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School for Good and Evil
School for Good and Evil | Soman Chainani
The New York Times bestselling The School for Good and Evil, the first book in the series, is an epic journey into a dazzling new world, where the only way out of a fairy tale is to live through one. This paperback edition features an Extras section, giving readers a chance to see which school they'd be in and a Q&A with the author, Soman Chainani.With her glass slippers and devotion to good deeds, Sophie knows she'll earn top marks at the School for Good and join the ranks of past students like Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Snow White. Meanwhile, Agatha, with her shapeless black frocks and wicked black cat, seems a natural fit for the villains in the School for Evil.The two girls soon find their fortunes reversed Sophie's dumped in the School for Evil to take Uglification, Death Curses, and Henchmen Training, while Agatha finds herself in the School for Good, thrust among handsome princes and fair maidens for classes in Princess Etiquette and Animal Communication.But what if the mistake is actually the first clue to discovering who Sophie and Agatha really are?"
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Smarkies
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Bailedbailed

This started out clever but am about a third into the book, and the characters are beginning to grate on me. So I am going to put this aside.
I'll just watch the movie for the summary. 😅

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TheSpineView
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Eggs Brilliant 🖤❤️🤍 3mo
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Mrs_B
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Pickpick

I always try and read books which my students say are their favourites, and this one was mentioned recently.
It‘s a fun take on the good/evil fairytale storyline, and I can understand why it‘s well liked.
For me though I found it a bit predictable, I listened to most of it on 2x speed.

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Pien
Pickpick

I really liked the book, specially because the movie is really close to is. It is not like I saw an different story compared to the book. The book has even more specific details to make the story even better.

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WriterAtHeart
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Pickpick

I was not expecting to like this book as much as I do. Predictable, but I enjoyed the journey!

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KristiAhlers
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Pickpick

I work at a bookstore and I‘m sad to say I‘m woefully inadequate when it comes to reads for kids outside of what I read as a child or my two sons reading choices. This is my first read from the pile I brought home from work. I thought this was a very creative way to address fairytales. I may even make an attempt to watch the movie.

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RebeccaRoo7
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"'You think he's your prince? He's just a puffed-up windbag who can't find anything better to do than prance around half naked and thrust his sword where it doesn't belong!'"

#fantasy #adventure #fiction #good #evil #fairytales #series #comedic #funread #Christmas #vacation

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Booksandtea23
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Loved the movie so decided to give the books a try 🧚🏾‍♀️

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SusanLee
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Eggs 💙💀🤍 1y
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Cailey_Mac
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Doing a quick reread of the first book; with everything going on rn (kitty diabetes is nothing to mess with) it reads like an old school fairytale which is exactly what I‘m looking for. Plus the Netflix movie really made me want to finish this series😅

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fredamans
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Cool cover 🖤💙 1y
Eggs 🖤 🦢 💙 1y
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hannah-leeloo
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Just watched the school for good and evil film and quite liked it, I'd been debating the books for a while so wanted to sneak a peek. Anyone else watched it or have read the books???

DivineDiana I have not, but those costumes caught my attention! I will take a look! 1y
rubyslippersreads I‘ve read the books (as has a friend), and we both enjoyed them. So I‘m definitely interested in the movie. 1y
GerardtheBookworm The books were blah for me but I did enjoy the movie as a guilty pleasure. 1y
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Arvena I've read just the first book. And I've just watched the movie - I liked it more than a book :) 1y
Enchanted_Bibliophile Also just finished watching it... And curious about the books. Thinking of maybe getting the audio additions 🤷🏼‍♀️ 1y
persephone1408 I've been wanting to read the books but haven't gotten to them. I did watch the movie last night and it was a little bit of a mess but still very good, I think. 1y
Cupcake12 I‘ve read the books but not seen the movie. Loved the book series x 1y
Roary47 I have the first book dusty on my shelf. 😭I need to get to it! 1y
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Blh87
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Pickpick

I wanted to read this book before the movie came out. Overall, I enjoyed it, but Sophie‘s character may be the most frustratingly shallow person of all time. I realize this is likely very intentional.

