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Brave Hearted: The Dramatic Story of Women of the American West | Katie Hickman

#RiseUpReads March 2025

Winner - Brave Hearted: The Women of the American West by Katie Hickman

Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.

Please tag me in your posts & use #riseupreads
If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.

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Catsandbooks @LaughterHp @melismatic @julsmarshall @skygoddess1 @Bookwormjillk @lil1inblue @Jadams89 @puddlejumper @Liz_M @mrsV @thebookhippie @lapreader @willaful @cuilin @peanutnine @singout @mhillis @light_of_aether @alldebooks @kspenmoll 17h

Bookwormjillk Looks good! 17h

Librarybelle This looks very interesting…may I join for this one? 16h

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peanutnine Looks interesting! And my library has it! 😁 16h

Catsandbooks @Librarybelle absolutely! Would you like to be tagged for future months or just March? 16h

Librarybelle Sure…tag me for future months please. I wasn‘t very organized earlier this year to start reading with the group at the beginning of the year, but it would be nice to join in when I can. Thank you! 16h

Catsandbooks @Librarybelle no problem! Added you to the list! ❤️ 16h

Librarybelle Thanks! 15h

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Lemon Cake, for the Love of Food: Blank 150 Page Lined Journal for Your Thoughts, Ideas, and Inspiration | Unique Journal

#5JoysFriday
1. I made a lemon cream cheese cake for my birthday tomorrow. I'm happy with how it turned out!
2. Morning cuddles with my kitties
3. Receiving valentines from the #Valentinecardswap hosted by @TheBookHippie
4. Kinder happy hippos
5. Will ❤️

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TheBookHippie Oh how lovely!!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️🥳🎂 2d

TheBookHippie Happiest Birthdays to you. 2d

Catsandbooks @TheBookHippie Thank you Christine! 🥰 2d

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Ruthiella Happy Birthday! 🥳🥳🥳 2d

Deblovestoread Happy birthday 🎂🎉📚🎈 Cake looks and sounds yummy! 2d

Butterfinger Oh Leila, Happy Birthday. That cake sounds and looks delicious. 2d

Bookwormjillk Happy birthday 🎉 That‘s a great looking cake! 2d

Enchanted_Bibliophile Happy birthday 🎉🎂🎉 2d

CSeydel Happy birthday! What a cake - it looks fantastic! 2d

slategreyskies Happy Birthday!! 🧁 ✨ 2d

TiredLibrarian Happy birthday! Enjoy that lovely looking cake! 2d

AnnCrystal Looks delicious 😋 Happy Birthday 🥳🎂🍰💝💝💝💝💝. 2d

tpixie Happy birthday 🎉🎁🎈🎂 that cake looks and sounds great! (edited) 2d

DogMomIrene Sprinkles make everything better! They‘re like glitter, except not annoying. 2d

Susanita Happy birthday! Enjoy your beautiful cake! 2d

ShelleyBooksie Happy Birthday!!!! The cake looks amazing. 2d

dabbe 🩶🩷🩶 2d

Catsandbooks @Ruthiella @Deblovestoread @Butterfinger @Bookwormjillk @Enchanted_Bibliophile @CSeydel @slategreyskies @TiredLibrarian @AnnCrystal @tpixie @DogMomIrene @susanita @shelleybooksie @dabbe Thank you all so much for the birthday love!! 💕 17h

Catsandbooks And the cake is delicious!! 🍋🍰 17h

tpixie @Catsandbooks yay! 🍋 🎂 🍋 12h

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You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty | Akwaeke Emezi

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5/5 ⭐️ I absolutely loved this book! While it is a romance, it's more about grief and the journey to love again after you lose someone. Also I love the friendship between Feyi and Joy! So glad I read this one! #queerbc

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Who Knew? Women in History | Sarah Herman

March 2025 Theme: Women in History

Please vote for what book we will read in March

https://forms.gle/ptQUndjGZijLWw8u8

Rise up Reads- reading marginalized voices 🔥✊🏼 If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.

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Catsandbooks @LaughterHp @melismatic @julsmarshall @skygoddess1 @Bookwormjillk @lil1inblue @Jadams89 @puddlejumper @Liz_M @mrsV @thebookhippie @lapreader @willaful @cuilin @peanutnine @singout @mhillis @light_of_aether @alldebooks 1w

Bookwormjillk Hard choice! I will probably add all of the ones I haven‘t read to my TBR. 1w

AllDebooks 🗳 1w

lil1inblue What a good list. They're all going on #mounttbr 7d

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Home Sweet Home | Sarah Title

#5JoysFriday
1. I made it home safely after traveling and my cats were very happy to see me
2. I got Zola a raincoat 🌧️
3. Seeing my niece!
4. King cake season 💚💛💜
5. Fresh warm biscuits

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TheBookHippie The raincoat!!!!!!!! Omg ♥️♥️♥️♥️ 1w

Bookwormjillk That raincoat 😍😍😍 1w

Texreader So much love in these photos!! And that raincoat!! 1w

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mhillis Biscuits! Cake! Sounds like a lovely week 💕 1w

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 1w

dabbe 🩶🩷🩶 1w

DebinHawaii Yay! Wonderful joys—thanks for joining in! 💛💛💛 3d

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Vilest Things | Chloe Gong

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5/5 ⭐️ Chloe is Queen! Long may her entertaining chaos reign! 👑🤯

#ChloeGongReadalong

TheBookHippie Yaaaas!!!! 1w

5feet.of.fury Loooooove that cover!! 1w

vlwelser Gorgeous 😍😍😍😍😍 1w

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The Kiss Countdown | Etta Easton

#RiseUpReads February 2025
The Kiss Countdown by Etta Easton

Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.

Please tag me in your posts & use #riseupreads
If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.

Optional Storygraph readalong: https://app.thestorygraph.com/readalongs/37a3e213-d6d7-4b0d-8121-b015806813f0

#blackhistorymonth

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Catsandbooks @LaughterHp @melismatic @julsmarshall @skygoddess1 @Bookwormjillk @lil1inblue @Jadams89 @puddlejumper @Liz_M @mrsV @thebookhippie @lapreader @willaful @cuilin @peanutnine @singout @mhillis @light_of_aether @alldebooks 1w

Catsandbooks @kspenmoll 7d

kspenmoll Thanks! Checking my library! 7d

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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot | Mikki Kendall

Please share any resources, people or groups you follow, or book recommendations.

https://www.instagram.com/liberaljane?igsh=MWV2cXlkNmhlbDFtbQ==

https://www.feministbookclub.com/

https://www.aclu.org/

How to be an antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

Catsandbooks @LaughterHp @melismatic @julsmarshall @skygoddess1 @Bookwormjillk @lil1inblue @Jadams89 @puddlejumper @Liz_M @mrsV @thebookhippie @lapreader @willaful @cuilin @peanutnine @singout @mhillis @light_of_aether 1w

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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

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The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

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ncsufoxes How the Word is Passed by Clint Smith is excellent. Born a Crime by Trevor Noah also excellent 1w

willaful The Second by Carol Anderson, Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward.

