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An Anonymous Girl | Sarah Pekkanen, Greer Hendricks

Happy #jolabokaflod I‘m so excited because this is the first year I truly get to celebrate. Being separated has its upside I guess 🤣 #silverlining
Thank you so much @booklover3258 for this wonderful package! I can‘t wait to make a cup of cocoa and sit down with a book and chocolate!!
Thank you @MaleficentBookDragon for organizing!

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Good Spirits | B. K. Borison

I couldn‘t stop 🙈 I meant to read today‘s chapters while I sat in Starbucks, and I finished it! #littensloveromance

StayCurious Haha you‘re not the only one - it‘s a page turner for sure! 11h

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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 23: #thatescalatedquickly #beethovenshotadog ⁉️ #wtf #thehuntersarepissed #beethovenruns #horseschargethecar #sostressful #thecarswerves 💥 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @thearomaofbooks @peanutnine @mcctrish @bookwormjillk @larkken @ruthiella @rubyslippersreads @eeclayton @dabbe @crinoline_laphroaig @bklover @librarybelle @willaful @kwmg40 @kathywheeler @kao @cuilin @elizamarie @alldebooks @lil1inblue @daisey @kspenmoll 18h

Bookwormjillk WTF indeed 18h

dabbe This is where I went 😳! 18h

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willaful How did I forget to read my chapter last night?! 17h

lil1inblue Did anyone else giggle at Campion saying “Oh, Inky-Pinky“? Also - the angry lady that smacked Beethoven with a crop!!! What! 16h

BarkingMadRead @lil1inblue it reminds me of Hugh Grant in Nottinghill 🤣 16h

lil1inblue @BarkingMadRead YES! 😂 😍 16h

mcctrish I completely underestimated the Hunt #istandcorrected Lady Di-something or other wins and Guffy gets a second for excellent crop wielding 14h

willaful As anyone who's read Wodehouse knows, you do NOT mess with the oldest members. 😂 Love how British this whole chapter is. 12h

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Shirley by Charlotte Bronte, Fiction | Charlotte Bront�

Ok #hashtagbrigade it‘s about that time again! Our first book of 2026 is Shirley! Drop a comment below if you‘d like to join in! Anyone can join, but please know that my hashtags are often ridiculous and always chapter spoilers, so you should read the chapter before you read my post!

BarkingMadRead @litsyevents
@indoordame @librarybelle @tineke @bookwormjillk @rubyslippersreads @sace @currentlyreadinginco @annr @annececelie @barbarajean @lil1inblue @cindymylifeislit 23h

BarkingMadRead @eeclayton @deblovestoread @julieclair @ruthiella @jenniferw88 @bklover @dabbe @peanutnine @willaful @cuilin @mcctrish @clare-dragonfly @quietjenn @jewright @jacqmac @lapreader 23h

BarkingMadRead @daisey @morr_books @covertocovergirl @kwmg40 @thearomaofbooks @larkken @samanne @5feet.of.fury @crinoline_laphroaig @daisey @kao @i.besteph @elizamarie @dieareader @anishainkspill 23h

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Bookwormjillk I‘ll be there! 23h

kwmg40 I‘d like to join, please! 23h

TheBookHippie Me!!! 23h

eeclayton 🙋‍♀️ I've already borrowed a copy from my local library 🙂 22h

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 22h

JacqMac Me, please! 22h

Daisey I‘m in for this one! 21h

mcctrish I‘ve got an actual physical copy for this one, kicking off the new year in style 🎉 21h

ElizaMarie I‘m in!!!! Need to secure my copy now! 21h

Clare-Dragonfly I‘m always in for a Brontë! 21h

Ruthiella I‘m in! 21h

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 21h

TheAromaofBooks Another 500 page novel, why not 😂 20h

Larkken I've never read this Bronte, maybe this group will keep me engaged! I'm in. 20h

Bklover I‘m in! I have the same version you have. 😊 19h

BarbaraJean I own a copy and I haven‘t read this one, so: yes! I‘m in! @TheAromaofBooks 😂😂 Right?! 19h

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 19h

AnishaInkspill when I saw this I was tempted but withthe other books I've lined up for Jan, but I'm sorry to say I can't think of how I can read this as well and am happy to tag along or keep an eye out for your posts 18h

dabbe Count me in! Hey, we can all claim this as a #chunkster for @Amiable's challenge and #allergictochunksters for @julieclair's! 😍 18h

Amiable Yay for chunkster love! 🙌🏼 17h

Cuilin Yes. Definitely 💯 already have my copy. 17h

BarkingMadRead @AnishaInkspill do you want me to tag you in the daily posts? Or keep you on the tag list for the brigade? 17h

lil1inblue I'm definitely in for this one! 😍 17h

willaful @TheAromaofBooks bonus, perfect for the #AllergicToChunksters challenge! 😁 17h

willaful Looking forward to Shirley, it's the only Charlotte I could never read. 17h

Crinoline_Laphroaig I will attempt it. 15h

CindyMyLifeIsLit One of the few Brontes that I haven‘t read! Looking forward to it! 15h

rubyslippersreads I‘ve read this, so I won‘t reread. But please tag me, because I know I‘ll enjoy the hashtags. 😄 12h

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 10h

peanutnine Searching for a copy but count me in! 8h

quietjenn Yes, please! 8h

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Cycle of the Werewolf | Stephen King

Just a reminder that January‘s #LosersClub read is #CycleOfTheWerewolf Put your library holds in now, search your shelves, or buy a new copy, and check back on or about Jan 1st when we begin reading this one. Discussion will be at the end of the month! #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

BarkingMadRead @jessclark78 @kathywheeler @imperfectcj @roary47 @fortifiedbybooks @kwmg40 @bookwormjillk @maddustkitties @tiedyedude @jenlovesjt47 @5feet.of.fury @balibee146 @bookwormahn @addison_reads @sconsinbookybadger @alldebooks @paperbackpirate @sace @bklover @karkar @julies_bookshelf_adventures @bekakins @elizamarie @drsabrinamoldenreads 23h

AllDebooks I'm looking forward to this one. I also need to catch up on Christine and the Bachmann books. 23h

