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Rachel.Rencher

Rachel.Rencher

Joined April 2017

28🔸️Librarian🔸️Teacher🔸️Swiftie🔸️ Blind Date with a Book 🤓📚👉 https://linktr.ee/thebookishcouple
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Akata Witch | Nnedi Okorafor
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Today's book haul! 📚

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The Third Gilmore Girl | Kelly Bishop
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Listening to this ✨️mahvelous✨️ audiobook while I work the bookshop today. 📚🤍

ChaoticMissAdventures I was really impressed with this. She has had such an interesting life, and I love how honestly she looks back at it! 3w
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This is the only acceptable amount of whipped cream to put on pumpkin pie, end of discussion. 🥧

Ruthiella There‘s pie under there? 😂 3w
TheBookHippie I see no problem here.. 3w
Bookwomble 👏👏😂 3w
JessClark78 🧡 3w
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Happy Saturday ? Thank you for all the birthday wishes last week! I turned 29 and celebrated with a trip to the bookstore and one too many espresso martinis. ?Our house is cleared out from all the festivities and Thanksgiving guests, and I can say we successfully hosted for the first time! Now I'm ready to cozy up with an interesting new book while all the dishes still "soak". ?

Ruthiella Happy belated birthday. Reading while putting off housework is one of my favorite pastimes! 😂 3w
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Brandon Sanderson is an author that will continue to surprise me. The world building in this book was so incredibly well done that I cannot stop thinking about it and picturing it from every angle in my brain. I want to go visit Design's noodle shop, just once, and peer out on the hion lines while eavesdropping on the painters. Ugh, I loved this so so much. 💙💖

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Cozy Sunday getting some work done. Corgi is supervising. Coffee needs a refill. Dreaming about what it would be like to work for the Library of Congress as all this tedium in metadata and subject analysis is proving to be quite enjoyable for me.

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Wind-Up Bird Chronicle | Haruki Murakami
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Went thrifting 🤍📚

Tamra Windup Bird is a great read! 1mo
Meshell1313 Yes Divine Rivals!!! Great finds! 1mo
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Looking forward to this one #iykyk

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A Tale of Two Cities | Charles Dickens
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My mood read rotation for the rest of the weekend 📚

TheSpineView Looks good! 1mo
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Bookshops and Bonedust | Travis Baldree
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Trying to find a space for relaxation in the midst of all the chaos I'm feeling. 🤍

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Bookshops & Bonedust | Travis Baldree
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Cozy bedtime reading 🥱 😴

LiteraryinPA Viv 💗💗 2mo
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This book was so cute. It was exactly what I needed for cozy, warm, fall vibes. 🤎

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Frankenstein | Mary Shelley
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This is my first time reading Frankenstein and I am loving it. It's so well written and suspenseful that I've already read a third of it in one sitting. I plan to curl up and finish the rest before I do anything else today. 💚

CogsOfEncouragement I really like this one too. Enjoy! 2mo
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Intermezzo | Sally Rooney
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We made it through the first quarter of the school year! Time to enjoy a long weekend filled with books. I'm finishing up the tagged book while Lucas enjoys Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree. 🤍📚

BarbaraBB Looking so comfy 👌🏽 2mo
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I didn't think this book would have me crying before I even got through the prologue. 🥲 Taylor has been such an important part of my life since I was 11 years old and heard Teardrops on My Guitar for the first time. This book captures what it's like to feel supported by music in a way that could only happen once in a lifetime.

Suet624 💕💕💕 2mo
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This weekend's book haul 😍📚 Which one should I read first?

