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How to Make a Book Report | Jennifer Overend Prior

Mostly #MoreMehThanYeah 🤨If I had to choose one, it would be Hour of the Witch 🧙‍♀️ but all 5 books were 3 star reads.
February has yet to produce a five star read…I don‘t think I had a four star either but we still have 9 days to go.
In Olympic news my niece didn‘t have the cleanest program today but she kept her butt off the ice and can proudly call herself an Olympian 🙌🏻 In less than 8 months she went from no ice to Olympic ice 🤩

TrishB That‘s a fantastic achievement ❤️ you will all be very proud. 2y

Cinfhen @TrishB 😘😘 absolutely!!! Can‘t wait to celebrate with her, as no one from the family was allowed to travel to Beijing 2y

TrishB Bloody covid shit again! Not having your family there must suck. 2y

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merelybookish Congrats to your niece! Not many can say they skated on Olympic ice! 2y

Cinfhen Ughhhhh @TrishB COVID bites SO BAD!!! One team had to withdraw YESTERDAY, day of competition (after being there for 2 + weeks ) because they tested positive for Covid & another team who was recovering from Covid completely fell apart due to exhaustion & lack of training the last week. It was so sad to watch. It was a weird Olympic experience and I can‘t wait to hear all the stories @merelybookish Apparently Hailey played ping pong with 👇🏽 2y

Cinfhen gold medalist Alex Hall the other night in the rec room of Olympic village😊That‘s gotta be fun 🤩 surreal experience (edited) 2y

squirrelbrain Amazing that she can call herself an Olympian - well done #teamhailey! 2y

MaureenMc Congratulations to your niece and her skating partner! 2y

Cinfhen Thanks so much @MaureenMc 💕💕💕 and @squirrelbrain 💋 (edited) 2y

Megabooks Watched my recording of it this afternoon! So proud of her!! 💜🎉 2y

CarolynM Congratulations to your niece - what a huge achievement! 2y

Cinfhen SO Appreciate your kind words and support @CarolynM @Megabooks - as a family we couldn‘t be any prouder!!! She‘s our superstar 🤩🙌🏻💓⛸ (edited) 2y

Cathythoughts Well done to your niece..... that‘s brilliant! What an achievement 💫 2y

Cinfhen Thanks @Cathythoughts I think BRILLIANT sums it all up 🥳😊😉 2y

Hooked_on_books I hope she had a wonderful experience! What an achievement to compete in the Olympics! 2y

DivineDiana Thank you for the Olympics update! What an accomplishment! What an experience! Cheers to Hailey! ⛸👏🏻❤️ (edited) 2y

Cinfhen She had such an amazing experience. Thanks for all the good wishes @DivineDiana @Hooked_on_books 😍😍 2y

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Firestarter | Stephen King

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This was fine, entertaining at times but it was too long; felt dated & campy. The writing was a little off color, probably acceptable for the early 80‘s but I don‘t think it would get published today without some editing & polishing. A light pick. 🎉In non book news my niece qualified today and will skate at tomorrow‘s pairs long program. She has no chance to medal but her personal goal was to skate clean & advance and that‘s just what she did💕

Cinfhen #ProudAunt #TeamHailey ⛸ (edited) 2y

Cinfhen #pop22 ##SetInThe80s and apparently #MovieAdaptation2022 @BarbaraBB @Megabooks @Cortg @Laughterhp @RaeLovesToRead @jenniferw88 @karenuk @4thhouseontheleft 2y

BarbaraBB Wow! That is the best news! That is so cool! Even I feel proud #TeamHailey 🤍 (edited) 2y

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Megabooks I haven‘t watched the recording I made yet (about to head to Indiana with dad), but I did look up the results, and I am SO PROUD of Hailey!! Can‘t wait to watch it this afternoon!! 💜💜 2y

Megabooks I just can‘t believe she went from leaving the sport for a bit to this. Just shows her commitment, practice, and athleticism!! 2y

Cinfhen Thanks @Megabooks @BarbaraBB I feel like you took this journey with me ⛸❤️😘 2y