Bookwormjillk I think this is one I‘ve never read before. 23h

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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 22: #beethovenisgoingtoburnthemalive #savedbythehunt ⁉️#staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @thearomaofbooks @peanutnine @mcctrish @bookwormjillk @larkken @ruthiella @rubyslippersreads @eeclayton @dabbe @crinoline_laphroaig @bklover @librarybelle @willaful @kwmg40 @kathywheeler @kao @cuilin @elizamarie @alldebooks @lil1inblue @daisey @kspenmoll 2d

Bookwormjillk I don‘t understand how the hunt will save them if they can‘t open the windows. But we shall see. 2d

AllDebooks I did not think this could get anymore crazy. #Whoknew 2d

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Bklover @Bookwormjillk It does seem a bit over optimistic! 2d

rubyslippersreads At this point, if space aliens came down from the sky to rescue them, I wouldn‘t be surprised. 😂 2d

Ruthiella @rubyslippersreads Exactly! This plot is crazy. 😂 2d

dabbe I just had to finish, and here's my overall reaction: 😳🤔🤪 2d

mcctrish Campion is involved somehow - the hero of his own story @Bookwormjillk the dogs will steal the light? @Rubyslipers aliens might seem more plausible than a Hunt imo 😆 2d

lil1inblue @dabbe I haven't finished yet, but that reaction tracks. 🤣 2d

lil1inblue All I can say today is that I am so glad this is a buddy read. At least I'm not experiencing this fever dream alone. 🤣🤣🤣 2d

ElizaMarie @dabbe felt the same when I finished it! 2d

dabbe @lil1inblue 🤣🎯🤣 2d

dabbe @ElizaMarie 🤣🎯🤣 2d

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Misery | Stephen King

#losersclub #kingfromthebeginning #misery ☠️☠️☠️🤣🤣🤣

dabbe 🤣🤣🤣 2d

Ruthiella 😱😂😂😂 2d

AnnCrystal 😳😅👏🏼😂👍🏼❄️🤍❄️ 2d

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AnishaInkspill oh - double-ouch!!! such a memorable scene 2d

JessClark78 😂😂 2d

do-re-mi I'm not reading the tagged book but Oh My Goodness, thanks for the laugh. 😂 2d

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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 21: #wellthatescalatedquickly #nopapapers #noproblem 🔥🔥🔥#staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @thearomaofbooks @peanutnine @mcctrish @bookwormjillk @larkken @ruthiella @rubyslippersreads @eeclayton @dabbe @crinoline_laphroaig @bklover @librarybelle @willaful @kwmg40 @kathywheeler @kao @cuilin @elizamarie @alldebooks @lil1inblue @daisey @kspenmoll 3d

Bklover Does anyone else think that burning the papers might not have been a great idea? Abbershaw doesn‘t seem like a stupid man. So why would he do that? It makes no sense. Or am I missing something? 🤔😕😐 3d

mcctrish @Bklover did he burn the actual papers ? The great Pooh-bah does not believe him - Campion is behind it all I think 3d

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dabbe @mcctrish @Bklover I wonder that, too! It seemed like when he did that (if he did that) that he was protecting someone somehow. 🤔 3d

Bklover You are probably right! I think I pictured these papers as like two sheets he pulled out of a wallet and that sounds so insignificant to me. This book has me completely baffled! @mcctrish 🤔💙🩵 @dabbe (edited) 3d

dabbe @Bklover 🎯🩵🎯! 3d

eeclayton @mcctrish @Bklover That's what I think too, that there must be another set of papers. 3d

lil1inblue @eeclayton @mcctrish @Bklover More than one set of papers is the only thing that makes sense. But this book is so bewildering, so who knows! 🤣🫠 2d

mcctrish @lil1inblue it is bewildering 2d

Bklover Ya know, why did he pick the case up off the floor in the first place? And secretly? If he saw it fall from someone‘s pocket why wouldn‘t he just say “Hey bud, you dropped something” I‘ve thought about this book waaay too much today 🫤🫤 @mcctrish @dabbe @eeclayton @lil1inblue 2d

dabbe @Bklover 🎯🩵🎯 2d

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All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel | Anthony Doerr

Omg Sumera, what an amazing box! Thank you for making today a lot brighter! I especially love the sticky notes inside the books, how cool!!
I‘m so excited about these books! #winterwitchswap

MaleficentBookDragon, BookwormAHN, KadaGul

BookwormAHN Nice 🩵🐈‍⬛🩵 3d

KadaGul I'm really happy 🤗you liked what I chose. I had a lot of fun 🤩picking these out. I tried to get some darker🖤-themed Tana French books 📚, but I knew you'd really enjoy 🥰the others, too. Happy Winter ❄️Solstice. 3d

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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 20: #thescoobygangmanagestotakeoverthehouse #beethovenandoneofhisgangaregone #timetosneakout #foiledagain #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @thearomaofbooks @peanutnine @mcctrish @bookwormjillk @larkken @ruthiella @rubyslippersreads @eeclayton @dabbe @crinoline_laphroaig @bklover @librarybelle @willaful @kwmg40 @kathywheeler @kao @cuilin @elizamarie @alldebooks @lil1inblue @daisey @kspenmoll 4d

Bookwormjillk We knew it was too good to be true 4d

mcctrish Those meddling kids 4d

willaful I suspect that someone is an accomplice.... 4d

Bklover @mcctrish 😂😂😂 4d

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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 19: #holyheckitworked #campionisapickpocket #4down #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @thearomaofbooks @peanutnine @mcctrish @bookwormjillk @larkken @ruthiella @rubyslippersreads @eeclayton @dabbe @crinoline_laphroaig @bklover @librarybelle @willaful @kwmg40 @kathywheeler @kao @cuilin @elizamarie @alldebooks @lil1inblue @daisey @kspenmoll 5d

lil1inblue I did not expect it to work. I was certain something would go wildly awry. 🤣 I am enjoying Campion, though. 5d

mcctrish There is more to Campion then we know/see 5d

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Ruthiella Campion is clearly a man of many talents. 🤔 4d

dabbe Campion reminds me of Lord Peter Wimsey in the detective books by Dorothy Sayers; he also reminds me of Sir Percy Blakeney from THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL. Definitely more there than meets the eye! 4d