GirlNamedJesse Loved this one! ❤️ 3mo
yourfavouritemixtape Ooh, ooh, Darius the Great has been on my tbr for aaaaages 3mo
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*read in Hermione Granger's voice*: "I checked this out for a big of light reading". ?
Let another semester of librarian school begin! After this semester, I'll have taken enough credits to officially gain certification as a school media specialist. ?? I can't believe it! The funny thing is, I'm not sure that I'll want to leave the classroom for a few more years, but it'll be there when I'm ready. ??

shortsarahrose I‘m pretty sure that‘s the same textbook I had for my Information Organization class when I was getting my MLIS 4mo
SaraBeagle @shortsarahrose Same! 15 years ago 4mo
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Anne of Greenville | Mariko Tamaki
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I wanted a little more from this one. It fell kind of flat for me.
I've come to a realization that, during the school year, I only have enough brain capacity to read young adult books. Not that they don't have literary merit, but they tend to be more fast-paced and hold my attention when I'm over-stimulated in every other sense. That said, I'm going to the library for a big YA haul tomorrow. What should I pick up?

shortsarahrose I totally relate to not necessarily having the brain space for capital L “Literature” all the time. I‘ve been reading a lot of genre fiction this year (romance, horror, YA, etc). Not that long ago I read Last Night at the Telegraph Club, which was a really good historical queer YA love story/coming of age story. 4mo
Rachel.Rencher @shortsarahrose Ooh, sounds fun! I'll pick it up. 🥰 4mo
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Words of Radiance | Brandon Sanderson
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I haven't been posting on here as much because it's taking me a LOT longer to finish each book now that I've gotten into Brandon Sanderson. So here is an interlude (iykyk) of my little reading buddies. Mars Bars has taken up a new habit of taking this donut bed with her everywhere, even on our couch.
Winston refuses to sit next to her when she acts like this, so he curls up in a ball right under my feet.🤍

Chelsea.Poole Such a cutie! 5mo
Ruthiella ❤️🐶❤️🐶❤️ 5mo
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Words of Radiance | Brandon Sanderson
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I loved book 1 so much that I bought book 2 right away...and the rest of this series (including pre-ordering book 5), the rest of Mistborn, the short stories and novellas of the Cosmere, Elantris, Warbreaker, Yumi...I feel so behind in the fandom and I just want to marathon read alllll of it like yesterday. 📚

TheBookHippie Ohhh I miss Diet Coke so much 😅🤣 5mo
BarkingMadRead So crazy, I just had a long conversation with my son‘s friend about this author, he told me I just have to read these books 5mo
Rachel.Rencher @BarkingMadRead Do it! I'm so shocked by how much I enjoyed it. I've never been into the fantasy genre but this sucked me in from the start. It was 1,000 pages and not one was wasted. 5mo
CrowCAH I totally agree!!! 5mo
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What books have changed your perspective on a genre? I've never been a big fantasy reader until my husband challenged me to read Brandon Sanderson. I'm over 500 pages into this tome, and I've already ordered book two. This is such a rich book with its descriptions of a made up religion, political framework, and some of the best characters I've ever read. And I've heard it doesn't even really pick up until page 700.

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This book is pretty cute so far! It's predictable but maybe it'll surprise me. 🥰

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Mistborn: The Final Empire | Brandon Sanderson
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Lucas & I always do one Christmas in July gift. This is what I got for him. 😍📚

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I haven't seen my nieces in a while, so when we got together this week I said, "I know I always send you guys books as gifts. You'll have to let me know if you want something different."
They both shouted, "No! Keep sending books! We love your books." ??????

AlaMich Awww! That‘s the best! 6mo
Ruthiella My aunt is to give me books for birthdays to and I loved it! 👍 6mo
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Hana Khan Carries On | Uzma Jalaluddin
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This book was CUTE! If you're a fan of "You've Got Mail", you'll love this one. There's not-so-friendly business competition, an online meet cute, and a community that rallies together in the face of hate crimes.

Side note: Does anyone else's Litsy app completely stop working a few times a day? I went into the app store to update it, but I can't find it anymore. No biggie, just wondering! ??

