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mcipher

mcipher

Joined November 2016

The library is my happy place.
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Drowning House by Cherie Priest
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Dead Letters: A Novel by Caite Dolan-Leach
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The Maid by Nita Prose
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Six Feet Deep Dish | Mindy Quigley
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Quickie book and lunch break. Is there anything better than a punny cozy title? 😂 🍕

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God of the Woods | Liz Moore
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Me: I have to finish this by Tuesday because not only is it book club, but I picked the book. And I‘m enjoying it!
Also me: Ooh what‘s new on the internet?!?
I wish Amelia would confiscate my devices 😝

Aims42 I need Amelia to confiscate my devices too 😂 1w
mcipher @Aims42 She‘s judging me but not hard enough 😂 (edited) 1w
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1w
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I have the same issue lately! If I can figure out a way to train my dog, I'll let you know. 😉 1w
Mimi28 It really looks like they are judging you when they have one paw underneath them and that look in their eyes. Seriously though she‘s adorable 😻!!! I miss my cats and their opinions, lol 😓 1w
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Vintage Books | Vancouver, WA (Bookstore)
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Did I perhaps go overboard with my #bookhaul from one of my favorite used bookstores this weekend? Maybe yes? But also no because I did trade in a huge bag of books so I only spent $60, and their mystery selection is sooooo gooood!! 🤷‍♀️ #bookhaulmath

julieclair Ooohhh…. Great haul! And I love your sweet kitty rug. 😻😻 2w
dabbe You can never overdo a book haul! Well done! 🤩🙌🏻🤣 2w
Hooked_on_books Great haul! I don‘t think that‘s overboard at all! 2w
Jess861 $60 for all those books is such a great deal! 2d
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Drowning House | Cherie Priest
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Amelia warming my lap while I skip yoga to finish this book. It‘s not moving that fast and yet it‘s compelling? I don‘t know why I‘m so hooked 🤷‍♀️

Leftcoastzen Awww! 🥰 😻 4w
Texreader Isn‘t it strange when a slow-moving book captures us? I‘m always amazed when that happens. I think it‘s a sign of an excellent writer 4w
Texreader And kisses to the kitty!! 4w
mcipher @Texreader She will not accept kisses 😂😂 The book ended up getting WEIRD but I liked it! 4w
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Dead Letters: A Novel | Caite Dolan-Leach
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Working my way through the oldest of my unread BOTM selections this week. I bought one new book and took out three library books but I‘m still clearing some shelf space (that pile is all finished, needs a new home and it‘s much taller than the picture lets on!)
Amelia in the cat bed made my day. She‘s not usually a cat bed girl.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1mo
Suet624 Such a sweet kitty. 1mo
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Kind of a Big Deal | Shannon Hale
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Next up! And I managed to make a sort of an omelet (my nemesis, they always end up just scrambled eggs 😂)

BethM I am absolutely incapable of making an omelette 😝 2mo
nelsonmatt890 I like to connect with you and read, lol. 1mo
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Perfect (purrrrr-fect?! 😹) way to start an extra weekend day. This book is different than Hendrix‘s others (less creepy and gross, more character driven) but we‘re enjoying it!

Kerrbearlib Sweet kitty 🐱 2mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
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Bright Young Women | Jessica (Author) Knoll
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The kittens finally settled down for the night (maybe) so I‘m gonna read for a bit…
Does anyone else immediately start singing that song from The Little Mermaid when they see the cover of this book? Just me? 😅 Like, every time I pick it up to start a new chapter or whatever? 🤣🤣

Butterfinger I sing When the Roll Is Called ...I don't get Ariel vibes. Is it the eyes? 2mo
mcipher @Butterfinger No, theres a line in Part of Your World where she literally sings “bright young women” 😝 2mo
Butterfinger I have to listen. I keep starting the song with, "up where they walk..." My students know that I live my life as a musical, so I totally get it. 2mo
mcipher @Butterfinger 😂 I feel like kinda same 2mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
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Famous Last Words | Gillian McAllister
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My Feb #BOTM picks. I‘m excited about all three of them and it‘s gonna be hard to pick what to read first…

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Not book related but wanted to share some more cute kitten content. It‘s been a rough week, we deserve kittens. ❤️

