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Book of Essie
Book of Essie | Meghan MacLean Weir
A debut novel of family, fame, and religion that tells the emotionally stirring, wildly captivating story of the seventeen-year-old daughter of an evangelical preacher, star of the family's hit reality show, and the secret pregnancy that threatens to blow their entire world apart. Esther Ann Hicks--Essie--is the youngest child on Six for Hicks, a reality television phenomenon. She's grown up in the spotlight, both idolized and despised for her family's fire-and-brimstone brand of faith. When Essie's mother, Celia, discovers that Essie is pregnant, she arranges an emergency meeting with the show's producers: Do they sneak Essie out of the country for an abortion? Do they pass the child off as Celia's? Or do they try to arrange a marriage--and a ratings-blockbuster wedding? Meanwhile, Essie is quietly pairing herself up with Roarke Richards, a senior at her school with a secret of his own to protect. As the newly formed couple attempt to sell their fabricated love story to the media--through exclusive interviews with an infamously conservative reporter named Liberty Bell--Essie finds she has questions of her own: What was the real reason for her older sister leaving home? Who can she trust with the truth about her family? And how much is she willing to sacrifice to win her own freedom?
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rebbyj
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Mehso-so

Captivating.

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Booksandtea23
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Getting ready to listen to classical music, read and vibe 💜

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ICantImReading
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⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

My final audiobook of 2021! This was a compelling listen, but also pretty predictable and straightforward; I wish it would have gone deeper. I loved Essie‘s character and still enjoyed watching how her story played out. 🎧

Tera66 This cover is beautiful. 2y
ICantImReading @Tera66 I‘ve always liked this cover, too! 🤍 2y
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underground_bks
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I‘ve never seen a single episode of the Duggars but I was drawn to this book. Well-written and engaging and satisfying, The Book of Essie draws on fundamentalist headlines from the Duggars to Ruby Ridge to conversion therapy. Essie is the 17 year old, secretly pregnant youngest daughter of a Christian celebrity family—and Essie has a plan to break free, but it‘ll take every trick she‘s learned on her family‘s reality tv show.

underground_bks Read for August Bookland Challenge: Fiction/Classic—TBR Vet 3y
GondorGirl I grabbed a copy of this at a secondhand shop the other day. You've made me excited to read it! 3y
underground_bks @GondorGirl it‘s way better than any book inspired by the Duggars has any right to be! Stoked to hear what you think! 3y
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Johanna414
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I've never been interested in the Duggar family... never watched the show or followed them in the news, but its pretty clear they were the inspiration for this book. It's pretty much taken right from the headlines. That being said, it was well-written and compelling. I can't say I necessarily enjoyed it, because the subject matter was difficult, but I'm glad I read it.

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Johanna414
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Spent my first day of summer vacation cleaning and setting up my favorite reading room while listening to the tagged book! 😍

kellyann28 Very cute reading nook! 3y
Aims42 Looks great!!! 😍 3y
rubyslippersreads Lovely! 😍 3y
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LeahBergen How inviting! 3y
LittleMouse5708 Look at those thriving plants! This is really motivating me to work on our porch (I say as I'm dozing with a passed out kid). 3y
Johanna414 @LittleMouse5708 That's what daycare all next week is for! I can come help if you want! 3y
LittleMouse5708 @Johanna414 I need Justin to finish building the rails first 🤦🏻‍♀️ but I will definitely need help shopping for outdoor furniture later in the summer! 3y
Johanna414 @LittleMouse5708 Count me in!! 3y
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Kangaj1
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I just finished my final book of the year: The Book of Essie by Meghan MacLean Weir. I was not expecting to finish tonight but I could not put it down, walking away from family festivities to finish ASAP. Interestingly, my first book of the year was Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson, and they would make a great book pairing.

