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Have You Seen My New Blue Socks? | Eve Bunting

Sietje‘s just here to show off her new blue socks.

My salon closed for a few days so we could all go to the grooming convention in Atlanta, and we were inspired to dye all of our own dogs to push our color line to our clients. Sietje was a great guinea pig, but she‘s willing to do just about anything for treats.

To make this book related: I‘m enjoying Siege and Storm, book 2 in the Shadow and Bone Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo. #AuthorAMonth

Soubhiville I think she looks like a toddler left alone too long with the markers 😆 12h

TheBookHippie I love it. 12h

TheSpineView 🩵🩵🩵 11h

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Julsmarshall So adorable! 11h

Leftcoastzen 😄🐶 11h

OrangeMooseReads What a sweet girl! 1h

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Melismatic

Demon in the Wood Graphic Novel | Leigh Bardugo

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The Grishaverse of it all has been on my TBR for years. I initially thought to start with Six of Crows but when researching, Shadow & Bone was the recommended entry point. This prequel was alluded to having spoilers, but since I‘m going into this totally cold, I decided to start here. 💙 👤

Now on to Shadow & Bone… #AuthorAMonth

Soubhiville

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tpixie

The Familiar: A richly imagined, spellbinding new novel from the number one bestselling author of Ninth House | Leigh Bardugo

This was a great interview with Leigh Bardugo at the 2018 National Book Festival in Washington DC.
I went with fellow Litten Erin @Bookworm83 , & met Chrissy @Chrissyreadit & her daughter, and Jen Moyers @Jmoyers = @UnabridgedPod
#NatBookFest #AuthorAMonth

Here‘s the link

https://youtu.be/-Iu9VLldn6U?si=yYYs7VrZX8Trnhaf

Soubhiville

Chrissyreadit I‘m so glad we had an opportunity to meet in real life! 1d

tpixie @Chrissyreadit me too!! 🦋 1d

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DHill

Ninth House (Alex Stern, #1) | Leigh Bardugo

Thank you @Soubhiville and the #AuthorAMonth readers for introducing me to Leigh Bardugo!

Smart and a little sassy. Dark subjects, dark magic, dark humor. A fun and fast-paced read.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Sace I‘m planning to read this one for Author a month too! 18h

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Melismatic

Shadow and Bone | Leigh Bardugo

Leigh Bardugo is #AuthorAMonth so I‘m using this as my excuse to finally wind my way into the Grishaverse. 🩵 💙

Soubhiville

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Texreader

Ninth House | Leigh Bardugo

Always great to have a map!

My son toured the campus when looking at universities because Yale was heavily recruiting him. Fortunately he stayed closer to home, albeit still two states away. So this map made me think of him. Missing him a lot but will see him in one week when his spring break starts

#authoramonth @Soubhiville

TheBookHippie ♥️ 2d

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 2d

dabbe 💚🌼💚 2d

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CatLass007

Bad Feminist | Roxane Gay

Still learning a lot from reading an essay a day from my selection for February‘s #AuthorAMonth. Today‘s essay is about trigger warnings, and whether or not they are effective in preventing people from being triggered. As a survivor, she is not affected by possible triggers, because the triggers are nothing compared to the actual trauma. As a writer, she does not believe in including trigger warnings. An interesting perspective.

Soubhiville

AnnCrystal I like warnings, I feel it's politeness to any reader who may be extra sensitive 📚💝. 3d

CatLass007 @AnnCrystal Fair enough. I was once told that the vast majority of women were survivors of childhood sexual abuse and physical abuse and were subject to sexual harassment and sexual assault as adults. That makes me a member of a minority. I was subject to mental and emotional abuse by nuns when I was a child, but that‘s something different. I‘ve never seen trigger warnings about nuns. And I would actually appreciate something like that. 3d

Butterfinger As a survivor of physical and emotional abuse, I get reminded of my control being taken and become full of rage. As an adult, almost 50, I try very hard to retain pleasant ties with my parents. But, if they call while I am dealing with past issues from a trigger from school, tv, or books, I can't talk to them. I know I will lose my cool. I would appreciate warnings, too @AnnCrystal @CatLass007 3d

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CatLass007 @AnnCrystal @Butterfinger I understand why you would want, need, and appreciate trigger warnings. What I find most intriguing about Roxane Gay‘s perspective is that she survived her trauma and she knows she would survive triggers. If I had experienced any other kind of abuse, I very well might want trigger warnings also. 3d

AnnCrystal @Butterfinger & CarLass007🫂👍🏼💝.

I believe each person has a different level of tolerance to emotional reactions that can be triggered by personal experiences. That's why I like warnings, in case a book/movie is needed as a safe escape.

I wish the %s about women and girls were different in these modern times. I've read that 84.3% of American Indigenous & Alaska Native women have experienced violence in their lifetime.

Survival is a journey. (edited) 2d

Kitta I love Roxane Gay but I disagree with her stance here. I appreciate trigger warnings so I know if it‘s going to bring something up for me. Maybe she‘s further on her healing journey than I am, but having been sexually assaulted multiple times I need to know before reading something if it contains something like that. I agree it‘s nothing compared to the actual trauma but being blindsided sets me off for days sometimes and I get so dissociated. 2d

AnnCrystal @Kitta 🫂💝. 2d

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Texreader

Ninth House | Leigh Bardugo

This is my next book. #authoramonth @Soubhiville

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peanutnine

Bad Feminist | Roxane Gay

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"Somewhere along the line we started misinterpreting the First Amendment and this idea of the freedom of speech the amendment grants us. We are free to speak as we choose without fear of prosecution or persecution, but we are not free to speak as we choose without consequence."

Lots of gems in this one! I didn't agree with everything she wrote but it gave me a lot to think about, much of which is still unfortunately relevant in today's society

peanutnine Finished last month for #AuthorAMonth and it was my #doublespin pick as well @Soubhiville @TheAromaofBooks 4d

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3d

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Soubhiville

Shadow and Bone | Leigh Bardugo

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Sometimes some YA fantasy just hits the spot! I bought the trilogy used a few years ago, so I‘m happy #authoramonth prompted me to finally pick it up. I liked the Netflix series, which I‘ve recently learned is a combo of this series and the Six of Crows duology. Wish they wouldn‘t have canceled it 😕.

Sietje and Venkman sunbathing in the background.

I‘ll be reading book 2 soon.

dabbe 🖤🐾🐾🖤 7d

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