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kimmypete1

kimmypete1

Joined October 2016

Reader and Math Teacher.
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Pickpick

I picked this up on a whim bc I needed a book with a pink and green cover. This was a ridiculous and fun look at a very affluent public elementary school PTA. While I work at a normal school with a normal PTA, I can absolutely see this playing out with this level of shenanigans with the affluent moms who think that their kid is “normal” bc they attend a public school as they bougie it up.

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This book was SO MUCH FUN!! The only thing I didn‘t like were the sexytimes. I‘d really like someone to write a dark romantic comedy, with just regular vanilla sexytimes.

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October's End | Horrified Press
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Pretty solid reading month, best of the month was So Thirsty.

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I really enjoyed this! Cute and fun with a side of feelings.

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First 2024 challenge complete!

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The Trees: A Novel | Percival Everett
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This was a tough read at times, but an important one.

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Mehso-so

I liked it, but it was way too slow for me. I‘m a girl that likes a faster pace.

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The Last Town | Blake Crouch
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What a wild ride!! Loved the way this one ended and that a certain someone got what they deserved.

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Queenie | Candice Carty-Williams
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Bailedbailed

I wanted to like this so much, it‘s just my kind of fiction. But her choices were so bad, and she kept repeating them and I just couldn‘t handle it anymore.

ChaoticMissAdventures I felt the same, it was all just too much! 1mo
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The Vine Witch | Luanne G. Smith
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I liked this one, but I don‘t know that I‘ll continue the trilogy. Thankfully it had a complete ending. It was just too slow of a read for me.

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This one took an unexpected turn, but I liked the mystery and boy was it engaging.

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Pretty good. The pretending/lying got a bit much at times, but it was cute.

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The Unwedding | Ally Condie
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Mehso-so

Started off good, but then meandered too much. Then we figured out everything and there was still an hour left in the audiobook which wasn‘t necessary at all.

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I am currently in the middle of three print books, which is not my normal vibe. I‘m buddy reading Kamala Harris book with a coworker, started A Sorceress Comes to Call for funsies and I agreed to take a professional development book study to support one of new to the building teachers

I know this sounds terrible but this kind of thing isn‘t really my jam and I am absolutely dreading it, but hopefully I get a few good things to use out of it.

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The Veiled Kingdom | Holly Renee
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Fast paced fantasy read. Already ordered the next one. :)

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Glitter spewing pink dragons. That is all you need to know.

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Wayward | Blake Crouch
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I enjoyed this one more than the first. I liked that it wasn‘t as much WTF as wtf.

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The Arrangement | Sonali Mishra
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Mehso-so

Meh.

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I know a lot of people didn‘t like Lightlark, but I did and I enjoyed this one just as much, can‘t wait for the conclusion in November.

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Best of Summer 2024

The two on the left were 5 star reads, the rest were 4.5.

Biggest surprise was how much I got from Paris Hilton‘s memoir, it was not at all what I was expecting. Second biggest surprise was A Rover of Golden Bones. I‘m currently in my fantasy era and this was just sucked me in and wouldn‘t let go.

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Augustown | Kei Miller
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Hello… it‘s me…

It‘s been more than a hot minute since I posted, kind of fell out of the habit this summer. I did have a wonderful summer of reading. Here‘s a round up of August. I‘ll post about a few of my favorite summer reads shortly.

Bookwormjillk Good to “see” you! 3mo
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I‘ve been terrible about sharing what I‘ve been reading on here so here is what I‘ve currently read in July. The highlight of the month so far is A River of Golden Bones, with Done and Dusted in second.

robinb I‘ve been wondering about the Rebel Blue Ranch series. The covers are retro cool and initially drew me in (and made me laugh/cringe at times). 😊 Just wasn‘t sure if the writing/storylines were worth the read. Sounds like you think so. 😉 4mo
ShananigansReads I didn‘t know this cover collage feature existed. Thanks, even though it is not the point of your post. 🙃 4mo
kimmypete1 @robinb it was light and fun and just what I needed 4mo
kimmypete1 @ShananigansReads it‘s new as of maybe two weeks ago? You can access it on the stats page, the share icon. I love storygraph so much, continually being updated with new features! 4mo
ShananigansReads @kimmypete1 yep, I found it. It will help make the monthly round up so much easier. 4mo
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The Review of Reviews | William Thomas Stead
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Definitely a dip when family was visiting but otherwise a fabulous month!