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The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America

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Catsandbooks @alldebooks 1w

TheBookHippie @ncsufoxes all of those yes. 1w

TheBookHippie @Melismatic all her books are so good! 1w

TheBookHippie @willaful yes these!!!! All books by these authors are good. 1w

TheBookHippie Bell Hooks,Audre Lorde , Anna Julia Cooper, Ida B. Wells, I‘ve read everything in print of these I have read all above mentioned here‘s a good list https://now.org/blog/10-black-feminists-you-need-to-know-about/ 1w

AllDebooks Agree with all books/authors mentioned. Socials - I follow The Guilty Feminist and Gina Martin. https://www.instagram.com/p/DFfGTOxzVIg/?igsh=bWk4N2h6djVyMHg4 1w

AllDebooks I'm currently obsessed with my latest read

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Women, Race, and Class

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Women who Run with the Wolves: Contacting the Power of the Wild Woman

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If Women Rose Rooted: A Life-changing Journey to Authenticity and Belonging

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Women Don't Owe You Pretty: The debut book from Florence Given

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Feminists Don't Wear Pink (and other lies): Amazing women on what the F-word means to them

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AllDebooks Anything by Laura Bates 1w

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Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

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Delusions of Gender: The Real Science Behind Sex Differences

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Rebel Women: The renegades, viragos and heroines who changed the world, from the French Revolution to today

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lil1inblue @TheBookHippie Yes! 7d

lil1inblue I have to recommend Portia Burch and White Woman Whisperer on Patreon (I think they're also still on tiktok, but I haven't been on to see). I've learned so much from these women.
For books, there's so many good recs here. I would also say anything by Isabel Wilkerson. 7d

TheBookHippie @AllDebooks yes all of those!!! My word I‘ve read them all. Women Race and class is so good. 7d

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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot | Mikki Kendall

Information on intersectionality

Remember to check your privilege!

I recognize that as a white woman I have immense privilege most of the time.

https://just1voice.com/advocacy/wheel-of-privilege/

https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2020/6/explainer-intersectional-feminism...

https://www.womankind.org.uk/intersectionality-101-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-impo...

Catsandbooks @LaughterHp @melismatic @julsmarshall @skygoddess1 @Bookwormjillk @lil1inblue @Jadams89 @puddlejumper @Liz_M @mrsV @thebookhippie @lapreader @willaful @cuilin @peanutnine @singout @mhillis @light_of_aether 1w

TheBookHippie To put in a comment 40 years of books and people … ummmmmm. I will work on a way to share that. But what I can say is get a local group and break bread with them at least once a month. Invite a friend and tell them to bring a friend you don‘t know. If you look around and everyone is white, it‘s time to change some things. Form community, it‘s paramount. 1w

TheBookHippie Oops put that under wrong question! 1w

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TheBookHippie When I read this book the phrase that comes to mind is generally “check your privilege”… 1w

Bookwormjillk I am in my own world most of the time so I always appreciate this reminder! 1w

Catsandbooks @alldebooks 1w

Catsandbooks @TheBookHippie You are far more knowledgeable than me in this area! I appreciate anything you're willing to share from your years as an activist. I really wanted to start this group as a space to share these things and to always being open to learn and grow. 1w

TheBookHippie @Catsandbooks it‘s a shift of how you live. I made a post in November I posted I have more so I‘ll try to remember to keep you informed https://bookhippie.com/index.php/2025/01/20/so-what-now/ 1w

Catsandbooks @TheBookHippie Thank you! ❤️ I look to you as a role model especially for activism. I'd say my feminist learning didn't start in earnest until 2016. I'd always been progressive, but never made it a priority until then. I had just finished college and then was devastated after the election. Lots of unlearning and relearning, which is ongoing. I remember when I learned about privilege & the phrase check your privilege, it's like my eyes were opened 1w

TheBookHippie @Catsandbooks ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 1w

lil1inblue This is so important. Also learning to listen and de-center yourself. It's a constant process, but it gets easier as you practice! 7d

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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot | Mikki Kendall

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#RiseUpReads

I thought this was so informative & even with the subject matters being quite heavy, the sections were easily digestible. I highlighted the crap out of the book so much so that my highlighter was dying by the end.

"The process of becoming an ally requires a lot of emotional investment, & far too often the heavy lifting of that emotional labor is done by the marginalized, not by the privileged."

Catsandbooks @LaughterHp @melismatic @julsmarshall @skygoddess1 @Bookwormjillk @lil1inblue @Jadams89 @puddlejumper @Liz_M @mrsV @thebookhippie @lapreader @willaful @cuilin @peanutnine @singout @mhillis @Light_of_Aether 1w

Melismatic Gosh, where to begin! I kept a running tab of notes on my phone since I was listening to the audiobook. A big one was the concept of “respectability” and how that decides who will actually be heard. We‘re seeing that play out right now in public policy debate over “DEI”. 1w

Melismatic It boils down to semantics but when the goal posts can continually be moved, can you ever reach true equality? 1w

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TheBookHippie I think the mistake people make is they don‘t realise it‘s for life, in your every single action. It isn‘t one and done, it isn‘t dressing up in a pink hat and marching and it isn‘t work that will ever be finished. It also isn‘t just when it affects you and if you‘re white 99 percent of the time it isn‘t about you. You should never have to tell anyone you‘re a feminist they should know. White feminism makes me furious most days. 1w

willaful I was very struck by the line, “they can be trusted to raise any children but their own.“ So obvious, but an outsider won't necessarily see it. Prejudice is so amazing at creating these mutually exclusive ideas at the same time, like “immigrants are lazing away on welfare and also taking all our jobs.“ 1w

Bookwormjillk This was an interesting time to be reading this book for sure. I just finished this today and am still processing. 1w

Catsandbooks @alldebooks 1w

TheBookHippie @willaful RIGHT?!?! 1w

Catsandbooks @TheBookHippie 100%!!! It's a lifetime commitment! 1w

Catsandbooks @Melismatic Yes, the respectability stuck with me too. Never being good enough, or the right type of person, just to be acknowledged. And all of the DEI news has been so upsetting. 1w

Catsandbooks @willaful Absolutely! Extreme ends of the spectrum 1w

Catsandbooks @Bookwormjillk very relevant for our current situation 😫 1w

TheBookHippie @Catsandbooks the purchase just what you need new and thrift or share or trade for the rest is another key. Chose the lowest price in the least offendable place … etc etc 1w

TheBookHippie I think it‘s necessary to live by “I may not want you at my table, that doesn‘t mean I don‘t want you fed.” Life choices, moral and voting choices means you don‘t get to be in my inner circle or have access to me, to be in someone‘s life is a privilege not a right. However they get sick you bring soup and bread. Not all women are safe, some are so dangerous you must stay far away. However never do anything to hamper their rights. It‘s a lot. 1w

Catsandbooks @TheBookHippie Ooo that's a great quote! There's a reason I talk to very few members of my family anymore 1w

willaful @Catsandbooks :-( I feel very lucky I haven't had to cut anyone off. But I absolutely would if they refused to accept my daughter or voted against her rights. 1w

Bookwormjillk @TheBookHippie I like that quote 1w

TheBookHippie @Catsandbooks @Bookwormjillk TUPAC 😂♥️-“Just because you lost me as a friend, doesn't mean you gained me as an enemy. I'm bigger than that, I still wanna see you eat, just not at my table.” 1w

Catsandbooks @TheBookHippie ✊🏼❤️ 1w

lil1inblue @TheBookHippie So much this. I'm reminded of a post by an anti-racist educator about why Black women didn't want to do the Women's March this year. Among her questions were (paraphrasing) “What is the purpose of the March“ and “What change are you trying to affect“? So much “activism“ is performative with no real goal. 7d

lil1inblue I feel like I highlighted half of this book. But here's one I think is important: “Equality is great, but equity is better precisely because the emotional validation someone with financial security and the insulation of privilege might need is nearly useless for someone without those things.“ 7d

lil1inblue Also: “We expect marginalized voices to ring out no matter the obstacles they face, and then we penalize them for not saying the right thing in the right way.“ As white women, we often expect Black women to do the labor for us, and then we criticize and tone -police when we don't like how it's presented. Or if it challenges our privilege. 7d

TheBookHippie @lil1inblue I refused to go as well. They treat it like a party and it‘s the ONE thing they do. No thanks, pass. Part of protesting is to see other social justice groups introduce yourself figure out where they‘re located at what do they need? Is there something they need that you can give or do you know someone that can help their needs -in the same goes for you -tell other people what you‘re looking for. Unfortunate what they do now is a parade. 7d

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Girl Scouts: A Celebration of 100 Trailblazing Years | Girl Scouts of the USA, Betty Christiansen

Help out trans kids by buying girl scout cookies!

