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CBee

Joined April 2018

Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/cydneybuchholz and Storygraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/cydbee
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So sorry friends, I blame a case of the Mondays for the later post! Here are the numbers for March! Have fun 😊 #readyourkindle #readyourebooks #readyournook #readyourkobo

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DieAReader ☕️💖🤓 2d
Read4life Thank you!!! Love seeing these numbers hit each month. 🤓 2d
CrowCAH Hmm 🤔 some interesting picks for the month! 2d
Deblovestoread Thank you! 2d
dabbe TY! 💚🩶💚 2d
CBee @Read4life 😊😊♥️♥️ 2d
CBee @CrowCAH any books about pirates? 🏴‍☠️ 😂 2d
CBee @Deblovestoread @dabbe you‘re very welcome 😊 2d
CoffeeK8 Finally managed to roll a 1! I guess I‘m reading this book this month finally! (edited) 2d
CBee @CoffeeK8 I immediately thought of you when it landed on #1. I hope you love the book! 2d
CoffeeK8 @CBee its fate! 2d
julieclair Yay! I have some great choices this month. 😃 2d
PuddleJumper Still on my ARC backlog. Trying to throw in some free Kindle stuff as a break 1d
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I want to shout from the rooftops about this book! It was sad, funny, inspiring, emotional - I don‘t often say “all the feels” but this gave me ALLLLL the feels ♥️♥️♥️ #readyourkindle

RaeLovesToRead Oh no! Now I want to read it!!!! 3d
RaeLovesToRead Wait... it's 99p on Kindle! Woo! 3d
CBee @RaeLovesToRead ooooo you have to snatch that up!! It‘s so good!! 3d
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Tarot Card Killer | Greg Strandberg
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Happy March, friends! Bit of a different prompt this time - I fell in love with graphic novels after I hit a slump a couple years ago but, if it isn‘t your jam, I understand! If anyone needs recommendations, let me know 😊 #TBRtarot

AmyG We could just pick a memoir? Or does the memoir have to be a graphic novel/comic? 4d
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Ruthiella This is a difficult sub genre and medium for me because I don‘t gravitate towards either and yet I just read one LAST MONTH! 😂😂😂 4d
CBee @AmyG graphic anything. Memoir, novel, even like a book of comic strips. I just read a graphic memoir I think you‘d love actually: 4d
CBee @Ruthiella I didn‘t either! But I went through the worst slump ever a few years ago and the graphic novel/series, Saga, pulled me out of it ♥️ 4d
Balibee146 All the pretty colours caught my eye lol. How does #tbrTarot work please? Is it one themed read a month or more often.... I'm intrigued? 😘😘😘 4d
CatLass007 Hi @Balibee146 Yes, every month the marvelous @CBee gives us a prompt. The idea is to choose something you already own and have been meaning to get to for a while. @CBee am I phrasing this correctly? By the way, I already on the perfect book for this prompt. It is George Takei‘s graphic memoir of his family‘s time in an American prison camp during World War II. (edited) 4d
AmyG Thanks! 4d
willaful I've been reading a lot of them the last few years! I highly recommend The Talk by Darrin Bell. 4d
CBee @CatLass007 yep, that‘s right 😊 @Balibee146 please scroll around on my page and check out some of the prompts I‘ve chosen and let me know what you think! At first it was a premade deck of cards that I found on Etsy, but we got through all of those and now I make my own 😊 4d
CBee @CatLass007 I‘ve heard good things about the Takei. And thanks for the compliment, sweet lady ♥️♥️ 4d
CBee @AmyG also, there is a graphic adaptation of Anne Frank‘s story - worth it for the art alone (I say that because I almost know the story by heart as I‘m sure you do too) (edited) 4d
CatLass007 @willaful The Talk is on my wish list. I‘ve heard good things about it and I look forward to your review. I‘m trying to focus on my physical and audio books that already are in my possession. I‘m working to deaccession my physical library as much as possible. I‘m even trying to cut back on the library books I borrow, if you can imagine that. 😳 4d
CatLass007 You‘re welcome. You are greatly appreciated! 4d
CBee @CatLass007 ♥️♥️♥️ 4d
CatLass007 This is such a wonderful challenge.😍😍😍📚📚📚 4d
CBee @CatLass007 so happy you‘re enjoying it! 4d
CatLass007 I‘m a few months behind but I have the books picked out and March is going to be my catch up month. 4d
OriginalCyn620 I love graphic novels too! And as it happens, this one is on my TBR for this month! 4d
CBee @CatLass007 sounds like a plan 😊👍🏻 4d
CatLass007 @OriginalCyn620 Good choice! 4d
CatLass007 @julieclair Looks really intriguing! 4d
Balibee146 @CatLass007 @CBee thanks so much that sounds fantastic 😀 I hardly read any graphic stuff but I do have an amazeballs novel I've been meaning to get to for ages and also Maus (though I think that one would hit too near to home just now). 4d
CatLass007 @Balibee146 Terrific! I can‘t wait to read your review of whatever you choose for this prompt. 4d
julieclair @CatLass007 Robert Smalls is a local hero, so it will be fun to read about him in graphic form. 😀 4d
CBee @Balibee146 I started Maus a while back but didn‘t finish - I don‘t recall why but maybe it just wasn‘t the right time. Which amazeballs novel are you talking about? Inquiring nosy reader minds want to know 😂😂 3d
Meshell1313 Ooh this one is so interesting! I also have my eyes on Takei‘s graphic memoir so I‘m going to read it this month for sure! 3d
CBee @Meshell1313 definitely a popular choice for this prompt 👍🏻 3d
Balibee146 @CBee it is already too dark here to get good pics to do the amazing artwork justice. I will post properly tomorrow with pics. It is called Legend and is animal based.... The quote on the cover suggests "Cormac McCarthy meets Watershio Down".... Sold! 2d
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Happy birthday to Michelle @Mimi28 ♥️♥️ Hope it‘s been great! #LitsyLoveBirthdayWishes #LitsyLoveCrew #LitsyLove

Mimi28 Thanks!! It‘s been good 😊🩷🫶🏽 5d
Ruthiella Happy Birthday @Mimi28 🥳🥳🥳 5d
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Happy birthday 🎈🎊🎉🎁🎂 5d
Mimi28 @Ruthiella Thanks!! 🫶🏽🩷😉😊🤗 5d
Mimi28 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thanks!! I got your card!! Sorry I haven‘t replied yet 😢been low on stamps but something should be going out this week 🫶🏽😉 5d
Laughterhp Happy birthday!! 5d
AnnCrystal @Mimi28 Happy Birthday 🥳🎂🍰💝. 5d
Mimi28 @Laughterhp Thanks!! 🫶🏽🩷🤗😊😎🤗 5d
Mimi28 @AnnCrystal Thanks!! 😊🫶🏽🩷🤗😎 5d
dabbe HB! 🤩🤩🤩 5d
kezzlou85 Happy birthday 🎂 📚🎉🎁 5d
Gissy Happy birthday @Mimi28 🥳🎂 🎉 5d
Mimi28 @dabbe Thanks!! It was a good one 😉🤗🩷🫶🏽 5d
Mimi28 @kezzlou85 Thanks!! 😉🤗🫶🏽🩷 5d
Mimi28 @Gissy Thanks!! 🙏🏽😉🤗🫶🏽🩷 4d
Read4life Happy birthday @Mimi28 🧁🥳 4d
Mimi28 @Read4life Thanks!! 🤗🫶🏽 🩷🫶🏽😉🌞 4d
Ddzmini Happy birthday 🎁🎉🎊🎂🎈 🥳📚 4d
RinaBrahmbhattBarot Happy Birthday 4d
Mimi28 @Ddzmini Thanks!! 😉🤗🫶🏽🩷😊 4d
Mimi28 @RinaBrahmbhattBarot Thanks!! 😊🤗🫶🏽🩷😉 4d
Deblovestoread Happy belated birthday! 🎂🎈🎉 4d
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Here‘s a reminder to post your lists (and if you already have, thank you and yay!) for March‘s round of #readyourkindle. Have fun, tag me, let me know if you want to be added/removed from my list! #readyourkobo #readyourebooks #readyournook

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CoffeeK8 Thanks for organizing! 6d
CBee @CoffeeK8 you‘re welcome ☺️ 6d
Lcsmcat Thanks for the reminder! 6d
Meshell1313 Ooh I have been slacking! I def have to get my picks ready for March! 6d
dabbe Thanks for the reminder, m'dear! 💚🩶💚 5d
CBee @dabbe you‘re very welcome ♥️ 5d
DieAReader Thanks for the reminder! Working on my list tonight🤓📚 5d
jackilynn Crap, I knew I was forgetting something. I have been majorly slacking lately lol 4d
tpixie I‘m not doing a good job recording for this so you probably should take me off. Maybe I‘ll do better at another time. I love seeing everybody‘s post though. 3d
CBee @tpixie I‘m still happy to tag you if you‘d like to see the posts! You don‘t have to participate, it‘s no prob ♥️ 3d
tpixie @CBee that would be great! Thanks! 3d
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This really captured so much, but also really paralleled in so many ways what our country is going through now (again). The elation I felt and HOPE when Obama won; the absolute terror when Trump won and then won again. Excellent read. So much packed into these pages.