Reggie Wow great job! 🥳 3y
Gissy Amazing!!! 📚📚📚👏👏👏👏👏🎉🎊🎉🎊 3y
tpixie Wow! Great job! I enjoyed this also. 3y
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squirrelbrain
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Essie plots her escape from her extremely religious family, who make all of their money through an ongoing TV show.

This novel felt really realistic to me, even though I have no direct experience of such things but based solely on the aforementioned TV shows. Although I guessed Essie‘s terrible ‘secret‘ early on, I was still entranced by the rest of the book. It might even have made my #20bestof2020 but then what would I take out?!

#doublespin

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3y
Nikki_E It was a really great audiobook too. I wish Liberty‘s book was real. 3y
GinaKButler I really enjoyed this one! 3y
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Cathythoughts Sounds like a good one 👍🏻 3y
rockpools Hope you‘re well Helen! Thank you for the prezzie ☺️. 3y
squirrelbrain @rockpools 🎁 😁🐿😘 3y
kaysworld1 Hello there I have just received a parcel from you today but it has nothing on to say when I should open it. I was just asking because I have 2 swaps coming 😂🤦‍♀️ 3y
Caroline2 Oh good. I‘m so glad you liked it. I really enjoyed it too. 😁 3y
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BeansPage
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Can't say I'd recommend this one.

You can read my full review here:
https://sumisbooks.weebly.com/book-reviews/the-book-of-essie-by-meghan-maclean-w...

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BeansPage
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Starting this one tonight. Has anyone read it?

bookandcat It is good! 4y
jdiehr Yes! I enjoyed it 🙂 4y
Caroline2 Yes, I thought it was really good. 👍 4y
marleed Ohh, I just read it this month and liked it a lot. 4y
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marleed
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This book sat atop my TBR for nearly two years but sat unread because in the negative sense of the word I‘m uncomfortable around pious behavior. So imagine my surprise when I was intrigued by this book from beginning to end. I hope all the Essies out there find a way to read this book, and I hope it helps them find their muffled voice.

GinaKButler I was so surprised that I loved this book as much as I did! 4y
marleed @GinaKButler Me too. I was expecting to divide up reading it with some other books because I‘m so uncomfortable with this subject, but once I started I had to keep going. 4y
Megabooks This is one of my favorite endings! 4y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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#SideProfile
#BiblioMAYnia

Yet another book I need to read!!

Victoriahoperose I love this book so much. It‘s so good. 4y
LiteraryinLawrence This one was great! 4y
Megabooks Great book!! 4y
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squirrelbrain
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Isn‘t @Caroline2 the most wonderful Litten?! Not only has she handmade me two face masks - she‘s made them out of squirrels! (Well not real squirrels; that would be cruel, and probably not very effective!)

Thank you so much Caroline, and for the book too (and the bookmarks). You were very brave to go to the PO!

Can you see where the postman decided to play hide and seek?! That‘s right round the back of the house too.... rather random!🤷‍♀️

TheLibrarian That is a really random spot to deliver your package. Glad you spotted it! 4y
Cathythoughts That‘s brilliant 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 4y
Cinfhen OMG!! Those masks are SO CUTE 😊bravo @Caroline2 4y
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TrishB Awww- that‘s brilliant ❤️ 4y
Caroline2 You‘re welcome! 😆 I hope they fit ok. I just wear mine for the PO/shops/chemist etc. Can‘t do any harm! 🤷‍♀️ 4y
Caroline2 And sorry I haven‘t replied to your email yet. I‘ve had a crazy wk. (I‘ll fill you in. 😉) 4y
squirrelbrain Oh no, that doesn‘t sound good @Caroline2 😬 I was actually going to email you today to check you were OK - I‘ll wait to hear from you, if you‘re up to emailing! 😘 4y
squirrelbrain Oh and they fit perfectly @caroline2! 4y
Caroline2 Oh good. I‘m glad they fit. Yeah nothing scary (I thought Xavier had no work set by the school, then I found it on the school website!! Arghh!! So I‘ve had to do lots of catching up! 🤦‍♀️) I‘ll reply once the kids are down. It‘s chaos here!!! They‘re feral!!!!! 😆 4y
squirrelbrain O-oh! Don‘t worry about rushing to reply @Caroline2 - I look forward to hearing from you whenever..... 4y
erzascarletbookgasm What an unlikely place to leave a parcel! 😄The masks are adorable 🐿 ! 4y
Sleepswithbooks So cute!! Really glad they aren‘t real squirrels... you‘d be sneezing a lot from their tails tickling your inner nostrils 😅 4y
squirrelbrain Can you imagine @Stacypatrice ?! 🤣🐿 4y
mrp27 Fantastic! 4y
Megabooks How wonderful!! 4y
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Caroline2
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I really enjoyed this! A young girl plots her escape from an extremely religious family who are also part of a reality TV programme. This was an intriguing, easy read that completely hooked me in. Exactly what I needed right now!