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/2025-trans-girl-scouts-to-order-cookies

Please try to buy from scouts who haven't met their goal yet

🏳️‍⚧️🩷🩵🤍🏳️‍⚧️

lil1inblue Thank you for sharing! 💗 2w

lauraisntwilder This is awesome! I just ordered 4 boxes. 2w

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Nepal | Kate E. Conley

#FoodandLit February Nepal🇳🇵

To participate read a book that takes place in the country or is by an author from the country. Also enjoy food from the country. Share your experience with the tag #FoodandLit & tag @Catsandbooks & @Texreader

Storygraph link https://tinyurl.com/c4yrw569

If you're not currently tagged in #FoodandLit news & would like to be, let me know.

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Catsandbooks @megabooks @vonnie862 @StolenBookmobile @liseworks @kwmg40 @reading_rainbow @TEArificbooks @Q84 @catebutler @dilara @teresereading @roary47 @maggie4483 @soscha @karisa @ElizaMarie @tineke 2w

Catsandbooks @Jerdencon @LitStephanie @Bcncookbookclub @Bnp @ChasingOm @Thebookhippie @mcctrish @JenLovesJT47 @texaschaitea @Bookworm54 @Jess861 @Kelly_the_bookish_sidekick @AnneCecilie @kspenmoll 2w

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Catsandbooks @Outandabout @Liz_M @curvycrochetgirl @DHill @BarbaraBB @Clwojick @DebinHawaii @pageturner1 @sapphire @bookbelle84 @libby1 @lunakay @blackink_whitepaper @yourfavouritemixtape @Sace @MaGoose @cortg 2w

Butterfinger Don't tag me, but I am doing it. I have not proven myself yet. 2w

Jess861 I am hoping to read All of Us in Our Own Lives by Manjushree Thapa - but I'm not sure that's going to happen. I'm trying to use our interlibrary loan services for the first time and there has been no sign of either book I ordered. Not sure if Canada Post still has this process on hold due to the strike before Christmas. It's odd because the city we live near has 7 copies available so not sure why it isn't in transit. 2w

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I will try to read one of Samrat Upadhyay's books that my library has in Hoopla, as a few of his are set in Nepal, as well as listen to the tagged book.

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Annapurna: A Woman's Place

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Cortg I‘m planning to read Into Thin Air by Jack Krakauer. I still have to read January‘s book BUT I made a Dutch breakfast today 😂 2w

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The Kiss Countdown | Etta Easton

#RiseUpReads February 2025 Winner
The Kiss Countdown - Etta Easton

Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.

Please tag me in your posts & use #riseupreads
If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.

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Catsandbooks Content warnings: chronic illness, grief, sexual content, death, injury detail, pregnancy, abandonment 1mo

Catsandbooks @LaughterHp @melismatic @julsmarshall @skygoddess1 @Bookwormjillk @lil1inblue @Jadams89 @puddlejumper @Liz_M @mrsV @thebookhippie @lapreader @willaful @cuilin @peanutnine @singout 1mo

Laughterhp Oh good, I already own this one! 1mo

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Bookwormjillk Yay! I‘m excited for this one! 1mo

mhillis I‘d like to join! 1mo

Catsandbooks @mhillis added you to the list! 😊 1mo

Catsandbooks @LaughterHp @melismatic @julsmarshall @skygoddess1 @Bookwormjillk @lil1inblue @Jadams89 @puddlejumper @Liz_M @mrsV @thebookhippie @lapreader @willaful @cuilin @peanutnine @singout @mhillis
The Kindle ebook is currently on sale! https://www.amazon.com/Kiss-Countdown-Etta-Easton-ebook/dp/B0CBJHKLQP 1mo

Bookwormjillk Thanks! 1mo

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New year, Same me | Izzy Wilde

1. Ringing in the new year with my hubby and sparkling cider
2. Luna crawled into the sleeve of my sweater 😂
3. Art.brat.comics posted her yearly art about not getting sucked into diet culture. Fuck diet culture!
4. Setting up my new journal
5. Cheese 🧀💛

#5JoysFriday

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TheBookHippie Journals & Cheese!!! 💕💕💕💕 1mo

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 1mo

Bookwormjillk That cat 🤣 1mo

Ruthiella Your cat! 😹😻 1mo

dabbe 🩶🖤🩶 1mo

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Among My Books | James Russell Lowell

#Two4Tuesday
1. My reading goal is 48 books. The last few years I've set it at that and it allows for wiggle room.
Hosting challenges #FoodandLit and #RiseUpReads

2. I don't have a specific book, but I've enjoyed reading the books I already own so I want to continue that

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Texreader ♥️♥️♥️ and btw, I loved the Christmas card!! So adorable! 1mo

Catsandbooks @Texreader Thank you! 🐶❤️ 1mo

TheSpineView Thanks for playing and Happy New Year 1mo

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The Book of the Year | No Such Thing As A Fish

✨2025 Book bracket✨

Everyone welcome to play and share!

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Booksblanketsandahotbeverage Can I ask - what kind of programs do people use to get the book covers into these templates? 😊 1mo

Catsandbooks @Booksblanketsandahotbeverage I use Picsart or Canva. I screenshot or save images of the book covers and then add the photo to this photo. 1mo

CarolynM Thank you for this. I think I might try using using it this year🙂 1mo

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dabbe Thank you! ❣️🥂❣️ 1mo

Meshell1313 Oh wow! Thank you soo much! Love it! 😍 1mo

Read4life Love it! Thank you for putting it together 💙💙💙 1mo

BarkingMadRead Thank you!! 1mo

vonnie862 Sweet! Thanks! 1mo

DieAReader Looks fantastic! Thanks for sharing📚🤓 1mo

kspenmoll Thanks! 1mo

julieclair Thank you for this! 🩵💙🩵 1mo

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Foul Heart Huntsman: The Stunning Sequel to Foul Lady Fortune, by a #1 New York Times Bestselling Author | Chloe Gong

This was a hard decision, but I really loved the conclusion of the Shanghai universe from Chloe Gong!

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Romance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre | Kristin Ramsdell

#RiseUpReads February Voting 🩷

Please vote for the book you would like to read in February.

https://forms.gle/P9bJrmGYVz5j5D1G7

Rise up Reads- reading marginalized voices 🔥✊🏼 If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.

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Catsandbooks @LaughterHp @melismatic @julsmarshall @skygoddess1 @Bookwormjillk @lil1inblue @Jadams89 @puddlejumper @Liz_M @mrsV @thebookhippie @lapreader @willaful @cuilin @peanutnine 1mo

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While We Were Dating

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willaful I've already read most of these, so voted for Kennedy Ryan. 1mo

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PuddleJumper Voted! 1mo

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peanutnine Great choices! Voted ☺️ 1mo

TheBookHippie Voted! 1mo

Catsandbooks @Singout you can vote for the February book! 1mo

lil1inblue Excellent options. 🥰 Voted! 1mo

Singout Done! 1mo

Melismatic Voted! 1mo

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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot | Mikki Kendall

#RiseUpReads January 2025
Hood Feminism: Notes from the women that a movement forgot - Mikki Kendall

Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.

Please tag me in your posts & use #riseupreads
If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.

