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emz711

emz711

Joined April 2019

Magical Realism ¤ Classics ¤ Gothic Romance ¤ Fantasy ¤ a little Mystery .... Friend me on GoodReads! https://www.goodreads.com/emz711
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Another goodie!

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I don't usually buy books from Target but it was staring at me at checkout and 30% off!
And my smut shelf begins.
#romantasy #WednesdayAddams #smut

Texreader 😂 1w
slategreyskies We should have a #blameitontarget tag. 🤣 1w
Gissy I bet it jumped into your shopping cart😜🤣 1w
emz711 @Gissy whoops! 1w
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1. My kids getting over pink eye
2. Finding a good audiobook with a narrator I like
3. Going to another town library to pay for their hoopla access to hopefully get to use their service without getting a daily limit hit.
4. Got to walk 2 days to pick up my son from school
5. Transitioning to a new job
@kspenmoll thanks for the tag
@DebinHawaii #5joysfriday
@Danay latest follower tag!

Danay Have a great weekend! 2w
DebinHawaii Wonderful joy list! There‘s nothing like a great audiobook narration! 💛 Thank you for joining in! 2w
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Iron Flame | Rebecca Yarros
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Too many books in from the library!
#romantasy or culture?

AmandaBlaze I have 30 checked out. lol 2w
emz711 @AmandaBlaze omg! Do you read quickly or did something happen? 2w
AmandaBlaze @emz711 I read pretty quickly, but there are some that have been renewed several times. A lot of them are a backlog of when I had bronchitis and couldn't do anything, including reading. I'm all better now and ready to dive in. 2w
emz711 @AmandaBlaze I have to see this pile! 2w
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Beyond Seduction | Stephanie Laurens
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I can't say this is my thing but I was searching audiobooks narrated by Steven Crossley since I love his voice in the VE Schwab Dark Magic series and I found this on Libby

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Wolfdark: A Gaslamp Fantasy | Isobel Robertson
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I was unaware of "gaslight fantasy" but apparent I'm all in on it. #gaslightfantasy

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Which One? | Clare Beswick, Sally Featherstone, Martha Hardy
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Which one should I read next?
#librarybookproblems

vonnie862 Ooh that's a pretty cover! Read Where the Dark Stands Still. 2w
Captivatedbybooks I vote exactly same as Vonnie862 🤣 2w
RamsFan1963 I found The Atlas Complex pretty disappointing, so I'd read Where the Dark Stands Still first. 2w
emz711 @vonnie862 @Captivatedbybooks judging books by their covers?! ... I do the same though 2w
emz711 @RamsFan1963 I didn't listen. Doing Atlas complex so I can finish the trilogy. Yeah I've heard people don't like the end. I feel like it's such a different "magical" book. So cerebral kind of? 2w
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A Shadow in the Ember | Jennifer L. Armentrout
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Starting a new book between the mess and nap time.
But I didn't realize that the Flesh and Fire series connects to the Blood and Ash series?
I didn't like blood and ash so much so should I try this one or not bother?

Omg when is the Fall of Ruin and Wrath next one coming out? I'm so ready

Meshell1313 Oh yeah! Prob in the fall! But I‘m the next Flesh and Fire book is coming in May! Love it! ❤️ 3w
emz711 @Meshell1313 what's your favorite book of hers? 3w
Meshell1313 I actually loved the Lux series! You should def check those out. I read all her books during the pandemic! Now I‘m hooked. 🤣 3w
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emz711 @Meshell1313 I get this weird feeling that fall of ruin and wrath are in the same universe? Even though nothing says that 3w
emz711 @Meshell1313 I'm enjoying this one so far but they have a similar story to blood and ash and I don't know if that was intentional 3w
emz711 @Meshell1313 oooo I really liked it! 2w
Meshell1313 @emz711 ooh yay! And you are right about how many of her books cross over! It‘s great! Def check out Lux series when you get through these series‘! 2w
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Too many books from the library! What do I read next?

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The Giver | Lois Lowry
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Yikes these are hard #wonderouswednesday @Eggs

1. Susanne Clark, Ariel Lawhon, Alan Bradley, Joanne Fluke
2. Favorite genre - magical realism
So therefore favorite book - tagged
Ok I can't pick one so...
Favorite genre - mystery
Favorite book - thirteenth tale.
Just a really well done, creepy mystery. That's my sweet spot
3. I'll go with Alan Bradley although I feel like I could say Jasper Fforde, Carlos Ruiz Zafon, Joanne Fluke.

Eggs Great choices! Thanks for playing 🙏🏻🙏🏻 4w
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The Essex Serpent | Sarah Perry
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I'm diving in, a little late to the game.
@Librarybelle
#literarycrew #buddyread

Librarybelle No worries! Hope you enjoy! 4w
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I have 5 books checked out from the library because my boss keep coming in! How will I catch up?!

