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OriginalCyn620

OriginalCyn620

Joined August 2016

“Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.” -Jane Smiley, Thirteen Ways of Looking At a Novel
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Pickpick

Enjoyed this one! Loved both the MCs and the use of the dual timelines.

#tbrtarot - originally planned another book for this month‘s prompt but went with this one instead 🤪
#bookspinbingo - free space
#readaway2024

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 21h
Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏 21h
CBee Yay! 20h
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 11h
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Pickpick

Another cute and steamy installment in the series! I‘ll definitely be reading the 3rd book next month.

#bookspinbingo - got a bingo with this one!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2d
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Panpan

I had high hopes for this one but it was a slog to get through. My main gripe is that its genre is categorized as romance, and it is so not a romance! The FMC and her supposed love interest aren‘t even introduced until about a third of the way through, and they hate each other pretty much the rest of the book. Not until the epilogue is it clear that they‘ve become a couple.

#bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Books marketed under the wrong genre = one of my major pet peeves!!! 6d
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A good score! What a fun survey! This time of year, give me all the pumpkin things, especially pie and bread. 😋

So other than pumpkin goodies, 3 faves are:
Cheesecake
Tiramisu
Cannoli

One thing on the list that I‘ve not tried and didn‘t even know was a thing, is graham cracker toffee…sounds good!

JenReadsAlot I basically said the same thing - all the pumpkin! 7d
dabbe 🧡🧡🧡!!! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🤎🍁🧡 7d
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Pickpick

A cute short story with plenty of Thanksgiving vibes! I haven‘t read any other books in this series, but based on this, I would check some out. It‘s kinda hard to find Thanksgiving books, so I tend to appreciate them when I do come across them!

#bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1w
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OriginalCyn620
Izzy + Tristan | Shannon Dunlap
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Pickpick

I enjoyed this modern retelling of Tristan and Isolde, though it‘s in a word, tragic. Thought it was well done.

#bookspinbingo - free space
#readaway2024

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1w
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 1w
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OriginalCyn620
Thanksgiving Dinner Death | Leighann Dobbs
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I had picked a different book for this month‘s #seasonalcozies, but I came across this one on Everand. Thought it sounded cute, and it was! I‘m interested in reading some others in the series!

#bookspinbingo - free space

julieclair @CoffeeNBooks also read that one! I think the cover is so cute… the ghost in the pilgrim hat. 👻 1w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1w
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Pickpick

I love, love, love AIC and this book was well researched I thought. I learned things I didn‘t know already, and it was great to read how the band formed. It was really heartbreaking to read about Layne‘s struggles with addiction. The fact that he was reclusive and died alone is devastating. Like Cobain, it‘s so sad to think of what could‘ve been.

#bookspinbingo - my #bookspin for this month
#readaway2024
#nonfictionnovember

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 2w
TheAromaofBooks Great review!!! 1w
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Pickpick

Enjoyed this seasonal friends-to-lovers romance! I wish there had been more autumn feels though. And I loved both the MCs, but often wanted to throttle them for their choices, which for me means I‘m invested! 🤣

#bookspinbingo - this is my #doublespin for this month!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w
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You know how the streaming services have a “skip intro” button? I‘d like a “skip next 4 years” button. Please and thank you. 🤦🏻‍♀️

I just cannot believe America has put that man in office. Again.

Leftcoastzen Just insane, fearful of the end of democracy. 2w
Traci1 I'm sitting here hoping it's ONLY the next 4 years. 2w
DogMomIrene I‘m thinking about Trump having a stroke or heart attack, dying in 2ish years, and wondering how long it takes Vance to build a personal brand cult of personality to take over for ten years😬 2w
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JenReadsAlot Agreed.... 2w
Julsmarshall All the same worries here . . . and who he‘ll put on the supreme court. 2w
MaleficentBookDragon @DogMomIrene I was just saying the same thing to my sister this morning while we‘re were out walking the dogs. 😿 2w
DogMomIrene @MaleficentBookDragon It‘s really freaking scary, and as an overthinker, I‘m ruminating about waaay too many what if scenarios. 2w
Chelsea.Poole @DogMomIrene new fear unlocked 2w
BookmarkTavern Yup. Me too. 2w
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Pickpick

I love Kurt (and Nirvana) and enjoyed this look into his life and career by Goldberg, the band‘s manager. I can‘t believe it‘s been 30 years since his death…it‘s one that still hurts. 💔

#bookspinbingo
#readordonate
#nonfictionnovember

ChaoticMissAdventures My little teenage heart. Such a blow. Did you see Francis Bean and Tony Hawks son had a baby? I have never been so excited to hear about a baby, even in my own family ahahha. 2w
OriginalCyn620 @ChaoticMissAdventures I did see that! Very happy for her. That‘s gonna be a cute kid! 2w
julieclair 30 years… hard to believe. 2w
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w
OriginalCyn620 @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65 @DieAReader I totally forgot to tag you for #readaway2024! Oops 🙊 2w
DieAReader @OriginalCyn620 😉No big deal, it happens. I enjoyed this one too🤓💕 2w
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Election | Tom Perrotta
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So good! Yes, the characters were mostly unlikable but it‘s so entertaining. Now I want to watch the movie because I‘ve never seen it…would like to compare the two!