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Catsandbooks Content warnings: Racism, Sexism, Misogyny, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Abortion, Police brutality, Sexual assault 1mo

Catsandbooks @LaughterHp @melismatic @julsmarshall @skygoddess1 @Bookwormjillk @lil1inblue @Jadams89 @puddlejumper @Liz_M @mrsV @thebookhippie @lapreader @willaful @cuilin @peanutnine 1mo

lil1inblue I am ready! ✊🏻 1mo

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peanutnine I've got the book on hold through Libby. Hopefully I get it in time! 1mo

Julsmarshall This is one I‘ve owned for too long without reading. So glad to be reading it with you all! 1mo

Melismatic I‘ve read this a few years ago, looking forward to refreshing with a revisit. 1mo

Catsandbooks @LaughterHp @melismatic @julsmarshall @skygoddess1 @Bookwormjillk @lil1inblue @Jadams89 @puddlejumper @Liz_M @mrsV @thebookhippie @lapreader @willaful @cuilin @peanutnine @singout would anyone be interested if I set up a buddy read or readalong on Storygraph? 1mo

TheBookHippie I think this is time four reading it but I‘m interested in seeing how I feel now and how everyone else feels. I think I still have storygraph log in info 🤣😬😅🫠 I don‘t track reading, too stress inducing so I didn‘t go too deep in it! 1mo

PuddleJumper @Catsandbooks That feature looks really cool! I would be 1mo

lil1inblue @Catsandbooks If folks are interested, I'd be up for following along on Storygraph, too. I haven't done a readalong or buddy read on there yet. :) 1mo

peanutnine I enjoy buddy reads on storygraph, I would be interested 1mo

Catsandbooks @LaughterHp @melismatic @julsmarshall @skygoddess1 @Bookwormjillk @lil1inblue @Jadams89 @puddlejumper @Liz_M @mrsV @thebookhippie @lapreader @willaful @cuilin @peanutnine @singout
I made a readalong on Storygraph. I wanted to play around with this feature and thought this would be a good chance to do so. This is totally optional! https://tinyurl.com/2s4zz3hy 1mo

MrsV Count me in on a StoryGraph buddy read. 1mo

Catsandbooks Hi readers! I was planning on posting our discussion tomorrow (30th) however I had to travel unexpectedly for a family emergency and so I will be traveling all day tomorrow. My plan now is to post on Friday (31st). I apologize for the delay, but I look forward to our discussion! Thank you for understanding! (edited) 2w

Catsandbooks @LaughterHp @melismatic @julsmarshall @skygoddess1 @Bookwormjillk @lil1inblue @Jadams89 @puddlejumper @Liz_M @mrsV @thebookhippie @lapreader @willaful @cuilin @peanutnine @singout @mhillis Please see the above message 2w

TheBookHippie No worries !! 2w

willaful So sorry, @Catsandbooks, I hope you're okay. 2w

Bookwormjillk Sorry to hear that. Take care of yourself and your family. We‘ll be here when you‘re ready. 2w

PuddleJumper Hope you and yours are safe and well 2w

Melismatic @Catsandbooks hope everything is alright! 💖 no worries at all on timeline 2w

lil1inblue @Catsandbooks So sorry to hear that! I hope you and yours are, or will be, ok. Sending virtual good thoughts. No worries about the timeline. We can discuss whenever you're ready. 💓 2w

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Netherlands | Sarah De Capua

#FoodandLit January Netherlands 🇳🇱

To participate read a book that takes place in the country or is by an author from the country. Also enjoy food from the country. Share your experience with the tag #FoodandLit & tag @Catsandbooks & @Texreader

Storygraph link https://tinyurl.com/c4yrw569

If you're not currently tagged in #FoodandLit news & would like to be, let me know.

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Catsandbooks @Sblbooks @AmyK1 @SamAnne @Bookwormjillk @TheKidUpstairs @BookNAround @Tdrosebud @Thegreensofa @PatriciaU @AbigailJaneBlog @Itchyfeetreader @LeeRHarry @Daisey @Crazeedi @Simona @Chrissyreadit @amiable 1mo

Catsandbooks @megabooks @tineke @vonnie862 @StolenBookmobile @liseworks @kwmg40 @reading_rainbow @TEArificbooks @Q84 @catebutler @dilara @teresereading @roary47 @maggie4483 @soscha @karisa @ElizaMarie 1mo

Catsandbooks @Jerdencon @LitStephanie @Bcncookbookclub @Bnp @Bookishdawg @ChasingOm @Thebookhippie @mcctrish @JenLovesJT47 @texaschaitea @Bookworm54 @Jess861 @Kelly_the_bookish_sidekick @AnneCecilie 1mo

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Catsandbooks @Outandabout @Liz_M @curvycrochetgirl @DHill @BarbaraBB @Clwojick @DebinHawaii @pageturner1 @sapphire @bookbelle84 @libby1 @lunakay @blackink_whitepaper @moll @yourfavouritemixtape @Sace @MaGoose @cortg 1mo

LiseWorks Thanks for the reminder. 1mo

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick My plans aren't set in stone, but I may be doing Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl and The Fall by Albert Camus as they also help me make progress on #192025 too. 1mo

Jess861 I've had The Dutch Orphan on my bookcase for a while so that is my plan for now. 1mo

ChasingOm Hooray!! 1mo

Cortg I requested an interlibrary loan for The Fall. Camus has been on my radar to try 😊 1mo

TheBookHippie Got all my books put on hold! 1mo

Tineke Well this is an easy one. I eat Dutch food all the time, since I'm Dutch.
Let me find books and food for the list.
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TheBookHippie @Tineke I live in pretend Dutch Holland- the place the people live that the Dutch didn‘t want. 🫠🤣😅 I too have Dutch grocery stores with food from the Netherlands, cookbooks, churches with Dutch services, even a windmill here from The Netherlands, tulips gardens, a Dutch village, a Dutch downtown …I want to see your list!!! To see if these folks are right 🤣. I do know some Friesland things my great grandfather was from there! 1mo

Tineke @TheBookHippie O that's funny. I'm from Friesland! Do you know where your great grandfather lived here in Friesland? I'm from Heerenveen. The place where all our great iceskaters get to practice and where lots of competitions are held. I live practially around the corner from where they do this. A 5 minute walk basically. Where is the list for book and food suggestions? I recommend oliebollen, it's the food staple for New Years Eve. 1mo

TheBookHippie @Tineke oh I‘ll ask my cousin will know! My great grandma is from Belgium. 1mo

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Three Holidays and a Wedding | Marissa Stapley, Uzma Jalaluddin

I forgot to post yesterday but thank you very much @kspenmoll for my #jolabokaflodswap24 book! I'm looking forward to reading it! Hope you have a happy holiday! ❤️🎄

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MaleficentBookDragon Happy Jólabókaflóð! 2mo

Karisimo This book is so fun! 2mo

Catsandbooks @kspenmoll I just received Ghirardelli chocolate caramels that I'm guessing are from you. Thank you! 🥰 2mo

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Kerrbearlib Just finished this book. So good! 1mo

kspenmoll Sorry I am behind in responding! I hope you enjoy the book! Happy New Year! 🎊 yes, the chocolate is from me. Sorry I used Amazon directly-I was sick with bronchitis over the holidays. ❤️ (edited) 1mo

Catsandbooks @kspenmoll no worries! Hope you're feeling better! ❤️ 1mo

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The Nightmare Before Kissmas | Sara Raasch

Thank you so much @LibrarianRyan for the wonderful #stuffedstockingswap package!! The books are perfect! I love the jewelry and am going to put the pin on my coat! I laughed when I saw the reindeer treat bag because my pets do the same thing! I love that your pup helped with the package! 😂 Happy Holidays! ❤️

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Avanders 😍😍🎄♥️☃️ 2mo

BarkingMadRead The tagged book is so so good! 2mo

Liz_M Thank you for sharing so much of yourself and talents with Litsy. You help make this a better place 2mo

Catsandbooks @Liz_M thank you! That means a lot! ❤️ I haven't been very active on Litsy for a bit. My mental and physical health have been a real struggle lately, so much so that even posting on Litsy feels tiring. Hoping that with a break I'll be able to come back better in the new year. Happy Holidays to you! ⭐ 2mo

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️ 1mo

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Stuffed Stockings | K.A. Mitchell

#stuffedstockingswap package has been sent!

