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AnnCrystal

AnnCrystal

Joined May 2023

Except comic books, I'm a slow reader unless a book demands otherwise. I don't order books by mail these days, only what I can find when out & about.
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Batman Begins by Dennis O'Neill
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Dick Tracy: Secret Files by Martin Harry Greenberg
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The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw
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Batman Begins | Dennis O'Neill
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Found this while going through some paperwork. A doodle I did, Once Upon A Time (I didn't date). Some details were difficult to capture here...apparently boredom struck once I finished with Batman 😂 and I left it unfinished.

Not great work, yet it did make me giggle.

In my culture, good natured comedy is healing-like (Laughter can be a gift in a stressful world). While this is not hilarious, hope some will find this to be giggle worthy 🦇😉💝.

AnnCrystal Have a good weekend Littens ☺️👍. 12h
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 10h
TieDyeDude Ha! Super cute. Thanks for sharing! 10h
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AnnCrystal @dabbe 🥰👍💝. 10h
AnnCrystal Thanks @TieDyeDude 🦇☺️👍 10h
Jari-chan Oh wow!! 6h
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“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” Thich Nhat Hanh

#ThinkPositiveBePositive

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Hope everyone had a wonderfully Earthly, Earth Day! 🌎🌱🌏🌱🌍.

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The Wicked Deep | Shea Ernshaw
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Thanks @dabbe for the tag and Thank you @Cupcake12 for creating this play~tag~share card.

1- tackle some errands.

2- Chinchilla...they're like little cuties from a cozy cartoon.

3- There is a bunch of different creatures I would love to be...a surprising pick for me would be the Jaguar. Surprising, because the feline comes in around #20 on my “favorites“ list. Yet, over the last 2years, the Jaguar has been catching my attention for some reason.

AnnCrystal 4- tagged. Started reading this during the winter season...then decided to pause, because the storyline in based in summertime. About time I return...soon. 4d
AnnCrystal P.S. chinchilla pic is from a book. 4d
Cupcake12 Thanks for joining in and have a great week x 4d
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AnnCrystal @Cupcake12 👏💝 you too 👍. 4d
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Fell to sleep while reading this, and awoke with the song, Bring Me To Life by Evanescence blasting (not literally). I guess my subconscious has found a song match for this book 😂, and here my waking self has been considering something more classical 🤔. Been ages since listening to this...

I guess “ghost“ wins even over Batman. This book has held my interest over all other current reads...bewitching (so far)!

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Thank you @dabbe for creating this play~tag~share card.

Lillian Gish
Mary Pickford
Georgina Lightning

dabbe 🖤 #'s 1 and 2; never heard of #3, but I'll check her out! Thanks for sharing! 💜🧡💜 1w
AnnCrystal @dabbe 👏😉👍💝. 1w
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Already reading four books at the moment, don't need to start another book when my limit is normally three.

Then I decided to take a peek inside this beauty before adding it to my bookshelf.

I understand colors, purple invokes mystique, framed by black increases that mystery. Yet I have allowed this book to put its spell on me 🧐. 👇

AnnCrystal I felt like I opened something antique and magical when I went to peek inside.

It began with one page, just to get a preview (you all probably know how that goes 😂).

This does have a reader warning, which I always appreciate. I know to be prepared to jump scenes if necessary.

Hope the story is as good as its packaging...

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The Secret | Rhonda Byrne
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1 - Walking Off The Paved Pathway. My journey as I venture out of my comfort zone.

2 - Never read the book, yet the other day we watched the movie, “The Secret.“

My mom always raised my brother and I to think positively, be positive. In our cultural ways, my mom has even taught me that in everything I make, cooking/baking, gardening, craft/arts, to be positive while creating because what you make absorbs the energies.

This movie hit home.

