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ShelleyBooksie

Joined July 2018

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Season of Hope | Lauren Brooke
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@Librarybelle - thank you for the beautiful Christmas card!! It's my first one of the season. I LOVE Christmas cards ♡.

Librarybelle Yay! So glad it arrived! 😁❤️ 1d
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Where Truth Lies | Christiane Heggan
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Oldie but a goody. Needed an easy but interesting read, and this fit the bill perfectly.

dabbe Your advent calendar has been sent to your email address. I hope you like it! 🩵❄️🩵 1d
ShelleyBooksie Got it! So excited for tomorrow. Thank you @dabbe 1d
dabbe @ShelleyBooksie 🤩😍🤗 1d
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The Lovely and the Lost | Jennifer Lynn Barnes
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What a great book! Fiction about a complicated family and their search and rescue dogs. I normally am not a fan of open endings but it was perfect in this book!

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A World of Curiosities | Louise Penny
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1. Fresh cut trees (especially evergreen and cedar)
2. ☕️ ☕️ Coffee
3. "Clean house"

Wanna play @TheLudicReader , @DinoMom , @LiseWorks

LiseWorks Since I can never get a copy of this to my own phone to repost, I will answer here. I love the Forest in the fall. The smell of wild roses and lilacs. 3w
dabbe What does #3 smell like? I don't think I'll ever get there! Thanks for sharing! 🧡🖤💜 3w
dabbe @LiseWorks I need more lilacs in my life! Thanks for sharing! 🧡🖤💜 3w
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#smilesonlitsy , @dabbe - not a pic I'd usually share but this one's for you! I was at a Christmas card making class and we got candy canes + chocolate as welcome presents. The instructor asked me to pose for a pic - I chose to ham it up.

dabbe LOVE it! Smiles all around! 🤩🤩🤩 4w
ReadingRachael Perfect!! Sounds like fun 😄 4w
TheLudicReader Well, that made me smile! 4w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🩷🩷🩷 4w
TorieStorieS Looks so fun!! And I love your sweater!💜 3w
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Girl, 11 | Amy Suiter Clarke
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@StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego - Thank you for my awesome #hauntedhallowswap package! I've been wanting to read this book! The light up ghost, socks, napkins and bookmark are adorable!! Hubby and kiddo were very excited for the candy ♡♡♡

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Happy Halloween! 👻 1mo
wanderinglynn Fantastic! 🎃🖤👻🧡 1mo
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The Birthdays | Heidi Pitlor
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@TheLudicReader - I am SO fortunate to have you as a friend. Thank you for my Birthday package. The paper was so pretty! I LOVE the bookmark and cannot WAIT to dive into the books!!

Ruthiella Happy birthday! 🥳🥳🥳 1mo
TheLudicReader Happy birthday! 1mo
jlhammar Happy Birthday! 🎉
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A World of Curiosities | Louise Penny
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Saturday vibes.

dabbe Hello there, cuddliest pup! 🖤🐾🖤 1mo
PageShifter I have only read the two first books in the series! 1mo
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BatDad: A Parody | Blake Wilson
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@dabbe - this one's for you as I enjoy all the poetry you post.

dabbe I love it! Such movement! Thank you. 🖤🦇🖤 2mo
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Iron Flame | Rebecca Yarros
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#bbgiveaway , @BarbaraBB - congratulations! My most anticipated book is Iron Flame. @DinoMom , @DebbieGrillo - what about you?

5feet.of.fury SO excited for this one. But since I have been waiting for literal years I have to go with 2mo
TheSpineView Looking forward to this one! 2mo
BarbaraBB Thank you for entering the giveaway! 2mo
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No Strangers Here | Carlene O'Connor
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@LeahBergen - Thank you for the awesome swap package!! I will be starting this book today while I enjoy my new coffee and much needed eye patches. The owl mug is AMAZING!!! You are so thoughtful ♡♡♡#FFFS 2023, Thank you for hosting @Chrissyreadit .