Moonprismpower I loved this book!! 4y
Caroline2 @Moonprismpower it‘s a great read isn‘t it. 👍 4y
squirrelbrain 😁👍❤️ 4y
BiblioLitten Interesting description! Stacked. 😊 4y
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CBee
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I really enjoyed this one. My only “complaint” is wanting more backstory on certain characters (mainly Essie‘s mother - how does one get to be that cruel?). Highly recommend!

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RedxoHearts
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I don't remember which Litsy friend recently mentioned this book but I'm glad they did. I read through it quickly because I just had to know more about Essie's secrets. Even though it's a fictional book it felt so realistic. #ImpulseRead

@Bookwormjillk @Clwojick @StayCurious #wintergames #elfies

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RedxoHearts
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Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! We didn't do much for it this year so I mostly got some reading done. Ruby always sits like she has something serious to discuss with you 🤣 #dogsoflitsy

Beatlefan129 Those crossed paws❤️❤️❤️ 4y
britt_brooke What a cutie! 🐾 4y
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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️ Meh. There was too much going on, but not enough depth to the story or characters. In a 300-page book, this causes a disconnect for me. I just didn‘t like, nor care, about these people.

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britt_brooke
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DAY 24 #RayofLight | I snapped a quick photo during my greenway run this morning - The Book of Essie in my ears - and a ray of sunlight shone through the naked trees.

#MOvember
@Cinfhen

Crazeedi Perfect!💞 4y
Cinfhen Beautiful photo!!! How‘s the book??? Trite?!? 4y
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britt_brooke @Cinfhen 😆 Yes, pretty much. It‘s not great. Have you read it? I feel like I kept hearing good things, but I‘m underwhelmed. 4y
Cinfhen No, I‘m worried it‘s going to be mediocre at best. 4y
britt_brooke @Cinfhen I‘m about halfway and that‘s accurate. You know me, I‘m stubborn, so I‘ll push through. 4y
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cherinium
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This was an enjoyable read, despite some plot points that just seem far fetched and unbelievable.

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cherinium
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I never claimed to keep up with my BOTM selections...
#botm #currentlyreading #betterlatethannever

Lovesbooks87 I am awful about it too. I did like this one! 4y
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JennyM
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Essie belongs to a conservative Christian family who are popular reality TV show stars with a mass following. But when she gets pregnant at 17, things are not #likeaprayer and we begin to see that this family is not as reverent as they want to appear. #movember

Cinfhen Hmmm, art copying real life?!?! I should probably read this one day since I‘m vaguely fascinated by the Duggar Family. 4y
RedxoHearts Thanks for sharing I added this one to my TBR 4y
LA_Mead I loved this book so much! 4y
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britt_brooke I need to move this up in my TBR! 4y
JennyM @Cinfhen @RedxoHearts @britt_brooke I finally got to it earlier this year, and it‘s a pretty good read. I think it was also a BOTM a while back, so you‘d be getting through your backlog too! 😊 4y
JennyM @LA_Mead it was not what I expected, and in a good way 👍 4y
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Librariana
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⭐⭐⭐
Drawing some similarities to the now cancelled reality TV show "19 Kids and Counting" (and to the allegations of molestation faced by the family's eldest son), as well as a possible amalgamation of the standoff at Ruby Ridge and the Waco siege, The Book of Essie touched lightly upon many themes, from victim advocacy, teen pregnancy, and conversion counseling, to conservativism, religion, and fame. (Continued ⬇️)

