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Rachel.Rencher

Joined April 2017

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Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier
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Rebecca | Daphne Du Maurier
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I just started this one & I'm already hooked. 🤍 The descriptions in this book are sooo vivid!

rretzler Love this book! 2d
Cathythoughts This book ♥️ Lovely cover ♥️ 2d
Kimzey An old favorite! 😍 2d
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PurpleyPumpkin This is one of my favourite books of all time! I was tasked with reading it in high school and just couldn‘t get into it. Fast forward a decade or so, and I loved it!💜 2d
Kimberlone Highly recommend the Hitchcock adaptation when you finish! Love both the book and movie so much ❤️ 1d
Rachel.Rencher @Kimberlone I'll watch it! I'm loving this book so much more than I expected to. 🤍 1d
TieDyeDude I read l just finished this last week. Really enjoyed it 24h
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Listening to this one while I work the bookshop today 🎧

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I was starting to feel super overwhelmed about spring break coming to an end, so I decided to bring a book and some chocolate out to my porch and just fugeddaboutit.

mcctrish Smart!!! 3d
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I love all these little graphics that are included in Fforde's books. He really makes the series come to life.

thegirlwiththelibrarybag They‘re the best! 6d
quietlycuriouskate Oof, this is a little too close for comfort! 5d
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Happy Spring Break! I have this book and one more until I'm done with the series. 😫 Rumor has it Fforde is releasing another one next year? 🤞

Ruthiella ❤️🐶❤️🐶❤️ 6d
Jari-chan Awww 😍🐶 6d
WildAlaskaBibliophile Cute doggo! 6d
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 5d
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Jasper Fforde's books just scratch a certain itch in my brain. 🧠

currentlyreadinginCO Same, love these 😍 1w
Suzze The Thursday Next books make me smile! 1w
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Something Rotten | Jasper Fforde
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Just finished book 4 and it was the best one in the series so far. I was crying real tears while reading the last chapter. 🥲 Fforde is such a master of writing characters with depth, twisty plot lines, and laugh out loud wit. I'm hooked! Onto the next one...

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Something Rotten | Jasper Fforde
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I finally got my next Fforde book in from Book Outlet! As much as I loved Havisham as Thursday's sidekick, I'm SO excited to see Hamlet take that role as they hunt a clone of Shakespeare. 🤩

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Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck
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It's 50 degrees and windy, but you wouldn't know it. This reading spot is sooo cozy 🤍

Chelsea.Poole Perfection! 3w
BookmarkTavern Looks amazing! 3w
Texreader How lovely!! 3w
BarbaraBB Super cozy 😍 3w
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Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck
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I found a great playlist to listen to while I read Steinbeck 🎶

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Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck
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I've been on a classics kick lately 😍

Ephemera After you read this, read The Worst Hard Time, a nonfiction account of the Dust Bowl devastation. 1mo
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This is a shot in the dark, but does anyone have any good book recommendations about Clara Bow? Biographies or even historical fiction about her?

I tend to hyperfixate on details in Taylor Swift's lyrics, and she has a song coming out called Clara Bow. I found out she's nicknamed "the forgotten actress" because her husband made her quit show business, and I'd love to know more about her!

EKonrad Ahhh! I need to know the answer to this question too. 🤔 1mo
Morr_Books I was intrigued, so I looked it up. There are plenty of biographies - search for the "It" girl. I also found a trilogy called Forgotten Actresses by Laini Giles. Clara Bow is book #2. 1mo
Chelsea.Poole I also love to analyze her lyrics!! She‘s very bookish these days…”Dear Reader” and now poets. She‘s an amazing lyricist. 1mo
Ephemera The inspiration for Betty Boop 1mo
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Does anyone else search for / create playlists to fit the vibe of the book you're reading? I can't read in silence and I love finding people who had the same idea as me. This one is just 🤌💋

vlwelser I definitely do this. And I add songs and artists from the text. Though I doubt that comes up a ton with Dickens. 😂 2mo
Bookwomble I prefer to read with music playing, too, and usually try to match moods of both. 2mo
Jess I do too but more of a general vibe. Going now to check out Miss Havisham core. Hilarious. (edited) 2mo
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Snow day number FIVE tomorrow. 😳 I am officially in hibernation mode, you guys. This is my 3rd winter in the Midwest and I am still shocked by the prolonged, bitter cold. You would also think that they would employ more snow plows, but I haven't seen one in three days...

