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Dare Me
Dare Me: A Novel | Megan Abbott
Addy Hanlon has always been Beth Cassidy's best friend and trusted lieutenant. Beth calls the shots and Addy carries them out, a long-established order of things that has brought them to the pinnacle of their high-school careers. Now they're seniors who rule the intensely competitive cheer squad, feared and followed by the other girls -- until the young new coach arrives.Cool and commanding, an emissary from the adult world just beyond their reach, Coach Colette French draws Addy and the other cheerleaders into her life. Only Beth, unsettled by the new regime, remains outside Coach's golden circle, waging a subtle but vicious campaign to regain her position as "top girl" -- both with the team and with Addy herself. Then a suicide focuses a police investigation on Coach and her squad. After the first wave of shock and grief, Addy tries to uncover the truth behind the death -- and learns that the boundary between loyalty and love can be dangerous terrain. The raw passions of girlhood are brought to life in this taut, unflinching exploration of friendship, ambition, and power. Award-winning novelist Megan Abbott, writing with what Tom Perrotta has hailed as "total authority and an almost desperate intensity," provides a harrowing glimpse into the dark heart of the all-American girl.
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Yuki_Onna
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Eggs Perfect 👍🏼 3mo
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Yuki_Onna
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After Dark - Haruki Murakami: Eyes mark the shape of the city.

Bunny - Mona Awad: We call them Bunnies because that is what they call each other. Seriously. Bunny.

Dance, dance, dance - Haruki Murakami: I often dream about the Dolphin Hotel.

Dare me - Megan Abbott: “Something happened, Addy. I think you better come.“

Play it as it lays - Joan Didion: What makes Iago evil? some people ask. I never ask.

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anniebannanie
Dare Me: A Novel | Megan Abbott
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I‘m so glad I was a theatre kid in high school.

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Coleen
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Pickpick

Yet another Megan Abbott novel about mean teenage girls. The girls in this one were especially beastly. I cringe when I read how horrible they can be, esp. when I have a daughter of the same age. Still, this may be my favorite of Abbott‘s so far. I have some criticisms, but it was a wild ride.

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SomedayAlmost
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Pickpick

4 stars for this clever, vivid tale of murder, manipulation, love and power struggles amongst a squad of talented cheerleader/gymnasts. I put it down for a bit in the middle because the power-hungry athletes & their icy coach were a bit off-putting, but it drew me back. I watched an episode of the Netflix show. Protagonist Addy seemed sweeter, but book is smarter. Narrator was good, appropriately scheming and vulnerable. #murder #power #cheer

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ClairesReads
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Dare Me offers you what most Megan Abbott books do- a gritty, mean girls, noir-ish thriller that‘s propulsive reading. Abbott is on form here, as always, in her depiction of the dramatic, egocentric, manipulative minds and social interactions of teenage girlhood. I found that there were of course, moments where this novel didn‘t seem entirely realistic, especially in its portrayal of adults. But let‘s be honest, that‘s not what we‘re here for.

Victoriahoperose Did you watch the show? I really enjoyed it! 4y
ClairesReads @Victoriahoperose not yet! I thought I should read it first 4y
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Godpants
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Mehso-so

There were parts of this that I really related to, having played high level sports for most of my teens/early twenties, but it was also kind of hard to want to finish. Everyone in this is AWFUL!

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Godpants
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Saw this on a list of best thrillers in the last few years, so I‘m going to give it a try.

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Hooked_on_books
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Megan Abbott has the remarkable ability to write complex, dark, rather despicable characters that really work, since they seem so real. This one is set in the world of high school cheerleading with toxic friendships, wildly inappropriate relationships between students and their coach, lots of smoke in mirrors and more I didn‘t want to look away from.

AlaMich Have you read her earlier books? It seems a lot of people discovered her more recently, but her earlier books get overlooked. Queenpin, Bury Me Deep, The Song Is You are so good! (edited) 4y
vivastory @AlaMich I agree 100% Of the three I only read Queenpin, but a couple of months ago I bought the other 2. The covers are so wonderfully vintage. 4y
Hooked_on_books @AlaMich I‘ve definitely seen those covers but no, I‘ve only read her more recent books. Thanks for pointing me their way! 4y
AlaMich @vivastory They are great covers, I agree! 4y
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Bookworm1987
Dare Me: A Novel | Megan Abbott
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Gonna read this next by Megan Abbott

Manoshgirl51 Let me know what you think :) 5y
TheLudicReader Loved this. 5y
Bookworm1987 @TheLudicReader have you seen the t.v. show? 5y
TheLudicReader @Bookworm1987 no, but I see it is coming to Netflix, so I will definitely be watching 5y
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Bookworm1987
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So happy!!! This came into my local library. Cant wait to dive into it. #meganabbott #dareme