Cortg Congrats to your niece! That‘s pretty amazing! I just read an article about her 😀 2y

squirrelbrain That‘s amazing news about your niece! ❤️ 2y

quietlycuriouskate Congratulations to Hailey: that's wonderful! 💐 2y

Cinfhen Thanks @Cortg @kathedron we are SO PROUD of her 💜💜💜 2y

TrishB Brilliant news 🎉❤️ 2y

KarenUK That‘s such wonderful news! 💕💕💕 2y

TNbookworm Congratulations to your niece, that is wonderful! 2y

Cinfhen Thank you for the good wishes @TNbookworm @KarenUK @TrishB One more program to get through!!! I‘m a nervous wreck and all I have to do is watch!! The pressure 😱😅 2y

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Hour of the Witch | Chris Bohjalian

#AudioWalk #MeTime #Mani #ProudAunt #TeamHailey
Showing my Olympic spirit

Enjoying the beautiful weather and this historical fiction multicast audio - Salem 1663 was not a good time to be a woman
Look how far we‘ve come 💪🏼💋

LeahBergen Love it! 2y

Cathythoughts Like @LeahBergen I love it too 💫 2y

Cinfhen Thanks @LeahBergen @Cathythoughts Showing my support from 6,000 miles away 💕💕💕 2y

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Megabooks Go Hailey!! 2y

Cinfhen According to Hailey‘s mom, the nerves are settling in @Megabooks 😬I hope she shakes them off 2y

maich So pretty❤💕 2y

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Spinning | Lou Aronica

Here‘s my #February #BookSpin #DoubleSpin list with a special shoutout to my niece who will be competing in the 2022 #WinterOlympics #PairsSkating #DreamsReallyDoComeTrue #Beijing

TheAromaofBooks

Simona Wow❣️ That is huge‼️ 🤞🤞🤞 2y

eri.reads Yay, go #TeamHailey. That is amazing! 🤞🏻 2y

megnews That‘s awesome! Go Hailey! 2y

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Cinfhen Thanks 😊 I‘m a very #ProudAunt @Simona @eri.reads @megnews and APPRECIATE all the good cheers and crossed fingers 🤞🏼 🤞🏼 🥰 2y

squirrelbrain How amazing! Good luck to #teamhailey! 🤞🏻🎉 2y

rockpools Oh how wonderful! Good luck Hailey! 2y

LeahBergen Woohoo, Hailey!! 🎉🎉 2y

quietlycuriouskate Wow! Good luck to Hailey!🎉 2y

IndoorDame SO exciting! Good luck to her!!! 2y

JennyM So awesome. I will be cheering for #teamhailey ⛸ 2y

TrishB 🤞🏻🤞🏻 will be cheering her on! 2y

Chelsea.Poole Oh wow! Good luck to your niece! ❄️ 2y

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! And that's SO exciting!!!! 2y

marleed Oh wow, congratulations to your niece! She has a pile of Littens who will cheer here on! 2y

Megabooks Go Hailey!! 💕🎉 2y

Cinfhen THANKS everyone ♥️🙏🏼 her goal is to make top 16 and actually get to the finals. Only 19 teams qualified to compete but only 16 will be allowed to skate post elimination rounds. So all your good energy and prayers are MUCH APPRECIATED @marleed @TheAromaofBooks @Chelsea.Poole @TrishB @JennyM @IndoorDame @kathedron @LeahBergen @rockpools @squirrelbrain 2y

Cinfhen Thanks @Megabooks 😘 2y

Verity Oh! Big figure skating fan here and I think seen them on the tv! I‘m not going to say the surnames because you haven‘t - but they‘re in the pairs (my favourite) and her partner has skated at the Olympics before with a previous partner right? 2y

Cinfhen Yes @Verity !!!! This is his third Olympic appearance and my niece‘s first. They only began skating together in June and they made the qualifiers after 3 months of training. It‘s such a Cinderella story. Ice Dance seems to have more behind the scenes drama but I prefer the throws and lifts. So glad to hear you‘re a pairs fan. Which team/ teams do you like?? (edited) 2y

DivineDiana Will be cheering for Hailey! Let the games begin! 👏🏻👍🏻👏🏻 2y

Hooked_on_books That‘s incredible! Go Hailey! 2y

Cinfhen Something fun to focus on @Hooked_on_books @DivineDiana ⛸🥇♥️ 2y

Verity @Cinfhen that‘s such an amazing achievement for them both. I will be watching them and cheering them on! I‘m in the Uk so I‘ve seen more of the European pairs this season than I have the rest of the world, but my current favourites are Sui and Han and Tarasova and Morosov. I have such a soft spot for Russian pairs - my all time faves are Voloszhar and Trankov (who I saw live at the Europeans a decade ago) - still think their 14 sp is genius. 2y

