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Kristio

Joined June 2016

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Voyager | Diana Gabaldon
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I‘m not quite done for 2017, but it‘s been a banner year!! 🎉🎉

PurpleyPumpkin Looks like you had a great reading year, well done!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 7y
Bookzombie Great reading year!! 👏🏻👏🏻 7y
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Reading The Snow Child on my Kindle while the flakes continue to fall here in the Great White North. Wine and more books in my reading nook makes this a pretty sweet plan!

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Standard Deviation | Katherine Heiny
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I should be cleaning the house, but instead I'm finishing up this hilarious book and indulging in a lovely Sauvignon blanc 😎😍😎 #wineoclock #friday #mamaneedsabreak

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A Study in Charlotte | Brittany Cavallaro
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When the baby's sleeping (see pile of fuzzy blankets 😍), mama takes a reading & wine break with this excellent book! #readingallthetime

MidnightBookGirl Love this series! 7y
BookishMarginalia I really enjoyed this one! 7y
Kristio @MidnightBookGirl I'm so excited to get to it finally! 7y
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The Egypt Game | Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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Reading these days :)

Dweezlepip Oh! The Egypt Game is one of my favorite books from when I was little!!!! I loved anything Egyptian. I used to check it out from the library, but when I worked at Borders, I finally bought my own copy ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️ 7y
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Round House | Louise Erdrich
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I don't people watch when I travel...I book watch! Am I the only one that does this?? #bookwatch

8little_paws I ride public transportation to work and I do this all the time. 8y
Notafraidofwords I do it all the time ! 8y
LauraBeth Totally normal! 8y
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Bookquilter Shamelessly guilty of doing this too!!! 8y
Lindy Me too. 😎 8y
Cinfhen Love this 😻 8y
FountainBookstore Me too. Great to see so many people with real books these days. I have nothing against digital books. We sell them. But they seriously cramp my book voyeur needs. 👀✈️📚 8y
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It's like Christmas around here...I'm that excited!! #rhysandfeyrerock #bookishlove

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Y'all this is a watershed moment in our house!! My husband reading a book!! When we met, he was not a reader. Through sheer persistence and a lot of trial and error, I've finally found genres & books that he likes. Now, we're actually reading together! #finally #thecouplethatreadstogether

TrishB Brilliant 😀 8y
Bookzombie 💕 8y
JoeStalksBeck Ha! Mine was the same ! Though he is an audiobook guy 8y
Zelma Nicely done. Mr. Z used to read before years and years of schooling (no time) and is now getting back into it. He said for awhile that he wasn't much of a reader; I had to remind him that magazines and journals are reading materials. And now books are getting rotate back in. 👍 8y
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Chilbury Ladies' Choir | Jennifer Ryan
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Saturday morning snuggles with an excellent book and a cuddly baby 💜💜 #thisisthelife

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The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood
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So thankful that my local bookstore (Bookbug) carries super relevant & timely literature for me, but also has stuffed animal sleepovers to celebrate Mac Barnett's Noisy Night for my little ones! 💙💙 #indiebookstoresrock

Dweezlepip I love Bookbug! My sister lives near there! 8y
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This brilliant treasure of a book was recommended on the All the Books podcast a few weeks back and even 3 chapters in, I'm already completely absorbed in the story and the characters! Plus, the mention of eastern NC BBQ, and I'm completely sold ❤️❤️ #allthebooks #saturdaymorningsrule

CouronneDhiver Love your slippers! 8y
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Milk and Honey | Rupi Kaur
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Powerful.

CouronneDhiver ❤️ 8y
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Reveling in this rare morning off with coffee and a good book on the front porch :) #perfection #itsalmostspringinthemitten

Jenshootsweddings Morning coffee and reading on the front porch is my absolute fave ❤ 8y
Kristio @Jenshootsweddings Mine too! It's usually wayyyyy too cold in February here in Michigan, but we're having a nice warm spell and I'm taking advantage 💙💙💙 8y
Zelma Looks very relaxing. I wish I had a front porch but I make do with my carport and camping chair. 😋 8y
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It's a gorgeous springlike day in February! Perfect for checking out this awesome romance novel while I lounge in the sunshine ❤️ Thanks @rebeccaschinsky for the recommendation! Book Riot podcasts are the best! #allthebooks

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Caraval: Chapter Sampler | Stephanie Garber
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In between the kids museum and ice cream at Kilwin's, I convinced my toddlers to make a quick stop at Literati, an amazing bookstore in Ann Arbor! I didn't get to browse for long, but I did leave with this beauty ❤️

