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Joined July 2021

“Someday you‘ll be old enough to start reading fairy tales again” - CS Lewis |🏳️‍🌈| 💛💙 | Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/madelinemccrae
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Dreadful | Caitlin Rozakis
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Exams were really tough and the first few weeks of my third year of grad school were not great for mental health. But Dreadful was such a fun read! I loved the silliness of Gav trying to figure out what exactly a master evil plot entails and who everyone is while having no memories. The side characters had just as much charm too. It was a great, light hearted pick me up!

BiblioLitten I‘m glad that books make our lives better. 💕 5d
5feet.of.fury I read this one during my labor induction 😅 excellent book to escape reality 5d
RosePressedPages @5feet.of.fury Wow!! I'm so glad this book was able to provide that for you. I can't imagine the pain you were in ♥️ 3d
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I really didn‘t like either cover for The Secret History of Moscow, so I made my own 😂 For some reason Slavic folklore + magical realism has been my jam and I really enjoyed this one! It was more of a character study of the people of Russia throughout the different eras of its history rather than an action driven plot. I wish the underground realm had been fleshed out more and sad no Baba Yaga. The ending had me 😱 for a good hot sec. 4 🌟‘s

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I‘ve never really been one to reread books. I‘m always anxious to get started on a new book and find a new fav. But I have been thinking a lot about some of my fav books and decided to give this one a reread since I originally listened to it on audio. So far, it lives up to how I remember it. Bizarre, dark, gruesome, and magical ✨🦢

Maybe I need to reread books more! How often do you reread favs? How do you balance new reads and rereads?

BookLove4Ever I almost never re-read books, but I have been thinking a lot about From Lukov with Love by Mariana Zapata. So good! Maybe at the end of the year I‘ll try. 2mo
Butterfinger I reread if a favorite series publishes a new book. I see the characters as friends and love to get back into their world. Everyone is different. I know that when I become depressed, I will reread a favorite childhood book. 2mo
zezeki I think I usually reread maybe 3, 4 books per year. It happened a few times that if I really like a book I will reread it immediately after finishing it, but that's mostly for shorter books. 😅 For me, rereading my faves is very comforting, and sometimes helps me get out of a reading slump, and I do like to return to some of these books every once in a while. 2mo
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The Green Kingdom | Cornelia Funke, Tammi Hartung
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I enjoyed how whimsy and cute the story was and getting a little bit of knowledge on plants! I like how the letters from the past were woven into the story and Caspia‘s journey of self-discovery, finding courage, and growing her roots. The only thing I didn't like was it seemed like Caspia didn't like her friend Laryssa all that much. It seemed like she tolerated her presence and that was it. Overall, a sweet easy read eminating warmth and magic.

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The Green Kingdom | Cornelia Funke, Tammi Hartung
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June was a little bit of a dud in terms of books to choose for my bracket. But I did really love reading Jurassic Park! 🦖 The new movie was ok, not enough spinosaurus 😜 I‘m hoping July will be a bit better reading-wise, and I‘m loving the tagged book. I joined a middle grade themed book club and The Green Kingdom 🌿 is the current read. I‘m very glad to have found some fun book clubs on Fable.

MemoirsForMe I‘m just finishing the Jurassic Park book too. Love the movies!🙌🏻 2mo
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I ditched my espresso machine for a French press and have been practicing making a latte! I'm very happy with the result ☕ Nothing better than a good cuppa with a good book! 📖

kspenmoll French press makes the best coffee! A colleague of mine at work uses one to make coffee for us. 3mo
Leftcoastzen Wow , nice ! Beautiful photo 3mo
RosePressedPages @Leftcoastzen Thank you! 🥰 3mo
RosePressedPages @kspenmoll I‘m surprised how much better it is! Even for making foamed milk! 3mo
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I just learned about this app and that it gives you a little Myers-Briggs reading personality! Are there any littens on Fable? What are your thoughts? I love trying new book apps, even though Litsy will always be #1 🥰