Bookwormjillk Where has this competent, plot moving Campion been this whole book? 4d

willaful @dabbe yes, very much the same type. 4d

willaful @Bookwormjillk keeping us on our toes! 4d

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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 18: #plantoescape #whatcouldgowrong #campionismyfaverightnow #comicrelief #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @thearomaofbooks @peanutnine @mcctrish @bookwormjillk @larkken @ruthiella @rubyslippersreads @eeclayton @dabbe @crinoline_laphroaig @bklover @librarybelle @willaful @kwmg40 @kathywheeler @kao @cuilin @elizamarie @alldebooks @lil1inblue @daisey @kspenmoll 6d

AllDebooks Ha, perfect image! This book is bonkers. 😅 6d

Cuilin Great picture, sounds about right. Lol 6d

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TheAromaofBooks Every day I am like WHAT is going ON!? 😂 6d

Ruthiella We have too much of the book left for something NOT to go wrong! 😂 6d

mcctrish @Ruthiella absolutely correct #moredeathswilloccur 6d

Bookwormjillk @Ruthiella accurate 6d

Bookwormjillk Wait I just looked it up and this is a series? I don‘t think I‘m strong enough for more than one. 6d

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk oh hell no. This better have an ending 🤣 6d

dabbe @Bookwormjillk I think it's a series like Sherlock Holmes is, with Campion like a Holmes or Poirot. I think. 🤣 6d

willaful @dabbe yes, and it does gain some gravitas as it goes on. 6d

lil1inblue I can't wait to see what happens when things go awry. How wild will it get? 😂 6d

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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 17: #planofescape #lizzietiddy #sotheycaneat #butdotheypee #wewillneverknow #campiontotherescue #daisymaywillwaitforherson 🤣 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @thearomaofbooks @peanutnine @mcctrish @bookwormjillk @larkken @ruthiella @rubyslippersreads @eeclayton @dabbe @crinoline_laphroaig @bklover @librarybelle @willaful @kwmg40 @kathywheeler @kao @cuilin @elizamarie @alldebooks @lil1inblue @daisey @kspenmoll 7d

mcctrish Someone is going to be MAD when they find Meggie and Abbershaw missing from a locked room 7d

willaful Good grief! Well, Campion and Mrs. whaterface have been seen in the same room, so I guess my theory that she was him in disguise is off. 😂 7d

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Bookwormjillk Maybe they will clear up the peeing next chapter 7d

lil1inblue @Bookwormjillk 🤣🤣🤣 7d

lil1inblue Why do I feel like the son is some sort of police officer or something? She's so sure of him! 7d

willaful @Bookwormjillk I feel that the peeing, along with many other things, will continue to be a mystery! 7d

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Recipe for Persuasion: A Novel | Sonali Dev

#janeaustenthenandnow

Bookwormjillk This is my pick for the month too 1w

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Jane Austen: The Complete Novels | Jane Austen

Happy birthday Jane! I couldn‘t resist this ornament at Barnes today!

Bookwormjillk Perfect! 1w

dabbe 🤩😍🤩 1w

TheBookHippie Oh it‘s cute!! 1w

Cuilin I‘ve one so similar. 🎉 🎂 1w

AnnCrystal 🤩👍🏼🎂📚💝. 1w

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The Naughty List | KC Luck

I received my #naughtylistholidayswap today! It‘s under the tree and waiting for opening day! Thank you @KadaGul for the gift and to @WildAlaskaBibliophile and @TieDyeDude for organizing!

TheBookHippie Looks so fun! 1w

WildAlaskaBibliophile Wahoo! ❤️☠️🎄❄️👍 1w

TieDyeDude That looks like fun! 1w

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KadaGul I'm really happy 😊it arrived with all the stickers still attached. I used so much tape on it, it could serve as a protective shield 🔰 🤣🤣🤣 1w

BarkingMadRead @KadaGul it came in great shape!! Well done!! 1w

KadaGul @BarkingMadRead I had a lot of fun putting together the Naughty Holiday List Gift. I was excited to relax and wrap everything, but that damn wrapping paper nearly drove me crazy. Happy Holidays to my #AuldLangSpine2025 partner. 1w

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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 16: #daisymay #shessomethingelse #sheknowsalot #thebadguysdidntdothemurder 😳 #sowhodid ‼️ #staytuned #hashtagbrigade
#ps #mrspeel #littlehouseontheprairie #iykyk

BarkingMadRead @thearomaofbooks @peanutnine @mcctrish @bookwormjillk @larkken @ruthiella @rubyslippersreads @eeclayton @dabbe @crinoline_laphroaig @bklover @librarybelle @willaful @kwmg40 @kathywheeler @kao @cuilin @elizamarie @alldebooks @lil1inblue @daisey @kspenmoll 1w

lil1inblue I have never said “What the actual fork“ aloud so often while reading a book. 😂 #shessomethingelseindeed 1w

Cuilin @lil1inblue I keep asking myself “ do I like this?” 🤨 1w

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mcctrish This story is one #holyhannah after another - I don‘t even remember who all everyone is and have no idea who could have done it - other than the host - they do get him to throw parties, maybe he‘s sick of his roll ? 1w

eeclayton @Cuilin @lil1inblue Same! 1w

Bookwormjillk I think me reading this book is something like the thought process my cats must have when I bring in the Christmas tree. 1w

Bookwormjillk But also I like the long game of waiting until Wednesday but what does she eat? Where does she pee? I need to know. 1w

lil1inblue @Cuilin Me too! 1w

willaful @Bookwormjillk LOL! 1w

Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk I know! What about warmth! And isn‘t she bored silly? 1w

dabbe @mcctrish IKR? I read ahead a few chapters and then read these summary hashtags, and I'm like “Who's Daisy May?“ I can't keep my head straight with all the goings-on! 🤣 1w

mcctrish @dabbe the fact they find her locked in a room of her own accord 😂🤦🏻‍♀️ #karmaisgonnagetyerassoratleastmysonwill 1w

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk the lord will provide 1w

Cuilin @Bookwormjillk these are the real questions!!! Does she even have a jug of water? 1w

