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BookBr
To Shape a Dragon's Breath | Moniquill Blackgoose
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Pickpick

Second up in my Nov Indigenous reads — what a truly unique story it presents. A mirror of world, if dragons were real and the Norse had remained the main power in the world. Anequs‘ experience in this world, so different from her home and family, and so ripe with both casual and directed racism, is a sharp reminder of how far we still have to go. That said, the writing is somehow both simple and direct, and also lovely. There‘s a current of… 👇🏻

BookBr steampunk running through the book that‘s entertaining and somehow fits. The characters are richly drawn and personalities leap off the page. The complexities of the politics, in particular, mirror a lot of real life these days, and it‘s a harsh comparison that made me think. I really really enjoyed this book, and look forward to book 2! 17h
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bthegood
The Last American Vampire | Seth Grahame-Smith
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1. I'd be “praying for the end of time“ 😂
2. I almost exclusively use the library for my books, we have a great library network in N.KY and Cincinnati 😊

#Two4Tuesday
Thx for hosting @TheSpineView and thx for the tag @JessClark78

Make a great day everyone 🦃

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 🩵📖 4d
JudeCC 🤣😂🤣🙌 Praying for the end of times! 🤣😂 me too!!! 2d
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CSeydel
The Eyre Affair: A Novel | Jasper Fforde
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#hyggehourreadathon

With the darkness falling earlier, it‘s easier to get into my hygge space by 8 pm!

TheBookHippie I agree! 6d
AllDebooks Absolutely. 😍 6d
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Decalino
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Dawn, aka Aurora, daughter of a Montana cowgirl/outlaw and a dyed in the wool Communist spends her childhood in St. Petersburg and her teen years riding horses out west. She ends up in DC for the Bonus Army march, in Chicago for the 1933 World's Fair, and ultimately in Magnitogorsk, Russia, where she catches the eye of Stalin's secret police. Fascinating and at times harrowing, this is a story that demands the reader's full attention.

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CSeydel
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My final selection from #trappedinaspookyhouse

#weekendreads

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K.Wielechowski
11/22/63: A Novel | Stephen King
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Bailedbailed

Bailed at 56%
I wanted to like this book. The historical stuff is impeccable but it got kind of repetitive and I really didn‘t care about Jake/George.
If I had had only a few hours left, I would‘ve soldiered on but I couldn‘t make myself finish the last 13.5 hours.

CarolynM Good decision. I stuck it out but I really did NOT enjoy it. 1w
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Gissy
Dread Nation | Justina Ireland
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Eggs 😳🖤😱 2w
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DogMomIrene
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#OctoberWrapUp #MonthlyReads

I loved the top 6 books. The Fated Sky was probably my favorite followed closely by Legends & Lattes.

The bottom four prepper books were awful. Bought these to read for hurricane season. They were so general and focused on apocalypse type events. Not helpful for the person Prepping for Tuesday, not Doomsday.

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Aims42
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I feel like a true Chicagoian now 😂 I‘m in my garage with my camping chair, fleece blanket and drink ready for the brave trick-or-treaters who come out on this blustery Halloween

AmyG Enjoy! 2w
Aims42 @AmyG Thanks! 😁 2w
AmyG We don‘t get trick-or-treaters here. I envy you. 2w
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Aims42 @AmyG Awww! That is a bummer 🙁 I wouldn‘t be surprised if we get fewer this year, we have 20-30 mph wind gusts. But on the plus side, no snow like last year lol 2w
KadaGul @Aims42 You could have been a true Chicagoan if you used Home Depot Bucket 🪣 vs Lowes as stand for your Halloween 🎃 👻 Basket 🧺 🤣🤣#HD 2w
Aims42 @KadaGul Hahaha! The Home Depot bucket is currently in use, had to go with the B-team for the bucket 🤣 I‘ll remember for next year! 2w
dabbe 🖤🎃🖤 2w
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PageShifter
He Who Drowned the World | Shelley Parker-Chan
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Characters weren't likable - they were morally grey. I really love that kind of characters. Like I said they weren't likable but I love to read about them xD

This was a dark and ugly story, but I loved it. I loved political plotting and betrayals.

This was a great story about people who had lust for power and oh boy how far they were willing to go! Reading this was like watching a train wreck.

#serieslove2024 #spookoween

TheSpineView Great job! 2w
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