Words in Deep Blue

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

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Read this for May's #YABuddyRead although I missed the discussion thanks to being at work! I really loved this book - it was poetic and beautiful and frustrating in so many ways. It wouldn't be what I normally pick up, but I'm glad I read it.

I look forward to joining in again next month! @megnews

megnews Glad you liked it and that you‘re joining us again next month. Sorry you missed the discussion. Hopefully you can participate next time. 4y

AbigailJaneBlog @megnews that's the plan! 4y

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Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

Rachel moves back to her hometown after the death of her younger brother Cal. She begins to work at a bookstore alongside her former best friend/childhood crush, Henry, whose girlfriend recently broke up with. While they help each other grieve, they‘re feelings for each other also grows.
This is a reread for me. I just love this book. It‘s one of my favorites.

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Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

Would you have liked this book as a teen? Would teens today like it? Any other thoughts about this #YABuddyRead novel?

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TheBookHippie I would have and I put it on the list for September for my older kids, so I‘ll let you know. 4y

JaclynW I loved this book so much now!!! I'm pretty sure my teen self would have too! 4y

JaclynW @TheBookHippie I just recommended this to my teenagers and their friends. We will see what they say. 4y

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megnews I think I would have loved this book just as much as a teen. I‘m looking forward to hearing what the teens in your lives think @TheBookHippie @JaclynW 4y

Deblovestoread I really loved this book and think I would have back in my teenage years, too. I would love to hear what current teens think especially since letter writing is now an antiquated way to communicate. @TheBookHippie @JaclynW 4y

TheBookHippie @Kdgordon88 since we have it as a practice of affirmation at the alternative school I am at I‘m anxious to hear their thoughts I‘ll for sure post about it as I put it in my notes to do so… so o don‘t forget! 😅 4y

mrp27 I loved it as an adult and I definitely would have loved it as a teen. 4y

BarbaraJean I really liked it as an adult... I think I would have LOVED it as a teen. (And as a teen, I probably would have been less frustrated with Henry and the whole Amy thing!) 4y

Roary47 I don‘t know if I would have related to this as a teen, but I think some teens would find help with loss if they were able to read this. 4y

megnews @BarbaraJean yes when I read YA I have to remind myself what it was like and give the kids a break. 😂 4y

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Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

How was this true for characters in the novel? Can you think of a time this has been true in your life?

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JaclynW Endings are often bittersweet. It is hard to say goodbye, but something equally as amazing or important is coming. New doors are being opened. An ending is just a new beginning, right?? The brother dying was an ending. The store closing was an ending. Relationships ending. So many examples in this book of endings, but I think all led to a new beginning. New possibilities. It is how you frame it in your mind, right?? 4y

megnews @JaclynW I agree every ending is a beginning. Sometimes at the end it‘s hard to see the next step but something is there. 4y

Deblovestoread I agree. I‘ve come to realize that some relationship are meant to be short lived. Sometimes you are the person needed for a certain situation or they are what you need. Recognizing those endings can be hard as can finding where the next beginning starts. 4y

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mrp27 Once again I agree with everything said but I admit I struggle with endings. Sometimes I don‘t want those new beginnings. 4y

megnews @mrp27 I have a hard time with endings too. 4y

JaclynW @megnews @mrp27 @Kdgordon88 I also have a hard time with endings. It is the change. Saying goodbye. Closing that chapter. Once a bit of time has passed and I have adjusted, I can reflect back at how it was a good thing. In the moment is often hard for me. I need a little space to ponder and realign myself. My daughter is graduating from high school tomorrow, she is struggling. She struggles every year on her birthday because it means one year --> 4y

JaclynW closer to having to "adult." Funny thing though, she is ready. She does amazingly well at life. I guess even the best of us have doubts and questions. Insecurities. We have been talking about this exact question you brought up. This book is SO GOOD for these things!!!
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JaclynW @Kdgordon88 I agree that some things are short lived. Meant to be so perhaps. It is always good to reflect and think about why. What can be learned? 4y

JaclynW Another thought!! Does an ending really mean an end? Or is it just a slight shift? A change in course? A new path to explore? A change in the relationship? etc... 4y

Deblovestoread @JaclynW Yes! Sometimes an ending isn‘t an ending but a different way or path. 4y

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JaclynW It is bigger than she had originally thought. It needed to be shared and make a wider ripple. Maybe she also wanted it as a reminder to us all to get out there in the world and share yourself. 4y

megnews I think she originally saw it as an endless pointless task that didn‘t serve a purpose but after seeing the notes her brother was leaving Henry‘s sister, I think she recognized she was saving important parts of people‘s lives who had left pieces of themselves there. 4y

Chrissyreadit I agree. It developed personal meaning for her. 4y

mrp27 I agree with all the above but most importantly, like what @Chrissyreadit said, it became personal. 4y

Roary47 I agree and couldn‘t have said it better. 😊 4y

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Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

The book begins and ends with this question. What would you do?