#bookspinbingo

MallenNC I haven‘t read this but I did watch the movie. It‘s been so long I don‘t remember much! Except that Reese is really good in it. 2w
KadaGul @MallenNC I remember seeing Reese Witherspoon but didn't read the Election book. I read 📖 but I didn't enjoy Tracy Flick. 2w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w
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Got my #bookspinbingo board all ready to go! 🦃🍂

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fantastic!! 3w
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So happy about my picks for this month! The tagged book is my #bookspin, which is great because it‘s #nonfictionnovember. And I got a seasonal read for my #doublespin!

#bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 3w
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BookSpinBingo | Untitled
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My November #bookspinbingo list! 🦃🍂

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3w
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Well, my score was pitiful! Lots on this list that I‘ve not heard of. I do love the mystery/thriller genre though!
#tlt #threelistthursday

3 faves:
🖤 Gone Girl
🖤 The Talented Mr. Ripley
🖤 The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

dabbe Same here! I've now added lots more to that never-ending TBR! 😂 Thanks for playing and sharing! 🖤🎃🖤 3w
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Hallowe'en Party | Agatha Christie
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Got a respectable 6,356 points for the second half of #HauntedShelf!
#DeadSerious

PuddleJumper That's great! 3w
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Got 6 bingos this month!

#bookspinbingo #HauntedShelf #DeadSerious

PuddleJumper Nice! 3w
MallenNC Great job! 3w
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fabulous month!!! 3w
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Bucket List | Georgia Clark
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My last 3 fall bucket list items - take fall photos, keep a gratitude list, and build a blanket fort - are done, giving me a blackout! 🥳

#HauntedShelf #DeadSerious

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 3w
AnnCrystal 📚🥳👍💝. 3w
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Got 2 bingos on #HalloweenAtoZBingo!

PuddleJumper 🧡🖤🧡 3w
Texreader Nice!!! 3w
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Got 3 bingos on the #witchathon bingo board!

#HauntedShelf #DeadSerious

PuddleJumper That's great! 3w
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OriginalCyn620
The Witch Is Back | Sophie H. Morgan
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Really cute witchy rom-com but probably could‘ve been shorter! Loved all the characters though.

#HauntedShelf #DeadSerious
#witchathon #bookspinbingo #ispybingo #promptmaze #31by31 #spookoween #HalloweenAtoZBingo #HalloweenAtoZReadathon

TheSpineView Fantastic! 3w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3w
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Hallowe'en Party | Agatha Christie
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Happy Halloween team #DeadSerious! I hope you‘ve had lots of spooky fun this month and knocked some books off your TBRs. It‘s hard to believe October is almost over!

Please get me your second half points totals as soon as you can. You can comment below or make a separate post and tag me! 💀

#HauntedShelf

LibrarianRyan I am getting ready to start load ing things. 3w
CoffeeNBooks Only 960 points for the 2nd half of the month. 😕 3w
Skygoddess1 1600 points for the second half 3w
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AmandaBlaze I did a little better than the first half. 5305 pts. 3w
OriginalCyn620 @CoffeeNBooks @Skygoddess1 @AmandaBlaze Thanks so much! 💀 Awesome job 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 (edited) 3w
Cuilin Sorry I‘m late 1,900 points for second half. 3w
vonnie862 1558 points for the 2nd half for me 😄 3w
katiekat311 1500 for me! Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 3w
ShananigansReads 3,209 for my second half! Yay! 3w
TheAromaofBooks 11,360!! Sooo many bingo boards 😂 3w
TheAromaofBooks Thank you for hosting even during times of craziness at your end!! Hope your daughter is doing okay!! 3w
OriginalCyn620 @TheAromaofBooks That is impressive!! And thank you so much - my daughter is doing okay. Getting around on crutches, but okay! 3w
OriginalCyn620 @Cuilin @vonnie862 @katiekat311 @ShananigansReads Thank you all and great job! 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻 3w
ShananigansReads @OriginalCyn620 Thank you for being a great team leader! and thank you @puddlejumper for hosting. I had a blast. 3w
OriginalCyn620 @ShananigansReads Glad you had fun! 🤩 3w
Bookwormjillk Thanks so much for being our team leader! I ended up with 4,445 for Round 2 (7,310 total.) 3w
OriginalCyn620 @Bookwormjillk Awesome job! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 3w
Sleepswithbooks @OriginalCyn620 Thank you for being an awesome team leader!!! I didn‘t get as many points as I wanted this year but my second half was better than the first: 5,225 3w
Sarahreadstoomuch Second half points: 500 which isn‘t great I suppose, but nearly doubled my first half points! 3w
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Candy Corn Murder | Leslie Meier
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I know candy corn isn‘t beloved by most, but I enjoy it!

