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PurpleyPumpkin

Joined May 2016

“So many books, so little time.“ ~Frank Zappa📚 I‘m also on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/purpleypumpkin
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March's End | Daniel Polansky
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Here‘s my March roundup. Indian Horse was a clear favourite, read with the #OhCanada Book Club.
(April 3, 2025)

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The Lost Tarot: A novel | Sarah Henstra
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@MemoirsForMe Thank you so very much for this lovely birthday gift! I‘m loving the theme and currently basking in the glow of my own little moon. 🌕 Thanks also for your sweet card and your letter! So great to read some snail mail. I‘ll send you a letter soon!💌

TheBookHippie 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 3w
MemoirsForMe Happiest Birthday to you, my friend! 🥳❤️🎂🎉📖Thought you‘d enjoy these gifts inspired by this month‘s lunar eclipse and our favorite Chronicles. Have the Best Day Ever! 3w
AmyG How lovely!!! Happy Birthday! 3w
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PurpleyPumpkin @TheBookHippie @AmyG Thank you so much!🤗 3w
PurpleyPumpkin @MemoirsForMe Yes! Our favourite Chronicles! Can‘t believe I forgot about that!!! Awesome! And I‘m very much looking forward to reading this book too. 😘 3w
dabbe HB! 🤩🤩🤩 3w
MemoirsForMe I hear the author hails from Canada too. 🙌🏻🇨🇦 3w
PurpleyPumpkin @dabbe Thank you!😘💜 3w
PurpleyPumpkin @MemoirsForMe No way!!!! How did I not know that? Thanks for sharing that tidbit. Nice to know!😉 3w
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February | Ellen Jackson
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I have a feeling that I‘ll do better in March, but February wasn‘t too bad of a reading month. My biggest success was finishing Anna Karenina for the #KareninaWinter buddy read. Better late than never! #chunkster 😅
(March 2, 2025)

MemoirsForMe Yay! Congrats on conquering Anna K! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🍾🥂 1mo
PurpleyPumpkin @MemoirsForMe Congrats to you too! That was quite the challenge. Whew!😅 1mo
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Welcome | Barroux
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Happy Sunday, Littens! 🎉 I wanted to share some exciting news—our book-loving family just got a little bigger! 📚 A wonderful friend and colleague, @TreenaReads has joined the Litsy crew! Let‘s give her the warmest welcome and show her all the literary love we‘ve got! 💖📖

BookmarkTavern Welcome @TreenaReads ! 🎉🎉🎉 2mo
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TreenaReads @Graciouswarriorprincess Thank you💕I am delighted to be here! 2mo
TreenaReads @BookmarkTavern Thank you💕I‘m excited to start my new journey here! 2mo
TreenaReads @Jas16 Thank you💕I‘m excited to see what everyone is reading! 2mo
TreenaReads @PurpleyPumpkin Thank you for this fabulous introduction! Your kindness warms my heart💕 Hi everyone 👋🏽Let‘s do bookish things together! 2mo
Ruthiella Welcome to Litsy @TreenaReads ! 😊 2mo
TreenaReads @quietlycuriouskate I appreciate the welcome💕Thank you! 2mo
TreenaReads @Ruthiella 👋🏽💕Thanks so much! 2mo
PurpleyPumpkin @TreenaReads I am just so glad you‘re here! Looking forward to more of your great posts!🙌🏽 2mo
TheBookgeekFrau Welcome to Litsy @TreenaReads 👋🏼🎉 2mo
MonicaLoves2Read Welcome to Litsy 2mo
mrp27 Welcome to Litsy! @TreenaReads 2mo
TreenaReads @MonicaLoves2Read 💕Thank you! I‘ve seen some great bookish things so far! 2mo
TreenaReads @mrp27 Thanks so much! It's been a joy to be here so far💕 2mo
MonicaLoves2Read @TreenaReads Your TBR List will really grow 1mo
TreenaReads @MonicaLoves2Read 💕Thank you! I‘m here for it!📚 1mo
MemoirsForMe @TreenaReads Welcome to all the fun! And get ready for your TBR list to go wild! 😁👋🏻🎉📚📚📚 1mo
TreenaReads @MemoirsForMe 💕Thank you! I looking forward to it👍🏽🙂 1mo
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Paper Girls #1 | Brian K. Vaughan
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This has been on my virtual TBR for forever. And whatever I thought this was going to be, well, this wasn‘t it. But wow, was this ever good! A total surprise from beginning to end and it sucked me in from the get-go. It‘s a bummer that my library hasn‘t subscribed to any more volumes in the series. I just might have to purchase the physical copies! 4/5⭐️
(December 13, 2024)