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JaclynW I would probably want to spend it with those closest to me. It would have to be in a place I like to travel to (maybe even doing one last excursion) or maybe I would be fine in my own backyard. I'm pretty sure an amazing meal of some sort would be involved. Great conversation and laughter would be a must. Affection and appreciation of sorts would need to be expressed too. 4y

megnews @JaclynW yes, a great meal in a beautiful place with the people you love. I would add some great music too 4y

Chrissyreadit Just with the people I love. 4y

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Deblovestoread Yes, all my family, food, wine and all the stories we tell. 4y

mrp27 Hmmmm... I don‘t know. Of course a wonderful meal in a beautiful place surrounded by the people you love us choice number 1 but I also think I might like some solitude and a chance for reflection. 4y

JaclynW @megnews Yes! I need the music too! How could I forget that?? :)
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JaclynW @mrp27 Good point. I may like a few of those moments the last day too. 4y

BarbaraJean @JaclynW and @megnews I'm with you: great meal, beautiful place, good music, with my favorite people but like @mrp27 with time alone beforehand for reflection. It's funny, I think this is how I usually try to spend New Year's Eve!! 4y

Roary47 I would be in nature with those I hold the most dear. Just listen to the beauty of outside while breathing in the fresh wonder while hearing my kids giggle. 4y

JaclynW @BarbaraJean That's awesome that you already do this! 4y

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Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

In what ways have you done this? In what ways can we?

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JaclynW Your questions are stumping me! This is a good one! I think we can save the things we love in whatever form we can by remembering them, honoring them, paying tribute, seeing the postives despite any negatives that are attached, seeing things for what they really are and learning from them and improving situations as best we can. This is something I have tried to do with personal relationships that haven't ended so great. There is still good there. 4y

megnews I have an unopened pack of cigarettes that was my grandfather‘s last pack before he quit cold turkey. He was also an alcoholic who quit. So for me it symbolizes strength and I hope one of my kids will keep it when I‘m gone to remember his strength as well. 4y

Chrissyreadit I kept journals until I had kids. Then there are photos. I think about Sappho‘s lost poetry, and Pompeii and the destruction of war, and how much we have lost. Somehow I always go existential. 4y

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mrp27 This quote is so me. I am often labeled the family historian because I journal and I scrapbook. Our stories are important so I do all I can to physically record them. In addition to that, we talk a lot about my grandparents and my dad, all of who have passed, to keep their stories/memories alive. @megnews love that! 4y

megnews @Chrissyreadit I do too! That‘s why sometimes these questions are more about what we‘ve learned about ourselves and life than about the book itself because I always am finding ways books mirror my life. This book was a great look at grief. 4y

megnews @mrp27 I‘m that person in my family too. 4y

mrp27 Do you scrapbook? I haven‘t done it much the last couple years but next to reading, it‘s my biggest hobby. 4y

BarbaraJean I'm low-key obsessed with hanging on to beloved memories, often through objects that evoke those memories (books, pictures, ticket stubs, meaningful souvenirs, etc.). This is probably one of the reasons I was a big journaler for many years, and one of the reasons I spend time now in reflective writing. Also one of the reasons I love that dumb FB “On This Day“ feature!! 4y

Roary47 I take a lot of photos and journal. I have Momento‘s from my grandma and dad I have on display in my bookshelves and kitchen or laundry-room windows. 4y

megnews @BarbaraJean I love that fb feature too. It‘s one of the few things fb is good for. I‘ve always wanted to journal but could never stick with it. I‘m also that way about objects. There were some silly things of my grandparents I could t get rid of because of the memories. I keep ticket stubs and write on them how many stars and who I went with. I love those. 4y

megnews I take lots of photos too. Best travel photo tip I ever read was to take pics with fellow travelers in them. You can look at pictures of the monuments online or in a book but with the people you love in them makes it more memorable. I find that to be the case. 4y

BarbaraJean @megnews My mom always said that same thing about vacation photos—she always wanted us in them instead of just the scenery. I remember how annoyed my brother would get about having to stand in front of ANOTHER landmark to have our picture taken. But we are all grateful for those photos now (even the ones where my brother looks annoyed!) 4y

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Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

“We are the books we read.” What books or things define your life?

