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Untitled | Unknown
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Hey all! One of our own members recently released this book and I finished it a few days ago! It‘s great! Has a little bit of everything for everyone! Check it out and leave @CEMolina a review! https://www.amazon.com/Preservation-Mariska-Stevenson-Thriller-Book-ebook/dp/B07...

LisaW Great cover! 5y
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Bye Bye Baby | Fiona Mcintosh
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Hello, Litsy! It‘s been awhile since I‘ve posted here, but I‘ve been non-stop active on Goodreads recently. I‘ve been thinking about it for awhile, and I have decided to retire my Litsy account. I would love to follow along with some of you on goodreads, so if you would like to drop your URL in the comments, go for it! Here is my link: www.goodreads.com/UnravelingReader

Bookzombie I‘m sorry to see you go, but I know you have not posted much lately. This is my Goodreads info: https://www.goodreads.com/Bookzombie08 6y
Josie @Bookzombie aw you‘re so sweet! I have just been having a hard time keeping up with Litsy. I really love writing reviews, but I hate the character limit on here. Writing longer reviews on goodreads has been very cathartic for me! So I‘ll see you over there :) 6y
Cinfhen I‘m gonna miss seeing your cute little peanut 😢 6y
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Josie @Cinfhen find me on Instagram! @TheJosieKind 6y
LeahBergen Added you on GR. 😘 6y
tpixie We will Me you! 6y
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The Silkworm | Robert Galbraith
Bailedbailed

Had to bail. 2018 is the year of “Don‘t keep reading shit you don‘t like just to finish”. I loved the first book in the series, but this one I just can‘t do. I‘m listening on audio and I am 6 hours in and so bored. The thought of another 10 hours...nope. I just don‘t care enough about the story. Or the writing in this one. A lot of stereotypes, and the female characters are horribly written. Sorry, JKR, just can‘t do it.

[DELETED] 206653737 I have that same attitude this year. Too many books to read to slug through ones that I‘m not enjoying. 6y
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Mayday | Nelson DeMille, Thomas Block
Pickpick

This was a reread for me and holy shit, Batman. I don‘t like flying anyway, and this book does not give you the warm and cozies about flying. A supersonic jet traveling at 63k feet becomes compromised, with over 200 passengers on board. This book is hella nasty, thrilling to the core and is full of a hot mess of officials who only think about themselves. DON‘T READ THIS BEFORE FLYING. If you do not heed my warning, best of luck to your nerves.

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Welcome Home | Eric Smith
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Litsy!! Will you please give me a hand in welcoming my friend, @MBlake to Litsy! He is a reader AND an author. He is trying to find his target audience for his writing, and I recommended that Litsy is a great place to start! So, give him a follow and look out for info on his favorites as well as his original work! Thanks guys!!

Charles Thank you for the warm welcome! I‘m hoping to find some great support friends here! 6y
Josie @MBlake I‘m sure you will! Feel free to use this comment session to describe your work or just to talk to anyone else who comments! ❤️❤️ 6y
DGRachel Welcome to Litsy @MBlake 🎉🎉 6y
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LeahBergen Hello, @MBlake ! 👋🏻 6y
Charles Hi everyone! Great to be here and make some new friends!!! 6y
Charles Please follow me and I‘ll follow you...still trying to figure it all out tho. Bare with me! Lol 6y
BookwormAHN Welcome to Litsy @MBlake 😸 6y
LiteraryinLawrence @MBlake Welcome! What kind of writing do you do? 6y
Charles @LiteraryinLititz thank you! I write a variety of books ranging from cozy mystery, suspense, and paranormal m/m romance! 6y
CocoReads Welcome to Litsy @MBlake ! 6y
Charles ❤️😁❤️ 6y
jfalkens Welcome to Litsy and happy reading @MBlake 😊🎊📖🎉📚 6y
Charles Thank you 🙏 now if I can figure out how to post something! Lol 6y
Libby1 Hello, @Josie . Welcome to Litsy, @MBlake ! ❤️📚❤️ 6y
FantasyChick WooHoo!!!! Welcome to Litsy!! 🤗🤗🤗 6y
jlondon1963 Welcome 6y
Charles Good to meet you !!! 6y
WarpedSweetness Awesome!! Welcome to Litsy, @MBlake ! You'll love it here; this is a great place to be! 6y
DivineDiana Welcome @MBlake ! You‘re going to like it here! 6y
LibrarianJen Welcome @MBlake Litsy is pretty easy to get the hang of. 😊📚 6y
Charles Thank you! Starting to get the hang of it! 6y
DHill Welcome @MBlake ! 6y
Jas16 Welcome @MBlake 6y
AmyG @MBlake Welcome to Litsy. 6y
Lcsmcat Welcome to Litsy @MBlake ! 6y
Bookzombie Welcome @MBlake ! 6y
MeganAnn Welcome to litsy @MBlake ! 👋🏻📚 6y
Charles You guys are so nice here! I love it! 6y
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The Queen of Sorrow | Sarah Beth Durst

Sent a kindly worded email (yeah I can be professional, who knew) and received my first ever ARC!!! It seriously couldn‘t be a better one. How am I supposed to wait 5 months for the last book in this trilogy? That, ma‘am, is not right. Thank you so much to Harper Voyager for the review copy! I‘ll be diving in as soon as my 2-year-old runs herself into a wall or her bed, it goes either way at night.

Ddzmini 🤣📚📖 6y
drokka Be thankful she's not G.R.R. Martin or Diana Gabaldon. 😂 6y
Bookzombie 😂 Congrats on the ARC! 6y
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Rude Behavior | Dan Jenkins

I have a few writer friends on Facebook, and one of them posted that he wrote 2k words for his WIP!!! So I went to comment with a “fuck yeah dude” and some lady, another aspiring writing, actually commented and told him “Talent has nothing to do with it. It‘s all about who you know. I‘m bitter.” BITCH. Just because no one wants to publish your comedic noir poetry doesn‘t mean anything. It pisses me off when unsuccessful people put others down.