HeatherBookNerd I loved that book. So fantastic. 1w
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#TBRtarot for March - written by an LGBTQ+ author - done! I loved this so much and seriously need the 2nd in the series immediately 👏🏻

PirateJenny It's out! The Shadow Cabinet. And a standalone, Queen B. Human Rites, the third in the series, is due out this summer. Yes, I love these books. 1w
CBee @PirateJenny I wish my library had it! Might have to cave and buy it. I saw the Queen B book and that looks super good too 👏🏻 1w
PirateJenny @CBee Queen B can be read at any point in the trilogy, or before it, or after it. 1w
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CBee @PirateJenny thank you 😊 1w
Bookwomble Ooh, my wife has this, and I've been waiting for her to read it so that I can read it, but I might have to ask her if I can queue jump! 1w
CBee @Bookwomble yes! Jump the queue! 👏🏻 1w
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Dearest Sue, it was so wonderful of you to send this to me! I gasped when I opened it - Sandwich was a 2024 favorite ♥️ Can‘t wait to read this! Thank you so very much 😊😊 @Suet624

Suet624 I was really hoping you hadn't read it yet. You've been so kind to me in sending me books and I'm glad I finally was able to respond in kind. 🌹 💕 2w
CBee @Suet624 I definitely haven‘t and I think I‘ll be reading it very soon 😊 2w
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It isn‘t musical instrument related and it isn‘t a fish 😂 I am always excited when I find new X words and especially words that don‘t mean what I think they mean 😃 #weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords

dabbe #coolword 🩶💚🩶 2w
CBee @dabbe I wish it were a xylophone playing fish though 😂😂 2w
CatLass007 😂 2w
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dabbe @CBee Lordy, that would be the perfect word for that! 🤣🤣🤣 2w
Daisey A xylophone playing fish! 😂 🤣 2w
CBee @Daisey are you picturing it in your head? 😂😂😂 2w
CBee @dabbe right? Presenting, for your entertainment - Xavier the Xylocarp, playing the xylophone with his fins! 😂 2w
Kerrbearlib Very cool word! 2w
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The Night Guest | Hildur Knutsdottir
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Hmm. So I liked this and I was really invested but after that very unresolved ending, I have SO MANY questions 😂😅🫣 @BarbaraBB I bought this one based on your review so, I‘ve made a new hashtag: #blameitonbarbara 😀😂

julesG Nice # 3w
CBee @julesG thanks! 😂 3w
BarbaraBB Lol, that‘s a first, being a # 🤣🤣. But I know what you mean, that‘s ending was so frustrating! 3w
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julesG @BarbaraBB Frustrating yes, but also good. Sometimes an open ending is better than everything wrapped up nicely with a bow. 😉 3w
BarbaraBB @julesG Yes! That‘s why I loved it too. It left me with all the feelings! 3w
CBee @BarbaraBB I can think of other times that hashtag would‘ve come in handy! Many books I‘ve read thanks to you 😊 2w
CBee @julesG the more I think about it, the more I‘m okay with it. At first I was all how dare she end it like that 😂😂 2w
BarbaraBB What goes around comes around 💕 2w
CBee @BarbaraBB ♥️♥️♥️ 2w
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This resolved everything from the last book, which I was happy about, but I didn‘t expect to be so absolutely blown away - this is my favorite of the series thus far. I love Gamache, but I also like that despite his kindness, his brilliance, he is human and makes mistakes. It showed a whole different side of him and now I love him even more ♥️ #readyourkindle

dabbe I can't wait! 🤩 3w
Susanita This is my favorite of the series too. She describes the cold so well, I needed an extra blanket sometimes. 3w
CBee @dabbe you‘ll love it!! 3w
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CBee @Susanita yes!! 🥶 3w
staci.reads This is my favorite one of the series so far! 3w
CBee @staci.reads it was so good!! 3w
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Memoirs | Tennessee Williams
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On the search for more good memoirs! Give me all you‘ve got! @Chelsea.Poole @britt_brooke @Megabooks tagging a few of my memoir lovers 😀

BookBelle84 My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinham is a favourite of mine! 3w
AmyG Are you on a jag???? 3w
lil1inblue I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
I'm Supposed to Protect You From This by Nadia Spiegelman
Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H
Just Kids by Patti Smith (actually anything by Patti Smith)
Anything by Carrie Fisher
I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
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Deblovestoread I Am I Am I Am by Maggie O‘Farrell, The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton, These Precious Days by Ann Patchett, Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey, All the Young Men by Ruth Coker Burks, Finding Me by Viola Davis (edited) 3w
Deblovestoread I‘m sure Donna can name a few, too, @MemoirsForMe 3w
MyNamesParadise Tell Me Everything by Minka Kelly, The Woman in Me by Britney Spears, others I‘ve thought of have already been mentioned! 3w
MemoirsForMe If you like celebrity memoirs: My Name is Barbra, Cher‘s Memoir, Sonny Boy (Al Pacino), From Here to the Great Unknown, (Lisa Marie Presley), Finding Me (Viola Davis) Becoming (Michelle Obama), All About Me (Mel Brooks), In Such Good Company (Carol Burnett), My Life and Other Unfinished Business (Dolly Parton) and I‘ve got many more. 😉 3w
britt_brooke Celeb: From Here to the Great Unknown, Dinner for Vampires, Only Say Nice Things, Pamela Anderson‘s memoir, Paris Hilton‘s memoir, Elton John‘s. (edited) 3w
britt_brooke The Liars‘ Club, The Sound of Gravel, A Light in the Dark, Many Lives of Mama Love, In the Dream House, Hidden Valley Road, Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger 3w
britt_brooke Thanks for thinking of me, btw! Here‘s a link to my goodreads memoir/biography shelf if you want to take a look. I haven‘t read all of them, but a good chunk. https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/1136632?shelf=memoir-biography&sort=date_a... 3w
ferskner I just listened to Sorry for the Inconvenience and quite liked it! 3w
Chelsea.Poole The audio of this was amazing 3w
Chelsea.Poole @megabooks recommended this, otherwise I would not have discovered it and it's good! 3w
Chelsea.Poole One of the best I read last year, what an inspiration 3w
lynneamch Didn't know I'd care, but did! 3w
willaful Being Seen by Elsa Sjunneson, All The Young Men, Good Talk by Mira Jacob, Educated. 3w
lynneamch A fave group from back in the day. 3w
Megabooks @deblovestoread already mentioned my all-time favorite, I'll tag it, but also several more. If you are on the storygraph, I am megabucks there too. Go to my all-time stats page, and you will find 500+ memoirs with ratings! 3w
Megabooks The ones I've listed to here are all the ones I have in the storygraph that I've given 5 stars to. I'll do a sweep to see what others I'd like to add! 3w
Megabooks His next main girlfriend spilled even more, but this was definitely more thoughtful and reflective 3w
Megabooks and I'd have to add my favorite Bourdain memoir 3w
CBee @Megabooks wow Meg 👏🏻👏🏻 thanks! I will say I‘ve hesitated to read anything by Bourdain - I was pretty broken up when he died 😥 But, maybe I can try him now! Going to find you on SG, I might need to try and compile all of these into a spreadsheet or something 😂😂😂 3w
CBee @Megabooks oh yes, I‘ve read that one! It was excellent @Deblovestoread 3w
Megabooks Missed this 5 star one, and I think I'll end here. On a great high note. I hope you find some you like! 3w
CBee @AmyG not really 😂 I just really love a good memoir and got inspired by the one I finished today 3w
CBee @lil1inblue LOVED the McCurdy and the Smith. I agree anything by Patti Smith is amazing ♥️ 3w
Megabooks @CBee yes, Bourdain's death was so difficult! Read In the Weeds. Tom was his long-time director, and he does a lot of really good wrestling with his own feelings about Tony's death and Tony's legacy. It's really good! (edited) 3w
CBee @Megabooks I‘ll try that one! 3w
CBee @OndinetheSea @Chelsea.Poole @britt_brooke @MemoirsForMe @lynneamch @willaful @ferskner @BookBelle84 thanks for the recs, I‘ll be busy figuring out which ones to read next! ♥️😀 3w
CBee @Chelsea.Poole finished that one today, it was excellent! 3w
CBee @britt_brooke loved Lisa Marie‘s memoir, loved Mama Love and Hidden Valley Road was great too! 3w
mhillis I would recommend this adoption memoir. I went to an author event last year and the book is so well written 3w
MysticFaerie From Here to the Great Unknown... Sociopath and My Beloved Monster are 3 that I would recommend. 3w
BookmarkTavern If you love The Princess Bride, I can‘t recommend this one enough! 3w
CBee @mhillis that sounds very good! 3w
CBee @MysticFaerie loved Lisa Marie‘s book! 3w
CBee @BookmarkTavern I do love that movie, so very much ♥️♥️ 3w
BookmarkTavern If you like audiobooks, I can‘t recommend it enough! He narrates it himself! A lot of the cast and crew do little cameos too! 3w
CBee @BookmarkTavern that sounds amazing! I do better with audio for memoirs for sure. 3w
CBee @Megabooks LOVED the Grohl book. 3w
Megabooks Best musician memoir I‘ve read!! 3w
Megabooks I am megabooks on the storygraph! (Megabucks is my childhood nickname. Megabooks the handle came as an offshoot of that!!) 3w
ReadingRachael I have really enjoyed reading a number of graphic memoirs over the past couple of years. 3w
CBee @Megabooks omg I totally thought you misspelled it. Megabucks is so cute 😂 3w
CBee @ReadingRachael thank you! Graphic novels have gotten me out of many a slump, but I haven‘t read any graphic memoirs yet. Will have to remedy that 😀 3w
Susanita Part memoir, part carpentry guide, part love letter to the city of Boston 3w
MemoirsForMe @britt_brooke @Megabooks Wow! Impressive lists. I just added many more to my TBR! 😁📚 3w
Megabooks @MemoirsForMe great!! 😁😁 3w
CBee @ReadingRachael finished Good Talk today - so good. Thanks for recommending it ♥️ 1w
ReadingRachael @CBee I‘m so glad you liked it! 😄 1w
CBee @AmyG check out graphic memoir suggestions above by @ReadingRachael 😊 4d
AmyG I have to look thru my books. I onow I have some. I am in MI right now. (edited) 4d
CBee @AmyG hope you‘re having fun ♥️ 4d
AmyG @Cbee I am. Grandson turned 5! 4d
CBee @AmyG eek! How can that be?? 3d
AmyG Right? 🤣 3d
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Goodness 😥 All I can say is that I hope that Ruby and Jodi never get parole. Major kudos to Shari for telling her story and speaking her truth. I‘m interested to watch the documentary on Hulu (drops February 27) - it‘s actually authorized by Kevin Franke, Shari, and her brother Chad.