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Winner's Curse | Marie Rutkoski
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I'm feeling some serious love for this new bookshelf! So many books that I haven't read, so little time! The only downside is that my husband asked me "How many books are you buying these days??" once he saw how many there actually were ???? #shelfie

britt_brooke 💕💕💕 8y
Blair_Reads I love the colors ❤️💛💚💙💜 8y
rubyslippersreads This looks nice and deep, like you could put a second row of books behind each front row. 😄 8y
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Graciouswarriorprincess 💕💕💕😍💕💕 8y
Kristio @britt_brooke @Blair_Reads @rubyslippersreads @Graciouswarriorprincess Thanks! It is definitely two shelves wide, perfect for hiding more books! 💙💙💙 8y
Dragon Very nice shelves. Lots of room😀 8y
Kristio Thanks @Dragon 😎 It was on sale at Target in 6 different colors! 8y
Smashlee I love that it's color sorted 😁 8y
Kristio @Smashlee It makes me happy every time I see it! I want to do all my bookcases this way! ❤️💙💜 8y
CouronneDhiver Colors! 🎨 #BookArt 8y
Kristio @CouronneDhiver They make everything better! 8y
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Empire of Storms | Sarah J Maas
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When the book is SO GOOD, making dinner takes a backseat. For reals! What's your #cantstopwontstopbook?? #readinglife

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It's here! So pumped for this illustrated version of Harry Potter!!!

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Letters from Skye | Jessica Brockmole
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Finishing up this lovely book while supper cooks! Also enjoying this amazing wine that we bought on our anniversary trip up north...Chateau Chantal Reserve Chardonnay, so buttery and delicious! If you haven't been to Traverse City, Michigan, you need to! Lots of vineyards and an amazing indie bookstore called Brilliant Books! #bookvacation

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Lots of love and #books for my birthday! My family knows me well 💙😍💙

TheLondonBookworm Happy Birthday ☺☺☺ 8y
Books_Wine_Repeat Happy birthday! 🎉🎉 8y
ScorpioBookDreams Happy Birthday! 🎉🎁🎉🎁 8y
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rubyslippersreads Happy 🎂🎂🎂! 8y
megt Happy birthday! 8y
LauraBeth Happy Birthday! 🍰🎉 8y
Jenshootsweddings Happy birthday!! 8y
readinginthedark It's my birthday, too! Way to be born! 👍🏻🎉 8y
Texreader Happy happy birthday 🎊🎉🎂🎁🎈 8y
Bookzombie Happy Birthday!!! 🎂🎉🎈 🎁 🦄 8y
Kristio @readinginthedark Happy birthday to you!!! @TheLondonBookworm @Books_Wine_Repeat @ScorpioBookDreams @rubyslippersreads @megt @LauraBeth @Jenshootsweddings @Texreader @Bookzombie Thanks y'all! Litsy is the best online community! Y'all know how to make a girl feel special! 😍 8y
readinginthedark @Kristio Thanks! 😊 8y
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Finishing up this lovely book and exulting in my team's win last night, but in more important news, I need a recommendation from a #librarian for the #popsugarchallenge! Help, Littens!

Christine Congrats!! 🐯 (Go ACC! My husband is an FSU diehard.) 8y
Gayan GO ACC! CARDS! CARDS! CARDS! 8y
Kristio @Gayan @christine Thanks guys :) 🐅🐅 8y
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December stats: 14 books read, including 2 graphic novels (March: Book One and Persepolis). I had so many favorites, but the top of the list this month include Fate of the Tearling, And Every Morning The Way Home Gets Longer and Longer, A Bollywood Affair, Sweetgirl, & The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society (reread). Can't wait for more amazing books in 2017!

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March: Book One | John Robert Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell
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Getting a start on my #2017ReadHarderChallenge! I braved a snowstorm to run to the library before the holiday weekend to get these beauties ❤️

WanderingBookaneer All great! 8y
Graciouswarriorprincess I added those as well! 8y
mcbeth528 Which categories are each of these in? Comics are always hard for me! 8y
Kristio @mcbeth528 Persepolis falls under banned books and March is an all ages comic :) 8y
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The Fate of the Tearling | Erika Johansen
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My sweet hubby painted our room & bought me a chaise and a bookcase (still on its way) so I could have my own little reading nook! It's perfect for finishing up this amazing trilogy! #merrychristmas