AmandaL That's too bad. 🙁 6y
JPeterson Boo. What a shame people have to act like that to feel better about themselves 6y
swishandflick Ick! He should switch over to Litsy 😄 6y
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Josie @swishandflick no joke, I am trying to convince him to sign up!! He‘s had a hard time finding his target audience and I think Litsy would be a great place for him. 6y
Clare-Dragonfly What does her inability to get published even have to do with his actual accomplishment?! 6y
WarpedSweetness That's awful. You tell him fuck yeah from me! And encourage him to join the Litsy side! We have readers! He can find his audience in us! 6y
jmtrivera May 2018 be the year we push each other up rather than knock each other down. 🥂 to your friend. 6y
LeahBergen 😠😠 6y
Scurvygirl Bleck, what's wrong with people! No class. 6y
Josie @Clare-Dragonfly exactly!!!! I didn‘t get involved because he can handle himself, but I did message him and told him not to listen to people like that. 6y
Josie @WarpedSweetness he‘s going to!! I convinced him! He writes LGBTQ and he was telling me “there‘s no audience for it” and I freaked out and was like YEA THERE IS COME TO LITSY!! As soon as he joins I will share his info! 6y
WarpedSweetness @Josie No audience!? There is totally an audience over here! Myself included, I'm trying to read more LGBTQ books in 2018. Good! He needs to be over here with all the love. Lol 6y
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Fever 1793 | Laurie Halse Anderson
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I always forget how much I love historical fiction. This one takes place during the yellow fever outbreak in Philly in 1793. The plot was a little slow, but I think I only feel that way because the blurb on the book says “The plot RAGES like the epidemic.” No, sir, it doesn‘t, who pays you? HOWEVER, I still liked the plot. After finishing I think it was paced perfectly. I just hate #bookbait

TaylorMay Lol when the tag line is great but doesn't fit the book ? "Can't we just use it anyway?" 6y
razmanda I met her a few months ago at a library event! She‘s so inspiring! 6y
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Book 2 in the Queens of Renthia trilogy. Once again, Durst has salvaged YA and made it immensely enjoyable. No cheese, no unbelievable and irritating romance. A FULLY GROWN WOMAN WITH CHILDREN AS THE MAIN CHARACTER. If you like dark fantasy, I don‘t know why you‘re still reading my review and not picking up this series. Go away.

Leniverse What makes this YA? It seems to have none of the defining traits! 6y
Josie @Leniverse couldn‘t tell ya. I didn‘t decide it‘s genre. 6y
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Panpan

If I wanted more cheese in my life, I would give my toddler a big bag of Cheetos and just let her loose. That is self torture ALONG WITH me convincing myself that I‘ll enjoy these YA books.

LazyOwl I bailed on this one. Wasn't my kind of book either. 6y
Cinfhen LOVE this review❣️❣️❣️ 6y
ClairesReads Great review! 6y
emilyesears I never even bothered trying this as the premise seemed too hoky. The movie preview made me roll my eyes. 6y
Josie @emilyesears sometimes, I go to the bookstore, and if I‘m in a good mood, I‘ll pick up shit that I normally wouldn‘t pick up. This was one of those and I am just not gonna do that anymore 6y
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It‘s a good thing ol‘ Charlie isn‘t alive anymore. Otherwise, I would have to get drunk and talk about how it‘s bullshit that he‘s lived so long. People I don‘t even know would hear about it. Relatives I have no business contacting when intoxicated. Thumbs down for Manson, man. Thumbs the fuck up for this book.

wellreadredhead I love this review 😂 6y
RiotMom This is the best! 😂😂 6y
gentlepet I‘m a massive true crime nerd and this is an all time favourite 6y
Bookzombie I love this review. It‘s on my TBR for next year. 6y
Gayan This is my all time favorite. Just finished it for the, oh hell, I couldn‘t begin to tell you how many times I‘ve read it. 6y
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Gwendy's Button Box | Stephen King
Mehso-so

Have you ever gotten really drunk, and people tell you to stop drinking, but you don‘t? You just keep going because you think the outcome is going to be great. But then you wake up all hungover and smelling like pot and you don‘t know what happened. That was this book for me. WTF IS GOING ON.

Bookzombie I know I have said this before but I love your reviews! 6y
MCYmermaid LOL! I have had that book experience before. 6y
TaylorMay 😂😂😂 best review ever 6y
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LeahBergen 😂😂 6y
hgrimes Excellent metaphor. 😂 6y
MariettaSG I like this review. 6y
Cortg That‘s hilarious! This book was super quirky, for sure! I liked it. 6y
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The Queen of Blood | Sarah Beth Durst
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I recommend this book for anyone who likes YA, but doesn‘t want the premise to be “the stunningly gorgeous teenage girl is the only one who can save the world, but she‘s going to waste her time choosing between 2 f*ck bois.”

cathysaid 😂😂 6y
faelinwolf This is the best & most compelling review I have read in a long time. 😃 Sold! 6y
398.2 Hahahaha.... I love your review. I have already read this and really enjoyed it. 6y
Bookzombie Your reviews are always great! 6y
niki.inwonderland I'm going to read this book next. Mostly because your review was 👌👌👌 6y
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The Sisters Chase | Sarah Healy
Pickpick

I liked this one well enough. It‘s one of those books that is not heavy on plot, but heavy on untrustworthy and dislikable characters. Mainly the main character, Mary. She irritated the shit out of me. That tends to happen in books where the main character is SO GORGEOUS ALL MEN DIE. I enjoyed it, though, because it was light and easy.

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Beauty Series | Skye Warren

What is your favorite short series? By short, I mean I don‘t want the series where you follow Detective Joe Schmoe around for 432 years. 3-4 books is what I‘m looking for.

