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Kristel

Kristel

Joined June 2017

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Pickpick

I really enjoyed this mystery, so much that I started the second book as soon as I finished it. Love that it was set in Australia.

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Overall I liked this book but I felt like the second half wasn‘t as good as the first part.
My first book for #52BookClub24

BarbaraBB Yay! 3mo
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Starting this at work today.

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The Wives | Tarryn Fisher
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Pickpick

I loved this book but hated the ending.

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The Wives | Tarryn Fisher
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My current listen

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The Raven Song | Luanne G. Smith
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Mehso-so

Got through this audiobook quite quickly at work. I enjoyed the world building a lot more in this second instalment but there was not much character progression. Overall this book was missing something I can‘t quite describe.

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The Raven Spell | Luanne G. Smith
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Set in Victorian England, a witch and a private investigator hunt a serial killer.

My first audiobook at work for the year. The story had potential but I thought the whodunit was a bit obvious. I liked the narrator and I‘ll give the second story a chance.

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Pickpick

I liked this second instalment. The main character is a little annoying but I absolutely love the quirkiness of the supporting characters. This was the first book I finished of 2024 and I am loving the covers of this series!

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This book came up on a FB ad late last year and I got it just for the cover. I was not disappointed. A good mystery with quirky characters. I read it in one sitting on a flight to Japan just before Christmas.

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Keeper of Enchanted Rooms | Charlie N. Holmberg
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Listening to this whilst at work for the second last work week of the year

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Pickpick

I chose this book because I thought the cover was pretty. I liked this story enough to continue the series but I‘m not sure if I‘m getting too old now to read academy books 🤷🏻‍♀️

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My first book of 2023 and i thought it was great. A lot of world building. It‘s part 1 of the first book and I can‘t wait to read part 2

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The Guest List | Lucy Foley
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I really enjoyed this one, I was kept guessing until the end.

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Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets?

The midnight library was my first book of 2022. It was a little slow in parts and I found it hard to connect with the main character but it has an interesting concept and overall lived up to the hype.

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Untitled | Unknown
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Mehso-so

This ebook was banned by amazon shortly after being released. I quickly bought it so I could see what the fuss was about. It's an extremely taboo book and has caused a lot of controversy in the indie book world.

I read it in one sitting and I'm still not sure what to think about it.

Elisa I just read the reviews on Goodreads. I'm not a prude, but this really doesn't appeal to me. The whole idea is kind of gross and it honestly makes me angry that the author is basically trying to normalize incest and to a certain degree paedophilia. I never would have thought I'd say this, but I'm glad at least Amazon refused to stock the book any longer. 7y
Bambolina_81 Thanks for your review. I saw K Webster's post about this book and I was intrigued...then I read your review and went straight to Goodreads to what the taboo situation is. There are some issues right there and up until this morning I'd never even heard of it! Has it been officially banned from sale everywhere now? Not sure how I feel about that as surely we can choose what we read? Doesn't mean we'll copy what's in the book. 7y
Kristel My problem is not that there is incest but that the author tried to romanticise it. One of my favourite books also has incest (edited) 7y
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Kristel @Elisa in the end it turns out they're not blood related but in my mind it makes no difference. if you raise a child then you're a parent, blood or not. 7y
Kristel @Bambolina_81 last I heard it was available on smashwords but I'm sure it's just a matter of time before it gets banned there as well 7y
Bambolina_81 One of the reviews on GR basically condensed the story. I totally agree with you blood or not it's not right. 7y
Elisa @Kristel I absolutely agree. It's all fiction, but it's in how it's framed, isn't it? For her to say stuff like "it's an unconventional romance" it basically legitimizes the whole thing and it just makes me so angry, when there are so many victims of physical and emotional abuse who take years to recover (some never really do). And I agree, incest is incest — it's more in the role than in the blood relation — and it is gross and despicable, period (edited) 7y
batsy Hi, I'm your sender for the let's get cosy book exchange and was wondering if the package has arrived? It was sent out from Malaysia on Aug 25. 🙂 7y
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This Girl: A Novel | Colleen Hoover
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Colleen Hoover is organising Book Bonanza, a book signing in Denver, Colorado for July next year.

This morning I got up early so I could buy a ticket when they went on sale at 3am my time.

I'm really tired now but super excited to start planning my first USA trip

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I finally finished the #julyisstrange readathon.

I ended up quite liking the story but annoyingly everything happens in the last 20% of the book so it's a chore to get to that part. In saying that, I feel like it needs to be that way to really understand the story.

cariashley 👏👏👏 7y
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My babysitters club and little sister book collection.

