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Books4brittany

Books4brittany

Joined June 2016

Favorite series: Razorland Trilogy, Red Queen series, Selection Series, Fever series, Sword of Truth series, all books by Kat Falls, Vampire Academy
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I'm in a horrible mood today. Hoping this one makes me feel a little better

BookishMarginalia Hug 💜 8y
Tanzy13 great book :) 8y
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Starting this one for the #Litsyreadingchallenge #freezerworthyhorror I'm not really into horror (since I'm a big scaredy cat) but I'm looking forward to it!

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The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood
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My in-flight entertainment tonight. I've been enjoying this one immensely.

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The Gunslinger | Stephen King

I've been wanting to read this for years. Now that the movie is coming out I'm finally getting to it!!! 😁

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Voyager | Diana Gabaldon
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FINALLY finished! 😍😍😍 #over150yearsago #litsyreadingchallenge

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Zone One: A Novel | Colson Whitehead
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Mehso-so

Whelp. I can officially say I'm not a Whitehead fan. This one had a couple pitfalls That I really couldn't stand. It's set in a 3 day timeframe but Colson jumps randomly to times before with flashbacks and memories. It makes it difficult to decipher what's happening now and what already happened in many cases. He goes way off topic which was extremely annoying. Also, no ending. Not a fan, but I've read worse. #startswithZ #litsyreadingchallenge

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Zone One: A Novel | Colson Whitehead
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Starting this one today. Looks like the reviews are lacking. I wasn't a fan of his Underground Railroad so I don't have high hopes for this one either. We shall see.

Sdunbar lol I looked at some reviews of this one, ouch!! Good luck 8y
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A Man Called Ove: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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I really loved this book. So heart-warming. Backman has done a terrific job of making Ove's character lovable. Fantastically written!

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A Man Called Ove: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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Hahahaha I'm so in love with Ove. He reminds me so much of my husband it's scary.

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I'm not really a fan of comic books...or whatever you call this. But, I liked the show and wanted to give it a try. Overall I liked it, followed the show closely too. Excited to try vol 2.

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I've been wanting to read this for such a long time. Finally starting it with breakfast this morning

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A Man Called Ove: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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I had so many choices tonight of which book to start next from my library haul, but I've decided on this one. I'm pretty excited 😬

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King's Cage | Victoria Aveyard
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Mehso-so

The third installment of this series did not enthrall me as much as the first two. I was bored for the first 2/3 of the book while Mare was a captive. It did, however, make me hate the bad guys a little less and the good guys a little more. Oh, and there was a surprise lesbian relationship reveal. Overall, OK. Hopefully the next book will make up for the disappointment.

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King's Cage | Victoria Aveyard
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Reading and snuggling with my reading buddy. This couch is NOT big enough for the both of us 😍

Tanzy13 🐱 8y
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King's Cage | Victoria Aveyard
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Finally!!!

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Feversong: A Fever Novel | Karen Marie Moning
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Such a good book! It sucked me in and wouldn't let me go right up until the last page. I'm so sad to see it end and had hoped to see a certain storyline play out, but alas, we'll never know. The ending was definitely not an ending. Pretty much NO ONE's story concluded. I'm confused that this is supposed to be the last book but leaves off on huge cliffhangers. But still...I loved it. And I did do some hardcore crying in this one. #morethan400pages

RealLifeReading I've just requested the first book in this series! 8y
Books4brittany It's a great series! It lags a little toward the end when Dani's perspective takes over, but I thoroughly enjoyed all the others. 8y
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Feversong: A Fever Novel | Karen Marie Moning
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I've only been waiting YEARS for this finale. 😍😍😍😍

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Carve the Mark | Veronica Roth
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There were a few little things that irked me, such as every one of the rebels having this sarcastic attitude. I like a little diversity in my characters. But, it was a refreshingly new world, and I overall enjoyed the ride. Quite certain I know what the big surprise will be in the finale, but we shall see. Oh, and Veronica Roth and I are super close in age. #writtenbysomeoneyourage #litsyreadingchallenge #litsybingo

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The Nightingale | Kristin Hannah
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Holy crap, guys. This book 😍. Set in WWII, occupied France. The story of two women, one a mother trying to protect her daughter and survive the war, the other a spy and political activist. A little action, a little romance, and a lot of awesomeness. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #litsyreadingchallenge #basedonahistoricalevent

