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ChristieWitch

ChristieWitch

Joined December 2018

Reading my way through my personal library 🌟 MLIS student 🌟 Books R Life 🌟
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Home Before Dark by Riley Sager, Todd Ritter
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Flowers in the Attic by V C Andrews
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Jar of Hearts | Jennifer Hillier
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Layla | Colleen Hoover
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Kept seeing this one pop up in my book circles so decided to check it out. Colleen Hoover did not disappoint!
I felt the story got a little crazy by the end but overall it was a great read.
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Any other CH recs (especially if on KU) to follow up with? I've already read Verity! (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)

Reggie The only one I‘ve read of hers is the one tagged. And I loved it. 3y
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Wild Embers | Nikita Gill
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This one has been sitting in my TBR for far too long and I'm disappointed in myself for not having read it sooner! Absolutely loved! Everything you could expect and more from Nikita Gill! 💜

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Aphrodite Made Me Do It | Trista Mateer
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Trista Mateer never disappoints! Moving and relevant, another favorite from a modern poet!

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Reread a childhood favorite with my Bubba a few months ago. Dahl's stories are always a beloved classic in my home 🖤

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To Drink Coffee with a Ghost | Amanda Lovelace, ladybookmad
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Absolutely loved the newest addition to Amanda Lovelace's poetry collection!

ElizaMarie I love the title of this! 4y
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A really great set of poems that mix modernity and classic fairy tale themes and tropes. A short read but very thought provoking!

🌟🌟🌟🌟 4/5 stars

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So this copy was actually vol. 1-6 and feels like a complete story but I'm definitely going to be looking out for the next issues! A little spoilery if you watch the show but overall very entertaining!
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Friends with Boys | Faith Erin Hicks
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Friends with Boys | Faith Erin Hicks
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Came across this one at the library, looked interesting 🙂

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Anya's Ghost | Vera Brosgol
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A great, short read!

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Anya's Ghost | Vera Brosgol
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Not feeling so great today so I'm staying in bed with my books!

JaneyWaneyB Feel better x 5y
JennyM Feel better😘 5y
Ruthiella I hope your prescription of books and bed rest do the trick.🙂 5y
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Started a few pages of this while at the library. Been waiting to get my hands on Rainbow's interpretation 😀

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Just kidding! I just found a few more!

#LibraryHaul #MPL

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Anya's Ghost | Vera Brosgol
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Finally got around to renewing my library card! My first haul consists of graphic novels. The tagged book has been on my TBR forever, so that's first up!

#LibraryHaul #McallenPublicLibrary

MolliesaurusRex Omg I LOVE Persepolis! I read it for a course in college and it is sososososo good. 5y
Karisa Great haul. Persepolis is one of my most favorite books ever! 😊 5y
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NOS4A2 | Joe Hill
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The Help | Kathryn Stockett
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Such an amazingly moving book! I've always loved the movie but I think I love the book more despite how close the two are.

4/5 🌟🌟🌟🌟

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The Help | Kathryn Stockett
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Maybe today I'll ignore my house chores and finish this book that I've been reading off and on for almost 3 months 😅

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The Help | Kathryn Stockett
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I freakin LOVE my new Kindle! I was using a Fire tablet before and it just wasn't the best for reading exclusively, so my wife let me get this as a mother's day gift to myself! It's super lightweight, holds my ebooks and ALL of my past and present Netgalley ARCs, so I can maybe start working through that tbr! AND I finished off the semester, submitted grades, and am officially on summer break!
😅🙌📚🎉

KathyWheeler I was never happy with a Fire for reading; I love my Kindle Paperwhite though. Glad you got to get a new one and are enjoying it. 😊 5y
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Got a new Kindle for Mother's day and found the Filter settings... if this isn't the story of my life, idk what is! 😂

Thought my fellow Littens would get a laugh out of it! 😂😅

#BookNerdProblems #NeverendingTBR

TheSpineView Mine looks the same!🤣 5y
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Holes | Louis Sachar
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Also, finished reading Holes to my son last week! He loved it and is now asking to find the companion guidebook! We even watched the movie over the weekend. The deal was he had to AR test on the book at school before we could watch the movie. He tested and got a 90% and 6+ AR points! He said it's one of his favorite books now 😊 Always a recommended for young (and young at heart!) readers 📚

Caterina I loved Holes growing up!! The book, the movie, I even owned the CD soundtrack and listened to it constantly. Zero was my first TV crush 😂 So glad he enjoyed it! 5y
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I ordered myself a new Kindle for Mother's day so to get back into the swing of reading now that the semester is winding down (and finals are starting to come in!) I have more free time to get back to my books.

Starting with this one that's been on my TBR for awhile now. I didn't realize how much I missed the Covey family ❤

Happy reading! 📚📚📚

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Chupacabras of the Ro Grande | Adam Gidwitz, David Bowles
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I've been neglecting my books for a few weeks as I've been getting back into the swing of work (and catching up on grading 😅) following my spouse's medical problems. I've also been very dedicated to a large cross stitch pattern for the last two weeks (I'm about halfway done!) so my books have been on hold.

