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Shannon_McKinney

Shannon_McKinney

Joined September 2016

Mom & wife. Book hoarder/reader, board gamer, Chicago Cubs fan, geocacher.lover of tacos. Library-thing shannon2708 goodreads shannon_mckinney.
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When Among Crows by Veronica Roth
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Three | Kristen Simmons
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Final book in the Article 5 series. I really enjoyed this series and its conclusion. I am truly surprised this series wasn‘t more popular as it came out at the height of YA dystopian. 4 🌟

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This one was a fun, magical rom-com read. It even has a FMC who is a fire breathing unicorn. 🦄 fun 3.5 🌟 read.

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I literally said out loud “oh my gosh” to the last line of this book. Slow burn, enemies to lovers, political intrigue, elves, gnomes, humans & magic powers. I LOVED the snarky MMC & powerful FMC. I‘m now on the waiting list for book 2! 4.5 🌟

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Crown of Midnight | Sarah J. Maas
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Second book in the TOG series. I once again liked the book however I wish there was some romance on top of the political intrigue. 4 🌟

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Throne of Glass | Sarah J. Maas
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I enjoyed this one. It was definitely more political intrigue than romantasy. I am hopeful the next book has a bit more of the love story - however after reading ACOTAR I don‘t know which way the “romance” will go. I‘m on pins & needles because of that. 😂 4.5 💫

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Breaking Point | Kristen Simmons
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Second book in the Article 5 series. It‘s YA it‘s dystopian. I am a fan. 4 🌟

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Sapphique | Catherine Fisher
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Mehso-so

Second and final book in the series. I have the same sentiments as the first. The book and series as a whole was fine. 3 🌟

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Article 5 | Kristen Simmons
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A very YA dystopian book. I‘m a sucker for a good dystopian book; so I of course liked it. 4 🌟

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Incarceron | Catherine Fisher
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Mehso-so

The story was fine, however I felt as if it was a bit too slow paced for me. The author spent almost the entire first half of the book setting up the story. I wished there was more depth, and character development.

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A Court of Silver Flames | Sarah J. Maas
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Incredible!! I laughed, I cried, I felt lots of emotions. The character development is superb in this book. 5 🌟
I wish we had a date for the next one!

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October book wrap up! 📚 Favorite this month - A Court of Mist and Fury Least favorite - Gone Girl Happy Halloween Littens! 🎃

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Unbroken | Laura Hillenbrand
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Goosebumps, I literally got goosebumps while reading Unbroken. It has been on my TBR for MANY years and I finally read it. All I can say is WOW. It‘s written incredibly beautiful and tells a real life story of grit, determination, and triumph. 5 🌟

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Gone Girl | Gillian Flynn
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Mehso-so

I hated both of the main characters. I have no sympathy or like for either of them. I guess they both got what they truly deserved. 🤷‍♀️

Susanita By the end I only cared about the cat. 3w
Shannon_McKinney @Susanita exactly my sentiment as well. 3w
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Forget Me Not PB | Julie Soto
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Bailed out at only 6% I don‘t want to sit around and read a book of millennial cliches.

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Dragon's Bride | Katee Robert
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Spicy fantasy between humans, demons, and dragons.

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Business Casual | B K Borison
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The fourth and final book in the Lovelight series. It was a good final book and we get Nova‘s love story. I liked it but I still think I prefer the first two books to the last two.

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My Kind of Forever | Heidi McLaughlin
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The last book in the Beaumont series - I am so sad it‘s over! I could read about Liam and Josie‘s lives forever. At this point it‘s become like a warm hug. I loved this book, and it wrapped up so wonderfully. 5 🌟

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12 Days of Forever | Heidi McLaughlin
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Short & sweet # 4.5 in the Beaumont series. 4 🌟

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Iron Flame | Rebecca Yarros
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I feel like you all would truly appreciate this text message from someone who I got ADDICTED to Iron Flame! 🔥 😂 #bookproblems #addicted #iykyk

BookmarkTavern Modern problems require modern solutions! 👍🏻👍🏻 1mo
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Just for the Summer | Abby Jimenez
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A fun rom-com read with some truly laugh out loud moments 4 🌟

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Mixed Signals | B. K. Borison
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Third book in the Lovelight series. My least favorite so far, but decent nonetheless. 🌲

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Okay I am literally addicted to this series. “Hi, it‘s me I‘m the problem.” Love the different perspectives of this book, and I love the fact it takes place during solstice. 🌙

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I may, or may not have stayed up all hours of the night to read this one. My goodness it is so good and full of so many ups and downs.

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Sapphire Blue | Kerstin Gier, Anthea Bell
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YA time travel, mystery done well so far! I also like the gemstone undertones.

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To Have and to Hold | Jane Green
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Nope, nope, NOPE - not for me. I got about 12% in and I‘m bailing big time. 👎🏻

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Ruby Red | Kerstin Gier
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A very YA time travel novel. It was an enjoyable, quick read. I may read the rest in the series someday. 3.5 🌟

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Finding My Way | Heidi McLaughlin
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A prequel to Forever My Girl. It gave us a glimpse of Liam‘s life in high school and his life as Liam Page. Not my favorite in the series but a nice quick read nonetheless.