#bookreport @Cinfhen

Librariana (1 of 2) The multiple viewpoints made for a richer, layered story, but it still fell somewhere between an A- and a B+ for me. It was an interesting premise, but felt like it glossed over details that could've been more substantially explored or simply more descriptive. 4y
Librariana (2 of 2) Didn't make nearly as much progress with my other books as I would've liked, but! I did pick up and started listening to 4y
Texreader Excellent review 4y
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ljuliel Good review. I‘m wondering if the author intentionally left the story as vague as she did , not wanting to add too many more details ? It immediately reminded me of the tv show , but I think if she would have crossed too many more borders, she could have been looking at a lawsuit. I‘m not saying she shouldn‘t write about anything she wants, but from what I‘ve heard of that family, they don‘t hesitate to get involved in lawsuits. I think theres👇🏼 (edited) 4y
ljuliel ☝🏼more to that family behind the scenes that never showed on the tv shows. I wouldn‘t want to tangle with them. It‘s surprising that no one has written a nonfiction account of them, although they‘re a close- mouthed group amongst themselves and have lots of money. I‘m not sure what the people that know them personally think of them or if any of them would talk. I think there‘s a lot more than just that son....the dad gives me the creeps. 4y
Cinfhen Both your books have peeked my #ReadersRadar !!!!! Thanks for sharing and posting / stacking both!!! And I agree that family is SUPER SKETCHY @ljuliel 4y
Librariana @Texreader - Thank you so much! I just went back and re-read my first sentence and thought to myself "Wow! That was a long one!" ? But it made sense in my head ? 4y
Librariana Oh, @ljuliel, I agree it was probably quite intentional that she was careful not to draw TOO many similarities as I have no doubt that family would've had legal bone to pick with her. From what I read on the dust jacket, the author was "raised in the rectory of her father's church", so I imagine she drew inspiration from that as well. The book was told from three viewpoints - Esther, Liberty, and Roarke. 4y
Librariana @ljuliel - Esther's is the viewpoint that draws the most attention since she's the family's youngest daughter, pregnant, trying to escape her situation, and possibly draw attention to the molestation she experienced. Liberty's is the one that parallels the amalgamation of Ruby Ridge and Waco. Roarke is a closeted young man who plays an important role in Esther's life. The book definitely plays up on what Esther's family is like behind the scenes. 4y
Librariana @ljuliel - As far as what happened with the TV family we're referencing above, I agree that I'm curious and it IS surprising that no one has written about them, especially given their involvement in local politics and conservative groups, not to mention the Ashley Madison controversy. That whole family makes me uneasy! 4y
Librariana @Cinfhen - Aww! I'm glad they've peeked your reader's radar! (I love that hashtag 😁) I'm sorry I didn't add how far along I was in the others, but I'll make sure to in my weekly forecast. I also *may* try to participate in @MrBook's celebration 😊 I'm super late to the party, but I want to at least try. 4y
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Librariana
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@Cinfhen, you are brilliant and we shall all sing your praises 😊 Hooray for creative prompts that keep the reading discussion goin'!

I am slowly nursing myself back to health after an icky weekend with the flu as my companion.

