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Joined June 2019

“So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ” Romans 10:17 🙌
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The Rumour | LESLEY. KARA
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#whereareyouMonday

I‘m in North Essex , the town in the book is actually named Flinstead-on-Sea but it‘s based on the small Essex coastal town Frinton-on-sea to avoid any upset and to have more freedom with the setting. Kara apparently wanted a setting of a smaller town to explore how quickly rumours can spread and the impact it has on a community.

Where are you all today? @Arvena @Yuki_Onna

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Yellowface | R F Kuang
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It‘s times like these I wish I was in a book club! At first I really struggled, the main character is vile, I found it uncomfortable to read, wondered what the writer was trying to do but it‘s such a clever book, so much to unpack! gave an insight and appreciation to the publishing industry which I had never thought of. Highlighting the toxicity of social media. Its apparent Jealousy , judgemental awful human traits I struggle reading about 😅

Chelsea.Poole I flew through this one. Pretty picture! 3mo
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Mother Hens | Sophie McCartney
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A bit of fun , bridesmaids / hangover vibes , mums head to Ibiza for a long over due hen party. Written by sophie McCartney a comedian so there are a fair few laughs .
Something I do notice since abstaining from alcohol myself is how alcohol centred everything is 😅 seems to be the answer to everything! After a stressful day at work , any type of worry 🤷‍♀️ … looking past all that and the profanity and drugs a quick easy read

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The Duke And I | Julia Quinn
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Thoroughly enjoyed this audio book, I had been hearing so much about Bridgerton so succumbed to Netflix series,becoming hooked after the first few episodes & not able to watch I started the audio book. It‘s very different , not as many characters or as much going on but it was fab, I‘m a sucker for an intense love story 🥰

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I‘m a little late to the bridgerton party, period drama‘s aren‘t usually my go to but with all the hype decided to start watching on Netflix a few days ago. Well…… what can I say …. I‘m Hooked!! An absolute sucker for intense love story, weddings and those beautiful dresses 😍 .It never occurred to me to read the book first but desperate to know what happens next & limited sit down tv time I downloaded the audio book! So I have both on the go 😂

Cupcake12 I love Bridgerton! I need to watch the new series. My daughter has watched it already 📺 6mo
Powered_By_Plants @Cupcake12 I have some catching up to do 😂 , the book is very different . Lots more going on in the tv series with more details into characters . The book focus‘s on duke and daphnes relationship , both are great 😊 6mo
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..As he gained this terrible sense of his own sin he felt that he could no longer sit in front of god, he had to kneel..It was a near impossible sight of a Triad boss on his knees; In Chinese culture it is the most servile of positions&a gang leader lowered himself to no one!

Once you are a Triad ,your a Triad for life,even Hong Kong law courts accept that triad membership was binding forever.”I give up my right to those who want to follow Jesus”

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Behind Closed Doors | B. A. Paris
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The perfect marriage… or the perfect Lie!

Jack Angel, spotted Grace in the park and knew he had finally found ‘THE ONE‘ he had to have her, He is The perfect gentleman, Beautiful to look at and a career defending women suffering from domestic violence and he never loses. Grace can‘t believe her luck , but looks can be deceiving, a wolf in sheep‘s clothing, just like the devil masquerade‘s as an angel of light everything changes after the vows 👹

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My birthday book 🎂 finished Today , will be passing this one on. Bridget Jones vibes , loved Nell the main character, funny , refreshing and perfectly predictable in the right places 💕 . Put a big smile on my face . Just what you need at the end of the day when life is a bit hectic 😁

Reminds me Bridget Jones 4 out next February 🙌 🥂

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Loving this book sooo much ,I had a little help from Google as I couldn‘t visualise the walled city,the city of darkness & once the most densely populated place on earth.33,000 people in the space of a football pitch🤯,the conditions were unfathomable&riddled with crime.
14yr old girls in prostitution
“Respectable people thought of the girls as the scum of the earth;but it was only by ✨The Grace of God✨ that I had been born in a different place”