MsRadioSilence I‘m on Fable! I like that it tracks how many days I‘ve read, and what I‘ve read, and all the communities on it! It seems easier to interact with people, and also have folks interact with your reviews, than Goodreads and Storygraph. Honestly, reminds me a LOT of Litsy, minus the pictures. 3mo
MsRadioSilence Also I really appreciated the team‘s response to the backlash from earlier this year (TLDR, they were using gen AI without users‘ knowledge, and when confronted about it, took it down, apologized, and have taken steps to better their site — i.e. hired real people to write the meyers-briggs type stuff — without using stolen artwork and words) 3mo
Cupcakesbookishreviews I love Fable! 3mo
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Roary47 I really like Fable in being able to express thoughts on a scene you are reading without spoiling it for the others in the group who aren‘t there yet. It alerts you on when someone comments on your thoughts so you can continue the discussion. @Littlewolf1 and I have a group for horror and another group for fantasy reads. I‘m also in a group with @AsYouWish if you want to join one of those. 🥰💛 3mo
Aconight Fable is fantastic! Loving the new BookAura feature. 3mo
5feet.of.fury I‘m technically on it, but heardly ever use or update it, their bookclub features are great. as @Roary47 said I like that you can leave notes by chapter so if you read with a group you don‘t get spoiled and can really discuss individual things as you go with everyone still reading at their own pace 3mo
AsYouWish I have been using it more and more lately, not just for my book club, but also using the other features available to help me track my books and organize my lists. 3mo
RosePressedPages @Roary47 aw that‘s so awesome!! 🥰 I‘d love to!! 3mo
RosePressedPages @Aconight It will be interesting to see how it changes as I add books! 3mo
RosePressedPages @5feet.of.fury I thought the book club feature was really cool! I‘m curious to try it out 3mo
RosePressedPages @AsYouWish I love organizing and tracking my books maybe a little too much. I‘m glad you like those features on Fable! 3mo
RosePressedPages @MsRadioSilence this was why I was originally reluctant to try it but I was pleasantly surprised by their response and how lovely the app seems already 3mo
Roary47 Here is the fantasy group: https://fable.co/club/the-wyvern-scrolls-with-littlewolf-178259080199 Here is the horror group: https://fable.co/club/roaringwolf-fright-night-with-roary47-202125311454 I can‘t seem to invite for @AsYouWish club for the Midnight Society. 🥺 3mo
Aconight @Roary47 I joined both! 3mo
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RosePressedPages @Roary47 I joined all three! Thank you 🥰 3mo
Roary47 @Aconight @RosePressedPages Yay! Welcome to the groups! 😍🥰💛 3mo
kelli7990 I‘m on Fable. 3mo
RosePressedPages @kelli7990 that‘s awesome! If you want to add me my username is the same :) Do you enjoy Fable? 3mo
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Some new crafts to do while I listen to my audiobook 🎧📖 So far I‘m enjoying this sapphic take on Austen 😊

RedxoHearts Those are so cute! I love embroidery 3mo
RosePressedPages @RedxoHearts I‘m still learning but I love embroidery so much. I am very excited to start them once I finish a flower embroidery that‘s been sitting for way too long…. 3mo
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The Twisted Dead | Darcy Coates
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🌟🌟🌟 I am of a firm opinion that the title of this book and the previous one should be flipped lol

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🏎️🧡 I finally decided to try stickers for my e-reader!! I had to do an F1 (mostly papaya/Oscar lol) themed spread! The background didn‘t print perfectly but I‘m very happy with the outcome. Nevermind that Oscar‘s facial expression is how I felt about this weekend‘s Canadian GP 🫣 I‘ve also got an OTGW, Ghibli, spooky, more F1, and Cottagecore themes lined up :)

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The Ravenous Dead | Darcy Coates
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I LOVED the plot twist at the end! I find the ghosts to be the best part of these books. I wish more time was spent on them. I can‘t say the living characters have grown on me at all. Their dialogue and inner monologues are so cheesy. Keira can be especially repetitive. I do not like the possible implied romance either, I was hoping it would stick to being a mystery horror. A fun fast read, but I found myself skim reading to the ghost parts.

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The Sisters Brothers | Patrick DeWitt
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The Sisters Brothers is marketed as a dark comedy Western. Dark comedies are one of my fav sub genres. However, I could not for the life of me find the humor. The writing style was very simple and straightforward musings from Eli Sisters (who I found naive and annoying). The plot felt repetitive following their journey and I did not like the callous violence. A scene with a child was when I decided it just wasn‘t my cup of tea.

