2. Next week is Spring break.
3. I‘m having tacos for dinner.
4. Reading good books.
5. Spring is here.

Aims42 Taco Friday, awwww yessss! 🤩🥳🌮 1mo
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 1mo
TheBookHippie Love it!!! 1mo
dabbe 🩵💙🩵 1mo
mcctrish Enjoy your break 1mo
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I‘m actually still working on a book from the February #bookspin so I‘m picking short reads for this month‘s numbers.

My prompt #1 is “A First”.
My prompt #12 is “Paperback Crush”.

As always, thank you @TheAromaofBooks ! I hope the move is going ok.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Thank you, things are going great!! We are staying at the new house yet, which is AMAZING but internet is sketchy 😂 Hopefully that will get straightened out sometime this week!! 2mo
Sace @TheAromaofBooks glad things are going well! Hope the internet gets settled. 2mo
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All Good People Here | Ashley Flowers
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3.5/5⭐️
Was it the best writing? No
Were the characters complex and well written? Not really
Were there plot holes? Yup with a little Nancy Drew coincidence and luck thrown in.
Good ending? NOPE

But I couldn‘t stop reading and I enjoyed it anyway.

DHill Same. I‘m a Crime Junkie fanatic and will read anything by Ashley Flowers. Hope her second book is a little more polished. 2mo
Sace @DHill I hope so too. This one had a lot of potential and there was a good plot. Polish is exactly what it needed. 2mo
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I don‘t usually do an offical TBR, but I‘m giving it a try for March.

Gissy Beautiful handwriting and I like this page😍👌 2mo
Sace @Gissy awww! Thank you! 2mo
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Villette | Charlotte Bront
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I decided to read a chapter a day for the #literarycrew February selection and it resulted in reading synchronicity! I am on chapter 29 about M Paul‘s fête which is taking place March 1…though not on a Thursday.

Librarybelle I love when this happens! 2mo
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#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii
Even though I‘m not consistent with my five joys every week, it is one of my favorite Litsy events.

1. My husband (always)
2. Warmer temperatures and sunshine ☀️
3. Litsy (always)
4. My reading journal.
5. Reading (which is why I‘m a little less active lately)

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 2mo
dabbe 🩶💚🩶 2mo
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I skipped last month‘s #aardvark picks, but I made up for it this month!

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Bad Feminist | Roxane Gay
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I finally got around to reading Roxane Gay thanks to #authoramonth hosted by @Soubhiville . I forgot I had this one on my kindle so I‘m diving in. I doubt I‘ll finish it before Friday though.

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Piranesi | Susanna Clarke
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5/5⭐️
I loved this book. Atmospheric, mysterious and impossible to explain until the end. If you choose to read this one just go with the flow and keep reading.

Suet624 I completely agree. 2mo
TheBookHippie Agree! 2mo
zezeki Yes, I loved this one too! 2mo
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