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Geemom1118

An Island Christmas: A Novel | Nancy Thayer

This was a sweet story about family and how they always come together and make memories to last a lifetime. #45 of2024

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Areader2

The Spear Cuts Through Water | Simon Jimenez

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This was a unique epic fantasy that blends reality, and fantasy with really interesting characters. It's hard to explain what this story is about but just know going in that it's immersive and convoluted at times but the author full circles everything you think you have questions about.
Clever, original, and well written
#ReadAway2024 #45

DieAReader, Andrew65, GHABI4ROSES

DieAReader 🤓💖Excellent! 3mo

Andrew65 Doing great 👏👏👏 3mo

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa

In Defense of Witches: The Legacy of the Witch Hunts and Why Women Are Still on Trial | Mona CHOLLET

Hello #SheSaid!

I got through the intro & started Chapter one. Sorry, I did not realize the introduction was a long chapter in and of itself…bad planning on my part.

Join in as you catch up (like me)! I‘m really enjoying this one so far….lots of thoughts…see you in the comments!

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa ↪️ @Smrloomis @KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk @JenlovesJT47 @Karisa @fredthemoose @mandarchy @BookBosomed1 @ncsufoxes @Readergrrl @wanderinglynn @TheKidUpstairs @charl08 @CatLass007 If anyone would like added or removed from the tag list, please let me know 😉 (edited) 5mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Anyone read this and think of recent comments about childless cat ladies by US political people. 😳 I did! (edited) 5mo

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vlwelser I totally thought about the childless cat ladies. I was actually worried in the intro that she might get into religious topics but so far it seems normal. The French perspective is interesting. 5mo

CatLass007 I am a proud childless catlady! I definitely thought of #45‘s running mate when I heard that section. I was expecting a little more historical and a little less about modern day witches. But this is not a complaint. The author mentioned a slave who was accused of witchcraft in Salem named Tituba and I found several books about her on Audible. I probably should see if they‘re available thru my library. I‘m listening to the audiobook and (cont)⬇️ 5mo

CatLass007 I want to go back and listen again. I was in elementary school when feminists began pushing for the use of Ms. instead of Miss or Mrs. In the South, however, women have been referred to as Miz for centuries. I liked Ms. for several decades but as I get older I notice that more people call me Mrs. and I always correct them and say “It‘s Miss.” I like my singleness and want it acknowledged. Am I socially regressing? I don‘t think so. I‘m (cont)⬇️ 5mo

CatLass007 just being myself. @vlwelser I‘m also appreciative of the French perspective. For non fiction we mostly get the British or American perspective. Nice change. 5mo

DebinHawaii My thoughts also went right to childless cat lady comments. Like @CatLass007 I am a proud one too! It!s interesting so far. 5mo

CatLass007 @DebinHawaii There‘s no better combination than cats and books. 5mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @CatLass007 & @DebinHawaii How did she say it…any women independent, on her own, and not under the control of a man! We are dangerous! Apparently dangerous in with hunting times and to dangerous to vote according to some today 🤪 5mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa This quote also made me think of someone who says it a lot: “The phrase “witch-hunt” is a curiously loaded one; deployed nowadays, the speaker is almost certainly using it incorrectly and acting in bad faith (and would unquestionably minimize witch-hunts as historic fact).” 5mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa And this one…you can tell it‘s political season in the US 😂 “The political enemies of certain high-born figures would occasionally denounce the latter‘s daughters or wives as witches; this was easier than attacking their enemies directly. However, the great majority of victims belonged to the lower classes.” 5mo

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I did find it both interesting and sadly not surprising how much of the reasoning was still relevant today. The blaming the victim, that if she accused you of anything bad/illegal disregard her, she‘s obviously a witch trying to ruin my good name, to even the researchers who discussed it being a war on women (with an occasional man pulled in) and the others piping up, “not just women, men too!” 5mo

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bookaholic1

Without a Trace | Lesley Pearse

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#45
I haven't read a Lesley Pearse book in quite awhile, I had forgotten how good they are. I really enjoyed this book while walking

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limada

People We Meet on Vacation | Emily Henry

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Emily Henry may be a master of writing fluffy novels that aren't, in fact, just fluffy novels at all. I loved this, even though sometimes it was hard to keep track of where we were in the timeline. #45-2024

