Litsy

Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear | Seanan McGuire

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I love when McGuire gives us the in-depth dive into characters we've already been introduced too.

She not only writes epic adventures with well love characters, but she so fluently adds such hard topics that I'm always amazed by her brilliance.

Another dazzling addition to the series.
I feel like I need to re-read them all... again.

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BookmarkTavern I had the same thought after finishing this one! 4h

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Robotswithpersonality

Mossy | Jan Brett

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Wonderful. The ART! The rendering of nature, the detail in both the borders and background and central figures on each page, the use of colour, the expression on the little turtle faces! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT. And of course, a great message contained within the narrative. So grateful Jan Brett was recommended to me.

Texreader That is a darling cover!! 💐 2d

TheBookHippie I love this book. I own two copies 🤣 2d

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Robotswithpersonality

Mossy | Jan Brett

Just gorgeous. And the meeting of Mossy and Scoot, so cute! 🥰

TheBookHippie I love this book so much. 2d

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Robotswithpersonality

Mossy | Jan Brett

The greeeens! 😍💚

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Nessavamusic

Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear | Seanan McGuire

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One of my favorite in the series, with a well realized world and characters you grow attached to in a short time. A sad ending as the portal books tend to be though. 4.5⭐️
#doublespin and another #roll100 pick done! I‘m now caught up with this series too.

TheAromaofBooks, PuddleJumper

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 2w

BookmarkTavern One of my favorites too! 2w

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monalyisha

Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell | Sy Montgomery

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Sy Montgomery really seems to have taken the idea of “Turtle Time” to heart. I cannot say if this is typical of her writing style…but oh my goodness, this book seemed to last forever. The irony is not lost on me that I wished it would move faster! I found some bits to be repetitive, as well. I could‘ve done with fewer of Fire Chief‘s recovery details, in particular. The message is sweet & sound — turtles DO deserve saving. And cars ARE terrible.

monalyisha 1/2: I‘d be willing to try another of Montgomery‘s books in the future. I‘d read it in print (instead of listening to the audio, as I did this time around) to see if the change in format impacts how I receive her style. I‘m a little worried that her writing might not be for me, though! I think it‘s that the sweet bits are almost *too* earnestly sweet. 1mo

monalyisha 2/2: Despite fully acknowledging the realities of climate change and the overwhelming environmental impact that humans have had in such a short period, Montgomery‘s tone teeters on the edge of saccharine. 1mo

monalyisha *Note: While TRL‘s mission and overall vibe is *incredibly* impressive and heartwarming, to this Milennial, “TRL” will always stand for (MTV‘s) Total Request Live. I think Alexxia and Natasha might not be much older than I am. I wonder if their abbreviated name conjures up the same association for them! 1mo

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shanaqui I thought I remembered liking Sy Montgomery's book about octopodes, but I went and looked and I gave it 2/5 with some of the same caveats. 🤔 So yeah I suspect her work may just... be that way. 1mo

muscogulus 👍 @shanaqui for “octopodes” 3w

shanaqui @muscogulus Aside from any correctness grammatically, I find the word octopodes so fun to say. Octopodes! 3w

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monalyisha

Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell | Sy Montgomery

When I bought tickets to watch this documentary film with a longtime friend at our childhood stomping grounds in Worcester (MA), I wondered if the (human) stars of my current audiobook would be there.

They were! 🐢

I drove past the house I grew up in, too, for the first time in about a decade. There are solar panels on the roof now and the front yard looked lovely. There were even a couple of young flowering trees. It made me happy to see.

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 1mo

Amiable The Ecotarium!! My kids used to love that place when they were little and we lived near there. 1mo

monalyisha @Amiable It was my favorite place when I was a kid (though it was called The Science Center then)! I loved riding the little train around with my grandpa, saying hi to all of their animals, learning about rocks and crystals, crawling through tunnels, and staring up at the “stars” in the Planetarium. We were so lucky to have it nearby! 1mo

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Amiable @monalyisha Did you also go to the Higgins Armory Museum? My boys LOVED it. My oldest son had his 5th-birthday party there —the highlight was when they helped him cut his cake with a medieval sword. 😄 1mo

monalyisha @Amiable YES! I took my husband there on one of our first dates, in fact! I wish we could‘ve been married there. Then, I could‘ve cut my wedding cake with a sword — like your son (& Alice Roosevelt, which I always thought was a totally bad-ass move)! Sadly, it closed (maintenance costs for the building were too high) & the collection was divvied up (mostly to the Worc. Art Museum) by the time we got married. Should‘ve picked up the pace, hubby! 😜 1mo

monalyisha @Amiable I took him to the Ecotarium, too, actually, which he referred to as “the fake zoo.” He‘s lucky I didn‘t dump him. 😅 1mo

Amiable @monalyisha 🙊🙉🙈🤺 (that‘s the best I can do for an offended zoo animal wielding a sword 🗡️ ) 😄 1mo

monalyisha @Amiable 😂 A valiant attempt. I‘m honored that it was made. 1mo

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