MemoirsForMe I read this one a while ago and loved it too! 3mo
TreenaReads 🙌🏽I‘ve been eyeing and now I‘m adding to my TBR! 2mo
PurpleyPumpkin @TreenaReads This was a real surprise in some ways. But it was a light, fun read. 😉 (edited) 2mo
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November's End | Heather McVea
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And just like that, it‘s December! How are we in the last month of 2024 already?!? November blew past and I realized today that I didn‘t post at all last month. 😅 Despite my lack of activity on Litsy, it was a decent reading month for me. I was able to check off a couple of Litsy book club reads and I even got started on my holiday reading! Wishing everyone a fabulous reading month to close out the year. 📚🎄💜

MemoirsForMe Yay! Looks like you‘ve been enjoying some great reads! Hope you‘re doing well and surviving the Postal Strike. 🤗🎄📭 4mo
PurpleyPumpkin @MemoirsForMe Doing well but wow, the postal strike is really taking a toll! It‘s gone on far longer than expected with no end in sight. I hope for everyone‘s sake that it‘s resolved soon. 🤞🏽Hope you‘re doing well also!🤗 4mo
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I see that I‘m not the only one that recently finished this instalment for the #NancyDrewBR. 😅 And from the reviews of others, I‘m also not the only one that gives this a weak thumbs up. Of all the books so far, this one seems the most far fetched. The story kept my interest, but some things seemed just strange and pointless. Like the jealousy subplot, what was that about? Still, I give this 3/5⭐️ for nostalgia‘s sake.
(October 28, 2024)

Librarybelle Completely agree! 5mo
kspenmoll I agree too. Too much going on & the side jealousy thing was there for what? 5mo
PurpleyPumpkin @Librarybelle @kspenmoll I kept wondering if the jealousy thing was going to turn into something more sinister. In the end, it just felt like we were reading about a bunch of moody teenagers. 🙄😂 5mo
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Born a Crime | Trevor Noah
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Day 16 #paint #SchoolSpirit
I thought this mural for the book cover was great. 👌🏽

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🎨 7mo
Eggs Brilliant 🎨 7mo
MemoirsForMe Great mural! Great book! 6mo
PurpleyPumpkin @MemoirsForMe Definitely a great read. I highly recommend the audiobook!😉 6mo
TreenaReads My favourite memoir! 2mo
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Educated: A Memoir | Tara Westover
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Day 15 #Pencil #SchoolSpirit
This was an excellent book!

Eggs It was ❤️✏️🧡 7mo
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I‘ve missed a bunch of prompts for #SchoolSpirit because, well, life. And I‘m not sure what the rest of the month will bring, but I‘m going to jump in when I can! Starting here… Claudia planned a #FieldTrip of sorts to the Met for her and her brother. A fun read!

slategreyskies I really loved this book. 🤍 7mo
Eggs Best book EVER 📚❤️🌟 7mo
mabell I love this book! 7mo
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Twilight | Stepheni Meyer
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Kboltz I‘d actually like to reread the first!🧛‍♀️ 7mo
PurpleyPumpkin @Kboltz I was just thinking the same this morning! I read this back in 2012 so it might be time for a reread. 😉 7mo
Eggs Perfect 🍎🍎 7mo
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One Last Stop | Casey McQuiston
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Eggs Great cover 💜💜 7mo
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August | Oscar Fay Adams
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August didn‘t end up being a great reading month for me. At least I finished 2 books but I was hoping for more. Here‘s to reading more in September!🤞🏽
#MonthlyWrapup #Bookly

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Stoner | John Williams
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Day 3 #Professor #SchoolSpirit
I read this novel last year and really enjoyed it. Definitely on my list of rereads.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👍🏻 7mo
Eggs I stacked this apparently at some time in the past…need to read it👏🏻👏🏻 7mo
PurpleyPumpkin @Eggs I highly recommend it!😉 7mo
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Eggs @PurpleyPumpkin Thanks! 7mo
Leftcoastzen Great pick ! 7mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🛎️ 7mo
Eggs This sounds amazing 🤩 🔔 🥳 7mo
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11/22/63: A Novel | Stephen King
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 📚📚 7mo
Eggs Excellent 👌🏼🍎 👏🏻 7mo
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Scarlet | Marissa Meyer
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Eggs ❤️👠🍎 7mo
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Eggs Charming👌🏼 7mo
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The Haunted Bookshop | Christopher Morley
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Eggs Perfect 👌🏼 7mo
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Harry Potter: fun book | J.K. Rowling
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Nothing like closing out the month with a flurry of posts! Here goes…

Day 28 #YouveReRead #AboutABook

Eggs Beautiful set!! 7mo
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The Wednesdays | Julie Bourbeau
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These #WondrousWednesday choices are tough ones! Here goes…

1️⃣Not be able to taste
2️⃣Know when I die 😬
3️⃣See the future but only if I could choose when b/c I think being able to see everyone‘s future would drive me mad!
4️⃣Find the love of my life (it‘s worked out so far!)
5️⃣I can‘t imagine a forever winter so would definitely pick summer. ☀️
6️⃣Be invisible!