AnnCrystal Thank you @dabbe for tagging me & @TheSpineView for creating this play~tag~share card. 1w
dabbe @AnnCrystal 💙🩵💙 1w
TheSpineView Thanks for playing! Have a great day! 1w
AnnCrystal @dabbe ☺️💝. 1w
AnnCrystal @TheSpineView 😉👍💝. 1w
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Batman Begins | Dennis O'Neill
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From Page ninety-five.

What does it say about me that I always seem to find, Bruce Wayne's logic exhilarating...😂🤔😉.

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The Wicked Deep | Shea Ernshaw
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With Summer just around the corner, about time for me to start this one again...

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A few days ago, a friend asked me if I would go with her to run some errands.

Sure, why not.

Then she tells me to leave my books and journals at home because there will be zero time for them.

Yeah, she's not a reader.

I went to my bookshelf, grabbed the first of the smallest books I found on a flip of a dime, and slipped it into my pocket. All ready.

While waiting around for my friend, I had time for 49 pages...👇

AnnCrystal therefore I'm now invested in this story. A book that has waited for me on my bookshelf for (probably) a few years 😂. 2w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love it!! 😍 2w
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When Nature Shows Us The Power Of Hope!

When we allow and help our Earth to heal, we heal.

#ThinkPositiveBePositive

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Thank you @dabbe for creating this play~tag~share card.

So many good 1980s movies have been selected already...and so many good 1980s movies await to be picked...how to choose 😉.

Tim Burton's 1989 Batman
Ghostbusters 1984
Labyrinth 1986

dabbe 🦇 👻 🧩 (couldn't find a maze emoji!) Thanks for playing! 💙🩵💙 2w
AnnCrystal 👏 @dabbe puzzle pieces fit perfectly ☺️👍. 2w
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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks aka
horned comet, Mother of Dragons, Dragon comet, Devil Comet.

A rarity that only comes around every 71-74 years. The best time to view it should have been on April 8th 2024.

Yet I cannot find any updates about this that are dated in April 2024.

Strange.

Did anyone try to see this during the eclipse?

I will keep searching...💫☄️🤩. Just wondering if anyone else is curious about the lack of interest about this rarity.

AnnCrystal P.S. the image is from the web.

Correction: NASA says best viewing times were from April 8th - 10th 2024.
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Batman Begins | Dennis O'Neill
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Thank you @TheSpineView for creating this play~tag~share card. 👇

AnnCrystal My mom was the least favorite of her abusive, acholic mother. She married my father, who (along with his family) was verbally abusive. Her mother (often) kept her from school, and when my dad kept her from continuing an EDU, my mom taught herself how to read, a second-language, and more. My dad's an insanely good worker (workaholic), but he also enjoys gambling and (given the chance) substance abuse. My mom manages the household...👇
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AnnCrystal and since my dad hates kids (she had to plead with him to come see my brother when he was born), my mom's like a single mother. When my brother became sick, she was all alone with my brother in the hell of the hospital system. My dad was supposed to watch me, but he left me to his multiple-abusive (don't ask me about this) family members and friends while he lived a bachelors life. Through all this, I...👇
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AnnCrystal watched my mom become stronger with her faith while my dad went searching. Outcast by most of her family (among their reasons, she doesn't drink, and can't handle hospitals or funerals). When my tutor gave up on teaching me to read (I'm a late reader. My brother was the genius), my mom found a way to teach me using Silent Movies. 👇 (edited) 2w
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AnnCrystal While I have experienced polite racism, my mom has faced truly hateful racism (some I've even witness).

I could go on. My mom is like Bruce Wayne, she won't allow evils & difficult times to taint her character.

2nd ? - (most recent) Buffy Sainte-Marie. This is cheating, because I haven't read about her, only watched a bio...she makes a good role-model. A modern day warrior-heroine.

A hero from fiction? Tagged. I know, huge surprise 😉.
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dabbe Your mom is quite a woman. So are you. 💚🩷💚 2w
AnnCrystal 🥰🥲 thank you @dabbe 😘💕💝. 2w
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Earlier this week,

My mom: Have any plans for the weekend?

Me: Nope.

My mom: How about a series binge-watch?

