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Melismatic
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Im headed to see Wicked Part 2 today — finally! 🤪

Pink & Green stack in honor of this occasion — all from my TBR. Where should I start?

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Aims42
Marley: A Novel | Jon Clinch
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Themes: Creative Prequel to ‘A Christmas Carol‘, Excellent writing, Literary-vibe

I saw someone else say that after finishing this you could pick up Charles Dickens‘ ‘A Christmas Carol‘ and immediately continue, and I agree! Clinch‘s writing style is so easy to read and get lost in 1800‘s London. I loved how he portrayed Jacob Marley, and I do think this is what could‘ve happened to make Scrooge the way he is. I have no critiques!

Tamra Ohhhh, I adore A Christmas Carol. Stacked! 35m
Aims42 @Tamra I hope you like it! It was one I couldn‘t put down 😊 32m
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Jari-chan
Hymn to Dionysus | Natasha Pulley
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Sorry for bad quality. Taking pictures at 5am isn't the best idea 😅

But anyways - I finally get to my next round of #BookishMonopoly 👏 I landed on Favorite Author and immediately knew that it's going to be the newest book (in German translation at least) by Natasha Pulley. Just didn't get around to start it until now.

@AkashaVampie

PuddleJumper I totally forgot about the monopoly challenge! I'll have to do better next year 4h
Jari-chan @PuddleJumper Easy there, I'm sure it's fine 🫶 4h
PuddleJumper @Jari-chan ❤️❤️ It's very much 'if I can't see it, it doesn't exist' 😅 4h
Jari-chan @PuddleJumper The neurodiverse experience 🤣 4h
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Bookwormjillk
Emma of 83rd Street | Audrey Bellezza, Emily Harding
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I‘m catching up on #JaneAustenThenAndNow

This version of Emma set in NYC was pleasant enough. Reader beware if you don‘t like open door it starts off very PG but the last quarter was fairly X 😂 A whole other side of Knightley.

TheBookHippie 👀 16h
Crinoline_Laphroaig Other side of Knightley. 😆 I've read this one and I gave 4 stars on Goodreads although I don't remember much about it. 3h
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Aims42
Marley: A Novel | Jon Clinch
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#FridayHappyReadingHour is here 🤩🥳 Enjoying a 7&7 along with the tagged book. No snacks but dinner is crockpot orange chicken so we‘ll be eating shortly 😋

Feel free to use the hashtag to play along with what you‘re reading, drinking and snacking on 🤗

@kspenmoll
@tamara
@mcctrish
@thebookhippie
@BarbaraBB
@CathyThoughts
@dabbe
@Ruthiella

mcctrish Happy Weekend ( dinner sounds delicious) 2d
Aims42 @mcctrish Our oven broke this week so I‘ve had to get creative with different cooking/heating methods 😆 2d
mcctrish Oh no @Aims42 is there a repair person coming ? 2d
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kspenmoll Dinner sounds divine & so is your tree! 2d
Aims42 @mcctrish My husband watched a YouTube video and ordered a part. Fingers crossed that‘ll fix it! Wish it gave me more warning between working fine during my lunch to not working at all 5 hours later at dinner 🙄 2d
Aims42 @kspenmoll Thank you so much ☺️😊 I feel like I sorta just hung the ornaments and hoped for the best 😆 2d
mcctrish Ahh husbands and how to you tube videos @Aims42 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 2d
Aims42 @mcctrish Yep. A wild Friday night here 🤪 2d
dabbe ♥️💚💙 2d
BarbaraBB Looks fab 🤩 1d
Cathythoughts Dinner sounds gorgeous ❤️ 1d
Aims42 @BarbaraBB Thank you ☺️❤️💚 1d
Aims42 @Cathythoughts It was a late afternoon experiment and it worked!! Yay!! 1d
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DebinHawaii
Hemlock & Silver | T. Kingfisher
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I‘m really excited about my #AuldLangSpine list from @julesG ! There was just one book I had already read & loved (AWGTMI ⭐️) & a few on my TBR but several new to me titles, which I always love!