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Chrissyreadit I have lived a thousand lives, and thousands of years because of books. Perhaps one book that defines me is a dpecific edition of Webster‘s unabridged dictionary, with maps, measures, foreign phrases, and so many words. 4y

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TheBookHippie I think as a child as soon as I read a book that had similarities to my life it helped immensely so that I didn‘t feel alone. Those meant the world to me. As an adult sometimes you read an experience or belief close to yours and it can be so affirming. Books also help you empathise sympathise and “see” other parts of life and the world and can educate you as well. I think it‘s so important to read. 4y

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megnews @Chrissyreadit “I have lived a thousand lives, and thousands of years because of books.” I agree with @thebookhippie ❤️ 4y

megnews @TheBookHippie I agree. I learned things about life from books that I would have never learned in school or from my parents. Today when I am sad or anxious I can escape to another time and place for a bit and feel better. 4y

mrp27 I always think of that line in You‘ve Got Mail when Meg Ryan says that the books we read as kids shape and define us. I find that to be true in all my reading over the years. 4y

JaclynW @Chrissyreadit Great quote! I love that one. 4y

JaclynW @TheBookHippie Agree 100% 4y

JaclynW @mrp27 I have learned so much from books I have read over the years. They have definitely shaped me and influenced what I do. 4y

BarbaraJean @mrp27 I love that line from You've Got Mail. And I agree, for me it's not just the books I read as a kid, but I continue to find books that shape and define me during each era of my life. When sharing a “spiritual autobiography“ timeline with a group a couple years ago, I picked a book that had been influential or was representative of each stage of the timeline. Reading is so deeply woven into my personal and spiritual growth! 4y

mrp27 @BarbaraJean Absolutely! Books become part of our identity. 4y

megnews @BarbaraJean when #overbookedclub read a memoir about the author‘s childhood reading awhile back, we did that too. I often go back and look at mine. It‘s that meaningful. I can recall specific moments about each book, from someone reading it to me to me picking it over & over at the library. I love those reading memories. 4y

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Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

#YABuddyRead, another quote. Are secondhand books haunted as Henry‘s father suggests? How so?

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JaclynW I think secondhand books hold stories of the people who have held/read them before you. You can't help but wonder who read this book before you, what were they like, what made them pick up this book, what was their life like - all the more so if they wrote in the book. I SO LOVED this aspect of the book. It made me want to write in ALL of my books (which is something I RARELY do). It was almost like a record of a written history. Loved it!! 4y

TheBookHippie I think they carry in the pages, life. It‘s fun to imagine the life used books have had. 4y

TheBookHippie @JaclynW I agree. I love finding notes or a sticky note in a used book, even receipts or notes or articles … it‘s giving the book a personality. 4y

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megnews @JaclynW @TheBookHippie I have always felt this way about places and homes. I didn‘t think about books like that concretely until I read this. But it is true. I agree even library books where a bookmark is left behind or a receipt that shows when the book was taken out and what other books the person got. I wonder how they felt reading it. What we have in common. That‘s also a reason I love #LMPBC. I often hope the books I leave behind will ⬇️ 4y

megnews ⬆️ tell my children something about me and that‘s made me think about writing in my books more too @JaclynW 4y

Chrissyreadit Yes! I agree @megnews it‘s why I LOVE LMPBC 4y

Deblovestoread I once borrowed a book from the library that had another patron‘s check out slip in it who happened to be someone I deal with in my work life by phone. She never presented herself as very friendly but knowing we read the same kind of books changed how I thought about her a bit. 4y

mrp27 @JaclynW Exactly! I love used books and I live the hidden treasures they sometimes hold. I admit that I sometimes even leave things in my personal books that I‘ve read to find as a treasure at a later date like a receipt or bookmark or scrap of aper with a note. 4y

megnews @Kdgordon88 that‘s great! I love finding those library receipts. Sometimes we like all similar things. Sometimes there‘s other books I wouldn‘t read and it makes me wonder about who the person is. 4y

BarbaraJean I think of my own books as being haunted by my former selves--I have a lot of memories tied up in which books I was reading at certain points in my life. I like the idea of thinking about secondhand books in the same way! I often ponder those tangible reminders left behind (inscriptions, marginalia, scraps of paper or library receipts). I LOVE wondering about inscriptions and why the person would have given that book away. 4y

Roary47 I agree with you @megnews I love seeing previous “bookmarks” in library books and imagining where the book has been. There is adventures these books have been on that we will never know, but it‘s fun to think about. 4y

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Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

#YABuddyRead, let‘s start with a quote from the book.
What‘s an example of how words have changed history? What about how words have changed your life?