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Three Perfect Liars | Heidi Perks
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Slow to get started but became a page turner ,
Laura returns from maternity leave to find Mia her temp is here to stay. A deadly fire in the office building leads to a body being pulled from the wreckage.
The police want to talk to three women:
Janie, the devoted wife of the CEO.
Mia, the agency's fresh new talent.
And Laura, a loyal employee of many years.
All with a deadly secret

Yuki_Onna You're back!!! I'm soo happy!!! 🩷👏 6mo
Powered_By_Plants 🥰 yay, it‘s been a while 🙌 ❤️ 6mo
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Forgive Me | Susan Lewis
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This has been on the shelf for a while & was an unexpected 5⭐️, loved it 🙌 got me out of my reading slump!
Claudia has run away to a small town with her family in the hopes of a safe new life, it flicks from Claudia to a criminal youth- you are left wondering who this youth is but all becomes apparent. I couldn‘t put it down - really highlights how beautiful and healing forgiveness can be&how important it is not to judge, needed tissues! 🥹

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Hi lovelies
Sorry I have been AWOL , @Mrs_B thank you for sending bedlam on. @veritysalter I am so so sorry for the late send off of crippled . It will be on its way to you.
Things have been super crazy ☹️ and Iv been really behind I‘m so sorry.
I hope you are all well ❤️

jenniferw88 Hi Kelly, Just wondering if you have managed to send these on yet? Xx 3y
Powered_By_Plants @jenniferw88 sorry lovely crippled went out a couple of days ago recorded delivery to @veritysalter , so sorry ladies , with family illness and studies I really don‘t know where the time has gone. So sorry but it is making its way to you slowly . Thank you for a great read ❤️ xx 3y
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Crippled | Frances Ryan
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Thank you @Mrs_B been meaning to get on here for over a week now . This really made my day and couldn‘t wait to plant my flower paper 🤩 🌸 thank you ❤️

I imagine this one will be an emotional read

Mrs_B 😘 4y
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So Lucky | Dawn OPorter
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Beth shows that women really can have it all. Ruby lives life by her own rules. And then there‘s Lauren, living the dream. But is anyone‘s life as perfect as it looks? Beth hasn‘t had sex in a year. Ruby feels like she‘s failing. Lauren‘s happiness is fake news. And it just takes one shocking event to make the truth come tumbling out…

Funny , easy listen , tad rude 😅 , women managing their inner demons , girl power,

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My daughter & I were enjoying this book so much we orderd LS other novel holes before we had finished.

I thought this was a new novel but later found out it was written in 1987, a great year 🎂 🥳 😁😂

A lovely thought provoking Story about a school bully & his school councillor,how when treated like a monster& seen as a monster , it‘s easy to start seeing a monster too & even starting to act like one.

Kindness really does go a long way ❤️

ckittle019 I read this to my 4th grade classes, they love it! 4y
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Meat Market | Juno Dawson
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“ I have no intention of walking for them . I will turn it down if they offer it. They can f**k right off. This whole thing can f**k off. For something all about beauty, it‘s so bloody ugly”

Really starting to get into this one now .

Have no idea where half of March has disappeared too but on track to get this posted in time 😅

#lmpbc #dogsoflitsy

veritysalter The book has arrived. Looking forward to starting it, thank you #lmpbc xx 4y
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Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bront
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🤯 wow what an incredible read , beautifully written, emotional and inspirational for its time. I completely fell in love with Jane , her strength, determination and resilience after everything she endured. I loved the narration ‘dear reader‘ it made it very personal.
I‘m a total sucker for a bit of romance and couldn‘t help but smile with the love they share , just how love should be, not materialistic or shallow . loved it! 🥰
#thatsclassic

Annie1215 So glad you loved it! Thanks for reading along! 4y
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The Night Bus Hero | Onjali Q. Rauf
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My daughter and I loved reading this at bedtime , very relevant and brings up discussions about homelessness and the importance of kindness and not judging others.