Me: Sounds like a plan. What should we watch?

My mom: Let me surprise you.

Me: Epic.

This past Friday evening,

My mom: Who is your favorite character on the Addams Family?

Me: The daughter, Wednesday. Why?

My mom: You mean, this Wednesday? (whips out this DVD).

Me: 🧐🤩💃😉👍.

I swear that my mom is some kind of magician! 👇

AnnCrystal This was incredible. Absolutely brilliant and stunning.

As expected, Tim Burton spun his magic magnificently.

Jenna Ortega made a perfect Wednesday Addams. She is as incredible at the character as Christina Ricci had been.

This was like a dark Nancy Drew meets Harry Potter. Twisted in a way that is originally Addams family authentic.

Amazing.
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marleed I loved this version - and the dance 🪩 🪩 I binged it as well - just couldn‘t quit watching it! 3w
AnnCrystal @marleed 🎉👏 Absolutely addictive! Perfect blend of spookiness and mystery. 😉👍💝. 3w
SarahBookInterrupted I binged watched this with my daughter. We both loved it. 3w
AnnCrystal @SarahBookInterrupted ☺️👍. I do believe it is one of those perfect series for mother/daughter 🍿🎬💝 binge-watching. 3w
SarahBookInterrupted @AnnCrystal My daughter is impatient for the next season. We‘re both looking forward to it. 3w
AnnCrystal @SarahBookInterrupted ☺️👍 We were thrilled to learn that the second season has been approved. Just hope there is a DVD release... 3w
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Batman Begins | Dennis O'Neill
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I've made a list of the books I'd like to reread (one day. Eventually. Maybe).

I do believe I've rediscovered the book I want to top this list with...🤔who am I trying to kid? Like Batman would ever be 2nd on a list of good things I make😂! Only if there were two Batman books 😉. 👇

AnnCrystal It has been awhile since I've watched/read this. I do believe it remains my favorite storyline...except for the Bat-mobile being transformed into a Bat-tank, although that's just my personal taste in automobiles.

This might prove the perfect, unofficial continuation, to the book I recently read about young-adult Bruce Wayne by Marie Lu (Batman: Nightwalker). 👇
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AnnCrystal This is the final book from my box of gold 🌟 star books📚 from my youth😉👍. Had planned on spreading the posts about these books over the coming “weeks“😂, yeah, I paced these posts out well (posted all within a week)...I seriously have no self-restraint 😂. Aren't you all lucky that the box holding my Gold 🌟 Star Books didn't once belong to Mary Poppins 😂. 3w
TieDyeDude That's so fun that you still have all of them! I only have a handful of childhood books left. I remember, though, when movie novelizations were a big deal. I still remember sitting a a chair for 5 hours reading the novelization for Star Wars Attack of the Clones straight through. There was always a few extra nuggets of information/motivation to enhance the movie. 3w
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AnnCrystal Thanks @TieDyeDude. WOW!! Five hours!! Wow 😯. I do like novelizations. True that they sometimes seem to add a bit extra😉👍. (edited) 3w
AnnCrystal @dabbe 💕🥰👍💝. 3w
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Like I've noted, love stories are not my kind of reads...unless there is something I particularly like about the storyline.

If this hadn't been a time-slip, I would't have read it & that would've been a shame because these characters were wonderful.

This one was simply a cute and whimsical romance what was infused with the interesting message about “living“ your dreams.

Would make a great series with wacky Aunt Livi as the magical matchmaker!

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Bride | Ali Hazelwood
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It was right around St. Valentine's Day when I went 2 Walmart & found this. Their bookshelves had mostly Romance reads.

I usually browse to see if there is any love stories in the fantasy genre. This time however, I just finished watching the novela, #amorimposible & I “needed“ something similar.

By the time I found this, it felt like buried treasure. It didn't seem what I was searching for at that moment in time, yet it was fantasy...👇

AnnCrystal At first, it seemed similar to the the start of, The Kiesha're series by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes: a marriage to bring peace.

