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The Hunger Games: Special Edition
The Hunger Games: Special Edition | Suzanne Collins
This Special Edition of The Hunger Games includes the most extensive interview Suzanne Collins has given since the publication of The Hunger Games; an absorbing behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the series; and an engaging archival conversation between Suzanne Collins and YA legend Walter Dean Myers on writing about war. The Special Edition answers many questions fans have had over the years, and gives great insight into the creation of this era-defining work. In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sisters place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to death beforeand survival, for her, is second nature. Still, if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.
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JackHowley5
Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins

“Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor.”

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KaylasReadingNook
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This book has been my favorite for years and it‘s one that I always come back to, but it was such a new experience having the artwork to go with the story. It made everything that much more heart wrenching and touching and just brought the story one step further 10 out of 10 would recommend. 😄

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Read4life
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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

Thanks for the tag @julieclair

1. My family
2. Katniss Everdeen.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love Katniss ❤️ 2mo
TheSpineView Thanks for playing 🌞 2mo
julieclair 👍🧡 2mo
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SconsinBookyBadger
The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins
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Cat tucked away in his blanket fort ✔️
Book for me ✔️
Let the Saturday reading game begin! 📚
May the odds of a coworker not to disturb me be in our favor. 📴

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JacintaMCarter
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Carter.reynolds
Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins
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The hunger games is an amazing story set in a dystopian future. It starts off with our main characters (katnise Everdeen) sister being chosen for the Hunger Games. The hunger games consists of 1 male and 1 female from each district being chosen at random to fight in an arena until one remains on top. Katnise must survivor and fight her way through everyone else competing to live.

If you like books that talk about dystopia future you‘d love this

Carter.reynolds The point of view is first person from katnise herself. We are told her feeling and thought when they are happening 2y
MissYaremcio Great work Carter! 6/6 2y
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Books_n_Whatnot
The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins
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Fun re-read! Peeta is still a dream boat. Picking up more on the political and more nuanced references to history than I did in middle school

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GinaKButler
The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins
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Up next…one of those series everyone has read but me!

#bookspinbingo
#23in23

Bren912 I hope you love it as much as I did!!! 2y
emz711 I did it on audio too 2y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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From my daughter‘s shelf 📚🎥

#BookMoods
#Becameamovie

persephone1408 I really enjoyed four 2y
Eggs Well done! 2y
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Bamazin
Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins
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Book 20

Another reread while waiting for library holds

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CRR
The Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins
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I am reading these for the first time. I never knew much of the story or ever saw any of the movies. I guess I assumed the basic storyline. But reading this was so good. I sprinted through it in under 24 hours as I just had to keep reading. I don‘t know anything about what‘s to come but I will keep reading.

paulfrankspencer The books definitely don't get better, though the second is alright. 3y
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RavenclawPrincess913
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So I haven't been active this last year because my wedding didn't have chance to read planning it myself walked down aisle to hunger games song too. TW: Than also had to have emergency surgery in August for ruptured ectopic pregnancy we named her Amethyst Moon we've been trying forever and made it that much harder. Also idk if I ever updated on the cancer the cancer markers are low which is good.

CrowCAH Congratulations on the marriage! ❤️ 3y
RavenclawPrincess913 @CrowCAH thank you 😊 3y
wanderinglynn Beautiful photo! Congrats on your wedding 🍾🥂 3y
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DrexEdit Love this photo! Hugs to you! 💜 3y
brittanyreads You look beautiful ✨ 3y
Crazeedi My deepest sympathies that your little angel went back too soon, my prayer is that you will be blessed with a little one to fill your life. Congratulations on your marriage, and that you have a partner to share the joys and sorrows of life. And great news on the cancer markers, pray they are low and that you stay healthy. Hugs💕 3y
RavenclawPrincess913 @Crazeedi thank you so much means a lot it's been hard I've had miscarriages when I was younger but for some reason this loss hurt the worst 3y
jdiehr What a beautiful picture, and beautiful name for your little angel. Sending up a prayer for you... 3y
ShelleyBooksie Stunning photo. So sorry to hear of your loss ♡ 3y
StaceGhost Grief never gets any easier ❤️sending love, even though the loss remains ❤️glad there was some silver shining through the dark clouds with the wedding & low markers (edited) 3y
Chrissyreadit Beautiful picture. Thank you for sharing about your precious Angel and her beautiful name ❤️ 3y
Blerdgal_Fenix Love & Light sent to you! Beautiful picture 3y
Susanita I‘m so sorry about Amethyst. Your wedding looks beautiful. 3y
BookwormM Wow you have a lot going on. Your wedding looks amazing. Sorry about your precious angel. Good news about the cancer 3y
RavenclawPrincess913 @Chrissyreadit thank you I wear an amethyst moon necklace now and it helps me feel like she's still with me alittle 3y
luvlee68 sorry for your loss ‼️happy for your low cancer count - take care😊 3y
Allkat I thought this was a picture from a movie. Really pretty dress! 3y
RavenclawPrincess913 @Allkat thank you 😊 3y
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CrowCAH
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#Movie2BookRecs #LetterD #Divergent

