Hashtagbrigade

Ch 2: #mollygoestotheparty #boooooring #wandersofftothegardens #starving #tired #naptime #clarefindsher #bringsfood #whichclareeats #takesherforanap #FORGETSHER #wtfclare #mollyjustwantstogohome #butno #sleepover #unwanted #paradesmollyaround #rescuedbypapa #whoreturnsthenextdaytogivethanks #whichclaresoreadilyaccepts 🙄 #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @bookwormjillk @librarybelle @lcsmcat @thearomaofbooks @cuilin @rubyslippersreads @mcctrish @ruthiella @eeclayton @julieclair @clare-dragonfly @elizamarie @peanutnine @dabbe @willaful @jewright @bklover 1d

Librarybelle I felt so bad for Molly! And, Clare making it sound like it‘s all Molly‘s fault! Molly‘s a kid, who is relying on strangers to help her out. Glad Papa came to the rescue! 1d

Ruthiella I have a bad feeling about this former Miss Clare! 😬 1d

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Cuilin @Ruthiella I second this suspicion!! 🤨 1d

Cuilin @Librarybelle Agreed. I love the relationship she has with her father. 24h

Bookwormjillk Here we go 23h

Clare-Dragonfly I am extremely disappointed in this Clare! Though I suppose she isn‘t a real Clare, since I figured out halfway through this chapter that it‘s her maiden name, not her first name 🤣 23h

Lcsmcat I‘m definitely on Team Dad. Poor little Molly! 22h

mcctrish Clare is a train wreck #notarealclare hence forth 22h

willaful @Clare-Dragonfly She is definitely not worthy of the name! 22h

rubyslippersreads @Clare-Dragonfly @mcctrish My middle name is Claire, and I completely reject this awful woman. 😂 #notarealclare 22h

ElizaMarie I love the daddy-daughter-ness of it all! He is such a sweet man - Ugh #DoesHeDieSoon ? 22h

mcctrish @ElizaMarie EG is not to be trusted with men #shekillsthemwillynilly 18h

Clare-Dragonfly I would also like to mention that the lord dude sucks. I shuddered with childhood recognition at her description of the man who takes hold of a joke and won‘t let it go, and keeps pointing it at a baffled child who can‘t escape. 18h

Bklover @ElizaMarie @mcctrish you are probably right. Dad is my favorite character, so they will surely kill him off, leaving poor Molly an orphan! 11h

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BarkingMadRead

Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Ch 1: #meetingthecharacters #youngmollyexcitedaboutanouting #doctordadmakingitwork #mrsCisapieceofwork #browningsistersahouldbefun #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

Bookwormjillk He seems like a good Dad. What does it say about the other books we‘ve read that I‘m expecting him to die soon? 2d

Ruthiella @Bookwormjillk 😂😂😂 Here‘s hoping this book breaks the mold! 2d

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dabbe @Bookwormjillk Like Cinderella's dad! 🎯🩵🎯 2d

BarkingMadRead @Bookwormjillk I was expecting him to hit up Clare. There‘s time for both 🤣 2d

dabbe The earl and countess are a hoot so far. #festivalatthetowers #mollygetstositbodkinwiththebrownings ... that's a fun tongue twister! 🤣 2d

mcctrish The beginning of this book gave me Goodnight Moon vibes which quickly morphed into “how many might die?” @Bookwormjillk 2d

Clare-Dragonfly @Bookwormjillk Hahaha, yes, me too! 😂 2d

ElizaMarie @Bookwormjillk I am in the same boat. 2d

Lcsmcat @BarkingMadRead I‘m with you - but there aren‘t many sympathetic female characters (yet) are there? 2d

rubyslippersreads I have a new favorite word—scomfished! 😂 2d

rubyslippersreads @dabbe Will Clare be the wicked stepmother? 😆 2d

Bklover Could you add me to the list please? 2d

BarkingMadRead @bklover absolutely 2d

willaful @rubyslippersreads exactly my thought... 1d

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CBee

Tarot Card Killer | Greg Strandberg

Thanks to @OriginalCyn620 for this month‘s prompt! Have fun, friends! #TBRtarot

CBee @Allylu @AmyG @AshleyHoss820 @BarbaraBB @batsy @BeeCurious @Bklover @BookwormAHN @britt_brooke @candc320 @CatLass007 @ChelseaM6010 @Deblovestoread @erzascarletbookgasm @majkia @Balibee146 2d