Bklover I feel like I should be taking 📝 notes. 1w

Bklover Oh, and Mrs Peel was awful! 1w

BarkingMadRead @bklover I was so worried that nobody would get the reference 🤣 7d

Sparklemn @BarkingMadRead @Bklover Young me learned a new word when she called Mary a jezebel. 😂 6d

BarkingMadRead @Sparklemn 🤣🤣🤣 6d

Bklover @Sparklemn 😂😄😂 6d

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Good Spirits | B. K. Borison

I love my copy of this book! I‘m so glad #littensloveromance voted for this. It‘s been on my radar and it gave me an excuse to buy it 🤣

AmyG Very pretty! 1w

AnnCrystal 📚😍💚🤍❤️. 1w

TEArificbooks I have the same edition. I think the sprayed edges remind me of old fashion ribbon candy and I‘m craving it while I read. 1w

mcctrish This is the same as my copy - I am completely justified in my deciding to buy it in print ( I missed the ebook sale by a day ) 1w

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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 15: #meggieandgeorgetalkitthrough #whyamisuspiciousofmeggie 🕵🏻 #trappedinthatroomallnight #randomladysinging #becauseofcourse #sorandom #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @thearomaofbooks @peanutnine @mcctrish @bookwormjillk @larkken @ruthiella @rubyslippersreads @eeclayton @dabbe @crinoline_laphroaig @bklover @librarybelle @willaful @kwmg40 @kathywheeler @kao @cuilin @elizamarie @alldebooks @lil1inblue @daisey @kspenmoll 1w

Bookwormjillk I thought I was behind but I‘m actually a chapter ahead. The thing with this book is you never really know where you are. 1w

Cuilin It‘s all so bizarre. 🤨yeah Meggie seems a bit suspicious. (edited) 1w

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lil1inblue @Bookwormjillk I thought I was ahead, but I wasn't. 😅 You are so right about never knowing where you are with this one 1w

lil1inblue The random singing - what the hell is happening now! 🤣🙃🫠 1w

Bklover This is all very very strange. 1w

dabbe Hard to keep up with all of the shenanigans! 🤪 1w

eeclayton This book is so bizarre and random. With each chapter there's more chaos. 1w

AllDebooks I'm listening to this audio and keep nodding off. I wake up several chapters ahead. Makes even less sense when I skip back. 1w

willaful I was definitely suspicious of Meggie! She's soooo inquisitive. Though she did tell him about the blood stained dagger...

I think the singing is Campion doing something ridiculous as he does.
1w

mcctrish This seemed like a straight forward chapter, getting George‘s take on things and then crazy singing 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1w

Daisey So random, but I‘m also loving it! 1w

Bklover @Bookwormjillk I‘m ahead too. Tomorrow I will be finally in the right chapter. 🙄😊 1w

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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 14: #georgehandsoverthewallet #saysheburnedthepapers #turnsouthetestifiedagagainstbeethovenscrew #thatcantendwell #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @thearomaofbooks @peanutnine @mcctrish @bookwormjillk @larkken @ruthiella @rubyslippersreads @eeclayton @dabbe @crinoline_laphroaig @bklover @librarybelle @willaful @kwmg40 @kathywheeler @kao @cuilin @elizamarie @alldebooks @lil1inblue @daisey @kspenmoll 1w

willaful Ack, this is scary! 1w

TheAromaofBooks I can't believe he just burned papers without knowing what they were!! 1w

mcctrish #cantendwell is right 1w

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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 13: #beethovenhasmeggie #georgeloseshisshit #cantgetpastthehenchman #offtothecupboard #throughthepassageway 🐀 #meggiescreams #ughhhhh #thesechaptersaresuspenseful #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @thearomaofbooks @peanutnine @mcctrish @bookwormjillk @larkken @ruthiella @rubyslippersreads @eeclayton @dabbe @crinoline_laphroaig @bklover @librarybelle @willaful @kwmg40 @kathywheeler @kao @cuilin @elizamarie @alldebooks @lil1inblue @daisey @kspenmoll 2w

mcctrish So suspenseful!!! Now what‘s going to happen?! 2w

Cuilin “They‘ve got my girl!” Why did I laugh? 2w

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mcctrish @Cuilin I did too 2w

lil1inblue @Cuilin @mcctrish Ditto. 😅 2w

dabbe @Cuilin @mcctrish @lil1inblue “My girl, my girl, my girl ... talkin' 'bout my girl!“ 🤣 1w

lil1inblue @dabbe 🤣🤣🤣 1w

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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 12: #campionstale #redwallet #whatsinthere ‼️#inkypinky #batsinthebelfry #ancestralskewer #meggieisnext #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @thearomaofbooks @peanutnine @mcctrish @bookwormjillk @larkken @ruthiella @rubyslippersreads @eeclayton @dabbe @crinoline_laphroaig @bklover @librarybelle @willaful @kwmg40 @kathywheeler @kao @cuilin @elizamarie @alldebooks @lil1inblue @daisey @kspenmoll 2w

Bookwormjillk I'm not sure what inky pinky means but I liked it. 2w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I loved everything he said 🤣🤣 2w

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lil1inblue I love that you used a Clue photo. I was just thinking last night that if this book was done as a movie with a Clue vibe, it would be hilarious. 2w

BarkingMadRead @lil1inblue it‘s been giving me clue movie vibes, I couldn‘t wait to use a pic 🤣 2w

lil1inblue @BarkingMadRead *Chef's kiss* 2w

AllDebooks Perfect pic and # ❤️ 2w

Daisey The slang and such in this chapter was hilarious. I think ancestral skewer might have been my favorite. 2w

mcctrish @Daisey I think ancestral skewers would be great Christmas gifts and I‘m thrilled we got serious information in this chapter 2w

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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 11: #campionisfound #searchedwhippeddiscarded #morningtondodd #onasecretmission #whichhealmostbailedon #becausemob #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @thearomaofbooks @peanutnine @mcctrish @bookwormjillk @larkken @ruthiella @rubyslippersreads @eeclayton @dabbe @crinoline_laphroaig @bklover @librarybelle @willaful @kwmg40 @kathywheeler @kao @cuilin @elizamarie @alldebooks @lil1inblue @daisey @kspenmoll 2w