TrishB Lovely 😀 8y
Julsmarshall Gorgeous! And that husband is a keeper 😄 8y
Kristio Thanks @TrishB & @Julsmarshall 😎 I know, he definitely is! He bought me a Kindle Paperwhite a couple of years ago and I knew he was the one, ha ha 😍 8y
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moarbookspleaze How sweet! 8y
Zelma Awesome gift! What a thoughtful guy! 👍👏 8y
Jenshootsweddings I love it!! 8y
Dedebimp This chair is excellent. I want one 8y
Kristio @Dedebimp It came from Wayfair! 8y
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Bollywood Affair | Sonali Dev
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Laughing out loud at this book and this sweet little girl keeps laughing along with me! 😂

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Gratitude | Oliver Sacks
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It was such a brilliant reading year! But it's not done yet!! #myyearinbooks

MrBook 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻 8y
Branwen Great job! :-) 8y
LauraBeth Awesome year! 😀🎉⭐👏 8y
Kristio Thanks @MrBook @Branwen @LauraBeth !!! I wasn't sure I'd be able to do it, but maternity leave and nursing a little one at night helped out in the early part of the year! 8y
megt Awesome! 8y
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Ada Twist, Scientist | Andrea Beaty
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I adore giving books as gifts, especially to my kids! This is just a sample of what Santa will be putting under the tree this year 🎄🎄🎄

Rachael_reads I think Santa went completely overboard with books this year!! My kids are getting practically a whole library. Lol 8y
Kristio @rachaelreads Ha ha, I know what you mean! I think we almost have more books than the library! There are just soooo many good ones! 8y
shanebeth Last Stop On Market Street = ❤❤❤ 8y
Kristio @shanebeth I know! I also wanted Those Shoes, but I had to cut myself off 😖. 8y
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Help, Littens! I'm starting to make my list for the #2017ModernMrsDarcyReadingChallenge and one of the categories is "A book recommended by someone with great taste", so I thought I'd bring this question to the experts! I love YA fantasy (ACOMAF, Throne of Glass series), memoirs, narrative nonfiction (Dead Wake, Boys in the Boat), women's fiction (Liane Moriarty, Jojo Moyes), historical fiction (Kate Morton, Chris Cleaves), so what should I read??

BooksTeasAndBookishThings I just finished The Nightingale recently and it was phenomenal! ❤️ 8y
Kristio @BooksTeasAndBookishThings I've read that one and also loved it!! Have you read Everyone Brave is Forgiven yet? 8y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings I have not, but I will add to my list 😊 I also really liked The Call. Most of the ones I have read this year, I am sure you have because of the ToG, ACOTAR, TRC, etc... lol plus BOTM 😉 But if you haven't read The Call, it was good 8y
Kristio @BooksTeasAndBookishThings I haven't read The Call, but I'll check it out, thanks! And yes, I loved The Raven Cycle! LOVED! 8y
BooksTeasAndBookishThings It and ToG are my new favourite series!!! 🙌 8y
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Siege and Storm | Leigh Bardugo
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I just need more time to read all of these! Chores are eating into my higher priorities...

Julsmarshall Dang chores! 8y
Laalaleighh Books > chores 8y
Kristio @Julsmarshall I know! If only I didn't need clean clothes and floors! 8y
Kristio @Laalaleighh For real! I love the chores that enable audiobook listening! 8y
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I think I could drive across the country to finish this audiobook! Soooo good!

Laalaleighh 💙💙💙🐦👑💙💙💙 8y
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Empire of Storms | Sarah J Maas
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Book mail! So excited that this finally arrived! This is one of my top favorite series that I've read this year and is definitely up there on my all time favorites list too! ❤️💙❤️ Anyone else love a good YA fantasy novel? Suggestions welcome!!

readinginthedark Age of Legends Trilogy by Kelley Armstrong--so good! Sea of Shadows is the first one. 😊 8y
Kristio Thanks, @readinginthedark 😎I'm always looking for new books to love 💙 8y
readinginthedark @Kristio You're welcome! 😊 8y
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Laalaleighh You may have already read these- it's hard to keep up with what everyone on Litsy has and hasn't read haha. But they're all fabulous. Of course ACOTAR and ACOMAF as well but I'm sure you'be already devoured those! 8y
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An Ember in the Ashes | Sabaa Tahir
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This Monday was crazy, but a nice Riesling and an amazing book from a generous friend made my whole week! Thank you so much, @Notafraidofwords 😎 !!!!

Notafraidofwords Glad you got it. Bookmail is better on a Monday! 8y
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Shadow and Bone | Leigh Bardugo
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Baby toes and a good book on a lazy Sunday! Sleeping baby = story time for mama :)

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Woman in Cabin Ten | Ruth Ware
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OMG y'all! So good!! Don't read it at night though...I had crazy dreams and woke up with my heart racing!