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Allthebookclubs

The Canopy Keepers | Veronica G. Henry

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A very interesting take on the effect humans have on nature, set in 2042. The concept of nature fighting back in the form of “tree people” who live beyond the veil in an expansive cave system below ground is fascinating. The writing is slow, but the plot keeps moving. Book #45 in 2024

Bookbuyingaddict Wow 🤩 I love your journal 📔 drawings and reviews! Amazing 🤩 are you an artist 🧑‍🎨 fantastic ! You should put together one of your favourite books and have it published ! I‘d buy it 😆😍 9mo

Allthebookclubs Thank you 😊 9mo

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TorieStorieS

Andy and the Alien | Francine Pascal, Molly Stewart

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It‘s Field Day for the Sweet Valley Elementary School! They head to Secca Lake where nerdy Andy Franklin insists on searching for signs of UFOs. Jessica, Elizabeth, Todd, Winston, Lila, Ellen, Amy and Charlie all tag along after lunch to both tease and then get scared of what they find! Andy‘s bravery shines…but I don‘t really remember him in any of the other series! Plus the twins show off what three-legged race naturals they are!

JenlovesJT47 All this time I had him confused with Andy Jenkins in SVH, who is black. They straightened me out with this cover lol. But I don‘t remember this Andy in any of the other series! 3w

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 I know in the SVU books one nerd comes back with a glow-up, but I think it‘s Randy Mason…. But maybe it is Andy Franklin? I don‘t remember! But he‘s for sure not in SVT (or at least not in any published through 1997!). I think Andy Jenkins is only in the SVH books! 3w

JenlovesJT47 Yeah this whole time I‘ve been reading these SVK books I really thought it was Andy Jenkins, but I was wrong! I like Andy in SVH, although he‘s not in it much except that one book that focuses on him

Friend Against Friend

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JenlovesJT47 I‘m trying to remember which person died in the earthquake besides Olivia (although I think she‘s alive and well in SVU, correct me if I‘m wrong lol 😳). I always get that person confused for some reason. Was it Ronnie Edwards, the one who dated Enid at one point? I get him mixed up with a couple of the others. Randy Mason is definitely in SVT and SVH. Can‘t wait to read the SVU books! 3w

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 Yes!! Olivia comes back from the dead and dances with Ken in a little homecoming on a holiday break in SVU! 🤣 I only remember her dying, so anyone else will be a surprise to me, too! I forgot how the SVH series like the younger books introduces and then largely abandons characters! 3w

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 I am having such fun with this re-reading!! I can‘t believe that I am nearing the end of the SVT books!! My unread pile is much smaller than it was!! 3w

JenlovesJT47 I‘m thoroughly enjoying it as well. They don‘t have book 30 in the SVK series on Anna‘s Archive so I have to buy it. But I love this read through of the SVT books, so many of the earlier books that I haven‘t read. 🤓 3w

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 I know! These new (to me at least) ones are so fun! I wish all of them were on the archive! My missing ones aren‘t on there either… two aren‘t even for sale anywhere online that I have seen and the other two are just so oddly expensive that I can‘t bring myself to spend that much! I have a little time before I get to the unicorn club but I feel like I am not going to find them in time! 😭 3w

JenlovesJT47 I know you‘ve told me before, but which ones are you missing? I can‘t believe how much some of them cost online! 3w

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 The Unicorn Club: 19- The Most Beautiful Girl In The World 20-In Love With Mandy 23-Trapped In The Mall and SVH Senior Year #45 Tia In The Middle 3w

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 I‘ve seen the last Unicorn club book as high as $300! I think a copy recently sold for $154 and now it‘s back to being unavailable! 3w

JenlovesJT47 Holy crap that‘s ridiculous. At least Tia In The Middle is on Anna‘s Archive. But you know, when the Unicorn Club books came out I bought the first 8 or 9 of them, then I don‘t remember seeing them in the store for the later books. Trust me, I looked several times a month at Walmart and Waldenbooks for SV books lol 😆 I do so wish I had bought them all as they came out, especially senior year. Live and learn! 🤓 3w

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 Oh!! That is exciting… I wonder if it was added since I looked on there, because I could have sworn none of them were on the archive… though I only looked when you first told me about it! And yes— had I known, I would have kept buying too! I am just surprised at how few of any of them are in the used bookstores around me! I guess Sweet Valley fans are fans for life! 3w