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Thanks to the #atreeaday daily readings, which I‘m quite behind on, I discovered another new word! This is very science-y, friends. But very cool! Here‘s a link if interested: https://www.thoughtco.com/cladogram-definition-and-examples-4778452
#weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords

TheBookHippie I am loving this book! Also behind 😂 3w
peanutnine Ooh this image is giving me college flashbacks 😂 3w
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BookmarkTavern That‘s so cool! 🧬 3w
CBee @TheBookHippie it‘s lovely! 3w
CBee @peanutnine I didn‘t get far enough in my college biology class to even know about these 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ 3w
dabbe Yes to this and the book! 🤩💚🤩 3w
kspenmoll I must be behind in this book too! Thanks for voc lesson!!!! 3w
peanutnine @CBee ugh I was an archaeology major and decided to take an anthropology/biology crossover class on evolution cause it sounded interesting. Worst class of my LIFE 3w
CBee @kspenmoll I‘m still in January! 3w
CBee @peanutnine oof. That sounds a bit painful 😳 3w
CatLass007 Interesting.🧐 3w
Deblovestoread Love this! 3w
Amiable Neat! 3w
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Happiest of birthdays, Harper! We hope it‘s fabulous 😊 #LitsyLoveBirthdayWishes #LitsyLoveCrew #LitsyLove

Laughterhp Happy birthday!! 3w
TheBookHippie Happiest of BIRTHDAYS to you! 3w
Soubhiville Happy Birthday Harper! 🎂 @CoffeeNBooks 3w
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Ruthiella Happy Birthday @CoffeeNBooks ! 🥳🥳🥳 3w
Kerrbearlib Happy birthday @CoffeeNBooks 3w
dabbe HB! 🤩🤩🤩 3w
Cupcake12 Happy birthday x 3w
bookish_wookish Happy Birthday! 🥳 3w
AnnCrystal Happy Birthday @CoffeeNBooks 🥳🎂🍰. 3w
AmyG Happy Birthday 🎂 3w
JessClark78 Happy Birthday! 🎊🎂🎉 3w
Elizabeth2 Happy Birthday! 🎈 3w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Happy birthday Harper!! I hope you had a fabulous day 🎉🎁🎊 3w
Read4life Happy birthday, @CoffeeNBooks 🥳🧁 3w
Ddzmini Happy birthday 🎂🎊🎈🎁🎉 🥳📚 3w
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Annie Bot | Sierra Greer
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Okay, so I‘d checked this out from the library, started it, and it made me so uncomfortable. Then, lovely @AmyG gifted it to me and I figured the universe must be trying to tell me to read it. I ended up absolutely HOOKED. Yes, it‘s SO CRINGY at times, and there are definitely triggers. I hated Doug with a passion. Just wow, this could easily be a favorite of the year for me.

AmyG Oh wow! I will have to bump it up. Just trying to read Tournament of Books books. (edited) 3w
CBee @AmyG it‘s going to stick with me for a long time. Really good. 3w
Tamra I want my bookclub to pick it! 3w
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CBee @Tamra oh, I hope they do! It would make for some super interesting discussions I think. 3w
Tamra @CBee that‘s what I was thinking. 3w
ChaoticMissAdventures This was one of my favorites last year. I thought the author did exactly what she set out to do and I loved rooting for Annie. 3w
LeafingThroughLife I so agree. I started it, and it was practically making my skin crawl, and I was sure it was going to be “meh” for me *at best* and then suddenly it was my favorite read of January. What a dark horse of a book! 3w
CBee @LeafingThroughLife yes! I stopped reading it and didn‘t plan to continue, then it showed up in the mail so I picked it back up. And LOVED it. 3w
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Wild Dark Shore | Charlotte McConaghy
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Did I just preorder this? Yes. Yes, I did. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

BookmarkTavern Looks beautiful! 🤩 4w
AmyG I can NOT wait for this one. 4w
CBee @AmyG SAME BOAT, sister ♥️♥️♥️ 4w
sarahbarnes Excited for this one too! 4w
BarbaraBB My most anticipated book of the year! 4w
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I‘m on time for this one 😂 Happy birthday, Veronika! Hope it‘s amazing! #litsylovebirthdaywishes @starlight97

Read4life Happy birthday, @starlight97 🥳🧁 4w
tpixie @starlight97 have a wonderful birthday 🩵📘🦋 4w
bookish_wookish Happy Birthday!!! 🥳 4w
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AnnCrystal 🥳🎂🍰 Happy Birthday @starlight97
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Ruthiella Happy Birthday @starlight97 ! 🥳🥳🥳 4w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Happy birthday 🎉🎊🎈🎂🎁 4w
dabbe HB! 🤩🤩🤩 4w
Deblovestoread Happy birthday 🎂🎈🎉📚 4w
JessClark78 Happy Birthday! 🎊🎂🎉 4w
Pageturner1 happy birthday 🎈 4w
starlight97 @Pageturner1 thanks! 🥰💕 4w
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Sorry for my lateness…. again 🤦‍♀️ Hope you had a great birthday yesterday, Amy! @bookish_wookish #litsylovebirthdaywishes

Read4life Hope it was a great day, @bookish_wookish 🥳🧁 4w
AmyG Happy Birthday 🎂 Hope it was wonderful! (edited) 4w
bookish_wookish Thank you!!!! It was a good day! 4w
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AnnCrystal Happy Birthday @bookish_wookish 🥳🎂🍰. 4w
Ruthiella Happy Birthday @bookish_wookish ! 🥳🥳🥳 4w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Happy birthday 🎂🎁🎈🎉 4w
dabbe HB! 🤩🤩🤩 4w
Pageturner1 happy birthday 🎊🎉 4w
Ddzmini Happy birthday 🎂🎊🎉🎈🎁 🥳📚 4w
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Happy (late) birthday, Julia! Apologies for the delay! #litsylovebirthdaywishes