CBee @InkedBookworm13 @jenniferw88 @julieclair @Librariana @MatchlessMarie @Meshell1313 @OriginalCyn620 @PageShifter @RaeLovesToRead @Read4life @Ruthiella @Sace @TheKidUpstairs @youneverarrived @willaful @Lizpixie @LitsyEvents 2d

MatchlessMarie You know what‘s funny I was just thinking about a book that has been languishing on my TBR and was like hmm I wonder if they ever made that into a series so I can purpose that book for this prompt and… it turns out that they did and I‘ve been living under a rock I guess 😂

Dark Matter

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OriginalCyn620 @MatchlessMarie I loved Dark Matter, the book! I watched the series too, but it had been a long time after I read the book, but from what I can remember, they stuck pretty close to the book. Hope you enjoy! 2d

OriginalCyn620 @cbee Glad to help! ☺️ And I already have one ready to go again…I‘ve seen the adaptation with Mr. Harry Styles, so now I‘ll read the book!

My Policeman

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CBee @MatchlessMarie oh yay! Love it when things work out like that 😊 2d

CBee @OriginalCyn620 😊😊😊 2d

Meshell1313 Ooh good one! I never read The Lord of the Rings series so I‘m starting that one. So I‘ll do

The Fellowship of the Ring: Being the First Part of The Lord of the Rings

Ruthiella The first book in the Kristin Lavransdatter trilogy was adapted for Norwegian television in the‘90s and I will be reading it in June for #KLBR ! Perfect timing.

The Bridal Wreath: Kristin Lavransdatter, Vol.1

CBee @Meshell1313 okay, I am seriously jealous that you‘ll be reading that for the first time!! Enjoy!! ♥️♥️♥️ 2d

CBee @OriginalCyn620 awesome! 2d

CBee @Ruthiella hooray! 2d

candc320 Great prompt! I‘m going with

All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)

CBee @candc320 I ♥️ Murderbot! Hoping to watch the series soon 🤞🏻 2d

willaful I'm reading Wives and Daughters with the #HashtagBrigade. 2d

CatLass007 @candc320 I ❤️ Murderbot also! Fugitive Telemetry, Book 6 in Martha Wells‘s series is warming up in the bullpen so I‘ll use it in response to this prompt. Or maybe I‘ll read Louise Penny‘s A Better Man, Book 15 in her Armand Gamache/Three Pines. I saw the TV movie based on the first book in the series, which was better than okay. I haven‘t seen the failed TV series mostly because, while I admire Alfred Molina‘s skills as an actor, I think (cont)⬇️ 2d

AmyG I need something mindless so I am going to read It Emds With Us. 2d

CatLass007 he was miscast as Gamache. Or maybe I‘ll read both. I am so far behind on my challenges and buddy reads that I don‘t know if I‘ll ever catch up. I‘m pretty much taking the month off from buddy reads and I think that will help me a lot. Feeling pressured to read steals my joy, although no one but me is putting on any pressure. 2d

CatLass007 @AmyG Please let me know what you think. It‘s available to me if I want it, I just don‘t know if I want it. 2d

willaful @CatLass007 I thought Malina was a good Gamache but literally everyone else was wrong. 😂 It didn't catch the vibe of the books at all. 2d

CatLass007 @willaful it played on Amazon Prime Video, right? I haven‘t had that for a while so there‘s another good reason that I didn‘t watch it. But I found out that I qualify for something called prime access so instead of paying $14.99 per month I pay $6.99 per month plus tax. So I have been 12 months without prime video and I signed up for the free trial and will pay at the end of June for the first month. 2d

AmyG @CatLass007 I‘ll let you know. Hoping it‘s decent. 2d

CatLass007 @AmyG Thanks! Enjoy!! 2d

Meshell1313 @CBee I know! I read soooo much fantasy that it‘s just wrong I haven‘t read the ones that arguably started it all! Excited for this journey! 2d

AshleyHoss820 Ooo! This one will be fun! 2d

CBee @AmyG I actually liked that one. It‘s not so mindless though, fyi - a few triggers. 2d

CBee @Meshell1313 and what a journey it is! Enjoy 😊 2d

CBee @willaful I liked Molina as Gamache as well. But, didn‘t continue with the series because it just was so off. Love the books so much! 2d

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Librarybelle

Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

To say my reading has been erratic and at times nonexistent the last few months is an understatement, and yet I persevere and start more books! 😂

Gaskell‘s writing is amazing, and thanks to #HashtagBrigade I can finally move Wives and Daughters to the “currently reading” stack.