Bookzombie 😂 I will have to think about this. 🤔 6y
BrainyHeroine Dorothy Must Die, The Selection Series, and then so many books are duologies now. Outside of YA you're going to get more than 5 in a series from pretty much everyone 6y
wrenaymuhree The Cormoran Strike series is pretty great. 6y
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Josie @Bookzombie haha!!! You have all the time in the world!! I‘ll wait :) 6y
Josie @BrainyHeroine hmm. Interesting. 6y
Josie @wrenaymuhree OH DUH. I read the first one, and have the second one but forgot all about it! 6y
wrenaymuhree Haha! @josie I have yet to read the 3rd...2nd was definitely more gruesome, but both were smart mysteries nonetheless! 6y
Bookzombie I second the Cormoran Strike series. Also, The Millenium Trilogy. There have been new ones by a new author but I won‘t read them. 🙂 6y
Bookzombie @wrenaymuhree @Josie I think the third was even darker. 6y
Bookzombie I know you like horror and even though I haven‘t finished this trilogy I think you would like it. 6y
Josie @wrenaymuhree I can handle gruesome as long as it doesn‘t involve small babies or animals. You lose me at that point. 6y
Josie @Bookzombie I am dying right now because I have said those exact same words when recommending the Millenium Trilogy 😂😂 literally, verbatim “there have been new ones by a new author, but I WON‘T read them!!” 6y
Josie @Bookzombie no joke, I was looking at that on Overdrive just a few minutes ago!!! We‘re twinning out the ass right now 😂😂😭😭 6y
wrenaymuhree 👍 you should be good, then, @josie. And @Bookzombie YES YES YES the Millennium Trilogy is THE BEST. I always forget how much I love that trilogy...def great for a reread, too! 6y
TheNextBook Ooohh yes! @BarbaraTheBibliophage I agree with The Strike Series too. Have you read The Hunger Games or The Fifth Season series!? Both really good and quick 6y
EvieBee There are only three in this one and it still kills me! 6y
Josie @TheNextBook I have read The Hunger Games, but not The Fifth Season! I‘ll look it up! Thanks girl :) 6y
Josie @EvieBee haha thanks!! I‘ll definitely check it out. Good to know 3 series books do still exist 6y
Bookzombie @Josie if Larsson had written more I would have continued. I like a lot of Jonathan Maberry‘s books if you want to check out more of his. (edited) 6y
Bookzombie @EvieBee That sounds really good. Stacked! 6y
Bookzombie If you like historical fiction, I would say check out Caleb Carr. I only read the second one but really liked it and have the first one on my shelf. Tagging the first one. 6y
Bookzombie Also, there are only four in this series. The author died and I understand the fourth one ends in a cliffhanger. I‘m hoping to get to it this month. (edited) 6y
Bookzombie For detectives, Rick Riordan wrote a series set in Texas. There are 7 books and I think he is done. I‘ve read the first 3 so far. 6y
Bookzombie I know you aren‘t looking for a lengthy series but I think you might like the Pendergast series. Or they have standalones also that you might like, i.e. Thunderhead and The Ice Limit. I would recommend exploring their website. 6y
Bookzombie Okay, one more because I can‘t help myself. YAish series with 5 books. As far as I know, that‘s all there will be. I‘ve read the first 2 and really liked them. 6y
sprainedbrain I was actually 😂 when I read your post. 432 years 😅I also love the Strike series mentioned above, and The Passage series by Justin Cronin is one of my favorite things ever... only 3 books, but they are long books. 6y
BooksAtNight I recently read City of Stairs and absolutely loved it. There are only 3 books in the series. 6y
EvieBee @Bookzombie I am obsessed! Wish more people knew about it. Can‘t wait to hear what you think. 🤓 6y
Josie @Bookzombie YOU ARE A ROCK STAR!!!!! Thank you thank you! I am going to check out all of those!!! 6y
Bookzombie @Josie I hope you like some of them. ☺️ 6y
minkyb Try Lindsay Faye. There are only 3 books set in NY around the time the police force was being created. The main characters are 2 brothers. Loved these. 6y
Josie @minkyb that sounds amazing!! And so different from stuff I normally read. I will definitely check it out, thank you! 6y
Sapphire It is 6 or 7, but Dee Henderson's O'malley series is great. Each one stands on its own, but it is the story of a group of now adult orphans who chose to be a family and each one has a different heroic job. A crisis negotiator, a doctor, a fireman, etc. Their lives and loves are interwoven 6y
Josie @Sapphire that sounds so good!!! I will definitely look into it 6y
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Trash | Dorothy Allison

I‘m in a rut. Any recommendation for trashy, you-hate-to-love-it memoirs?

No_One Hmmm, I haven‘t read it, but I have Tatum O‘Neal‘s book on my shelf. It‘s not new, but it‘s the only one I can think of right now! 🙂 6y
Bookzombie I don‘t think I have read any. I keep wishing Stevie Nicks would write hers because I think it would be good and probably trashy. Could you tag me if a list gets going? 🙂 6y
Josie @Bookzombie definitely!!! 6y
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ReadingsByTheC Definitely a guilty pleasure. And definitely trashy. 6y
Kappadeemom I liked Holly Madison‘s first book about her relationship with Hugh Hefner 😂 #Definatelytrashy 6y
Josie @Kappadeemom that‘s the book that has me down this rabbit hole (no pun intended initially but HA). 6y
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The Madman's Daughter | Megan Shepherd

Have you read this book???? I need to know, on a scale of 1 to 5, how gruesome it gets with animals. I don‘t care about people. Just the animals. Help. I don‘t want to keep reading if it gets worse because I just can‘t handle it.

FountainBookstore It gets worse. I love the book and the author, but it is gruesome. 6y
Librarybelle This is good to know...the book has been on my radar, and while I know it‘s based on a classic (I‘ve slated to read it next year, though I‘m having second thoughts), I can‘t stand animal cruelty in books. My number one trigger warning! 6y
Josie @FountainBookstore that‘s a bummer. I‘m really interested in the story aside from the animal cruelty. I‘m trying to decide whether it‘s time to start working through this trigger or if I should just stop!! What do you think @Librarybelle? 6y
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Librarybelle @Josie Personally, I have a hard time reading anything where an animal dies. I‘ve read quite a few books that have animal cruelty issues or death of animals, sometimes unexpectedly, and it doesn‘t get easier for me. I loved Water for Elephants, for example, though there were parts of cruelty in there. I think I‘m going to skip this one, but I‘m a bit of a chicken! I‘m the extreme; if I know there are upsetting parts with this trigger, I pass. 6y
Josie @Librarybelle I think what I‘m going to do is continue with it, but with no guarantee that I will finish. I‘d like to see if I can handle it. Like you, I was able to read Water for Elephants without being too upset over it. It‘s just a tough decision to make when you think a book has the potential to be great. 6y
Librarybelle @Josie Good plan, and good luck! You‘re right...tough decision when you think the book has potential to be great. 6y
Josie @Librarybelle I will let you know how far I make it! 6y
TrishB Not for me then either! 6y
FountainBookstore @Josie Hope you make it. It's a good book. Good luck! 6y
Notafraidofwords “I don‘t care about people just the animals “ lol 6y
Josie @Notafraidofwords hahaha it‘s true! I can read about people being tortured and it doesn‘t bother me (obv human torture in real life is a different story) but I can‘t handle animal cruelty at all 6y
rubyslippersreads I can't handle animal cruelty either, but this must have been okay for me because I read it for my YA Book Club and gave it 4 stars on Goodreads. I can't remember specifics, but I do remember being very sad for one "animal" character. 6y
Josie @rubyslippersreads that‘s good to know!! I‘m hoping I can power through it 6y
Josie @Librarybelle @FountainBookstore I can‘t do it, guys. I just got to the part where she lists off all these animals that are going to her dad and I just can‘t. 6y
Librarybelle @Josie Oh no; that would certainly do it for me! At least you tried. I know for sure now I‘m not going to read it, and I think I‘ll revise my list for #litsyclassics . Thanks for letting me know! 6y
Josie @Librarybelle you‘re welcome!! So sorry for the minor spoiler, but I wanted to let you know that it‘s causing me anxiety even before anything bad happens! 6y
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Sleeping Beauties | Stephen King, Owen King
Pickpick