To me Katniss shows a lot of “dauntless” personality when she in the arena.

Klou Oh absolutely!!! 3y
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StaceGhost
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Super excited to receive my #hhs this afternoon! I can‘t wait to open it!! @wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Yay! 🙌🏻🧡🎃 3y
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mariaku21
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I've read this book three different times, and each time, I appreciated it differently.⁠

This last time around, I borrowed the special edition read by Tatiana Maslany, and I was utterly sucked back into district 12, among the dirt and turmoil as I had to listen to Maslany narrate this in Katniss' POV and she sounds exactly as I imagined Katniss would be.⁠

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Sofia.Aniceto132
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05/03 - 05/03
Pages: 347
Genre: adventure fiction

To be honest I got really bored of the book, maybe because I watched the movies already and I know how ends. I couldn‘t really visualize the scenes like usual when I read books.

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Curiouser_and_curiouser
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Out for our exercise today during Victoria's current lockdown (with another 7 day extension I've just heard).
Got my water, my coffee, my knitting and my book.
My 12 yr old daughter is reading The Hunger Games at the moment so I'm reading along with her. My first time reading. Enjoying it so far 😊

i.besteph My sister just finished reading the series. She loved it! I‘m catching up soon 😂 3y
Curiouser_and_curiouser @I.be.Stef cool! I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series too 🙂 3y
i.besteph @Curiouser_and_curiouser Nice! ♥️ btw thanks for the likes! Truly appreciate it. 🥰🤗 (edited) 3y
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ishan0986
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Mehso-so

So this has sparked a lot of mixed feelings for me. It hovers between pick and so-so and finally settled for the latter. The concept and the imagination are really good but I feel it lacks the implementation. The main character is flawed which is nice, it makes them human to me rather just book heroes who are all mighty and strong. Coming to the harsh regime and the capitol I don't get how can they be so advanced with flying cameras, (continued⤵️)

ishan0986 genetic mutations, all healing medicines and yet on the other hand be so primitive as to let humans handle their precious resources like coal, agricultural goods and so on. Such regimes would not want to loose the precious resources on the account of human error. The parachutes are either invisible to other players or they are very small to be seen from afar. Could only make guesses at this point 3y
ishan0986 Haymitch is pushing for
the couples angle from the
beginning and seems to
know it would work, maybe
he knows something we don't know. The people are deliberately kept hungry and low on food rations so that their minds are always occupied with procuring food rather than revolting. Katniss is liked by all in the district the reason for which escapes me. Maybe due to her father. A little more facts about him would have been really nice.
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Scochrane26 I don‘t think Katniss is liked by everyone. Her dad was liked, I think. Her mom & sister are well-liked & respected because they heal people. 3y
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ishan0986
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100 pages in, the story is all around the place right now. I like katniss but a few of her points are straight up weird for me. Maybe it will change with time.
Also I completed my 1000/1000 pages for #NutsInMay Now would pushing for 1500.

