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mhillis
Egyptian Enigma | L J M Owen
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Books finished for #booked2018
I got a little carried away with a few of the categories but my favorites were Chainbreaker for unconventional romance and Egyptian Enigma for cozy mystery!

This is such a fun challenge and I love seeing everyone‘s choices! Looking forward to the next season!!

mhillis Olympic sport (hockey) 7y
mhillis Olympic sport (athletics) 7y
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mhillis Feminist classic 7y
mhillis Body positive memoir 7y
mhillis Unconventional romance 7y
BookishMe Not a fan of cozy but did I see 'Librarian' in the blurb?? 😆 😆 😍😍 7y
Cinfhen Great job!!! You read some really awesome book 😁 7y
mhillis @BookishMe Yes! Dr Pimms is busy teaching, researching, working in the library, and sleuthing 🕵️‍♀️ 7y
mhillis @Cinfhen Thanks for the interesting prompts!! 7y
alisiakae Your #cozymystery Egyptian Enigma sounds good! (edited) 7y
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riversong153
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Starting this beauty right now😆

mrozzz Ooohh looking forward to your thoughts 😃 7y
riversong153 @mrozzz I read the first two essays and I need to process. This is deep. The title of the second essay is “How to be Docile”. 7y
alisiakae Are you reading it for the #litsyfeministbookclub? 7y
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riversong153 @4thhouseontheleft Nope, I picked it up because a friend recommended it and I had my eye out for this one! 7y
alisiakae It also happens to be the Feb selection for #litsyfeministbookclub! I‘m waiting for my library‘s ordered copies to go into circulation. Discussion starts later this month. @LitsyFeministBookClub 7y
mrozzz @riversong153 Cool. I should get a copy soon... @4thhouseontheleft that‘s the incentive I need to get it sooner than later! 7y
riversong153 @mrozzz it‘s paperback so not tough on the pockets!! Go for it! 7y
riversong153 @4thhouseontheleft I‘ll check out the discussion, I already have so many thoughts about the small portion I read! 7y
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Natasha.C.Barnes
Sing, Unburied, Sing | Jesmyn Ward
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Here are the books on my #januaryTBR from various book clubs and buddy reads!
#BOTMbuddyread
#yearofthechunkster
#LMPBC Group A
#readaroundtheworld (Iceland!)
#litsyfeministbookclub #booksthatshookus
#litsybuddyread

JenP Great group of books! 7y
BarbaraBB Heaven and Hell is great. I am reading the second part in this trilogy for #readaroundtheworld 7y
Natasha.C.Barnes @BarbaraBB I saw your comment! That's why I chose this book--I'd never have known about it otherwise. It looks so interesting, plus I've read Paradise Lost! Thanks for the recommendation! 7y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yay!!! So happy you will be joining us!!! 👏🏻😘📚 7y
emilyhaldi I think Home Fire might be my first book of the new year! 7y
BarbaraBB I think you will enjoy it! Looking forward to your thoughts! 7y
suvata Good group of books and I love your graphic. 7y
MinDea Great book plan for January! I just heard about I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter and want to read it. 7y
Jess7 The discussion today of chapters 1-13 of Lillian Boxfish Takes A Walk will be posted to the @LitsyBuddyRead page! 🤗. 7y
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mhillis
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Scene from English class📚 This continues on to the next page, so her choice isn‘t shown here. I agree that it‘s difficult to choose only one! Do you have a favorite word?

Soubhiville Susurrous, banjo, luminous, phenomenon. I can‘t choose one. 7y
mhillis @Soubhiville Susurrous! That is a good word! 7y
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umbrellagirl Defenestration 7y
umbrellagirl Saudade 7y
mhillis @umbrellagirl I didn‘t know the word saudade! 😉 7y
SusanInTiburon I tried it and I had the same experience: nothing, nothing, nothing, and then I can‘t stop. 7y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Widdershins. Petrichor. ❤️ 7y
mhillis @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Petrichor! What a lovely word 😊 7y
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mhillis
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Took a break from #holidayreadingsprints to eat dinnner and play a game of Wonderword card game! I‘m going to start this book which is the January pick for #litsyfeministbookclub

Kaye I know I‘ve been in Litsy for quite awhile but have a question : is there a way to keep track of a # ? Like the #holidayreadingsprints ? So it won‘t get lost in the shuffle of all the other posts ? 7y
Well-ReadNeck @Kaye you can click on a blue (highlighted) hashtag or search for one with the same search tool you use for books and people (just choose the hashtag tab at the top). That will give you all the posts with that hashtag, most recent at the top 7y
Kaye Ok, thanks. Sometimes posts come in here so fast that they slide down the page quickly then it‘s hard to find a particular post again. Will jump in soon to join in. 7y
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Natasha.C.Barnes
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This is part of why I'm still only halfway through this book! "I'll be fine!" I thought, "I have a decent grasp of Spanish-I love reading phrases in other languages!" Ho-ho, the hubris of it all. GIRL! You do not know Dominican slang! Or any Spanish slang at all! ? I can't believe I only allotted one page for this-& I never thought I'd be writing out Spanish vocab that included the phrase "rotten pussy" ? now I want an excuse to use it!