Absolutely, positively, definitely loved the shit out of this one. I listened on audio and the narrator was brilliant. Sure, the book had a ton of characters, but what did you expect when you saw the size of it? You‘ve read a King behemoth before, right? It‘s all in the characters. All 29374829292 of them. I ended up caring about what happened to each one, too. Great stuff, Kings.

sprainedbrain Love this review!! ❤️ 6y
bookloo Haha! Great review! I‘m suuuuper intimidated by how many characters it has, but excited too. 💞 6y
Bklover I am so looking forward to this one. Love your review! 6y
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Sha0102 Loved your review!!! 💖 6y
Josie @bookloo it does get a little confusing, but it‘s not nearly as bad as I‘ve seen some people say. You have major players and then you have some minor ones, but they all contribute to the story! 6y
AmyG Thank you for your review. I am struggling a bit but this will keeo me going. 6y
Josie @AmyG I struggled through the middle as well! It definitely has slow parts, and some characters do seem insignificant, but they all have a profound effect on the ending. Keep it up, you can do it! 6y
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Get Shorty | Elmore Leonard

Looking for recommendations for stand alone short stories/novels. What‘s your favorite? (Under 200 pages please)

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Sleeping Beauties | Stephen King, Owen King

Hey guys!!! Quick survey time. If you‘re a King fan, would you either like or comment on this post! Thanks :)

bookloo Am I a fan if I‘ve only read 2 of his books? 🙈 6y
TricksyTails 👑♥️ Constant reader here!! 6y
Ashley_Nicoletto Love him! 6y
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Josie @bookloo if you enjoyed them, then hell yeah! 6y
wrenaymuhree 11/22/63 😍💕 my favorite, of the few I've read! 6y
CocoReads 🙋although I haven‘t read them all. His books are a time commitment and sometimes I don‘t like them (ahem, Cell) 6y
Josie @CocoReads oh, I thought we were gonna pretend that Cell never happened... 6y
AmyG He is my favorite author. 6y
bookloo @Josie Yay! Then huge fan! ☺️ 6y
Josie @bookloo which 2 have you read? I‘m just curious :) 6y
bookloo @Josie Christine and Pet Sematary. Received Sleeping Beauties as a “pre-anniversary” gift, so planning on reading that next month! 🙃 6y
Texreader Loved him when I was in high school back in the 80s. 6y
Soubhiville I‘m with @Texreader , I used to read a lot of him, but not so much these days. I do still love IT. 6y
Texreader @Soubhiville I still love The Stand! 😄 6y
Josie @bookloo those are good choices!!! Pet Sematary is one of his best in my opinion. I am listening to Sleeping Beauties on audio right now and I love it! 6y
CocoReads @Josie I‘ll keep on pretending. @texreader that‘s when I read him the most too 6y
Josie @Soubhiville IT will live on forever!! 6y
Cortg I read my first King, 11/22/63 when it came out and have read 4 or 5 books by him since. 6y
LeahBergen I was a teenage fan, too. 6y
minkyb Lifelong fan. 6y
DHill One of my favorite authors. 6y
JessClark78 My favorite author. ❤️ 6y
tammysue A great writer! 6y
Soubhiville @Texreader I intend to reread The Stand someday! 6y
EllieDottie I've only read the shining, but I liked it!! 6y
Bookzombie I haven‘t read them but I‘m a fan. 🙂 6y
kylienoele 👋🏻👋🏻 6y
Laney1733 I've read The Stand, all of The Dark Tower Books, Sleeping Beauties and Under the Dome. I think that's all. I've enjoyed all of them! 6y
bookhoarder513 Yesssss! I am. 6y
manifestsanity Constant Reader. Damn straight. 6y
JanuarieTimewalker13 I loved 11/22/63, and IT. Didn't love The Tommyknockers, and I want to read Salem's Lot and The Stand. 6y
everlocalwest I read so much King in grade school. I haven't really picked him up much since then but still consider myself a fan. The Shining is one of my all time favorite books. 6y
JacqMac Like @Texreader I read him a lot in the 80‘s. I have read a lot of his newer stuff, but his classics are still my favorites. 6y
GidgetsTreasures75 Love him! Just finished Sleeping Beauties!!! 6y
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Red Dragon | Thomas Harris
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Mehso-so

I only gave this book 3 stars. I really enjoyed the story that Harris was trying to tell. However, his writing was horrible. It took me 2 weeks to read this book, which is a long time for me. I literally had a headache after reading 30 pages. It just felt like he was trying too hard, and I don‘t think he had to. The story itself was enough to make me finish.

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Game of Thrones | George R R Martin
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I went a wee bit crazy at Half Price Books (upper left) and Barnes and Noble (upper right, Funko Pops). However, I don‘t feel guilty at all!! My baby is out of town and I decided to treat myself because it will probably be another year before I get a whole weekend off. Also, retail therapy is great for my anxiety once I get over all the rude ass people out and about on Saturday‘s.

