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Don‘t tell my library patrons... but I‘m only now finally reading this book. (And even then, only because I had to withdraw this battered copy after someone took the whole Poseidon thing a little too seriously 🌊 Stop taking your library books to the pool, people!) #kidlit #recommended #betterthanexpected

As someone who doesn't normally read books classified as romance, I found this book way #BetterThanExpected. Then again, that could have something to do with my obsession with big, old houses. #Novemberland

#novemberland #day20 #betterthanexpected I had the first book in my TBR for over a year before I finally picked it up.And loved it! This is a re-imagining of Alice In Wonderland, but as a horror story.Alice is in a mental asylum, she doesn't remember how she got there, or how she got the scar on her face, but she dreams of a man with rabbit ears and a knife. Her only friend is Hatcher, the crazy man next door, until a fire allows them to escape.

I don't generally read mystery series, and I would never have tried a series narrated by a dog. But my book club chose a Chet and Bernie mystery and I was shocked to find myself charmed by it. #betterthanexpected #novemberland

I didn't know what to expect when I started this book, but boy was I blown away. Oyeyemi has woven a masterful tale that looks at race and identity through the lens of a fairy-tale retelling. (It also has one of the best covers.) I will be reading everything else she has. #betterthanexpected #novemberland

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Perhaps I underestimate YA books in general, but this fabulous book speaks deeply on many topics and the scenes are beautifully drawn. Highly recommended for all audiences! 🌕🌖🌗🌑🌒🌓🌔🌚

"Hey mom, why do you have this book twice?" - "I don't know but you can have one"
That is the story how this book came into my possession.
I read it when I was sick and had nothing else to read. Expecting the same old urban fantasy story this was different enough that is was #betterthanexpected

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I read this for book club and thought it might be too scary, but it was #betterthanexpected and now I'm reading more thrillers. #novemberland