LitStephanie I thought the movie was hilarious. I will stick with that version! 3mo
RosePressedPages @LitStephanie I will have to give the movie a try! Maybe the movie will do a better job of conveying the humor for me :) 3mo
BkClubCare Yeah, the movie is fun to watch after reading since you “know” the characters. Enjoy! 🎥 2mo
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I feel very mixed on this one. I enjoyed the action for sure, but I was not a fan of Frodo and Sam‘s chapters. I just never felt attached to them and disliked Gollum lol. I also felt like the last chapter, and the last line, were very anticlimactic and lacking emotional depth. I think I just missed the dwarves too much from the Hobbit. Overall, loved lotr, but I don‘t think this was my fav. Excited to start The Silmarillion next!

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The Whispering Dead | Darcy Coates
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Soft pick. I randomly grabbed this one at the library. I was looking for Dead Lake, but this was the only Coates book on hand. It was more of a fun book than a scary one. I was intrigued by the idea of a woman who can see the dead tending to a graveyard and its ghostly occupants (a weird part of me really wants that job). There was a quirky cast of characters and a plot twist in the ghosts story. Nothing mind blowing but I will grab the next one!

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? I love my name, Madeline. I‘ve never liked my nickname Maddie, although my dad named me Madeline so I could go by Maddie ? Madeline feels pretty and elegant. Maybe I‘d change the spelling to Madeleine. I do love the name Josephine too as an homage to a great grandmother and my dad.

? Theodora Roosevelt aka Teddy Bear, Charlotte Ann aka Charlie, Pepper, and Ghost

? Emeline, Casiopea, Pangur Bán, Pilu, Vassa, Rose, Lily, and Ayesha

Eggs Brings to mind the Madeleine of Ludwig Bemelman fame🫶🏻 Thx for playing 🥳 4mo
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Jurassic Park : [novel] | Michael Crichton
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I‘ve loved the movies since I was a kid, but recently saw a review depicting the book as much more horrific and I immediately downloaded it. It was definitely more graphic and gorier. I was surprised by some of the different characters in the novel and the difference in who made it to the end. I kept reading it before bed and then feeling uneasy the rest of the night lol.

Do you think it‘s worth trying The Lost World next?

Larkken I remember it being interesting the scenes from book 2 that made it into the original movie, so if the difs between book & movie entertained you, that could be fun... I can't say that the plot was memorable though, lol! 4mo
rwmg It's a long time since I read either of them but I think I enjoyed Conan Doyle's Lost World more. I remember crying my eyes out at the end of the B/W film. 4mo
eeclayton I enjoyed the second book almost as much as the first. 3mo
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For my birthday, my friend took me to a Jane Austen picnic!! Everyone was dressed up. There were different Austen inspired activities every hour with scenes from Pride and Prejudice in between. I‘m obsessed with the pink fan I bought too 🩷 I‘m hoping to listen to the audio for Pride & Prejudice this summer and watch all of the adaptions!

Ruthiella How fun! Happy Birthday! 🥳🥳🥳 4mo
JessClark78 Happy Birthday! 🎊🎂🎉 4mo
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MemoirsForMe How cool! Happy Birthday! 🥳🎉🎂 4mo
RosePressedPages @MemoirsForMe thank you!! It was awesome, hopefully we‘ll go again next year 4mo
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🌼 I would love to learn ancient Egyptian or Akkadian. I am obsessed with the Club of Great Powers that existed between 1500 and 1200 BC and would love to read artifacts. I also love Hatshepsut. I could gush for hours about the women from that time period!

🌼 I really want to learn more about the ancient Chinese warrior and queen, Fu Hao. I haven‘t been able to find any solid books on her, but I guarantee there are some written in Chinese.