Bette Nice stacks and Funkos! We were also out on Saturday...could not get home fast enough. 😳😆 6y
Josie @Bette it must have been the full moon weekend! Because people were a lot worse than normal 6y
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My tiny human and my big male human are going out of town today 😭😭 it‘s the first time that Lilah is leaving me for 3 days! I‘m a little anxious, but I am also looking forward to some “me” time. I have good books, lots of junk food and a ton of tv to catch up on. Should be a great weekend if I can keep my crazy under control while my baby is gone!!

britt_brooke Aw! She's adorable. ? I feel the same way when I'm away from my babies. Try to enjoy your "me time" - you deserve it! 6y
TrishB Sounds like you have a good plan 👍 6y
Bookzombie She is so cute! I hope you enjoy your "me time." 6y
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MicheleinPhilly "Look Mama, I packed!" ? 6y
Natasha.C.Barnes I hope you have fun! But don't feel guilty if you just miss her. My mom always told me never to let anyone make me feel bad for not enjoying myself when I was away from my (currently nonexistent) children. I think she was pushed to leave me and go out too early! 😆 6y
Josie @Natasha.C.Barnes haha! I am going to try my best. They just left, and I cried like a baby! 6y
minkyb I remember those feelings. Try and enjoy yourself! The time will fly by. 6y
Natasha.C.Barnes @Josie awwww I'm so sorry!! 6y
AmyG It's hard to be separated. I remember. But hope you enjoy your quiet time. 6y
Eggs Oh I remember that bittersweet feeling...Enjoy your one-ness❣️ 6y
Jennick2004 Soooo cute 💜 6y
Josie @Natasha.C.Barnes I‘m doing okay now!!! I just threw myself into work! It‘s amazing how much I can get done with no toddler around lol 6y
Natasha.C.Barnes @Josie Hahahaha I can only imagine. Happy productivity! 🙃 6y
SilversReviews So adorable!! 6y
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The Secret Life of Bees | Sue Monk Kidd
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1. The Secret Life of Bees (Yeah, I didn‘t fall for any classics in HS).
2. A white tank top that says “Girls don‘t like boys. Girls like true crime and murder documentaries.”
3. Stains
4. Billy Bumblers
5. ✋🏽 @Gayan @LauraBeth @jess.how

OrangeMooseReads That shirt 👍🏼 6y
Josie @OrangeMooseReads I love it!!! Although, I wish I had been wearing my “I‘d like you more if you were books” shirt. 6y
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Cinfhen Your shirt 🏆👊🏼❣️ 6y
FantasyChick I need that shirt!!!! 💖💖💖✋✋ 6y
TrishB 🙌🙋 6y
Josie @FantasyChick I bought that one and a whole bunch of other funny shirts from lookhuman.com. You should check it out, so much fun stuff! 6y
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Bookish.SAM Billy bumblers!! Yes! 😂 6y
SilversReviews Loved THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES!! 6y
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Sleeping Beauties | Stephen King, Owen King
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My October BOTM! I've read Ready Player One, but the boyfriend wants to read it before the movie comes out!

Kimberlone My bf is not a big reader but I recommended Ready Player One to him and he loved it! He borrowed my copy but forgot it when he left town for work and ended up having to buy his own copy! 6y
Josie @Kimberlone my bf isn't either! I've got him to read a few books that he loved! RPO is the first one he's asked me about in a long time so I was more than happy to purchase it 6y
TheBookStacker My bf loved ready player one and he's really not a big reader, he also loved the Martian and the red rising trilogy. 6y
Sungirl79 I got these books too except I got Little Fires Everywhere instead of Ready Player One 😀 6y
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Different Seasons | Stephen King
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Buying used books comes with perks...like free bookmarks from the 90s

rubyslippersreads I love it when I find old bookmarks or postcards in a used book. 6y
AmyG Those are great. I found one from Minneapolis...from a used book I got last weekend. I love the extra little surprise. 6y
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Different Seasons | Stephen King
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After taking a month off, I am jumping right back in to my chronological Stephen King reread! This is one of the few books I have never read from King. I am so excited for Shawshank and The Body!! #epicstephenkingreread #book15 #1982

TheNextBook I hadn't read this either till a few months ago! It was good. 6y
kristinshafel Yes! I loved this collection. Apt Pupil and The Breathing Method too. Sooo good! 6y
Josie @TheNextBook @kristinshafel I've heard such great things about each novella!! I was so eager to get to this one, I think that's why I had to bail on Danse Macabre! 6y
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peaKnit So good, the Apt Pupil also 👍🏻 I can't remember The Breathing Method, so I think I need a reread too! 6y
ReadingsByTheC I'm so excited for you! This is one of my favorite Stephen King books. I just did a re-read last month! 6y
Josie @ReadingsByTheC YAY!!! Growing up, I was not a huge fan of novellas. So I never read any of King's collections. I LOVE novellas now, though! It's so fun to be reading some of his work for the first time. 6y
LauraBeth So glad to see you back! 6y
Josie @LauraBeth thank you!!! It's so good to be back :):) 6y
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Asking for Trouble: A Novel | Elizabeth Young
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I missed out on a ton of questionnaires while on my Litsy hiatus. So, I made one! You can participate if you want, I'd love to hear from you! Also, I know it's pretty much impossible to find my name when trying to tag. Don't sweat it! Just have fun :)
1. 8-10 books a month
2. I love both
3. I binge watch tv or movies. I get bored of that quickly and feel like reading after a few days.
4. I am at 81/100!
5. Romance
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Josie 6. Magnetic bookmarks!
7. ~450
8. 1,000 so I can match up with @Gayan
9. I'm terrified of frogs. TERRIFIED PEOPLE.
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WarpedSweetness SSDGM....Stay Sexy Don't Get Murdered? 6y
Josie @WarpedSweetness STAY SEXY DON'T GET MURDERED. Also, you're in a cult, call your dad. 6y
WarpedSweetness @Josie Yassss!! Fuck politeness!! 6y
Gayan Toxic Masculinity Ruined the Party Again. 6y
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September was a good one for me!