TheLudicReader Excellent book. 5y
Bookworm1987 @TheLudicReader I'm really enjoying the tv show. Have you seen it? 5y
TheLudicReader @Bookworm1987 I haven‘t seen the series...not sure it is where to find it or if I have that subscription service. I really like the way Abbott writes. 5y
Bookworm1987 @TheLudicReader dare me is coming to Netflix on march 20th. Netflix uk 5y
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Manoshgirl51
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Mehso-so

I was a little disappointed in this book. I read it because I was intrigued with the premise, not to mention the commercials for the show caught my attention. Addy did not seem likeable to me; she's kind of a pushover and lets Beth control her decisions. I also felt that the characters were not given enough time to develop as well. I will say, the show is really good and the characters seemed to have more backstory as you watch.

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MrsV
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3.25 ⭐️

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onebigshoe
Dare Me: A Novel | Megan Abbott
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To be fair, I put this one down before finishing. Just as I had put down several other Abbott books that had received positive notices. My conclusion is that I respect Abbott‘s taste, but find her prose dull and derivative.

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suzie.reads
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Mehso-so

Confused how this is a psychological thriller 😏 Not enough happened for me, it wasn't terrible just abit boring, I like more grit in a book.

My third Megan Abbott book. The first one was good but the next two have been so-so and for that reason I won't be rushing back to her books. I gave her a chance 🙄

LoveToReadLiveToRead Agree with this review. I‘ve not read any of her others but this definitely didn‘t leave me wanting to seek them out. 5y
suzie.reads @LoveToReadLiveToRead think she's abit hit and miss. I really enjoyed 'Give Me Your Hand' but two out of the three I've read have been boring, so probably won't bother with anymore. 5y
TheSpineView I still need to get your address so I can send your prize for winning the Q2 drawing of the Series Read challenge. My email is lisa@thespineview.com. Btw, is your stacked list updated? 5y
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suzie.reads @TheSpineView I'm in the UK you really don't have to send me anything 😊 I always forget to stack books aswell lol 5y
TheSpineView @suzie.reads Of course I do. This challenge was open to everyone one and I have no problem shipping to other countries. So don't worry one bit about it. When you send me your address tell me what book you are pining for and I will include that along with some other goodies. 5y
suzie.reads @TheSpineView I've just emailed you 😊 5y
TheSpineView @suzie.reads Got it! I will let you know when the package ships and get you a tracking number. 😊 5y
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Boooooks
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1/5⭐️ i really didn‘t like this one I hated all of the characters which I‘m sure was supposed to be the case for the most part but I genuinely still have no clue whether we were supposed to root for the main character at least but I just didn‘t care. Also I know they‘re cheerleaders and everything so their bodies would be a big part of it but it felt like I was hearing the same passage about ‘tight bodies‘ over and over again.

Karisa I bailed on this one too. Plot and characters felt so empty. 5y
MrBook Nice review! 5y
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Boooooks
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Since I‘ve been so into crocheting lately I think audiobooks may be my go to for a bit #audiobook #audiocrochet #crochet

julesG Calories free 😁😁 5y
Boooooks @julesG true 😂😂 5y
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LoveToReadLiveToRead
Dare Me: A Novel | Megan Abbott
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Well, first week of #bookfitnesschallenge done!

I met my fitness target of 10 miles this week, yay! I actually had to tag an extra 0.7 mile run on last night to get there!! 😂

Miles for week: 10.1 out of 10 target
Books for challenge: 1 out of 6 total

@wanderinglynn

LoveToReadLiveToRead @wanderinglynn should I be putting what I think are my weekly points on this post? I assume the 10 points for meeting book/fitness challenges are one offs to be added at the end, is that right? Sorry if you‘ve answered that already!

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wanderinglynn Yep, the 10pts for the book/fitness come at the end. But you should be tracking how many posts you had (not counting the weekly check-in), how many times you encouraged/cheered a fellow #BFC teammate, & 3 pts for your weekly check-in post. (edited) 6y
wanderinglynn Way to go hitting your fitness goals this week! Keep up the good work! 🙌🏻 6y
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LoveToReadLiveToRead @wanderinglynn
Points for the week:
Encouragement points: 7
Additional post x 2: 2
Points for check-in post: 3
Total: 12
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TheSpineView Way to go! 6y
CocoReads Good job. Ack, I need to add up my points. I neglected that earlier.! 6y
AprilMae Way to go!!! 6y
Headinherbooks_27 👏👏 6y
Marina_h Well done! Bring on week 2 💪😊 6y
BookwormAHN Great job 👏🏻 6y
LauraBeth Nice job! 6y
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LoveToReadLiveToRead
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Started off #BookFitnessChallenge with a 10K race this morning! No medal but a coaster, plus free water and bananas afterwards. Plus the added bonus of cake (long since eaten by the time I took the picture) and beers supplied by someone in my running club celebrating a birthday! 🏃‍♀️🍺 Now to chill and hopefully get some reading done!
@wanderinglynn
No of miles: 6.25 (course slightly long)
3.75 more needed this week to reach target

