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shortsarahrose

shortsarahrose

Joined July 2016

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Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M Danforth
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Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
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For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten
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The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher
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True Colors by Kristin Hannah
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The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher
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Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots
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On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
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Shiver by Allie Reynolds
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Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
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Nightbitch by RACHEL. YODER
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Thunderhead (Reprint) by Neal Shusterman
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Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
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Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
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Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare
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The Hobbit, Or, There and Back Again by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
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One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
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'Salem's Lot by Stephen King
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The Reading List: A Novel by Sara Nisha Adams
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White is for Witching by Helen Oyeyemi
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Make Your Home Among Strangers by Jennine Capo Crucet
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Children of Men by P D James
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It (Media Tie-In) by Stephen King
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Alfred Hitchcock by Peter Ackroyd
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Notre Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo
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Henry Ford by John Bell Rae
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The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie
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Mehso-so

A decently satisfying end to this series, although not nearly as strong as the previous book. As always, Nicola Barber‘s reading on the audiobook was excellent.

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Merry Christmas! My family and I exchanged our gifts today because tomorrow we are driving up to visit relatives. My sister got me this book on sandwiches! 🥪 📖 And my mom got me a nice humidifier.

I made mac and cheese for dinner with some spaghetti squash as a side (the squash was from a coworker who loves to garden) and we have an ice cream cake for dessert.

Hope everyone has a happy holiday season!

Amiable I got this book for my son and my father-in-law! 😀 2d
AnnCrystal Merry Christmas 🥳🎄📚💝. 1d
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Hench | Natalie Zina Walschots
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Mocha and grilled cheese and reading time then off to Petsmart 🐈‍⬛

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Fourth Wing | Rebecca Yarros
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Because of the hype, I probs wouldn‘t have read this if not for the #ALSpine list from @Lin3han but I am SO GLAD I did! I mean, the component parts aren‘t necessarily original but they are combined so well. I love Violet. And the invisible disability rep was *so* relatable (being annoyed with an uncooperative body, dealing with others‘ ableism and your own internalized ableism, being able to do what other do but with adaptations,etc.). Audio is 💯

MrsGagnonreads2024 I just finished the graphic auto book so good. 6d
Lin3han I‘m glad you loved it!! To be honest Iron Flame isn‘t AS good but the third book comes out in 2025 and I‘ll still be reading! 6d
shortsarahrose @Lin3han Yeah, usually second books aren‘t as good, but I‘m still looking forward to it (and the third!) 6d
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Dawn Land | Joseph Bruchac
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It took me a bit to get used to the style of the story and it starts out a bit slow as we learn about the Only People and their lives/culture, but once Young Hunter set out on his journey, I was hooked. I especially loved his relationship with his dogs!

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Dawn Land | Joseph Bruchac
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“Reed looked hard at Young Hunter as she spoke those last words and he felt a shiver go down his spine. He understood. He saw who the fire hunters were and the greatness of their danger to all the people. He saw that they were beings to be pitied and feared. He saw too that his own weak seeing was needed now to help these people of the Village Between the Hills, as well as his own Dawn Land People.”

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Dawn Land | Joseph Bruchac
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“The dogs looked up at him and then turned to run back in the direction from which they had come. Young Hunter faced the west and began to make his way quickly down the hill, angling toward the headland where his uncle had taken him four autumns before. As he ran, a part of his divided mind retold him that story of the hunter and his dogs. The rhythm of his grandmother‘s voice speaking the tale blended with the soft beat of his running feet.”

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Dawn Land | Joseph Bruchac
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“All of the fear that had edged close to him was gone now. One of the dogs in the lean-to behind him stretched its legs, pressing them against Young Hunter‘s back. He would not think of tomorrow now. He would hold the sweetgrass basket close to his face and smell it; he would enjoy the warmth of his fire, and soon, the taste of his food. It would be enough. For now, it would be enough. Tomorrow he would reach the village of the Salmon People.”

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Plain Bad Heroines | Emily M Danforth
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The ice from yesterday‘s snow has melted enough for me to get out of the house for bit and enjoy a cappuccino and a cinnamon roll and start a new book 📖 ☕️ Enjoying the book so far, but I‘ve only read the first chapter.

Meghan1 I LOVED that book!!! 2w
Meghan1 And I‘m jealous of your cinnamon roll! 2w
AmyG @Meghan1 OH good to hear as I just got this book in a swap! 2w
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Dawn Land | Joseph Bruchac
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“He built the fire before the sun was rose.”
#FirstLineFriday
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“We have to ask what is lost, who is harmed, and what should be forgotten with the embrace of artificial intelligence in decision making. It is of no collective social benefit to organize information resources on the web through processes that solidify inequality and marginalization - on that point I am hopeful many people will agree.”