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TracyReadsBooks
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With the movie right around the corner, I think it‘s time for a reread…

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Smlambert725
School for Good and Evil | Soman Chainani

“In the forest of primeval
A school for Good and Evil
Twin towers like two heads
One for the pure
And one for the wicked
Try to escape, you‘ll always fail
The only way out is
Through a fairytale.”
#October2022

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Ellen_C
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Pickpick

Fun start to a series about two friends who end up in the School for Good and Evil but not on the same side. https://cannonballread.com/2022/09/the-school-for-good-and-evil-book-1-elcicco/

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Branwen
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Happy Friday, littens! 💕📚💕 I'm working all weekend so today I made sure to spend a lot of time at the park reading! 😄

GeorgeT That's such a beautiful reading spot 😃 2y
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Branwen
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Beef stew, bread, and cheese for dinner! 😋💕📚 This is one of my favorite dinners because it always makes me feel like I'm in a fantasy story! 🐉📖

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Branwen
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Reading fairytale type books in the woods is one of my favorite things! 🌿📚

DivineDiana Perfect setting! 🧚🏻‍♀️ 2y
CoverToCoverGirl So atmospheric! 💜 2y
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Branwen
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I love this opening line! ?

"Sophie had waited all her life to be kidnapped."

Also, can I just freely admit that I am a huge sucker for books that have cool illustrations at the start of every chapter! ???

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Branwen
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Chaplin decided we are going to read this next! 😸 My tween book club will be reading this for next month's discussion so it's perfect timing! 📚💕 #catsoflitsy #chaplin

RaeLovesToRead What should I read next, Chaplin?? 😸 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awww 🐈‍⬛ 🤍 2y
ravenlee My kiddo has been dipping in and out of this one! She started off really into it, but she‘s such a flighty reader these days she hasn‘t finished it yet. But she still got really excited when I pointed out it‘s a series starter. 2y
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Leftcoastzen Yay!😸 2y
MeganAnn I‘m planning to read this one soon too… sometime before the Netflix series drops. My son read it a year or two ago and said it‘s very good 2y
Branwen @RaeLovesToRead He said to read something with lots of cat worship and crunchies in it! 😸😹 @Leftcoastzen 💕💕💕 @MeganAnn I keep hearing him good things about it! And the Netflix show looks like it's going to be pretty good too! 😄📚 @ravenlee Maybe the show coming out this fall will give her the motivation to pick it up again! 💕 2y
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kimmypete1
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Pickpick

This made for a fun listen for my car trip.

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Arvena
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Mehso-so

This was a struggle. Interesting idea, great premise, but it's a looooong and very odd book with a lot of massive plot holes...
For a middle grade book, this story had a surprising amount of darkness and cruelty.

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Clwojick
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Pickpick

Here is my current progress for #bookspinbingo. My March reading started off really great, but teetered off over the last week. Thanks to the #MarvellousMarch Readathon I‘m starting to get my mojo back, so I‘m hoping to get through a few more of these before the end is up…. Though I‘ve definitely been more into mood reading lately. 💛

Bookzombie I find this layout very pleasing. 🙂 2y
Clwojick @Bookzombie thank you! 🧡 2y
Itchyfeetreader Love this layout 2y
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Clwojick @Itchyfeetreader 😊😊😊 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Looking great!!! 2y
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Blerdgal_Fenix
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Kerry Washington as Professor Dovey in "The School for Good and Evil” -Kerry will play the 'Dean of Good' in the upcoming Netflix film based on the popular Soman Chainani book series! For anyone that has read this series, just wanted to share!! #good # evil #hero #villain #ya

BiblioLitten She was so good in Little Fires Everywhere 🔥 2y
Cupcake12 Love this book series! 2y
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WJCintron
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Excited about this one!! It's gonna be a movie, already in post production! I have the whole series, so I'm hoping they turn all the series into movies. I hope I'm not disappointed with it. For now, I'm reading the first book.
Anyone read it? Any comments?

YES! Those paperbacks are driving me crazy!! I need to get hard copies so they match the collection. I also have the guide! It's heavy!!! LOL

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PuddleJumper
School for Good and Evil | Soman Chainani
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Panpan

I don't know whether this was because I was listening to the book rather than reading it but I found a lot of the descriptions off putting. There was a lot of comments on teenage bodies that bordered on skeevy and it really affected my enjoyment of the book

Zoe-h Apparently they‘re making a movie out of this series. I hope it‘s better than the books. 2y
PuddleJumper @Zoe-h I can see it adapting well to tv/film if they change a few things. Will be interesting to see! 2y
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vanslibanan
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Checkout the audiobook version 🎧
#bookstoscreen #goodreadsreadingchallenge2021

Cupcake12 Love this book x 3y
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IhoardBOOKS
School for Good and Evil | Soman Chainani
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I don‘t know if the series gets any better after this book or not but I‘m not going to bother to find out. I really should have stopped when my brain started nit picking things that it found incredibly questionable and worrisome, and kept bothering me throughout. I wanted to see what the hype was for though and kept on, and really wished I hadn‘t.