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JaclynW I loved this quote too!! Words are everything. (Well I guess paired with action as well!!) But what you say matters. How you say it. They stick in our minds, make us feel certain things, drive us to action. Even a simple "I love you." This book was full of examples of how words matter and how they have shaped lives and impacted others. I do like to say "use your words wisely" they tell the world who you are and what you stand for. 4y

TheBookHippie Words always matter. Impact always should be thought of before speaking, intent means nothing, there in lies 99 percent of the problem with words. What is/are the impact of your words is something entitled people never think of. That‘s where the damage lies. Very few words can make or break people and situations and relationships. Love this quote. 4y

megnews When I read this quote, I think about how much words matter in raising children. How much they matter in a marriage. What a difference hearing I love you makes. I also think about recent mental health initiatives to get people who are feeling suicidal to speak up or to get people concerned about someone to get past the taboo and ask. Having struggled with depression the majority of my life, I now use my words to honestly share how I‘m feeling ⬇️ 4y

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megnews ⬆️ in case someone else feels that way, they know they aren‘t alone. 4y

Chrissyreadit @JaclynW @TheBookHippie @megnews yes words mean a great deal. Including how we say them, why we say them and when. It‘s why lying is such a powerful trust breaker, and sometimes healer, and how we know when words and actions don‘t meet to be very cautious. 4y

Deblovestoread Words can slice you up and spit you out. Words can heal a thousand wounds. Unfortunately the hateful words hurt immediately and deeply and the healing words sometimes have to be said over and over until they are believed. What we say and how we say it matters. 4y

mrp27 Agree that words 100% matter. They wound, they heal. But sometimes I must say we all need to drop the words and listen more. 4y

megnews @Kdgordon88 “Words can slice you up and spit you out. Words can heal a thousand wounds.” That was beautiful! I agree unfortunately it takes so many healing words to erase one hurtful one. 4y

megnews @mrp27 yes, we should listen more than we want to be heard. 4y

Roary47 I agree. Words can imprint themselves in our minds. The ones that hurt really dig their claws in. 4y

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Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

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I started reading this #YABuddyRead a little early because I was in the mood for something sweet and bookish. This absolutely fit the bill. It‘s a sweet love story with a bookstore at its heart, but it‘s also threaded through with a beautiful second plot on coming to terms with grief. It‘s definitely predictable, and I found myself frustrated with some of the characters‘ actions, but probably mostly because I‘m too far past being a young adult. 😉

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BarbaraJean #BookSpin for May is complete! @TheAromaofBooks 4y

Eva_B I loved this book. Perfect for YA readers 4y

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y

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Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

For me, it‘s often smell. Like the smell of roses reminds me of my Grandma.

What about you?

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Roary47 I think it‘s being in the same place after a long time. I‘ll hear the sounds and feel like I‘m there again. 4y

KathyWheeler Nivea cream reminds me of Germany and my mom. 4y

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TheBookHippie Smells, music, sounds, feeling.. 4y

Butterfinger The smell of sawdust brings back powerful memories of waiting for my dad to get off work. 4 years old. 4y

DivineDiana The smell of freshly mowed grass takes me right back to my childhood home. 💚 4y

BarbaraJean For me, it‘s usually music that evokes memory. Songs will take me back to very specific moments or time periods... or people. Also kind of oddly, there are certain places that remind me strongly of specific books I read in that place. 4y

Chrissyreadit Smells and sounds. 4y

JaclynW Often music for me. Smells. Sights/images. Some sounds. Books too! 4y

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Do you read poetry? Who‘s your favorite poet?

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TheBookHippie Favorite ?! Like favorite child ?!?! Sara Teasdale, Whitman, Keats, Yates, Christina Rossetti, Shakespeare Sonnets, Pablo Neruda, EE Cummings, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Emily Dickinson, Byron, Longfellow, Lang Leav, Donne, Nayyirah Waheed…. 4y

Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie I agree! But I‘m going to share my love of Laura Riding Jackson here. And the compilation of Poetry In Motion that was on Subway Cars NYC, and Sappho- we do not have enough of it... I do not read enough of it but thanks to @GingerAntics tagging me I am experiencing it in regular doses on Litsy. Poetry makes my heart sing ❤️ 4y

Chrissyreadit Also @megnews @TheBookHippie 3-4 years ago there was a poetry swap on litsy and it is still a favorite swap theme for me, and I love the Everyman Library Poetry books. 4y

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TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit welll we need to do another poetry swap!!!! I‘m in! I‘m afraid I‘ve led her down a long poetry path 🤣🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍 @GingerAntics (edited) 4y

Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie I agree we need another one but I‘m hoping someone else will decide to do it.... Or if I had co hosts to break down into smaller jobs that would be doable. 4y

BarbaraJean @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit I‘m loving this thread!! Favorite child, indeed...! Some of my favorites not mentioned yet above: Mary Oliver, Denise Levertov, and Naomi Shihab Nye. And The Wild Iris by Louise Gluck. A couple years ago, I started reading one poetry book every month, and it‘s been a great way to dive into some new-to-me poets like Joy Harjo and Tracy K. Smith (Life on Mars and Wade in the Water are amazing!) 4y