AnnCrystal Happy @ju.ca.no Birthday 🥳🎂🍰. 1mo
AmyG Happy Birthday!🎁🎈🎂 4w
dabbe HB! 🤩🤩🤩 4w
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Laughterhp Happy birthday! 4w
kspenmoll Happy Birthday!!!🎊🎈🎉🎁 4w
Ruthiella Happy Birthday @ju.ca.no ! 🥳🥳🥳 4w
maich Happy birthday @ju.ca.no 4w
Read4life Happy birthday, @ju.ca.no 🥳🧁 4w
kezzlou85 Happy birthday 🎂 📚🎁 4w
Skygoddess1 Happy Birthday!!! 4w
Ddzmini Happy birthday 🎂🎊🎉🎈🎁 🥳📚 4w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Happy birthday 🎈🎁🎉🎂🎊 4w
Pageturner1 happy birthday 🎁🎂 4w
CBee @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks sorry I didn‘t add all of the tags. We might want to look at posting these from our own pages instead of the #LL birthday page, it‘s way faster. Thoughts? @Read4life @TieDyeDude 4w
Read4life The last set I did I posted from my page for that reason. I got booted multiple times switching accounts because Litsy was having issues. I also keep the tags & birthday crew usernames in my notes app and just copy them over to each birthday post. So quick. 4w
CBee @Read4life I think I‘ll do that from now on, so much easier and more people see it as well. Thanks! 4w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @CBee yes! It‘s much easier. Litsy has been iffy lately and may lock us out. Who knows! 3w
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Happy (much belated) birthday, Lynne! Apologies for my lateness. #litsylovebirthdaywishes

AnnCrystal @escapinwithbooks Happy Birthday 🥳🎂🍰. 1mo
AmyG Happy Birthday 🎂 4w
NatalieR Happy Birthday @Escapinwithbooks 🎂🎈📚 4w
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dabbe HB! 🤩🤩🤩 4w
Laughterhp Happy birthday! 4w
Deblovestoread Happy birthday 🎂🎈🎉📚 4w
kspenmoll Happy Birthday! 🎂🎉 4w
Ruthiella Happy Birthday @Escapinwithbooks ! 🥳🥳🥳 4w
maich Happy birthday 🎂🥂 4w
Read4life Happy birthday, @Escapinwithbooks 🥳🧁 4w
kezzlou85 Happy birthday 🎂 📚🎁 4w
JessClark78 Happy Birthday! 🎊🎂🎉 4w
Ddzmini Happy birthday 🎊🎉🎈🎂🎁 🥳📚 4w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Happy birthday 🎊🎈🎂🎉🎁 4w
Pageturner1 happy birthday 🎂 4w
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Thanks to my current audiobook, I learned once again that there is a word for everything. Shari‘s story is riveting. Thankfully, I have enough of all the other types of guilt without adding this one 🤪🤦‍♀️😂 #weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords

Kerrbearlib I read that recently. Holy cow, what a book! 1mo
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BookmarkTavern Wow, that‘s a fun one! 1mo
Amiable This is a neat word! 1mo
dabbe Wowza to that word! 😳😂🤗 1mo
CatLass007 That‘s an interesting word. I‘d hate to be on the receiving end of it. 1mo
Leftcoastzen Great word! 1mo
CBee @Kerrbearlib yes, it‘s hard to stop listening!! 1mo
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Today‘s the day! Here are February‘s picks, friends. Have fun! #readyourkindle #readyourkobo #readyourebooks #readyournook

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PuddleJumper Keep tagging me but I'm taking a little break. I've got a backlog of arcs I want to clear 1mo
CrowCAH Ooh yay these are some good numbers! 😊 1mo
Read4life Happy day!!! 1mo
julieclair Yay! 1mo
CBee @PuddleJumper will do! 1mo
CBee @CrowCAH yay! 1mo
CBee @Read4life @julieclair ♥️♥️ 1mo
CoffeeK8 Yay! 1mo
youneverarrived I always plan on reading at least one a month - I‘m going for my #13 book 1mo
CBee @youneverarrived that looks really good! I love a good family dynamic story - especially if it has some dysfunction thrown in 😂 1mo
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How to describe this? Ultimately, I kind of loved it, but with reservations. I felt like there were too many storylines, and some of those weren‘t fleshed out enough. It feels like she tried to pack SO MUCH into the book but left out some important parts. That being said, I LOVE her writing and I love her characters. What does it say about me that some of Vera‘s “madness” made sense? 😂🤷‍♀️

ChasingOm I‘m reading her most recent (tagged) and it‘s making me want to read her backlist. 1mo
CBee @ChasingOm I LOVED Margo ♥️♥️♥️ 1mo
Suet624 @ChasingOm After reading Margo I started reading her backlist. I think this particular book is my least favorite but like @Cbee says the way she writes her characters and their challenges is so good. 1mo
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Tarot Card Killer | Greg Strandberg
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Here is the prompt for February‘s #TBRtarot, friends! Have fun, tag me, and happy reading!

AmyG I just started this for Author-a-Month so my book will be Bad Feminist- Roxane Gay 1mo
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CBee @AmyG I‘m thinking about TJ Klune but not quite sure yet. Roxane Gay is wonderful! 1mo
Meshell1313 Ooh love this one! Perfect time to get into all the TJ Klune books I own! I‘ll go with 1mo
OriginalCyn620 I‘ll also go with TJ Kline! 1mo
AmyG @CBee I just finished House on the Cerulean Sea….fabulous. The reader of the audiobook….amazing! 1mo
CBee @Meshell1313 @OriginalCyn620 I am seriously jealous that y‘all will be reading that for the first time - it is SO good, one of my favorites! 1mo
CBee @CatLass007 have you read the first one? 1mo
CBee @AmyG I thought you‘d read that a while back! Wasn‘t it wonderful? The 2nd one is just as good. 1mo
CBee @AmyG I also realized I could read more John Boyne, maybe finally even read Shuggie Bain if I can get in the right mindset! 1mo
CBee Guys, you could also do Steven Rowley - the Guncle series! I could do 1mo
CatLass007 Yes, I read the first one and I adored it! I‘ve also read Under the Whispering Door and it‘s marvelous. I am now a huge fan of TJ Klune and intend to actually buy every book that he writes. Or every audiobook I mean. His books are so uplifting and I think they are books that I‘ll want to hear again and again. I haven‘t had this much love for an author in ages. 1mo
CBee @CatLass007 I also loved Under the Whispering Door! He‘s one of my favorites as well. I still need to read 1mo
CatLass007 I need to read them all over and over again! 1mo
CatLass007 And Katherine Center. I am not a romance reader, but I don‘t think she writes pure romance novels. I think she writes about real people and real experiences good and bad. So I only own one of her books so far but TJ Klune is going to take precedence. In the meantime, there‘s always Libby. 1mo
Ruthiella This has long been on my TBR 1mo
ChelseaM6010 I‘ll be checking out Ocean Vuong, starting with the tagged book! 1mo
CBee @CatLass007 I read one of her books a couple of years ago and actually really liked it! And I‘m not a romance reader either. 1mo
CBee @Ruthiella 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1mo
CBee @ChelseaM6010 I‘ve heard only good things about Vuong! 1mo
Meshell1313 @CatLass007 @OriginalCyn620 ooh we have a mini buddy read! Can‘t wait to dive in and to see what you both think! 1mo
Bklover Probably will read Roxana Gay since that is our #authoramonth pick. 1mo
julieclair I will be reading either Ayita or Bad Feminist, by Roxane Gay. 1mo
CBee @Bklover I‘ve only read Untamed State - excellent book! 1mo
CBee @julieclair awesome! I loved her book, Untamed State. 1mo
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Friends, I seem to be in a slump 😢🤦‍♀️ Hoping that February is a better month! A few of you have posted your lists but here‘s my (late) list as a reminder for the rest. Enjoy! Numbers drawn on Monday! #readyourkindle #readyournook #readyourebooks #readyourkobo