ScrappyMags Omg that would be me! I'm dying to read it! 8y
Kristio @ScrappyMags Have you read this yet?? I'm looking for other similar books now! 8y
ScrappyMags @Kristio sorry I haven't been on here but no not yet!! 8y
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I feel simultaneously overwhelmed and comforted by the number of unread books on my nightstand...is that strange?? On another note, I'd love to convince my mama to read this with me, but she's very much a cozy mystery kind of gal.

readinginthedark This is such a good book! I read it with my book group and was so moved. Couldn't convince my mom to read it either. 8y
Kristio @readinginthedark I can't seem to find a consistent book group. No one ever reads the book or people can't show up :( 8y
readinginthedark @Kristio Yeah, I had such a great book group, and then I moved this past Summer. 😕 Not sure where to find another one that will be as good. 8y
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Rook | Sharon Cameron
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Thoroughly enjoying this dystopian story that's reminding me slightly of A Tale of Two Cities on this gloomy, drippy day! Listening to the British narrator is really enhancing my audiobook experience. :)

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I Stink! | Kate McMullan
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My toddler is going to flip! 💙

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Wishing I had a hard copy of this beautiful book! I'm yearning for the tactile sensation of turning pages as I read about how our national parks serve as a foundational touchstone for our society.

WanderingBookaneer I was deciding on whether or not I should order the hardcover or buy the Kindle edition. I will definitely splurge on hardcover now. 8y
Kristio @JaimitaPR Lol, me too! This is checked out from the library, but it's so gorgeous and amazing that I need my own copy! 8y
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@rebeccaschinsky & @Liberty convinced me this was a must read! Truly enjoying this book on my vineyard anniversary trip to a gorgeous part of the country, Traverse City, Michigan 💙

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One of my main chunks of reading time comes while pumping and/or nursing. So thankful for my Kindle (even though I love physical books!) because it allows me to read with one hand :) #multitaskingforthewin

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Not gonna lie...I ordered this months ago and had to call Amazon and raise Cain when it didn't show up on the release date! I've been multitasking tonight and reading while doing chores. 10 pages in and loving it already!

flyfarther79 I hate that the release date was on a Sunday. 8y
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I Just Forgot | Mercer Mayer
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These are some new arrivals to our kids' growing home library! Obviously, Everyone Poops is a big time fave with my two year old :)

flyfarther79 I need to look for Everyone Poops for my nieces & nephew 8y
Kristio @flyfarther79 I think it worked! My 2 year old is now confidently pooping in the potty and expecting a Popsicle bribe every time, ha ha! 8y
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Rainy day + coffee + yoga pants = perfection! Especially with this book, which I'm really enjoying. I was hesitant to read it because I felt the first one was a little more dark and brutal than I like, but the whole concept and storyline sucked me in! I'm on pins and needles to see where it's going!

Stephtck I just finished this and am now waiting for the sequel, good thing it's not a long wait! 8y
Kristio @Stephtck I know! I finished it in one day and was glad the sequel was coming out this year! I finished A Court of Mist and Fury earlier this week and that sequel isn't out until 2017 😩. 8y
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When Breath Becomes Air | Paul Kalanithi
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The language in this book is exquisite, a perfect complement for the heartbreaking story told by Dr. Kalanithi.

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The Cat Who Went Up the Creek | Lilian Jackson Braun
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I loved these books as a kid! I was a voracious reader then (and now) and I loved cozy mysteries with Siamese cat superstars! Fun fact: I always pictured Qwill looking like Tom Selleck :)

Chelsey I love this series 😊 when my brain can't handle anything challenging I turn to these or Dorothy Gilman's Mrs. Pollifax 8y
Kristio @Chelsey I have heard of the Mrs. Pollifax series, but now I want to check it out! 8y
MrBook Nice pic! 😊 8y
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When Breath Becomes Air | Paul Kalanithi
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Books on my nightstand, part 2. Diverse choices are key for me! I love to challenge myself, but sometimes I just want to enjoy reading and take it easy. #noshameinmygame

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Books on the (my) nightstand, Part 1...so many good ones here, just calling my name!

readinginthedark I really enjoyed Ink and Bone, and the second one just came out! Can't wait to read it. :) The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend is also supposed to be really good. 8y
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For some unknown reason, I put off reading this for a while. Right now, I can't put it down, so I'm reading while nursing and snuggling my little so I can finish it up!! #fridaynightfun

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I love a good parenting book, but I'm also a fan of variety! A little mystery, some classics, and a dash of fantasy will do me nicely!

readinginthedark Labyrinth is well-written, but the characters are very frustrating sometimes! 8y
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Countablock | Christopher Franceschelli, Peskimo
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These are some of our faves...along with the wily T. Rex! Rawr, books!