TheBookHippie @BarbaraJean Mary Oliver YES!!! 4y

TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit I will help you 😝 the world needs more poetry right now 🤪 4y

TheBookHippie @megnews we‘ve highjacked your post 🤪 4y

megnews @TheBookHippie I don‘t mind at all! Given me plenty to check out. Like @barbarajean I try to read one a month but don‘t always. Alice Walker is a favorite of mine. 4y

TheBookHippie @megnews I read poetry every single day 🤍 4y

TheBookHippie @megnews You‘d like Nikki Giovanni I like her stuff very much. Audre Lorde … there‘s so many (edited) 4y

GingerAntics @Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie I‘ve been a bit lax on the poetry the past month. I‘ll have to get back on it. 4y

Chrissyreadit @BarbaraJean I loved Naomi Shihab Nye when I was young! And love Joy Harjo- but it does make me sad. 4y

Chrissyreadit @TheBookHippie ok- maybe a summer poetry swap would be amazing. Before the intense Fall swaps. 4y

Chrissyreadit @GingerAntics I‘m happy whenever you post at whatever pace. No pressure from me. 4y

Chrissyreadit @CBee would you be interested in co hosting a poetry swap? @megnews ? 4y

GingerAntics @Chrissyreadit my sleep patterns got thrown off by spring break and I keep forgetting to read the poem a day book, so every week or so I have to catch up. 4y

TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit yes I agree!!! Summer. Summer school is less work for me 🤪😬 I just do a lot of projects and tutoring. 4y

TheBookHippie @GingerAntics @Chrissyreadit I have to post I never think of it 😱🤦🏽‍♀️😬😝😩 I‘ll try to remember !! 4y

CBee @Chrissyreadit I probably shouldn‘t commit to that just because I have no idea what summer will bring - ours might be even busier than school, not sure yet 🤷‍♀️😳 4y

megnews @TheBookHippie oh yes, I love Nikki Giovanni too! I‘ll check out Audre Lorde. @Chrissyreadit I‘ve never run a swap. What‘s involved? 4y

Chrissyreadit @megnews honestly, if you and @TheBookHippie give me your emails I‘ll make a list of what I usually do and you two can give your thoughts. I am not great with Google docs and use survey monkey. When I cohost with someone who knows how to use Google docs we use that. But I can email info to see what you think 4y

TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit social@bookhippie.com 4y

Chrissyreadit Oh- or you could email me chrissyreadit@gmail.com @TheBookHippie @megnews 4y

mrp27 I'm not big on poetry, I think I try to hard with it. But I have been trying to read more lately and I just discovered Danez Smith, their poetry is raw, gritty and honest. 4y

JaclynW I want to like poetry. I find it difficult at times. Maybe I am reading the wrong poets or poetry! I have ones I like but it isn't something I do regularly. 4y

Chrissyreadit @megnews @TheBookHippie are you interested in collaborating on a poetry swap? With three of us it could be fairly easy. My thought is open sign ups June 1, close June 7, and match by June 15. Maybe open August 1? 4y

megnews @Chrissyreadit I‘m going to be traveling during part of that time. I have a lot on my plate through the summer with my daughter getting ready to leave for college but I could do it in September. 4y

Chrissyreadit @megnews open in Sept? I‘m hesitating to organize in fall because it‘s usually full of swaps. 4y

Chrissyreadit @megnews and with your daughter moving i appreciate how hard the timing is. 4y

megnews @Chrissyreadit yeah I did think of that when I recommended it. My daughter moves mid August but we don‘t have a date yet so I don‘t want to commit. I know it‘s a long way off but what if we made it an annual thing in April which is National poetry month. Just a thought 4y

Chrissyreadit @megnews I love the idea of an annual poetry swap in April! Where is she going for school? 4y

megnews @Chrissyreadit university of North Carolina at Pembroke 4y

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TheBookHippie Yup 4y

Roary47 I feel this. 4y

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Nute Truth! 4y

Chrissyreadit 🙌 4y

Deblovestoread True that! 4y

mrp27 So true. 4y

AbigailJaneBlog Yep definitely 4y

JaclynW Truth. 4y

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This book was a sucker punch to the 💔. I had borrowed this a couple years ago but didn‘t get to it & this was definitely when I was meant to read it. I‘m super picky about giving 5 stars. Either the writing has to be gorgeous, the story amazing, or the feelings evoked. The writing & even the story may not have met those requirements but it gave me all the feels. I have several more quotes to post & look forward to discussing with #YABuddyRead

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Chrissyreadit I agree- something about this book really impacted me. I think the characters were well written- and the skill is in the subtleties of conveying the story and emotions. I genuinely loved every character and all the faults. 4y

TheBookHippie It‘s a favorite with kids I mentor they literally read the cover off it. I agree it hits you and takes hold of your heart. 4y

mrp27 I read this last year and the details are fuzzy. Wish I had a copy to refresh my memory but I borrowed it through Libby. I do remember really liking it and the way it made me feel. 4y

JaclynW I totally agree!!! I just finished this a few days ago. My heart! 4y

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megnews

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

(Excuse the language.)
#YABuddyRead-ers agree or disagree?

