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Kalalalatja
City on Fire | Garth Risk Hallberg
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Mehso-so

*Warning* negativity will follow!

CoF could have benefitted from some serious editing, less character povs and less hype. Don't get me wrong, I did like parts of the book, but some character povs were unnecessary, the ending felt chaotic and unfinished and there was a huge chunk in the middle which really didn't do it for me.

I would be interested in seeing what Hallberg publishes next, unless it is as long as this one.

#LRC12

Cinfhen TRUTH🙌🏻💯 7y
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Natasha.C.Barnes
Another Brooklyn: A Novel | Jacqueline Woodson
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I know I'm miles behind most of you doing a #TBRbingo right now (though I did get a bingo way back in February for the #litsyreadingchallenge), but I've checked off my first square!

#lrc12 #setin1970s
#readharder2017 #allPOVarePOC

diovival I like your use of symbols to keep track of your challenges on the bingo board. 7y
WhatDeeReads You have some great options on this card. 7y
rubyslippersreads I ❤️ this idea! (So much that I might steal it. 😄) 7y
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Natasha.C.Barnes @diovival Thanks! It's a challenges specific bingo board, which is why some are in pencil--those are still categories and not books. I have a few open spaces but I'm hearing of new events like #screamathon and #comicthon all the time so I'll fill those in with books that work for those. Keeps me from getting sidetracked with TBR books that will have to wait for next year! :D 7y
Natasha.C.Barnes @rubyslippersreads OMG please do, I'd be so flattered. 7y
Natasha.C.Barnes @WhatDeeReads Thanks! I'm so looking forward to them. It's starting to feel manageable, like I may finish all my challenges! Depends on how busy I get...😂 But I've gotten as efficient as I can--I'm using books for multiple challenges, but not multiple categories in the same challenge. 7y
alisiakae @Natasha.C.Barnes I'm glad you're joining #screamathon! But #comicthon sounds awesome, too...who is hosting that one? 7y
Natasha.C.Barnes @MidnightBookGirl See? Symbols up the wazoo! (Since added Littens dressed in blood--I hadn't seen it yet at the time) 7y
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StrayCat13
The Glass Castle: A Memoir | Jeannette Walls
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Pickpick

My cousin recommended this to me a couple of weeks ago and I'm so glad I gave it a try. I was absolutely enthralled by this memoir! It was very well written and read more like fiction than non-fiction. I'm looking forward to seeing it translated onto the big screen. #LitsyReadingChallenge #LRC12 (largely set in the 1970s) #LitsyAtoZ #LetterG

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Bookzombie
Burn Baby Burn | Meg Medina
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Pickpick

Nora's keeping secrets and lying so no one will know what's going on at home. Her younger brother is becoming more violent and abusive. Her mother is in denial and worries about what outsiders think. Everything comes to a boil at home as NYC deals with a heatwave, a blackout, and a serial killer on the loose.
I loved this book. The characters are well developed and the setting is great. #litsyreadingchallenge #LRC12 #maybookflowers Day 10 #lies

Cinfhen Really liked this one! 7y
Chelsibno I couldn't put this book down! 7y
Bookzombie @Cinfhen Yay! 😀 7y
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Bookzombie @Chelsibno Me either! 7y
Mackypup Just started it! 😊 7y
Bookzombie @Mackypup Hope you like it! 7y
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Daisey
Burn Baby Burn | Meg Medina
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"Maybe the things that scare us seem more powerful than they truly are when we keep them secret."

This book was fantastic with well developed characters, a fascinating setting, and a great story of how we choose to share our lives with our friends and family.

#YA #quote #LRC12 #setin1970s #LitsyReadingChallenge
#MsDsLibrary

Cinfhen Really loved this book! 8y
Daisey @Cinfhen Yes, it was so good! 8y
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AiBBot
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Pickpick

If you want to read a story about romance and honourable men, do not read this book. If you want a story #basedinthe1970's with thief-in-training coming into her own, read this graphic novel. #lrc12

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Kris10
Burn Baby Burn | Meg Medina
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Hubby watching The Voice, boys playing with trucks, and I'm starting a new book! Happy Monday! #LRC12 #setinthe1970s

Zelma Sounds like a great evening! I am a week behind on The Voice. 😬 8y
Kris10 @Zelma I like the show but don't follow too closely. My hubby loves it so it's the perfect background noise when I read. 8y
Zelma @Kris10 I'm new to it but my mom hooked me on it a few seasons ago. 8y
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Cinfhen
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Here is how my bingo card looks at the end of the month! Thanks to this challenge I am choosing books I might otherwise have not read!
#LRC3 Another Brooklyn
#LRC8 Ill Will
#LRC12 Silver Star
#LRC13 Hotel on Place Vendome
#LRC16 Picture Perfect
#LRC17 Lillian Boxfish Takes aWalk
#LRC18 Born to Run
#LRC23 Witchfinder's Sister
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Vexingcircumstance And I didn't know about this reading challenge... 8y
TrishB Looks great 😀👍 8y
CocoReads You are rockin' this! I've got 5 more for #LitsyAtoZ and then I'm going to focus on this one! 8y
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KarenUK Killing it! 🙌🙌🙌💕 8y
kspenmoll Great!!! 🙌 8y
Lmstraubie 👏👊👏👊👏 8y
LauraBeth Nice! 😀🎉⭐👏 8y
jessberk13 Look at you go!!! 8y
saresmoore Yeehaw! I'm impressed by the small feat of compiling this list with all the appropriate hashtags, not to mention all the reading! 8y
lynneamch Wow! So cute, too! I just Finished Lillian. ❤❤❤ 8y
Cinfhen Thanks so much @TrishB @KarenUK @kspenmoll @Lmstraubie @LauraBeth I've been basing my reading choices on the boxes, which is kind of ridiculous but I've read some really good books 😊 (edited) 8y
Cinfhen Appreciate the encouragement @lynneamch @saresmoore @CocoReads I've sort of neglected the other challenges but it's only March so I still have plenty of time 😍💜☺️ 8y
CocoReads @Cinfhen that's what I'm doing. I'm pretty much only focusing on one at a time, if something I read fors more than one, that's fine but I can really only concentrate on one at a time. 8y
Cinfhen Exactly @CocoReads we have 10 months to fill the other challenges and I've found plenty of cross overs!!! 8y
Reviewsbylola Great job 👏👏 8y
LeahBergen Oooo, you're doing good! I should check out how mine is looking (I've been writing the titles down but haven't done my card). 8y
Cinfhen @LeahBergen it's fun to see those boxes fill up 😀 8y
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