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Kiana24
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02/15 - 02/20
Fantasy/ Fairytale
I was hooked when I read the first sentance the writer showed me the scene instead of telling it to me in a blunt and boring way. I have to admit I slowly started to lose motavation to read it but I was determined to find out what would happen to these two friends. I chose this book as a pick becayse it taught me that once you find your worth with the help of friends and family you only need them to be pure.

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ElleMNOpe
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Pickpick

I really loved this book. It's a great dark twist on the magical school trope. The writing style is definitely developed with the older middle grade set in mind, but there are some dark & slightly more mature pieces that make it better suited for YA readers. The plot is fun & twisty with lots of entertaining moments. I just had a lot of fun reading this. It challenges the typical fairy tale tropes with a very flippant approach. Just a fun time.

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TheAromaofBooks
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Mehso-so

Unfortunately, this one wasn't for me. I wanted to like it - the concept is super fun & there were some great ideas, but ultimately the "message" about good/evil/beauty/ugly/friendship just felt incredibly muddled. I also felt like the characters should have been significantly older than 12 - I was bothered by descriptive phrases like "her extremely short dress showed off long, creamy legs" written by a man describing a child.

It wasn't a bad ⬇️

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) book, it just wasn't for me.

This series has been on my TBR forever, but I got my extra nudge to actually pick it up from my #NewYearWhoDis list - @Cupcake12 even though I didn't love this one, I'm glad that I read it!!! @monalyisha

#SeriesRead2021 @TheSpineView
#ReadingRomance @Clwojick
#FabulousFebruary @Andrew65 (1450/2500pgs!)
#BookSpinBingo
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Cupcake12 Glad you finished it xx 3y
TheAromaofBooks @Cupcake12 - I did want to see how everything came together!!! Even though I'm not going to read the rest of the series, I wasn't sorry to read this one. ❤ I bought Meet Me in London on Kindle yesterday for March's book - it sounds adorable!! 3y
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Cupcake12 One of my favourite Rom coms “Meet Me in London” of last year x 3y
TheSpineView 🤩📖📚 3y
monalyisha Great review! 3y
Gissy I have the whole series😳😱I haven‘t read them yet. We‘ll see how I like them😳 3y
TheAromaofBooks @Gissy - There are a lot of positive reviews for this one so I definitely think it's worth giving them a chance!! 3y
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 3y
Roary47 On my list too. I‘ll have to see if I like it then. 3y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick They're is something about the words creamy and milky that give me squicky vibes. *shudder* Then to use one to describe a child? Yikes! 3y
TheAromaofBooks @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick - There wasn't anything overtly sexual in the story, but there were several times that weird phrasing was used that left me wondering if I just have a dirty mind, or if there was strange subtext occurring. For instance, she's caught in a magical briar plant & a “dark & engorged“ thorn stabs at her. Another scene she sweeps into a room dressed skimpily & the boys “dribble in their laps“ - they're eating lunch so ⬇ 3y
TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) theoretically food but... I don't know, the whole book felt off to me, but loads of people love it, so it's possible that my brain is the problem, not the writing! 😅 3y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Then we share a similar brain (or I've been listening to a few too many romance novels) because the are words I wouldn't associate with a MG or YA book. 😂 3y
TheAromaofBooks @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick - I think the fact that it's marketed as a MG book is what made me feel off about these. When I'm reading a book I try to not only think about how much I like/dislike it, but also how it fits for its intended audience, & I wouldn't want to give this book to a 12-year-old. 😬 3y
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TheAromaofBooks
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1. Not any more (although I use it for books A LOT). Growing up, when computers & internet were new, we used those resources all the time. (I wrote many college papers on the library computers!) Sometimes we would ride with my dad to the city & while he was at work, would spend the entire day at the main Columbus Metropolitan Library, which is an amazing place.
2. Not lately, other than asking them to bring my books to the car - curbside only ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) for months now!