I thought this picture was funny because I poured myself a drink when I got the snow day text and, as soon as I got cozy on the couch with it, Mars jumped up to take a sip. 🤣

Texreader I don‘t know how you do it. We are in day two of freezing weather (about 28, projected to go to about 20). I‘m miserable. South Texas homes are simply not built for this kind of weather!! Fortunately it should just be two more days for us. And luckily no snow or ice so I‘m going to work tomorrow in a better insulated building than my old house. Best wishes to stay warm!!! 2mo
Tamra That‘s why we talk about the weather so much! 🤣🤣 2mo
Rachel.Rencher @Texreader Oh no!! I hope you get some relief soon. 🤍 2mo
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Rachel.Rencher @Tamra Honestly fair! I've never been so glued to a weather app. I'm always sending my mom (she's in Idaho) screenshots of the stuff we put up with here. 🤣 2mo
Slajaunie You should move to the south. We rarely have snow days or even cold below 40 degrees 2mo
Rachel.Rencher @Slajaunie We were supposed to move to Texas the year they got hit with that crazy winter storm! 😅 2mo
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POV: It's -32 wind chill outside, a doggie sensory video is playing in the background to distract the dogs from the fact that it's been over a week since they could go on a walk, the peanut butter cookies made on a whim last night after the Chiefs won absolutely slap, and there's nothing but time to finish this absolute gem of a book 🤍

Crinoline_Laphroaig Perfect! 2mo
Tamra It‘s tough when the dogs can‘t go out! 2mo
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Well this was a charming little read. 🤍

UwannaPublishme Agreed! 🙌🏻 2mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
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I have to admit, I have never read Great Expectations. Victorian literature has always scared me for some reason (being forced to read Wuthering Heights the summer before my sophomore year and taking a test on the first day of school may have caused a little disdain for the time period as a whole), BUT I'm love this one so far. I look forward to spending the rest of my day in Dickens' world.

vivastory This is my favorite Dickens 2mo
dabbe As a former honors English teacher, I am guilty of the above. We actually assigned GREAT EX the summer before and tested on day 2. In retrospect, that is so not how to get kids to want to read Victorian literature. Yikes! BTW, GREAT EX is my fave of Dickens. 🖤💜🖤 2mo
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Heartily enjoying our THIRD snow day this week. The dogs don't seem to mind, either. Anyone else from the Midwest just absolutely buried right now? ❄️

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awww 🐾🐶 2mo
Leftcoastzen Awwww!🐶my cousin in Iowa and friends in Wisconsin are. 2mo
JamieArc I am in Michigan and the snow has just arrived… 2mo
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JenReadsAlot Wisconsin is getting hammered now! 2mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🐾🖤 2mo
Booksblanketsandahotbeverage Minnesota! And it just hit it us… 3 day weekend reading plans 📚😁 2mo
shortsarahrose In Iowa having my second snow day this week. I have MLK day off, so a four day weekend with a lot of reading ahead since after the snow is done, it‘s going to get unbearably cold 🥶 2mo
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Argylle: A Novel | Elly Conway
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Look what came in today!! iykyk

vivastory Can't wait for the movie 🐱 2mo
Teresereading Went to the movies today and saw the trailer for this! 2mo
LeeRHarry From the trailer this movie looks like a lot of fun! 😊 2mo
ElizaMarie Oooo I saw the trailer for this movie and instantly thought it HAD to be a book! Glad to hear it is! I need to check it out! 2mo
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Starting book 3 in this series! I am hooked. 😍

Notice the Amazon box on our fireplace? When we moved in over summer, we had a bat colony living in there due to a broken damper. We had experts come look at removal, but they said couldn't happen until August. We called again in Sept, and they said they wouldn't remove the bats until we had our chimney fixed. The chimney guy said he wouldn't fix it until he knew the bats were gone. (Go to comments)