Lots of facts at the back of the book about how many homeless people we have on the streets right now and what is deemed homeless and the different types of homelessness, sad and hard hitting but delivered sensitively for children

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Jane Eyre | Charlotte Bront
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“I will attire my Jane in satin and lace, and she shall have roses in her hair and I will cover the head I love best with a priceless veil. ' 'And then you won't know me, sir, and I shall not be your Jane Eyre any longer, but an ape in a harlequin's jacket, -a jay in borrowed plumes.

Just when I thought I couldn‘t love Jane any more . I am loving this read 🥰 , why have a I waited so long to read this classic.
#thatsclassic

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Girl A | Abigail Dean
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Wasn‘t what I was expecting (crime thriller like gone girl) but very intriguing from the start but would have loved to have delved a little bit more into the mother.
Girl A (Lex) is survivor from the house of horrors story everyone has heard about . Now Grown up and dealing with her past trauma it flicks back to past memories.
The twist caught me by surprise 😢

AkashaVampie @ElizaMarie isn't this the book u got for the latest quiz? 4y
ElizaMarie @AkashaVampie it does look familiar! I guess I had forgotten to stack it 4y
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Daisy Jones & The Six | Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Bloody brilliant!
The full cast audiobook was fab , delivered in the style of an interview with each band mate of how the rock band came to be along with all their troubles along the way , the expected , sex , drugs, rock and roll.
Loved the characters passion for their music and song writing I found myself wishing I could hear their music! 🎶
I could just see this being a television documentary.

Best audiobook of 2021 by far 🤩🤩

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I've seen a few glowing reviews for this on audio. I might go that route when I feel like a reread. 4y
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Edmunds turn to enter Narnia where we meet the white witch for the first time.

“ I say, Lu! I‘m sorry I didn‘t believe you. I see now you were right all along. Do come out. Make it Pax”

Was there any one else who had to Google what pax meant 😅

Just in case It‘s Latin word meaning peace 🥰

#narniareadalong

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I had to Google it, too! I am tickled to now know why an IKEA wardrobe is named Pax. 4y
Powered_By_Plants @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick 😂 that‘s exactly what sprang to mind when I read it . Maybe its because it creates peace in your bedroom with all the extra storage 😁 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick That makes perfect sense. I love it! 4y
Powered_By_Plants @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I think Marie kondo would also agree 😁 4y
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What a great chapter breaking Harry out & visiting The Burrow for the first time

This really bought back memories of Chamber of secrets video game I used to play many moon ago. Just like the book you have to clear the Weasleys garden of gnomes&Chuck the over the fence 😁 great fun!

“ ..and looked out of the tiny window. In the field far below he could see a gang of gnomes sneaking, one by one, back through the Weasleys‘ hedge‘ 😂😂

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EclecticBookLover That game was so hard for me on the PS2! The nomes were so annoying! Lol 4y
Powered_By_Plants @EclecticBookLover yes! And the race with malfoy! I remember getting frustrated not being able to find all the witches and wizard cards 😂 4y
EclecticBookLover I didn't get that far 😅. The nomes were too much for me! 4y
Linsy Is this one of the ones with the jelly beans? I loved collecting jelly beans 4y
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#two4tuesday on a Wednesday 😅 Thank you for the tag @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm

I often read short stories with my daughter, just read The firework makers daughter &hope to read Phillip pullmans I was a rat 🐀 at some point.

Only read alongs, my sister in law and I are hoping to Read the passage together soon. My dad bought us both a copy&keeps asking have we read it yet. It‘s HUGE!! We will tackle it together a chapter a day
Have a great day

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 🤩 4y
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Feb was definitely a better month than write off January!