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Avanders 👏🏼👏🏼🎄☃️❤️ 2mo

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Lovelight Farms | B. K. Borison

My December TBR for #WinterGames2024
My most anticipated read is A Sky beyond the storm - I really want to finish the series
#holidaybookdragons

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LiseWorks Nice list, meet me under the northern lights is one I'm reading too! 2mo

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Winter Games | Rachel Johnson

❄️Hot chocolate with whipped cream
❄️Xmas eve
❄️Star
❄️We usually have Italian for Christmas and Chinese for new years
❄️stay at home and watch Christmas movies

#holidaybookdragons #wintergames2024

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Thankful | Eileen Spinelli

#5JoysFriday

1. Delicious food for Thanksgiving
2. My favorite sweater
3. My family in WI sent me a care package including crafts my niece made for me and her preschool photos 🥰
4. Snuggles with my furbabies
5. Will and all his love and support

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TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 2mo

AnnCrystal 💝💝💝💝💝. 2mo

dabbe 🧡🤎💛 2mo

DebinHawaii What lovely joys! 💛💛💛 Such a cozy joyful list! Thanks for joining in! 🤗 2mo

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Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot | Mikki Kendall

#RiseUpReads January 2025
Winning book: Hood Feminism: Notes from the women that a movement forgot - Mikki Kendall

Read at your own pace. There will be a discussion posted on Litsy at the end of the month.

Please tag me in your posts & use #riseupreads
If you're not currently tagged & would like to be, let me know.

Rise up Reads- reading marginalized voices ?✊?

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Catsandbooks @LaughterHp @melismatic @julsmarshall @skygoddess1 @Bookwormjillk @lil1inblue @Jadams89 @puddlejumper @Liz_M @mrsV @thebookhippie @lapreader @willaful @cuilin @peanutnine 2mo

lil1inblue Excellent. What a great way to start the year. Thank you again for hosting! 2mo

ncsufoxes It‘s such a great book 2mo

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Finland | Douglas A. Phillips

#FoodandLit December Finland 🇫🇮

To participate read a book that takes place in the country or is by an author from the country. Also enjoy food from the country. Share your experience with the tag #FoodandLit & tag @Catsandbooks & @Texreader

Resources, including a book list & more, can be found at https://foodandlit.pisani.me/

If you're not currently tagged in #FoodandLit news & would like to be, let me know.

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Catsandbooks @Sblbooks @AmyK1 @SamAnne @Bookwormjillk @TheKidUpstairs @BookNAround @Tdrosebud @Thegreensofa @PatriciaU @AbigailJaneBlog @Itchyfeetreader @LeeRHarry @Daisey @Crazeedi @Simona @Chrissyreadit @amiable 3mo

Catsandbooks @megabooks @tineke @vonnie862 @StolenBookmobile @liseworks @reading_rainbow @TEArificbooks @Q84 @catebutler @dilara @teresereading @roary47 @maggie4483 @soscha @karisa @ElizaMarie 3mo

Catsandbooks @Jerdencon @LitStephanie @Bcncookbookclub @Bnp @Bookishdawg @ChasingOm @Thebookhippie @mcctrish @JenLovesJT47 @texaschaitea @Bookworm54 @Jess861 @Kelly_the_bookish_sidekick @AnneCecilie 3mo

Catsandbooks @Outandabout @Liz_M @curvycrochetgirl @DHill @BarbaraBB @Clwojick @DebinHawaii @pageturner1 @sapphire @bookbelle84 @libby1 @lunakay @blackink_whitepaper @moll @yourfavouritemixtape @Sace @MaGoose 3mo

mcctrish I just ordered Meet Me Under the Northern Lights for my Kindle ❤️ thank you for the reminder 3mo

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Merry Pinkmas! | Victoria Kann, Victoria/ Kann Kann (Victoria (ILT))

#5JoysFriday
1. I got a small pink Christmas tree this year! I still have to decorate it, but I love how bright and fun it is.
2. Hallmark Christmas movies
3. Planning for 2025 Litsy challenges
4. Working on Christmas cards
5. Will making me laugh 🩷

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AnnCrystal 🤩💝💝💝💝💝. 3mo

Bookwormjillk Love that tree! You almost don‘t need decorations. 3mo

TheSpineView 🩷🎄🩷 3mo

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dabbe 💕 3mo

AnishaInkspill 💛 the 🎄 3mo

DebinHawaii A wonderful list! 💛💛💛 Love the pink tree! 🩷 Thanks for joining in! 2mo

TheBookHippie Oh how much fun!!!!!! I love it! 2mo

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Food and Literature | Gitanjali G. Shahani

#FoodandLit 2025 🎉

To participate read a book that takes place in the country or is by an author from the country. Also enjoy food from the country. Share your experience with the tag #FoodandLit & tag @Catsandbooks & @Texreader

If you're not currently tagged in #FoodandLit news & would like to be, let me know.

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Catsandbooks @Sblbooks @AmyK1 @SamAnne @Bookwormjillk @TheKidUpstairs @BookNAround @Tdrosebud @Thegreensofa @PatriciaU @AbigailJaneBlog @Itchyfeetreader @LeeRHarry @Daisey @Crazeedi @Simona @Chrissyreadit @amiable @megabooks @tineke @vonnie862 @StolenBookmobile @liseworks 3mo

Catsandbooks @TEArificbooks @Q84 @catebutler @dilara @teresereading @roary47 @maggie4483 @soscha @karisa @ElizaMarie @Jerdencon @LitStephanie @Bcncookbookclub @Bnp @Bookishdawg @ChasingOm @Thebookhippie @mcctrish @JenLovesJT47 @texaschaitea 3mo

LiseWorks Awesome 3mo

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Catsandbooks @Bookworm54 @Kelly_the_bookish_sidekick @AnneCecilie @Outandabout @Liz_M @curvycrochetgirl @DHill @BarbaraBB @Clwojick @DebinHawaii @pageturner1 @sapphire @bookbelle84 @libby1 @lunakay @blackink_whitepaper @moll @yourfavouritemixtape @Sace @MaGoose 3mo

TheBookHippie Oooooo yay!!!!! 3mo

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Ooh! I have two Peruvian restaurants within 2 blocks of my apartment. As long as at least one survives the year, I'll at least take part in one country's cuisine! #ImSoBadAtThis 3mo

Bookwormjillk Love it! 3mo

Chrissyreadit 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉i am determined to get back in!!! i love this activity so so much. 3mo

Sace July and August are tempting! 3mo

BarbaraBB Yay! Thank you!! 3mo

Texreader @BarbaraBB We will need a lot of food and book ideas for January! 😁 3mo

BarbaraBB I can help out 🇳🇱 😘 3mo

reading_rainbow This sounds awesome! Can I get tagged? 3mo

Catsandbooks @reading_rainbow yes! Added you! ☺️ 3mo

Jess861 @Catsandbooks - could I be tagged please? Going to try and participate in a few 🙂 3mo

Catsandbooks @Jess861 absolutely! Added you! ☺️ 3mo

kwmg40 Please include me, thanks! 3mo

vonnie862 Yay!!! 3mo

Catsandbooks @kwmg40 added you! ☺️ 3mo

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Vote! | Eileen Christelow

January 2025 Theme: Feminism
Please vote for what book we will read in January.

https://forms.gle/7ZNU5FLjg6ap4hASA

If you're not currently tagged for #riseupreads & would like to be, let me know.