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A Court of Mist and Fury | Perfection Learning Corporation
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Holy fudge Batman!! Even better than the 1st book! I avoided these for a long while because I felt like they were so hyped up. Now I understand why. Can my Libby loan hurry up for number 3? 5🧚🏻‍♀️

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Finding My Forever | Heidi McLaughlin, (Ro
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Wow, I didn‘t expect this one to be my favorite of the series so far, but it is! The third book in the Beaumont series - We find bad-boy band member Jimmy the last single bandmate falling for a small town Beaumont girl. LOTS of twist and turns that I didn‘t expect. 5 🌟

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Quidditch Through the Ages | Kennilworthy Whisp
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A fun glimpse back into the Harry Potter world of quidditch. Rowlings mind always amazes me. 4 🌟

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Knocked another one off my TBR pile. A suspenseful, page turner that leaves you wondering what will happen next. It gave me Maze Runner vibes. 4 💫

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Traditional Goldilocks retelling with very adorable illustrations. 🐻

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A continuation of the Beaumont series. Another very sweet romance, but this time filled with loads of family love. I quite enjoyed this one as well, and can‘t wait to find out what happens next in this series. 🤎

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Forever My Girl | Heidi McLaughlin
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An oh so sweet light romance that has been on my TBR for years. High school sweethearts fade away, but meet again years later when tragedy strikes. I really enjoyed this one. Maybe because I married my HS sweetheart the weekend after I graduated, but I really thought it was a solid sweet read. I would even say it‘s a fallish read because of the football undertones. 🧡

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This has been on my TBR for what feels like forever. It is quite short, however Lauren always delivers joy!

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The Age of Miracles | Karen Thompson Walker
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Mehso-so

A pre-teen coming of age novel set in what I would call a post apocalyptic time where the days are getting longer. The FMC is in 6th grade, and unfortunately I don‘t think this a book I would let my 6th grader read. 2.5 ⭐️

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I went in with low expectations because it is so popular. I was delightfully surprised by this book and I enjoyed the story and love interest. My only complaint would be the slower pacing in the beginning.

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Educated: A Memoir | Tara Westover
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An extremely compelling memoir of a young woman who is in pursuit of truth and education. However, she is fraught with parental abuse, religious abuse, and other traumas. Great memoir and I feel as if she got her point across. 4.5 ⭐️

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The Christmas Pig | J. K. Rowling
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Read on my kindle - it was my nighttime read for quite sometime. It‘s about a little stuffed pig & a boy who end up on a magical adventure together on Christmas Eve. It was a solid, cute read. However I felt it was a little long for the age range it‘s geared toward. 4 ⭐️

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Last week I got to start an experimental treatment to hopefully cure my brain tumor that I‘ve been dealing with for the past 16 years. 🧠
#whatsnewwednesday
Play? @Laceyj21 @LibrarianRyan @Librarybelle
thanks for the fun @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @TieDyeDude

Read4life Wow. I hope it goes smoothly and you get a cure. Sending positive thoughts your way!! 💙💙💙 2mo
Bookwormjillk Sending tumor shrinking thoughts your way! 2mo
Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 2mo
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julieclair Sending prayers that the experimental treatment is a success! 2mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 2mo
Shannon_McKinney Thank you all! Littens are the best. 🧡 2mo
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Twilight | Stephanie Meyer
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Okay, I had never read any of the Twilight books, and I wanted to chip away at the ever growing TBR list. This was in between a pick and so-so. I landed on pick because it did keep my attention and I wanted to know what happened. The thing that drove me crazy was all of the specific food scenes. If it‘s not pertinent to driving the story I couldn‘t care less what the MC is eating. 🤷‍♀️

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Iron Flame | Rebecca Yarros
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Oh my goodness this book series is incredible! I cannot believe I have to wait until January to find out what happens next. 5 star read! 🌟 (I also may have ordered a Basgiath shirt)

Chrissyreadit Yes!!! I‘m obsessing- and tbh reread it- and picked up on so much more the second time! 2mo
Chrissyreadit also considering a shirt 🤣 2mo
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Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
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Yes, yes, YES!!! 👏🏻 This is an incredible read, and has quickly soared to one of my favorite reads of all time. I cannot wait to get my hands on book two! 👏🏻 5 🌟

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Love on the Brain | Ali Hazelwood
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Mehso-so

Decent enemies to lovers trope. A little slower paced.

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Uglies | Scott Westerfeld
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Uglies finally got a movie! 🎉 I have been saying it needed a movie for almost 20 years! I remember reading Uglies when it first came out (wow I‘m old) and it‘s the series that showed me what a book could be. I‘ll be watching Netflix for the next hour and a half. Anyone else as pumped about this as I am?

JacqMac I watched it today, too. And now I need a part 2. lol 2mo
Shannon_McKinney @jacqmac me too! Fingers crossed 🤞🏼 Netflix makes pretties, & specials! 2mo
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A sweet witchy love story of family and friends in Poppy Meadows. A cute read to ease yourself into the spooky season. 🧙

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The Wild Robot | Peter Brown
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I had a spare moment between appointments yesterday while in Columbus. So, naturally I had to stop into The Book Loft and pick up two copies of The Wild Robot for both of my kiddos. If you haven‘t been to The Book Loft before I highly recommend it. It‘s always a good time! 🤖

TEArificbooks My kids loved The Wild Robot, we are looking forward to the movie 2mo
Shannon_McKinney @TEArificbooks that‘s great to hear! I‘m hoping they will finish it before we see the movie as well! 😊 2mo
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Station Eleven: A novel | Emily St. John Mandel
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Mehso-so

This has been on my TBR forever. Unfortunately it just wasn‘t my cup of tea, and I don‘t believe it aged well.

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The Crown | Kiera Cass
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Fantastic conclusion to The Selection series. A few twist & turns along the way. I would highly recommend this series.

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The Heir | Kiera Cass
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Okay, I‘m addicted to this series. 5 ⭐️ The Selection series continues with the princes daughter 20,years in the future.