I'm still not 100% bettah, so based on how I'm feeling in the morning, I'll either stay home and read the tagged title (and adjoining graphic novel) between naps or... go hang out with my coworkers 😁

#weeklyforecast

vivastory Is season 2 the final season of American Gods? 4y
Librariana @vivastory - I believe it was renewed for a 3rd season back in March 😊 4y
Cinfhen Awwww; thanks for the compliment and hope you‘re feeling bettah REAL SOON😘😘😘I almost bought Book of Essie the other day!! I‘ll be watching for your #BookReport on Saturday xx (edited) 4y
Cinfhen And I like that you added page numbers 🙌🏻 (edited) 4y
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azulaco
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I listened to the audiobook via Scribd, which was well done. Very much enjoyed this book about the youngest daughter of an evangelical reality-TV-star family that is not all it seems to be. It was especially interesting to read this at the same time as The Testaments by Margaret Atwood, and note similarities and differences. Four stars, would recommend, especially the audiobook.

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abookishbutterfly
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3.75 stars

This review has been harder to write than most, despite the fact that I made more notes than usual throughout my reading experience. I have a lot of jumbled thoughts about The Book of Essie, as my feelings vacillated between loving it & feeling unease over the way certain things were approached.

Full review here: https://www.facebook.com/262384764521804/posts/330570804369866?sfns=mo

Or follow me on Goodreads. Link in profile.

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abookishbutterfly
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This is one of my current reads, which I‘m enjoying so far, pictured with a bookmark I made. Have you read The Book of Essie by Meghan Maclean Weir? I was so excited to pull this one from my TBR jar because I‘ve been wanting to read it for a while!

ErikasMindfulShelf I really liked it. 5y
Princess-Kingofkings 🧡 bookmark 🧡 5y
ShelfRighteous On my tbr since forever 5y
Amor4Libros I liked it. And love the bookmark! 5y
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abookishbutterfly
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I did my “to be read” goals for September a lot differently than usual! Check out what I‘ll definitely be reading next month and let me know what‘s on your TBR over in the comments on my YouTube video! https://youtu.be/BOw_gPYK_S4

#booktube #youtube #bookvideo #septembertbr #toberead #pickingmytbr #tbr #tbrpile #tbrbooks

EadieB @Butterflyamore Loved the picking out of a jar! Most of my books TBR are group reads or buddy reads so don‘t require picking or choosing. It‘s already decided. I am finishing up my readathon today so I‘ll send you my TBR list for September tomorrow as I‘m trying to finish a book today before midnight 5y
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MsLeah8417
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🌟🌟🌟#botmsummerslam

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bibliobliss
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• I certainly do NOT take Instagram-worthy photos but I try. This was my reading (and eating/drinking) spot last night while starting the tagged book. Finished chapter 1 just in time to return to the library today. As soon as I can, I'll pick it back up. The first chapter was very good, and I think there will be a compelling story here. Already much to digest about our celebrity-obsessed culture. Until we meet again, book friend 😁 •

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bibliobliss
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• ASK LITSY: The library is hollering for this one back 🤫 Is it worth starting before I return it in the next few days? As in, did you find it captivating and hard to put down? If so, I might try it... •

#askLitsy #recommendations #bookrecs #fiction #novel #librarylends #overduebooks

Megabooks I really liked it! I think I gave it 4.5⭐️ The stuff it made me think about is still knocking around in my head. 5y
Samplergal Loved it. It will be a quick, compelling read. 5y
Lovesbooks87 I really good enjoyed one. I thought it was a quick read! 5y
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bibliobliss @Megabooks Glad you enjoyed it!! Thanks for the recommendation 😉 5y
bibliobliss @Samplergal 😉 Thanks for the recommendation; glad you liked it. It sounds interesting. 5y
bibliobliss @Lovesbooks87 👍 Awesome, glad you liked it! Thanks for the recommendation 5y
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Megabooks
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#ayupaugust #babies #bfc #bfcr2 #goteam #botmbacklog