TheSpineView Those would be fun languages. Thanks for playing 4mo
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- I love reading lying down! I actually like to do my work lying down too. My back really aches when I have to sit for a while and I end up getting too distracted. I have a new chair in my living room that allows me to comfortably lay down while I read!
- I‘m just about to start the third lotr! I really love the books so far. However, I did find Frodo & Sam‘s parts a bit of drag. Hopefully everything picks up #Two4Tuesday

dabbe What a lovely reading spot! 💚💜💚 5mo
RosePressedPages @dabbe thank you!! 🥰 5mo
Hooked_on_books Oooo, fabulous chair! 😍 5mo
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TheSpineView Wow, love that chair. Fabulous for reading! ❤️📖 5mo
MemoirsForMe I want that chair! 😍 4mo
RosePressedPages @Hooked_on_books it‘s definitely comfy! 4mo
RosePressedPages @TheSpineView I‘ve had fun reading The Return of the King and sipping tea in it! 4mo
RosePressedPages @MemoirsForMe I got it on Amazon! I needed something affordable and it‘s been great so far 4mo
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Cold Eternity | S.A. Barnes
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Yay for more space horror!! I liked the premises of her first two books, but not so much the execution. It felt like the horror really falls apart during the climax and each book has the same group of characters. I was happy this one was a little different and read it in one sitting. I still wish the horror had hit harder. I didn‘t mind the romantic subplot in this one; it didn‘t feel as random. Hoping her next one will be even creepier! 3.5 🌟

julesG I read "humour" instead of "horror" in your first sentence. ??‍♀️? I agree about the first two books, hence I still haven't read this one. 5mo
RosePressedPages @julesG hahaha I would definitely try a space humour book! I keep hoping she‘ll nail the execution…I‘m still searching for a really good and chilling space horror 5mo
julesG Same. I keep hoping her writing gives me chills. But I suppose I out-horrored myself as a teenager. 5mo
ReadingisMyPassion This is on my list of must-reads. 5mo
RosePressedPages @ReadingisMyPassion I‘m very excited to hear your thoughts on it! Hopefully it‘s a good read for you :) 5mo
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Slightly Dangerous | Mary Balogh
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Someone listed this as a Pride & Prejudice retelling, which was enough for me. However, I‘d say this was more of typical enemies to lovers. It felt a little too instalove and the plot on the back cover was only maybe 1/4 of the book. I didn‘t love how infertility was handled. But overall it was a fun read when I was feeling a little too stressed with grad school. It took me an embarrassing amount of time to realize what a quizzing glass was.

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I remember trying to read lotr a long time ago and not being able to get past Bombadil. However, now is the right time because I am loving Tolkien‘s work. I found the references to Númenor during Bombadil‘s chapters to be fascinating. I love Tolkien‘s lore and history of Middle Earth the most, especially of the dwarves and men. I had fun seeing what the movies kept and what was different :) There were many scenes that had me choking up too ?

Bookwomble The Tom Bombadil episode is one of favourites - he's so quirky and mysterious. A real trickster figure. 5mo
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Thanks to @kelli7990 for sharing! I don‘t have much to say other than please help keep libraries an integral part of our society: petition is this link https://nwmd.social/s/copylink/5QyDZVuWfuHOxbWOmQ==/b

Aims42 Thank you for sharing this link!! I signed and immediately shared on my socials 🙌 #ReadersAssemble 6mo
kelli7990 You‘re welcome 6mo
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dabbe Done and passed along the info! Thanks! 💙🩵💙 6mo
MemoirsForMe Thanks for this! 6mo
kspenmoll Done! 6mo
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🇺🇦💙💛🕊️ My heart goes out to Zelensky who has stood with Ukrainians during this atrocious Russian War on Ukraine. Слава Україні!