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The Reptile Room | Lemony Snicket
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Omg. It's Nigel Thornberry!
Love Tim Curry

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Dead and Stormy Night | Steffanie Holmes
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Getting Bernard Black vibes
#audiobooks

She even mentions toast on the ceiling!
Omg she mentioned Bernard Black! I'm sold
#blackbooks

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Starling House | Alix E. Harrow
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Okay I'm half way through. We know what's up at the house so.... Is the story about to totally change? I hate thinking it's not going to be as atmospheric as the first part.
Tell me but don't tell me! No spoilers!

AkashaVampie i just finished my listen of this the other day. It was really good. keep going!!! 1mo
Breanne1 One of my favorite books I read last year. Enjoy! 1mo
emz711 @Breanne1 @AkashaVampie yup it was really good. Loved the audio 1mo
AkashaVampie @emz711 glad u loved it. 1mo
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Starling House | Alix E. Harrow

Loving the footnotes! Such a surprise.
Doing the audiobook and the narrator is great. So atmospheric.
Only 2 hrs in to a 12 hr read.
#hauntedhouse #gothic #footnotes

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Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
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Oh is the MC me?
Hello EDS

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Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
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Scarred | Emily McIntire
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Finished up today.
Whoof I'm am loving these stories! Requested the next one on Libby.
Just found out she published free extended epilogues on her website. Yess!
#audiobook

MsLeah8417 Libby is an amazing resource! 2mo
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Sunny, warm day but why not have the scent of honeysuckle and tea!

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It was so so good! I didn't even think I'd be into the premise but all her books are so well written and move and have such details and layered plots. Read everything from Ariel Lawhon!

Jari-chan Aw, Pusheen 😻 2mo
emz711 @Jari-chan cappusheeno! 2mo
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Baby is sick so I'm working from home and taking a few minutes to myself as he naps.

This book is so juicy.

TEArificbooks Cool bookmark 2mo
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Kantika: A Novel | Elizabeth Graver
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Not really my thing, we'll see if I finish it or not

Hi @Amiable , you're my 1000th follow!

Amiable Yay! Howdy! 👋🏼 2mo
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The Atlas Six | Olivie Blake
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Really intrigued by this one, also not usually my thing - very in your head, calculating, scheming but so is everyone outside of the six. Definitely putting the next book in the series on hold.

Reminds me of Scholomance for some reason even though the stories are totally different. Maybe just the security aspect.

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What? You don't hide a big bag of chocolate mini Cadbury eggs in your underwear drawer to hide it from your kids and eat at night?

Lawhon's writing is always soooo propulsive. A lot of her stories I didn't think would be my thing but her writing is just incredible. Sucks you in and makes you want to keep turning pages. Can't wait for the twist, she always has a twist.

UwannaPublishme 😂😂😂 2mo
peaKnit I also hide mini eggs, sometimes even from myself! 2mo
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What should I read next?

Meshell1313 I love Armentrout- but def fourth wing next! 2mo
perfectsinner I've been seeing The Frozen River all over the place 2mo
Captivatedbybooks From Blood & Ash 2mo
emz711 Haha I like how all 3 chose differently @Meshell1313 @perfectsinner @Captivatedbybooks . I did this one. Need to break up some of my #romantasy 2mo
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Hooked | Emily McIntire

Wendy, darling
Ah!
#feyredarling #acotar

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Ok how many romance novels are there about Peter Pan and Captain Hook because I will read all of them!
Tell me!

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Hooked | Emily McIntire
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Dark romance about Captain Hook? Yes please

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The Star of Whatever | Andrew Einspruch
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Anyone else using Booktasters? Twitter or Facebook contact to get free rewards in exchange for reviews. I found this fun series!

#booktasters #freereads

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Crewel World | Monica Ferris
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I've never read a cozy mystery that had such unlikeable characters. If anyone can convince me that the books get better, please let me know but I found nothing charming or nice in any of these characters.

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Gothikana | Runyx
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I loved it.
Like Wednesday, the Addams family TV show, but with spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Going to start reading it again to see what clues I missed.

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Prose and Cons | Amanda Flower
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I think I finally found my next #cozymystery #audiobook series that's in the library.

My first one was the Hannah Swenson series and since I caught up on it I haven't found a replacement for my chill audiobooks that are actually in my library Libby/hoopla until now!

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The Purple Haze | Andrew Einspruch
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Monty Python jokes? Yes please.
Ni!
#montypython

Jari-chan Shrubbery! I love that word and I learnt it from Monty Python 😄 3mo
Ruthiella 😂😂😂 3mo
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One Dark Window | Rachel Gillig
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#cozy #cosy

I've had to look up 5 different plants in the first 15 pages, wasn't expecting that.

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The Purple Haze | Andrew Einspruch
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So cute and fun, #newseries alert!