Reggie Oof. When I finished the 3rd and final books I was sad for days. FOR DAYS! Lol, hope you like it. 3y
ishan0986 @Reggie oh. This happens to me too. Let's hope I don't get that sad 😅 3y
Scochrane26 @ishan0986 You will get sad. It‘s worth it though. I wasn‘t sad for days, but there‘s been some events that have stayed with me. Katniss is a flawed character, just stick with her. (edited) 3y
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Tattooedteacher
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Katniss motivates everyone around her.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Excellent choice!!! 🙌🏻💪🏻📚 4y
Eggs Perfect 👌🏼 4y
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melissajayne
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1. Yes I have. I have listened to a number of books this way; some of them have included the tagged book, The Ocean at the End of the Lane and some others. I have an CD player that I have used to listen to them. It‘s how I got into audiobooks.

2. I mostly listen to podcasts while reading.

#two4tuesday

TheSpineView Thanks for playing and happy Tuesday! 💙📖💜🎧 4y
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Amandajoy
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I took a chance last week and ordered a grab bag of shirts from Out of Print. Must say I‘m pleased with my bag. And since I got a bonus tote, I‘d say the odds were in my favor.

rather_be_reading awesome! 4y
Megabooks Fantastic! 4y
LiteraryinPA I have the library cart shirt! 😁 4y
britt_brooke Love them all! 4y
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Anoukeboek
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Yes, Katniss! She is so powerful and strong. She did whine a bit too much about the whole love affair, but that could just be her age. I loved Rue, I loved Cinna, I loved the arena with all the plottwists happening everyday. It had been years since I read this serie, and it was as good as I remember!
(🎧 - audiobook)

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Adodd1
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This SF and New York Times Bestseller book by Suzanne Collins is an absolute page-turner! The book is so captivating and action-packed, it was quite difficult to put down. Having students do an IR for this book would be best, due to the fact this book may not interest everyone with heavier topics. https://www.rif.org/literacy-central/book/hunger-games #ucflae3414sp21

Adodd1 The link provided give some great resources for teachers to use to introduce the book and author, as well as activities for when students are finished reading to check for comprehension. The UDL strategy best fit would be 7.1 with the book trailer provided in the link. The EL strategy best fit would be 42 to help stay on track in the book. 4y
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Karissacurrier
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This SF, LC multi award winning and NY Times Best seller is a great series to use with small groups in your classroom, and is a favorite among students. This dystopian novel highlights the struggles of poverty and perseverance. Katniss Everdeen volunteers to fight other children to the death in order to save her sister from her potential demise. In the end, Katniss discovers the major hardships of her world, and what needs to be done to fix it.

Karissacurrier This book/series would work best in a LC, as it is a series that would work best with small group discussions and activities. Information from Edutopia provides great methods for conducting LCs with your students. EL strategies 36 and 44 will help students engage in book discussions through HOT questions. UDL principle 8.3 will help to foster student collaboration within the LC, and encourage all students to participate within the group. 4y
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Lunarstar27
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Man why did I not what to read this book when it came out? So good definitely will be reading the next book in the series

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ahoffkosik
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(Effie Trinket voice) Happy Hunger Games episode release day! 🎉 On the new episode of my podcast, it‘s FINALLY time to tackle this pop culture behemoth of the aughts. This conversation is soooo much bigger than the books or the movies and covers everything from women in the public eye and the brutalities of entertainment to the realities of privilege and whether or not we *really* care about that love triangle. Link to listen in my bio!

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CrowCAH
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I started this #Audiobook.

Usually I‘m slow to get on the bandwagon when there‘s a bunch of hype over a series. But I felt compelled to read this one. And it also helps I‘m interested in archery 🏹 which Katniss excels at.

BennettBookworm Same! I only read this relatively recently 4y
CrowCAH @BennettBookworm I‘m still not sure if after finishing the book I will watch the movies or not. 4y
BennettBookworm I know- always such a hard decision!! 4y
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Sharpeipup
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mabell Very interesting! 4y
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KimberlyJuracich
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This is a series I love and always will. The concept the writing everything was perfect about it. I wish they would have put more of the book in the movie.