Cinfhen Agree, Tarasova/Morosov are excellent and Sui/Han are VERY graceful. Both teams are medal contenders, for sure. I used to like Vanessa James but now that she skates for Canada I‘m less impressed & she‘s had a TERRIBLE season. I‘m not a fan of the US qualifying teams either, I much prefer Audrey Lu. Everyone who made it deserves to be there and I‘m excited to cheer my niece on @Verity 🥳🥳🥳 2y

Verity @Cinfhen I used to like Vanessa James too, but I think her move to Canada has been handled terribly on every possible front and the more you hear about how her previous partner‘s behaviour was handled, the dodgier all of that sounds and the worse she looks. 2y

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Winter Olympics | Nick Hunter

TOTALLY #NOTBookRelated but I‘m SUCH A PROUD aunt!!! My niece Hailey earned an OLYMPIC spot this weekend at Nebelhorn Trophy cup!!! She‘s headed to #Beijing2022
#TeamHailey ⛸💗#PairsFigureSkating

Megabooks, BarbaraBB

rabbitprincess Congratulations to your niece! That‘s awesome! 3y

Kappadeemom That‘s awesome!! 3y

Nute That is very exciting. Congratulations to your niece!🤗 Will be so happy to watch her Olympic journey. 3y

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Bookwormjillk Amazing! I‘ll keep an eye out for her! 3y

peaKnit That‘s something to be very proud of! 3y

Ruthiella 😮 WOW! 👏👏👏 3y

squirrelbrain Well done to your niece! 🎉🎉🎉 3y

TiredLibrarian Congrats and best of luck in Beijing!
3y

jdiehr That's awesome! 3y

SamAnne Woot woot! 3y

Mollyanna Congrats. How exciting! 3y

Bookzombie Congratulations!! 3y

Megabooks Yayayay!!! That‘s fantastic!!! I can‘t wait to cheer her on!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 3y

Cinfhen Thanks SO MUCH friends!!! #DreamsReallyDoComeTrue I couldn‘t be any prouder 🥰 @Mollyanna @SamAnne @jdiehr @TiredLibrarian @squirrelbrain @Ruthiella @peaknit @Bookwormjillk @Nute we aren‘t expecting any medals but just watching her be a part of such an exciting world competition ♥️ 3y

Cinfhen It‘s crazzzzzyyyy @Megabooks @Bookzombie @Kappadeemom @rabbitprincess she literally “retired” from skating in June 2018 and only got back on the ice this past June 2021! No one really thought she‘d make it this far 😁#DeterminationPerserverance 🙌🏻 (edited) 3y

Bookzombie @Cinfhen That‘s exciting! I will have to remember to look for her. 🥳⛸ 3y

TheSpineView That's fantastic news! Best of luck to her! Don't forget to keep us posted! Now I have someone to look for! Wahoo!!👏👏👏 3y

sarahbarnes Wow!! 🤩🤩 3y

LeahBergen Wow!! That‘s amazing!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3y

KarenUK Woo hoo!!!!! 💕💕💕💕 3y

BarbaraBB Wow, she did it! That is truly amazing! And does she look a bit like Niki or am I jus wanting that? 3y

TrishB Aww that‘s absolutely brilliant ♥️♥️ will be watching our for her. 3y

La_Cori Wow!!! That's fantastic!! 🥳🥳👏👏 3y

Cinfhen Ha!!! She does look a bit like Niki @BarbaraBB same fiery personality😁 3y

Cinfhen It was a total miracle @TheSpineView @sarahbarnes @KarenUK @LeahBergen @TrishB @La_Cori only 3 teams could qualify and 16 were competing- even though they finished 5th their previous scores were added to these scores which edged them out just enough to get a spot ⛸🙌🏻😍We‘re all SO EXCITED for her 💗 3y

Cathythoughts Fantastic 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 that‘s brilliant 3y