Not perfect, yet an unexpected delight! Even had the Beauty And The Beast vibes that had made me obsessed with, Amor Imposible.

Here's some notions...

Vampires were missing a bit of the mysterious they're usually known for. Nonetheless, I did like that the vampires were a species instead of some type of mutation. 👇
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AnnCrystal Loved the Were's & how they seemed the most sophisticated of the three species. I'm careful with “wolf“ books because many seem to still hold a negative perspective about wolves, or are overly x-rated. While this did become steamy, it did not incredibly dominant the storyline...and they became acquainted first.

Lowe's demeanor seemed to suggest someone who is well into their thirties and not twenty-something.

Oh, what a lovely read.
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Batman Begins - equal.

Will Trent (TV series). While not completely fair, because I never read the books... someone said that the books are graphic and what I like about the TV show is that they focus on the characters and emotions instead of the violence and crimes. 👇

Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer. I believe I read all the books (unless the series has since continued), yet I had only really enjoyed book one. The movies have my vote. 👇

AnnCrystal Thank you @dabbe for creating this play~tag~share card.

A TV show and a novelization counts? I tend to bundle “moving pictures“ into one category...

Actually, I will be making a post about Batman Begins tomorrow 😉👍.
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dabbe Of course, tv shows and novelizations count! I should have worded it as “moving pictures“--that would encompass everything. 🤩🤩🤩 Thanks for sharing. 💚🩷💚 3w
AnnCrystal @dabbe 👏😉👍💝. 3w
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The first three books of, The Old Kingdom Series.

Original reviewed 2016, updated for Litsy 2024.

My mom bought me these books when I was in high school. The bookstore clerk highly recommended them. For whatever reason, it took me awhile to open and read them. One day, I reached up and pulled Sabriel (part one) off my bookshelf and read the first few pages.

I was hooked.

I read through the first one like a storm, which remains my favorite. 👇

AnnCrystal Sabriel can stand on its own, but I recommend the whole trilogy (which is now a series) if you want the whole story.

These books are about life and death, mainly about death and the journey through to the afterlife.

This is all about the dead not wanting to let go of life, and about the struggle against an evil of ancient times.

Sabriel and the Disreputable Dog are my favorite characters. . .and of course, who wouldn't like the sassy cat. 👇
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AnnCrystal I highly recommend this whole series. I began reading this when I was a teenager but still find the continuations great reads as an adult. If you want an entertaining story, full or mystery, humor, and thrills you just may like these books.

Now that this is a series, I'm thrilled! Three books were simply not enough. Still need to read the latest...I'm a terrible number one fan!
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BookmarkTavern I love this whole series! If you like audiobooks, Tim Curry does the first three and he is phenomenal as Mogget. 💕 3w
AnnCrystal @BookmarkTavern Tim Curry!! Oh, he is fantastic! 👏🤩💝. 3w
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While I have been following Amelia Atwater-Rhodes since her very first book, I like the Kiesha'ra series the best out of all her books. A land of shapeshifters and magic.

The story begins with a war between two families, the Falcons and the Cobras. In later books, the Hawks and Wolfs will play key rolls.

A fantastic read.

The Kiesha'ra Series, Originally Reviewed, 2016 updated for Litsy, 2024.

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Wow, it's been years since I've read these books. They kind of all blend together now, but they still remain one of my favorites.

The dramas of growing up. Making and losing friends. Mysteries to solve and backstabbing between best friends. The pangs of first love. All surrounded by magic.

I wish this book would have went on for 100 books, but it ended at number 15 with the message that true love never dies. 👇

AnnCrystal Sweep Series
Originally Reviewed 2021, updated for Litsy 2024.
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@DaveGreen7777

I had always dream of opening my own bookstore. When I was 16 I made this sign.

While I doubt that I will ever actually open my own book store, I have reenvisioned my dream shop & don't mind sharing this.

It was going to be fantasy/paranormal focused with steampunk decor.