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView
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TheSpineView It will be so nice to go inside again and just smell the books! Thanks for playing! 😀 3y
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TheAromaofBooks
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My #weeklyforecast is about as uncertain as Ohio's (we should be getting somewhere between 2-12" of snow...super helpful prediction...) These are the next books on the shelf, but since the tagged is due back at the library, it will probably be the next one I pick up. If I like it, my reading will veer into the rest of the (quite chunky) series.

Meanwhile, trapped inside a Kindle book that is apparently 810 pages long. Yet another reason Kindle ⬇️

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) books are sketch - you never know what you're getting into!!

The books on the right are my ongoing buddy reads, although HP should be wrapping up this week. I've never read it so slowly before & am quite enjoying soaking it in instead of blazing through it like I usually do.

@Cinfhen
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Scochrane26 Here in Ky, we are supposed to get tons of snow tonight, too. It‘s still icy from Thursday, so I may not be going anywhere for a few days. 3y
TheAromaofBooks @Scochrane26 - They seem to be settling on 6-8“ from Monday morning through Tuesday midday, with “some areas“ seeing 12“+! 3y
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TheAromaofBooks
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#FabulousFebruary starts tomorrow & I'm super stoked!! I'll be a lot busier with work for the next three months (greenhouse season woohoo!!) so I'm really hoping to rack up some pages while I can!! My goal is to read 2500 pages across the nine days, including the tagged book which is on my #NewYearWhoDis list!!

Thanks for hosting @Andrew65 !! I love this monthly readathon so much!!

Andrew65 Great to have you with us, good luck 😊👍 3y
IMASLOWREADER awww i missed it 😢 3y
TheAromaofBooks @IMASLOWREADER - This readathon happens every month, so you can participate in March!! There is also a readathon around the last weekend of every month. @Andrew65 hosts both of them, so if you follow him, you should see the reminder posts when they are getting ready to start!! 3y
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Andrew65 @IMASLOWREADER Be great to have you with us in future Readathons. We do two a month, a nine day Readathon in the middle of the month, and a four day one on the last weekend of the month #20in4. This starts on Friday 26th February with the aim to read 20 hours over the 4 days or set your own target for the 4 days. Look forward to welcoming you in the near future, 3y
IMASLOWREADER ohhh thanks @Andrew65 & @TheAromaofBooks ill be on the look out 3y
TheAromaofBooks @IMASLOWREADER - The #20in4 readathon starts tomorrow!!! Check out @Andrew65 's page if you want more details!! 😊 3y
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Cupcake12
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#wondrouswednesday
1. One of my favourite books 😍
2. I‘d love for Puck from The Scorpio Races to be my bestie.
3. The Hating Game by Sally Thorne to a friend.

Eggs Pretty cover 🤗📚☀️ 3y
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Kiana24

02/01 - 02/05
I think the author started they way he did to hook the reader in and not be able to take there eyes off the book. I belive he did a splended job of pulling the reader into the book once I started to read I couldn't put it down. In the book it shows not tell how scared people are when children dissapear and instead of telling the whole plot you need to look deeper to find the message within the book.

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TheAromaofBooks
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Okay, I think I have my #BookSpin list!! A lot of Litsy books here - the tagged is my next #NewYearWhoDis, a series that has actually been on TBR for a while. The problem is that it's quite the chunkster & if I like it there are five more!!! My two #LMPBC books (can't remember what's coming for me from #GroupR lol), Orient Express for #agathachristieclubr2, two books about Vietnam for #foodandlit, Mansfield Park for #PemberLittens, Of Beasts & ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) Beauties for #Fairytalereadingchallenge (it's been on my Kindle forever!), 1984 for #thatsclassic AND Harry Potter for #Potteraday - I've been wanting to reread since I've been collecting the house editions, which are the British editions instead of American, which may be fun. Maybe someday I'll get to some books on my “real“ TBR instead of all this assigned reading from Litsy!! 😂

Still plenty of time to post a list if you want to ⬇
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TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) join in for #BookSpin in February - I'll draw the magic numbers on Tuesday!!!