Eating better 🥰
Reading lots
Finally managed to kick refined sugar&caffeine 🙌 it‘s been over 2 weeks now since Iv had a tea or coffee. It was NOT easy ,after day 2 of no sugar or caffeine I was on serious detox, vomiting , mega headache,heart racing. It was a full on drug withdrawal, I am super sensitive😅

This month exercise! Yoga & cardio
Reflexology back on track
Meditation
#bfc21

rachaich I gave up caffeine last year and it was horrendous. My kids actually asked me to start drinking it again! I've recently started having small amounts occasionally... 4y
Powered_By_Plants @rachaich well done! I was so shocked at the reaction of not having it , I was expecting the headache but not the other symptoms. Did you find you missed the coffee? It‘s made me how realise how much I used having a coffee as a break ... these little habits you create. 4y
wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 great progress! And great goals for March! 🍀 4y
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rachaich @Powered_By_Plants I find that decaf is rarely as tasty. But I did find a local place that sells good stuff. I ended up drinking more herbal fruit teas instead! 4y
Powered_By_Plants @rachaich thank goodness for herbal teas , I managed to find a whole Earth organic coffee alternative , it‘s a chicory based one, I‘m wondering if coconut sugar would be as bad 🤷‍♀️ @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick , @wanderinglynn thank you 🙏 🥰 4y
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Chapter 1 - The Worst Birthday

“ I‘ll be in my room, making no noise and pretending I‘m not there ,‘ said Harry dully.

Just when you think you can‘t hate the Dursley‘s anymore!! Poor Harry 😞

Artwork Hogwartshorror on deviantart

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Linsy I always think I have this line memorized, and then I realize I know the movie version. 4y
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“This must be a simply enormous wardrobe!” Thought Lucy , going still further in and pushing the soft folds of coats aside to make room for her. Then she noticed something was crunching under her feet.

And so it begins 🤩 🦁

Having never read the books I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly it jumps straight into the story . Not sure why but I was expecting long chapters 😄

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CaffeineAndCandy This is my first time reading them as well. I was wondering why she didn't go and get her siblings when she found the wardrobe led to another world 4y
i.besteph Awesome! I‘m starting the series for the bookspin in March! I heard there are some really short chapters 😁 4y
Powered_By_Plants @CaffeineAndCandy definitely, it would be your immediate reaction. @I.be.Stef Ahh fab! I‘m looking forward to it too especially the stories in the series I‘m not familiar with 😍 4y
i.besteph @Powered_By_Plants absolutely! The movies are everything. I hope they did the books justice 😁😅 4y
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I absolutely adored this illustrated edition of fantastic beasts for comic relief . There is a wonderful illustration for each and every beast, There was even a huge pull out of a Ukrainian iron belly dragon.
A definite feast for the eyes 🤩

Although hard to choose My fav was probably the Basilisk picture .... may have something to do with our ‘snakes in the city ‘ addiction on Nat Geo wild 😂

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veritysalter These are beautiful illustrations. ♥️ 4y
Powered_By_Plants @veritysalter I wish I could have shown all of them 🥰 4y
Linsy I love that fold-out page!!! 4y
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1984 | George Orwell
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So pleased I have finally read 1984 , it‘s been on my TBR pile for years! #thatsclassic
Wow isn‘t it chilling, totalitarianism at its worst!
What I found particularly disturbing was the lengths winston was prepared to go for the brotherhood when meeting O‘Brien for the first time. I can see this one sticking with me for a while!

Finally got a bingo 🙌 #bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Yay bingo!! And I also really enjoyed reading this one for the first time ever this month - so much to ponder!! 4y
TheNeverendingTBR One of the most mindblowing books I've ever read. 4y
aa_guer2021 So happy I had read this. 4y
Powered_By_Plants @TheNeverendingTBR I felt exactly the same 🤯 , enough to give you nightmares!! @ruskigurl16 me too, it‘s a definite must read 🥰 4y
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Firewatching | Russ Thomas
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When your sister in law loves books as much as you 🤩

Exciting doorstep delivery 📚 📚 now to find space😅 😂

#newbooks

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The Ickabog | J.K. Rowling
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Shinmery cover 🤩