While I've noticed that some Littens work with books, wondering if anyone here ever dream of opening a bookstore? Do you believe there is a chance these days?

AnnCrystal What would your store look like? 3w
BarkingMadRead I just opened a bookshop in December, it‘s more of a book stall, at a vendor boutique. It‘s so much fun, I don‘t have to be there every day, I got in once a week to straighten up and add books! Don‘t give up your dream! I‘m also seeing lots of book vans and book bus stores that travel around each weekend 3w
DaveGreen7777 Oooh, I love the sign! 🤩 And I agree with @BarkingMadRead Don‘t give up on your dream! These days, independent bookstores are more likely to succeed than bookstore chains anyway. The Boarders that used to be near me was still doing a lot of business when it closed down, it only had to close because the corporation shut it down. There are more than enough readers to support bookstores that don‘t answer to a corporation! 😁 3w
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AnnCrystal @BarkingMadRead a book stall at a vendor boutique! Oh, that is lovely. Congratulations 👏🎉📚☺️👍!!!!!!!

Thank you @BarkingMadRead and @DaveGreen7777.

I hadn't realized that about independent bookstores. I have been dreaming of a bookmobile 📚🛺😉.
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Jari-chan I'm working as a bookseller for a small indie bookstore and I'd say: "Find your niche and stay there." It works for us and I might take over in a couple of years ? As you describe it, you really got your niche and could be successful! ?? 3w
bthegood love the name, sign and dream - 🙂 3w
AnnCrystal @Jari-chan working for a bookstore! Oh, that would be dreamy all by itself, yet for you to have that chance in a couple of years 👏🤩, I'm cheering for you🥳👍. That is a spectacular chance!!!!!!!

Thank you @Jari-chan and @bthegood 😘👍.

Perhaps one day📚😉👍.
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Jari-chan @AnnCrystal Thank you ❤️ I hope your dream will come true ❤️❤️ 3w
AnnCrystal @Jari-chan thank you 😉👍. 3w
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Thank you @Eggs for creating this play~tag~share card.

Eggs 🩷💜🩷 3w
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In the Forests of the Night | Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
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Began fallowing Amelia Atwater-Rhodes from the author's first book.

Discovered way back when Target devoted a huge portion of the stores to books, music, & DVDs (oh, those were the days, 🤔, although not really that long ago 😂).

When I leaned the author was only a couple of years older than me, I became an immediate fan.

Since it has been years, I cannot give this a indepth review, yet this book & author will always remain among my favorites.

DaveGreen7777 I can so relate to your comment about when Target sold books, CDs, and DVDs! I still lament the loss of my local Borders bookstore that sold all three! 😭 3w
AnnCrystal @DaveGreen7777 Oh, Borders!! I spent hours upon hours there as a teenager...they even sold magazines...🥲that was a magical store📚! (edited) 3w
AnnCrystal @DaveGreen7777 did you ever shop at Fry's? They didn't sell books (only movies, music, magazines). WOW, they were a place of fantasy. Every store was fashioned after a theme. Alice In Wonderland, space, etc. Oh, I miss them too! 3w
DaveGreen7777 @AnnCrystal Oh, I‘m not familiar with Fry‘s, but it sounds amazing. I live in the Northeast, and we had Newbury Comics, which was similar. No novels, but they sold comic books and magazines, as well as CDs, DVDs, and collectibles. They didn‘t do cool things like fashion their stores after a theme, though. ☹️ 3w
AnnCrystal @DaveGreen7777 any book/comic/movie/music store is a rarity these days. Actually, I haven't been to an actual bookstore in years...I know, shame on me👀! (edited) 3w
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With DVDs becoming more difficult 2 find, I'm becoming accustomed to the reality that there will be movies/TV shows that I will never be able 2 watch.

I prefer Drive'in theaters (there are none near me). And streaming is not an option for me.

Believed that this movie would be one of those I would never have the chance to watch...then, like magic, the DVD was available 🪄.