Rachel.Rencher So, we're kind of living with Schrodinger's batcave right now. Are there bats in there? We don't think so, but I cannot get on a chimney repairman's schedule until spring at this point, so we are stuck with it until further notice. There's no chirping and we haven't seen any in months, but I am NOT risking another bat in my living room. 😅 2mo
currentlyreadinginCO I love this author! 2mo
Ruthiella I didn‘t know bats chirped? 🦇 I would also NOT want a bat in the house. The worst I‘ve had to deal with is lizards. 🦎 (edited) 2mo
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Aims42 Oh my 🫣 I agree with you, I‘d take looking at an Amazon box over the fear of a bat coming for a visit. Yikes! As for your book… I have the first book in this series on my TBR pile, I keep waiting to be in the right mood for it. Hoping to read it soon! 🤗 2mo
Deifio Plock plock? 2mo
Rachel.Rencher @Deifio Pickwick! 🤍 This series has made me yearn for a dodo as a pet. 2mo
Deifio @Rachel.Rencher I love Pickwick, too! ❤️ 2mo
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Edit: the more I think / talk about this book, the more I hate it. Changing from "so-so" to "pan". ?

This book was great until the last third. Without spoiling anything, it just felt like the ending was rushed. I don't normally say this (in fact I usually say the opposite), but I think it would have benefitted from another hundred pages or so.

ChaoticMissAdventures Agree. I wanted so much more from these. It felt incredibly lacking for me in the past storyline. 2mo
Rachel.Rencher Didn't want to put this in the review itself, but I wish the husband hadn't been part of it at all. OR I would've rather he found the notebook and thought she was trying to kill him. Idk - I just hated the whole eucalyptus oil scene. It made me want to chuck the book & it felt like a missed opportunity for something more sinister in the modern storyline. 2mo
Rachel.Rencher @ChaoticMissAdventures Yes! Like we drop in 20 years into Nella's career with poisons and you expect me to believe she was reckless enough to let a 12 year old rummage around in her cabinets & bring it all down? What was the point of rushing to the end like that? 2mo
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dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
ChaoticMissAdventures You are actually more measured than my review (I read this when it first came out) I went back to read my review and I was obviously angry I had read this ? I hated the husband, I thought the modern day character was juvenile. And I said "getting through the modern day story was a tortured maze of naivety" I agree a flushed out Nell would never have! 2mo
ChaoticMissAdventures Also it looks like I stared on audio and switched to physical because the narrator pronounced Bronte and Northanger Abbey wrong. I had remembered this happening in a book a couple of months ago and couldn't remember what book it was so thank you for leading me back here! 2mo
Rachel.Rencher @ChaoticMissAdventures She was so juvenile, though! What was her obsession with pregnancy? Actually, why were babies brought up so much? I really wanted this to be more of a "how'd she get away with it?" story about Nella than a "why won't our husbands give us babies" story. Ugh, I'm getting more heated the more I think about the damn book. ? Also, the way that Gaynor was okay with her just messing with historical artifacts?? Hell no. 2mo
Aims42 I love all these comments so much 🤣 You have me in stitches with your observations LOL @ChaoticMissAdventures @Rachel.Rencher 2mo
5feet.of.fury I HATED it, HATED the husband, I feel like the story glossed right over how asinine and abusive he acted. 2mo
5feet.of.fury And the pregnancy thing, go get a dang test. So frustrating haha 2mo
Laughterhp Yes! I hated the husband too! And absolutely hated the modern timeline. I‘m not sure why I actually gave this author a second chance and read her newer book. 2mo
Rachel.Rencher @5feet.of.fury YES! Like who tf ingests toxins on purpose in a foreign country to try to win over someone they cheated on?! Completely psycho. It ruined the whole idea of the book. 2mo
Rachel.Rencher @Laughterhp I didn't even know she had a second book 😳 I can't say I'll be adding it to my list, but out of curiosity was it any better? 2mo
CoffeeK8 I agree. I started off really enjoying it and ended up soooo annoyed! 2mo
ChaoticMissAdventures I love the book rage on this 🤣. I am truly flabbergasted at the positive reviews on Goodreads. You are so right about how bananas the husband was, and it totally did not fit the book vibe. I in general hate books that obsess over pregnancy (and here it felt like that was all out of left field too!) so this really was never going to work for me. 2mo
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Whyyyy did it take me so long to read this one?! I'm sailing through it.

