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Sleeping Beauties
Sleeping Beauties | Stephen King
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BarkingMadRead
Sleeping Beauties | Stephen King
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Welcome to the #LosersClub open discussion for #SleepingBeauties
 Please be mindful of spoilers. We have new readers to King who haven‘t read all of his books. When referencing his other work, please keep this in mind for our new-to-King friends. Don‘t forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!
#StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

5feet.of.fury I audiobooked this one and it was tough at first getting a grip on all the perspectives & side characters. When they had people claiming the illness was a hoax (despite the obvious impact by it) I had to double check when this was written because wowww that is exactly what happened in 2020. 4mo
BarkingMadRead @5feet.of.fury right? It was a little too close to real life! 4mo
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Bklover @5feet.of.fury All the side characters! Too many. When I have to check and see who‘s who frequently I just get frustrated. 4mo
BarkingMadRead @Bklover I feel that! The Stand is the same way 4mo
5feet.of.fury @Bklover the teens and the incarcerated women especially I was so overwhelmed at how many there were, once more people started dying or getting cocooned it got easier. 😂 but early in I was getting lost 4mo
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5feet.of.fury
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At first I had issues keeping track of all the perspectives & side characters, but it got more clear as it went on. Very reminiscent of Under the Dome where some incredibly random catastrophe strikes a small town and everyone‘s best or worse self comes out. I‘ll save the rest of my thoughts for #losersclub @BarkingMadRead 🦊

BarkingMadRead It‘s very much like Under the Dome with a little bit of the Stand as well! I‘m almost done with my re-read! I‘ll be posting in a few days! 4mo
5feet.of.fury I beat the library deadline by an hour… I have never cut it that close before… 4mo
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bthegood
Sleeping Beauties | Stephen King, Owen King
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Bailedbailed

It's me not you. I'm just not connecting - story idea interesting, writing good - just not pulling me in.

Off to other reads - 🙂

#LosersClub

Make a great day everyone 🍂

dabbe #hailthebail! 🧡🖤💜 4mo
5feet.of.fury I‘m at 16% and having a hard time with all the character perspectives 4mo
bthegood @dabbe 😂 4mo
bthegood @5feet.of.fury that might be part of it for me - curious to see what you think after reading - seems like a good story, once again just can't get into it right now 🙂 (edited) 4mo
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5feet.of.fury
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#losersclub is getting audio booked this month because it was the version readily available from my library, and I have a few long reads this month aside from that.

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bthegood
Sleeping Beauties | Stephen King, Owen King
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#BookSpinBingo for November - Thanks for hosting @TheAromaofBooks -

Make a great day everyone -🦃

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Looks fantastic!!! 5mo
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BarkingMadRead
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This month‘s book is #SleepingBeauties Grab your copy and check back at the end of the month for open discussion! Don‘t forget to tag me so I can see which version you have! #LosersClub #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion
REMEMBER: I have started the tag list over, so if you‘d like to be tagged for future posts, drop a comment below!

Bklover Thanks for tagging me. I started this one and never finished it and I can‘t remember why. Will try it again! 5mo
bthegood Have this book - am going to try a chapter a day until I finish the two other books I have that go back to the library soon!! Thx for the tag - I have same book cover as you! 5mo
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BarkingMadRead @Bklover the same happened to me on my first read and then I blew through it! 5mo
5feet.of.fury Add me to the new tag list plz! 5mo
BarkingMadRead @5feet.of.fury gotcha!! 5mo
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bthegood
Sleeping Beauties | Stephen King, Owen King
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November #BookSpinBingo - thanks for hosting @TheAromaofBooks

I'll be joining #hashtagbrigade #pemberlittens this month for the Pym read - looking forward to it.

Make a great day everyone -🦃

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 5mo
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BarkingMadRead
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Just a reminder that November‘s #LosersClub read is #SleepingBeauties Put your library holds in now, search your shelves, or buy a new copy, and check back on or about October 1st, when we begin reading this one. Discussion will be at the end of the month! ALSO!! ➡️➡️➡️ Drop a comment below to continue to be tagged. #StephenKing #StephenKingInOrder #KingFromTheBeginning #ConstantReader #ReadAlong #BuddyRead #BookDiscussion

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Emilymdxn
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Mehso-so

Stephen king is a funny one for me cause I can never tell if a book is gonna carry me away and make me love it or just be eh. Unfortunately for a book this long, it was eh. I didn‘t feel like there was enough world building or content for 700 pages. I was alway waiting for the story to get bigger or more intricate but it never quite did? Not one of his best for me.