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Catsandbooks @LaughterHp @melismatic @julsmarshall @skygoddess1 @Bookwormjillk @lil1inblue @Jadams89 @puddlejumper @Liz_M @mrsV 3mo

Skygoddess1 Ok, this vote was one of the hardest I‘ve ever had to do. I want to read all of these books 3mo

TheBookHippie Add me- it‘s for the year yes? If I read the books I‘ll just chime in at the end. 😊🩷 3mo

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Catsandbooks @Skygoddess1 ik! They're all on TBR! 3mo

Catsandbooks @TheBookHippie added you! Yes it's a new group I'm starting. I'll tag you in the original post with more info 3mo

LapReader Me please 3mo

Catsandbooks @LapReader added you! ☺️ 3mo

willaful Tag me please. 3mo

Catsandbooks @willaful added you! ☺️ 3mo

Liz_M Tough choice! 3mo

Cuilin Me please. Sounds fabulous. 3mo

lil1inblue Hahaha. They're all on my tbr (except Bad Feminism because I just finished it). I voted, but I guess I'll be happy no matter what is picked! 😉 3mo

peanutnine Just voted! Could you add me to your tag list please? ☺️ 3mo

Catsandbooks @Cuilin added you! ☺️ 3mo

Catsandbooks @peanutnine added you! ☺️ 3mo

Catsandbooks @lil1inblue 👏🏼☺️ 3mo

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'Tis the Season | Robyn Carr

#seasonalspiritshare #sss

All the cozy vibes, especially with my furbabies! Tasty goodies, festive traditions, time with loved ones ❤️

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dabbe So, so, so cozy! Thanks for sharing and brightening up these days! You're on the #sss list! 🤎🍁🧡 3mo

KadaGul @Catsandbooks So PURRRFECTLY COZY 🧡😻🫶😻🤎 3mo

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Tasty Dessert: All the Sweet You Can Eat | Tasty

My favorite treats on the list are
- cherry cheesecake
- lemon meringue pie
- cinnamon rolls

#tlt #ThreeListThursday

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Firekeeper's Daughter | Angeline Boulley

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5/5 ⭐️ Heartbreaking but beautiful! One of the reasons I loved this story was because of the setting in the UP of Michigan. The UP will always hold a piece of my heart. My grandpa was from there and even had Obijwe ancestry. I ended up going to university at Michigan Tech and lived there for almost a decade. While reading I knew the places, the roads, and the food they talked about.

JamieArc I agree that this book repped Michigan so well. 3mo

AnnCrystal This has been in my shelf, waiting for me 📚💝💝💝. 3mo

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Rise Up: Ordinary Kids with Extraordinary Stories | Amanda Li

I want to work on reading more marginalized voices. I am going to put in the work to listen, learn, and grow.

My plan is to pick a book to read and then have a discussion at the end of the month.

If you want more information and are interested please read and fill out the form!

https://forms.gle/4CFYBK7aTwCywenN7

#RiseUpReads

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lil1inblue This is just the book club I need! I signed up. Thank you for hosting! 😍 Sorry I didn't have more book suggestions - my brain froze. 😂 3mo

Catsandbooks @lil1inblue 🥰❤️ 3mo

Catsandbooks @thebookhippie 3mo

TheBookHippie @Catsandbooks 🩷🩷🩷🩷 3mo

Catsandbooks @lapreader @willaful @cuilin @peanutnine Could you please read and fill out this quick form? Thank you! ❤️ 3mo

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Female Rage: Unlocking Its Secrets, Claiming Its Power | Mary Valentis, Anne Devane

I love Litsy and feel safe sharing this message here

LeahBergen Sending ❤️❤️❤️ to you! 3mo

Dilara I am so sorry. I was going to write that you made the right decision, but in the circumstances, no other choice was possible. This is infuriating and I empathise so, so much. 💚 (edited) 3mo

Deblovestoread I‘m so sorry that you have been forced to make such a heart wrenching choice. We are here for you. 💙 3mo

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Susanita I‘m so sorry. 💔 3mo

AnnCrystal 😢🫂🙏💝. 3mo

TheBookHippie I‘m so so sorry. Sending so much love to you. I do understand and I am always here …💔 my heart just breaks for you. 3mo

Amiable I‘m so sorry for you, and other women who are being forced to make this decision. 💙 My boss told me today that her daughter recently had a miscarriage and was hoping to try again—but she lives in Florida and is now terrified of what might happen if something goes wrong with another pregnancy. This is so, so wrong. Sending much love and virtual hugs to you and your husband. 3mo

AllDebooks Oh Leila, I'm so very sorry to read this. I completely understand your fears and anger. It is so shocking how much women's rights are being eroded. It's like we've dialled back the clock to Victorian times. My thoughts are with you and your husband. Sending live from the UK. XXX 3mo

Jari-chan Sending you love and tight hugs across the ocean ❤ 3mo

Bookbuyingaddict Oh my goodness sending love ❤️ and thoughts are with you , I also could not have children so I do know exactly what you‘ve been going through , apart from I am lucky enough to live in the UK 🇬🇧 and had nothing but help and affection. I‘m truly sorry for you , lots of love ❤️ x x x. X x 3mo

LeeRHarry Much ❤️ so sorry that you and your husband have been forced to make this heartbreaking decision. 3mo

Suet624 I‘m so so sorry. I just can‘t fathom that the is has happened in the US. 3mo

LiseWorks Sending lots of hugs 🫂. This is such a hard decision for a woman, but I truly believe that you made a good decision for you. Take care of yourself. 3mo

Bookwormjillk Much love to you and so sorry you had to make this choice ❤️ 3mo

seibelsays I'm so sorry. ❤️ 3mo

ChelseaM6010 I am so very sorry. 😞 💔 Sending you love 💙 3mo

AnishaInkspill sorry 🕯 3mo

Melismatic I‘m so sorry. 💙 I‘m so grateful to the community spaces where we can be vulnerable and honest. Empathy is the only path forward. Sending you & your husband so much love right now. 3mo

OriginalCyn620 Leila, I send my love to you! You have every right to be angry, and it‘s infuriating and heartbreaking that you and others even have to make these kinds of decisions. It shouldn‘t be that way! But whatever is next for you on your journey, I wish you the best. 3mo

Librarybelle I‘m so sorry. ❤️ 3mo

Liz_M Oh honey, what a terrible decision to have to make. I am sorry we are living in these times, but I know you and your husband will find a way to create a loving space for whatever your future family will be. 3mo

Laughterhp 💚💚 My husband and I made a similar decision though our situation is a bit different than yours. Sending you lots of hugs and love. 3mo

Prairiegirl_reading I‘m so sorry. I did not have children and I think it happened that way so that I can help others. You absolutely can be a mother without giving birth. I‘m sorry that you don‘t have the option of going forward with your plan because of so many ignorant and selfish people. 3mo

Kenyazero I'm so sorry you both are dealing with this during a time when you have to make a decision between your life and a future family. My husband and I have need of a surogate for our own family planning journey and we are not sure if this option will continue to be available to us as this new administration moves in. I hope you're able to find the time and space to breathe and grieve. Not an easy decision to have to make. 3mo