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The Starless Sea | Erin Morgenstern

Itching to read this again. This is becoming almost an annual read. Anyone else?

@JenP ?
Newest follower

Slajaunie I didn‘t care for it. 3mo
emz711 @Slajaunie I think it's an acquired taste. Did you read ? 3mo
StaceGhost This book changed my life. I don‘t think I‘d have gone for my PhD without it. 3mo
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emz711 @StaceGhost omg now I have to know what your PhD is! Video games? 3mo
StaceGhost @emz711 haha! Yes! In literature and criticism. My focus is on playful literature, videogames as long form narrative, and adaptations. 3mo
StaceGhost I like to listen to starless sea on audiobook whenever I have a chance 3mo
Slajaunie @emz711 Yes and I loved it! 3mo
Sparklemn @emx711 @staceghost So inspiring to know this book has meant to much to you! I enjoyed it, too, and think about it often. It motivated to read even more than I do. 💙 3mo
JenP I‘ve never read it. But will add it to the list 3mo
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@dabbe
1. Yarn and all things yarn. Even the knitting needles I don't like. I feel like they'll be a use one day.
2. Photos
3. Metal food containers - like coffee tins. I made them into plant pots.

Tag latest follower @Silverneurotic

dabbe I wish I could knit! I can sort of do crochet, but that's it. 🤩 Cool idea for #3, too! 💜🩶💜 3mo
peaKnit Yes to Yarn!! 🧶 3mo
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The Last Dragonslayer | Jasper Fforde
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1. No but I've wanted to try.
2. Jasper Fforde's last Dragonslayer young adult novels were fun with a car character.
Tagging new followers @michellelav @jenniferw88
#two4tuesday

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! ❤️🚘❤️📖❤️📚 3mo
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And I meant it. Great history of critical race theory and biographies into it's creators and influencers.
Easy #audiobook

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The Winter Spirits: Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights | Andrew Michael Hurley, Natasha Pulley, Catriona Ward, Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Laura Purcell, Jess Kidd, Imogen Hermes Gowar, Stuart Turton, Elizabeth Macneal, Bridget Collins, Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Susan Stokes-Chapman
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Let's get to it!
#shortstories

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With a baby and everything. #audiobooks are a life saver.

Shout-out to new follower @Roxanareads

Gissy Great📚📚📚🥳🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏 4mo
Ruthiella Fantastic! 👏👏👏 4mo
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Fall of Ruin and Wrath | Jennifer L. Armentrout
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This was so good!
So what's my next #romantasy book? Something tells me my 2024 is going to be steamy.

#recommendations #romance #romancefantasy

Shout-out to new follower @BookBabe2018

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Bookshops & Bonedust | Travis Baldree
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Yay! Hope this is better than the last book I just read.

I'm intrigued that this is a prequel.

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Fall of Ruin and Wrath | Jennifer L. Armentrout
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Such a sexy magical system. What could possibly happen? 😏😁

It's my first Armentrout book, what's your favorite?
#romantasy

Breanne1 I‘ve really liked the Blood and Ash series. I have this one on my TBR, enjoy! 4mo
Meshell1313 I read every single one of her books during the pandemic 🤣 I enjoyed them all but loved the Lux series. 4mo
emz711 @Breanne1 this was soo so good. Wow I need the next one. 4mo
emz711 @Meshell1313 ok so this was great so where should I start with her other ones? 4mo
Meshell1313 @emz711 ooh great!!! Def do “from blood and ash” that‘s #1 in blood and ash series and “shadows” is first in Lux series. Oh then flesh and fire series. I literally have a whole page to keep track of all her series. There‘s like 80 books! You need a list: https://jenniferlarmentrout.com/books/ 4mo
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Persuasion | Jane Austen
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When this was announced, I told myself I wouldn't buy it. It was just a marketing ploy, it was just a kitchy edition. I already have 3 other editions...

But I saw it in B&N and bought it with giftcards!
#happychanukah

Eyelit 🤩👏🤩👏🤩 4mo
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Passport | Herta Mller
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Such nice gifts this year!

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Chrome | George Nader
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I can't believe it!
I was once again lamenting the exhausting task of going through my to reads on goodreads and then cross referencing against the Libby app. Reddit to the rescue! There's a chrome extension!
This was a scan of my last 200 to reads, and there's only 3 audiobooks available. good to know!

If you're interested:
https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/library-scan-overdrive-+/mfckggnkebdpao...

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Ah! He just hinted on Facebook today that there's a new one, I hurry to goodreads and there's 2 new stories coming!
Love Flavia

Shemac77 I love her too! 4mo
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What the River Knows | Isabel Ibaez
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Starting up this one, what do you guys thing?
#egypt

emz711 Story is okay but the romance is awkward and the language is clunky. Listening at almost 2x speed, I've never done that! 4mo
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