Palimpsest So awesome! 3y

Cinfhen Life is FULL of SURPRISES @Cathythoughts @Palimpsest amazing day for Hailey ♥️Thanks for your good wishes ⛸ 3y

wanderinglynn How awesome! 🎉👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Congrats—making the team is a huge accomplishment! And what an amazing experience they‘ll have. 3y

mrp27 So awesome! Congrats. 3y

LeeRHarry That‘s fantastic! Figure skating is my fave to watch at the Winter Olympics so I‘ll remember to look out for them. Congrats to your family - very exciting! 🎉😊 3y

BookDragonNotWorm That's super impressive! She must have worked hard for that! 💪 3y

TNbookworm Congratulations how exciting! 3y

Cinfhen Hard work, indeed @BookDragonNotWorm 🙌🏻 It‘s years and years worth ~ THANK YOU all so much for sharing in our excitement @TNbookworm @LeeRHarry @mrp27 @wanderinglynn still keeping our expectations in check 😉 3y

Reggie How exciting!!! 3y

Centique Amazing! 3y

Cinfhen Thanks @Centique @Reggie It was such a LONG SHOT and yet, SHE DID IT 🙌🏻💕SUPER AMAZING 🤩 3y

CarolynM That's sensational! Congratulations to the Olympic athlete and her support team🎉🎉🎉 3y

Cinfhen Thank you @CarolynM we‘re hoping to cheer her on from Beijing 🙏🏼 3y

DivineDiana This is fantastic news! 👏🏻🎉⛸ 3y

Cinfhen Thanks SO MUCH @DivineDiana xxx it really is FANTASTIC news!!! She‘s still processing what it means to be part of the experience 🧡 3y

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Viral | Helen FitzGerald

so-so

#Booked2019 #SocialMediaFocus

From the first sentence, which is pretty crass, we get to see what can happen when a stupid act is filmed, posted online and then goes viral. It was an ok story, but I got frustrated about halfway through when it became a bit ridiculous and too implausible for me. I‘m not sure I‘d pick up another one by this author.

Cinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage, alisiakae

Cinfhen Thanks for taking one for the team!! Pass 🙄 5y

JennyM @Cinfhen yeah...I‘d skip it if were you. How did your niece go with her ice skating over the weekend? 5y

Cinfhen Thanks for asking! She was coming off another injury/surgery so she was skating with a knee brace & she wasn‘t cleared to do all the elements😔 they placed 4th - not bad considering but they didn‘t qualify to go to Worlds in March. They missed too many international competitions and their overall scores weren‘t high enough😢 5y

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JennyM @Cinfhen oh no, that‘s a shame. They still sound like they‘ve done brilliantly - you have to be pretty gutsy I think to do ice skating ⛸ 5y

Cinfhen My niece is completely fearless, I‘m amazed at what she can do and what she‘s put her body through. For only 16 it‘s a lot of wear & tear. But she loves to skate and she loves the discipline it takes to be an athlete 💪🏼💋 5y

JennyM @Cinfhen she sounds a cool chick and very talented. Keep us posted on her achievements. It‘s always great to see young and determined girls doing what they love. 5y

Cinfhen Thanks so much xxx #TeamHailey 5y

RadicalReader A wonderful read I‘ve picked up is

The Future of Us

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Fire on Ice: The Exclusive Inside Story of Tonya Harding | Abby Haight, J. E. Vader

#NoFemmeber I‘m going to try to incorporate #NonFictionNovember into this challenge and only post books that are NF all month. Nancy Kerrigan was the ultimate #IcePrincess back in the day until Tonya tried to usurp her crown😜I haven‘t watched I, Tonya but I heard it was excellent ⛸🥇Tagged book sounds great, too!! And I‘m super mesmerized by the shady business of the ISU & ladies figure skating #TeamHailey 💕

Megabooks, Billypar

Megabooks I loved I, Tonya! It‘s on Hulu in the US. I have this book on my Kindle, but I haven‘t read it yet. I‘ll have to move it up. Kinda forget which books I own! 😊 (edited) 5y

vivastory I, Tonya sounds great. 5y

Cinfhen Yes, it‘s super easy to bury books on the Kindle @Megabooks and I‘ll check out Hula. I‘m pretty sure my hubby watched it that way and he said I, Tonya was really good @vivastory and he doesn‘t dish out the compliments 😉 5y

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TrishB I would never have enough NF! 5y

LeahBergen That photo of Tonya! 😂😂 5y

Cinfhen I really enjoy NF but I don‘t read enough of it @TrishB I‘m gonna try this month to read a few more and certainly highlight those books!! 5y