Ridiculous perfection, pure magical! We watched twice (while, I did 😉).

AnnCrystal *I watched the encore. (edited) 3w
Bookwormjillk I was surprised at how much I liked this one 3w
AnnCrystal @Bookwormjillk 👏it was surprisingly beautiful 😉👍💝. (edited) 3w
Jari-chan Loved it ❤️💜💙 3w
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Little Daylight: A Fairy Story | George MacDonald, Erick Ingraham
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Yeah, this was written for those like me, the childlike!

Even as a kidult, this is still a wonderful read (reread) for me. Truly a magical story with beautiful illustrations.

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This was an important book for me as a child. One of the few books with a “Native American“ storyline, and my childhood self understood the rarity.

While not from my ancestral tribes, this was a story from my ancestral world. I loved this story and would spend untold hours studying the illustrations.

Just reread this, and the story is still as profound to me today as it had been all those many years ago. I've fallen in love all over again. 👇

AnnCrystal The following is unrelated to this book, yet equally aligned with my childhood obsession of horses because of this book.

Was raised to know that there was a breed of horse “already here“ in the Americas. My mom told me this as a little girl, and I continued to believe even when I later read otherwise. 👇
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AnnCrystal Now articles about this fact are being reported, about the survival of the original horse breed from before these lands were known as the Americas.

While I love all breeds of horses 🐴💝🐎, this is just absolutely fantastically epic!
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The Haunted Bike | Gail Herman
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One of the first books I read with ghosts.

What a wonderful read (reread)! Still love this story, and still believe that her cat is immortal...that isn't in the storyline, just me...

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Big Pancake | Ladybird
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Everytime adult me rereads this, I wonder how my childhood self ever ate another pancake again 😳🤔😂🥞😋!

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March 31, “César Chávez Day” in the State of California. Reserved this year on April 1st. because the 31st fell on a Sunday.

My maternal aunt, Linda was involved with this movement for awhile ☺️💝.

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The Secret Woman | Victoria Holt
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Never read a condensed book before. Wow, info. just gets flown at the reader! A bit overwhelming...yet makes it more like a soap opera.

While many things happen, the mystery was light and fleeting. More of a drama.

I do like stories about self-discovery and the story is set up in an intriguing way, which held my interest while I waited for the mystery to unfold.

The surprising ending made this drama worthy. Completely unexpected.

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Alright, OK. This has proven that Bruce Wayne did create a disguise that can be worn by a successor.

This wasn't terrible, and I must admit that grown-up Dick Grayson makes a great Batman. He knows how to be the Knight that Gotham City still needs, and he does the job well.

The following is a ramble on how I felt about a new character (any character) taking on the Bat-Suit. Continue reading at your own risk 😂🤔...😉.👇

AnnCrystal For me, there is something missing in this Batman version.

This made me realize that I am not just obsessed with Batman, I am only a genuine fan of Bruce Wayne's Batman. I always separated my love for Batman from Bruce Wayne, now I realize that I can't make a connection with Batman without Bruce Wayne.

This has never happened before, not with Zorro, not with any character.

I've always known that I favored Bruce Wayne's Batman, but this 👇
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AnnCrystal realization is new and difficult. Difficult, because I read through this twice and held zero emotion for my favorite superhero. I reacted to the story and characters (Dick Grayson/Batman included), yet there was no emotional link to Batman...

Even after all I've stated about Bruce Wayne being the best Batman, I never would've believed that it be this difficult for me to accept a new character taking on the Bat-Suit. 👇
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AnnCrystal Like noted, this was good. The artwork was five-stars.

In the 1st story, I knew who the black mask was by Part 4 “smoke and mirrors.“ Yet, did not figure out who was playing the “role“ of Bruce Wayne in public (I either missed something or this wasn't explained).

Only read the 2nd story once. Just as good. Although, by the time I read this 2nd story, I was ready to be done with this book.