Breanne1 I‘ve had that issue where the app is inaccessible for a day. 6mo
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Hana Khan Carries On | Uzma Jalaluddin
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Next up: a rom-com about a radio host who is helping her family compete with the new halal restaurant in town. Enemies to lovers, dealing with racism, and a strong female lead...I have high hopes for this one! 🤍

Julsmarshall I loved this one! 6mo
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Eh, the best part of this book was the cover. I thought it was about 100 pages too long and the author couldn't seem to figure out which storyline she wanted to focus on. I liked the characters well enough until I found out the scheme that they were up to near the end. Idk, I'm just surprised this book has a 100% rating on Litsy. Maybe I'm just in a bad mood or too picky. 😂

Rachel.Rencher Ope, well it doesn't have a 100% rating anymore. 😬 I guess only a few people had rated it, lol! 6mo
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I have ONE bookshelf totally styled and set up! 🤣 Lucas and I have lived in our house for an entire year and it took until now to unpack all of the book boxes. My big motivator was that I have plumbers coming in next week and they have to demo the wall where the boxes were stacked. The rest of the shelves are double stacked and there's absolutely 0 organization to them. I'm looking forward to getting more shelves but until then, this is a win! 🥳

5feet.of.fury Sometimes it‘s so hard to get started, but the organizing is so rewarding! 6mo
ShyBookOwl I used to reorganize my bookshelves as a way to calm my anxiety... so I did it FREQUENTLY lol But since I had my son in 2022, they've become a complete disaster 😂 6mo
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Doggone Dogs! | Karen Beaumont
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The pups shoved my book out of my hands and took up all of the real estate on my lap as soon as the first thunder crack shook our house. It seems we're in for it tonight...the power is flickering and my weather app is blowing up. #ThunderBuddies

LiteraryinPA Stay safe and cozy! 6mo
peaKnit My dog is the same! Be safe! 6mo
BookmarkTavern Looks perfect for a rainy evening! 💖 6mo
Hooked_on_books Aw, poor babies! It‘s good that you can give them comfort. 6mo
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Okay but how can you not love a book with an opening line like this:

"Most women did not begin their days by stabbing a man in the scrotum, but Georgia Brown was not most women." ??

Soubhiville 😳😂 6mo
mcipher OMG 😂😂 6mo
ChaoticMissAdventures Amazing 😍😂 6mo
Hooked_on_books Great line!! 😂 6mo
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I picked this one up solely for the ✨️vibes✨️

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My little reading companion 🥺 I promptly reset her ear to factory settings

Ruthiella ❤️🐶❤️🐶❤️ 6mo
wanderinglynn So cute! ❤️🐶 6mo
CBee Sweet pup ♥️ I also LOVE your window 🪟 6mo
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Rachel.Rencher @CBee Thank you! 🤍 I just used this window cling because my dogs kept getting up on the couch and barking at anyone who went by. 😂 https://a.co/d/2S0yeYd 6mo
tpixie 🩵🩵🩵 6mo
CBee @Rachel.Rencher oooo I‘ve seen those! Are they difficult to put on? 6mo
Rachel.Rencher @CBee Not at all! You just measure your window, cut the film, spray the window with soapy water, and then use a credit card or something to get the water bubbles out. I've put quite a few up around our house. 🥰 6mo
CBee @Rachel.Rencher good to know! I‘ll have to try it sometime 😊😊 6mo
Hooked_on_books It‘s good to air out the ears every now and then! 🐶❤️ 6mo
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Nora Goes Off Script | Annabel Monaghan
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This was a cute, quick, & witty romcom about a romance screenwriter who uses her divorce as inspiration leading to her big break in Hollywood. There's even a meet cute with the leading actor, who was named sexiest man alive. 😏 It's great if you want something a little cheesy.

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Lucas bet me I wouldn't read this whole book, so you know what that means...
I know that it's recommended to start with Mistborn, but I don't have it and my library has a waiting list on holds. I've literally never read an epic high fantasy (closest I've come is LotR), so this is an interesting challenge.
I've seen that I just need to trust the author that it will all come together because the start is purposely obtuse since I'm starting here.