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The Last Watch | J. S. Dewes
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Soft pick. It took me awhile to get into this one because I couldn‘t really connect with the characters (in particular Adequin Rake) but switching to audio helped. It‘s a very plot-focused space opera with lots of action, almost like watching a movie or TV series. However, the last 30% were gripping, and it set things up very well for a sequel, which I think could be even better (sort of like how Empire Strikes Back is even better than the OG SW).

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Cafe au lait and a little reading time before going to Trader Joe‘s ☕️ 📖 🧛

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Elatsoe | Darcie Little Badger
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I‘m really excited about my #AuldLangSpine list from @BookmarkTavern . We both had What Moves the Dead on our list, and two books were already on my TBR (Inheritance of Orquidea Divina and Elatsoe). I really enjoyed Sistersong by Lucy Holland, so I‘m eager to read Song of the Huntress. I‘ll see what else I can easily get from a library - part of why I love this event is finding new books and authors I wouldn‘t have found otherwise!

monalyisha I‘m eagerly awaiting the next Wayward Children installment. They usually come out around my birthday every year (in January). I‘ve enjoyed every Joy Harjo book I‘ve read, too (though I haven‘t read the title included — perhaps I should)! 3w
shortsarahrose @monalyisha I was pretty excited to see a couple books of poetry. I like poetry, but it‘s been a few years since I‘ve read a full collection. 3w
monalyisha @shortsarahrose I have a quiet dream of starting a poetry book club at my library one April. I don‘t know if it would catch on and this isn‘t the year to do it (we already have so many book clubs and are adding another one to celebrate our town‘s tricentennial). But I think it could be so lovely! I‘d choose “accessible” poets & just encourage people to go at it bit by bit and read 1 poem every morning. Discussions could include read-alouds! Sigh. 3w
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BookmarkTavern I‘m so happy some titles caught your eye! Can‘t wait to get started on your titles! 3w
shortsarahrose @monalyisha That sounds so lovely 🥰 I work in a community college library and our new(ish) dean is also the dean of the English department, so we‘re planning on doing more literary events in the library next year (I mainly work in archives, so not my area, but still cool). 3w
Lin3han The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina is one of my 5 stars!! I hope you love it! 3w
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“”‘I see . . .‘ said the vampire thoughtfully, and slowly he walked across the room towards the window.”

#FirstLineFriday @ShyBookOwl

Another ✨Inflectra✨ infusion means time for more reading! Time to start one more from the #AuldLangSpine 2024 list from @Lin3han before moving on to the 2025 list from @BookmarkTavern
 @monalyisha

Infusion also happens to be appropriately timed for #IBDAwarenessWeek

Anna40 Hope you‘re ok 3w
shortsarahrose @Anna40 yeah - the medicine keeps me ok 👍🏻 just part of life with a chronic illness 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3w
Anna40 Sorry to hear that, glad there‘s medication to help you 3w
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Anna40 Thanks for sharing the link. Got it! 😊 3w
shortsarahrose @Anna40 👍🏻🥰 3w
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Hench | Natalie Zina Walschots
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Enjoying my usual egg and cheddar with on a cheddar chive biscuit, but with a gingerbread latte and a slice of cheesecake while enjoying the tagged. Grocery shopping after this.

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The Drowning Kind | Jennifer McMahon
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While I was able to guess what the connection between the past and present was and most of the twists, I‘m still giving this a pick because I wanted to see if I was right and ended up reading most of it (like 60% of it) today (split between my cozy coffee shop time this morning and my cozy cat-sitting time this afternoon - that‘s Miss Dahlia Snugglebottoms on my lap #CatsOfLitsy). And I thought the epilogue was perfect.

shortsarahrose Her actual name is just Dahlia, but I gave her the nickname Miss Snugglebottoms because she loves to snuggle and it sounds like the name of a character in a cozy mystery 😆 4w
AnnCrystal 😍💕😻💝. 4w
LiteraryinPA It totally sounds like a cozy character! 4w
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 4w
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The Drowning Kind | Jennifer McMahon
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Wasn‘t originally going to leave my house today, but several days of extra sleep meant I woke up fairly early for a day off (8am!). So I decided to go out for a coffee. Got a cappuccino and a chocolate chip muffin and a seat by the fire. One errand to run after this, but no hurry. Plenty of time to enjoy my cozy spot with my book 📖

AnnCrystal How lovely 📚💝. 4w
kspenmoll Such a delightful way to start your day! (edited) 4w
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All registered for #AuldLangSpine2025! My favorite Litsy event every year! @monalyisha is an amazing matchmaker (definite Librarian Skillz, for sure)!

