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willaful
Cruelest Month | Louise Penny
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A very subjective #FourFoursin25 choice, but it makes sense to me.

I liked this considerably more than the second book, though there are always several things in a Penny book that make me go “huh?“ And I do NOT like Clara being messed with!

Lauredhel Wow you are powering along! 1d
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TheAromaofBooks
The Burning: A Novel | Linda Castillo
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Pickpick

It's always a pleasure to return to Kate Burkholder's world, and while the 16th installment had some plot twists that stretched believability a bit, it was still enjoyable. Love the characters in this series. Kate is gritty and tough without being obnoxious (actually, she kind of reminds me of Eve Dallas of the In Death series) and Castillo always writes the Amish as real people. It's also always fun to read books set in Ohio and actually know ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) the places referenced!!

#WickedWords - Hospital @AsYouWish
#Pantone2025 - Carmellian #FourFoursin25 - Bottle Throttle @lauredhel
#GottaCatchEmAll - Borrowed Book @PuddleJumper
#ISpyBingo - “A Novel“
#ReadtheUSA - Ohio
#100YearsofBooks
#BookSpinBingo
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PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 6d
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PageShifter
Filthy Rich Vampire | Geneva Lee Albin
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Mehso-so

Julian & Thea were likable but I can't say I rooted for them 100 %. The beginning was good but at some point I wasn't super invested.

I hate cliffhanger endings. This didn't work really well as an individual book.

I was intrigued by a side story. There was a strange group of people and I want to know what they want and who they are.

#Read2025 #fourfoursin25 (Yellow Cello): MC is a cellist, and there might be yellow on the cover (?)

DieAReader #Next up! 🎉💖You‘re doing fantastic! 1w
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TheAromaofBooks
River's End | Nora Roberts
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The husband & I have been off this week, and instead of going to FL as originally planned, we've hunkered down and had the most relaxing, chill week ever - and three days left to go!! I've been reading up a storm and have completed 6 books so far this year. None of them were mind-blowing, but since it's the beginning of the year, they check off so many challenge prompts 😂 So here's the skinny (sorry for the hosts getting tagged multiple times!):

TheAromaofBooks Sweet Tea B&B: #Roll100 #GottaCatchEmAll – Book You Own @PuddleJumper
#Pantone2025 – Limpet Shell @lauredhel
#ReadtheUSA – Georgia

Manhunt: #FictionalTraveler @julieclair
#Roll100 #GottaCatchEmAll – Fluffy Book @PuddleJumper
#ReadtheUSA – Alaska

The Story of Doctor Dolittle: #DolittleDiscussion @Roary
#192025 – 1920!! @Librarybelle
#WickedWords – Survivors @AsYouWish
#GottaCatchEmAll – Character in the Medical Field @PuddleJumper
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TheAromaofBooks Bluegrass Champion: #GottaCatchEmAll – Playful Character @PuddleJumper
#ReadtheUSA – Kentucky
#Pantone2025 – Yellow Jumper #FourFoursin25 – Random Fandom @lauredhel

All these books also went towards my goal for #JumpStart2025 to average 250/pgs a day (I'm actually way ahead!!!) @Lizpixie

And four of them count towards my #Read2025 goal of reading 100 books from my TBR @DieAReader

As well as my own challenges of #BookSpinBingo & #ISpyBingo
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Librarybelle Yay!! I love when books fit multiple challenges! 1w
TheAromaofBooks @Librarybelle - January read is SO satisfying 😂 1w
DieAReader 🎉🤓Wonderful! Such an excellent start to the year. Self care is so important😮‍💨🥰 So happy that you & hubby are having some r & r!🫂💖 1w
julieclair What a great start to the new year! And I agree, checking off all those prompts is sooooo satisfying! 1w
Lizpixie Brilliant start to the year lovely!👏👏👏 1w
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willaful
The Girl from the Sea | Molly Knox Ostertag
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The queer subtext in Ostertag's books finally... comes to the surface. Gorgeously illustrated graphic novel about friendship and peer pressure, first love and coming out. Like everyone else, I was dying for an epilogue, but can understand why the author might not have wanted to provide one.

This was a perfect choice for “Pilot Islet.“ #FourFoursin25 @lauredhel

Lauredhel Making better progress than I am, congrats 1w
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CoffeeNBooks
Nora Goes Off Script | Annabel Monaghan
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Nora writes romance movie scripts, and when her script for The Tea House is set to be filmed at the tea house on her property, she and her kids befriend the star of the movie, Leo Vance, and their lives will never be the same.

#LitsyLoveReads
#FourFoursIn25: #RandomFandom @Lauredhel
#LitsyAtoZ #LetterN @Texreader
#ISpyBingo @TheAromaofBooks

Texreader Yay!! 2w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w
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CoffeeNBooks
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Hart, a demigod, is a marshal in Tanria who delivers bodies to Mercy the undertaker at Birsdall & Son. The only thing Hart likes about going there is Mercy's dog Leonard. Hart is gruff and jaded, since his job also includes killing drudges (zombies) that take over the bodies of the dead. There's absolutely nothing Mercy likes about Hart whenever he shows up at Birdsall & Son.