Sace We do deserve kittens. Thank you! 3mo
Butterfinger Precious. 3mo
Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 3mo
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Bookzombie So sweet! 3mo
Deblovestoread Adorable! 😻😻😻 3mo
dabbe 🩵🩶🩵 3mo
sblbooks Thanks for sharing! They're so cute. 😻 3mo
Darklunarose It‘s always a good time for a kitten post. 3mo
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Reading with Amelia (she‘s mostly just as cranky as she looks but we love her)

AmyG Awwwww ❤️ 3mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3mo
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I‘m fostering three kittens as of this morning and trying to get some holiday reading in has been a bit challenging 😂😂

AmyG Omg the cuteness! (edited) 3mo
kspenmoll What little sweetness! 3mo
maich So cute😍 3mo
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Bookwormjillk 😻😻😻 3mo
Deblovestoread Awww! I used to foster kittens. I failed miserably at the foster part. Good luck! 😻 3mo
Leftcoastzen Yay! 3mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3mo
BookNAround Out of the 3 cats I‘ve fostered, 2 of them are forever furs now. I had to stop fostering because I was so bad at it. 😂 I‘m so impressed with people who can do this very important work. 3mo
mcipher @Deblovestoread @BookNAround It‘s my first try but luckily I‘ve been volunteering at the shelter a lot so I‘m better about getting too attached than I would have been 😂 Plus my husband is firmly in the “two full time cats is enough” camp 3mo
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Madwoman | Chelsea Bieker
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I tidied up my office before starting my new job (!!!) this week and figured I‘d make a tentative TBR stack for this month. Here‘s what I came up with ☺️

TheBookgeekFrau Best of luck at your new job! 🍀🩵 3mo
mcipher @TheBookgeekFrau Thank you!! 3mo
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From this afternoon, cozied up with my girls and this book on the kindle iPad app. Hope everyone‘s having a chill Xmas!!

Kerrbearlib Cute kitties! 4mo
dabbe Happiest of holidays. 💙❄️💙 4mo
Darklunarose Merry catmas! 😻 4mo
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Fish Out of Water | Katie Ruggle
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I *love* the tagline on this book, it cracks me up 😂😂
So far, I‘m flying thru and it‘s super cute and fun ❤️
(In case it‘s not readable in the pic: “Why date a mountain man? Because he knows how to pitch a tent.” 😂

LeahBergen 😆 4mo
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Snuggled up for some reading - I‘m a little fuzzy on my memory of the previous two books, but this one is still holding up so far!

dabbe 🖤🐾🐾🖤 4mo
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All I Want Is You | Falon Ballard
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Xmas book, Xmas tree, Xmas Story leg lamp, and two cats (Amelia investigating, Chloe lap sitting) 🎄 ❤️

dabbe 🖤🐾🐾🖤 4mo
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The Maid | Nita Prose
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Took myself on a little mid-chore/errand lunch date and if there‘s a bakery next to the brewery, you might as well get dessert and keep the break going, right?!
I started this today and was enjoying it, but after a while it almost felt like the author was making fun of Molly, making her just TOO gullible and oblivious… I dunno but I put it aside and I‘m reading my creepy BOTM instead (and I eyed the attic hatch pretty hard just now 😅)

squirrelbrain I thought exactly that about Molly - I didn‘t much like the book as a result. 5mo
mcipher @squirrelbrain I‘m glad it‘s not just me! I‘ll probably finish it but don‘t think I‘ll read any more in the series 5mo
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The Paradise Problem | Christina Lauren
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Another day, another sneaking off for beer and a book. Plus my new fave shirt (it‘s so soft)

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Caught Dead Handed | Carol J. Perry
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The best part about being unemployed is stuff like random midweek midafternoon beer and a book solo dates (the worst thing is that I shouldn‘t really be buying beers OR books, but this is a library book so 😝)

Suet624 Great view and sunshine too! Congrats! 6mo
Tamra Oh yes, that sounds perfectly lovely! 6mo
kspenmoll You deserve it! 6mo
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It‘s cozy season! This one is set in August so it‘s a little summery to be a #seasonalcozies read but Chloe & I are diving in anyway.

Leftcoastzen 👏😻 6mo
julieclair Go for it! 😀 6mo
Sace Chloe is gorgeous! 😻 6mo
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WildAlaskaBibliophile I love Chloe! How pretty! 6mo
dabbe #curiousandcutechloe 🖤🐾🖤 6mo
Gissy 😻beautiful eyes🖤🖤🖤 6mo
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It‘s been pouring all morning, so it was a pancakes and cute romance sort of day, but now the sky is clearing so I should start thinking about errands (after a few more chapters, it‘s such a sweet book so far!!)

