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A to Z | Sandra Boynton

Well, as usual, I‘m down to the wire with my reading challenges. This month I finished #LitsyAtoZ and #Booked2018. Now I just have to focus and finish #popsugar18. I still have 8 prompts to go, and I‘m crazy enough to choose a book for two of them that‘s 1000 pages long!

#thelittlereaderwhocould #nowwelookforshortbooks #pop18

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DivineDiana You are a wild and crazy woman! 😉 6y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @DivineDiana LOL. That I am. 6y

Bookzombie You can do it!! I still need two for #Booked2018 and two for #LitsyAtoZ . I‘m also no where near my meager goal of 24 for #MountTBR. I think I need 8 for that one. 6y

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BarbaraTheBibliophage @Bookzombie You can do it!!! I can‘t remember what my #MountTBR number is but I‘ve read a few, for sure. 6y

JennyM You can do it 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 6y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @JennyM Thanks!! ♥️♥️ 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Wow... more power to you! 6y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @Riveted_Reader_Melissa More power...if I get it done. Are we ready to start our buddy read on the 1st?? 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @BarbaraTheBibliophage Yes, all set. 6y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @BarbaraTheBibliophage It helps you with that challenge too, right? 6y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Yay! And yes, it‘s also one of the prompts I have to complete. (edited) 6y

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emilyhaldi

The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry: A Novel | Gabrielle Zevin

so-so

This book seems to be quite polarizing based on the reviews I‘ve read. Unfortunately, it wasn‘t a pick for me. While it‘s always fun to read about book within a book 📖 this has a bit of a Lifetime movie vibe...which isn‘t always a bad thing at the right time. This just wasnt the time for me 🙃me.
I read this for #popsugar18 #bookinvolvingaheist ☑️

saresmoore Yes! Lifetime movie! I could never put my finger on what it was I disliked about this book, but I think you nailed it. 6y

AmyG It was no great work of literature. But reminded me more if a Hallmark movie. One of my guilty pleasures. I can see why people didn‘t like it. 6y

Cinfhen Awwwww, I loved this book #rightbookrighttime 6y

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Cinfhen @saresmoore Lifetime Movie would be the dreadful

The Great Alone

saresmoore @Cinfhen Yikes, I suppose I‘ll be avoiding that one! 6y

Centique I felt very much the same as you - I think I gave it a pick, because maybe on a different day it would have appealed to me more. 6y

LeahBergen I found this one cloying and schmaltzy (and I‘m usually not averse to a bit of schmaltz 😆). @saresmoore @Centique 6y

Centique @LeahBergen great description! I don‘t hear the word schmaltz very often - I need to use it more 😂 6y

Reviewsbylola I had this on my TBR but I don‘t think I‘d like it. 6y

Reviewsbylola Hush your mouth about The Great Alone!!! 😂😂 @Cinfhen 6y

Reviewsbylola Also, you‘ve had a recent binge of so-sos Emily. 😬😬 (edited) 6y

TheLudicReader I didn‘t like this one at all, but I often feel in the minority. 6y

Cinfhen Shmaltzy!!!!! You sound like my Bubbi Sarah!!!!! Thanks for the smile @LeahBergen 6y

emilyhaldi Lol @Cinfhen @Reviewsbylola I‘m #teamcindy when it comes to The Great Alone 😜 6y

emilyhaldi I know!!! @Reviewsbylola I‘m on a really bad book streak 😒 I‘m trying to finish up books for #popsugar18 and unfortunately I keep picking duds... books I don‘t really want to read but they fit the prompts and happen to be in my tbr stack. I need to take more time to curate my challenge books in the future!! 6y

emilyhaldi Yes!! @LeahBergen I couldn‘t have said it better myself 😁 6y

Cinfhen Woohoo!!! Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🧡🌻 6y

LeahBergen @Cinfhen It‘s just the best word! 😆 6y

Megabooks I did enjoy this one. But I think it was a right book right time for me, too. I needed something schmaltzy. That‘s the only think that makes me wary of joining challenges. I‘m such a mood reader. 6y

Cinfhen @Megabooks I found that most books I want to read can work its way into a challenge box if you‘re creative enough 😆that‘s the best part of the challenge & being a mood reader!!!! 6y

Megabooks @Cinfhen Thanks! There were some prompts in #booked2019 that I was a bit worried about, but hopefully I can get a bit creative! I‘m assuming you can skip a prompt if it‘s not right for you? 6y

Cinfhen Absolutely!!! It‘s not about completing 24 prompts @Megabooks it‘s about celebrating reading with friends xx (edited) 6y

britt_brooke It was narrowly a pick for me, but you‘re right about it being Lifetime movie-ish. 😆 6y

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BarbaraTheBibliophage

Bluebird, Bluebird | Attica Locke

This has been on my TBR for a long time. I‘m working to finish reading challenges and decided it fits #pop18 #favoritecolorintitle. Close enough, right? Now I just need some time to dig into it. This vacation has been a decidedly non-reading one. 🐦 📚😢

#popsugar18

Leftcoastzen On my TBR for a long time too! 6y

JPeterson I loved this one! Enjoy! 6y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @JPeterson Thanks! So far it‘s good, but I‘ve hardly started. 6y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @Leftcoastzen We think alike! 6y

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emilyhaldi

Shutter Island | Dennis Lehane

My husband and I are watching a friend‘s kids this weekend and baby Veda here had a 5am wake up this morning 🤪 so I‘m on the struggle bus hoping that Lehane can keep me motivated. This book reads really fast and I‘m excited to see how it plays out, knowing the ending... I saw the movie years ago and remember being shocked!! This is my pick for #popsugar18 #abookmadeintoamovieyouvealreadyseen 🎥

