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I finished my 7th #10BeforeTheEnd

And it might be my last.... I have picked up Intermezzo and Ours a couple of times to read a chapter or 2 and then have put them down and walked away.

I am reading some fantastic books not on this list. We will see where the next week and a half leads us, but I am finding it hard to resist the pull of new shinny things, and also the library books that need to go back.

Maybe I can get to flamingo next week....

One Piece, chapters 1126-1133

I finally got caught up reading my One Piece manga chapters. The latest chapter ended on a sweet & very touching reunion ❤️

Aside from that, the healthcare provider in me giggled a bit when the pirate doctor named GERD was introduced 😆

#onepiece #manga #gerd

I‘ve been here since the beginning, and I‘ll be here beyond the end, collecting tales from this wonderful and terrible world of water and ships and magic and ghosts.
And if you‘d like to hear another story, I‘ll have so many to tell you . . . one day.
#TheStoryteller #TraciChee #SeaOfInkAndGold #TheReaderTrilogy #lastline #closingline #book #books #Fantasy #YoungAdult #Romance #Fiction #Adventure #Pirates #HighFantasy #Audiobook #Magic 💟💟💟💟💟

3.5 low pick. I read parts of this on audio, which I do recommend I thought they did a great job with muffling and inflexion, it was entertaining.
Overall there is this odd place this book falls for me. It felt a bit juvenile but also the topics were clearly adult. Something there just didn't work for me. I also found it much too long, I skimmed the last 50 pages.

I have got to get these books back to the library! This week's stretch goal. I am 3/4 into the tagged and am listening to the audio on my walls, hope to finish tomorrow. I am 1/3 into Tenants Downstairs and hope to finish that Tuesday. Picked up 7 Moons on audio to supplement my reading when walking.

Overall, I‘m not as into this as I hoped to be; it leans way too hard into breaking the fourth wall and “wink-wink-nudge-nudge” jokes/references, and it‘s getting tiresome. Plus, there are two mistakes within sentences of each other: pendant is spelled wrong, and I‘m pretty sure they meant to use “ingenious.” And that…just annoys me. 🤷🏻‍♀️ #mysaltymary #cynthiahand #brodiashton #jodimeadows

Totally delightful and such a fascinating world!
This is correctly billed as ‘what if Buttercup went after Westley‘ with Tress as our MC joining a pirate ship of wonderful & weird characters to sail the bonkers seas made of deadly spores in order to save the boy she loves. Extremely likable characters and amazing world. Thumbs UP.

Book #2 in the series. Continuing the saga of Kianthe and Reyna this one has adventures with pirates & more. Maybe not as cozy as the first, but I‘ll bet the next one is.

I really enjoyed this story and LOVED these characters. It‘s a bit progressive for the times it‘s set in, but it‘s fantasy, and I don‘t read fantasy for the historical accuracy. This story is full of treasure-hunting pirates, dangerous magical artifacts, horrifying sea monsters, sorcerers, djinn and other supernatural creatures. I‘m glad the ending hinted at more adventures with Amina, I can‘t wait to see what else she gets herself into.

“Had I been so naïve to see purpose in the incidents that had led to me being here, rather than quirks of an uncaring universe? What madness to gaze upon the violent chaos and cruelty of this world and have faith!”