GingerAntics I seriously commend him for his honourable and respectful behaviour when he had to visit this sad excuse for a country last week. 7mo
RosePressedPages @GingerAntics I am crying so many tears for the way he was treated 7mo
Darklunarose He is a true leader 7mo
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TheBookHippie He is the true mensch. A true leader of his people. 7mo
kspenmoll 🩷🩷 7mo
GingerAntics @RosePressedPages I am so embarrassed by the way he was treated. It was disgusting and he knew EXACTLY what was happening and who he was really dealing with. 7mo
GingerAntics @TheBookHippie he is the epitome of what a president is and should be. 7mo
itsjustme40something What happened still leaves me speechless and overwhelmed with feelings of shame, disgust, embarrassment & fear. In a world that desperately needs heros he rises to that definition everyday. slava ukraini 7mo
Prairiegirl_reading It baffles me how anyone could ever have voted for 🍊and to those who still support him I‘m in utter disbelief. I am Canadian and I just feel complete rage. Zelenskyy is a hundred times the leader than he will ever be. Slava Ukraini. 7mo
AmyG I question who our President sides with. Apparently Russia. We are now the bad guys. Slava Ukraini. 7mo
dabbe 🎯🎯🎯! 7mo
Texreader 😞♥️ 7mo
RosePressedPages @GingerAntics I couldn‘t agree more 💙💛 7mo
RosePressedPages @itsjustme40something I feel the same way, it left me in tears 7mo
RosePressedPages @AmyG it seems that way more everyday 💔 7mo
RosePressedPages @Texreader 💙💔💛 7mo
RosePressedPages @TheBookHippie I couldn‘t agree more 🫶🏻💙💛 7mo
GingerAntics 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraini 💙💛 7mo
DogMomIrene 💙💛 I stand with the people of Ukraine 🇺🇦 7mo
RosePressedPages @DogMomIrene 🇺🇦💙💛 7mo
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I‘ve started a ritual of reading something relaxing before bed with a cup of chamomile and honey to help with my insomnia. This is my third time trying to enjoy the Hobbit, although I love the movies. I started this attempt with a mindset that I was reading something very cozy and ended up loving it. I even cried at the ending. I‘ve purchased lotr, The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, and The Children of Húrin to read next ☺️ It is my Feb pick ?

Bookwomble The Children of Húrin isn't a cosy one! 😰 (Though it is an incredible work of tragedy) 6mo
RosePressedPages @Bookwomble that is good to know 👀 6mo
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Thank you @LA1 for this beautifully made #ValetineCardSwap 🥰🩷💌

LA1 You‘re welcome ☺️ 7mo
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Well then….I feel a little attacked but this was super fun lol. Thanks @TheBookHippie for sharing #LiterallyMyCharacter 🤩

TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️ I did too!!! 😂 7mo
LoverOfLearning OH how I loved the Power Puff Girls growing up :) 7mo
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Thank you everyone for the lovely #Valentinecardswap25!!! 💌💗📝 I sent mine out a little late but hopefully they will all be arriving very soon 😊

TheBookHippie It was lovely to open them! I‘m still getting mine, so no worries. 7mo
Cuilin Yours arrived today!!! 💗 7mo
KadaGul @RosePressedPages I wanted to let you know that I received my item back from your address. It seems there was an issue with the label due to an insufficient address. However, it was the same address you provided when sending the card. I'm guessing there might have been a little mix-up on the mail side. I'll mail it out from the post office on Tuesday. My sincere apologies. (edited) 7mo
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RosePressedPages @KadaGul it‘s no worries! I‘m sorry the post office was being goofy :( 7mo
RosePressedPages @Cuilin Yay!! 😊♥️ 7mo
RosePressedPages @TheBookHippie They were so much fun!! 🥰 7mo
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Thank you so much @bumpinthenight for this wonderful spooky #Valloweenswap!!! The chocolates look delicious and I‘m so excited to light the candles 🕯️ 🥀 Bleached Reminders looks like it‘s gonna be so interesting 💀 I appreciate all the goodies ☺️

WildAlaskaBibliophile Yeeesss! So much fun! Excellent choices @bumpinthenight! 7mo
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My cousin, who is my book bestie ♥️📚, and I have been sending each other Valentine‘s Day book swaps for a couple years now. She‘s a really big romance fan. I finally got it wrapped up and ready to send! We painted wine bottles at my friend‘s Galentine‘s day party. I think a little sweet lemon wine + reading is the perfect way to spend the evening 🥰🍋♥️

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tpixie Fun! Lemon wine sounds yummy! 🩷 🍋 🍷 7mo
RosePressedPages @tpixie It was!! 😊💛🍋📖 7mo
MemoirsForMe How cool! ❤️❤️❤️ 7mo
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I received my #Valloweenswap! 💀🖤♥️🥀🕷️ #Valloweenswap25

WildAlaskaBibliophile Yeesssss!!!! 🦇🖤💜 (edited) 7mo
bumpinthenight I hope you like everything! I really tried to cram as much in there as possible! Without squishing anything! ♥️ 7mo
RosePressedPages @bumpinthenight I‘m so excited to open it!!! Thank you so much ♥️🖤 7mo
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Paradise-1 | David Wellington
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I was craving a space horror and this one was recommended frequently. I liked the premise and the psychological horror. I had a minor gripe with the characters, especially Sasha. I didn‘t like how she treated Zhang, and I thought the romance was just kinda dumb. I do wish the horror had been amped up. But it was very fast paced with constant action. I‘m excited to see what horrible scene they stumble on as they explore their final destination.