Bookwormjillk That took a turn 2w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk this book is like a fever dream or something 🤣 2w

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lil1inblue @BarkingMadRead @bookwormjilk I told my husband last night I felt like I was on drugs reading this book. 😂 What a ride. 2w

Bookwormjillk @lil1inblue @BarkingMadRead it‘s like a choose your own adventure book from back in the day except we have no choice 2w

mcctrish It‘s crazy because the chapters are so short imo and yet every one has this HUGE pivot (edited) 2w

lil1inblue @mcctrish 🎯 🎯 🎯 2w

Crinoline_Laphroaig And who I thought was main character - Albert Campion, (Goodreads says this is Albert Campoin #1) isn't the main narrator???? 2w

willaful @Bookwormjillk lol! 2w

willaful @BarkingMadRead I originally read this as an adolescent -- my mom had a lot of mysteries. And I remember trying to reread it at some point and finding that I couldn't follow it at all! I guess I had passed that period of reading where you don't understand much anyway so everything just kind of flows over you. 😂 2w

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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 10: #roomsaretossed #meggieiscrying #obviouslygeorgeproposed #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @thearomaofbooks @peanutnine @mcctrish @bookwormjillk @larkken @ruthiella @rubyslippersreads @eeclayton @dabbe @crinoline_laphroaig @bklover @librarybelle @willaful @kwmg40 @kathywheeler @kao @cuilin @elizamarie @alldebooks @lil1inblue @daisey @kspenmoll 2w

Cuilin I caught up, hmm where is Campion? 2w

Bookwormjillk Great timing George so romantic 2w

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mcctrish Am I the only one blindsided by this proposal ? 2w

AllDebooks @mcctrish No, me too. It's a bit ick, proposing when she's scared and vulnerable. 2w

willaful He's hopped up on heroic goofballs. 2w

Crinoline_Laphroaig @willaful 😆 2w

lil1inblue @mcctrish No. No, you're not. I actually said "What the F#$k" aloud. Who proposes while being held hostage after a suspicious death?!?!?! What is happening in this book! ? 2w

mcctrish @lil1inblue @AllDebooks it‘s bonkers! 2w

AllDebooks @lil1inblue 😂😂 imagine retelling the proposal story years later. 'Was it romantic?' 'Nah, bit scary and stabby, tbh' 😅🫣😅 2w

lil1inblue @AllDebooks 🤣🤣🤣 2w

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The Christmas Book Flood | Roseanna M. White

My #jolabokaflodswap arrived today!! I‘m so excited for opening day! #jolabokaflod @booklover3258 @MaleficentBookDragon

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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 9: #chrischecksthecars #nogas #makeshisownoutofgingerbeer #escapeatlast 🔫#nevermind #thebadguysdidprovidemedsuppliesthough 🤷🏻‍♀️ #campiondisappears #interesting #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Ruthiella So far this is like no other Golden Age mystery I have read. It‘s kinda wild. 2w

lil1inblue @Ruthiella So wild. I have no idea what to expect! 2w

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eeclayton @Ruthiella @lil1inblue I agree, each chapter is quite random. I wonder when things will start to make sense 😂 2w

Bookwormjillk @ruthiella @lil1inblue @eeclayton so wild and random. 2w

mcctrish @Ruthiella @lil1inblue @eeclayton @Bookwormjillk this story is bonkers!!! I legit say “what on earth is going on?” I assume they want the wallet that been remodeled ? The lining cut out but what else of significance hasn‘t been shared with us 2w

Daisey So random and entertaining! 2w

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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 8: #yikes #beethovenispissed #somethingismissing #everyoneistrapped #beethovenisarmed #buthey #thedaggerisback 🥚🥚🥚#staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @thearomaofbooks @peanutnine @mcctrish @bookwormjillk @larkken @ruthiella @rubyslippersreads @eeclayton @dabbe @crinoline_laphroaig @bklover @librarybelle @willaful @kwmg40 @kathywheeler @kao @cuilin @elizamarie @alldebooks @lil1inblue @daisey @kspenmoll 2w

Ruthiella Sh** just got real. Is this a whodunnit or a hostage situation? 😱 2w

lil1inblue @Ruthiella I was so not expecting a hostage situation! 😮#dontmesswithbeethoven 2w

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Bookwormjillk Worst party ever 2w

mcctrish @Bookwormjillk absolutely #worstpartyever 2w

mcctrish Hopefully the gas is in containers and no one lights a match 2w

AllDebooks Honestly, all I see is David Niven saying, 'Now, see here'. It's all very jolly hockeysticks, ain't it? 2w

willaful I suppose the missing item is the mysterious wallet... or is that just what they're EXPECTING us to think! 2w

ElizaMarie Way way ahead! So I‘m gonna refrain from comments - excited to read yalls 2w

Bklover @Bookwormjillk That‘s for sure!!💀 2w

dabbe @AllDebooks 🤣🤣🤣 1w

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The Winter Witch | Paula Brackston

My #winterwitchswap arrived from @KadaGul and it‘s so pretty already! Counting down until opening day!

KadaGul I had such an exciting time collecting books 📚 and bookish goodies for this swap! I know waiting is tough 🫣🤗😍🥰. But ‘We Got This‘💪 2w

BookwormAHN Yay 🩵🐈‍⬛🩵 2w

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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 7: #campiongatecrashed #sneaky #thecolonelsbodyisremovedquietly #shady #hashtagbrigade

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Bookwormjillk Super shady 2w

willaful What was going on with the wallet? Did I miss where that was introduced? 2w

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Ruthiella @willaful You did NOT miss it. Presumably all will be revealed? 2w

Bklover @willaful The wallet confused me too! 2w

mcctrish I expected sneakery with getting the body out but the wallet is odd 2w

dabbe @BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk @willaful @Ruthiella @Bklover @mcctrish ... just playing catchup! I think the wallet was found by Abbershaw during all the commotion between the man-servant and Campion:
“As the confusion increased with this new development, Abbershaw darted forward and, stooping suddenly, picked up something off the floor by the head of the second staircase. It was very swiftly done, and no one noticed the incident.“ 1w