JudeCC 😞🫂🫂❤️🙏 3mo

lil1inblue 💓 💓 💓 Sending warm vibes. 3mo

Ruthiella ❤️❤️❤️ 3mo

TieDyeDude There is so much strength in your family's decision; so much more strength than those that forced that decision will ever understand or acknowledge. And that strength will continue to improve your family, no matter what shape it takes in the future. Thank you for sharing. ❤💪 3mo

mrp27 This is heartbreaking. My love and support to you and your family. Please continue to share your story,it must be heard. 3mo

dabbe What a heartfelt post. I have no words of comfort except to say that you are so strong and brave, both you and your husband. Feel all the rage you need to feel. You are in my thoughts, and you are not alone. 🧡🍁🤎 3mo

ncsufoxes I‘m sorry that you have to go through this. It has to be such a heartbreaking decision. It‘s not fair that this decision is being forced upon you. These are the stories that politicians don‘t understand when they make laws about women‘s bodies. I think many people are having to make this heartbreaking decision too, unfortunately. 💓 3mo

Catsandbooks 😭 I am crying right now reading all of your messages! I love you all and this community! I've never met any of you in person and we're all scattered across the world, but I'm so grateful I can count on your support and a safe environment. Thank you so much, truly! 🥰😭 3mo

Catsandbooks @LeahBergen @dilara @Deblovestoread @susanita @AnnCrystal @thebookhippie @amiable @alldebooks @Jari-chan @Bookbuyingaddict @LeeRHarry @Suet624 @liseworks @Bookwormjillk @seibelsays @ChelseaM6010 ❤️⬆️ 3mo

Catsandbooks @AnishaInkspill @Melismatic @OriginalCyn620 @librarybelle @Liz_M @LaughterHp @Prairiegirl_reading @Kenyazero @WJCintron @lil1inblue @ruthiella @TieDyeDude @mrp27 @dabbe @ncsufoxes ❤️⬆️ 3mo

CarolynM I‘m so sorry you have been put in this position. It is not right. Love and strength to you both❤️ 3mo

Catsandbooks @CarolynM thank you ❤️ 3mo

BkClubCare {{{{hugs}}}} 2mo

Catsandbooks @BkClubCare thank you ❤️ 1mo

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Firekeeper's Daughter | Angeline Boulley

Cuddled up with 2 of my babies while reading Firekeeper's Daughter for the #comfortreadathon

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BookwormAHN Cute 💗 3mo

Leftcoastzen Awww!🥰 🐶😻 3mo

AnnCrystal 💕😻🐾🐕💝. 3mo

dabbe 🖤🐾🐾🖤 3mo

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Stray Spells: A Nine Lives Magic Mystery | Danielle Garrett

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Final reviews for #HauntedShelf #HexesandCrows

Still enjoying this series! 🐈‍⬛

#31by31 total hours: 68.25 hours

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A to Z | Marie Sexton

So close to a bingo but no success for #halloweenAtoZreadathon

#HauntedShelf #HexesandCrows

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Texreader Awww darn it! But still nice job 3mo

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Fright Fest | R. L. Stine

Got a few bingos for #FrightFestBingo during #HauntedShelf
Watched
- Twilight saga
- Hocus Pocus
- The Vampire Diaries

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Food and Literature | Gitanjali G. Shahani

#FoodandLit is coming back for 2025!
Let us know your nominations for the countries you'd like to explore next year!

See @Texreader for the countries we've visited in the past 💙

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@Sblbooks @AmyK1 @SamAnne @Bookwormjillk @TheKidUpstairs @BookNAround @Tdrosebud @Thegreensofa @PatriciaU @AbigailJaneBlog @Itchyfeetreader @LeeRHarry @Daisey @Crazeedi @Simona @Chrissyreadit @amiable @megabooks @tineke @vonnie862 @StolenBookmobile @liseworks
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Catsandbooks @TEArificbooks @Q84 @catebutler @dilara @teresereading @roary47 @maggie4483 @soscha @karisa @ElizaMarie @Jerdencon @LitStephanie @Bcncookbookclub @Bnp @Bookishdawg @ChasingOm @Thebookhippie @mcctrish @JenLovesJT47 @texaschaitea
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Catsandbooks @Bookworm54 @Kelly_the_bookish_sidekick @AnneCecilie @Outandabout @Liz_M @curvycrochetgirl @DHill @BarbaraBB @Clwojick @DebinHawaii @pageturner1 @sapphire @bookbelle84 @libby1 @lunakay @blackink_whitepaper @moll @yourfavouritemixtape @Sace @MaGoose
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mcctrish England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Denmark 🇩🇰 Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿? 3mo

Lunakay Looking forward to it! And the nominees are: Italy, Indonesia, Ireland, Bangladesh, Madagascar, Uruguay, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Kamerun, Poland, Uzbekistan, Nepal 3mo

Maggie4483 How about Peru or Samoa? I also second Italy and Poland! 3mo

BarbaraBB I second my country, Netherlands 🇳🇱! And I nominate Japan and Argentina! 3mo

LiseWorks I nominate Iraland, Scotland, England, and France, more of Canada as I feel one month is not enough for my country lol 3mo

Liz_M Tunisia, Sierra Leone, Mozambique, Trinidad and Tobago, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Lebanon, Mongolia, Slovenia 3mo

vonnie862 I nominate Romania, Mexico, & Scotland. 3mo

Roary47 Scotland, Ireland, England, China, Japan, Sierra Leone, and India would be some fun ones. 🥰 3mo

Dilara Seconding Uzbekistan, Bolivia, Nicaragua, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Nepal, Peru and Slovenia.
I also nominate Moldova. 3mo

Bookworm54 I nominate Romania, Ireland, and Hawaii 3mo

Texreader @mcctrish @lunakay @Maggie4483 @BarbaraBB @LiseWorks @Liz_M @vonnie862 @Roary47 @Dilara @Bookworm54 We are so excited about your nominations! We will tally and map and do yummy and mysterious things and reveal the 2025 countries soon! 😁 I think this challenge gets more fun every year! @Catsandbooks 3mo

Lunakay @Texreader @Catsandbooks 🥰 Super excited as well! Thank you for hosting! 📚❤️🌍 3mo

mcctrish @LiseWorks 🇨🇦🇨🇦 3mo

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Hexes & O's | Lisa Wells

#HauntedShelf #HexesandCrows
Tonight is the final night to get points. Please let me know your final points total by next week Wednesday November 6th. You can either comment below or make your own post.

I hope you had fun and Happy Halloween! 🧡👻🐈‍⬛🎃🐦‍⬛🖤

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Julsmarshall, Texreader, TheBookDream, Deblovestoread, Librarybelle, triplem80, Addison_Reads, TheSpineView, RedxoHearts, Light_of_Aether, ElizaMarie, Charityann, Yuki_Onna, MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm, julieclair

Librarybelle I had 230 points this time, for a grand total of 282 points. At least I have something to contribute. 😂 Thanks!! 3mo

TheSpineView 👍🤩🌞 3mo

Texreader Yay! I needed this weekend to calculate points! Thanks!! 3mo

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Julsmarshall I‘m sorry I‘ve been so quiet, work had been nuts. I have 360 for the whole time . Happy Halloween!🎃 3mo

triplem80 Final tally, 1906. 3mo

Catsandbooks @Librarybelle awesome job! 👏🏼 🧡 3mo

Catsandbooks @Julsmarshall no worries! Awesome job! 👏🏼 🧡 3mo

Catsandbooks @triplem80 awesome job 🧡👏🏼 3mo

Deblovestoread My second half total is 2820. 🧡🖤🧡 3mo

Catsandbooks @Deblovestoread wonderful! Great job! 👏🏼🧡 3mo

Catsandbooks @charityann @redxohearts @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @TheBookDream Just a reminder to please get your total points to me by tomorrow night! Thanks! 😊 3mo

Charityann @Catsandbooks4me My 2nd half total is 7,671 points. 3mo

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm My full total is 3,713. 3mo

Catsandbooks @Charityann awesome job! 🧡👏🏼🖤 3mo

Catsandbooks @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm wonderful job! 🧡👏🏼🖤 3mo

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Oh, Canada! | Per-Henrik G�rth

#FoodandLit November Canada 🇨🇦

To participate read a book that takes place in the country or is by an author from the country. Also enjoy food from the country. Share your experience with the tag #FoodandLit & tag @Catsandbooks & @Texreader

Resources, including a book list & more, can be found at https://foodandlit.pisani.me/

If you're not currently tagged in #FoodandLit news & would like to be, let me know.