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Reviews and Reviewing: A Guide | Albert John Walford
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June‘s books, courtesy of StoryGraph and their new amazing wrap up template. Best of the month was Chain Gang All Stars with The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy a close second.

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Chain-Gang All-Stars: A Novel | Adjei-Brenyah, Nana K
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Utterly fantastic.

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Match Me If You Can | Swati Hegde
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Panpan

In short, I was annoyed by many, many, many things.

dabbe #fanofthepan! 🤩🤩🤩 5mo
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The Secret of the Mansion | Julie Campbell
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I really enjoyed revisiting this childhood favorite with my niece!

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When She Was Me | Marlee Bush
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Mehso-so

Meh. Started off ok, but then took a wild turn and I didn‘t care for it.

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Lightlark | Alex Aster
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Really enjoyed this fantasy. Can‘t wait to read the next one!

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Flawless | Elsie Silver
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Enjoyed this modern day wester romance.

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Bright Young Women | Jessica (Author) Knoll
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Definitely a pic, thought it was not quite what I was expecting. It‘s fiction, but felt like true crime, not a thriller.

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The Review of Reviews | William Thomas Stead
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May in Review.

Pretty solid reading month, which is a surprise as May is usually a low month for me. The best of the month was The Silence of Monsters and Rainbow Black.

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Heartwarming and beautiful story of family and how people come together.

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Enjoyable and fun. Ending got wrapped up a bit quick for my liking, but that‘s ok.

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Midnight: A Thriller | Amy McCulloch
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Descent thriller, the Antarctica setting was fascinating.

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Savor It: A Novel | Tarah DeWitt
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So much emotion packed into this book, almost got me teary eyed!

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Rainbow Black: A Novel | Maggie Thrash
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What a book!

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Miya Ando | Miya Ando
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Mehso-so

Cute but dragged in the middle.

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Wonderfully written and a beautiful tale.

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Jay Crownover is one of my favorite authors and she did not disappoint in this wild soap opera style ride.

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Expiration Dates | Rebecca Serle
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Expiration dates was an unexpected delight for me. I really loved the different things (fate vs choice) that is brought up for discussion, especially at the end. It never once occurred to me that the thing that happened at the end would have been done, but it does make sense and I'm glad it happened because Daphne needed the wake up call. I loved how it ended and it was the warm fuzzy book I needed to read right now.

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Ridiculous hijinks but so much fun. Perfect read for the end of the school year.

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Delightfully cozy (except for one surprising serious moment about 85% in).

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Mind Games | Nora Roberts
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The last few Nora Roberts standalone have had a very different vibe and I‘m here for it.

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Seven Year Slip | Ashley Poston
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Absolutely delightful!

KadaGul I read ? this book for our Romance Book Club. It was a pure delight. Last summer ☀️ , the Barrington Area Library had "Dead Romantics" as a hot ?pick.#AshleyPoston 7mo
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Utterly fascinating.

britt_brooke Love her books! Do you listen to her podcast? Sounds Like a Cult. It‘s pretty entertaining! 7mo
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Worst Wingman Ever | Abby Jimenez
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Cute little novella.

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The True Love Experiment | Christina Lauren
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Love it!

slategreyskies I‘m reading this now. I‘m about 25% of the way through, and I‘m loving it! 💕 7mo
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Such a great twisty thriller.

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Really enjoyed this thriller!