“ Oh, if there is one thing you ,learn at cookery school,‘ said Mrs Beamish, with a shrug , ‘burned crusts and soggy bases happen to the best of us. Roll up your sleeves and start something else, I say. No point moaning over what you can‘t fix !‘

Loved this quote

#ickabogalong @Linsy

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The Ickabog | J.K. Rowling
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Finished in the sun with a herbal tea ☀️

Although much much darker than expected , It had me wanting to read on. I am glad I didn‘t share this with my youngest not sure she would have liked all the death.
The beautiful children‘s illustrations made this , I thoroughly enjoyed coming across them.
Reading Orwell‘s 1984 along side this and couldn‘t help but feel a few similarities in controlling others thoughts with fear

#ickabogalong @Linsy

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🐝 Not book related but we found this little guy on our walk today at deaths door . A bit of sugar water and a rest he was ready to set off on his journey again 🐝
It‘s fascinating how long their little tongues are 🥰
#beesoflitsy

LeahBergen Awww! How lovely. 🐝 4y
Yuki_Onna Bumblebees! 😍 Love them to bits. Thanks so much for helping him/her! 💕👏 4y
Nute What an awesome post! Thank you for your kind earth-spirit!💕🐝💛 4y
Powered_By_Plants @Yuki_Onna @Nute 🥰 bless you thank you ❤️ , they often get exhausted and it‘s so lovely seeing them come back to life , it‘s also amazing to watch , wish I could share the video . Got to love our bees 😌 🌍 🐝 💕 4y
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Firework Maker's Daughter | Philip Pullman
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Such a wonderful short story by Phillip Pullman, loved his writing in this we were completely drawn in.
Lila is daughter to firework maker Lalchand, she dreams of following in her fathers footsteps but stereotypically Lila is expected to get a husband. Lila is determined&sets of on a dangerous journey alone in search of the final firework- making secret but her father hasn‘t prepared her for what‘s to come.
Beautiful ending ,highly recommend 🎇🎆

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The Beauty and the Beast | Gabrielle-Suzanna Barbot de Villenueve
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Firstly the #minalima edition is so beautiful , all the illustrations and gorgeous little pull outs really made this come to life.
I thoroughly enjoyed the original retelling it is quite different from the Disney version we know so well, the second part of the book was the story of the fairy who was involved in bringing Beauty and the beast together, I must admit that was a bit hard going at times
#fairytalereadingchallenge #bookspinbingo

Charityann I‘m reading the same one!😊 4y
Powered_By_Plants @charityann isn‘t it a lovely edition , I found the second half a bit hard going with the language. Hope you enjoy it 💕 4y
TheAromaofBooks I read this edition last year - so lovely!! I also found the second part to be a little odd and didn't enjoy it quite as much. 4y
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Absolutely loved revisiting this, read in my preteens and loved it all the same this time around especially reading with my son. A book that you can read over and over again, good vibes ❤️

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TheAromaofBooks Yay!! I really enjoyed rereading this one this month as well!! 4y
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Gather the Daughters | Jennie Melamed
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Thank you @Enchanted_Bibliophile , #wondrouswednesday... on a Thursday 😉

Ayoola from my sister the serial killer

The tagged book , gather the daughters ... still want answers 😂

Quite often , I am usually very inspired by others thoughts 🥰

Happy Thursday ❤️

@Eggs

Enchanted_Bibliophile I still need to read My Sister the Serial Killer. I hear great things about it. 4y
Enchanted_Bibliophile We should start a club ...😳 Playing #wondrouswednesday on Thursdays 🤣 4y
Eggs No worries!! You can play wondrous Wednesday any day of the week🥳🥰 @Enchanted_Bibliophile @Powered_By_Plants (edited) 4y
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Concrete Rose | Angie Thomas
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Books for the teen and the tween ....... and mummy 😁😁

#bookmail

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Got through this so quickly , didn‘t want to put it down.