This book starts with a pregnancy test and has a lot of twists and turns before a very satisfying end! It follows a daughter in a Duggar-like religious family and reminded me why I stopped watching that family years ago. It also made me question watching any kids that grow up on TV (Teen Mom, The Little Couple, all of TLC, etc.) I enjoyed the multiple perspectives. #Recommended 4.5⭐️

squirrelbrain I‘ve been meaning to read this for ages - it sounds fab! 5y
Megabooks @squirrelbrain It is really good. I hope you enjoy it!! 5y
sarahs.thoughts.on.books This has become my go to recommendation. Considering I've been recommended Night Circus to everyone since 2013, I don't recommend anything else unless they ask for another, or they've already read it. More people need to read Essie 5y
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Emilymdxn Go you smashing your goal and working through your backlog you‘re doing SO well 5y
Megabooks @essayareayaitch I‘m always good with nonfiction recommendations, but fiction, I‘ve been recommending Station Eleven since it came out!! Now, my second favorite book is Convenience Store Woman, so I‘ve been saying that, too. You have to be careful where I live about book with religion and hypocrisy. 5y
Megabooks @Emilymdxn Thank you so much!! 😊😊😊 How are you doing with your illness?? My cold is lingering, and I haven‘t been able to do much of the F part of the challenge! 5y
Emilymdxn Feeling a lot better now thank you! Which is great cause I have another Very Full On weekend so being sick isn‘t really an option... I‘m so sorry yours is lingering those are the worst! Looking after yourself and taking it slow will help long term but I get it‘s shit now :( 5y
sarahs.thoughts.on.books @Megabooks convenience store woman is on my TBR. I've got to finish Severance first. Which I'm sure once I find my groove will go by quickly, I just need my library to stop giving me books first 5y
Megabooks @Emilymdxn I‘m glad you‘re feeling better! 💜 I don‘t think I have a fever today, but I still have all those “cold symptoms.” 👎🏻🤧 5y
Megabooks @essayareayaitch Severance is on my TBR for booked 2019. We‘ll see when I can get to it. I have two library books I need to read next week! I hope you like convenience store woman. 5y
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Megabooks
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New day (not quite 😉), three new books! 🥳📚🎧

I‘ve finished so many books the past two days that I‘ve started the new Megan Miranda on #Audible and The Book of Essie, #botmbacklog, as well as the one I posted about at 4 AM!

As Travis Tritt sang, it‘s a great day to be alive! @Cinfhen we need to do a country one! 😘

suzie.reads I have this Megan Miranda book in my stacked will look out for your review. I've read two of hers so far one was good and one wasn't. 5y
LiteraryinLawrence I really liked The Book of Essie! 5y
actualdisneyprincess I loved The Last House Guest and The Book of Essie!!! 5y
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Megabooks @suzie.reads I‘ve read two and liked one as well. So far, this one is good in the set up. We‘ll see! 5y
Megabooks @LiteraryinLititz I‘m enjoying it so far! 5y
Megabooks @actualdisneyprincess I‘m enjoying the set up on both of them so 🤞🏻 I continue to like them! 😁 5y
Cinfhen I think December 2019 is open @Megabooks if you want to cohost with me 😘😘😘 5y
Megabooks @Cinfhen should we really do #aCountryChristmas??? 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ Oh lord that would be too perfect! 😁🤣🎧 5y
Cinfhen Hahaha 😂😂😂Love it!!!!! 🤠🤠🤠 5y
Megabooks @Cinfhen if the month is free, let‘s do it!! 5y
Cinfhen My master list is back in Israel but I‘m pretty sure it‘s open!!! So consider yourself in 🎶❤️ 5y
Megabooks @Cinfhen Awesome!! We‘ll confirm when you get home, but I already have some ideas. 👍🏻😁😁😁 5y
Cinfhen Fun 👊🏽 5y
Megabooks @Cinfhen 🤠🎄👊🏻🤠 (edited) 5y
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GloVerdino
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My book haul from my semi-annual book swap with my sisters

janeycanuck The Book of Essie is really good! I couldn‘t put it down. 5y
GloVerdino @janeycanuck I think it‘s gonna get moved up to the top of my TBR list 5y
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JennyM
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Pickpick

A very timely and powerful read in the reality TV, click bait obsessed culture of today.

