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1. 😂🤣 Sitting up during the day. I‘m less likely to fall asleep if I‘m in my library lounge chair. But I can if I‘m sitting for too long. At night I can only read on my side if I‘m using my Kobo.

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2. I had a bunch of library holds come in and I‘m bailing on most. More of a wrong book at this time, I think. So I‘m about to start the tagged book🤞🏼

I was looking for a lighter, faster paced read, and this YA horror fit the bill. A family heads to a small Oregon Coast town for the summer. It‘s beautiful, but they‘re advised not to stay out after dark or talk to strangers. Obviously, something bad is going on. It was a fun read, though the cover is terrible and makes it look campy, which it isn‘t.

First YA book I've read in a while, but I'm happy with the choice. Definitely for young adults and not older children, however. Which the author tells you herself in her forward. The very last page has me on my toes, curious as to what it means. I overall enjoyed going through the emotions and hills and valleys with these time-trapped teens and their teacher.

I really enjoyed all the questions of humanity this book brought up. What does it mean to be human? Are you any less human if we can't feel all the emotions? Should humanity be able to choose to be happy all the time or not? This book brought up so many questions and points where I feel like I could defend either side. Very well written. I did feel it was a tad too long and too many side characters' POVs. 4.5/5

4/5 ⭐

Starting this one! Gotta be honest, I love the originals in this series. But these later additions (like published way later) haven‘t been as much my vibe. We‘ll see if that‘s the case for this one too. I still love the world and want to finish the story. But “Graceling” was definitely on another level!

For me the first 25% was fine. The middle 50% I forced myself through a 1000 year slog. Then I nearly forgot that drudgery because I loved the last 25% and even went back to some tedious middle chapters that were rather interesting the 2nd time through. Soooo, I guess that‘s a pick 🤣.

I marked so many pages to return to and poems to share with my students and my friends. This was inspiring as a woman, a writer, and a friend. Love, love, love!

You never know what you‘re gonna find under the cover!#LibbaBray#BeautifulBooks#UnderTheSameStars