I'm going to start reading them with my daughter at bed time

#raisingreaders

Ruri_kaichou Such a great idea! 7y
Peddler410 So cool! 7y
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Crane | Stacey Rourke
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Just about to start this book. I have no idea what it's about but I like the cover

TrishB That cover is awesome 👍 7y
TitleSpines Cool 7y
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It was my wedding anniversary on Thursday and my husband got me this. The illustrations are beautiful ❤️

Peddler410 Happy Anniversary! 7y
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Nine Minutes | Beth Flynn
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My pre-order of The Iron Tiara arrived to my kindle yesterday and I didn't realise! I can't wait to start it tonight.

Annoyingly the book isn't in litsy.

OneCent76 She's a great author! 7y
Chocomeiske Looks interesting... 7y
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Untitled | Unknown
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What kind of reader are you?
I got speed reader

https://www.bookstr.com/quiz-what-type-of-reader-are-you

Peddler410 I got open-minded 🙂 7y
TheBookStacker Open Minded Reader 😇 7y
JazzFeathers I got Devoted Reader 7y
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Financial Reporting Handbook 2017 Australia | Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Staff
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Today's reading is not very exciting 😒📔📙📚

TrishB It's definitely not 😔 good luck! 7y
JazzFeathers Oh dear 😫 7y
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I started this book yesterday for a fb group read and I couldn't put it down. I stayed up all night to finish it.

It was dark and disturbing. I felt unsettled and haunted as I was reading it.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

JoeStalksBeck Loved this book 7y
FantasyChick Ooooh I love those kind of books!! 7y
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Finding Trust | Natalie Gayle
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Better than I had been expecting and an interesting concept. I might even read the next one in the series. Maybe.

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Finding Trust | Natalie Gayle
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My first July read for Quirky blind date with a book.

It's meant to be suspenseful romance but not there's not much suspense yet 🤔

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Finally caught up to day 5 of the #julyisstrange read.

I'm really enjoying it so far

JazzFeathers There are really too many challenges going on at the moment. I didn't know about this one, but anyway l don't thjnk l'd be able to sqeeze this one in 😔 7y
CoffeeCatsBooks I loved this book ❤️ 7y
BrainyHeroine @JazzFeathers I'm planning to host another read a long in the future, is there another intimidating / large book you'd be interested in doing? 7y
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JazzFeathers @BrainyHeroine Can't think of one at the moment. But l'll keep a look out for what you'll propose 😀 7y
Kristel @BrainyHeroine Outlander is a quite long 7y
BrainyHeroine @Kristel I'll toss that into the hat! 7y
slategreyskies @BrainyHeroine I'd be up for an Outlander read-a-long. It's been on my TBR for a while. 7y
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Untitled | Anonymous
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I've just signed up for a Litsy penpal. I can't wait to find out who it is. Thanks for organising @steverogers #litsypenpals

Peddler410 @Kristel You are matched with me 😊 My email is peddler410@gmail.com -- I'm excited to get started! 7y
Kristel @Peddler410 Hi! I've just seen this as I'm heading to bed. My email is kristella@gmail.com 7y
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On Edge | MS Kim Cong
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A boring lunch at work but I'm just about to start this book. I got it in a goodie bag at a readers retreat I went to recently.

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Dot and the Kangaroo | Ethel C Pedley
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Some books I picked up for my kids at the #lifelinebookfest in Brisbane yesterday 📚

Lizpixie I loved Dot and the Kangaroo!❤️ 7y
Peddler410 This book sounds lovely! 7y
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All you need is one clear-headed person who has good instincts. You find one like that, you hang onto them and follow them anywhere.”

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Love My Way | Kate Sterritt
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? I placed my hand on the page and imagined the feathers flying in the breeze, floating over the markets, over the town, and up into the blue skies, blurred white by the wispy clouds above.

? "For a minute or a lifetime, some people try to clip your wings, while others help you learn to fly.”

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Buying Thyme | TJ Hamilton
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I recently met TJ Hamilton and won her two books Buying Thyme and Finding Thyme at a readers retreat!

❤️brilliant books and she is lovely!

BooksTeasAndBookishThings Welcome to Litsy!!! 😊❤️🙌📚🎉 7y
MrBook Nice!! Welcome to @Litsy ! We hope you enjoy your stay with us 😊👍🏻. We're the most positive, tight-knit, passionate bibliophile community you'll meet. Careful: this'll take over your life. 😂👏🏻🙌🏻 7y
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