BUT I can't wait to dive into these 2 and the couple others on my Kindle!

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Holes | Louis Sachar
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My son asked to read Holes during nightly story time and how could I say no? One of my all-time favorite books and I can share it with my main man 💙 He's already asked to watch the movie once we finish the book 😊
#MyMiniBookworm #ChildhoodFavorites #BubbaReads

SitsWithaBook I loved this book, too. So clever! I think I need to reread it. 5y
ChristieWitch @SitsWithaBook I've read it many times myself and I read it to my son when he was younger. He's 9yo now but he still enjoys a "story" (it's usually a few pages or several short chapters) every night before bed ? 5y
JazzFeathers I don't think l've ever heard of this. Not the book, not the movie. Though from the pic it seems a 1980s movie? 5y
ChristieWitch @JazzFeathers What?? 😵 Book came out in 98, movie was in 2003 lol I had read the book as a kid several times over and the movie adaptation is really great! One of my favorites! 5y
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This book was crazy from start to finish! Not my usual fare but the plot seemed interesting and, to me, felt somewhere along the lines of a CSI or SVU episode, which worked for me because I love both of those shows 😅 Aside from some of Its ridiculousness, the book keeps your attention and make you want to keep reading just to find out what happens. I give it 🌠🌠🌠🌠

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Some Girls Bind | Rory James

Every once in a while,
my friends will say,
"That's gay."
Or my parents will wonder,
"Why do shows now have so many queers?"
Like it's a bad thing
with a word they shouldn't use.
And I think,
Would they say
these things
about me?

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Manuelito | Elisa Amado
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Really relevant and heartbreaking to know so many young people have to deal with these situations. Def a rec for anyone invested in immigration laws and everything currently going on with asylum seekers and issues of immigrants crossing the border into the US.

Living in McAllen Texas I can tell yall there is NO immigration crisis down here and we are NOT a desolate area full of "illegals" and crazy violence. Don't believe the bullshit.

jpmcwisemorgan For the last 20 years I‘ve lived in Southern California, New Mexico, and now Texas and I‘ve never felt like there was an immigration crisis - at least not at the level some people would like to believe. The problems associated with immigration may not be what people think they are. There‘s a lot of misinformation about who is coming, why they‘re coming, and what happens when they get here. 5y
ChristieWitch @jpmcwisemorgan I've lived in deep South Texas (literally grew up 10 minutes away from the border) my whole life and it has never been as bad as some people claim it to be, even now. 5y
jpmcwisemorgan It‘s really frustrating because most of the people I know who talk about immigration (who aren‘t from a border state) have had little to no interaction with immigrants. They also don‘t want to hear what you have to say because that can‘t possibly be right because it‘s not what they‘ve heard - even though you KNOW. 5y
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SleepyDragon One more from So. Cal here in 100% agreement. There's no crisis or emergency. Immigration itself has been in decline for years. 5y
Reggie I lived near El Paso for 10 years. Never did I ever feel in danger when I was there. For quite a few years El Paso was #2 on the the top 10 safest cities with populations over 500,000. This border thing is such crap. 5y
ChristieWitch @Reggie Yeah McAllen has been a top 10 safest city for a while now but idk people think it's dangerous here now because of (as one of my students called him) the Cheeto-in-Chief 5y
Texreader I travel to your lovely town for work periodically. I agree. Load of bull that it‘s a dangerous place because of illegal immigration. 5y
ChristieWitch @Texreader I love living in McAllen 💓 I grew up about 30 minutes away in Weslaco and just felt like it was such a small, boring town so I moved to mcallen 10 years ago and it's been the best decision I've ever made 😊 5y
Texreader @ChristySevern I‘d love to meet up somewhere next time I‘m there. I‘ve been trying to find bookstores! 5y
ChristieWitch @Texreader we don't have too many other than Barnes and Noble. There is one, a used book store, that came around about a year ago but I have yet to check it out 😕 And that would be lovely! 5y
Texreader @ChristySevern would you mind sending me your email address? It may be awhile till I‘m back but I‘d love to reach out to you when I‘m there. The last time I did a Litsy meetup was on vacation to London! It was such fun! My email is kamonsen at aol.com 5y
Texreader @Reggie That‘s so cool. I loved El Paso when I used to visit and even Juarez! Many many good memories. 5y
ChristieWitch @Texreader Yes of course! My email is severnchristineg@gmail.com 😊 5y
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Came to visit my wife at the rehab facility she's staying at while recovering from surgery and found this book in her room! 😂 I haven't seen these books in years! I hope she's actually going to read it while she's here lol

Update: she said some friends brought it for her to give to our 9yo! They thought he might enjoy it! 💓

wordzie Ikr! So 😎 5y
tournevis Is the cartoon link to this? 5y
ChristieWitch @tournevis I'm not sure, I've never seen a Bunnincula cartoon before! 😮 5y
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tournevis @ChristySevern Here in Canada, it's on Ytv and my son thinks it's a bit lame. 5y
ChristieWitch @tournevis 😂😂 Aww! I just gave the book to my son and I don't think he knows what to make of it just yet lol! 5y
tournevis @ChristySevern If the bunnicula in question sucks veggies dry with his vampire fangs, then the cartoon is based on it. 5y
ChristieWitch @tournevis lol I wouldn't doubt they're the same thing, I've never actually read any of these books! They weren't my thing when I was younger, I liked fantasy books with dragons and wizards lol 5y
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Pilu of the Woods | Mai K. Nguyen
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Short and very moving! This book deals with coming to terms with one's feelings and being able to deal with loss.