Andrea4 😂😂😂 slang is hard!!! 7y
Clwojick That was me last month.... why did I only give myself a 2page spread for my October Reads..... not making that mistake this month! I've already read 30+ for November because I'm in a Graphic Novel obsession right now lol (edited) 7y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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My first month of my new (coloring book) Book Journal with multiple read alongs I was keeping track of...and it‘s finished! And even more exciting for me, all on track except 1, I have to carry over Rest in Power (again). I‘ll try to put a push on that one and finish it out yet this month (I have a few days left) and I really need to stop dragging my feet with that sad, but necessary, read. Plus look for pens that don‘t bleed through the pages.😂

Riveted_Reader_Melissa #LOTRChapterADay #TheNixBuddyRead #LWReadAlong #BlindAssassinBuddyRead #BleakHouseBuddyRead and the #LitsyFeministBookClub AND for the second half of the month joining up with #HPChapterADay. (Thank goodness it was Bombadil poems and short stories for HP for most of the month!😉) 7y
Gezemice This is so beautiful! So cool. I did not know there was a Blind Assassin buddy read, but I read it earlier this year and it totally floored me. I think I need to read it again. 7y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Gezemice Yes! I was a total fail at bullet journaling and craftiness, but I can color in the pre-printed pictures. Hopefully I‘ll keep up with this better too. 😉😂 7y
Gezemice @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I have a bullet-journal of sorts, although it is merely an adoption of some of the organization on a messy notebook (like page numbers and an index). I write in it occasionally... I would not say it was a resounding success. I hope you will keep yours up, I love the colors and patterns! 7y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
The Horror at Red Hook | H. P. Lovecraft
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Well it was ok...but I should preface this with A) I‘m not a horror fan, and B) I didn‘t think it was really scary or even suspenseful.

I think I‘m missing something essential to love these stories. Well off to finish up my other reading before today‘s @LitsyFeministBookClub discussion.

#LitsyFeministBookClub

Leniverse No one likes the Horror at Red Hook. It's rather xenophobic and just not very good. And I say that as someone who loves Lovecraft. 7y
Caterina Ayyyyy I also just reviewed this! I HATED it. So racist and on top of that not even good. I've enjoyed some of the other Lovecraft I've read! @Leniverse I agree! 7y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Leniverse @Caterina Hahaha! Well then, I guess it‘s not just me! 7y
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Natasha.C.Barnes
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As you can see, I'm still in the middle of 5 books right now (and I just got the audiobook of Rebecca!) so I don't see how there'll be anything new #nextup for a while--except that the Oct pics for the #litsybookclub AND #litsyfeministbookclub are coming out, plus #readaroundtheworld Syria, plus buddy reads for Blind Assassin, Udolpho, Lonesome Dove, Bleak House, Little Fires Everywhere, Much Ado About Nothing and more...😱😱😱😱😱 #fallintobooks

emilyhaldi Lol that's how I feel about October as well and the neverending readalongs 😅 7y
aschermetz I love the audiobook version of Rebecca. So good! 7y
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Natasha.C.Barnes @aschermetz Oooh, which one? There were two on overdrive so I put them both on hold. 7y
Natasha.C.Barnes @emilyhaldi Haha, yes, I'm so overwhelmed! 7y
CandycaneBelle Love your #bujo here! 7y
aschermetz @Natasha.C.Barnes I have the one narrated by Anna Massey. I didn't know there were two!! 7y
Natasha.C.Barnes @aschermetz Lol so I just went to overdrive and it turns out both their versions are narrated by her? Not sure why there are 2, but at least I know I have what you liked! 7y
WhatDeeReads Whoa, you have a lot going on. 7y
Theresa Wow, I'm overwhelmed with 3 challenges + #litsybookclub + Blind Assassin read along. You have me beat. Check that. You have me crushed! Good luck!! I bow to you! 😆 7y
Natasha.C.Barnes @Theresa @WhatDeeReads well I think it's pretty clear there's no way all of that is actually going to happen! Finishing my challenges is still my first priority, then adding in read around the world and scary books for October--if I can manage to join some readalongs too, I'll be more than pleased with myself. 7y
RealLifeReading Love when you share your journal posts! 7y
SilversReviews Nice BINGO card. I can't bring myself to make one. Challenges are too stressful. 7y
Natasha.C.Barnes @SilversReviews I definitely have a love/hate relationship with challenges. 😆 7y
SilversReviews @Natasha.C.Barnes I tend to lean toward dislike more than like. :) 7y
WhatDeeReads @SilversReviews Hiya! #TBRBingo mod here. It‘s not really a challenge. More like a tool to help us prioritize. 7y
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