#Zeke , #SebastianKitty , and #Xander are resting after food (and the first pill of the day for Zeke). #CatsOfLitsy

BarkingMadRead

BarkingMadRead Book twins! That‘s the copy I have! 2d

Librarybelle @BarkingMadRead 😁 2d

julieclair So cozy! 😻😻😻 2d

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Librarybelle It is, @julieclair ! 2d

Mollyanna Some time that‘s all you can do! Enjoy your cozy reading moment. 2d

Librarybelle @Mollyanna 😻 2d

AlaMich Good thing your bed won‘t fly away now! 2d

Librarybelle @AlaMich I know! 😂 2d

robinb Awww…nothing sweeter than a bed full of kitties! 🩵🩵🩵 2d

Librarybelle @robinb ❤️❤️❤️ 2d

dabbe #adorablecutenessoverload 🖤🐾🐾🐾🐾🖤 2d

Librarybelle @dabbe ❤️❤️❤️ 2d

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Bookwormjillk

Wives and Daughters | Elizabeth Gaskell

Excited to start another chunky classic with #hashtagbrigade #boringkindlecover

(I realize my scone is as big as my book. Don‘t judge.)

BarkingMadRead

Librarybelle That looks delicious! No judgment from me! 😂 2d

BarkingMadRead It looks lovely! The books looks good too! 2d

Mollyanna I say that should be the normal sized scone. Looks yummy. 2d

BooksandCoffee4Me I‘m not judging — I‘m envious! 😂💛💛💛 2d

Lesliereadsalot Yum! What flavor? 2d

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Tove_Reads

Untilted | Autechre

Seems incredible May is almost over! Thanks to everyone who‘ve participated in #ShelfSweeper it has been great seeing all the books that have been read! I‘ve been thinking a lot about Elisabeth too, and how fragile life is #4Elisabeth What should we do in June? I‘ll be reading lots of South African books, but would be happy to do a readathon or buddy read or something. What about you?

Ruthiella Adorable pooch! ❤️🐶 I will be attending #CampLitsy25 in June, plus I have 4 other group reads going on: #hashtagbrigade #nancydrewbr #EBBR and #KLBR . 😅 5d

Bookwormjillk Thank you so much for hosting! I‘m going to keep going trying to clear my shelves in June. 5d

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 5d

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Tove_Reads @Ruthiella Cool! Need to check those out! 4d

Tove_Reads @Bookwormjillk yw! Great that you joined and will continue 🙂 4d

Tove_Reads @dabbe She was wondering why I was starving her (she had a dentist‘s appointment). 4d

dabbe @Tove_Reads That face! #photocontestwinner 🖤🐾🖤 4d

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BarkingMadRead

Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

Ch 5: #yall #thatwasalot #stephenwritestomaggie #beggingtomarryher #shealmostgivesin #flood ⁉️⁉️ #itallmakessensenow #thatfearofdrowning #maggieescapesinaboat #managestogettotom #theyheadforlucy #crash #rip #stephenmarrieslucy #phillipmournsforever #theend #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @librarybelle @bookwormjillk @cuilin @mcctrish @deblovestoread @dabbe @julieclair @ruthiella @clare-dragonfly @thearomaofbooks @daisey @quietjenn @morr_books @leftcoastzen @kwmg40 @alldebooks @eeclayton @sparklemn @elizamarie @kao @jenlovesjt47 6d

Bookwormjillk I was kind of surprised they both went. I thought it would just be her. Thanks @barkingmadread 6d

mcctrish Thank you for leading us #iwillnevernotbemad 6d

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TheAromaofBooks Thank you for guiding us through this one!! This is my second George Eliot book and I am here to say that it will also be my last 😂 What even was the point of this. 6d