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Missing Pieces | Joy Fielding
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Husband has covid and I‘m not feeling great either…. so everything is a mess and we‘re isolated to separate floors of the house unless this test says I have it too. 😅
At least I have plenty of books! Finished Horror Movie and The Scent Keeper both yesterday (4 and 3 stars respectively) and started the tagged, which is perfect sick day reading. Plus my new merino Bombas came and I have cozy feet!

DaveGreen7777 Hope both you and your husband feel better soon! 6mo
Aims42 I hope your hubby feels better very soon, and that you don‘t have it (but I get that it would be nice to have a reason for why you‘re feeling icky) 💕💕💕 6mo
Librarybelle I hope you both feel better soon! 6mo
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Tamra Phooey - time for self care! 6mo
Amiable Ugh, I feel your pain! I tested positive for Covid two weeks ago and I‘m still coughing and congested. This year‘s variant is a hard-hitting one. Hope you feel better soon! 6mo
Aconight Hope you feel better! 6mo
Leftcoastzen Sorry you and your husband going through this , feel better soon! (edited) 6mo
dabbe Oh, no! Relax and get better! 🧡🤎💛 6mo
AlaMich I am currently recovering from a mild case of Covid. Hope your husband only had a mild case, too. And that you don‘t have it, of course! (edited) 6mo
Aimeesue Ugh! Hope you‘re feeling better soon! 6mo
TheBookgeekFrau Speedy recovery to you both💕 6mo
JessClark78 Hope you feel better soon. 6mo
TheLudicReader Feel better soon. 6mo
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Malice House | Megan Shepherd
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It‘s a perfect day and such a good view for some front porch reading (imagine you can hear the sea lions and the traffic though 😂)

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My husband is going away for a week so I made some plans of my own…

AmyG That sounds just amazing. Have fun! 7mo
Aims42 Perfection! My husband left yesterday for a guy‘s fishing trip in Canada for a week. I stocked up on easy dinners for the week so I can just sit and read 😇🤪 Have fun!!! 7mo
LiteraryinPA Looks like you‘re going to have an awesome time! I particularly recommend Wrong Place Wrong Time. 7mo
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One Perfect Couple | Ruth Ware
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I totally forgot that I went crazy with my #botm order this month and now I don‘t know what to read first! 😅

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Bride | Ali Hazelwood
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Finished this spicy romance outside with my sweet old lady Edie-cat, who has been loving yard exploring on her harness

KadaGul Aww. 🥰 Are you both outside, enjoying the smell 👃 of the fresh spring air? #SpringGratitude 11mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 11mo
Sace Awww! What a sweetie! 11mo
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Hooked_on_books If you‘re still in Oregon, I wanted to be sure you know Powell‘s is having a warehouse sale June 1-2. I have never heard of them doing this (doesn‘t mean they haven‘t before), and I am insane with envy that I cannot go. You must go for me so I can live vicariously through you! 😬 11mo
mcipher @Hooked_on_books I am gonna BE THERE!! I have a tattoo appt in Portland that Saturday and when I saw the sale I booked a hotel so I had enough book sale time Sunday… 😂😂 And I will post pics 🥰 (edited) 11mo
Hooked_on_books OMG I am so excited for you! I can‘t wait to see your pics! 11mo
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Funny Story | Emily Henry
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The girls hung out with me while I did a face mask and continued blazing through this book today.
I‘m also reading The Book of Love and I love it so much I don‘t want to finish it so I haven‘t picked it up in a couple days 😂😂 That‘s a first for me I think. Anyone else do that?!

dabbe 🖤🐾🐾🐾🖤 11mo
Mimi28 😻😻😻 11mo
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Lovely breezy #audiowalk today with this favorite re-read ♥️

Gissy 😍 12mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 😍 12mo
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The Accident | Chris Pavone
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♥️♥️♥️ This VIEEEWWWW… pictures don‘t do it justice.