MissyD I love Stephen king‘s older stuff. But some of his newer stuff hasn‘t been as good to me. I think his writing style changed after he was hit by the van, and almost died and after he got off the drugs/alcohol. But that could be just me 🤷🏼‍♀️. 7mo
Emilymdxn @MissyD there‘s some post drugs ones I really like but it‘s far from all of them. Needful things and lisey‘s story were great for me 7mo
MissyD @Emilymdxn it‘s the same for me. I liked 11/6/63 (?) up to a point. Then it got a little weird for me. I loved his older stuff. But the newer books are hit or Miss. I liked fairytale. But didn‘t love it. I am getting ready to start his newest one. 🤞🏻. Hoping I like it. I like his “the button box” trilogy. It has become one of my favorites of his. 7mo
Emilymdxn @MissyD i thought fairytale started SO well and then it turned out kinda fine, not bad but not the best. I‘m excited for the new one too I want to get it for scarathlon! 7mo
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LiterRohde
Sleeping Beauties | Stephen King, Owen King
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📸: Typorama

#FirstLineFridays

ShyBookOwl Been playing with the idea of reading this one since it came out. Hope you enjoy it! 10mo
LiterRohde @ShyBookOwl I wasn‘t able to get through this one right now. I‘ll try again later. 6mo
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cosmicgoddess
Sleeping Beauties | Stephen King
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This audiobook was one of the best I've listened to. The story was intriguing and the characters actually all had individual tendencies that made them unique. Even if there were so many near the end that I kept having to remember who's who.. There were portions of this story that were pretty gory as well, descriptions of battle scenes near the end had me cringing a bit.

The ending did feel a little lacking. But I think it was necessary.

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Crazycatlady1
Sleeping Beauties | Stephen King
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This book was fantastic. It shows how easily the world can and will go bad when things hit the fan.

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rydersenneker
Sleeping Beauties | Stephen King
Mehso-so

I haven‘t finished the novel yet. So far we have visited the first town and met the sheriff and a therapist. Then we went to a jail and met 2 cell memebers who were talking about having dreams and starting a game show. The genre is horror and I would recommend for people who love Stephen King and this genre

MissYaremcio Thank you for the review Ryder! I was just missing the theme and how it is established an an image! 3/6 2y
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smalldogs_bigbooks2419
Sleeping Beauties | Stephen King
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Only book lovers can really appreciate how exciting this sight is. My new book fits easily all the way inside my new purse, without concerns about damaging the book or anything else in the purse. I broke the zipper on a brand new purse, trying to cram a book into it a few months ago. 🤦‍♀️ This purse is otherwise much larger than I really need, but this discovery makes me want to keep using the purse anyway. 📚 🤓 👜 🥰

wanderinglynn I totally feel this photo. And YAY for bags that hold books! 📚❤️ 2y
Kimzey I need to replace my everyday purse. What book-friendly purse did you find? 👜📚 2y
smalldogs_bigbooks2419 It was a gift from my mom (like almost every great purse I‘ve ever had) so I‘m not sure where she found it. I can‘t even find a brand name on it 🤦‍♀️ 2y
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lucifare
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I‘ve been listening to this on my library app while at work. It had a slow start with a lot of different characters to keep track of and I almost wanted to bail. After four or so hours in, things are finally set in motion and I am enjoying the story now quite a bit, where I‘m halfway through now. What happens to the women when they fall asleep in the book reminds me a lot of what happens when people fell asleep in The Invasion.

TheNeverendingTBR Still not read this, how was it? 3y
lucifare @TheNeverendingTBR It has a fairly slow start, it follows the perspective of several different people so the build into the story felt almost too slow but it picks up and was worth the read. I definitely recommend it, it was thought provoking and interesting, but not as creepy as I was expecting. 3y
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NikkiM5
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A new favorite King(s) book. Sleeping Beauties gave me all the feels. Though not “post-apocalyptic” it showed how quickly things can go wrong. Action and gore (its been a while since I‘ve read scenes that made me go ewwwww 😂)Also, the message to and about men was broad but deep. #bookspin 11 #bookspinbingo

Johanna414 I just finished this one tonight too - Loved it!! 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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Johanna414
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I finished listening to this while doing some yard work today. It's been awhile since I've read a Stephen King novel, and this was thoroughly enjoyable!

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Johanna414
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It's an #audiocleaning day!

HeyT I love that medieval cat vibe pillow behind it! 3y
Johanna414 @HeyT isn't it great?! Thrift store find ☺ 3y
HeyT @Johanna414 jealous tbh 3y
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Jgacreations
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Great king story. Never disappointed.