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Aconight Some great picks on here. Don‘t worry, slumps happen to the best of us. Giving you positive reading vibes for February 🥳🥳 1mo
dabbe You'll get back in the groove! 🤩😘🤗 1mo
julieclair Slumps are the weirdest thing. For me at least, they seem to come on for no reason. Hope February is better! My list is ready to go! 1mo
Read4life Here‘s to a better reading month in February. 💙💙💙 1mo
RaeLovesToRead My Kindle is somewhere in the house.... or my Mum's house..... I have no idea where though 😭😭😭😭 1mo
Deblovestoread Slumps are hard! Hope it passes quickly for you 🩷❤️🩷 1mo
youneverarrived Hope Feb is a better reading month for you 🩵 1mo
audraelizabeth Im using the same list since ive only even started 1 from january 1mo
DieAReader You‘ll get through this🫂 Positive vibes sent your way💖🥰 1mo
CBee @audraelizabeth no worries! I didn‘t even read one from my January list 😞 1mo
CBee @CloakNQuill thank you 🤞🏻 1mo
CBee @TheBookHippie 😂😂😂 1mo
CBee @dabbe hope so!! 🤞🏻🤞🏻 1mo
CBee @julieclair same for me! Though I have had a lot of additional stress recently. It‘s been hard to relax and sit and read! 1mo
CBee @Read4life 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 1mo
CBee @RaeLovesToRead oh no 😂😂 1mo
CBee @Deblovestoread 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 1mo
AmyG I hope the stress eases for you. I have been sick which means…I don‘t read. 😞 1mo
CBee @youneverarrived thank you, me too! 1mo
CBee @DieAReader thank you ♥️ 1mo
CBee @AmyG oh no, I hope you feel better soon, friend ♥️♥️ I was sick for a bit in January too. Not anything major but still a really awful cold. 1mo
AmyG Thanks, my friend. 😘 1mo
DogMomIrene Hoping your February feels lighter. Thanks for the reminder. Going to make my list today😊📚 1mo
CBee @DogMomIrene thank you! Lighter would be nice ♥️🤞🏻 1mo
CoffeeK8 Here‘s to a brighter February! 1mo
CBee @CoffeeK8 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 1mo
kelli7990 I haven‘t made my list yet. I added a bunch of Netgalley ARCs to my January list but I only read 4 of them. 1mo
CBee @kelli7990 no worries! Four is great! 1mo
Reggie Hope you get out of the slump soon! 1mo
CBee @Reggie it‘s starting to get a little better - thank you ♥️ 1mo
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Annie Bot | Sierra Greer
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Amy, Amy, Amy ♥️♥️♥️ Thank you, sweet friend/book twin/all around awesome lady 😘😘 @AmyG

AmyG Always 😘😘😘 1mo
CBee @AmyG ♥️♥️♥️ 1mo
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Absolutely flipping brilliant. I‘m a lifelong Greek mythology nerd and his telling of these stories was a breath of fresh air. And the humor! Loved it.

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I just really want this word to have something to do with cats 🐱😂 #weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords

Suet624 😂😂 1mo
Amiable Holy cow, I literally noticed this word in a book about an hour ago! It's like you were looking over my shoulder. In my bedroom. While I was reading in bed. Which would totally be weird. 😄 1mo
CatLass007 Everything is always related to cats. The world revolves around cats. So of course even if the definition doesn‘t mention cats, it‘s still about cats.🐱 @Amiable That‘s serendipitous! And weird. 1mo
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dabbe Cats are so special, they are part of their own concatenation. 🤩🖤🐾🖤🤩 1mo
BookmarkTavern What a fun word! ❤️ 1mo
CBee @Amiable what, you didn‘t notice me there? 😂😂😂 I read it in a book too 1mo
CBee @CatLass007 I knew you would appreciate that this word should be about cats. And probably is. Because cats 😊 1mo
CBee @dabbe ooooo I see what ya did there. And I like it 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1mo
CBee @BookmarkTavern right? There was also another cool word I considered using but it was a type of really creepy looking fish. I went with the non creepy one obviously 😂😂 (edited) 1mo
Amiable @CBee I was reading 1mo
CBee @Amiable I‘d like to read/listen to that one! 1mo
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Black Butterflies | Priscilla Morris
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@Jas16 you are the sweetest! Thank you for sending this to me - I can‘t wait to read it. Happy New Year to you ♥️♥️ Though I can‘t believe February is already almost here 😅😳

Jas16 Hope you like it as much as I did! 1mo
CBee @Jas16 it looks amazing! 1mo
BarbaraBB It‘s a great read! 1mo
CBee @BarbaraBB awesome! I have a feeling I‘ll love it 😊 1mo
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Amen, Armand. Amen. @Bookwormjillk you were right about it taking off. I‘m hooked on this one and already lost my disappointment from the last.

dabbe I‘m on Book 4! 🤩 1mo
CBee @dabbe you‘re flying through them! Will be interested to hear what you think about book 5. It threw me a bit but I understand why now after starting 6 😅 1mo
willaful I haven't started 4 yet. I did NOT like where Peter was going in book 3. He better not sabotage or hurt Clara more or I will reach in through the pages and punch his lights out! 1mo
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Bookwormjillk You‘re in for a treat! 1mo
Susanita This is my favorite of the series. 1mo
CBee @willaful I feel you! 1mo
CBee @Susanita oh awesome 👏🏻 1mo
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The Road to Dalton | Shannon Bowring
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@CSeydel my heart is full of so many emotions after reading this beautiful book. I loved every minute of it. I wish I could write more but I‘m really just basking in this feeling that will without a doubt develop into a book hangover. Thank you for putting this on your list! ♥️♥️♥️♥️ #auldlangspine #ALSpine @monalyisha

CSeydel I‘m so glad you enjoyed it! I read it with #europacollective - never would have heard of it otherwise. I‘m looking forward to reading the second one 1mo
CBee @CSeydel I had an Amazon credit and I immediately used it to buy the second 😂 1mo
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Better late than never, friends! I‘ve been on a Bob Dylan kick lately and the term and lyrics (my favorites in the song) above are from one of my favorite songs of his: Visions of Johanna. Anyone ever play blind man‘s bluff as a kid? #weirdwordwednesday #weirdwords

CatLass007 Wow! I‘ve missed you. Happy New Year! I don‘t think I ever played blind-man‘s bluff as a child. But I‘ve heard of it. 1mo
CBee @CatLass007 I‘ve missed you too! It‘s been a rough start to the new year but it‘s starting to look up 🤞🏻 1mo
BookmarkTavern Glad to see you back! And never played, but I have heard of it! 1mo
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Cuilin Yes. It was a staple child‘s birthday party game, along with Pass the Parcel in Ireland in the 70‘s. 1mo
TheSpineView I played! That does bring back memories. 1mo
CBee @BookmarkTavern thank you! I‘ve missed you guys. 1mo
CBee @Cuilin tell me about Pass the Parcel! That‘s a new one. 1mo
dabbe So glad to see you, m'dear! I've never played blind-man's bluff, but I have read about it. 🩶🖤🩶 1mo
Cuilin Pass the parcel, the host has a gift wrapped with many layers of paper. The game starts with everyone seated in a circle. Music is played, the gift is passed around. When the music stops whoever is holding the parcel unwraps a layer, this continues with the music starting and stopping and layers being removed until the last player to remove the last piece of paper gets to keep the gift. 🎁 1mo
Cuilin @TheSpineView Musical Chairs, Blind Man‘s Bluff and Pass the Parcel bring back so many happy memories. 1mo
CatLass007 @Cuilin That sounds interesting. I have been at holiday parties with other adults when a game of “Chinese” Christmas party is played. Everyone brings a gift, maybe gag gifts or maybe the same type of gifts, say mugs. This doesn‘t work well with large groups because it takes a while. Everyone puts their anonymous gifts on a table or under a tree. Each person is assigned a number or maybe it just goes around the circle. The first person (cont)⬇️ 1mo
CatLass007 chooses and opens a package. The next person has the option of taking the gift from the first person or choosing a wrapped gift. It‘s fun but occasionally can be frustrating. 1mo
CatLass007 I guess the closest I‘ve ever come to playing blind-man‘s bluff is playing Pin the Tail on the Donkey. 1mo
CBee @Cuilin that sounds like so much fun! I always loved musical chairs too. 1mo
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Small Things Like These | Claire Keegan
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Beautiful and sad. Loved it even more than Foster.
“He found himself asking was there any point in being alive without helping one another? Was it possible to carry on along through all the years, the decades, through an entire life, without once being brave enough to go against what was there and yet call yourself a Christian, and face yourself in the mirror?”