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Carve the Mark | Veronica Roth
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Omg!!! I'm going to have to read #nightingale faster so I can get to this one!!! 😍😍😍

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The Winds of Winter | George R. R. Martin
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My favorite #Royals for #readjanuary 👸🏼🤴🏻I ❤️ it when an author makes my favorite character a surprise heir to the throne. I'm putting my money on R+L=J #jonsnowistargaryen #aragornisking #richardrhal #swordoftruth #snowlikeashes #lotr #got I also love it when a character is so deserving and ascends the throne #selection #redqueen

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#litsyreadingchallenge One more down! I wasn't much of a fan of this #2016awardwinner though.

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The Nightingale | Kristin Hannah
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#readjanuary This book was #recommendedby @Sdunbar . I will be starting it today! 😊

Sdunbar I hope you like it!!! 8y
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Mehso-so

I wanted to like it. I really, really wanted to. But I like my fiction in history to be more plausible. There seems to be no time period this book was set in, as it was 1860-1940s from the events, but written as all happening simultaneously. I get this author writes more fictionalized stories, but I really like mine to be a little more accurate. Overall, I guess it was OK, although I'll never understand why it won an award. 😕

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Kiss of Deception | Mary E Pearson
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It's very rare that I don't finish a book. It must be an incredibly frustrating book for me to put it down and not pick it back up, so I have very few DNFs. But these two.... just couldn't get past the first chapter. #readjanuary #DNF

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The Kite Runner: Rejacketed | Khaled Hosseini
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#bookseveryonebutyouhasread #readJanuary Maybe this year I'll knock them out 🤞🏻

Sdunbar Oh I've read 3 of those...many attempts to read pride and prejudice but I cannot get into it! 8y
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Barkskins: A Novel | Annie Proulx
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#litsyreadingchallenge2017 has begun! For those of you who are bingo players, I plan to do a cover all. #barkskins could have easily fallen into #morethan400pages #basedonahistoricalevent and #takesplaceover150yearsago but I chose to fill the most difficult to find category of #multipleperspectives. On to the next!

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Barkskins: A Novel | Annie Proulx
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Alright y'all. I've finally completed this 700 page monstrosity . Yes, it's huge. Yes, there are a great many different characters. But I loved it. The tale of two different bloodlines over the course of 300 years, the reader experiences a great many lives. This book is riddled with deeper meanings and I found them all compelling. Rooted in despoliation and Native American cultural destruction, it ends up in the America we know today. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

BookishMarginalia I want to read this one too. 8y
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Wow. This book has blown me away. It may have taken me 6 months, but that's not because I didn't like it. I savored it. Freaking phenomenal. I especially loved the audiobook. Hands down the best audiobook I've ever read.

keelymorgan Totally agree! If you haven't listened to The Nightingale, you need to. I can't decide which one I liked better on audio but I think it's The Nightingale 8y
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Barkskins: A Novel | Annie Proulx
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Super excited for the #litsyreadingchallenge 2017 bingo style! I think I'll be knocking out the 'over 400 pages' 'takes place over 150 years ago' and possibly even 'translated' rather quickly 😁

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Barkskins: A Novel | Annie Proulx
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Up next on the TBR pile. Gonna start this bad boy tonight! 😁

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Mehso-so

Just not a fan of screenplays I guess. Loved the movie, this was exactly the movie. Guess I was hoping for more. 😞

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As the semester is winding down and I FINALLY can read something fun again, I've chosen to spend my night with this one. Love love LOVED the movie, here's to hoping I like the screenplay just as much.

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Woman in Cabin Ten | Ruth Ware
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It's kind of hard to describe my love hate relationship with this book. The suspense was good, but the main character was so damn annoying in her wishy washy needy alcoholic tendencies and her stupid mistakes that she made all.the.way.through 😒 if the character wasn't so damn annoying I would have loved this book, but the entire time I just wanted to reach into the pages and punch her for her stupidity.

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The Queen of the Night | Alexander Chee
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A wonderful tale. I honestly don't even know how to describe it. A fantastic story of the life of a woman, from rags to courtesan to slave to fame. A tale of love and hardships, of finding freedom and being used. This was one hell of a wild ride, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It is written masterfully. 4.5/5 stars.