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vivastory
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This has been a great reading year so far, with one noteworthy exception. Prior to reading Sleeping Beauties I had read one King book this year. One! Luckily this will be remedied, in preparation for Billy Summers I am reading 3 of his recent books. Sleeping Beauties focuses on Dooling, in Appalachia, where a mysterious stranger appears at the time of the sleeping pandemic affecting females & a large cast of characters (including a fox!)👇

vivastory become involved. I loved this imaginative book. This might be a bit controversial, but I actually liked this more than The Stand. With perfect pacing, a manageable cast of characters & dynamic situations, Sleeping Beauties delivers in many ways that The Stand doesn't. I have a theory about the ending of this book, which I am going to put under spoiler tag. 3y
vivastory I'm sure that most readers picked up on the symbolism, but at the end of the book when Evie goes to the tree by the trailer it dawned on me that this is essentially Stephen & Owens version of the book of Job. The pandemic & what would happen to Evie was a bet between Lucifer (red snake) & God (white tiger) 3y
dylanisreading Great review! Which of his recent books are you going to read? 3y
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vivastory @Bianca Thanks! Aside from this one, I plan on also reading Elevation & The Institute before his new one is released. Elevation will be a quick read since it's a novella. 3y
dylanisreading @vivastory They're both on my shelves, and I still haven't gotten to them. 😅 3y
vivastory @Bianca Completely understandable. I've owned Sleeping Beauties since it was released 4 years ago 😂 3y
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vivastory
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I'm at nearly the halfway point in the tagged book. I'm immensely enjoying it. While reading the passages narrated from the fox's pov I can't help but think of Arab Strap's Fable of the Urban Fox from their wonderful album As Days Get Dark
https://open.spotify.com/search/fable%20of%20the%20urban

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midhun.j.zacharia
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Mehso-so

Tried something different. It kept me completely in thrall but did seem to meander a bit, at times.

Cathythoughts Definitely meanders 😁I DNF ... that‘s a nice looking book 👍🏻 3y
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starrdom
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@AmyG I used to think I was a good shopper, but I bow down to you and your gifting prowess. You nailed it!!! I am so thoroughly delighted with everything I received. If all you had sent me was that Stand bookmark, I would have been over the moon. But I got so much more! Thank you @teebe for coordinating. I had never done one of these before and it was great fun. #creepychristmas

teebe Ahhh great books! 3y
AmyG I am a huge Stephen King fan, so this was so fun for me...to go shopping for you! I am so happy you like everything. Belated Merry Christmas and wishing you a Happy 2021! 3y
keiichirou Can you givw me some 3y
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Jari-chan
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Bookish song Nr. 20: We are the Hearts

We're dancing through the smoke
And we don't mind the flames
Now we become the ghost
That you know by name

Imagine we are higher than the sparrows
Casually we're breathing with the pharaohs
Tragically we fall just like the arrows
You will hear our voices echo

We are the hearts
We will never be bought and sold
We are the hearts
Forever singing woo-hoo
We are the hearts

#BooksAndMusic

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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One quote from early on that seemed really on point during the times of COVID. 🙄

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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Mehso-so

This was my Halloween read this year, and after pondering on it a few days I‘m still left...disappointed. It was a page turner, it went by quickly...so should be a good read, right. But, for such an interesting concept, I was left disappointed in the execution, and finale. In many ways it reminded me of The Stand, world shattering event, humanity divided into two factions, with a supernatural being at the center (Evie Black and Randall Flagg ⤵️

Riveted_Reader_Melissa ↪️ need their own book, but that‘s another story), but the moral was much more muddled here, none of the “good” got happy endings, neither did the “bad” necessarily get justice.🤷‍♀️ 3y
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candc320
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I loved this audiobook! It was quite the commitment at over 25 hours, and the ending wasn‘t the best, but I really enjoyed the storyline and the overall message about gender equality and the environment. Lots of reading hour points for #teamslaughter with this one 😆! +16 points #scarathlon2020 #mystery