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megnews I‘ll go first. Sometimes it feels like it. 4y

Chrissyreadit I would agree! 4y

Deblovestoread I definitely agree. 4y

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Butterfinger I think I said it on one of your discussions before. If it's not one thing, it's another. 4y

Roary47 That it is rare would be nice. Too bad it is not. 😅 4y

mrp27 I agree, sometimes it certainly feels like it! 4y

AbigailJaneBlog In theory I don't but in practice definitely do! 4y

BarbaraJean At least for me, bad things inspire negativity far more easily than good things inspire positivity... so perhaps yes, but it may also be self-created momentum! 4y

megnews @BarbaraJean so true! 4y

JaclynW Haha! Sometimes it definitely seems like it! 4y

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Roary47

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

so-so

I like the idea of putting letters in favorite books at a used book store. The problem as it is shown in this book is the person not getting the letter at a pivotal time. I enjoyed this story, but maybe a little too predictable. Also how do you keep a secret that big? Not sure. Read for #YABuddyRead

megnews, sblbooks

megnews I‘m about 2/3 in. Plan to finish by tomorrow. 4y

Roary47 Yay! I‘m looking forward to discussion. 😊 4y

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megnews

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

#YABuddyRead

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wanderinglynn I did that this weekend. 😆 4y

Chrissyreadit @wanderinglynn I think it‘s an adequate plan. Sign me up. 4y

wanderinglynn @Chrissyreadit It felt all sorts of indulgent, wasteful, and lazy. I didn‘t get any of my chores done. But I allowed myself to do it anyway. And it did help. I feel much better tonight. 💜 4y

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Chrissyreadit @wanderinglynn good for you! Yesterday I was completely irritated by all the chores that had to be done and thought I need to seriously reconsider simple living an a tiny home- with a second tiny home for my books. 4y

megnews @wanderinglynn @Chrissyreadit sometimes we just need it. The older I get the more I appreciate the quiet and alone time. I‘d love a tiny home! 4y

Chrissyreadit @megnews I think that‘s why I love camping and hiking so much. Sometimes I can take a break and just be. 4y

Deblovestoread I don‘t have them often but pajama days can be the best. Just letting the world carry on without me. 4y

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megnews

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

Reminder #YABuddyRead discussion May 23.
All welcome! If you aren‘t tagged and would like to be, let me know.

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Roary47 Excited!! 🤩 4y

AbigailJaneBlog I would love to join! 4y

megnews @AbigailJaneBlog sounds great! I‘ll tag in in any posts and for the discussion on May 23. 4y

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AbigailJaneBlog Thank you 😊 4y

BarbaraJean Yaaay! Looking forward it! 4y

JaclynW Yay! I'm on it. Got the audio for this one. 4y

JaclynW Also, I finished 13 doorways, I will try to respond tomorrow to discussion. 4y

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Chrissyreadit

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

pick

An emotional book. I loved the characters and I loved this book. I look forward to discussing it with the #yabuddyread
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

megnews You‘re a month ahead of us! 😃 4y

SaturnDoo @megnews I read this about 2 weeks ago, so I'm a month ahead as well 🤣 As always, I'm either ahead or behind, rarely right on time 🙄🤷‍♀️ 4y

SaturnDoo @Chrissyreadit I'm excited about discussing this one too! I didn't love it, well a few parts, but didn't hate it either. The ending for me was awful. 😥😭 4y

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megnews

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

Reminder about May‘s #MGBuddyRead & #YABuddyRead picks. All welcome! If you want to be tagged in posts, please let me know if for MG, YA, or both in the comments.

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LibrarianRyan Yeahhh 4y

Daisey I‘m having a tough time currently coordinating getting copies and making time to read, but please keep tagging me. I‘ll participate when I can. 4y

sblbooks Yes, to the mg buddy read. 4y

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Butterfinger Yes to both. 4y

catebutler Yes to both, please. 🥰 4y

megnews @Daisey I‘ll do that. Always enjoy discussing with you 4y

TheBookHippie Oh I love the MG READ I‘ll reread it! Tag me for both I‘ll try to get the YA read! 4y

mrp27 Yes to both! Although I‘ve already read Words in Deep Blue I‘m still going to participate in the discussion. 4y

Deblovestoread Yes, to both please. 4y

kspenmoll Yes to MG read, thanks. Also YA read but not this one. Thanks! 4y

Roary47 Oooo this is the one I was excited for! 🥰 4y

BarbaraJean Please tag me for the YA read... been wanting to read this one for a while! I won‘t be able to do the MG this time but I‘m planning on the next one. 4y