alisiakae Congrats on your race! 🎉Book, bananas, and beer! 😄 6y
LoveToReadLiveToRead @4thhouseontheleft thanks! Yes, good combo! 😁 6y
cobwebmoth That's awesome! 6y
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Emilymdxn That‘s incredible! Congratulations you‘re crushing this challenge! 6y
wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 🎉🥳👏🏻 6y
jillannjohn That‘s awesome! Love the coaster! 6y
Marina_h Nicely done! I would love to be able to 🏃10k... maybe one day 😊 6y
BookwormAHN Fantastic 👏🏻 6y
BarbaraJean Well, that makes for a fantastic fitness day!! 6y
Caterina Congrats! What a great way to kick off the challenge! Enjoy resting on your laurels and reading 😊 6y
TheSpineView Fantastic! 6y
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BookishTrish
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The writing crackled. If I‘d had this book in high school I‘d have read it to tatters.

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AutumnRLS
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Book mail :) I really enjoyed You Will Know Me so I ordered a couple more of Megan Abbott's novels. This is the first to arrive.

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BookishTrish
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Lovely atmosphere while I work today #weekendlibrarian

Lindy Is that rain against a window? 6y
BookishTrish @Lindy Early morning sunshine ☀️ 6y
Lindy @BookishTrish Hooray for sunshine, in that case. 😊 6y
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BookishTrish
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Lovely morning for an #audiowalk

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BookishTrish
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New week, new #audiowalk book

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prowlix
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I had last minute change of plans and can now participate in the @DeweysReadathon tomorrow! This is my quickly cobbled together #tbr because I love options? Since there‘s been no planning I‘m really only hoping to hit 16 hrs but excited anyway! #readathon

readordierachel Great choices! 6y
Clwojick Thank you for posting this! I was hoping to do my own little Readathon this weekend, but now I‘ve signed up for Dewey‘s too! Looking forward to tackling some of my TBR stack before I head back to college in May. 🧡 6y
Clwojick On another note, I loved Shade and Saga. 💛🧡❤️ 6y
prowlix @Clwojick glad to help! I really love Dewey‘s and the 24 in 48 readathons. Also glad to know that you liked Shade since it was kinda an impulse pick at the library 📚 6y
Clwojick Graphics are always an impulse pic for me. Lol 6y
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WhatWouldJaneDo
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Pickpick

Nothing like Megan Abbott to get me through when I feel a slump coming. The style in this one made me go a little slower than I often do in thrillers; it had some great turns of phrase and I wasn't surprised to find her early inspiration was a teen queen Richard III. Some continuity errors took me out of it, but I really loved the take on toxic friendships, I def experienced them at that age.

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WhatWouldJaneDo
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Polly makes a good book stand. #catsoflitsy

Tanisha_A Hahah! 6y
Crazeedi 😊💖😻 6y
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WhatWouldJaneDo
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Couldn't resist starting this any longer! I went on a Megan Abbott tear last year and it's been driving me crazy that I still haven't read this one. Love this cover, too!

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everfree7
Dare Me: A Novel | Megan Abbott
Mehso-so

It was frustrating. Hard to describe.

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Girl thank you so much for all these amazing gifts! Those reading socks are to die for, the dip mixes smell awesome and that hot chocolate is such a treat. I love the mug, bookmarks, and of course I can‘t wait to read the books and eat the chocolate. What a wonderful swap! Thanks lady! Wishing you a wonderful Christmas 🥰🎄
#christmasbookswap
Thanks so much for organizing @MyBookSwapClub

kstadt929 I bought these socks for myself a few weeks ago and they are amazing!!!! 6y
cassareada You are so welcome. You can ignore the date I said in the card because I am already halfway finished with the blanket already. It is killing me to not post any photos of the progress, but it is REALLY pretty so far 💜 6y
JoScho @kstadt929 yes they are so soft and fuzzy inside! 6y
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everfree7
Dare Me: A Novel | Megan Abbott

Already into this book and know she has a lot of them

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Chelsea.Poole
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Pickpick

#audiobook #libby
Gesh, those are not the kinds of things I remember about high school and cheerleading. This one will take you into the inner lives of the cheerleaders who make up those insane pyramids. “Obsession, competition, and jealousy”...my best 3 word description.