Ruthiella I have a friend who thinks this trilogy is better than the Mistborn trilogy. Good luck! 👍 6mo
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This one was SO cute. It's a coming-of-age story told through the perspectives of people (and their kitchens) who are all connected in some way to the main character. It's a foodie dream and so so charming. 🤍

Prairiegirl_reading If you like peanut butter you won‘t regret making the bars!! 6mo
Rachel.Rencher @Prairiegirl_reading I was craving them the whole time I read that chapter 🤤 6mo
kspenmoll Read this when I was visiting my sister in Omaha. Not quite midwest but close enough! It is a fun book! 6mo
Rachel.Rencher @kspenmoll Isn't Omaha considered to be part of the Midwest? 6mo
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I am such a mood reader that I have to have 5 books ready for when I finish my current read (tagged book). If you couldn't tell, I am LOVING having a laid back summer vacation. It's the first one where I haven't had to move to a new apartment/house or teach summer school, and it's really making the insanity I deal with at school all year worth it.
So, I'm going to go enjoy my 2nd cold brew of the day on my porch and read my little heart out. 🤍📚

LiteraryinPA That is so exciting for you!! 6mo
kspenmoll I am soooo happy for you! My last summer teaching was in 2021 & I have been able to relax, refresh, renew myself before the next school year. Priceless! 6mo
Suet624 Sounds delightful. 6mo
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Well this one hooked me immediately 🤍🤍 Gonna make some coffee & stay up for a while!

LeeRHarry I loved this one - enjoy! 😊 6mo
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Sorry to Disrupt the Peace | Patty Yumi Cottrell
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Honestly, I was so back and forth on this book. The story had SO much potential. It was largely character-driven, but I've never hated a character more. I couldn't decide if it was satire or a commentary on mental illness. I stuck with it even though the narrator's voice grated on every nerve because I was hoping for some incredible development, but noooope. There was also some troubling non-chalance toward suicide. 2⭐️

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Hi Littens! Question...I ran into a hiccup while working on our built-ins. Our walls are plaster with wood boards and rock behind them, so hanging anything load bearing has been a nightmare as the plaster just crumbles away. We've decided free-standing bookshelves are probably best until we can afford a contractor, but we want something that's like 84" tall and has an open back. (Noooo IKEA). Where have you found shelves that you loved?

TheBookHippie I love mine but they have backs and are anchored to my plastered no crumbling walls. HOWEVER My friend has this https://a.co/d/4zXHjsj for her art books and art. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 6mo
TieDyeDude I've had my ladder bookshelf for years (something similar to this https://www.amazon.com/Maydear-Trapezoid-Bookshelf-Storage-Shelves/dp/B09657728F.... I think the wide base is more stable if you're not anchoring, and I have some big art books that only fit on the extra large bottom shelf. 6mo
Rachel.Rencher @TheBookHippie Ooh I love those, thank you! 😊 @TieDyeDude That would be great for my photography books, thank you!! 6mo
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Upgrade: A Novel | Blake Crouch
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Clearly on a Blake Crouch kick lately. This one had a slow start, but I'm about a 3rd of the way in now and I'm really enjoying it. Upgrade explores what might happen if gene editing advances and someone is accidentally infected with a viral package that turns them into a super human. It almost feels like I'm reading a backstory of the Hulk if he also had the brains of Ironman.

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I picked this one up at a library sale. I've heard mixed reviews, but I'm goin' in!

KathyWheeler I liked it but found many description of it to be odd. I didn‘t view it as either dark comedy or satire — both terms have been applied to it. 6mo
Rachel.Rencher @KathyWheeler I'm having the same feelings toward it...bailing on it for now 6mo
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The Last Town | Blake Crouch
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Blake Crouch definitely knows how to leave you on a cliffhanger! I saw that he's "open" to writing a 4th book, but that epilogue made me need another part to Ethan's story.
Also, having lived in Idaho for 25 years, it really is an apt setting for the last town on earth. The world building was incredible. I soared through the last two books in less than a day.
I made Lucas start reading the first book so we could talk about it because ???