Happy New Year, everyone! Cheers to discovering great books and crushing reading goals in 2024. 🍾🥂📚

TheIntrovertedDodoBird Gorgeous cover! p.s. your dog is adorable! 3mo
Kappadeemom I need to see more Winston🥰 3mo
TheBookgeekFrau Happy new year🎊 3mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3mo
ShelleyBooksie Those corgi ears ♡♡♡ 3mo
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I think I liked this book even better than the first one! My favorite part was when the Cheshire Cat (now Unitary Authority of Warrington Cat) helped Thursday navigate the infinite library. I'm a sucker for Alice in Wonderland allusions & I'm very very excited to read more about the well of lost plots in the next installment.

(Pictured: home-made chocolate croissant that I couldn't resist biting into before taking a photo.)

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Photo is just for attention...I have a quick question. I remember someone posted about a New York city book fair where librarians, booksellers, etc. could register to go & they left with a ton of ARCs. I don't think it's the rare/antiquarian festival because this one seemed to have more contemporary authors attend. I can't seem to find the one I'm looking for. I know that's SUPER vague, but does anyone know what I might be thinking of? TIA! 🤍

CoffeeK8 Maybe Brooklyn Book Festival? or you maybe thinking of Book Riot Live? If so they stopped doing those 5 or 6 years ago. 3mo
lauraisntwilder Sounds like BookExpo America, which used to move around but is now always in NYC. 3mo
EclecticBookLover BookExpo used to happen every year. It was the biggest publishing event in the US, I believe. However, since the pandemic, I don't think it's come back. The last few yearsit was held, they also held BookCon for fans. 3mo
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lauraisntwilder @EclecticBookLover Oh, that's right. I forgot BEA doesn't exist anymore. 😔 3mo
EclecticBookLover @lauraisntwilder It's so sad 😞 3mo
TheSpineView @EclecticBookLover you are right. The last year for BookExpo/BookCon was in 2019. It was held at the Javits Center. I had fun. I came home with 80+ books. 4 boxes. 3mo
Rachel.Rencher @EclecticBookLover Oh no! That is the one I was thinking of. Thank you -- so sad it's gone! 😢 This would've been the first year I could've gone. 3mo
EclecticBookLover You‘re welcome! It‘s a shame they no longer have it. 😞 3mo
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Planning to spend the rest of my night Lost in a Good Book 😏

BennettBookworm One of my favorite series! 3mo
emz711 Love this series! I recently read it over, so fun 3mo
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Sanctuary | Abby Sher, Paola Mendoza
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Holy shit. I just stayed up way past my bedtime and read this whole book in one sitting. I highly highly recommend this one.

Soubhiville Nice! I love getting grabbed by a book like that. I already have this on my TBR, I‘ll have to move it up. 3mo
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This isn't my usual genre, but this blurb hooked me right away. 10/10⭐️ for this book! Starting the sequel soon...🤓

LazyLimaLife This is one of my favorites! The series is super fun! 3mo
BookmarkTavern I really enjoy Fforde a lot! ❤️ 3mo
HeyT I love this series so much! It actually made me want to read more classics just to see what easter eggs I was missing. 3mo
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This way way too cute. I pick up anything that has Steve Martin's name on it and I've never regretted it.

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Harry Potter: fun book | J.K. Rowling
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Update post: building this tower is going to be the death of me...

Leftcoastzen Wow it‘s beautiful!but a lot of work! 3mo
BookmarkTavern Wow! 🤩 3mo
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Okay, this was sadly one of the worst romance books I've ever read. I HATE miscommunication tropes because I've never understood why a person would keep big secrets rather than just have an honest conversation. The lies just keep piling up in this book and it has the cringiest sex scene I've probably ever read. I'm so disappointed because I've really loved Josie Silver's writing in the past, but this ain't it.

Smrloomis Ugh sorry that was so disappointing! 3mo
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I have like four books actively going right now, but I had to add one more since it's a Christmas romance. ❄️🎄

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Harry Potter: fun book | J.K. Rowling
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Already on movie number three and bag number twelve. We're having a blast...I think I might've just gotten myself into a very expensive hobby. 😅 Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!