Very thought provoking with some serious topics , my Heart breaks for korede and I can‘t help feeling that a lot of men do and would fall for a pretty face 🤷‍♀️

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Come-read-with-me I really liked this book. It was well paced and had compelling characters 👍🏻 4y
Powered_By_Plants @Come-read-with-me glad your liked it too! It‘s been on my list for a while 😊 . @TheAromaofBooks thank you!! 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I just plowed through this one ther last two days. I needed to see what happened. 4y
Powered_By_Plants @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I‘m so with you!! As I had this on audiobook I did it in a day 😅 💕 4y
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Brilliant ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Psychology fascinates me, knowing how your mind works & why we react in certain ways.
The analogy being that we all have a chimp brain which needs controlling.

Never box the chimp but they do need exercising 😂
This is a friends copy but I feel I need one for the shelves, definitely one I will be recommending.

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y
Powered_By_Plants @BookishMarginalia thank you , although they are causing trouble really , looking out of the window barking at anything that moves 😂 4y
BookishMarginalia Nosy neighbors! Our cats also spend the day staring out the living room window at everyone and everything that passes by. 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Those little faces! 😍😍 4y
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Ghosts and time travel! A lovely surprise 🥰

Really enjoyed this one, I was drawn in by the cover so went in without knowing anything . If I had of known before what it was about I probably wouldn‘t have picked it , it‘s not my usual read, love it when that happens

#bookspinbingo 😁

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y
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Winnie-the-Pooh | Alan Alexander Milne
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❤️ Happy Valentine‘s ❤️

To Her
Hand in hand we come
Christopher Robin and I
To lay this book in your lap.
Say you‘re surprised?
Say you like it?
Say it‘s just what you wanted?
Because it‘s yours -
Because we love you 💕

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11 - Harry‘s first quidditch match , absolutely loved Lee Jordan, so comical.

12- Just heartbreaking , Harry receives his fathers invisibility cloak , poor Harry returning each night to get a glimpse of his family. Although you can‘t beat a weasley jumper for Christmas 🤩🎄,love that Harry is one of the family already.

13- Yay! Harry is a quidditch hero 😁 , its frustrating how unfair snape is towards Griffindor

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To Catch a Rabbit | Helen Cadbury
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Two young boys stumble on a dead prostitute. She's on Sean Denton's patch. As Doncaster's youngest community support officer, he's already way out of his depth &uncovering more than he's supposed to know. Karen Friedman, professional mother of 2, learns her brother has disappeared. She desperately needs to know he's safe, but once she starts looking, she discovers unexpected things about her own needs and desires.

Very nearly bailed on this one

Powered_By_Plants Felt nothing towards the characters and found myself not really caring what happened towards the end . Another square 😄 #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks 4y
TheAromaofBooks At least it's off the list!! 4y
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Exciting #bookmail and some Valentine‘s shortbread ❤️

Love the bibliophile matching planner 🤩 @Linsy saw yours and needed one 😅

It‘s normal to have a few planners on the go right??!

#veganbaking

Yuki_Onna @Powered_By_Plants Exactly! ❤The more the better! Also, shortbread -*Yum* 4y
Desha Or more than a few...I‘m a planner addict as well as a book addict 😂👍🏻 3y
Powered_By_Plants @Desha 😂 nice to know it‘s not just me. I have just treated myself to my first Filofax … a whole new level of planning 🤩 . Happy Christmas 🎄 3y
Desha Oh I love Filofax...I have several binders in different sizes and colors that are just so beautiful! I also love travelers notebooks which are a while new level of planning as well 😂! Glad to find a fellow planner on here! 😊 I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and that your new year is full of good plans! ♥️ (edited) 3y
Powered_By_Plants @Desha travelers books sound wonderful . I just wish I was a bit more consistent with filling them all in 😂 , you too lovely happy new year ❤️ 3y
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The Beauty and the Beast | Gabrielle-Suzanna Barbot de Villenueve
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‘ He invaded my kingdom with a formidable army. The Queen hastily raised one to oppose him, and , with a courage beyond that of her sex, placed herself at the head of her troops, and marched to defend our frontiers. ‘

#fairytalereadingchallenge

😂😂 can you tell this was translated in 1858

Charityann 😆 4y
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The Secret Keeper | Susan Lewis
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Olivia finds herself questioning her life and her husband following a mastectomy, with old flames on both sides turning up (including a seriously crazy ex!) the past and present collide and secrets are uncovered.