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Chelsea.Poole
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Helloooo fall, cool weather, and evil cheerleaders!! #audiobook #nextup

akckitty This is a great one! 6y
Kappadeemom I loved this book! 6y
Chelsea.Poole @akckitty @Kappadeemom glad to see you all enjoyed it!! I‘m intrigued so far!🤔 6y
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mrozzz
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Pickpick

I don't outright hate mean girls or cheerleaders, but an hour or two in the audio I wasn't sure I‘d continue. And yet, I so wanted to see it through and I'm glad I did.

Chapter by chapter the pretty veneer was rubbed clean off and the reality of these cheerleaders & their new coach consumed/overtook what at first seemed like a shallow book topped with petty teenage girl drama. By the time I realized where Abbott was taking me, I was totally rapt.

kiks This book sounds amazing. 6y
vivastory There's a feature on her in the newest issue of Bookmarks 6y
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kaykay521
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Pickpick

Teen cheerleaders+no apparent parental supervision+ weirdly bad influence of coach+ teenage obsession= one heck of a book.

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Tjackson
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Just arrived from Amazon. I am going to a book talk in 10 days by her, so let‘s see if I can finish this before I ask her to sign it.

vivastory Ah, jealous you get to meet her! I loved this one. Enjoy! 6y
DeborahSmall Love Megan Abbott! Great book 6y
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TrishB
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#bookmail
Thanks to the lovely @DeborahSmall for today‘s books 😁 just wow!!! Thank you so much - email update in the week 💕

DeborahSmall 😘 7y
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SassyPants617
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Bar just cleared out, figured I‘d try to get some reading in. 🍻🤓

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TrishB
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#cheerleader #fiercefeb
Apparently this is a twisted tale containing cheerleaders!! It has not sold itself to me so I don‘t think I‘ll be reading anytime soon.

batsy Good one 👍🏽 Heard about this too, might give it a try :) 7y
KarenUK I read this one and quite enjoyed it... Dark and twisty... and I‘d definitely read more Megan Abbott.... 7y
RidgewayGirl Megan Abbott is one of my favorite authors. Dare Me is dark, twisty and noir. 7y
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Andrew65 Not sure a book about cheerleaders would call me! 😂😂 7y
DeborahSmall Megan Abbott is great, I have this but haven‘t got this one yet xx 7y
TrishB @DeborahSmall I‘ve not read anything by her - I was mainly thinking that cheerleaders weren‘t really my thing! She seems to be very liked though 👍🏻 7y
DeborahSmall Oh good I‘ve doubled up in a couple of paperbacks so I‘ll post them over I‘ve been boxing up books that won‘t fit in new library. Amazing how many doubles I have because I‘ve so many books behind books! Xx 7y
TrishB @DeborahSmall thank you as always ❤️ xx 7y
Centique I was going to post this one too! It was a bookclub pick - a good twisty high school thriller - not my thing but a lot of my friends would love this. 7y
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jennw1212
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Current listen

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UglyOldBat
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This today with my 4 and a half from yesterday means I managed 12 hours. Good luck to everyone going for the full 24!

#24in48

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UglyOldBat
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I'm also listening to this audiobook in between times

#24in48

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Itchyfeetreader
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Pickpick

“There‘s something dangerous about the boredom of teenage girls” never a truer quote! At times the metaphor on metaphor bothered me as did the utter lack of any sort of sensible adult role model (where were their parents!) but overall I loved how this captured and exacerbated the emotions of the teenage years. It‘s dark and not a fluffy read but I am glad I read it!

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whatsthEStorey
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All suspense for October!

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Clwojick
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Started this morning, and now I only have an hour left on he audiobook. Works been busy, but quiet.... so the headphones go back in. 🙌

vivastory I really liked this one 7y
riversong153 I really enjoyed her novel “You will know me” it was really good. I may pick this one up!! 7y
Clwojick @riversong153 I'm really enjoying it so far! You should definitely check it out. 7y
SilversReviews I have never read a book by her, but I met her about five years ago. 7y
Clwojick @SilversReviews what?! Jealous! ☺️ 7y
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theladygreer
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No one told me! This book is soooo addictive. I keep snatching moments to read it -- I love it when a book runs away with you like that.

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mrp27
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#anditsaugust

Some #twowordtitles from my shelves.