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Yeah I'm not reading that book, or likely any books for a good long while. Why? Nursing school...the one educational program that can give you a panic attack just trying to organize your calendar due dates on day 1 of 4th semester. 😳😩

Notafraidofwords Good luck. 8y
Sdunbar Lol I was just gonna post a picture of my textbook cause that's all the reading I'll be doing for a while :( 8y
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Inhuman | Kat Falls
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My pick for #underhypedbook is Inhuman by Kat Falls (and her other series as well). Perfect for The younger YA dystopian fans, and those not abhorred by love triangles. Very much a fantasy, where a mutation turns the majority of the population into half-animals who eventually go full feral, and the untouched population live in small communities behind big walls. A 16 year old girl is forced beyond the walls and finds adventure❤️👍 #augustofpages

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This book surprised me. I'm not usually into this type of story, but I couldn't put it down. As I said before, I really fell in love with the main character's wit and cynicism after just 11 pages. 5/5 stars from me.

Sdunbar Did you just read this for the first time?! I loved this book. So many feels :) 8y
Books4brittany @Sdunbar No it was a while back, around the time of the movie release. I just didn't get around to posting a review about it on here until I did the challenge today. Still working my way through queen of the night. 8y
Sdunbar Ah okay, I just started Nightingale but I got 2 at the library that's just became available that I also want to read plus Me Before You. Basically I need another week or so to read everything I want before school, there isn't enough time 😫 8y
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It's hard to narrow down my favorite female character from the greats, such as Hermione, Arya, and Katniss, but this one surprised me, so I thought I'd add a less popular character. I loved Hazel, who was cynical and surprising. I didn't think I was going to like this book, but I fell in love with her after just 11 pages. #loveatfirstread #augustphotochallenge #augustofpages #favefemalecharacter

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The Queen of the Night | Alexander Chee
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Hey there kitty kitty.

LauraBeth 😻😻😻 8y
MrBook 😻😻😻 8y
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My view yesterday.

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My study buddy and snuggle monster

LauraBeth That's a cute face 😻😻 8y
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Well that was a major disappointment. I thought it might be when I learned that it's a script and not a novel, and my fears turned out true. Due to it being a script it was very superficial. I miss the detail and the emotion. The story itself was a good one, it just could have been so much better. Also, Ron was made out to be a dumbass as a man, and that kind of irked me.

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Six of Crows | Leigh Bardugo
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So this Spring Break a few friends and I drove up to Vegas to The RT booklovers convention. I paired up with a friend who likes romance (and I like Teen) so we split books and I got the Teen books. Here's my book haul (these were all giveaways, and some are even signed). Sure wish it would be closer next year so we could go again.

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Heir of Fire | Sarah J Maas
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Wow. After the first two books of the series being hard to get through, I was told to keep going, the third is where it opens up. And holy crap. It's like she swapped writers mid-series. It was enthralling, I enjoyed every page. Excellent for YA fantasy fans. Full of magic, fae, witches, & treachery and I can't wait to read the next one

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Freakin awesome library haul today.

LauraBeth Wow - nice haul! 😀 8y
Dragon What are you reading first? 8y
Books4brittany @Dragon most definitely Harry Potter. I've been very impatiently waiting for it for months. 8y
Dragon Just what I thought it is hard to avoid spoilers. Have fun 8y
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It's in! It's in! It's FINALLY at the library waiting for me! Y'all I'm as excited as a kid at Christmas. You should see me jumping up and down in excitement

Sdunbar Go, go, go!! 8y
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Yes Please | Amy Poehler
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I listened to this on audiobook, and I can attest that the book on audio is fantastic. She talks about life, love, sex, divorce, drugs, and everything in between. I laughed so hard I snorted at times, and even cried once when a piece hit a little too close to home. So many gems of wisdom with comedic relief strewn about. There were some bits that I didn't find interesting (on set of her various shows) but the rest was worth it. Good for women.

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Silly kitty knows where to be if he wants attention...Near my to be read pile!

LauraBeth Awww - gorgeous cat 😻 8y
BookBabe 😸 8y
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Heir of Fire | Sarah J Maas
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Kid asleep; dishes washed. Mommy time.