Nice easy listen ,Likeable characters and characters you love to hate. A tad predictable towards the end but after watching episodes of vikings in the evenings I was in desperate need of some happy romance 🥰

#bookspinbingo 6th square

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y
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Untitled | Unknown
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Thank you @jenniferw88 for the tag 🥰

❤️ Hubby and I are trying out a vegan Valentines Meal deal complete with heart shaped brownie 😋 and I have a bookish gift to look forward to apparently 🤩

❤️ I‘m an empath , if you cry I cry

❤️ The salt Path and Animals of farthing wood

@Enchanted_Bibliophile , @Kimberlone , @Yuki_Onna want to have a go 😊

Eggs Vegan valentine meal sounds yummy! Thanks for playing 👏🏻📚🥰 4y
rachaich which vegan meal are you trying? I was tempted to get one (just for me!! For two days!) 4y
Powered_By_Plants @rachaich sorry for the late reply , this was one from Tesco but they were all sold out so we had to improvise and ended up with vegan steaks instead . We have had a few of the vegan meal deals and have always been really pleased. Hope you managed to get one and enjoy it 😋 4y
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“ You‘re saying it wrong ,‘ Harry heard Hermione snap.
‘It‘s Wing-gar-dium Levi-o-sa, make the “gar” nice and long‘

I really wanted to add in .... “it‘s Levi- O - sa not LevioSa”
Got to love that movie scene .

The Halloween chapter with the escaped mountain troll - the start of a beautiful very special friendship ❤️

#potteraday

Linsy It really is! I can‘t help but smile every time Hermione corrects Ron. And look, it worked! 4y
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Hollow Pike | Juno Dawson
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Group Y 🙌 🇬🇧 #LMPBC @Mrs_B @veritysalter @jenniferw88

A few off my shelves I am yet to read ,any you have read before? Any that you fancy? Really looking forward to a Juno Dawson read but they are a little longer, not sure if a shorter read would be better. 😊
Hollow Pike 312 pages
Clean 398 p
Meat Market 400p
See how small 207p
The boy in the striped Pyjamas 216p
Ice Storm 279p
The lovely bones 328
We are all completely beside ourselves 320

jenniferw88 First choice would be meat market but would be equally happy with boy in pyjamas or completely besides ourselves. 4y
veritysalter I agree that Meat Market looks good. I‘ve already read The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and Lovely Bones (but would happily reread as both great). 4y
Chrissyreadit I think I need to read Meat Market but am terrified to- my daughter was just scouted and signed by IMG and I‘m excited but worried for all the implications of this job. 4y
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Mrs_B The Meat Market sounds good - but I do like the look of Completely Beside Ourselves! 4y
Powered_By_Plants @jenniferw88 , @veritysalter , @mrs_b shall we say Meat market then . It sounds like it will be an interesting read ☺️ 4y
Powered_By_Plants @chrissyreadit wow what an opportunity , congratulations to her . I‘m guessing it‘s the model agency 🤩. You must be so proud. I think surely certain issues are monitored more today and people are more aware now. Also we always hear more of the bad then the good. It will be great , I bet she will be fab 🥰 4y
jenniferw88 I'm happy with that! 4y
Chrissyreadit @Powered_By_Plants thanks- yes the model agency- and they seem great- I think a lot has changed- but I‘m a worrier. 4y
Powered_By_Plants @Chrissyreadit aww it‘s being a mum isn‘t it , can‘t help but worry about our babies. my son has show interest in the armed forces possibly and that frightens the life out of me. With an amazing mum like you I bet she has her head screwed on 🥰 , so exciting , huge good luck to her ❤️ 4y
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