This just wasn't the Batman for me.
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DaveGreen7777 I was actually collecting the comics at the time Dick Grayson was wearing the cowl, and of the three major series, the Tony Daniel one was easily my least favorite. I‘m a fan of his artwork, but his writing… not so much! If you want to give GraysonBats another try, “The Black Mirror” by Scott Snyder and “Batman and Robin” by Grant Morrison both do an excellent job of making him feel like Batman yet authentic to Dick Grayson as well. 4w
AnnCrystal 👏Thank You @DaveGreen7777 I will make notes of these and consider these titles while book surfing 😉👍. 4w
AnnCrystal @DaveGreen7777 P.S. helps that it wasn't just me 👍 (wacky me😂) 4w
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Had this awhile. Never read because I hadn't realized that in this storyline, Bruce Wayne has been killed and Robin has taken on the Bat suit.

Really should stop buying just because “Batman“ is in the title 😂 (without reading what the book is about)!

While I never before tested the theory, I believe it really doesn't matter to me who's behind the mask...so long as the storyline is focused on Batman. I just understand the original best. 👇

AnnCrystal I like Robin, and it makes sense that he might take on the Bat suit upon Bruce Wayne's demise. The same way a daughter/son or niece/nephew could (and have in other stories).

There is just something that doesn't make sense about “anyone“ taking on the character of Batman.

The character of a superhero's mask is defined by the wearer. Bruce Wayne is the embodiment of Batman. Born into existence by the events of Bruce Wayne's childhood.👇
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AnnCrystal Even while Robin understands what propelled Bruce Wayne to become Batman, the endurance of Batman only makes sense when fueled by Bruce Wayne's personality.

At least for me...

OK, now I will read and find out if Tony S. Daniel can change my opinion.

A Batman book can never be bad...right? So long as the “Batman“ is alive 😉👍.

P.S. image not from this book. Just seemed a nice match for this post of mine.
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Vol. 2 is the only one I have been able to collect from this series. This is a true treasure, I love nearly every story within this volume.

The artwork is incredible, and the stories stir up different emotions. There are some sensitive subjects, yet they seem to be handled with care.

All the stories are insightful, and the ones that I do favorite most are the ones that inspire wonderment. 👇

AnnCrystal While not my favorite, favorite...the most surprising for me was, “journeys.“ I almost skipped reading this one because I rarely like “space“ stories. Glad I read. Amazing and profound.

Other favorites:

They Who Walk As Lightening
The Magic Of Wolverines
Water Spirits
Worst Bargain In Town
The Creator Tamosi.

This book is a reread for me.
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Dick Tracy: Secret Files | Martin Harry Greenberg
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The journey through the 40days of Lent is complete!

OK, where to begin? With this one! The one that tempted me!

When I went into my family's storage to collect my box of gold 🌟 books that I had stashed away, I sneaked a peek into one of the boxes filled with my brother's old things and found this!

Automatically, I whipped up a post to share here on Litsy...then realized what I was doing!

What an epic find. Hadn't known my brother had this. 👇

AnnCrystal Read through the first story, then made myself wait until Easter to continue.

Actually, there are a few books that I hit the pause button on until after Easter.

I believe that I have devoured more books in 40 days than I usually do in 30 days (which is normally about half a book)! I do believe I was testing myself 😂😉.

Time for me to become aquatinted with the famous Dick Tracy...and his world. 👇
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AnnCrystal @Bookwormjillk, tag me with the first new book or books you add to your library 😉. 4w
Bookwormjillk @AnnCrystal just got this one from the library going shopping tomorrow and will let you know! 4w
AnnCrystal @Bookwormjillk that looks like an intriguing, edge-of-your-seat drama! Hopefully you find some 📚 other new goodies tomorrow 😉👍. Have fun shopping. (edited) 4w
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To all who celebrate! Have a Peaceful and Blessed Easter Day!

bthegood Happy Easter to you too! 4w
AnnCrystal 💕Thank you @bthegood 💕🐣🍫🐇💝. 4w
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 😍 4w
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