Ms_T Bravo! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
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Red Dragon | Thomas Harris
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It's probably no surprise that most of you know that my favorite genre is Horror. If you didn't know, HIIIIIIII, I'm Josie and I LOVE horror. With that being said, it may surprise some of you that I have never read the Hannibal Lecter series. I FIX THAT TODAY. Red Dragon finally became available on overdrive! Woot woot!

MicheleinPhilly 😮Please tell me you have at least seen The Silence of the Lambs? 6y
Josie @MicheleinPhilly oh yes of course!!! Multiple times 6y
MicheleinPhilly WHEW. 👌🏼😉 6y
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Josie @MicheleinPhilly 😂😂😂 I've just never picked up the books! No idea why 6y
JessClark78 That's a great series. 🙂 6y
Clare-Dragonfly I'm halfway through this series. The beauty of the writing took me by surprise. Maybe I'll read the last two this October! 6y
RohitSawant I've been meaning to read this! I read The Silence of the Lambs last year, and it was fantastic! 6y
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While I don't put too much emphasis on "stars" on Litsy, I rate the shit out of books on Goodreads. I hardly ever give anything 5 stars, but this book made the cut. Maybe it's because it's getting cooler and that makes me happy. Maybe it's because I am a sucker for survival fiction. Either way, I really enjoyed the story of Wolf. Wolf decides to end his life on the mountain, but he soon finds himself lost on the mountain with three women.

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I don't know how the author creates the most perfect characters ever, but he has done it again with Britt-Marie Was Here. I loved/hated every character so fully that I became emotionally invested in this small town. Britt-Marie leaves her cheating husband and ends up in the small town of Borg. She's never worked. Never had any children. But she's about to take over the towns soccer team. She learns so much about herself and life.

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A Man Called Ove: A Novel | Fredrik Backman
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It's always a good day when you find out that a favorite author is releasing a new novella on Halloween!

Jess7 This is awesome! I have loved all the books by him that I've read! 7y
Josie @Jess7 me too!! After I finish Britt-Marie, I have one more to read before this comes out and I will be all caught up on his novels! 7y
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I saw this on Facebook and just knew that you would find it as cute as I did.

bookslesstravelled 😍 wow, so pretty! 7y
OSChamberlain Can I move in? 7y
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Good morning/afternoon/evening Littens! I hope everyone is having a great day, or is at least surviving a horrible one (you can do it!!!). Just wanted to share another #currentlyreading with you all. I'm not very far into this one, but I'm definitely intrigued. The novel is written by a man named Wolf. When he was 18, he became stranded on a mountain with 3 women. He is writing the story down for his son, who is now 18. Good so far :)

Bookzombie I'm happy to see your posts again. 🙂 7y
Josie @Bookzombie aw thanks!!! That makes me so happy. 7y
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Now that I have caught up on my reviews and challenges, I can share with you what I am currently reading. Fredrik Backman could write an entire novel in gibberish and I would read it and it would probably make me cry. That's just what he does best. Britt-Marie is no different, so far. Funny, endearing, and even mysterious!

OSChamberlain I need more from him! Read Ove a few months ago and still think About it. 7y
Josie @OSChamberlain I LOVED Ove. Britt-Marie is almost like a female Ove. It's adorable. 7y
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Danse Macabre | Stephen King
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Bailedbailed

Alright, my lovely littles of Litsy, I have spammed your feeds over the last 24 hours with all of the books that I read during my Litsy absence (and yes, I am back, it's good to see you all!) Not only did I take a Litsy hiatus, but I also took a break from my #EpicStephenKingReread. Now, im ready to continue it, but I have made the decision to DNF this one. It's actually the reason I took a hiatus in the first place. Continued in comments...

Josie While I love King, I have found that I am not too interested in the horror genre from 1950-1980. Call me a basic bitch, but I just don't have the interest. I have also decided to remove the remaining Bachman books from my reread as well. I am ready to get back into King novels and storytelling! 7y
TheNextBook I had the same issue. And what really sucked with this book was how few of the references I got. So while I was enjoying learning, a lot of what he said went over my head!! 7y
TheNextBook Ok, I know you cut Bachman but if you make it through Desperation read the Regulators because the way he did those two novels is really cool! 7y
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Josie @TheNextBook OH GIRL. I have read both of those, I just forgot that The Regulators is under Bachman. I'll definitely be including that one!!! 7y
TheNextBook I read those two back to back and was blown away! I kept asking myself what the fuck was happening! Such a damn mind trip. 😂 7y
Reggie @TheNextBook I love those two, and the fact that he used the same characters in both but different settings was pretty cool. One of my worst nightmares I ever had came from the Regulators. 7y
TheNextBook @Reggie Dak! Desperation was pretty intense... 7y
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Warm Bodies: A Novel | Isaac Marion
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This book turned out to be so much better than I expected. The narrator, R, is a zombie who slowly finds himself changing into...something more human? He isn't sure. His journey begins when, instead of eating a young girl, he saves her and takes her home to protect her. The adventure that follows is heart-warming and exciting! I definitely plan on finishing the series.

[DELETED] 206653737 Great quote! 7y
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Stillhouse Lake | Rachel Caine
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I LOVED this book. It spins the tale of Gina Royal, who, after a drunk man plows into her garage, learns that her husband is a serial killer (not a spoiler, in the description, don't come at me, bro). The book follows her struggle to run away from all of the people who believe that she helped her husband murder multiple women. Fast paced, chilling and beautifully written, I definitely recommend this one to all thriller fans.

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The Good Girl | Mary Kubica
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Ughhhhh. I hated this book so much. I finished it, for some reason, but I did not enjoy it. It was boring and made me feel gross half the time. It tries to come off as this thriller/mystery/love story. All I got out of it was racism and Stockholm syndrome. I figured out one of the big reveals pretty early on, it was pretty obvious. The second "big reveal" comes in the epilogue. It actually made the book make less sense. Continued in comments...