Cinfhen I know @LeahBergen it‘s perfect 😀💟 5y

JennyM Ooo, great pick! 5y

Cathythoughts Nice one 👍🏻💙 ( n......ice one 😬 too corny 😘😘 5y

arlenefinnigan I, Tonya is a great film. I did feel quite sorry for her after watching it. 5y

GripLitGrl Perfect👏👏 5y

Cinfhen Hahahaha @Cathythoughts that‘s totally my type of joke 🌽🌽🌽🌽Hubby said the same thing @arlenefinnigan Poor, Tanya @JennyM @GripLitGrl #Misunderstood 5y

StephanieGeiser I, Tonya was great! I definitely recommend it! 5y

GatheringBooks oh wow indeed! 5y

Billypar This was a great choice, and I'm excited to see more non-fiction picks this month. With fiction I've got the usual gigantic TBR problem, but for NF I never know what to pick up next. 5y

Cinfhen I have a feeling you‘ll be seeing a lot of true crime and memoirs @Billypar and I‘ll probably have not read most 🙄 5y

Cinfhen I think I feel a binge watch coming up @StephanieGeiser ⛸⛸⛸ 5y

Billypar @Cinfhen Both of those suit me fine! 5y

Reviewsbylola I remember when this happened, even tho I was only a kid. Poor Nancy! 5y

Cinfhen It was crazzzy town @Reviewsbylola 😱🤯and I loved it❣️❣️❣️ 5y

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Aladdin: A Read-Aloud Storybook | Random House Disney

#RockinMay Day 9 OK, so I went for the obvious... but I have a special affinity for Aladdin & Jasmine💕My niece & her pairs partner, skate to the Aladdin theme song and these past 9 months have been a truly #MagicCarpetRide for them. They've competed in 11 different countries, placed first in two competitions, placed third in another and overall finished 11th at Junior WORLD Championship (there was some shady scoring but that's how it goes)

batsy That's so cool! 7y

SaturnDoo 🖒🎉🎈👏💕💕💕 7y

Cinfhen Thanks @batsy @SaturnDoo it's pretty amazing ⛸💖⛸ 7y

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Reggie Did you guys whistle at the judges when the scores came out? And did you throw flowers on to the ice? This sounds amazing!!!!! 7y

rockpools 💕I've loved seeing your niece's progress on here - you must be so proud ⛸🌷 7y

Kalalalatja That's impressive! Cool niece you've got there! 👏👏 7y

erzascarletbookgasm Your niece is amazing! 🏅 7y

Cinfhen Total proud aunt @RachelO @Kalalalatja 💖my niece's initials are HK, so lots of Hello Kitty's have hit the ice @Reggie & roses too🌹🌹🌹 7y

Cinfhen Thanks @erzascarletbookgasm we think so !!! 7y

KarenUK That is just so amazing! You must be soooo proud! ☺️💕 7y

Jess_Read_This This is so neat!! 💕 7y

Cinfhen We are all rooting for #TeamHailey ⛸🌹⛸🌹it's really exciting @KarenUK @Jess_Read_This 😊 7y

Reviewsbylola Genevieve has given the entire family names from Aladdin. 😂 I'm Jasmine, Florence is Raja, Brian is Jafar, and of course Genevieve is Aladdin. 🤣🤣🤣 I anticipate that this will continue for at least a few weeks. 7y

Lmstraubie So exciting for your family!!! 7y

Cinfhen That's adorable @Reviewsbylola maybe @emilyhaldi can be the genie?!? And @Meredith3 can be the monkey 🐒 7y

Cinfhen My parents flew to Taipei, Israel and Moldavia to watch 3 of the competitions @Lmstraubie I only attended the one in Israel 🌷🌹🌻🌷🌹it's really cool because 2018 Olympics are really near...not sure she's going to qualify but there is a possibility 🏅 7y

Reviewsbylola Last time she saw @emilyhaldi she was calling her Simon from Alvin and the Chipmunks, so we'll see. 😂🤷🏼‍♀️ 7y

Lmstraubie @Cinfhen Fingers (and toes) crossed! 7y

Cinfhen Thanks so much @Lmstraubie there's always a career with Disney on Ice 😘😜😂 7y

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