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It‘s my second to last day as an unemployed person before I finally start a new job (🙌🙌) so I‘m enjoying a little brunch out with my book - it‘s really good so far and these tacos are amazing. The delicious tea is magnolia oolong 💕

AmyG Wishing you all the best in your new job! 13mo
TheLudicReader Congrats on your new gig. What will you be doing? 13mo
TheBookHippie 🤞🏻Good luck in your new job! 13mo
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Bookwormjillk Yay congrats! 13mo
mcipher @AmyG @Bookwormjillk @TheBookHippie Thank you!! @TheLudicReader I‘m a product manager (it‘s a silly tech job lol) 13mo
Librarybelle Congrats on the new job! 13mo
dabbe Kick butt on your new job! 🤩🤩🤩 13mo
TheBookgeekFrau Congrats! May your employment be long and fruitful 💕 13mo
Dragon Enjoy your new job - best of luck 🙌 13mo
marleed Ohh congrats! 13mo
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Tom Lake: A Novel | Ann Patchett
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My new bookcase - don‘t tell my husband, but I think I need to go on a buying spree to fill it up with books instead of cats 😂 (Current book club read tagged ♥️)
#shelfie

Tamra Love it! 13mo
Cortg Pretty! I like the clean, minimal lines 😍 13mo
Leftcoastzen Beautiful! Especially with cat!😂 13mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love it! 😍 13mo
dabbe #kittyplusshelf = 🤩🖤🐾🖤🤩 13mo
BarbaraBB Gorgeous shelves 🥰 13mo
Bette Lovely. And lovely 🐈‍⬛ too 13mo
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The Siren | Katherine St. John
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They just make it so tempting to lie here and read, even when it‘s nice out!
This book is kinda scratching my Judith Krantz itch… totally frothy fun with twists and rich people behaving badly and a tropical island setting.

Gissy 😻😻 14mo
Leftcoastzen Yay kitties! 14mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🐾🐾🖤 14mo
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Ready or Not | Cara Bastone
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I *should* be doing about 20 other things but it‘s pouring rain and the cats are very convincing that reading in bed is a good life choice, so I‘m just going to maybe finish this book before I get motivated. (This one is cute! I get a little annoyed with some of her over the top descriptions - I get it, dude is large, you have a crush - but it also made me go awwww and fondly remember being pregnant,… 22 years ago!!)

Lcsmcat Kitties are always right about these things. I have a tabby and a tuxie too and they never steer me wrong about reading on a dreary day. 😻 14mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🐾🖤 14mo
mcipher @Lcsmcat They definitely know what they‘re talking about!! It was the right choice. 14mo
mcipher @dabbe 😸 14mo
Leftcoastzen The cats are right! 👏😸😸😻 14mo
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Untitled | Untitled
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1- Nope
2- Not really. I think relationships are more about the work you put into them than a magical “right” person, and no one gets a perfect match.
3 - I‘m not a big Valentine‘s person so I guess just a nice dinner? Maybe get dressed up and get some compliments? 😂
Thanks for the tag @Deblovestoread

Eggs Thanks for joining in 💕🙏🏻 14mo
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The Book Barn | Niantic, CT (Bookstore)
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Visiting family and obviously the Book Barm was on my must-do list. I loved the labels on these poetry shelves, and I *think* I can fit all my new books in my (probably very heavy) carry-on 😅

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The Burnout: A Novel | Sophie Kinsella
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A brown butter blondie (with pecans and dark chocolate chunks), the last few chapters of this cute book, and a little milk - a pretty good way to spend a Tuesday evening 💕

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First Lie Wins: A Novel | Ashley Elston
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The whole town is a sheet of ice, day 4 🥶😂
Read this whole book, working on A Single Thread for book club (which I doubt will happen because more ice is predicted overnight). The bed was made and a lot of laundry and dishes done. Baked cookies and frozen pizzas, have clearly NOT brushed my hair or put on zipper pants, lots of kitty time and some yoga. I‘m in my element and my husband has gone stir crazy. 🤪

Tamra Sounds great to me! 1y
dabbe 🖤🐾🐾🖤 1y
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The September House | Carissa Orlando
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We‘ve been hibernating this week - it‘s rainy and so windy I keep thinking the house is going to blow to Oz 😂
So I‘ve been getting some solid reading time with some really good books. So far this is hilarious and sad and SO WEIRD.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🖤😽🤍 1y
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The City of Stardust | Georgia Summers
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Lovely beach walk today, but we didn‘t outrun this “distant” storm 😅 …. It was awfully nice to come home to put on dry clothes and read a few chapters of this ARC (which is giving me Starless Sea vibes 🥰)

mhillis Beautiful photo! 1y
Soubhiville Oooo, you‘ve got me stacking this title! 1y
dabbe #photocontestwinner 🤩🤩🤩 1y
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Stopped by the bookstore after dinner out today and picked this up on a whim - it‘s a little spooky already and so far a great fuzzy blanket/cat lap read 😸