TrishB The struggle bus 👍🏻 hope you hang on in there! 6y

JacqMac Awww... babies are so unpredictable. That‘s why they are so cute. Good luck! 6y

Mdargusch I‘ve been wanting to read this forever! I hope you actually get some good reading time in! 6y

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kspenmoll Looks familiar- I remember the 5 a.m. wake up & clutching coffee. ❤️ 6y

Laughterhp Wow, you are a very great person. I would never offer to watch my friends baby! 😬😬 Good luck! 6y

Reviewsbylola Hopefully the kids take a lot of naps. 😆 6y

AmyG How kind to watch your friend‘s baby. Silver lining....baby goes back home and then you can sleep. (edited) 6y

emilyhaldi Well, @Laughterhp we didn‘t exactly offer ... They asked us as a last minute emergency when their original babysitter bailed and we didn't know how to say no 😂 6y

emilyhaldi @AmyG so true!! We are counting down the minutes until 5pm when we‘re free again 😜 6y

heidisreads enjoy some baby snuggles!! 💜 6y

LeahBergen You‘re a saint! 😆 6y

BarbaraBB This will be a long, long weekend😂. Good luck! 6y

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emilyhaldi

Something Wicked This Way Comes | Ray D Bradbury

bailed

I wanted so badly to like this book bc my husband is a big Bradbury fan, but I just couldn‘t do it. The writing is clever and so descriptive, it‘s fun to read. But the fantastical plot just couldn‘t keep me engaged. Still, I made it over halfway so I‘m counting this for #popsugar18 #abookaboutorsetonhalloween 🎃

Bonus points for the author picture in the back! 🙌🏻🖤

tricours I‘ve tried and bailed on the audiobook twice. 6y

Reviewsbylola That author photo is AMAZING. 6y

Reviewsbylola Also I was going to try this for the Halloween prompt. So glad I didn‘t! Your husband has horrible taste in books. First Lord of The Flies now this. 6y

emilyhaldi I know @Reviewsbylola LotF is terrible too 😝 6y

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emilyhaldi

Something Wicked This Way Comes | Ray D Bradbury

A very creepy October round of books I picked up today from the library 👻 thinking about reading the tagged book for #popsugar18 #abookaboutorsetonhalloween 🎃 but NOT looking forward to it... alternative suggestions welcome!!!

JillR My husband is reading your tagged book right now as we travel home on the train...we were just saying what a great title. I only tried one Ray Bradbury though and couldn‘t get on with it so bailed... 6y

emilyhaldi It is a great title!! @JillR how‘s your husband liking it so far?? My husband is a huge Bradbury fan so i would like to give him a try ☺️ 6y

JillR @emilyhaldi he only managed a chapter or so but says he‘s enjoying it so far... 6y

Reviewsbylola A new post!! Yay 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Curious to see how you like the Trembley. The Ann Rule is fantastic! 6y

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MaleficentBookDragon

I Know What You Did Last Summer | Lois Duncan

A short read to revisit my tween self. Lois Duncan messed me up as a kid. #reread #popsugar18 #abookmadeintoamovieyouvealreadyseen

rather_be_reading on my tbr for sure! 6y

LeahBergen I read this as a tween, too. 😆 6y

ravenlee I tried to reread LD last year, and I couldn‘t get very far. Not sure if it didn‘t age well or I changed too much over the last 20-some years.

Killing Mr. Griffin

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Laughterhp

Norwegian by Night | Derek Miller

so-so

Finished this book today. My choice for our #LTLPBC ! I‘m also using it for a couple prompts.

#Booked2018 - MC over 70 (or 80) 🤷🏻‍♀️ and #popsugar18

This book was a lot different than I thought it was going to be. A lot darker than I thought. It was a little slow for me and some parts were a little confusing. I‘m not going to say anything else and let @DebBates101 @Ajessgirl form their own opinions!

Cinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage, alisiakae

BarbaraTheBibliophage I may read this one for #nordicnoir from the #pop18 list. 7y

Cinfhen I thought this book was really quirky‼️ great choice for #pop18 @BarbaraTheBibliophage and for #mcover70 😘 7y

BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen I already read my #mcover70 book, but yay! 👏🏻👏🏻 7y

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Mdargusch

A Man Called Ove: A Novel | Fredrik Backman

pick

I put off reading this book thinking it was over-hyped but I was wrong! I loved this book about a grumpy curmudgeon finding his way in an annoying world while being swallowed up in grief from the loss of his beloved wife. I know he was thinking #whydidithavetobeme ? Thank you for all the people that voted for #makemereadit 👍🏼
#abbainaugust #popsugar18 #bookaboutgrief

Cinfhen, Reviewsbylola, emilyhaldi, Meredith3, BeansPage

Megabooks So glad you enjoyed it 😊 7y

Cinfhen Glad u enjoyed 💕 it‘s a good book, despite the hype 7y

Shadowfat I agree, I enjoyed how curmudgeonly Ove was 😁 7y

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Reviewsbylola Ove reminds me a lot of rick. 😂 7y

Meredith3 Such a pretty picture! 💐 🌺 🌸 🌹 7y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love Ove!! Beautiful photo!! 7y

emilyhaldi So happy you liked this one!! @Reviewsbylola Rick and Mesir 😆 7y

Hollie Lovely picture and such a memorable book! 7y

Nute Gorgeous photograph! 7y

Kalalalatja Lovely photo! 👌 7y

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