Chrissyreadit that Owl Mug!!! 😍😍😍🧡💛🧡💛🧡 2mo
LeahBergen You‘re very welcome and I‘m so glad you like it! 😊 2mo
Avanders ♥️🍁🧡🍂💛🍎 2mo
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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Hey, just curious if you received your HHS package. Tracking says it was delivered, so I just want to make sure you actually got it. 🎃👻 2mo
ShelleyBooksie @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego - I did - thank.you for checking ♡♡ 2mo
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#HHS2023 @wanderinglynn - my HHS pkg hit the mail today. So much fun!

wanderinglynn Yay! 🎃👻🧡 2mo
wanderinglynn Did you receive your #HHS box? Your match mailed it on Sept 27. 2mo
ShelleyBooksie Yes I did:) 2mo
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Hemlock Island: A Novel | Kelley Armstrong
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K.A. is an auto-buy author for me. I'm not sure how I feel about this one. It is her first foray into adult horror. The creep factor was there, and it was certainly gory. However, I expected more from the ending.

Chrissyreadit checking in to see if your falling for fall swap package arrrived. 2mo
ShelleyBooksie Hi @Chrissyreadit - it did ♡ 2mo
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Old Country | Harrison Query, Matt Query
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Although the book dragged in a couple of places it had the perfect "creepy/spooky" fall vibes I was looking for.

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@Deblovestoread - thank you for the AMAZING #FBTBS package!! I can't wait to read The Shadow and Bone Trilogy and the Oregon bookmark is an awesome new one for my collection! The entire package was so thoughtful and made my day! The post it notes are already in my work bag for tomorrow! @Bookgoil

Deblovestoread I‘m so glad you like everything! 🍁 2mo
Bookgoil One of my fave series!! She sent such a sweet package! 2mo
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Swapsies | Fiona Roberton
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@Deblovestoread - my FBTB parcel arrived today ♡♡

Deblovestoread Yay! So glad it arrived in time. 🍁 2mo
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Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
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I was hesitant to read this one as it's everywhere with a lot of hype. Oh boy is it worth the hype! I could not put it down! Fantastic cast of characters and a great storyline. Love!

Julsmarshall I loved it too! Just preordered the sequel, it comes out in November 😍 2mo
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@TheLudicReader - how are you making out? Did you have to stay inside yesterday away from the smoke? Been thinking of you!

TheLudicReader Worry not. Although we were told to close all the windows at school on Thursday…no fun because 1000 teenagers and 100% humidity, we weren‘t sent home like the Uptown schools. Business as usual yesterday…and now Hurricane Lee. 🤣 3mo
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Stranded | Sarah Goodwin
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What a page turner! I went into this book expecting an unoriginal "only one survives" scenario, and I was pleasantly surprised to be proven wrong! This was a fresh take and an interesting mix of reality with a hint of the supernatural. Couldn't put it down!

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Autumn Paths: An Anthology | Angella Cormier, Angela Wren, Monique Thebeau
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@LeahBergen - your #FFFS swap package is on its way (may come in 2 parcels) from Amazon. @Chrissyreadit , @Avanders

LeahBergen Wonderful! Thank you. 😘 I‘m still on the road but will be home tomorrow. Does it have an estimated delivery date? 3mo
ShelleyBooksie @LeahBergen - estimated delivery date is tomorrow or Sunday. 3mo
LeahBergen Yay! 👏👏 I‘ll let you know when it arrives. 3mo
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Autumn Paths: An Anthology | Angella Cormier, Angela Wren, Monique Thebeau
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@Deblovestoread - my fallbacktobookswap package was mailed today.

wanderinglynn Super cute wreath! 🎃 3mo
Deblovestoread Yay! Mailing yours tomorrow. 🎃 3mo
PageShifter So pretty 💜 3mo
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#hhs23, #hauntedhollowswap, @wanderinglynn