Pictured are are the first 6 I‘m starting with, beginning with the tagged book I was already planning on reading in January for #AuthorAMonth & I Know How This Ends because I loved Cassandra in Reverse.

Mahalo @monalyisha for another great match!

julesG I see you've had a tough time picking titles for your list too. It is difficult, first to limit it, second to pick something not everyone has read already, third keep availability in mind. 3d
julesG You've picked six good titles to start with. 🎉🎉 3d
DebinHawaii @julesG Yes & I also rule out series unless it‘s book one & some that I think are too niche or extreme. (And I‘m a Libra with decision-making issues, so there‘s that…) 😂 3d
DebinHawaii @julesG Excellent! I will probably get to the first 2 in January & read the others throughout the year. 3d
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Andrea313
Phantom | Susan Kay
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When you wake up in the morning and the social media algorithm is absolutely clocking you. 🤣 Who else here has an embarrassing dalliance with this book in their past? #ItsJustFanFic #IWas13OKAY #ButIReReadItToThisDay

Ruthiella 😂😂😂 I only read high literature as a teen. 😜 4d
Andrea313 @Ruthiella You and me both. 🤣 4d
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PaperbackPirate
Winter | Marissa Meyer
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I‘m joining all the fun things late!
#10BeforetheEnd
#BookspinBingo (I‘m going to use every book in the picture 2x, my Jolabokaflod gift & books in progress for the last row. ☺️)
I think I signed up for #MidWinterSolace too!

Just trying to finish all the challenges before the end of the year! Last year I read 7 books in December. 🤞🏼

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@ChaoticMissAdventures
@TheAromaofBooks
@AllDebooks
@TheBookHippie
@Chrissyreadit

Ruthiella You can do it! 👍 4d
AllDebooks You got this with such an interesting selection. ❤️ 4d
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LiseWorks Nice selection! 4d
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Never too late to BookSpin!! 😁 4d
TheBookHippie 🩵🩶🤍❄️🩵🩶🤍 4d
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FeatherV
House of Roots and Ruin | Erin A. Craig
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This gothic novel is beautifully written. Loosely based on the Island of Dr. Moreau, we once again follow the Thaumas sisters as the youngest Verity, takes a leap, and goes on a daring and twisted adventure.
Absolutely horrifyingly beautiful.

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Chelsea.Poole
Sour Cherry | Natalia Theodoridou
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This is told as a fairytale, a retelling (apparently) of Bluebeard which I was unfamiliar with prior. I loved the way this played with the fairytale genre and ways we tell stories to circumvent reality, often even to ourselves. But ultimately, the narrator tells us: “The people are us, the time is always.” Side: didn‘t I just read this somewhere on Litsy? Such a perfect line. I‘m not sure I grasped all this was doing but I had fun trying. #ToB26

merelybookish I liked this as well. And I also was never quite sure I got everything that was happening. 😅 5d
ChaoticMissAdventures There are so many on this list I somehow missed this one totally! 5d
sarahbarnes Great review! I just picked this one up from the library today - I‘m looking forward to it! 5d
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BarbaraBB I missed this one too but it sounds good! 5d
Hooked_on_books Interesting! I don‘t usually tend to like fairytale retellings, so I‘m very curious to see where I land on this one. 4d
squirrelbrain Great review! I‘d question-marked this one as it didn‘t sound like my thing -probably one I‘ll only read if it makes the shortlist. 4d
Bookwormjillk I missed this one too! 4d
Chelsea.Poole @merelybookish that makes me feel better! I need to visit the Bluebeard tale. 4d
Chelsea.Poole @ChaoticMissAdventures @BarbaraBB @Bookwormjillk so many on the list, it‘s easy to overlook some! 4d
Chelsea.Poole @sarahbarnes @Hooked_on_books I‘ll look for your reviews—I think this is one that would lead to interesting discussions. 4d
Chelsea.Poole @squirrelbrain honestly, this one isn‘t my type either but I was struck by the cover and title (and it‘s easy availability on audio at the library lol). I must say, I was pleasantly surprised! 4d
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