Bklover @dabbe ❤️🎯🎯❤️ 1w

willaful @dabbe including me, apparently! 😂 1w

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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 6: #4amfight #asonedoes #campionvsbutler #butwhy 🤷🏻‍♀️ #georgewantstoquestionanne #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @thearomaofbooks @peanutnine @mcctrish @bookwormjillk @larkken @ruthiella @rubyslippersreads @eeclayton @dabbe @crinoline_laphroaig @bklover @librarybelle @willaful @kwmg40 @kathywheeler @kao @cuilin @elizamarie @alldebooks @lil1inblue @daisey @kspenmoll 3w

Bookwormjillk Why? Because he smelled ghosts. This book gives me major Clue The Movie vibes and I‘m loving it. 3w

TheAromaofBooks I can't believe I'm saying it, but these chapters are almost TOO short! 😂 3w

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Bklover I love when a mystery keeps throwing in seemingly unrelated occurrences to get you good and confused, and then wraps it all up neatly at the end. I hope. 3w

ElizaMarie @Bklover Thats what I am hoping too!

@TheAromaOfBooks I am super tempted to do 2 chapters a day at least, I feel like I am getting into it, then I stop. 3w

Ruthiella This book keeps getting weirder and weirder. ? And Campion seems to be not too bright. Surely an act, à la Colombo? (edited) 3w

willaful @Ruthiella I think he's Lord Peter Wimsey, or maybe vice versa! 3w

Ruthiella @willaful Interesting! Maybe there is a connection there! Stealing like an artist. 🤔 2w

Crinoline_Laphroaig "Sunrises and dabbling in the dew aren't in my repertoire." I'm caught up and absolutely digging this book. It's like a madcap movie. 2w

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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 5: #wyattwantstoparty #justadudeinamask #stabbedintheback #shortchapter #hallelujah #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

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Bklover I got too involved and read through chapter 7. 😬 Oops 3w

mcctrish Why wear a mask of you don‘t have too? These oldies are sketch 3w

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BarkingMadRead @Bklover it‘s so easy to do! I‘m in Disney this weekend so I‘m reading for Saturday and Sunday right now 🤣 3w

kspenmoll Can you had me to your tag list? Just found this in a pile…! I will catch up! 3w

BarkingMadRead @kspenmoll absolutely! It will be easy to catch up, the chapters are so short! 3w

Bklover Oh have a great time!! 3w

BarkingMadRead @Bklover thank you!! 3w

Bookwormjillk I don‘t know if this has been made into a movie but I can picture it as one. 3w

Ruthiella @Bklover I am reading ahead too! On chapter 9. 😂 3w

Ruthiella @mcctrish I wonder if it really was the uncle? Like maybe it is an imposter? And the mask was to hide it? 🤔 (edited) 3w

willaful @Ruthiella makes sense. So that's probably not it. 😂 3w

Ruthiella @willaful 😂😂😂 3w

Crinoline_Laphroaig I'm catching up! 3w

kspenmoll @Bklover The same happened ti me. I was so involved I forgot & read thru ch 8 before I realized I was ahead! 3w

mcctrish @Ruthiella that makes sense - there is more than one level of deception going on 3w

ElizaMarie @Bookwormjillk I agree!!! 3w

rubyslippersreads The Phantom is the first thing I thought of. 2w

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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 4: #cremationcertificate #nothingshadyhere #prenderbywouldntsign #cantlookatthebody #wtf #abershawgoesup #getsasneakypeek #notaheartattack #forcedtosign #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @thearomaofbooks @peanutnine @mcctrish @bookwormjillk @larkken @ruthiella @rubyslippersreads @eeclayton @dabbe @crinoline_laphroaig @bklover @librarybelle @willaful @kwmg40 @kathywheeler @kao @cuilin @elizamarie @alldebooks @lil1inblue @daisey 3w

ElizaMarie The whole asking him to sign without looking at the body? Hmmm 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 3w

Bookwormjillk I know it wasn‘t a heart attack but did they say what it was? The party must go on! 3w

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peanutnine So sus 🚩 3w

willaful Good grief! His dying words were “better not kill the groove!“ LOL! 3w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk nope! It‘s still a mystery! 🔪 3w

Bookwormjillk @willaful 🤣🤣🤣 3w

AllDebooks Sure, I'll sign that, no questions asked. 👀 3w

Bklover Sounds pretty fishy to me! (Is that still a phrase?) 3w

willaful @Bklover might be a red herring! 3w

Bklover @willaful 😉😂😂 3w

mcctrish I don‘t think his plan to sign and then run to the village in the morning to get the constabulary is sound #whatcouldgowrong 3w

lil1inblue @mcctrish It's fine. Everything will be fine. 🤣🤣🤣 3w

mcctrish @lil1inblue I wonder if there is a crematorium on the estate #kingofashes 🔥🔥 3w

kspenmoll @mcctrish It‘s so shady there very well might be a crematorium there! Or just a bonfire?! 3w

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The Correspondent: A Novel | Virginia Evans

#auldlangspine I‘m so excited about this list from @Erinreadsthebooks I‘ve already read Sunrise on the Reaping, so so good! These three are the ones I plan to start with. I will try to cross off every book on the list by next December! Thank you to @monalyisha for organizing! I know this takes a lot of work!