Tamra Wow - that‘s amazing! 3mo
Chrissyreadit wow!!! 3mo
Leftcoastzen I‘m trying to resist a particular Lego set! 😸 3mo
Rachel.Rencher @Leftcoastzen Ooh what one? 3mo
Leftcoastzen There is a typewriter! 3mo
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Harry Potter: fun book | J.K. Rowling
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We splurged for the Hogwarts Castle Lego set as our Christmas gift to each other this year. 😍 I literally have never done a Lego set before...wish me luck! 😂

TEArificbooks Don‘t worry the instructions are easier than IKEA furniture instructions 3mo
Rachel.Rencher @TEArificbooks I'm giggling because I'm sitting on an IKEA couch now having flashbacks to the horrendous time we had assembling jt 3mo
hannah-leeloo I have this set. It's great. Have fun 3mo
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Ericalambbrown Legos are so much fun!!! I just did a set of Van Gogh‘s Starry Night this past spring. They are delightful! Enjoy!! 3mo
RaeLovesToRead Never done Lego??? You are in for a treat! 😁 3mo
5feet.of.fury My boyfriend got me the Hocus Pocus House! I‘ve never done a Lego set, or not in 30 years at least 😂 3mo
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Yellowface | R F Kuang
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Starting this one on audio! Anyone else taking full advantage of their 15 hours of listening time on Spotify?

Jess Absolutely. Listening to Unbury Carol (Josh Malerman) at the moment. Enjoy! 3mo
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The Eyre Affair: A Novel | Jasper Fforde
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First day of break calls for a new book! This one is first in a series about literary detectives. The time travel, literary allusions, and quirky wordplay have me thinking I might read the whole series over break. 🤓📚

ChaoticMissAdventures My aunt is super into Fford. Every couple of years there is a Fford Ffestival in England she goes to and she has made the most amazing friends! 3mo
Rachel.Rencher @ChaoticMissAdventures A Fford festival?! I must go. 3mo
BookmarkTavern I love this series! 💕 (edited) 3mo
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Next up 🤓

BarbaraBB This was a tough one for me 3mo
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I am obsessed with Blake Crouch's writing. Every time I finish one of his books, I'm so impressed by his adept ability to place his characters in a mind-bending yet horrifically plausible world. This one his especially close to home as it's set in Idaho where I lived for 25 years. He did a wonderful job describing the landscape and his depictions of Boise later on in the story were especially chilling for me. 10/10 recommend this book.

SassyPants617 I grabbed this book from the library some years back thinking it was different than it was lol. Thank God I didn‘t know the genre because it‘s not something I am into. I loved this book. Read all 3 and love Blake Crouch. Dark Matter is my fave. 3mo
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Being sick in bed sucks, but it means that I get to make a small dent in my TBR. This was my first Superman comic, and I really liked it! I honestly only bought it because the author said they listened to Taylor Swift's folklore while writing/illustrating it. 😂 Either way, it was fun to explore a new genre.

Ruthiella Hope you feel better soon. 🤒❤️ 3mo
DaveGreen7777 Sending you healing energy, hope you feel much better soon! ❤️‍🩹 3mo
Rachel.Rencher @ruthiella @DaveGreen7777 thank you both! 🤍🤍 3mo
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I'm so thankful that I was able to take some time off to do nothing but read. 😍 This one is up next!

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Starting a new book on this chilly November morning. 🤍

JamieArc That plaid is fall perfection! 4mo
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The Personal Librarian | Marie Benedict, Victoria Christopher Murray
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I went thrifting yesterday! Spent $15 and came home with the pictured books. 😍📚

perfectsinner What a great haul 6mo
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The Rock and the River | Kekla Magoon
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New grade level this year means (almost) all new books! The only one that I've taught before is Night, but there are twelve new ones that I have to learn starting with The Rock and The River.
Has anyone taught this one before?

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You guys, our bookish blind dates were featured in a Buzzfeed article, "24 Things To Treat Yourself To If You're A Swiftie"! I just had to share with my favorite little bookish community because I know you guys will understand how exciting this is! ??

Mollyanna That‘s awesome! Congrats 🥳 8mo
Meshell1313 👏🏻🎉🙌 8mo
TrishB Cool 👍🏻 8mo
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AmyG Wow! That‘s pretty awesome. (edited) 8mo
Ruthiella How awesome! 👏👏👏 8mo
dabbe Congrats! 🤩🤩🤩 8mo
Bookzombie That‘s so cool! 8mo
peanutnine How exciting! And what a fun idea! 💖 8mo
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I'm a little ways in & I'm already loving the way this feels like a very millennial version of "The Road". Obviously this has much more background and it's not a father and son, but it's post-apocalyptic and the journey to Chicago to find a doomsday-prepper's safe house is piquing my interest.