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LiseWorks Oh my goodness, as a Canadian, I think I want to do this, by the way, I painted this. It's Mareign Lake in Alberta. Can I be included? 3mo

Kitta Also Canadian and having trouble thinking of food that‘s not French Canadian! 😂 What are people planning to eat? Maple syrup? Canadian bacon? I‘d highly recommend butter tarts but idk where you can find them. 3mo

Kitta @LiseWorks oh wow you painted this? Beautiful! 3mo

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LiseWorks @kitta, I'll post a photo of it for you to see. Also I'm french Canadian, lol, but I can cook all kinds of recipes that will have maple syrup, bacon but not necessarily french Canadian 😋 3mo

Liz_M @Kitta Poutine? 3mo

Kitta @LiseWorks Id love to see it! I always get asked about what actually is Canadian food lol. I think beavertails and maple syrup on snow when I think of home. 3mo

Kitta @Liz_M yes! But that‘s French Canadian. 3mo

Catsandbooks @LiseWorks absolutely! Do you want to be added to the tag list or just participate this month? 3mo

Catsandbooks @Sblbooks @AmyK1 @SamAnne @Bookwormjillk @TheKidUpstairs @BookNAround @Tdrosebud @Thegreensofa @PatriciaU @AbigailJaneBlog @Itchyfeetreader @LeeRHarry @Daisey @Crazeedi @Simona @Chrissyreadit @amiable @megabooks @tineke @vonnie862 @StolenBookmobile 3mo

Catsandbooks @TEArificbooks @Q84 @catebutler @dilara @teresereading @roary47 @maggie4483 @soscha @karisa @ElizaMarie @Jerdencon @LitStephanie @Bcncookbookclub @Bnp @Bookishdawg @ChasingOm @Thebookhippie @mcctrish @JenLovesJT47 @texaschaitea 3mo

Catsandbooks @Bookworm54 @Kelly_the_bookish_sidekick @AnneCecilie @Outandabout @Liz_M @curvycrochetgirl @DHill @BarbaraBB @Clwojick @DebinHawaii @pageturner1 @sapphire @bookbelle84 @libby1 @lunakay @blackink_whitepaper @moll @yourfavouritemixtape @Sace @MaGoose 3mo

TheBookHippie This one makes me smile Canada is closer to me than most of you all 😂😅🙂. 3mo

Bookwormjillk And the new Louise Penny comes out on Tuesday!

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Karisa I‘m hooked on the Louise Penny Gamache series. So this one will be automatically read for me! There‘s lots of yumminess mentioned in her books too 3mo

vonnie862 I hope to have better luck in November. 3mo

mcctrish @Karisa I always want to eat whatever they are eating in Three Pines 3mo

LiseWorks Put me on the list and I'll decide monthly if I want to go ahead for now please @Catsandbooks 3mo

Catsandbooks @LiseWorks added you! 😊 3mo

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Witchy Whiskers: A Nine Lives Magic Mystery | Danielle Garrett

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4/5 ⭐️ The 5th one isn't in the database. I enjoyed the story but I have one grievance. The author changed the last name of one of the side characters, then in the next book that I've already started, they changed it back! 🙄🤦🏼‍♀️

#HauntedShelf #HexesandCrows #31by31 #spookoween #witchathon #pumkaboohunt #halloweenAtoZreadathon

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TheSpineView That is a big Oops.. 😳 3mo

PuddleJumper 🤣🤣 3mo

RedxoHearts I loved all of Danielle Garrett books that I've read! Love the cozy and all of the characters. I think the release date for her new book of this series is tomorrow the 31st 3mo

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Catsandbooks @RedxoHearts yes it is the final one in the series! I've only read this series and have been really enjoying it! Have you read any of her other series? 3mo

RedxoHearts @Catsandbooks Yes I've read them all except for the couple of recent books I need to catch up on. Oh and her new book A Drop Of Fortune. I love that a lot of the series are set in the same world and the characters from other series pop up. 3mo

Catsandbooks @RedxoHearts oh that's so fun!! I want to read the sugar shack mysteries after I finish these. And I added A drop of fortune to my list too! Her books are so light and fun which is exactly what I want right now! Also Selene absolutely cracks me up! 😂 3mo

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Purr-fect Potions: A Nine Lives Magic Mystery | Danielle Garrett

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3.5/5 ⭐️ Not as good as the first three books but I'm invested in these characters

#HauntedShelf #HexesandCrows #spookoween #witchathon #pumkaboohunt #31by31 #halloweenAtoZreadathon

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TheSpineView Well done! 3mo

PuddleJumper 😸😸 3mo

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Cursed Claws: A Nine Lives Magic Mystery | Danielle Garrett

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4.5/5 ⭐️ Another great part in the Nine Lives Magic series!

#HauntedShelf #HexesandCrows #spookoween #witchathon #pumkaboohunt #halloweenAtoZreadathon #31by31 #psreadathon

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Bookwormjillk 😻😻😻 4mo

TheSpineView 🖤🐈‍⬛📖🖤 4mo

PuddleJumper 😻😻 4mo

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Hexed Hiss-tory: A Nine Lives Magic Mystery | Danielle Garrett

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4.75/5 ⭐️ 2nd in a witchy cozy mystery series and so very funny! I laughed out loud at Selene, the talking cat! Enjoying this quick and light series!

#HauntedShelf #HexesandCrows #spookoween #witchathon #pumkaboohunt #halloweenAtoZreadathon #31by31 #psreadathon

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Bookwormjillk Hiss-Tory ha! 4mo

TheSpineView I love these covers! 4mo

PuddleJumper Those eyes! 4mo

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Bring Me Your Midnight | Rachel Griffin

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2/5 ⭐️ Disappointed with this one. Immature characters and cult vibes 🤮

#HauntedShelf #HexesandCrows #sundaybuddyread #31by31 #spookoween #witchathon #pumkaboohunt #castthedie #halloweenAtoZreadathon #psreadathon

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TheBookHippie Cult 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫🎯🎯🎯🎯 4mo

PuddleJumper Does not sound good 4mo

Bookwormjillk Bummer 4mo

TheSpineView What a disappointment! 4mo

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Witchy Whiskers: A Nine Lives Magic Mystery | Danielle Garrett

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4/5 ⭐️ A first book in a fun paranormal cozy mystery series! Selene, the sarcastic talking cat, was my favorite part!

#HauntedShelf #HexesandCrows #31by31 #spookoween #witchathon #pumkaboohunt #halloweenAtoZreadathon #PSreadathon

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Bookwormjillk 😻😻😻 4mo

TheSpineView 🖤🐾🖤 4mo

PuddleJumper Cute! 4mo

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Starling House | Alix Harrow

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5/5 ⭐️ I loved this gothic haunted house story! The characters are gritty and determined. Very atmospheric

#HauntedShelf #HexesandCrows #31by31 #spookoween #pumkaboohunt #trappedinaspookyhouse #castthedie #halloweenAtoZreadathon

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Texreader Beautiful cover!!! 4mo

Catsandbooks @Texreader it's a special edition 🖤 4mo

TheSpineView Fantastic! 4mo

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