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Wayward Pines: Wayward | Blake Crouch
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We're done painting the living room! I have no idea how to build the bookshelves that I want, but we're going to try to draw up some plans and begin next week. 😁😁
Side note: I vividly remember downloading Litsy when I had just moved to the cheapest apartment in Boise, Idaho where I'd made bookshelves out of scrap wood and cinderblocks, and now we're looking at putting built-ins in our house in Nebraska. Life is crazy. 🤍

TheBookgeekFrau Your living room looks beautiful! 😍 Can't wait to see the shelves you decide on 🤩 Just a small idea side note: a few years ago I needed some extra shelves in a pinch while staging my house for sale. I stacked up a bunch of wooden crates from a craft store and thought with a little stain or paint they'd be perfect permanent shelves. Let me know if you want me to find a pic. 6mo
kspenmoll Where are you in Nebraska? My sister lived in Omaha for decades- just retired to NH to be closer to her daughter. 6mo
Rachel.Rencher @TheBookgeekFrau Ooh that's a cute idea! I know what you're talking about. If this project becomes too much, we may do that. 😍🤍 6mo
Rachel.Rencher @kspenmoll We were in Omaha for two years! We moved to Lincoln last June and really love it here. 🥰 6mo
kspenmoll @Rachel.Rencher We have visited Lincoln-lovely city. We were out for the solar eclipse! 6mo
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Panpan

This book would've been better off as a short story or a novella. It was an interesting concept, but it dragged and felt super repetitive. Instead of packing an Atwood level punch as promised in the blurbs, it just felt bleak and miserable.

BarbaraBB Totally agree! 6mo
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Hi Littens! I need your decorating advice.
On the left is our living room, currently being painted yellow. On the right is a screenshot of bookshelves that will be built over that wall.
My question is...what color should the shelves be? Should we stain the wood, leave it bare, or paint it? I'm tempted to try to match the color of our trim, but idk how close I'll get and I don't want clashing wood tones. Should we go bold and paint it blue? Help!

Rachel.Rencher For context, we have light grey furniture and we're going to try to pull greens and blues into our decor to brighten it up. We also have an accent wall made of leaves (yes, literal leaves) that is green and cannot be taken down. 😂 The charms of a 100 year old house, lol! 7mo
TEArificbooks I agree your don‘t want too different wood tones. I would paint the shelves yellow to match the wall or white to soften the space. 7mo
RowReads1 My first thought was to match the color of the trim. Maybe a tiny bit lighter or with a similar color stain that would allow for some wood variation. 7mo
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Kimberlone I would go for dark stain that matches the wood trim around the doorway 7mo
RaeLovesToRead I think painting them white would look good. Dark shelves would match best, but the space would be quite dark. White would make the yellow pop and wouldn't clash with the trim. 7mo
RaeLovesToRead I'm trying to imagine the shelves as baby blue... that might be cool 7mo
TheSpineView Love blue with yellow. 💙💛💙 7mo
Hooked_on_books The yellow is such a vibrant tone that I would paint the shelves white. 7mo
Tamra Blue! 7mo
MrT Colour drench it. 6mo
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And the reading marathon continues...🤓

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The Paper Palace: A Novel | Miranda Cowley Heller
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This book should have come with some warnings. There's some pretty explicit descriptions of child sexual abuse in multiple parts throughout the book. I think it makes sense to the character development as it goes back and forth in time to show this woman's relationship with her mom, husband, and another man, but yeah...warning for those of you who haven't read it!

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The Paper Palace: A Novel | Miranda Cowley Heller
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Omgg I can't put this book down! Perfect sunset summer read. 👌

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Lore Olympus | Rachel Smythe
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Next up 😍

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I'm sailing through this YA romance. It's pretty cute and reminds me of my summers I spent in Maine as a kid, although I didn't have cute neighbor boys to fawn over. 😂

Thank you to everyone for all the well-wishing on the last post. I got a pretty strong dose of Prednisone and a nebulizer. That paired with 4 days of resting & eating clean seemed to curb this lupus flare. I'm learning what it means to manage this one day at a time. 💜

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