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FeatherV
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I'm making a real conscious effort to to re-read the gems I refuse to give up from my bookshelves this year. I started this series again the other night. I've only read through #thehungergames once and I'm really enjoying reading through the book again.
#reread #2021books #suzannecollins #suchagoodread #katniss #mockingjay

heartandsoulbooks.blogspot.com

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Smlambert725
Hunger Games | Suzanne Collins

Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor. #January2021

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kmoon
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Great

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JulietReads
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Wow! Just wow! 👏 Thank you Suzanne Collins for writing this wonderful book. I cannot wait to read the next book. 📖

Powered_By_Plants 🤩 yes!! I second you. My absolute favourite . My world was on hold while i read the trilogy. I hope you like the next one 🏹 4y
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Xubst
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Nothing better than a dystopian novel that makes your own dystopian life less disturbing. If you've missed the whole Hunger Games hype this is a great read. I would definitely recommend reading the series before watching the movies, so you can enjoy the same rage I had when everything I imagined got smashed to pieces. You'd think i'd have learned by now that the book is always better.

Powered_By_Plants Welcome to Litsy 🥳 This is my all time favourite and totally agree books first. My teenage son was banned from the movies until he had read the books 😂 #litsywelcomewagon 4y
readingjedi Welcome to Litsy 🙂 What I really hate is when you have the image of the perfect Katniss or whoever in your head and the film version is nothing like it but then you can't get Jennifer Lawrence out of head!!! 4y
Xubst Thanks guys! 4y
Eggs Welcome to Litsy 🥳🌹🥳 4y
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Nic3
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Addictive

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kelli7990
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Here‘s my review for the first book I‘ve read this year but this one is a reread for me because I want to continue with this trilogy. I want to find out if Katniss and Peeta end up together.

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TheSpineView
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#JumpIntoJanuary @Eggs
Prompt: YA Favorite

Eggs Perfect 4y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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#Confident Katniss Everdeen... her name even sounds confident 🏹

“If he wants me broken, then I will have to be whole.”

#InspiredNewYear

Tattooedteacher Loved these books! Such a strong female role model. 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Tattooedteacher me too!! I watch it every time I catch it on! 4y
Helen19 I loved these books so much more than I thought I would. Still haven‘t seen the film, its on my list! 4y
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TheKidUpstairs I loved these books. My first kobo died on me when I was halfway through the first one, at a cottage in the woods. It was devastating having to pause unexpectedly and wait a whole week to read the rest! 🤣🤣🤣 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Helen19 you definitely should!! 4y
Helen19 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks we have just been put into another lockdown so I definitely have the time...! 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Helen19 oh no!!!! For how long? 4y
Helen19 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks at least mid-Feb it seems 😔 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Helen19 I‘m hopeful that things will calm down by February 🙏🏻 4y
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amberavidreader
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Read this for the first time. Never seen the movie. Loved it! Can't wait for book 2! Highly recommend!

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Katus
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It's absolutely great. I love it so much. I'm sure everyone will love it. The story is crazy. 12 districts 24 tributes, only one can survive.

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Shemac77
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Still pretty wonderful even after a second reading.

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Shemac77
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Revisiting this series.

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TheBookAddict
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I read this series years ago and I‘ve watched the movies plenty of times but listening to the reaping made me get all choked up and teary eyed. It‘s so moving and angering.

#YesiReads #audiobook #HungerGames #Reread #NovelNovember

Chrissyreadit I love these books so much! 4y
TheBookAddict @Chrissyreadit me too! I originally read the physical books, but I decided to listen to them this time around. I decided I needed to reread them before I read the new book. 4y
Chrissyreadit @TheBookAddict I‘m hesitating to read the new one although my friend thinks I will like it. 4y
TheBookAddict @Chrissyreadit I was a bit hesitant when it first came out, but my curiosity is definitely crushing my hesitation. I need to know! 😅 4y
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TheNeverendingTBR
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1.) My family back in Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

2.) This week I'm most thankful for my girlfriend and the kids getting over their viruses. 🤧

Thanks for the tag @The_Penniless_Author 📖

#ThankfulThursday @Cosmos_Moon 🌛

I tag you, Constant Reader.

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Annie1215
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Today‘s card is: King of Clubs/The Magician; SKILL

“Jane Austen makes magic with her pen at her writing desk, using her prowess to begin something new”

#dailytarot

This makes me think of Katniss Everdeen and her precision in skill with her bow and arrow.

What does this make you think of? Comment below!

TheSpineView This makes me think of the Dark Gift series by Vic James because the ruling class can all perform magic and they call it skill. 4y
Annie1215 @TheSpineView that sounds awesome! 4y
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