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I'm ready for book 2 @curiouserandcurioser it's just took me 2 hours to read 18 chapters lol but I promised I'd catch up 😅 I'm really happy with how the book ended and look forward to furthering the adventure with Serafina C.R.C

3✨Biltmore is an actual place and some of the characters were real people. However, this is a completely fictional story of a girl more of nature than human. She has a good friend who cares for animals. Something strange is happening to the animals. Will Serafina be able to figure out what? A very unique story with a lot of detail and a cliff hanger at the end. #SeriesLove @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

3/52: Serafina and the Twisted Staff

This book sucked me in even MORE than the first one!! It was so well and this was a great continuation in the series. It scared me a little bit (which is good), and can‘t wait to read 3 and 4.

#Fantasy #Fiction #YoungAdult #ReadingChallenge

It was a long week, and I‘m so tired so this is the laziest post. 🤣 1,242 points for #teamhendrix #scarathlon for week 2

The adventures with Serafina and Braeden continue! This series evokes the atmosphere of the Pisgah National Forest and Biltmore estate so well! I do hope the next book in the series doesn‘t follow the same structure, or it will begin to feel a bit formulaic.

#screamathon #wickedathon #littenlisten #bookspinbingo #scarathlon #spookoween

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Took me awhile to think of a #blackcat book. I‘ve read the first 3 Serafina books, partly because they‘re set at the Biltmore. This is a great middle grade series but can be a little scary at times, depending on the kid (and adult 😬). Serafina can become a panther and guards the Biltmore with help from her friends.
#chillingphotochallenge #scarathlon #teamslaughter
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Just finished this one last week. I‘m surprised by how much I like this series.

Courtesy of Books-a-million's bargain section. 😁

I adore this series! Holding the second one here and excited to read it. It‘s a rainy day heartwarming read. Definitely for kids but definitely a good story!

CURRENTLY READING. Just about to start book 2! You can read my review of book one on my website at www.mythoughtsareablog.com 😊

I am looking forward to starting this book after coffee.

Serafina and Braeden are back for another supernatural adventure at the Biltmore Estate. Starts slowly. Beatty should see how Rowling referred to what happened in the previous HP books. Anyway, someone wants to destroy the Biltmore and seems to be able to control or possess animals. All animals in the forest surrounding Biltmore are fleeing, even Serafina's family. Serafina, who is not completely at home in either place, decides to save Biltmore.

Listened to this on my way back from dropping my son off at my SIL for fencing camp. First couple of chapters were just restating what happened in book one. Seems like it's finally getting to the story in this book.

Littens, please help me decide what to read next in my TBR pile. Please note your choice and I will look in the morning to see what book has been picked the most times. Thanks for your help! 👍🏻😃

Isadora has settled in for the afternoon. Unfortunately, she's laying very awkwardly on what I want to read! You can't tell, but her neck is bent all funny so she can lay her head directly on the book! #catsoflitsy

Question. I haven't read the first book (It's been on hold at my library for what seems like years), but the second one doesn't have a wait list. Can I read this out of order and it still make sense?

My only #signed book. Given to me at Christmas by my bookish niece and sister in law that live near Asheville. We all enjoyed the first Serafina book set at the Biltmore, and they said I needed the next one! It's in my pile for when I need some adventure.

This book was so wonderful and fantastic!! I loved the first book in this series, but this second book took the baton and never stopped running! I did not want to ever stop reading! Also, look at that cover!!😍

Great continuation of the story. Beatty mixes in real people and places with folklore to create a hard-to-put-down story. With a strong female protagonist who learns the value of family and friends this is a good choice for middle school readers. It can be a bit dark and there are animal injuries/deaths/attacks in both books so this may be a series a parent may want to check out first for more sensitive readers.

This book is breaking my heart! So much had happened and I'm only half-way through. There's some serious stuff happening for a book geared toward younger readers. I love that there's not sense of talking down to the reader. Stay bold, indeed.

I feel this line really sums up how a lot people feel right now. When I read it I thought immediately of John Lewis and then all the other courageous people who have stood up for themselves and others. And then I thought about how many of us will be defined by the fights we chose in the coming years. #ReadersResist

In order to meet my Goodreads Challenge goal I need to read 4 books a week. My last book club choice has me a little behind. Also, I'm annoyed that the last book I read doesn't have more of the aeries available so I can binge read it. I'm going away from my various challenge lists and reading this one. I enjoyed the first one. There's a lot of poetry in the writing and the addition of folklore is awesome!

It was good not the best but not the worst either

Well I kind of just needed a break from reality so I said I was taking a nap but I'm really hiding in the bedroom reading snuggling with Scorpius 🐱🤓📚💚 #cat #tuxedokitty #kitten #kittenlife #scorpius #scorpiusalbus #bookworm #booklife #booklove #bookaddict #bookstagram #book #books #booknerd #bookgeek #bibliophile #serafinaandthetwistedstaff

Mi little bookworm ❤

Matthew has came and went and all we are dealing with is no power, The house is super hot with no ac so I'm chillaxin on the trampoline outside and enjoying the cool windy 76° weather. Thank you all for your prayers and good vibes they worked #hurricane #hurricanematthew #florida #serafinaandthetwistedstaff #robertbeatty #bookworm #booklife #booklove #bookaddict #bookstagram #book #books #booknerd #bookgeek #bibliophile #ilovereading #myaddiction

Currently reading with kids.

I'm really enjoying this series so far! I like how it pulls in folk lore of the Americas, and the darkness of it. It's rare to find that in middle grade. If you enjoyed the first book, then I don't think you'll be disappointed with this one. Serafina grows up a little more and discovers what it means to fit in, and I think she's gotten fiercer since the first story. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

About 140 pages left! This series has been a lot of fun, and would be great for the weeks leading to Halloween. It's not overly scary but it's certainly creepy.

Should be asleep...but I couldn't resist reading a few pages before I pass out from exhaustion. This one has to go back to the library later today, so I have about 10 or so hours of non-sleep time to get it done.
I enjoyed the first one quite a bit and I'm excited to see what Serafina has to face in this one.

Part 2 of the display. #SIBA16

August #bookhaul. Horrible picture, but I took it quickly in my classroom this evening. Most of the books will be going into my classroom library. I am excited for Serafina and the Twisted Staff! I read the first, Serafina and the Black Cloak, this summer. It is a fun mystery/historical fiction. #augustphotochallenge @TheSpinecrackersBookClub

Serafina is an interesting heroine, a young girl who just recently learned amazing things about her own heritage and abilities. At the beginning of the story she doesn't quite know where she fits in the world, and I loved seeing her continue to grow as a character in this action packed story.

#netgalley #middlegrade

Beatty's first Serafina book was one of my faves in 2015, so am looking forward to diving into this new adventure! This one begins on the Biltmore estate, 3 weeks after Serafina defeated the Man in the Black Cloak.