Tamra Me too - I prefer this over Foster, not that I didn‘t throughly enjoy it though. 2mo
CBee @Tamra agree - both excellent! 2mo
Suet624 Both stories that linger. 2mo
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CBee @Suet624 very much so. I plan to read more about the Magdalene laundries, maybe when I‘m in a better mindset. I couldn‘t believe that there wasn‘t an official apology by Ireland until 2013 😢 (edited) 2mo
Suet624 A crime against humanity as far as I‘m concerned. 🤨 2mo
AmyG What @Suet624 said. So many books I read and forget. These Foster gems just get tucked away. 2mo
ShelleyBooksie Such a great novella. It's stayed with me since I read it. 2mo
CBee @Suet624 absolutely 😞 2mo
CBee @ShelleyBooksie it will stick with me as well ♥️ 2mo
CBee @TheBookHippie the quote you posted from MLK resonated and reminded me of this quote I posted earlier today. What are we here for if not to help others? Tomorrow will be a hard day. I‘m thinking of you and everyone struggling with it 💔😢 1mo
TheBookHippie @CBee ♥️ I‘m not struggling with the day. Evil is. I‘m struggling with the people who made it so and did so with glee knowing the affect it would have. And it‘s not a struggle it‘s just sad to know people I know harbor such vile hatred. (edited) 1mo
CBee @TheBookHippie 100% agree. I live amongst a decent amount of those people and I hate it. (edited) 1mo
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@CSeydel I don‘t know why it took me so long to read this! I think I‘ve been in a bit of a slump. Anyway, I LOVED it (I knew I would). What a crazy dysfunctional wacky family though - whew 😅😂 #auldlangspine @monalyisha

CSeydel It was a ride! But the writing was so good - I really appreciated how she brought the family to life and made the humor feel genuine without trivializing the emotional struggles or slipping into caricature. I‘m so glad you enjoyed it too! 2mo
CBee @CSeydel yes! I loved the sisters - Alice the most (I too suffer from being too “nice” 😂). The descriptions of Hanna‘s mindset during her psychosis - wow. That was painful to read but was written about with such respect. 2mo
CBee I will say that I wanted to reach into the book and swat Hanna sometimes for the way she treated Alice though 😢 @CSeydel 2mo
CSeydel @CBee Agree! 2mo
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No Hiding in Boise | Kim Hooper
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Thanks for the opportunity and happiest of birthdays, Lynn! I‘d love to have the tagged. #49bdaygiveaway @wanderinglynn

BarbaraBB Kim Hooper! I love her and have this one on my shelves to be read! 2mo
CBee @BarbaraBB yes! I want to read all of her books after 2mo
BarbaraBB Exactly! I felt the same after that one and 2mo
wanderinglynn Thanks for entering! 🥳 2mo
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"That's England for you,' Gabi says morosely. Holes in everything. Your roofs leak. Woodworm in all your old furniture. And I've tried Jammie Dodgers. Disgusting.'
'It's about nostalgia,' Alice says gently. She is used to Gabi's sudden bursts of disapproval. I suppose it's about what the biscuits represent, rather than the biscuits themselves. What's your top nostalgia snack in Brazil?”
Gabi says, 'None. In Brazil, we move on.'

CBee #auldlangspine @CSeydel @monalyisha I lol‘d so hard at this. “In Brazil, we move on” 😂😂 2mo
CBee @RaeLovesToRead @TrishB what do YOU think about Jammie Dodgers? Inquiring minds 😂 2mo
RaeLovesToRead I don't really like biscuits and jammy dodgers aren't top tier 🤣🤣 I like the middle bit lol 2mo
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TrishB I love Jammie Dodgers ❤️ dunked in the 10am cup of tea. And yeah, do agree, we don‘t move on quickly here…. 2mo
CBee @RaeLovesToRead that‘s like me liking the cake part of the cupcake but not all of the icing 😂😂 2mo
CBee @TrishB ooo. Doesn‘t sound bad actually. You‘ve read this book, right? It‘s good. So heavy 😢 2mo
TrishB I loved this book (and everything else by this author!). 2mo
squirrelbrain I love a Jammie Dodger but the ones with cream in are better! And I agree with @TrishB about this book / author. ❤️ 2mo
TrishB @squirrelbrain oh I like those ones too 😁 2mo
dabbe I've never even heard of them! #jiltedbyjammiedodgers 🤩😂🤩 2mo
julesG @squirrelbrain @TrishB the ones with cream are really good. But no matter which ones we end up with in this household they are (remote control) Tardis Self-Destruct Buttons 😁 2mo
CBee @julesG 😂😂😂 2mo
CBee @squirrelbrain why did I forget to tag you about Jammie Dodgers? 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️😂😂🤪🤪 2mo
kezzlou85 I loved jammy dodgers as a kid and my daughter often takes a mini pack to school. 2mo
CBee @TrishB I don‘t move on quickly either 😂😂 2mo
CBee @kezzlou85 another fan! 2mo
squirrelbrain @CBee - no worries - I just thought I‘d poke my nose in anyway! 🤪 2mo
CBee @squirrelbrain you are always welcome 🤗 2mo
CBee @dabbe nice hashtag 😂😂 2mo
dabbe @CBee 😂🤩🤗 2mo
AmyG Hey Miss, looks like something came to my mailbox from you. I wanted to let you know - off to see the grandson early tomorrow. Won‘t get it until Monday day. But I didn‘t want you to think it didn‘t come. Thanks in advance, my sweet friend. 😘 2mo
CBee @AmyG happy it arrived 🥰 Have fun with your grandson!! 2mo
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La Befana | Aurelia Uriati
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@JessieKB thank you so much! I can‘t wait to read this 👏🏻👏🏻 And the chocolate - so much chocolate 😋 I also loved the whole gingerbread theme and your sweet card. Happy Little Christmas Swap Day! #littlechristmasswap @bookish_wookish

JessieKB You‘re so very welcome!!!!❤️🎄💚 I hope you enjoy!!!! Merry Christmas!! 2mo
SilversReviews LOVED The Love Elixer of Augusta Stern!! 2mo
CBee @JessieKB Merry Christmas to you too ♥️ 2mo
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CBee @SilversReviews good to hear!! 👏🏻👏🏻 2mo
SilversReviews @CBee Enjoy!! 2mo
bookish_wookish 🎄🎄 2mo
CBee @SilversReviews thank you 😊 2mo
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Hey @tpixie it would‘ve taken me forever to find my original post, so here‘s a repost just for you 😊 The only change is that I draw numbers on the 3rd of the month, not the 5th. You can read as many of those drawn books as you want, *but* reading anything from your Kindle/ereader counts! Hope this helps 😊

tpixie How sweet of you! Thanks!! (edited) 2mo
CBee @tpixie of course! Did you want me to add you to the tag list? 2mo
tpixie @CBee yes please! I‘ll work on my list tomorrow (edited) 2mo
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CBee @tpixie will do! 2mo
tpixie @CBee 🩵❄️🩵 2mo
DogMomIrene Oh thanks for reposting! This is for #readyourebooks right? I‘ve got a big backlog on kindle and this past year I bought a kobo for library check outs and I‘m already accumulating a backlog there😬😂 2mo
CBee @DogMomIrene yep! It‘s #readyourkindle #readyournook #readyourkobo #readyourebooks 😃😂 Want me to add you to my tag list? 2mo
DogMomIrene @CBee Oh, yes please! I‘m going to make my list of twenty. I don‘t remember the numbers I saw yesterday, so I guess brain fog has its advantages 😂😂😂 2mo
CBee @DogMomIrene will do! You‘re my 91st participant! 🙌🏻 2mo
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Whyyyyy did it take me so long to read this? I blame the holiday blues. I‘ll admit that I got a little angry at the ending, because it felt unfinished and just not “right” somehow. Then I realized that Louise just threw a cliffhanger in there 😂 I‘m so confused 😂 #readyourkindle

Bookwormjillk Oh you‘re at the best part of the series 2mo
PuddleJumper I'm so behind on this series. I really enjoy them but they make me use my brain 🤣 2mo
kspenmoll Enjoy! Love this series! 2mo
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CBee @Bookwormjillk I am?? Ooo okay, might have to jump back in sooner than planned 🧐 2mo
CBee @PuddleJumper they DO! I think I wasn‘t quite in the right headspace. I still enjoyed it, but a lot flew right over my head 🤦‍♀️ 2mo
swynn I'm still mad at this book 2mo
CBee @swynn ha! I understand! Did you keep going with the series? 2mo
staci.reads It's a good one! 2mo
swynn @CBee Not yet -- I'm letting it some for a couple more months. But I will continue sometime this year 2mo
swynn Letting it simmer, I mean 2mo
CBee @swynn I‘m going to start the next one soon. I need resolution!! 2mo
SilversReviews One of her first books I read!! I then read them in order. 😊 2mo
CBee @SilversReviews have you read the whole series? 2mo
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Time to #readyourkindle #readyournook #readyourebooks #readyourkobo 😊👏🏻😀♥️ Happy reading, friends! Don‘t forget to tag me in your posts, I love seeing them all.