1. Friendly ghosts
2. Witches
3. Pumpkin spice ♡
4. Bestsellers
5. The Great Pumpkin
6. Chocolate
7. Thriller
8. Vampires
9. Supernatural beings
10. Jump scares

wanderinglynn 🎃👻🙌🏻 3mo
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Pumpkinheads | Rainbow Rowell
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I will make a collage for #hhs this week. I've never attempted one on my phone. I've tagged my fav fall/Halloween book that I read every October and the photo is a super cool coffee house I visited in Lethbridge, AB. When I think Halloween, this is my vibe. @wanderinglynn

Karisa 😍 3mo
wanderinglynn That‘s awesome! 😍🎃 3mo
Texreader So pretty!! 3mo
marleed I like the vibe! 3mo
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My fav book of the series so far. I love Louise Penny's unique blend of "whodunit," mixed with character development, moral questions, actual history, and poetry. It's a seamless blend of so many genres into a fantastic fictional series.

Tamra Fabulous color combo in your pic! 3mo
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Sign up and join in the fun! See @wanderinglynn for sign up link.

wanderinglynn Thanks for sharing! 🎃 3mo
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Autumn Paths: An Anthology | Angella Cormier, Angela Wren, Monique Thebeau
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Now this is the way to end the day. Sunshine, iced coffee, good book and my dog ♡

dabbe Hello, precious pup! 🖤🐾🖤 3mo
ReadingRachael Sounds perfect!!! 3mo
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Hunted | Darcy Coates
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What a page turner! Really enjoyed this fictional book about people going missing in a national park and what might be the cause.

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Pet Sematary | Stephen King
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1. The Blair Witch Project
2. The original Scream movie - I've never viewed a bathroom stall the same.
3. Poltergeist - TV static *shiver*

Thanks for the tag @TheLudicReader and @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks .

Wanna play @DinoMom , @DebbieGrillo

dabbe Excellent choices! I forgot about the original SCREAM. Yikes! 🧡🖤🧡 3mo
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I'm still collecting my thoughts on this one. It's propulsive and entertaining, but I'm not sure how I feel about the ending.

TheLudicReader So many icky moments in this one. Loved it 3mo
dabbe Look at da sweet pup! 🖤🐾🖤 3mo
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The Masked Truth | Kelley Armstrong
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Thank you for the tag @TheLudicReader .

1. The Day after Labour Day.
2. Tagged + Heartstopper, The Love Hypothesis, Alpha Wolf Academy, Minor Dramas and Other Catastrophes

Wanna play @DinoMom , @DebbieGrillo , @TieDyeDude , @Branwen, @dabbe

dabbe I did! Thanks for the tag! 🤗🤗🤗 4mo
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Mad Honey | Jodi Picoult, Jennifer Finney Boylan
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What a thought-provoking and timely book. Enjoyed.

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Bluebird: A Novel | Genevieve Graham
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While on vacation in Lethbridge AB, I visited the amazing local indie bookstore Analog Books. While there, I met author Genevieve Graham, and she graciously signed a copy of her book and posed with me for a pic!!

Chrissyreadit Awesome!!! 4mo
DinoMom That is so cool! 4mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Great photo 💛 4mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 4mo
marleed Cool! 4mo
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Untitled | Untitled
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Don't forget to sign up for @DinoMom 's awesome #athingaday giveaway!

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Addressed to Kill | Jean Flowers

Hi @Pogue - did your address change? The #litsylove letter I sent bounced back saying insufficient address info but it matches the Litsy Google doc :(

Pogue No, it is still the same. That is so weird. 5mo
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Kingdom of the Feared | Kerri Maniscalco
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Conclusion of the Kingdom of the Wicked Trilogy. I enjoyed this book as much, if not more, than the previous two books. There is a satisfying conclusion while also leaving room for secondary characters to explore their own stories in further books. This series is auctioned packed with wide open door romance. An entrataining read.