JaclynW I'm planning on reading both. 😊 4y

SaturnDoo Yes to both please. I read the YA book already but still interested in the discussion. Thanks for posting and hosting every month for us 🤗😍😘 4y

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suvata

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

pick

I don‘t quite know how to describe this book. It‘s about books. It‘s about used bookstores. It‘s about love and loss. There is a used bookstore that has a “letter library“ where people can leave each other letters between the pages of certain books — a bookstore that I wish, with all my heart, really existed. It‘s not a sad story but it‘s not a happy story either which is why I‘m having a hard time describing it. You will just have to read it.

suvata P.S. #LMPBC members will be able to relate to this “letter library“. 4y

Annie1215 I loved the concept of the letter library ❤️ 4y

CarolynM I've had a copy of this for ages but I've never got around to reading it. I'm going to go get it out right now! 4y

suvata @CarolynM Go for it! 4y

suvata @Annie1215 Me too. It was the best part. 4y

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

I have no idea why I have not yet read this #loveOzYA book set in a second hand bookshop... it sounds adorable!

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MynameisSnow

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

Library pickup!

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JoyBlue

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

pan

Everything about this book should have been a hit with me: blue, books, correspondence. It was mostly just shallow and irritating.

Lesliereads 😐 4y

CarolynM Oh dear. I've heard a lot of praise for this book. ☹️ 4y

TheAromaofBooks I wanted to like this book, but it annoyed the whole way through, and I was so mad at the ending that it still fills me with a little bit of rage two years later haha 4y

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JoyBlue @CarolynM I often find myself at odds with the masses. I don't know what to say. 4y

JoyBlue @TheAromaofBooks I'm sorry to have reopened the wound! 4y

Chrissyreadit @TheAromaofBooks this book was chosen for the YA buddy read but now I‘m hesitant to read it based on you and @JoyBlue panning it.... 4y

TheAromaofBooks @Chrissyreadit - My minireview on my blog is here - https://thearomaofbooks.wordpress.com/2018/07/31/july-minireviews-part-2-20books... - it's been a few years since I read it. I didn't hate the story so much as I hated the way it ended, like A LOT. But it may be fun to read in a group setting where you're having discussions (rants haha) about it as you go! And it has decent GR ratings, so some people must love it!! 4y

Chrissyreadit @TheAromaofBooks if that‘s code for an unhappy ending I do not want to read it.... 4y

TheAromaofBooks @Chrissyreadit - I personally thought it was a horrible ending. I think a lot of people thought it was deep & a beautiful metaphor for how working through grief means letting things go. I looked it up & my GR review has a spoiler for how it ends, so you can decide if you want to know or not haha - https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2462488685 4y

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Conlon1123

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

"The past is with me; the present is here. The future is unmapped and changeable. Ours for the imagining: spreading it before us. Sunlight filled, deep blue, and the darkness."

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scripturient

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

I‘m so glad we have a house with a garden so that I can sit outside during lockdown.

squirrelbrain That looks lovely! We had nice weather for a couple of days, but now it‘s a bitter wind - definitely not sitting-out weather! 5y

ephemeralwaltz How was this? I'm debating whether to read it or not. 4y

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mrp27

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

As expected my time isn't great, far too distracted. Good news is I'm finally tying up some books that were in progress. #stayhome24in48

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mrp27

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

Off to a good start. I've been struggling trying to read this past week and I'm happy I was able to read this much before bed.

24in48

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behudd

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

so-so

⭐️⭐️⭐️ The was a fun, bookish teen romance. It starts with Rachel‘s brother dying, and I liked that this wasn‘t just a catalyst for the story but something that was dealt with throughout. It‘s a good premise & the teens are pretty believable as 19 year olds, but it wasn‘t the best I‘ve read in the genre. I would recommend it to people who, like me, enjoy reading books about books.

behudd Oh I forgot to say! This was my #bookspin read! @TheAromaofBooks Glad I finally got to it! 5y

TheAromaofBooks I remember liking a lot of things about this book, but hating the ending SO much. 5y

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Missusb

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

2016 saw the start of my association with Riverbend Books Standing Orders. Pauline and I read across four categories to provide 4 quality books in 4 categories once a month to schools. I am grateful to her for giving me back my sense of purpose. I finished my MEd and I read 36 #loveozya novels. Words in Deep Blue is my pick because it explores grief and uses books! And Bookshops! And the power of words! It‘s wonderful. #tenbooksonedecade #2016