paper.reveries Nice! Good time of year for that one. 3y
Harley_Quinn I am also reading 2 king books 3y
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candc320 @Harley_Quinn I just started Salem‘s Lot this afternoon! And I LOVE The Shining! That, Doctor Sleep, and The Institute are my fav King novels! 3y
Harley_Quinn @candc320 The Institute is on my tbr. The Shining I am reading with my book club for the October book of the month and Salem's lot is a buddy read. Didn't like Firestarter or Under the Dome (Just couldn't get into them) Only King book I have been able to finish so far is Carrie, which wasn't bad. 3y
candc320 @Harley_Quinn I listened to Firestarter as an audiobook and it was pretty good that way. I haven‘t read Under the Dome yet but I think it‘s on my shelves somewhere 🤣. I wasn‘t a big fan of Pet Semetary as a book but I‘ve enjoyed all the others I‘ve read/listened to so far. I hope you love one of them you‘re working on! 3y
Harley_Quinn @candc320 Like both so far. better than I liked carrie 3y
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candc320
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I started listening to this audiobook this morning and I...could....not....stop! By the time I left work I‘d listened to 6 1/2 hours!!! Between that and morning/evening reading I should make about 10 hours today 💪🏻 📖🤓

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Jari-chan
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Goodbye September!
Books read in September: 38 - 5 of those were audio books, 15 books off my TBR.

Now it's time for October books!

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Jari-chan
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No time for bad books! 😁

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Jari-chan
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Book Nr 15 off my #BookSpinBingo board

Just finished this great book thanks to #24b4Monday and a tasty Tiramisu ❤️

It's a typical Stephen King book - that means a page turner with characters that feel real and a plot that gets you hooked.

I just can't get enough of the King family😁

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 4y
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Jari-chan
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When I got up this morning, I spontaneously decided to join #24b4Monday 😁 I'm sure I won't get close to the 24, but I'll try my best 💪

Right now I'm at 2h 30min 🙈

@Andrew65

keys_on_fire Good luck! 4y
Jari-chan @keys_on_fire Thank you ❤️ 4y
Andrew65 Great to have you with is, good luck 😊👍 A good start. 4y
Jari-chan @Andrew65 Thank you ❤️ 😊 4y
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Jari-chan
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Thanks @Mrs_B for the Tag! Sure I'd like to play :)

1) Tagged one of the books I'm reading now. Stephen King is always a great read.
2) Blacksmith Queen 😍
3) Chestnuts and pumpkins - yum yum!

@rachelsbrittain #weekendreads

Mrs_B Mmmmm chestnuts. 4y
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Jari-chan
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This is what my #BookSpinBingo board looks like right now. At least I managed to finish my #BookSpin and my #DoubleSpin 😆

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 4y
Jari-chan @TheAromaofBooks Thank you ❤️ 4y
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Jari-chan
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Thank you for the tag @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

It's already Friday here, so I have to hurry up 😅

1. As a bookseller I've met several authors, especially those who are famous locally. And the brother of my boss is an important politician in our town - if that counts.

2. That the bookstore I'm working at has a bright future ahead ❤

I'm tagging everyone who wants to be tagged - we're all friends here, right? 😊

#ThankfulThursday
@Cosmos_Moon

Cosmos_Moon Happy for your bookstore! It was so sad when some were closing. 4y
Jari-chan @Cosmos_Moon Me too. That's why I'm even more relieved that we're on the safe side! 4y
CaffeineAndCandy Yeah we are 4y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💗💗💗 4y
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Zombmom
Sleeping Beauties | Stephen King
Mehso-so

Not my favorite. Took me a while to get through it and I was disappointed with the ending.

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nosferatu
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This summer‘s King endeavour turned out to be another great pick. Though the plot felt a little bumpy at times, this is still pure King magic and exactly the kind of imaginative madness I want to lose myself in when there‘s little else to do.

TheNeverendingTBR Still not read this one 4y
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Between_The_Covers
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Top Left on the shelf!

I'm tagging @DrShanJones @Kfjohnsonbooks to post your top left book shelf of tbr (To be Read) #tbr #topleftontheshelf

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Nikki_E
Sleeping Beauties | Stephen King, Owen King
Bailedbailed

Just not into this. First DNF of the year.

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hannah-leeloo
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Treated my fiancé to these beauties. The sleeping beauties is a limited edition version and the cover is beautiful with a tiger on the back too 😍 love you @Jackal121

Jackal121 Thank you so much. I appreciate it more than you can imagine 4y
hannah-leeloo @Jackal121 Always 😘📖💕 4y
Jackal121 😘😘 😘😘 😘 4y
MartinaLove Where did you bought these? 4y
hannah-leeloo @MartinaLove they were originally from a book store called Whsmith (in UK). 4y
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Nikki_E
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Starting this tonight.

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jlabombard10315
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I didn't make it. 😭😭😭
I was so sad to see the 6:39 left, due in 5 hours. I had to place another hold on it so that I can finish it. 🤦‍♀️