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TheSpineView I only read one from my list last month. Naughty! Plan to do better this month. My goal is two. 2mo
TheBookHippie I‘ll be back in February! Too many reads this month! 2mo
PuddleJumper It's all arcs this month. My percentage has dropped below 50! 2mo
CBee @TheSpineView one is still progress! 😊 2mo
CBee @TheBookHippie totally feel ya! 2mo
CBee @PuddleJumper awesome! 2mo
kspenmoll Thanks!!!‘ 2mo
CrowCAH Such choices in those four selections! 2mo
CBee @CrowCAH that‘s a good thing! 😊 2mo
CBee @tpixie here are this month‘s numbers! 2mo
tpixie @CBee thanks 🙏🏻 2mo
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@CSeydel I started this on audio today and can already tell that it will affect me deeply. As a former hospice nurse, I‘m very aware of unnecessary and often more painful medical interventions that hurt rather than help. There is such a thing as a “good” death, one that allows quality of life in those last days/months rather than quantity. #ALSpine25 @monalyisha

CSeydel Oh wow I didn‘t know you were a hospice nurse! You will no doubt already have thought a lot about the issues he brings up, which I had not. Still, he is an excellent writer, and the book is quite powerful. 2mo
CBee @CSeydel so far I‘m pretty blown away, and his writing is excellent. Great narrator on the audio too, which helps! I won‘t finish it quickly but will listen to it throughout the month 😊 2mo
DogMomIrene I didn‘t know you were a hospice nurse. My husband was a hospice nurse for a couple of years back in the States. Definitely his favorite nursing job because he did learn, and shared with me, that a good death does exist. We‘ve got a small pile of books on death. Will need to check that this one is there. 2mo
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CBee @DogMomIrene it was my favorite too, if I‘m being honest. Strange to say but it was so rewarding and I felt honored to be with my patients in their last days ♥️ 2mo
DogMomIrene @CBee That‘s exactly how Matthew felt. It‘s not a nursing position for everyone, but when a person fits, you know. 2mo
CBee @DogMomIrene is he still a nurse? I left years ago but love hearing about other‘s experiences! 2mo
DogMomIrene @CBee He‘s retired. He and our pup Bernie just got certified as a therapy dog team. They had their first visit at the hospital with a patient recovering from burns. And he‘s looking at visiting the palliative care home here, which is like a hospice house in the States. So he‘s retired, but finding ways to make a difference for patients. 2mo
CBee @DogMomIrene wow, that‘s so lovely ♥️♥️ 2mo
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Tarot Card Killer | Greg Strandberg
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Happy New Year, friends! Here‘s to reading lots of good books 📚🎇 And here is our prompt for January - very appropriate, I think 😊 Have fun! Let me know if you want to be added or removed from the tag list. #TBRtarot

MatchlessMarie Yay! Keep me here. I am also still working on the backlist. I am hoping to catch up by the end of the year ❄️ 2mo
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CBee @MatchlessMarie sure will! You can do it 👏🏻👏🏻 2mo
ChelseaM6010 Yay! Please keep me on the list! I‘ll be reading the tagged book. ❄️ 2mo
julieclair Looking forward to another year of #TBRTarot fun! 😃 My January #FictionalTraveler selection will work perfectly for this prompt: 2mo
majkia Please add me to the list. Not sure how often I can participate but I'd like to give it a go. 2mo
Ruthiella Ooh! I will have to check my TBR to see if anything fits! 2mo
Librariana Ooo! I gotta go take a peekapoo at the shelves and see if I have anything of the like 😁 I do have a lot set in libraries... 😆 2mo
OriginalCyn620 Actually, I‘m reading the tagged book that takes place in Vermont at a ski lodge, so that works. Thanks for hosting another year! 😊 (edited) 2mo
Deblovestoread Yay! I‘m sure something I own fits this prompt! 2mo
BarbaraBB A book for this prompt will also work for @julieclair ‘s challenge #FictionalTraveler25 in which the January prompt is Somewhere Cold! 2mo
AmyG And so begins a New Year! Happy 2025 to you, my friend. Thanks for doing this challenge again. Somewhere I have a book set in Iceland that I started but never finished. 2mo
CBee @ChelseaM6010 will do! 2mo
CBee @majkia sure will! Welcome 😊 2mo
CBee @Booksblanketsandahotbeverage 👏🏻👏🏻 2mo
CBee @Ruthiella can‘t wait to see what you find! 2mo
CBee @Librariana you may have just given me another prompt idea 👏🏻👏🏻 2mo
CBee @OriginalCyn620 perfect! And you‘re welcome 😊 2mo
CBee @Deblovestoread look forward to seeing what you pick! 2mo
CBee @BarbaraBB oh cool! That‘s convenient 😊 2mo
CBee @AmyG I have a few I can recommend if you need ideas! 2mo
AnnCrystal Just wanna say, 🎇 Happy 🥳 New 💖 Year 🎆. 2mo
CBee @AnnCrystal you are so sweet - happiest of new years to you too ♥️♥️🎆🎆 2mo
AnnCrystal Thank You @CBee 🥳🥂💖. 2mo
AmyG @CBee Thank you. I found my book. I had barely started it before my trip to Iceland and then never continued. So I am going to start over. 2mo
CBee @AmyG oh great! 😊 2mo
willaful Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Fairies is perfect for this, if it's on anyone's list. 2mo
CBee @willaful I was curious about that - is it good? 2mo
Meshell1313 Ooh perfect! I just picked up !! ❄️ 2mo
CBee @Meshell1313 woo hoo!!! 🥶 ⛄️ 2mo
willaful @CBee It took me quite awhile to really get invested in it but I'd say yes. It evokes more old-fashioned romantic series, like Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody. The main character is prickly and difficult and doesn't have any idea how smitten her love interest is. And there's a lot of fun lore. 2mo
Allylu Got it! I‘m reading The Frozen River!! 2mo
CBee @Allylu it‘s so good! I think that was my favorite book of December 2024. 2mo
CBee @willaful sounds interesting! 2mo
Lizpixie Please add me to the list again!🔮 2mo
CBee @Lizpixie will do ♥️ 2mo
AmyG And I am now reading The Hunting Party -Lucy Foley. The book I was going to finish-ha, now I remember why. Not for me. A bit tedious. 2mo
CBee @AmyG tedious is no fun! I like Lucy Foley 😊 2mo
CatLass007 I‘ve had Fredrik Backman‘s Beartown in my Audible library for a while now. Audible is beta testing its Maven search. You enter a prompt for what type of book you want to listen to which, in this case, I entered “freezing locale.” Maven will bring up about a dozen books that might fit that description. It‘s not always effective but this time it was. Two of the books on Maven‘s list are in my collection. Others need to be purchased. (edited) 2mo
CBee @CatLass007 oh, I highly recommend Beartown. Anything by Backman really. Enjoy! 2mo
CatLass007 @cbee I believe I have every book he‘s written, or at least have been translated into English. I just haven‘t read all of them. I loved A Man Called Ove. J. K. Simmons is a wonderful narrator. 2mo
CBee @CatLass007 I love J.K. Simmons! Ove was absolutely wonderful but another favorite of mine is 2mo
CatLass007 @CBee I started reading that one a few years ago. Then Mom passed, we sold her house, and moved to a couple temporary places before I bought this place. It‘s still in a box somewhere. But I own all his books in audio format, so I will be reading it soon. 2mo
CBee @CatLass007 ♥️♥️ 2mo
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Alright, alright, alright, my peeps! Who‘s ready for 2025? I‘m not 😂🫣😅 Thanks for tagging along with me for this challenge - I hope it‘s helped you clear those TBR mountains! That being said, please let me know if you‘d like to be added or removed from my tag list. Here‘s to another year of #readyourkindle, #readyourebooks, #readyournook, and #readyourkobo 🎇⭐️♥️