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The Only Good Indians | Stephen Graham Jones
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I need to read EVERYTHING this author has published. This book hooked me faster than anything I've read in a while. It was a multi-layered, creepy, brilliantly plotted story about four friends who slowly and brutally pay for a mistake they made ten years prior. The interwoven parts written in the second person were especially brilliant because I spent the first part of the book wondering if it was paranormal or paranoia driving the chaos.

TheBookgeekFrau Sounds good, but I'm highly distracted trying to look at that beautiful porch setting 😍😁 8mo
AmyG He is so different…from the horror I grew up reading. A big fan. 8mo
LeafingThroughLife I need to read more by this author, too! I loved 8mo
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Rachel.Rencher @TheBookgeekFrau It's my new favorite reading spot 🥰📚 8mo
TheBookgeekFrau @Rachel.Rencher I see why; beautiful spot! 8mo
SamAnne I had the same experience! I read Mongrels next, then Mapping the Interior and then My Heart is a Chainsaw. I‘m not even much of a horror reader! This is by far my favorite. 8mo
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The Only Good Indians | Stephen Graham Jones
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My little reading buddy 🥺

Prairiegirl_reading 😍😍 8mo
5feet.of.fury So cute! 8mo
Ruthiella ❤️🐶❤️🐶❤️ 8mo
dabbe Looks like da cutest pup is looking for Mamma's lap! 🖤🐾🖤 8mo
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The Only Good Indians | Stephen Graham Jones
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I'm not going to lie, I avoided this book at the library sale for a while because of the title, but it was blurbed by Tommy Orange & the author is being compared to Jordan Peele. I also started the first chapter and realized it's set where my father-in-law lived for a long time, Williston, ND. 😳

ChaoticMissAdventures SGJ is a Blackfoot Native American! He is a fantastic native voice in the horror genre. I have not read this one of his yet but I hear it is excellent! Hope you like it. 8mo
GingerAntics I loved this one! It was brilliant to the end. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. 8mo
SamAnne Love love love this one. I‘ve now been delving into horror more because of SGJ. And mostly reading indigenous, POC writers. 8mo
Rachel.Rencher @ChaoticMissAdventures @GingerAntics @SamAnne Wonderful!! I'm thrilled to know he's a native author. 8mo
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Rachel.Rencher
Remarkably Bright Creatures | Shelby Van Pelt
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I haven't cried real tears for a book probably since I read Firefly Lane. This was multi-layered, character-driven, and so beautifully atmospheric that I was missing my hometown in the PNW the entire time.
The realities of aging and navigating hardship were handled in a way that felt so real. Tova was strong and made tough choices, but I loved watching her heal in real time.
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CoverToCoverGirl This review is motivating me to get to this one sooner. 🙂 8mo
Rachel.Rencher @CoverToCoverGirl You won't regret it! The sentient, warm-hearted, & slightly grumpy cephalopod (a.k.a. Marcellus the octopus) who helps narrate will surely hook you. 8mo
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Rachel.Rencher
Remarkably Bright Creatures | Shelby Van Pelt
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Should I be packing for the move that's happening on Friday? Yes. Am I starting a new book instead? Also yes.

keys_on_fire I feel you! I should be packing for my move as well, but reading was calling my name today. I‘ll have to buckle down tomorrow 😂 9mo
LaraReads But it‘s such a good one! 🐙😍 9mo
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I love doing giveaways on here, but I gotta direct you to our TikTok for this one if you want to enter. 🥰
Our humble little bookshop just hit 2,000 sales! To celebrate, we're giving away a personalized blind date book and a Late Night edition of Midnights CD. Check out the circled video for details. 📚
Our TikTok handle is @ TheBookishCouple

Bookzombie Congratulations! Also, yay for Taylor Swift. 🙂 9mo
JamieArc Wow! Congrats on doing so well! 9mo
Rachel.Rencher @Bookzombie @JamieArc Thank you so much 🥰🥰 9mo
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