Erinreadsthebooks ❤️🤩🙌 @BarkingMadRead I was looking through your list today, too. I‘m so excited to get started! 3w

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A Heart for Christmas: An Advent Novel | Sophie Jomain

Advent book #2

AnnCrystal 🆒🥳👏🏼📚💚🤍❤️. 3w

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Whims of the Wicked: A Fantasy Romance Reading Advent Calendar | Rebecca Grey

Advent book #1

AnnCrystal 🆒👏🏼🥳📚💚🤍❤️. (edited) 3w

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Three Holidays and a Wedding | Marissa Stapley, Uzma Jalaluddin

This is so much fun, I‘m loving it! #riseupreads

Ruthiella That breakfast looks delicious! 😋 3w

BarkingMadRead @Ruthiella it was!! 3w

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It Happened One Christmas: A Grumpy & Sunshine, City Vs. Country, Billionaire Christmas Romance | Zee Irwin

#readyourkindle @CBee

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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 3: #georgebailstocheckonhiscar #campionshowsup #crazyman #backtothehouse #drama #heartattack #meggiegottheknife 🩸🩸🩸#shocker #someonetookitfromher #issomeonedead #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @thearomaofbooks @peanutnine @mcctrish @bookwormjillk @larkken @ruthiella @rubyslippersreads @eeclayton @dabbe @crinoline_laphroaig @bklover @librarybelle @willaful @kwmg40 @kathywheeler @kao @cuilin @elizamarie @alldebooks @lil1inblue @daisey 3w

mcctrish These chapters go a mile a minute ❤️❤️❤️ 3w

peanutnine Was it really a heart attack though? 3w

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BarkingMadRead @peanutnine I can‘t wait to find out! 3w

Cuilin @peanutnine 🤔 3w

Ruthiella Why are they acting so shady? Surely if he had been stabbed, it would be obvious? Blood everywhere? 🤔 3w

Bklover Well, I‘m betting there‘s blood SOMEWHERE! 3w

julieclair If it really was a heart attack (which I doubt), then surely someone else is going to be stabbed at some point. We can't have this jewel-encrusted, legendary dagger hanging around without someone getting stabbed with it! 😉 3w

ElizaMarie Everyone is so bizarre. 3w

willaful @julieclair Chekov's legendary dagger. 3w

Ruthiella @willaful 😂😂😂 3w

eeclayton @willaful 😂😂😂 3w

rubyslippersreads @julieclair Yes, what a waste of a perfectly good dagger. 😂 2w

julieclair @willaful 👍 2w

julieclair @rubyslippersreads 👍 2w

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Talk Santa to Me | Linda Urban

#bookspin #doublebookspin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! I have both these on my TBR this month, too! 3w

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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 2: #theblackdudleydagger #creepystory #tattletaledagger #thisritualthough #whatcouldgowrong #letspassaroundaknifeinthedark 🙄 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @thearomaofbooks @peanutnine @mcctrish @bookwormjillk @larkken @ruthiella @rubyslippersreads @eeclayton @dabbe @crinoline_laphroaig @bklover @librarybelle @willaful @kwmg40 @kathywheeler @kao @cuilin @elizamarie @alldebooks @lil1inblue 3w

ElizaMarie Ha, this ritual sounds lovely! I mean, what can go wrong when you pass a murder weapon among your friends? Love the pacing of this book so far :) 3w

Ruthiella It‘s all fun and games until someone gets murdered! 😱😅 3w

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Cuilin I know I shouldn‘t, but I would so join in on this game. 😬 3w

peanutnine Did none of their parents teach them not to play with knives?!! 3w

eeclayton That's not a game I'd be comfortable taking part in 😳 3w

TheAromaofBooks I'm like... isn't this thing SHARP!? 😂 3w

willaful @peanutnine I'm buddy watching an English Christmas program (The Box of Delights) and someone commented that all English children are 40 years old. Conversely, I think all English adults may be children. 😂

It does seem to me that if/when someone gets murdered, Albert Campion is indirectly responsible... 3w

dabbe And they're going to pass around this dagger in the dark? Whattheheck???? 3w

lil1inblue @Cuilin Honestly, I would probably join in, too. 😅 3w

lil1inblue Murder aside, it's dark... Won't hands get cut? 😱 3w

Bookwormjillk Let the ritual begin! This book is wild already. I love it. 3w

mcctrish What could go wrong ?! 3w

Bklover @dabbe I‘m with you- I think they‘re nuts! 3w

kspenmoll Definitely wild, atmospheric.i have read a few Campions before after I watched a few episodes on Britbox.The novels are much better! 3w

rubyslippersreads @lil1inblue And if your hands get cut and you bleed, aren‘t you a murder suspect? 🤣 2w

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Nancy Drew 26: The Clue of the Leaning Chimney | Carolyn Keene

Avoiding watching the Giants getting creamed by the Patriots 🤣 #nancydrewbr

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Christine | Stephen King

This month‘s book is #Christine Grab your copy and check back at the end of the month for open discussion! Don‘t forget to tag me so I can see which version you have! #LosersClub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead

BarkingMadRead @jessclark78 @kathywheeler @imperfectcj @roary47 @fortifiedbybooks @kwmg40 @bookwormjillk @maddustkitties @tiedyedude @jenlovesjt47 @5feet.of.fury @balibee146 @bookwormahn @addison_reads @sconsinbookybadger @alldebooks @paperbackpirate @sace @bklover @karkar @julies_bookshelf_adventures @bekakins @elizamarie @drsabrinamoldenreads 3w

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Empire of Storms | Sarah J Maas

Starting this today!! @StayCurious

StayCurious Looking forward to this one 3w

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The Naughty List | KC Luck

My #nlhs goes out in tomorrow‘s mail! @WildAlaskaBibliophile @TieDyeDude

WildAlaskaBibliophile Woot-woot! You're on the ball! 👍🌟 3w

TieDyeDude ❄😈 3w

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I'm Dreaming of a Green Christmas: Gifts, Decorations, and Recipes that Use Less and Mean More | Anna Getty

My #jolabokaflodswap is going out in tomorrow‘s mail @MaleficentBookDragon

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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 1: #wemeetthecast #george #gladitsnotmine #meggie #knowseveryone #bestiewyatt #uncleoldguylikestheyoungins #thatsoundsbad 🤪 #foreigndude #beethovenstatueguy #afewothers #whowillthevictimbe #weknowitscoming #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @thearomaofbooks @peanutnine @mcctrish @bookwormjillk @larkken @ruthiella @rubyslippersreads @eeclayton @dabbe @crinoline_laphroaig @bklover @librarybelle @willaful @kwmg40 @kathywheeler @kao 3w

Bookwormjillk I had trouble keeping everyone apart as usual but I‘m sure if I keep going it will eventually make sense. 3w

KAO I‘d never heard of this book or the author, so it‘s all brand new to me! I looked it up online to find the original publication date to be 1929. (My paperback copy didn‘t have that info.) Meanwhile, the repetition of “Glad it‘s not mine” makes me smile. More to come on that, for sure! 3w