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Christmastime | Alison Jay
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1. Who can ever pick?? I read so many good ones this year… I guess Ink, Blood, Sister, Scribe
2. Probably When I‘m Dead by Hannah Morrissey
3. Just hanging out with the (adult) kids, maybe we‘ll go to a bar and maybe we‘ll stay in
4. We do not! It‘s mostly a pajama day here
5. Green and brown, we have tons of lovely evergreens! And it doesn‘t snow here but it did get chilly.
#wintergames #SantasBookShELVES

Andrew65 So difficult to choose just one book. 1y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
peanutnine Ooh I've heard good things about Ink Blood Sister Scribe 1y
mcipher @peanutnine I loved it! Definitely worth checking out 1y
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Happy Jolabokaflod - @Deblovestoread thank you SO MUCH for the perfect #JolabokaflodSwap2023 gift. I sat down and immediately cracked the book and started reading. 😂 I‘ve been dying to read this one!

Deblovestoread Yay! I had not heard of this book until your list and was intrigued when it was in my hands. I‘ll be curious to hear your thoughts. Merry Christmas! 1y
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No Two Persons: A Novel | Erica Bauermeister
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And the contents are PERFECT, @WildAlaskaBibliophile - as soon as I opened the candle my living room started to smell so good 😂 The little wicker dude is so adorable, and I am dying to dig into both books! Thank you so much, I love everything!! ♥️

mcipher PS @WildAlaskaBibliophile your handwriting is impeccable, I‘m pretty jealous 😝 1y
BookwormAHN Love the Yule goat 🤍 1y
WildAlaskaBibliophile I'm so happy you love everything! Enjoy, and Happy Yule! 1y
WildAlaskaBibliophile @mcipher Awww, thank you! 🤗 1y
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Bait and Witch | Angela M. Sanders
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Just LOOK at this amazing gorgeous wrapping paper! I unwrapped verrrrry careful and managed to save a piece (Oma would be proud! 😆)
#yuleswap

BookwormAHN Gorgeous 🩵🤍🩵 1y
BarkingMadRead That paper is stunning! 1y
wanderinglynn Love it! 😍 1y
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MidnightBookGirl That is gorgeous!
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WildAlaskaBibliophile Glad you like it! 😁💓💓💓💓 I found it on Etsy. 1y
Gissy 😍👌 1y
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Shipped | Angie Hockman
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Both my #JolabokaflodSwap23 and #YuleSwap packages went out today! I forgot to take a post office pic, so here‘s my new old Santa randomly on the counter because I can‘t find a place to safely plug him in.
@BookwormAHN @wanderinglynn @MaleficentBookDragon

BookwormAHN Cute ❤️ 1y
wanderinglynn Yay! ❄️ 1y
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It‘s a twofer! Got both both my #yuleswao from @WildAlaskaBibliophile and my #JolabokaflodSwap23 from @Deblovestoread today @MaleficentBookDragon @wanderinglynn @BookwormAHN Soooooo excited for both!! 💕💕

BookwormAHN Yay 🩵🤍🩵 1y
wanderinglynn Yay! ❄️ 1y
Deblovestoread Yay. That was fast even with shirt distance. 1y
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The tree is up, the leg lamp is lit, the cats are snoring, and this book is so cute! A lovely Saturday evening 😍

Lreads Love the leg lamp! 😊 1y
AmyG That looks lovely. 1y
staci.reads Beautiful 😍 1y
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BookmarkTavern So cozy! 💖 1y
peanutnine I love everything about this 😻🎄📚☺️ 1y
Tamra Very cozy! 1y
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 1y
Eggs ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 1y
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What Waits in the Woods | Terri Parlato
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Aardvark 📚 had some good picks this month - I‘m so excited for this box!! 📦

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Happy Thanksgiving! I couldn‘t quite finish this ambitious plate, but made room for some pie anyway, and then started the tagged book post-second dinner (we ate early so we could go back for more later!). Hope everyone else had a similarly relaxing day (whether you celebrate this weird holiday or not) ♥️

candc320 That looks so good! Happy belated Thanksgiving!! 1y
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