Thanks again for the tag @Monica5 🥰
Tagging everyone who wants to play!

Eggs Thx for your thoughtful responses 🥰🥳 7mo
PurpleyPumpkin @Eggs Thanks for these prompts, very thought-provoking! 7mo
Eggs @PurpleyPumpkin 🥰❤️🥳 7mo
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Treasure Island | Robert Louis Stevenson
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Amazing cover! 7mo
PurpleyPumpkin @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks That‘s one of the reasons why I chose this book for this prompt, I wanted to share this gorgeous cover! 7mo
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Eggs Great cover! 8mo
PurpleyPumpkin @Eggs 👍🏽 8mo
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Eggs Great stack - fanstacktic! 8mo
PurpleyPumpkin @Eggs 😂 Thanks! 8mo
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Day 24 #StunningCover #AboutABook
My picture does not do this book justice!🤩

Eggs Beautiful 😻 8mo
JamieArc I really liked this one for the season, and not just because it‘s beautiful 😍 8mo
PurpleyPumpkin @JamieArc Good to know! I‘m very much hoping to read this this holiday season.🎄 (edited) 8mo
PurpleyPumpkin @eggs 🙌🏽🤩 8mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Gorgeous 🤍 8mo
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Flowers | Gail Gibbons
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#5JoysFriday Flower edition!🌹🌸💐🌺🌷🌻🥀🌼
As summer winds down, I find myself savouring the joys of the garden and all the flowers that are blooming at this time of year. From bottom left ➡️⬆️ 1. Zinnias 2. Petunias 3 & 4. Phlox & Hydrangeas 5. My favourite Rose in the garden this year.

mcctrish Flowers in the garden ❤️❤️❤️ 8mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Zinnias 🌸 my favorite! 8mo
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James263 How are you doing 8mo
Texreader Absolutely perfect joys!! 8mo
DebinHawaii Such lovely flower 🌸 joy! 💛💛💛 Thanks for sharing & helping spread the joy! 🤗 8mo
Mimi28 Cool flowers 💐 8mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 📚👍🏻📚 8mo
Eggs Perfect 🤩 8mo
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Day 22 #YouGifted #AboutABook
This was for my hubby‘s birthday in June.🎂

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💙📚💙 8mo
Eggs Looks good 👍🏼 8mo
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Can You Keep A Secret? | Sophie Kinsella
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Eggs Great choice ❤️👌🏼 8mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love this cover 💜💜 8mo
Eggs You exude the Purples💜💜💜💜 8mo
PurpleyPumpkin @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs Purple forever!😂💜💜💜 8mo
MemoirsForMe 🤗💜🤗💜 8mo
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The Man in the Brown Suit | Agatha Christie
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Eggs Beautiful editions! 8mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️💛❤️ 8mo
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Looking For Jane | Heather Marshall
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Eggs Looks good 😊 8mo
PurpleyPumpkin @Eggs This was an excellent book. I highly recommend it! 8mo
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The Testaments: A Novel | Margaret Atwood
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Eggs Just now noticed the girl with ponytail, arms extended upward below her collar 8mo
Suet624 @Eggs I didn't notice that until you pointed it out! 8mo
PurpleyPumpkin @Eggs @Suet624 Wow, I never noticed that before!😳 8mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs I never noticed that!! 8mo
Eggs @Suet624 @PurpleyPumpkin @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perhaps a clever move by the illustrator… 8mo
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Eggs Looks compelling 💔 8mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💙💙💙 8mo
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Skeeterisme Love this series! Just re-read it this summer. 💕 8mo
PurpleyPumpkin @Skeeterisme I‘m reading now, currently listening to Cress. I‘m really enjoying this series too! 8mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love these covers 🩷💫 8mo
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WildAlaskaBibliophile I've never heard of Bookly. That looks fun! 8mo
PurpleyPumpkin @WildAlaskaBibliophile I like it! You can try it for free for a small number of books. StoryGraph looks like it might have a bit more functionality but I‘m invested in Bookly at this point. 🙃 8mo
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Moby Dick: bl velryba | Melville Herman
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mrp27 Beautiful edition! 8mo
PurpleyPumpkin @mrp27 Folios do not disappoint!💜 8mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Gorgeous 🩵 8mo
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I am EXCEEDINGLY behind on my posts for #AboutABook. So I‘ve decided that today is catch-up day. 😅
Day 10 #ABigFamily