Thanks for hosting all these fun challenges & buddy reads!! @Cupcake12 @monalyisha @ferskner @Butterfinger @Texreader @sprainedbrain @charityann @Annie1215 @Linsy
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Texreader That‘s great planning!! 3y
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rabbitprincess Still working on my list! I hope to post today or tomorrow 😄 3y
Cupcake12 Hope you like it, we‘ve got them all and love them x 3y
TheAromaofBooks @Texreader - Thank you!! I may have gotten carried away on challenges, but they all sound so fun!! And several of them are books I've been meaning to read anyway, so that helps. 3y
TheAromaofBooks @rabbitprincess - No worries, I know how it goes! I've had a few people who post after I've posted the numbers & they still get along just fine so no rush 😂 3y
TheAromaofBooks @Cupcake12 - The series has been on my list for quite a long while so I'm honestly excited about the nudge to read them. They are fatties but I think that as long as I get into the story they should read pretty fast. 3y
Clare-Dragonfly I do need to finish and post my list… it doesn‘t look like it will be much different from January‘s 🙄 3y
TheAromaofBooks @Clare-Dragonfly - I know that feeling!!! 3y
Linsy Quite a setup! I‘m impressed 3y
TheAromaofBooks @Linsy - Thank you!! This year I am really trying to focus on challenges that help me read books that are already on my TBR!!! 3y
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Kiana24
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01/25/2021
Every four years two children are kidnapped one for good and one for evil. Sophie wants to be kidnapped by the schools master for the school of good and evil. While everyone else prepares many locks on their door and go to sleep Sophie sneaks to her best friend Agathas house. Hoping to be kidnapped and join the school.

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TheSpineView
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Pickpick

I liked this one more than I thought I would. When it first started I was not too sure about then it picked up and I got into the story. Loved the characters of Sophie and Agatha and the theme of true friendship. Great lesson for kids to look beyond the surface and the goodness of someone's heart. 4⭐

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Cupcake12
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#weekendreads
1. Rescue Me by Sarra Manning
2. Love the tagged book, even got my daughter hooked on the series too
3. The scariest movie I‘ll be watching is Hocus Pocus 🎃😂😂
@rachelsbrittain

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Cupcake12
School for Good and Evil | Soman Chainani
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#ThankfulThursday
Read the tagged book recently featured gargoyles, werewolves and much more!
1. Dog mum so dogs all the way! 🐶
2. My youngest daughter having her first day back at school since March & walking out with a big smile 😊
@Cosmos_Moon

Cosmos_Moon Welcome back to school! My boys are on their 4th day today since March. It‘s been a tough year. 4y
Deifio How was the first two school days? I just got your letter today! 4y
Cupcake12 @Deifio they had two good days, lots to take in and remember but they have to get get used to it. I missed them terribly 😂 4y
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Cupcake12
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Pickpick

I loved this book. It‘s the first in the series of 6 books. The only problem is I now need to read them all!
It is literally an anti-fairytale. Chosen children are kidnapped and sent to the the School for Good or the School for Evil. I was sucked into the magical realm and have to say it‘s darker than Harry Potter. Not everything is as it seems and I couldn‘t predict the ending. I admired the character of Agatha-cold, dark, but strong.

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Cupcake12
School for Good and Evil | Soman Chainani
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#Two4Tuesday
1. 🧙‍♀️ 🧛‍♀️🐸🐺🐉 I‘m loving the book I‘m reading at the mo (tagged)
2. Personally I would say no but that won‘t stop me buying them!
@TheSpineView

@TheSpineView

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! Happy Tuesday! 🌞😊📚 4y
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Cupcake12
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#weekendreads
1. Tagged....I love it and can‘t wait to read the rest of the series and also just found out they are making a film for Netflix too 🎥
2.Tilly and the Book Wanderers by Anna James
3. The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddy Yates by Jenny Pearson
@rachelsbrittain

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Cupcake12
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On to my next read...been looking forward to this one #newbooktoread

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BubotheReader
School for Good and Evil | Soman Chainani
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3.5 🌟🌟🌟

Good: Loved the flip of taking traditional fairy tale roles (beauty=good, patriarchy) and negating them. Enjoyed the magic system and the school setting, too. The ending.

Not as good: I worry about the message it sends about toxic people. Love saved a character, but this is a dangerous precedent to set. People have to be willing to save themselves, too. Or the relationship will be imbalanced. Found the book a bit predictable.

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sherryvdh
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I keep looking for things to do so I can keep listening. It's been a semi-productive couple of days. #audiobaking #audiocleaning #laundryandlisten #IveDoneDishesTwiceAlready

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