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I shipped my #Valloween swap! It should be there by the 5th 😊🖤💀🥀 #valloweenswap25

WildAlaskaBibliophile Excellent! 🩷🖤 8mo
guinsgirlreads 🥰🖤 8mo
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Hotel Lucky Seven | Kotaro Isaka
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I read a lot of great books in January, but Hotel Lucky Seven delivered a sharply comedic and thrilling ride 🐞 I have some great books lined up for February.

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Thin Air | Michelle Paver
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In 1935, five men set off to follow in the ill-fated footsteps of the 1905 expedition up Kangchenjunga. Little do they know the mountain is hiding a dark secret. I like historical and psychological horror but this one was a soft pick. There was just so many opportunities to make this story truly horrifying, disturbing, and unsettling but Paver chose to take a safer route. I‘m hoping her other book Dark Matter will make me afraid of the dark.

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The Mantis: A Novel | Kotaro Isaka
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The Mantis follows the inner life of a singular assassin, Kabuto, who works for an eerie handler called The Doctor. Kabuto is a talented and ruthless hitman, but at home he‘s fearful of upsetting his wife and not being a good father. This was a mix of humor and lots of emotion, and Isaka definitely threw a gut punch at the end that left me teary eyed. While this was markedly different from the rest of the series, I devoured it in one sitting!

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Hotel Lucky Seven | Kotaro Isaka
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Ladybug is back! 🐞 What should have been a simple delivery job has turned into a crazy fight for survival in a hotel crawling with assassins. I was so happy to have another ensemble cast of hitmen with wacky names like Cola and Soda. The twists at the end were so fun with a few I didn‘t see coming. I didn‘t love this group as much as previous books, but it definitely left me craving more from Isaka‘s quirky Japanese underworld.

julesG The moment I read Pillow and Blanket I knew this was going to be a fun ride. 8mo
Lunakay I enjoyed it too, especially Coco, the underworld granny! 8mo
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RosePressedPages @julesG I immediately started giggling when their names came up! And it only got better from there 😆 8mo
RosePressedPages @Lunakay I loved her too! She was the calm in the storm for sure lol. 8mo
RosePressedPages @AlaMich Three Assassins is like the prequel! I think of all of these books as standalones with some overlap so you can read them in whatever order :) Suzuki from Bullet Train is the main character of (edited) 8mo
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Three Assassins is the prequel to Bullet Train, told in three perspectives. Cicada is a knife expert, but he wants to escape his controlling handler. The Whale convinces his victims to commit suicide, but lately all 33 have been haunting him. Asagao pushes people into traffic, more phantom than real. Poor Suzuki just wants to avenge his wife who was murdered. Action packed, funny, with an ending leaving you reeling. I LOVED this installment.

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Red Rabbit | Alex Grecian
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For my book club we read Red Rabbit, which I would characterize as a spaghetti horror western. A ragtag group set off across the plains to collect a bounty on a witch, running into all sorts of horrors along the way. It was a bloody ride! But there‘s more at play than the group realizes. I loved the two cowboys, Ned and Moses. This is a genre I would love to read more of! The cover is also gorgeous.

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My cousin (aka my book bestie) and I like to sit down and make our own book brackets each year with a theme. We send each other monthly updates as we add books, it‘s one of my favorite bookish traditions. My bracket for 2024 was a witchy theme and I‘m happy to say I LOVED Isaka‘s Assassins series and Three Assassins is my book of the year 🥂✨ I went with a pond theme for 2025! 🦢🐸 Excited for another year of books!