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Booksblanketsandahotbeverage I folded my need-to-read ebooks into my #roll100 but i love seeing everyone else‘s lists 2mo
guinsgirlreads You can keep me on the list. I need to try! 😂 2mo
kspenmoll Keep me in- I got rid of lots of kindle books this year because of this challenge! So my library is shrinking! Thanks! 2mo
CBee @Booksblanketsandahotbeverage glad to hear it ♥️ 2mo
CBee @guinsgirlreads will do 😊 2mo
CBee @kspenmoll absolutely! You‘re welcome ☺️ 2mo
Mollyanna Looking forward to another year. Hopefully I‘ll be more successful next year 😬 2mo
Lizpixie I‘m in but it‘ll be a #ReadYourKobo for me! I got ahold of a micro SD card with a few 1,000 books on it & my kobo is a very old model that takes cards. So my backlog on that is even longer than my #MountTBRShelvesOfDoom! 2mo
CBee @Mollyanna you‘ll do great 👍🏻 2mo
CBee @Lizpixie a “few” 1000 😂😂😂😂 I‘ll add you to the list! 2mo
Meshell1313 I def read more kindle books with this challenge! Can‘t wait to keep it going! Happy New Year! 🥳 2mo
Hooked_on_books As I suspected, I didn‘t read any of mine for December, but I‘m definitely still in! I‘m using the same list as I did for last month. Can‘t wait to see what numbers get pulled! 2mo
Cupcake12 I had so many paperbacks for Christmas. Think my kindle will be non existent for a while! Can you remove me from the list. I look forward to seeing everyone‘s posts though x 2mo
CBee @Cupcake12 will do! 2mo
CBee @Meshell1313 same to you 😊 2mo
CBee @Hooked_on_books awesome! 2mo
julieclair Yes! Please keep me on the list for sure. I love this challenge! 😀 2mo
CBee @julieclair you got it ♥️ 2mo
Leniverse Not ready at all! But I'll try to get my kindle list ready at least 😅 2mo
CrowCAH Please, add me to the tag list. 2mo
Coffeymuse I haven't posted my genre based list yet, but definitely participating this year! Love getting some of my eBooks marked as read/DNF! 2mo
CBee @CrowCAH I had you on my list, hopefully you saw the tag? 2mo
CBee @Leniverse baby steps 😉 2mo
CBee @Coffeymuse awesome! 2mo
CrowCAH @CBee hmm weird. I went back in the comments and see that I am tagged, but I had not seen the post from that initial tagging. I only saw the post pop up in my comments feed from when you replied. Thanks for double checking! 2mo
CBee @CrowCAH I rearranged my list a little and if you don‘t tag in a “certain” way, sometimes it won‘t show up. Glad we got it sorted 😊 2mo
OutsmartYourShelf I'm back for January! 2mo
Lcsmcat I take on too many challenges in January, but hey, what‘s one more? Can you add me to the list please? 2mo
CBee @Lcsmcat 😂😂 absolutely! Welcome 🤗 2mo
MatchlessMarie Not ready for 2025 either in most aspects but ready to stay on this tag list 😝🫣 HNY 🎉 2mo
CBee @MatchlessMarie Happy New Year 🤪 2mo
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Fire | John Boyne
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And with this book, I‘ve read three out of four. To say that I can‘t wait for Air would be a massive understatement. Every book in this series is special, but Fire was much darker and a bit more unsettling. How is John Boyne so brilliant? I‘d probably burst into tears if I met him in person 😂♥️

AmyG Ooooooooo excited to read this. 2mo
TrishB I have met him 😁 the university where I work- the Irish Studies centre did the launch of Hearts…. I‘d highlighted all the bits I enjoyed best in the book and he was really interested in why!! 2mo
CBee @AmyG did you finish Earth? I can‘t remember 🤯 But yes, this one is also SO good. I wish there were more than four elements 😂 He could write a book about cardboard and I‘d read it ♥️ 2mo
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CBee @TrishB EEEEEEEK!!! I wouldn‘t be able to speak. God, Hearts ♥️♥️ To this day that remains one of the best books I‘ve ever read. 2mo
sarahbarnes I must read him soon!! 2mo
AmyG @TrishB That is awesome. @CBee I have only read Water. 2mo
CBee @sarahbarnes *gasp* YES! You must. This series is incredible, but I‘ll tag the one that got me hooked: 2mo
CBee @AmyG can‘t wait until you get to Earth and then Fire. Gosh these are so good. 2mo
Amiable @sarahbarnes Oh, I second @CBee ‘s recommendation—of the author and the book! 2mo
CBee @Amiable ♥️♥️♥️ 2mo
peaKnit I love his stuff! I need to read these! (edited) 2mo
CBee @peaKnit yes, you do! 😊 2mo
peaKnit Can I ask, did you buy the books online? My library is a no go and they seem limited release on US. I forgot about these - he is one of my must read authors (love the accents on audio:)). Thanks!! 2mo
sarahbarnes I put Hearts on hold at the library today! 😁 Somehow I‘ve never read it. @CBee @Amiable 2mo
CBee @peaKnit I actually requested all of them through my library and they ordered them for me 😊 I know that Blackwell‘s sells them - they‘re in the UK but ship free to the US! 2mo
CBee @sarahbarnes ohhh I hope you love it! 2mo
peaKnit Thank you! 2mo
Amiable @CBee Thank you for the tip about ordering from Blackwell's -- just submitted an order! I can't believe it's free shipping to the U.S.! 😍 2mo
CBee @Amiable oh yay! You‘re welcome. The prices aren‘t bad either! 👏🏻 2mo
peaKnit Merry Christmas to me, I ordered Water! Thanks again for reminding me of this series🤗 2mo
CBee @peaKnit awesome! I hope you enjoy it! 2mo
CBee @CSeydel this is the 3rd in the Elements series by Boyne. Just as good if not better than the first two. But oh so dark. 2mo
CSeydel Woohoo! 2mo
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Apologies for the crappy pic - I really should take a better one because THIS BOOK, y‘all. It deserves to be celebrated. Loved it! Checked all my boxes 👏🏻👏🏻

CBee @CSeydel putting this on your radar. You too, @AmyG ♥️ 2mo
AmyG Oooo stacked! Thank you, my friend. 2mo
quietjenn I really loved it too! 2mo
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I love color words! The bird is a flavescent bulbul, and the fish is a flavescent peacock (a type of cichlid). Apologies for not posting the past two weeks, friends! #weirdwords #weirdwordwednesday

CatLass007 If I had seen this word before today, I would have thought it was a word that was a description of the way something tastes.😂 But now I know better. Good word!! Thanks for sharing. 3mo
TheSpineView Good one! ❤️ 3mo
TheBookHippie I love birds 🙂🙃 what a fun word! 3mo
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dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 3mo
BookmarkTavern Yellow is my favorite color! 💛💛 3mo
psalva This is a fun one! I haven‘t posted in forever because ever since an iPhone update my phone app is not functioning the same, but hopefully i can resolve it if i get some free time to look into it soon. Thanks for the continued tags! I always look forward to #weirdwords! 3mo
CBee @CatLass007 ha! I definitely didn‘t expect it to mean a shade of yellow 😂 3mo
CBee @TheBookHippie isn‘t this little guy cute? So yellow and poofy. 3mo
CBee @BookmarkTavern it‘s such a happy color 💛 3mo
CBee @psalva oh no! I‘m sorry to hear that. Have you reached out to Litsy help? 3mo
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Little Christmas Elf | Nikki Shannon Smith
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Mailing today 🎄🎄🎄 #littlechristmasswap #LCS @bookish_wookish

bookish_wookish 🎄🎄 3mo
CBee @MaleficentBookDragon let me know you received this when you can 😊 Know it‘s a busy time! 2mo
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The Last Party | A R Torre
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Total impulse grab from KU. I‘d never heard of Torre but definitely want to read more from her! This book was banana pants bonkers and featured possibly one of the most twisted, evil main characters ever. I flew through it! #readyourkindle (omg I actually read a drawn number 😂)

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I didn‘t know if I‘d like this, but I didn‘t expect to absolutely LOVE it. Margo is my kind of “heroine” - flawed, insecure, funny, a bit sad, but ultimately kick ass. This book blew me away.

ChaoticMissAdventures My favorite part is the unusual jobs! Amazing we don't get more book with characters with interesting jobs! Loved this one. 3mo
CBee @ChaoticMissAdventures yes! So quirky and unconventional but somehow it just worked so perfectly. 3mo
sarahbarnes I‘m loving this one, too! Listening to the audio. 3mo
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CBee @sarahbarnes oh, I bet the audio is awesome 👏🏻 3mo
BarbaraBB It‘s so nice when that‘s happening! I enjoyed the book and Margo a lot too. 3mo
CBee @CSeydel I LOVED this one too 👏🏻👏🏻 2mo
CSeydel Adding! 2mo
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