BarkingMadRead @TheAromaofBooks 🤣🤣🤣 6d

BarkingMadRead @mcctrish 💯 6d

dabbe The ending infuriated me. All the pages ... on and on ... such descriptions ... blah blah blah ... then BAM! Dead in one chapter. The end. #wtf? 😳 And what kind of marriage will Lucy and Stephen have. I'd always think that his true love was Maggie. What kind of marriage can come from that? At least MIDDLEMARCH had a happy ending! 6d

mcctrish @dabbe I am so mad!!! Maggie is smarter than her father, smarter than her brother, Philip is her intellectual match but he‘s a cripple so that‘s a no, Stephen is a lightweight and her cousin‘s choice so that‘s a no, let‘s kill her off cuz that‘s the fitting thing to do #knowyourplacegirls ENRAGED I am 6d

KAO Stunned! It actually crossed my mind that the author was tired of this story or didn‘t know how to end it—so, ta daa! A dangerous flood occurs to shut it all down with fatal consequences! The End. Argh! Ah well, thanks for leading us through this one, @BarkingMadRead! 6d

Ruthiella Thank you @BarkingMadRead for once again leading us through the breach! I likely would have not read this otherwise. I‘m glad to have it under my belt, even though it was a frustrating read at times. 6d

eeclayton Joining the #wtf club. It was interesting to realize that out of the 3 times we saw Maggie in a boat, the only time she was safe was when she was threatened by the flood, floating with no male companion in the vessel. But the I still don't understand why the siblings had to be killed off like this.
Thanks @barkingmadread for leading us through another difficult read that I would probably have given up on without our lovely group 💕 6d

dabbe @mcctrish 🎯🩵🎯 6d

dabbe @TheAromaofBooks 🎯🩵🎯 6d

dabbe @KAO 🎯🩵🎯 6d

dabbe @Ruthiella 🎯🩵🎯 6d

dabbe @eeclayton 🎯🩵🎯 6d

dabbe All hail @BarkingMadRead, the hostess with the mostest! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 Thanks for leading us yet again through a challenging read with an unbelievable #wtf ending. On to Ms. Gaskell! Love this #hashtagbrigade! 😍 6d

ElizaMarie #WTF 6d

Clare-Dragonfly Bleh! All the flooding and drowning was definitely foreshadowed effectively… but bleh! Thanks for leading us @TheAromaofBooks 😘 6d

AllDebooks Wow, what a cop out of an ending. Thank you @BarkingMadRead for keeping us sane and amused through yet another chunker 😊 6d

Leftcoastzen Thank you @BarkingMadRead all that for that ending ?😡🤬 6d

BarkingMadRead @Leftcoastzen @AllDebooks @dabbe that ending was garbage 🙄 6d

julieclair @AllDebooks I agree 💯. So disappointing after aaaalllllll those pages. @BarkingMadRead You are the best leader ever! 5d

BarkingMadRead @julieclair thank you!! 5d

kwmg40 I feel the same way as everyone else about that ending. Thank you @BarkingMadRead for hosting! I'm sorry I didn't contribute much to the discussion but I did enjoy following along with the #hashtagbrigade. 4d

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Ruthiella

The Mill on the Floss | George Eliot

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#Hashtagbrigade
#ChunksterChallenge2025 Bitsy chunkster 544 pages
#AllergictoChunksters

I‘m not sure if I love or hate the ending? Set in the mid 19th cent., this is the story of Maggie Tulliver who, were she a man, would have had the education and success she deserved. She‘s smarter than her father, who favors her, and her brother, who loves her but holds her back. Phillip is her intellectual equal. Stephan I think she‘d eventually tire of…

BarkingMadRead, Amiable, julieclair

Amiable Excellent work! 🥳 7d

Ruthiella @Amiable Thank you! 😊 7d

mcctrish It should have been a story about a girl‘s triumph 7d

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Ruthiella @mcctrish It so easily could have been that. There was space for it. 7d

eeclayton I also think Stephen would tire of her eventually, too. Once he got over the honeymoon phase, he'd may even start to blame her for lost opportunities and their situation in life. 6d

Ruthiella @eeclayton I wonder if that‘s the reason the ending is what it is…because none of the other options were good. 6d

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