Josie This was my first Mary Kubica, and I was not impressed. Is her other stuff better? Should I give it a shot? I really don't want to, based off of this one. The first bad book I have had in months. 7y
Jess7 Yikes! If you didn't like this one than you may not want to. I absolutely loved this book. It is definitely my favorite of her books. She has others I liked too though - pretty baby, don't you cry and her newest one, Every Last Lie (but I haven't read her new one yet). 7y
Josie @Jess7 thank you for being honest!!! Maybe she just isn't for me 🤷🏻‍♀️ 7y
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Jess7 You're welcome. I think I like reading about flawed dislikable main characters though - it sounds like you really didn't like the main character and that may have shaped your opinion of the book - if that's the case I would stay away from books by Mary Kubica and Gillian Flynn and maybe even Amy Gentry. You might like Kate Morton? She wrote The Lake House and her characters (while complicated) are more likable. (edited) 7y
Jess7 I would also avoid Jessica Knoll - her main character is beyond unlikeable - the main character in Luckiest Girl Alive was so terrible it made it a little hard to connect with. 7y
Jess7 Have you read Kate Morton before? If not I would highly recommend this one. It's written very different than Mary Kubica, Gillian Flynn, Amy Gentry, Jessica Knoll, Abigail Haas, Gilly Macmillan, etc. I think Kate Morton's writing is BEAUTIFUL. She really takes you there. The characters are well developed and it's engrossing. I've only read this one, but I've heard great things about there other books. 7y
Josie @Jess7 I'll check it out! I am actually a big Gillian Flynn book! But that's the only author you mentioned that I have read 7y
Jess7 Have you read Flynn's book Sharp Objects? It's my favorite, but the characters are very dark and unlikeable. 7y
Josie @Jess7 yes, I have! I totally agree with your 7y
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If I Stay | Gayle Forman
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So, this is a so-so for me because there was just a little bit too much teenage romance. I know, I have a cold heart. It's just not my thing. HOWEVER, if it is your thing, I think you will enjoy this. It's the tale of a teenage girl who is in a coma after a car accident. However, her consciousness is awake and walking around, watching herself and her family.

Lindy This wasn't my thing either. It's been a few years since I read it, but I still remember rolling my eyes when the ghostly spirit-girl admired a nurse's manicure. 7y
Eggs I watched the movie on Amazon. Good but not in my top-rated stories 😌 7y
Josie @Lindy haha! Yes, total cheese. It's why I have such a hard time with YA. 7y
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Josie @Eggs I haven't watched the movie yet. I like to wait a bit so it doesn't feel redundant. However, I don't know if I actually want to watch it. My toddler limits my movie viewing so I have to really want to watch something and know that it will be worth it 7y
Eggs Oops @Josie straying fingers..In that case, I would forgo this movie and save up other movie-yearnings for when toddler is napping or is otherwise engaged 😉 7y
Josie @Eggs haha okay! Good to know. The toddler just recently gave up naps 😭😭😭 7y
Eggs Oh say it isn't so 🤦‍♂️ Another of life's chapters finished LOL 7y
Josie @Eggs yep! And it has not been easy lol but we're surviving! 7y
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Lost in Shangri-La | MItchell Zuckoff
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So, a long time ago, I asked for survival story recs and someone recommended this. I can't remember who you are, but I want to thank you. This has EVERYTHING I love: plane crash, survivors, natives, a daring rescue, honorable men and women AND it's all true. I even learned some new facts about WWII, which is one of my favorite time periods to read about. Highly recommend this for readers of nonfiction/history.

Eggs Sounds so good 7y
Nebklvr I have this. Need to read it. 7y
Josie @Balibee146 haha yay!!! I hope you enjoy, I certainly did! It was a crazy story, but I also learned a lot! 7y
Josie @Nebklvr yes, you do! 7y
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My father is obsessed with Scientology. OBSESSED. Not in a "you're in a cult, call your dad" kind of way, but in an interested-about-the-facts kind of way. So, when my bookish soulmate sent me this book for my birthday, I was excited to read it! I found it to be surprising and hilarious. Remini is indeed funny. Scientology is indeed crazy. I recommend this if you like her and if you have an interest in Scientology.

IamIamIam I loved this!!!! It was my first audio book!!! Crazy stuff!! 7y
Josie @IamIamIam seriously! It was really nice to have something to talk about with my dad, who is a little bit of a self centered twat. I love the man, but refuses to take interest in anything that doesn't interest him personally, even if it's something his children love. So this was fun. But now he won't stop and what have I done... 7y
OSChamberlain I‘m like your dad but my obsession is with religion in general. Specifically how people actually believe in it. So this should be an interesting read! 7y
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Texreader I'm in the "they must be a cult/crazy" category! Most certainly not a religion. Go Leah! 7y
Josie @OSChamberlain I do think that you will enjoy it. However, I also recommend that you watch Going Clear before or after you read this. I don't think it will matter in which order. I learned so much more about Scientology itself from the documentary than I did this book. Which was fine, but my mind was blown by the documentary. 7y
Josie @Texreader agreed! I love Leah Remini. I grew up watching King of Queens, it was a childhood staple so I just adore her and her crazy personality. 7y
OSChamberlain @Josie oooooh thanks for the rec! Gonna check both out for sure. 7y
ReadingEnvy I like all the memoirs surrounding Scientology but for a kick I recommend Black Wave by Michelle Tea, which is an end of the world situation and the scientologists start jumping off their roof in Hollywood. And um it's somehow hilarious. Im not explaining it very well. 7y
Josie @ReadingEnvy UM NO THAT WAS PERFECT YOU DID PERFECT. I'm sold, girl. 7y
OneCent76 I love this book and her show on A&E 7y
heathercr You quoted My Favorite Murder so we are best friends now ✌️ 7y
LittleWonder I loved the audiobook! Remini is an absolute riot as a narrator. 7y
Bakingbookworm This was an excellent, eye-opening book. She has such courage to do what she's done. And I'll never look at Tom Cruise the same way again. 7y
Josie @heathercr YAY!!!!!!! I love true crime friendships! THE BEST. 7y
Josie @Bakingbookworm I couldn't agree with you more. I love the part of the book where they are all at his house and his crazy ass wants to play hide and seek in his mansion! So so weird. 7y
Bakingbookworm @Josie Agreed. And the amount of power Tom wields within that organization. He's totally smarmy to me now. Ew. 7y
Josie @Bakingbookworm yeah, it's really gross. I refuse to watch his movies. I just can't support him. 7y
Bakingbookworm @Josie Same here. He's icky to me now and all I can think of is this Scientology thing when he's in character. 7y
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Final Girls | Riley Sager
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This was my second BOTM read and it did not disappoint. I am a sucker for serial killer stories. This book was interesting because it delves into the lives of not one, not two, but THREE women who survive massacres. TAKE MY MONEY. I did not see the end coming AT ALL. I know a lot of you did, and I'm sure if I thought really hard about it, I might have been able to crack it. But, what fun is that?