‘I wanted a safe place...that‘s all any of us ever want, but we won‘t get there unless we refuse to stay silent‘.

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Kaylamburson
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Pickpick

This was another audiobook I couldn't get enough of! I listened nonstop. I wish I knew a bit more about the mother and father and their perspectives, but Essie is a strong character with a complex story. There are many layers outside of the main plot, and I would read another book about Roarke or even Caleb. So glad I got this in the 2 for 1 audiobook sale on Audibke last month. Both picks were winners!

JennyM I‘m finally hoping to read this over the next week or so. Glad you enjoyed 😊 5y
Kaylamburson You definitely should make time for it. It's so good! @JennyM 5y
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jdiehr
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Pickpick

A reality tv family hiding a devastating secret. This one had me from the first line - "On the day I turn seventeen, there is a meeting to decide whether I should have the baby or if sneaking me to a clinic for an abortion is worth the PR risk."

Essie decides to take charge of her own life. How she does that makes for a great story.

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GinaKButler
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Starting this today...🎧

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Kaylamburson
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Audible has a 2 for 1 sale today, and I got The Book of Essie--adult fiction based around reality TV, religion, and a pregnancy scandal--and the YA When by Victoria Laurie about a girl who can see people's death dates.

Anyone read either of these yet?

Ashley_Nicoletto I really enjoyed the book of Essie! 5y
mcipher No, but I really like Victoria Laurie! 5y
LiteraryinLawrence I liked Essie! 5y
Amor4Libros I liked The Book of Essie! 5y
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Rissa1
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🎼 Friday morning, at nine o'clock
She is far away
Waiting to keep the appointment she made
Meeting a man from the Motortrade 🎶

A girl who is looking for a way out.
#BeatleMaynia @Eggs

Eggs Excellent choice 🤗💗 5y
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saguarosally
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Behind the author during her presentation. New insights: *I never thought of this book as YA, but it well could be. *I had no idea of the pervasive influence of medicine in the book when I read it. *I didn‘t think the only Litten I‘d see would be @ChrisBohjalian . *How were there audiences full of what looked like only white people?

Nice day to be at #newburyportlitfest !

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abookishbutterfly
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Do you know what these books are about? Join me and my special guest as we play a fun synopsis guessing game! https://youtu.be/vBuRQ-Z8IRc

#booktube #bookcommunity #bookgame #booklovers

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abookishbutterfly
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What do these books and Groot have in common? They will be making an appearance in my next BookTube video, airing tomorrow! Plus, I have a special guest and a fun game featured! Make sure you subscribe to my channel so you‘ll be notified when the video is posted. You don‘t want to miss this! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2BFuHz65YO9Ak_h_ovgkDQ

#booktube #booktubevideo #booktubegames

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Pickpick

I completely devoured this, getting sucked in from the very beginning. I didn‘t completely love the ending - I think it would have been stronger without the last 6 or so pages but the rest was fantastic.

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wanderinglynn Awesome! I voted. 😀 5y
TheBookStacker I voted!! 5y
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litsybookclub
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Discussion Question Number Three.

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Layali926
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My daughter‘s book shelf❤️❤️

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litsybookclub
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Discussion Question Number Two.

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litsybookclub
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Discussion Question Number One.

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litsybookclub
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Today we will be discussing The Book of Essie by Meghan Maclean Weir at 2pm ET. Here is the link to join the discussion: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/927897383

tpixie @SoniaC and @Kathrin it was great talking with you!! 5y
Kathrin @tpixie @SoniaC Yes, same here! Have a nice rest of your day!! 5y
SoniaC @tpixie and @Kathrin great talking with you both! 5y
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Kathrin @SoniaC @tpixie What are we reading in April? 😳 5y
SoniaC @Kathrin a Spark of Light 5y
Kathrin @SoniaC Thank you! 5y
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