DogMomIrene Very pretty for both years! 9mo
RosePressedPages @DogMomIrene Thank you! My cousin made a beautiful star themed one for 2024 ✨ 9mo
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#StuffedStockingSwap Thank you so much for the lovely swap!!! I adored the nutcrackers on the outside and had so much fun making the Lego nutcracker with my friend 💙🩵 I‘ve been dying to read The Wind Child and was so so excited to see it in the swap! I can‘t wait to curl up with it while drinking cocoa and munching on candy canes 🥰

Avanders 😍🎄♥️ 9mo
Princess-Kingofkings You are incredibly welcome! I enjoyed shopping for you. That Lego Nutcracker felt like a huge win to find. 🎄 9mo
AmyG The Lego Nutcracker is awesome! 9mo
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My #StuffedStockingSwap arrived! I‘m loving the Nutcrackers on the outside ❤️❄️⛄️🎄 @Avanders

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Package sent! ❄️⛄️🎄 #StuffedStockingSwap @Avanders

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🎶 Wow this is hard! I‘m a huge Red Hot Chili Pepper Fan but recently I‘ve enjoyed What You Know by Two Door Cinema
🎶 Hmmmmm, maybe the Jamie Bower and King Sugar cover of Run On (Johnny Cash). I‘m reading Red Rabbit by Alex Grecian
#two4tuesday @TheSpineView

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I'm reading Red Rabbit now, too! I've got about 50 pages left. 10mo
RosePressedPages @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick That‘s awesome!! What song would you have picked? 🤔 10mo
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick The first song that came to mind was Red Right Hand by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 10mo
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Clearly I need to up my Thanksgiving game! There were so many foods on here I had never thought to try. I‘ve got so many ideas now! Although, the pickle dip I make for our relish tray will always be a favorite 🥒

Foods I want to try:
🧁 cranberry and orange muffins
🍎 Sausage and apple dressing
🍠 sweet potato casserole (instead of candied yams)

Among many more! Thanks @KadaGul for the tag! @dabbe

dabbe Love your choices to try! Thanks for playing and sharing! 🧡🤎💛 10mo
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I was gonna try to resist the holiday season at least until Thanksgiving because Halloween is my favorite holiday. But the minute I walked into a store with all the holiday stuff on display, the winter coziness slammed into me and I had to embrace it. I just love winter wonderland and winter coziness. I think of it as Nutcracker season if anything else 🩰✨🐭 Time to crack out my B&N book copy of the classic ballet! 🥰 #stuffedstockingswap

KadaGul I'm holding out for Holiday Cheer after Thanksgiving 🦃 because November deserves its much-appreciated gratitude. But these stores aren't making it easy for me to start humming Jingle Bells 🔔 and get into the Christmas 🎄 spirit. 10mo
RosePressedPages @KadaGul I commend your willpower! I think it‘s hard to let holidays have their due with how quickly stores want to sell stuff. I‘m definitely gonna try and enjoy Thanksgiving for what it is and at least hold off on decorating lol 🎄 10mo
KadaGul @RosePressedPages Stay Strong 💪 Young One ☝️. We will get through this together. It's Nov 8, 22 days of staying strong 💪. #THANKSGIVINGVIBES #HAPPYTHANKSGIVING 10mo
RosePressedPages @KadaGul I love this so much 😂♥️💪 10mo
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This is a really dark day. I am in shock and disbelief. I cannot believe how far we have fallen. But I wanted to share something positive that did happen as a small bright spot 🏳️‍🌈♥️🏳️‍⚧️

BookBr These are the things that get us through❤️‍🩹 10mo
Aims42 Thank you for sharing this! I had no idea 🙌 10mo
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Leftcoastzen 👏👏👏👏👏❤️🏳️‍⚧️ This makes me happy! I was hoping ! 10mo
JamieArc My husband worked with her when he was with the Human Rights Campaign. Great to see this! 10mo
RosePressedPages @JamieArc That is so so cool!! 🩵🤍🩷 10mo
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Christine This was such a moment of joy! I loved her memoir 10mo
RosePressedPages @Christine I had no idea she wrote a memoir! I‘m adding it to my tbr 🥰 (edited) 10mo
Christine Oh good! It‘s wonderful. 💗 10mo
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Eggs Thx for playing 💀👻 11mo
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Thank you so much @MaleficentBookDragon for this amazing #AllHallowsReadSwap #AHRS swap!!! The little ghost is the cutest thing I‘ve ever seen, and I am so so excited to work through the sour candy 😆 I loved a previous Coates book, so I‘m pumped to try the ones you sent 🖤🧡🎃👻

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My #AllHallowsReadSwap arrived!! I‘m so excited for opening day ☺️🧡🖤🎃 #AHRS