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I really enjoyed this #AtoZReadathon challenge, just 4 away from a full set! I'll tag my reads in the comments. It's been a great month with some fantastic reads. Thank you for hosting @Texreader

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A Haunting in the Arctic

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AllDebooks #LetterD So good

Dark Matter: A Ghost Story

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Hex: Darkland Tales

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How to Read a Tree: Clues and Patterns from Roots to Leaves

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In Defence of Witches: Why women are still on trial

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The Night Animals

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The Woman Who Would be King

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Lanny: A Novel

AllDebooks #LetterM A favourite of the month

My Good Bright Wolf: A Memoir

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Night and Day

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Old Babes in the Wood: Stories

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The Place of Tides

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Queen B: The Story of Anne Boleyn, Witch Queen

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Royal Witches: From Joan of Navarre to Elizabeth Woodville

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The Searcher

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Tyll

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Vesper Flights

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The Clocks in This House All Tell Different Times

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You Like It Darker: Stories

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Mischief Acts

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Older | Jennifer Hartmann

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First book finished for #HauntedShelf @Catsandbooks #HexesAndCrows

There was so much tension in this book. These characters just broke my heart. I ugly cried in parts. Great writing and character development. 5⭐️ If you like age gap romances with lots of angst, this is your kind of book.

#Spookoween #31by31 Readathon #ScarathlonAtoZ #LetterO @Texreader

TheSpineView Forgot to mention this is from my #Readyourkindle stock pile. @CBee 1mo

CBee @TheSpineView 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1mo

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Librarybelle

The One and Only Sparkella | Channing Tatum

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Tatum‘s absolute love for his daughter definitely “sparkles” in this one. Sparkella is starting at a new school and has some issues fitting in—no one understands her personality. Tatum‘s narrative explores identity and being oneself and having the courage to be true to oneself. This #PictureBook would work well for 5-7 year olds. #BBRC #LetterO

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LibrarianRyan This is on my list for this year. I am hoping it's good. 4mo

Librarybelle @LibrarianRyan My kid lit professor in library school would hate me saying this, but it was cute. She hated picture books being described as cute. But, I cannot think of any other way to describe it. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 4mo

LibrarianRyan @Librarybelle There is nothing wrong with cute. It's what a lot of parents seek. It don't have to be fine literature, kids need cuteness. (Can you tell I would probably not get along with your kid lit professor. Heck I did'nt get along with my own). :) 4mo

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Librarybelle She‘s the only professor who I did not get along with, @LibrarianRyan . I like the word cute! 4mo

marleed I would say my 3-yo girl-boy grand twins most often request the ‘cute‘ books in my extensive picture book collection. 4mo

Librarybelle @marleed She had such a clinical perspective on books. I don‘t think she ever consulted kids! I still gravitate towards the “cute” books on the shelves! 4mo

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Texreader

Septology | Jon Fosse

Wonderful husband gave me this book for Christmas. I plan to use book 1 for #letterO for #litsyatoz

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Andrew65

One Christmas Morning: A Novel | Rachel Greenlaw

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This was a really enjoyable Christmas read covering the story of Eva who has reached a crisis point in her life, following a period of grief and hiding herself away in other things. Suddenly over a Christmas away her gran re-appears to her and this is the cue for ghostly intervention.

#DashingDecember #Book10

Andrew65 I felt this was a very cleverly put together book that gave the right amount of time to introducing us to Eva‘s life, the ghostly interventions and what happened following this intervention. Eva, and the reader, definitely goes on a rollercoaster of emotions seeing her life crisis from different viewpoints, and there are some hard hitting punches thrown in there too. (edited) 11mo

Andrew65 I love the plotting of the book and the characters were cleverly written so that you ended up caring about all of them.

I loved the ending to the book and some of the messages that it delivered, as well as seeing the changes in Eva, it do be aware this isn‘t all sunshine and roses.

I would definitely recommend this book, and would be keen to read more books by this author.
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kspenmoll Great review! 11mo

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Andrew65 @Read4life Hope you enjoy it 😁 11mo

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Texreader

Operation Nicaragua | Collin Glavac

My next ebook. #Nicaragua #readingtheAmericas2023 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB and #litsyAtoZ #LetterO

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Librarybelle

Ox Cart Man | Donald Hall

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Telling the story of a farmer and his family making and selling goods at market, this Caldecott Medal awardee is simply wonderful. Folk art-ish illustrations accompany Hall‘s famous poem about the 8-month cycle of preparation for market day. I‘m glad I stumbled across this one! #BBRC #PictureBook #LetterO

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mcipher Oh this takes me right back to Reading Rainbow!! 1y

TEArificbooks I had this book as a kid and my mom saved it all these years and now my kids have the same copy. 1y

Librarybelle @mcipher @TEArificbooks I‘m shocked I didn‘t read this as a kid. I‘m glad I discovered it now! 1y

LibrarianRyan Yeahhhh 1y

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