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Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk Me too. So many characters! I am sure they will all become more recognizable in future chapters. 🤞 3w

Cuilin Can I be added to the tag list please? 3w

BarkingMadRead @Cuilin yes!! 3w

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk @Ruthiella the first chapters are always the hardest, until the characters have a chance to make an impression! 3w

ElizaMarie Can I be added please :) 3w

mcctrish @KAO it‘s new to me too, I have a feeling I might be repeating #imgladitsnotmine in my head all day 3w

BarkingMadRead @ElizaMarie gotcha!! 3w

dabbe Sounds like this might be a locked-room mystery! 3w

AllDebooks Please count me in 😊 3w

ElizaMarie So many peeps! 3w

eeclayton I'm having a super busy day but I'll catch up tomorrow! 3w

lil1inblue Had a long day, but may I be added also? ☺️ This is brand new for me, too! I think Meggie is going to be amusing. 3w

julieclair Please add me to the tag list. 😍 Remembering who the characters are will be easier once we give them all nicknames! 😁 3w

BarkingMadRead @lil1inblue gotcha! 3w

Daisey Please add me to the tag list. I wasn‘t sure, but 2 days into your posts, I‘m sure I can fit it in. 3w

BarkingMadRead @Daisey gotcha!! 3w

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Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 30: #wtf #ishouldhaveknownitwouldnthaveanHEA #yikes #thatendingthough #thisbookwasbannedforthatending #imgivingthisasoftpick #ineedapalatecleanser #mysoulhurts #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @cuilin @lil1inblue @bookwormjillk @samanne @barbarajean @willaful @lapreader @librarybelle @crinoline_laphroaig @eeclayton @thearomaofbooks @deelew @kao @elizamarie @bklover @lauraisntwilder 3w

ElizaMarie Wow!!! Didn't expect that! 3w

BarbaraJean I knew about the controversial ending, but I didn‘t realize it would be the ending ending. Like the last scene. All of this and then THAT. I can‘t. And what was up with Rose of Sharon‘s little mysterious smile?!? 😳 That took it over the edge from uncomfortable to creepy. Still. This was a relentlessly sad and infuriating masterpiece. 3w

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eeclayton #mysoulhurtstoo What a heartbreaking story. Thanks @BarkingMadRead and #HashtagBrigade for this buddy read. It's a beautifully written and tragically relevant book, but I wouldn't have been able to finish it if it wasn't for you. 3w

Crinoline_Laphroaig I had to finish before Thanksgiving, I didn't want to be reading with family here. My reaction was WTF? That's it? 3w

lauraisntwilder While the ending is unexpected, Steinbeck was setting us up for something like that the whole time. It's another example of how the poor are only able to rely on other poor people, to the point of sacrificing their own comfort or propriety. There are no strangers anymore and everyone is family. I think Rose of Sharon is glad for something good to come from her heartbreak. Just my take. What a book!!! 3w

Bookwormjillk I had remembered the ending but not the scene with Uncle John and the baby. That hit me hard this read. Also reading this made want to try to do better about my bitterness towards my husband‘s cousin living in my basement 😂 Thanks as always @BarkingMadRead looking forward to starting something short tomorrow. 3w

dabbe I just couldn't reread it this time. After having to teach it in high school (as well as OF MICE AND MEN), I couldn't face the bleakness this time. But, oh, how I love Steinbeck's writing. Here's for a short read in December! Thanks @BarkingMadRead for your on-point #hashtags--as always. 🩵☃️💙 3w

KAO I had never read this, and I‘m so glad I did it this month with you all. I found the writing truly wonderful, even though the unfolding of events really brought heartbreak after heartbreak. I do wish Steinbeck could have given us more hope for these tough characters at the end. Tragic! 3w

Bklover Well. I‘m glad I read it. @BarkingMadRead made it possible, but I am glad it‘s over. Beautiful writing. East of Eden I could read again- this one nope. Thanks @BarkingMadRead ❤️ 3w

KAO @Bklover I loved East of Eden too—and agree that I could read it again. This Grapes of Wrath journey was just so endlessly sad. I‘m still glad that I read it though. 3w

Bklover Me too, @KAO I know that this was the only group I‘d get through it with! 3w

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Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 29: #wrathsnack #therainscome #illness #flooding #deputies #deaths #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @cuilin @lil1inblue @bookwormjillk @samanne @barbarajean @willaful @lapreader @librarybelle @crinoline_laphroaig @eeclayton @thearomaofbooks @deelew @kao @elizamarie @bklover @lauraisntwilder 3w

Bklover This is a beautiful chapter. For some reason it took me until this chapter to see what an incredible writer JS was. 3w

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Different Seasons | Stephen King

Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #differentseasons
Please be mindful of spoilers. We have new readers to King who haven‘t read all of his books. When referencing his other work, please keep this in mind for our new-to-King friends. Don‘t forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!
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Grapes of Wrath 75th Anniversary Edition | John Steinbeck

Ch 28: #livinginthetraincar #makinggoodmoney #ruthietellsabouttom #nowtomhastogo #roseissick #algettingmarried #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @cuilin @lil1inblue @bookwormjillk @samanne @barbarajean @willaful @lapreader @librarybelle @crinoline_laphroaig @eeclayton @thearomaofbooks @deelew @kao @elizamarie @bklover @lauraisntwilder 4w

Bookwormjillk I love this book but this re-read has been very painful. 4w

Bookwormjillk But I appreciate you @BarkingMadRead 4w

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BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk 😘😘 4w

dabbe @Bookwormjillk @BarkingMadRead I couldn't do it. Too heartbreaking. 4w

eeclayton I loved that Ruthie wasn't scolded too harshly. In stressful situations, adults sometimes forget that kids are just kids, and it's nice that the mother here didn't. 4w

TheAromaofBooks @eeclayton - Right? And Tom wasn't mad, either - he literally was just like “kids say stuff when they get mad“ I haven't agreed with everything the Joads have done, but I admire the way that they are loyal to one another. 4w

Bookwormjillk @eeclayton yes that was very enlightened parenting 4w

ElizaMarie I am so nervous about Rose being ill! 4w

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