Sweettartlaura Every time I see a post about this book, I‘m a little more annoyed with myself for not picking it 😣 7y
Josie @Sweettartlaura you may just have to click that "add-on" button sometime soon ;) I really enjoyed it. It was easy to read and I enjoyed the backstories and the mystery surrounding the main characters actions "the night of". I will always recommend it to people who love thrillers! 7y
Sweettartlaura Maybe it will be my Christmas treat to myself 🤔 7y
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The Night Circus | Erin Morgenstern
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I had attempted this book once before, but it wasn't the right time. The second time around, it took me awhile to become invested, but once I was, I never wanted it to end. This novel is a magic show, a challenge, a love story and a story about how far people will go to prove a point.

ItsAngel @Josie I too tried this before and I guess it wasn't the right time. I put it aside and I hope when I get back to it I will love it as much as everyone else seems to. 7y
Sweettartlaura I loved this book ❤️. But it was a book club killer 😕 7y
Josie @Sweettartlaura WHAT?? Why? What is that??? I've never had a successful book club lol 7y
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Sweettartlaura It‘s a hard book to talk about. And not everyone likes magical realism, or even just magic. And so we all took a break after this one, but that particular group never re-convened 😕 7y
Josie @Sweettartlaura I can imagine it would be difficult to talk about. Wow. A Book Club Killer. That's good to know. Literally every bookclub I've ever had, no one takes it seriously from the start. So they all kind of die before they are even created lol 7y
Sweettartlaura Aw, that‘s too bad - when they‘re good, they‘re great! Don‘t give up - you‘ll find a book club one of these days 🙂 7y
Josie @Sweettartlaura I won't give up! A few times a year, @Gayan and I do buddy reads! And we always discuss what we're currently reading! It's like a mini book club, and everyone cares about it and actually reads the books lol 7y
Gayan I love our buddy reads. 7y
Josie @Gayan me too :):) 7y
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Percy Jackson 5 - The Last Olympian | Bestsellers - Books USA Press
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Finishing the Percy Jackson series was bittersweet. There is no better feeling than the accomplishment of finishing a series of books. However, I was not ready to say goodbye to the characters and their world. All five books were enjoyable because there is great comic relief in all of them. The subject matter is rather dark, if you think about it, so I loved the jokes and found myself smiling often.

cariashley I never read these and have always wanted to! 7y
Josie @cariashley They are really fun! A little cheesy at times, but I still enjoyed them. They are quick reads, too! I found the whole set at a used bookstore for $17! 7y
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Horrorstor: A Novel | Grady Hendrix
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Grady Hendrix is a gift to readers who love horror with a little silliness involved. That perfectly describes this book. Don't get me wrong, it's a dark silliness. While reading, I wasn't sure what to make of it. Now, more than a month later, I can see that I thoroughly enjoyed it.

OSChamberlain Nice review! Gonna check this one out! 7y
Gayan This just moved up the TBR pile! 7y
TobeyTheScavengerMonk Hendrix reviews old gross and goofy horror novels every Friday and is reviewing every Stephen King book in publishing order on Tor.com 7y
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Josie @TobeyTheScavengerMonk THANK YOU. That sounds amazing and I'm currently reading the King books in publication order so it's perfect! 7y
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Sweetgirl | Travis Mulhauser
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I'm from Phoenix, AZ, so I love books that take place in snowy places. This book is about a teenage girl named Percy who is looking for her meth addicted mother. When she turns up at the dealer's farm house, she finds a baby, alone and neglected. This short novel follows Percy on her journey to get the baby to safety during a horrible blizzard. I laughed, I cried, I shivered.

Moray_Reads Haunting picture ❤ 7y
ReadingOver50 I feel the same. Living in So. California I am obsessed with books taking place in snowy landscapes 7y
Eggs Loved this one 7y
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MyNamesParadise This was one of my favorites from last year! I think it came out in 2016! 7y
Josie @MyNamesParadise it was so good for being so short! 7y
MyNamesParadise @Josie it's quality not quantity! ☺️ I've been on the lookout for his next book but haven't heard anything yet! 7y
Josie @MyNamesParadise let me know if you hear anything! 7y
MyNamesParadise @Josie will do!! 7y
LauraBeth I was just checking in on you since it‘s been a while - hope all is well! ❤️ 7y
Josie @LauraBeth awww!!!!!!! You are too sweet! I am doing well! I'm still on Litsy, reading posts and stacking books! Just haven't been posting. My 2 year old recently gave up naps so I've been a mess! 7y
LauraBeth Glad you‘re still here. Tell that baby to nap 💕 7y
RadicalReader @Josie I love when a book perfectly and completely captures all the emotions 6y
RadicalReader @Josie if you‘re looking for an awesome read I HIGHLY RECOMMEND 6y
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The best part about having a bookish soulmate is discovering new authors! I had never even heard of Joshilyn Jackson until @Gayan was all "WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH YOUR LIFE READ THEM ALL." So, I started with this one and LOVED IT. Part chick lit, part mystery, lots of funnies. I wanted a little more from the ending, but I still enjoyed the journey.

Kimmykay I love her books! Gods in Alabama is my fav. 7y
christineandbooks I just discovered Joshilyn Jackson recently too and love her books so far! I've read this and a few others including her new one which was fantastic. I happened across her description of her writing in thanks section of her website and it's perfectly, hilariously true! 7y
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christineandbooks Also if you like audio books give her a try that way. She narrates them herself and they are so good. She has a background in voice acting. 7y
Josie @Kimmykay before I even finished this one, I went out and bought Gods in Alabama because it had a huge hold list at the library! 7y
Josie @christineandbooks I didn't know that! I will definitely check one out 7y
BookNotes Love her books. 7y
Gayan I knew you would live her, she's just so much fun. 7y
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I enjoyed this book mainly because I learned a lot about the dead people being written to. Like, damn Judy Garland, I had no idea what you went through. Overall, this book made me really sad and didn't answer all of my questions at the end.

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