JenlovesJT47 Yes, I‘ve gone to my local used bookstore several times over the past year and they never have any. I‘m on a list for them to call me if they get any, still waiting 😪 3w

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 That‘s nice that they will call you! I‘ve had some luck at this store near my mom‘s house, but the owners aren‘t very organized (though very kind!) but I feel like I always see babysitter‘s club and Nancy Drew everywhere in comparison! 3w

JenlovesJT47 Yes they have TONS of Nancy Drew books at the used bookstore. This particular store used to be very disorganized and it was like going on a treasure hunt. They upgraded it a couple of years ago and it looks really nice but I confess I like it better the way it was before 😬 They always had stacks and stacks of ND books. 3w

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 When I have plenty of time, I don‘t mind the extra hunt… except when you can‘t physically get to books because of other books that I don‘t like— this store has some shelves that are totally inaccessible! 3w

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TorieStorieS

Surprise! Surprise! (Sweet Valley Kids, V.1.) | Francine Pascal

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Thanks, @Kar2b for my first birthday card! As a gift to myself, I‘ve decided to dive into nostalgia and re-read the entire Sweet Valley series! The last time I decided to do this, I fell off at 31 in the SVK series, so hopefully this time I make it through more— especially since I‘ve been collecting the ones that I didn‘t have so I am in for some new reads too! This seventh birthday is fun—& the chocolate cake with marshmallow icing sounds yummy!

Ruthiella Happy birthday! 🥳🥳🥳 11mo

TorieStorieS @Ruth Thank you!! 😊 11mo

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Happy birthday 🎊🎂🎁🎈🎉 11mo

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TorieStorieS @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you!! 😊 11mo

Kar2b My cousins had the Sweet Valley High series, so I always borrowed their books to read them. Happy Birthday! 11mo

TorieStorieS @Kar2b Thanks!! Some of my SVH books are hand-me-downs from my cousin, actually! 🤣 11mo

JenlovesJT47 I just finally finished my read through of the entire SVH series last year and now I‘m on to SVH Senior Year. I‘ve only read a couple of the SVK books when I was younger but I might give them a whirl. Have you read any of the new SVT graphic novels? I am really enjoying them so far. ❤️ 7mo

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 I‘m still missing #45 of the senior year series— hopefully by the time I get there, I‘ll have tracked it down! I have been collecting the new graphic novels but haven‘t read them yet…. I will probably read them after reading the regular SVT books! I‘m glad to hear good things about them! I was a little nervous considering how awful the Sweet Valley Confidential book was! 7mo

JenlovesJT47 I own the SVHSY series up to book 35 plus the last one, 48, so I‘ll have to track the rest of them down also once I get to that point. I‘ll keep an eye out for both of us! The graphic novels are good. I really enjoy the artwork and they do a good job of modernizing it without drastically changing the storyline or characters. Yeah, SV Confidential was SO bad but I love the Sweet Life series that takes place after it. Not Pulitzer material for ⬇️ 7mo

JenlovesJT47 Sure but a fun an enjoyable read. I‘ll let you know if I come across #45! 🤓 7mo

JenlovesJT47 Geez I just looked it up and the cheapest you can find it is $45! Kicking myself for not continuing to buy the series when they were still coming out. (edited) 7mo

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 I really liked the Sweet Life, too! I stayed up until midnight on the release days to read them on my kindle, hahaha! 7mo

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 And I know!! I can‘t bring myself to pay $45 for a book that originally cost like $3!! The real craziest prices are for the last books of The Unicorn Club series! I think the last one is going for $160!! I‘m missing 20-23! I will keep an eye out for the end of the SVHSY series for you, too! I have gotten lucky at the used bookstore by my mom‘s house and occasionally at our local Half Price Books! 7mo

JenlovesJT47 Wow that‘s crazy. I have most of the Unicorn Club books, can‘t remember off the top of my head which ones I‘m missing, but I‘ll keep an eye out! There are a couple of used bookstores close by and I might hit them up this weekend. 7mo

TorieStorieS @JenlovesJT47 I have a dentist appointment not too far from the bookstore this afternoon! I‘ll pop in there on my way home! 7mo

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