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TheQuietQuill

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

pick

This book stole my heart and ran away with it. It reminded me so much of me and my husband, and how I was his friend in middle school and he would always ask me how to get the girls. I loved him for years and finally professed that to him in tenth grade. Turns out, he loved me too. Twelve years later, he still makes me swoon. Incredible book and a must read.
#wintergames #elfies #tbrreads
@Bookwormjillk @StayCurious @Clwojick

JennyM Lovely post ❤️❤️❤️ 5y

Bookwormjillk +16❤️ 5y

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TheQuietQuill

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

My next read! Waiting for the #wintergames to start so I can dive into this love story ❤️❤️

robinb #coverlove 💙 5y

TheQuietQuill I know isn‘t it beautiful 😍😍 @robinb 5y

robinb @TheQuietQuill love it! 5y

Clwojick Oh can always start it now. So long as you finish it during December, it counts for points 5y

TheQuietQuill Okay great!! Thanks!! @Clwojick 5y

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thereadingdisorder

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

rather_be_reading welcome to litsy 📚☕📚 @LitsyWelcomeWagon 5y

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NovelNancyM

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

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Rachel has loved Henry since grade 9 & she used to love the ocean until her brother accidentally drown. Now she doesn't love anything or anyone. Fast forward 3 years & Rachel has failed grade 12. She moves back to live with her aunt & a job at Henry's family's secondhand bookshop. Henry thinks Rachel is rude, but doesn't know about Cal.The power of words help them work through their misunderstanding and Rachel to begin living again.

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Sara_Planz

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

This came highly recommended to me by some of my twenty-something bookstore employees!!!

AllieLovesBooks What a beautiful cover! 5y

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MarriedtoMrT

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

My #top6reads for 2019 so far.

I tagged under Words in Deep Blue because I waited SO LONG for that book to come out then was afraid/not in the mood to read it for several years after publication but I finally read it and I loved it and I LOVE Cath Crowley.

I love Julianna and Lucy for contemporary romances, Gross Anatomy is hilarious, and Technically and Evvie hit me over the head this weekend and out of a months long mini-slump.

Cinfhen

Melissa_J I‘ve happy to see The Austen Playbook on your list. I bought it recently but haven‘t read it yet. 5y

MarriedtoMrT @Melissa_J While I think a one or two others in the series still top for my favorite characters, her writing just keeps getting better. It‘s so good! I hope you enjoy it. 5y

britt_brooke Gross Anatomy was so good! It could easily make my top reads of the year, too. I‘m disappointed I missed it earlier when choosing my 6. 😬 5y

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Cinfhen Not even familiar with some of these titles....need to investigate

Gross Anatomy

Megabooks Now I have to read Gross Anatomy! 5y

Gillyreads I really need to read Words in Deep Blue! 5y

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Lil_bookaholic

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

Recent #bookhaul I can‘t wait to dive into these

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kathytrithardt

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

My favourite book I read in 2017.

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Sharpeipup

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

Wish I had a book right now.

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Lovesbooks87

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

so-so

I didn't love this book but I didn't hate it either. I loved how books were really present in this book. They used the books in the bookstore to write notes back and front to each other. This is my 3rd completed book in the #24b4monday readathon. I am not going to make the 24 hours. Somehow on readathon weekends life always gets in the way of reading!

Andrew65 Well done on the time you have got to. 😊👍 6y

Susanita At least the cover is pretty. 6y

Lovesbooks87 @Susanita it did. That's what drew me to it! 6y

Sharpeipup I just bought this book... 6y

Lovesbooks87 @Sharpeipup it has great reviews. I think I was just in a funk when I read it earlier. I hope you enjoy it! 6y

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Chelleo

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

My library holds 🎧 are piling up and I don‘t have enough hours in the day. 🥺😩 I want to read them ALL right now!!

Words in Deep Blue was just the change I needed after reading a slew of books about alternate lives/dimensions. I love the idea of the letter library 🥰

Samplergal I had four come in Tuesday and another today! I feel your pain. 6y

Chelleo @Samplergal Feast or famine. Only a few days ago I had an empty shelf during one of those rare occasions when I was between holds. 6y

Palimpsest I understand about wanting to read several books at once for sure! 6y

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sprainedbrain Same! I have 7 right now and I want to finish them all in January... I‘m starting to stress. 😅 6y

greenhairdontcare My library app is looking the same right now! I wish we had more time. 🕐 6y

eraderneely I have suspended all my hold because I am just overwhelmed at the moment! 6y

melissanorr Definitely have the same problem! 6y

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SW-T

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

so-so

Didn‘t love it. I did like Rachel, her friend Lola, and George. Not fond of Henry or Amy. The book references were interesting.

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c4t

Words in Deep Blue | Cath Crowley, Wyatt North

pick

This book is glorious. Beautifully written and equal measure given to the artistic and the scientific. I found it heartbreaking.

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