Librariana Congrats on getting a book "off the shelf"! ☺️ So what is the verdict? Will it go back on the shelf for an eventual reread? Or do you think you'll pass it on (gift/donate) to someone else? 2w
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ferskner
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Help a Litten out! I'm wanting to get back into reading challenges this year but I'm having a hard time figuring out what Litsy is hosting these days. It looks like a few I used to do aren't active anymore. Are there any I should know about? (I'm planning to do #bookspin with @TheAromaofBooks and #agathachristieclubR3 with @Librarybelle, of course!)

Picture of my dog's dumb teeth for tax!

TheAromaofBooks I'm participating in - #Pantone2025 and #FourFoursin25 with @lauredhel
- #WickedWords with @AsYouWish
- #Roll100 and #GottaCatchEmAll with @PuddleJumper
- #FictionalTraveler and #ReadorDonate with @julieclair
and my own other challenges, #ISpyBingo and #BookChain

Have you checked @LitsyEvents ? That account does a great job reposting all kinds of shenanigans!!
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Ruthiella You can follow @LitsyEvents for reposts of all the challenges, etc. Good luck! 😃 2w
AmyG There is #authoramonth @soubhiville where one reads 1+ books from that specific author for the month. #TBRTarot is where a card is chosen and you pick a corresponding book. #readyourkindle is like Bookspin but just for ereaders. Last two are with @Cbee (edited) 2w
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Librarybelle @Cuilin @dabbe —thanks for mentioning the buddy reads I host! This is the last year for #192025 , which is reading a book originally published in each year from 1920-2025 (I‘ll post details later in the year for the next challenge, #192030 ). 2w
Texreader And #litsyatoz that I‘m hosting. 2w
AllDebooks #SeriesLove2025 challenge is a good one, hosted by @Andrew65 2w
AllDebooks Sorry, not finished. And @thelibraryview. I'm doing the Wild Moor reading challenge. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDKncU5i_Y7/?igsh=MXQ0a3U2cWZ1OHlieQ== 2w
AllDebooks Series love is also hosted by @TheSpineView having a brain malfunction 😅 2w
AllDebooks Thanks for the tags @TheBookHippie and @Cuilin 2w
julieclair In addition to those already mentioned (thanks, @TheAromaofBooks 💙), I also host #ThematicCozies , #AllergicToChunksters , and #MonthlyNonfiction2025 . Others I participate in that haven‘t been mentioned yet are #KindredSpirits with @BarbaraJean , #LittensLoveRomance with @StayCurious , #JaneAustenThenAndNownwith @Crinoline_Laphroaig , #HitchToScreen with @JenlovesJT47 , #FurrowedMiddleBrow and #PersephoneClub with @LeahBergen . 2w
Andrew65 This just shows how much is going on, an impressive list. 2w
PuddleJumper Teeth! ❤️ I think my general ones have been mentioned. I also have #RiordanverseReadalong which is reading Rick Riordan books and #ReadYourDamnDanmei which is reading Chinese light novels. I also run seasonal challenges in October/December 2w
PuddleJumper Also #QueerBC Monthly LGBTQIA+ authors and you can read anything they've written 2w
LeahBergen @julieclair Wow, this is a big list! Thanks for tagging our little reading groups. 😘 2w
MatchlessMarie When I have been away from Litsyland for a while I like to check out the @LitsyEvents page for most current things. But this is a great time of year to get back into them. It‘s hard to miss challenges since we are all abuzz with New Year wishful thinking 😂 2w
TheAromaofBooks @Librarybelle - I will be so excited to tackle another long-term project!! I actually think I'm going to complete #192025 which is pretty thrilling! 2w
Librarybelle That‘s so cool, @TheAromaofBooks ! I still have a bit to go but need to tally up my readings from the last half of 2024. I love the long term challenges! 2w
julieclair @LeahBergen I think it‘s more of a “wishful thinking” list! 😂 2w
LeahBergen @julieclair I think you‘re right. 😆 2w
staci.reads Also #SheSaid hosted by @Riveted_Reader_Melissa highlighting books by female authors and women's topics! 2w
ferskner @TheAromaofBooks @AmyG @Jess861 @Cuilin @dabbe @TheBookHippie @Ruthiella @Librarybelle @Texreader @AllDebooks @julieclair @PuddleJumper @MatchlessMarie @Lauredhel @Amiable @staci.reads thank you all for your help and ideas! I totally forgot about @LitsyEvents so thank you for that reminder too! I'll go through these and pick out a few. 6h
Texreader So great to have you back!! 5h
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