I really loved the character's interest in plants and flowers and the illustrations really brought everything to life!

#NetGalley #arc

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A really cute book of comics! I enjoyed this one way more than the other. It's broken down into different worldly subjects and the comics are silly, snarky, and totally relatable! Really enjoyed this one!

#NetGalley #arc

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Safely Endangered | Chris McCoy
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These comics are very tongue-in-cheek but most of them fell a little flat for me. There were a couple that I literally laughed out loud at, and I really think my wife would enjoy the humor in these comics more than I did, but overall a cute, quick read.

#NetGalley #arc

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Started this one over the weekend with my son. I just love Roald Dahl books 💓 Also, I don't remember where I picked up this copy... but I've had it for years... oh well!

darklydreaming Ah! I‘ve never read it but love the movie. 5y
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The Witches | Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake
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Finished The Witches tonight with my son and he loved it! He's excited to see the movie now and hopefully we can still go see my university's theater production of the book in March! We might start on James and the Giant Peach next... or maybe Matilda lol we'll see what we choose 😊

#BubbaReads #StoryTime

jenreads7 I love Roald Dahl! 5y
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Waves | Ingrid Chabbert
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A moving graphic novel showing the struggles of infertility and infant loss. Not what I was expecting but was pleasantly surprised at the sympathetic images and beautiful ending.

#NetGalley #arc

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What Makes Girls Sick and Tired | Lucile de Peslouan
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A great short read that shows the disparities and issues women deal with on a daily basis. It's also very inclusive of intersectional women and what they deal with. Really great!

#NetGalley #arc

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The Help | Kathryn Stockett
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I've decided to spend the rest of my February reading all of the books that relate to African American History month that I currently have on my Kindle! I also have Gabourey Sidibe's "This is Just My Face" and "Tyler Johnson was Here" (Jay Coles) but they couldn't fit in the picture lol

I'm starting with the tagged book and will try to work through as many as I can!

#FebruaryTBR #AfricanAmHistoryMonth

Emilymdxn Amazing goal! I loved the hate u give and on beauty, I really hope you like them 5y
ChristieWitch @Emilymdxn Thank you! I'm looking forward to getting through as many of these as possible! 5y
Literary_Siren The Help is such an amazing book! 🖤 5y
ChristieWitch @Literary_Siren it's been on my TBR FOREVER! I think it's one of the first books I bought for my kindle like 2 years ago! 😂 That's pretty much why I chose it first lol 5y
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Puddin' | Julie Murphy

For the longest time, I thought the power of positive thinking would get me by. And it helps, that's for dang sure. But it takes more than thinking and hoping and wishing and praying. You need a whole lot of doing.

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Puddin' | Julie Murphy

You make me brave enough to be the person I am and not the one I think I'm supposed to be.

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Puddin' | Julie Murphy
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It took me a little while to get through but boy Oh boy did I really LOVE this book! If you think Dumplin is good, do I have news for you about Puddin!

#FatGirlsRunTheWorld

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Puddin' | Julie Murphy

...that's what stories do. They connect people. Stories change hearts and then hearts change the world.

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Puddin' | Julie Murphy

Sometimes the best things are worth waiting for. Don't be scared to take your time.

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Puddin' | Julie Murphy

One day you'll wake up and find that there's a woman, or maybe a few, who have outlasted every changing season in your life.

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Puddin' | Julie Murphy

The wider world wants you to think other women are drama... or catty. But that's just because when we work together, we're unstoppable.

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Puddin' | Julie Murphy

Find the things you love and do them every day, even if it means failing.

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Puddin' | Julie Murphy

Sometimes I think my abuela's memory is all in her hands, and if she can't touch it, she'll never truly know it.

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Puddin' | Julie Murphy

If this were one of my movies, I'd cross the street to him and we'd kiss and that would be the end. We'd live so happily ever after that the credits would roll and you wouldn't even need to have any more details, because the rest of our lives would be wonderful, boring bliss.

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Puddin' | Julie Murphy

And that means loving all the little and big things that make you--you!

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Puddin' | Julie Murphy

It's like I'm reading a really good book--the kind that makes you feel like you've swallowed fireflies--except this time I'm the main character of the book. I'm the love interest! I'm the girl who gets the guy! And girls like me? You don't find us in fairy tales or on the covers of romance novels.

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The Witch's Kind | Louisa Morgan
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Was approved this ARC from Netgalley. Started it and am not really sure how I feel about it yet. Any one have any thoughts on this one?