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great covers 🩷💛 8mo
Eggs I read this series earlier in the year - so good❤️ 8mo
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Boy, Nancy sure did get into a close call there!😅 But our intrepid sleuth came out on top again! And the usual cast of characters (friends & Dad) were all there to help. I enjoyed the suspenseful journey to the solution of the story. There was a point where I absolutely had to finish the book, couldn‘t put it down. 4/5⭐️ #NancyDrewBR
(August 10, 2024)

Librarybelle Hooray! Great review! 8mo
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Mendy Paul Hi Author can we discuss on some tips? 8mo
Eggs Perfect 🤩 8mo
PurpleyPumpkin @eggs 🙌🏽🙏🏽😘 8mo
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#5JoysFriday Nature edition!
1️⃣The Rose of Sharon tree we recently planted in memory of my Mom has started to bloom.
2️⃣I love the way the forest looks so moody after a heavy rainstorm.
3️⃣The Zinnias are starting to bloom! Better late than never. 😅
4️⃣These tomato plants self-seeded from last year‘s plants. Such a lovely surprise!
5️⃣Now that the sun is out, the pond view is spectacular. 🥰
Tagging anyone who needs a pick-me-up!

PurpleyPumpkin Thanks again for the tag @DebinHawaii It was a rough week for me as I‘ve been sick with some mysterious illness (Covid???) and this was just what I needed to remind me that joy is all around. 💜 8mo
DebinHawaii You are welcome! I find that the weeks that are harder to find the joy in are the ones where we need it the most! 💛💛💛 I hope you feel better soon! 🙏🏼 There is so much crud going around! Take care & thanks for joining in & spreading the joy with those gorgeous photos! 🤗 8mo
PurpleyPumpkin @DebinHawaii You are so right! I really did need this this week. And I'm starting to feel much better, almost myself again. All the best to you for the week ahead.🥰 8mo
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Eggs Brilliant 👌🏼👏🏻 8mo
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Day 7 #OfPoetry #AboutABook
A few books of poetry on #MyNeverendingTBR.
I recently inherited the first and last of this trio from my Mom‘s library. She loved books too! 💜

Lcsmcat I love the Gorman! 8mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 8mo
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Last Christmas | Emma Thompson, Greg Wise
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Day 6 #ByMultipleAuthors #AboutABook
A candidate for this year‘s festive TBR. 🎄

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great photo ❤️ 8mo
Eggs Sounds really good👏🏻👏🏻 8mo
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The Shadows Between Us | Tricia Levenseller
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Day 5 #NewToYouAuthor #AboutABook
Confession time… I bought these books because of the beautiful sprayed edges. The story does sound interesting though!😅

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Gorgeous 🖤💗 8mo
Eggs Stunning 🩷💜🩷 8mo
JacqMac Beautiful! 8mo
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Day 4 #WithMystery #AboutABook
I haven‘t read this entire series, but what I have read was delightful.

Follow.my.read And there‘s a new one coming in September I believe! I too have them all! YAROO! What a fun series!!!! 8mo
Ruthiella I enjoyed this series. Flavia is a fun character. 😃 8mo
PurpleyPumpkin @Follow.my.read @Ruthiella Flavia really is fun! I‘m so looking forward to the next in the series. But I‘ll have to catch up with the others first. 😅 8mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks These look fun 💛💜 8mo
PurpleyPumpkin @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks If you enjoy cozy mysteries with a fiesty MC, I think you‘ll enjoy this series! 8mo
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Charlotte's Web | E. B. White
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Not totally without hope, but super sad ending nonetheless. 🥹
#WithSadEnding #AboutABook #FolioSociety

Eggs True💔🥰🩷 8mo
wanderinglynn I cry every time! 😭 8mo
dabbe 😢😢😢 8mo
PurpleyPumpkin @Eggs @wanderinglynn @dabbe This one always gets me!😭 8mo
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The Voyage Out | Virginia Woolf
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“As the streets that lead from the Strand to the Embankment are very narrow, it is better not to walk down them arm-in-arm.”
#FirstLineFridays