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The Last Word: A Novel | Taylor Adams
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This review will be ironic as the premise of this book is that a woman writes a poor online review of a book and then gets stalked by the unhappy author.

This book was not good. Extraneous gore, underwhelming writing, unlikable characters. The author tries to throw in every trope and plot twist you can think of related to murder.

100% would not recommend.

5feet.of.fury I‘m half way and it‘s hilarious 😂 I can‘t wait to see wtf 6mo
sherrisilvera Did you like No Exit? 5mo
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Kiss of Deception | Mary E Pearson
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What a great book! Couldn't put it down. World building that is interesting but doesn't take pages and pages, interesting characters to root for and mystery and action to keep me turning pages. I've already ordered book 2!

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The Change: A Novel | Kirsten Miller
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While I enjoyed the premise - women coming into powers at middle age and kicking ass- the book felt way too long.

paper.reveries That's a fair critique, it was pretty long! 6mo
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Non fiction. I enjoyed learning about New York's complicated first responder system and what a shift actually looks like for EMT's. The author was deeply affected by both 911 and Covid and her experiences are eye opening.

ShelleyBooksie There were a few instances where I was frustrated with the author - she regularly jets off to Paris to relax and regroup- which is wonderful - but she never acknowledges the level of privilege that is compared to.other emt's whose average wage is $14/hr. Also, this book has multiple typos! I would recommend this book for anyone interested in the life of an EMT (note: in NY this is different than a Paramedic - something I learned from this book). 6mo
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Mothers' Day | Fiona McArthur
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It took me 3 tries to get into this book. Audio was the magic choice. I did not feel interested in this book in the beginning, but by the end, I felt like a friend was giving me a hug.
Coffee, baking, music, magic, and found friends. A wonderful adult fairy tale.

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Highly recommend to managers in the vet field. This book is choc full of examples from the vet industry and reviews issues unique to the field. Loved it so much that I've convinced my boss to purchase a copy for each of her clinic managers, and I'm going to host a book club about it!

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Be Grateful | Sandra McMillan-Cato
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@Nutmegnc - I had a very discouraging day at work today, and when I came home, your beautiful card was waiting for me. It meant more than you know. Thank you - bookish friends are wonderful!!

TheLudicReader Sorry to hear about your shitty day.❤️ 8mo
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The Love Hypothesis | Ali Hazelwood
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I'd held off on reading this one as it had been posted everywhere, and I usually do not have good luck with really popular books.
This one was a great surprise! The characters were interesting, the storyline was fun (and at times made fun of itself), and the romance is full open door.
Would recommend!

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Mehso-so

This was very dry. I did enjoy the scientific research. They were able to prove that incivility impacts productivity, causes the loss of focus, and creates organizational instability. The most interesting part? Employees only need to witness incivility to have these effects!

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Take Your Breath Away | Linwood Barclay
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Page turner! I enjoy it when I don't figure out "whodunit" until the end of a book.

Andrew's wife went missing six years ago. Everyone thinks he murdered her but they cannot prove it. Suddenly, she is spotted at their old house. Is it her or a decoy?

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A great glimpse into The Darkling's past. I hope the entire series is adapted into graphic novel.

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What a page turner! I started this book not realizing it was a sequel. It was still great as a stand-alone. The characters were really interesting, and the story was fast-moving.

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Some parts of this were really funny and others were "meh." I loved the illustrations. They 100% made the book.

PageShifter Looks so cute! 9mo
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Coven | Jennifer Dugan
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I've been down and out with a gastro bug the past couple of days and I needed something to read that would keep my attention without requiring too much thought. Coven fit the bill!! I loved the color palette and illustrations in this graphic novel and the story of teenage found (witch) family was interesting. I also really liked that it kept both my attention as an adult and my 11 year old was able to enjoy it as well.

BoleyBooks Hope you feel well soon. 😊 9mo
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