#falljamboreedoodles #candy #HauntedShelf #DeadSerious

Susanita There was a woman in my aquatics class who had her nails done to look like candy corn. 😀 3w
AnnCrystal 😍🎨💝...loved candy corn as a kid! This Halloween candy always has my vote! 💝💝💝. (edited) 3w
Catsandbooks My husband hates it but I always get myself a little bag for the season! 3w
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Fright Fest | R. L. Stine
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Thank you, Leila, for this fun bingo board! I had so much fun with it, and got a blackout!

#frightfestbingo #HauntedShelf #DeadSerious

PuddleJumper Yay! Love The Lost Boys 3w
AnnCrystal 🥳👍💝. 3w
Catsandbooks Awesome! Glad you had fun! 🧡☺️ 3w
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Wishing everyone a safe and happy Halloween! 🎃🎃🎃

Cuilin Happy Halloween 🎃 👻 3w
inthegreensandblues Happy Halloween! 👻 3w
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The Witch Is Back | Sophie H. Morgan
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My current read has an #animal on the cover.

#HauntedShelf #bookscavengerhunt #DeadSerious

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Home Before Dark | Riley Sager
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Love and Luck | Jenna Evans Welch
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No Exit: A Novel | Taylor Adams
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Murder Road | Simone St. James
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Pumpkinheads | Rainbow Rowell
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This is more of a campfire but I couldn‘t find a #bonfire coloring page. 🤷🏻‍♀️

#falljamboreedoodles #HauntedShelf #DeadSerious

AnnCrystal 🎨💝. 3w
Catsandbooks That works great! 🧡 3w
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First Grave On The Right | Darynda Jones
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Read this one on my kindle a couple of months ago and enjoyed it!

#HauntedShelf #bookscavengerhunt #grave #DeadSerious

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Full disclosure, I haven‘t actually read this one yet (I do own the audiobook so it‘s just a matter of time), but I feel confident in recommending Agatha Christie! She is/was the queen of mystery, after all.

#HauntedShelf #bookrecommendation #mysterious #DeadSerious

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Foliage and Fatality | Karen Musser Nortman
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My #seasonalcozies pick for November!

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Like most Gen X-ers, Nirvana had an impact on me, and in keeping with #nonfictionnovember, I decided to make this my #readordonate pick. I really can‘t believe I haven‘t read this yet!

Librarybelle I really liked this one! 3w
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Mehso-so

This one isn‘t in the database but it‘s on KU. The cover is indeed a treat, but the story itself is just so-so. It‘s an insta-love story, and that‘s just not a fave romance trope for me. But it‘s really short (about 50 pages) so I‘m not totally mad about it! 🤣

#HauntedShelf #DeadSerious
#bookspinbingo #promptmaze #ispybingo #31by31 #spookoween #HalloweenAtoZBingo #HalloweenAtoZReadathon

TheSpineView At least you didn't waste a lot of time! I agree that the cover is yummy! 3w
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3w
Catsandbooks 👏🏼😂💜 3w
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Pumpkinheads | Rainbow Rowell
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JenReadsAlot I do too! 3w
TheSpineView 🧡🎃🧡📖🧡 3w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3w
Catsandbooks 👏🏼🎃💚 3w
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OriginalCyn620
Murder Road | Simone St. James
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TheSpineView 🤍👻🤍📖🤍 3w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3w
Catsandbooks 👏🏼👻🧡 3w
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AnnCrystal 🎨💝. 3w
Catsandbooks Adorable! 🧡 3w
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PuddleJumper 🖤🖤 3w
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The Outsiders | S.E. Hinton
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AnnCrystal 🎨💝. 3w
Catsandbooks Fantastic! ❤️ 3w
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The Witch Is Back | Sophie H. Morgan
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Found this word today in my current read…I didn‘t think I was going to find it! And that was the last word I needed to find, so yay!

#HauntedShelf #wordsearch #DeadSerious

PuddleJumper Brilliant! 3w
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AnnCrystal 🎨💝. 4w
PuddleJumper 🧡🖤🧡 4w
Catsandbooks Cute! 💜 3w
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Bucket List | Georgia Clark
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Also on my fall bucket list was to complete a fall/Halloween cross stitch, and I did this one. Just need to get it washed and framed! 🍂

#litsycrafters #HauntedShelf #DeadSerious

AnnCrystal 🤩👍💝. 4w
dabbe 😂😂😂 4w
Catsandbooks 😂 Love it! 👏🏼🍁 4w
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Bucket List | Georgia Clark
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Made more progress with my fall bucket list…close to being completed! Made pumpkin spice sugar scrub, watched A Nightmare on Elm Street, made lasagna soup in the crockpot, decorated two pumpkins, made chocolate chip pumpkin bread, and made a donation to my local food bank. 🎃

#HauntedShelf #DeadSerious

kspenmoll Go you!!!!🎉 4w
PuddleJumper 🧡🧡 4w
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OriginalCyn620
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TheSpineView Excellent! 4w
Catsandbooks 👏🏼👻💚 4w
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! I just started a Sager book yesterday! 4w
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AnnCrystal 🎨💝. 4w
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 4w
Catsandbooks Lovely! 💛 4w
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