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Tress of the Emerald Sea | Brandon Sanderson
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A blended latte and an egg and cheese on a cheddar chive biscuit with some reading before running errands and getting a haircut 💇 📖

Schnoebs That biscuit sounds divine! 1mo
Lin3han Tress holds a special place in my heart 🥹🥰 1mo
shortsarahrose @Lin3han I‘m really enjoying it so far! I‘m so glad you put it on your #AuldLangSpine list because I might not have heard of it otherwise! 1mo
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Soft pick for me - an scientific history of how our understanding of gravity has changed from Newton to Einstein to quantum theory to string theory. A little background in physics is helpful, but expertise is not needed (I took an intro level college class in 2007, so…). Some sections dragged a bit (the chapter on tides 🫠), but I thought the last third was a great intro to quantum theory and string theory, which I knew very little about.

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I love the overall theme of this YA anthology - that resistance is an everyday act and sometimes just surviving is resistance. And some of the stories were excellent (“As You Were” by Bethany C. Morrow and “Ruth” by Laura Silverman), but the short pieces didn‘t work in the audio format. And while the description mentioned #DisabledAndCute, the disability rep in here basically amounted to a mention of that hashtag in a poem, which was disappointing

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I‘ve only followed Travis and Sigi on Instagram for a short time, but was interested in learning more about their story. Turns out this was the perfect post-election read. Travis is candid about his struggles with depression and suicidal ideation, yet his story with Sigi is heartwarming and shows how someone can overcome hardship and how we can make a difference by building community and using our skills and passions for good.

Suet624 Awww… sounds delightful. 1mo
Anna40 I watched one of the videos! This sounds great! Thanks for sharing! 1mo
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“That evening Bianca, Sigi, Ylva and I all tuned into the evening news. Seeing the man with the parrot, then me on TV was the strangest feeling. Suddenly I felt very self-conscious. I looked nervous, but Sigi couldn‘t have looked more chilled. As I sat on the sofa turning the day over in my mind, I reflected on how far Sigi and I had come. Only four years ago she‘d arrived at our apartment in San Francisco. I was loving life . . .”

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The Untelling | Tayari Jones
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There was a (black owned!) bookseller (The Soul Book Nook from Waterloo, IA) at the conference, so I picked up a couple titles. Then I got myself a candle and cute wrapping paper to treat myself this afternoon.

Suet624 Oh! You‘ve just reminded me that I want to read more McCammon. 2mo
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I‘ve been at a conference the past couple days for women in higher education. It‘s been both a nice distraction and a good reminder of how we can make a difference in our own communities. It ended earlier this afternoon, so I took some time for a cup of cinnamon plum tea and this hopeful book (much of which takes place during the pandemic).

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Took the morning off. A little treat and some reading before I have to go into the office.

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Tress of the Emerald Sea | Brandon Sanderson
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Had an errand to run, but now that that‘s done, it‘s time for a treat at Panera and some more reading 📖

Sace Interesting font choices there. 2mo
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Tress of the Emerald Sea | Brandon Sanderson
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“‘This isn‘t over yet,‘ Ann said. ‘Merciful moons, I hope that patch holds. Come on.‘”

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Baby Teeth | Zoje Stage
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April had to help me open my #HHS #HauntedHallowSwap package from @Bookwormjillk

Thank you so much, Jill! I had to open the cat toys for April right away 😆 I‘m really looking forward to both of these books, the Pet Sematary bookmark is perfect (one of my favorite of King‘s), but I‘m going to dive into the tea first (love a cup of chai in the morning).

Thank you @wanderinglynn for hosting! Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 🐈‍⬛

Bookwormjillk Yay! Happy Halloween. I'm glad the mug survived shipping. 2mo
AnnCrystal 💕😻💝. 2mo
ShelleyBooksie Beautiful color coordination and adorable kitty ♡ 2mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
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Tress of the Emerald Sea | Brandon Sanderson
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“Well, at least-
That was when Tress‘s face exploded.”

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Make Your Home Among Strangers | Jennine Capo Crucet
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“While we ate, Mami sat as far from us as she could. Omar couldn‘t get off work, I kept slurring, even after Leidy kicked and kicked my shin under the table each time I forced out the excuse. Dante crawled around on the floor next to her, moving from cousin to cousin, begging to be lifted. I kicked Leidy back and said it anyway - Next year, you‘ll see - to Neyda, to people who‘d been whispering about my mom‘s outburst, her door-slamming . . .”

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Mehso-so

While there was some interesting aspects of Ireland in the Middle Ages discussed here, this book got too bogged down in Rome and its fall (like 40% into the book before we get to Ireland) and the author‘s concept of “civilization” is definitely Eurocentric (Irish scribes saved Roman literature, basically). But I learned a lot about St. Patrick and Irish monastic culture, which was interesting.🤔

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The Twisted Ones | T. Kingfisher
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“I nodded to myself. I picked up the sheet of paper and I put it on the pile of pages and tapped the edges together as if I knew what I was doing, and I went to reheat my coffee.”

willaful I'm reading this too and don't know if I can go on... 🫣 2mo
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The Twisted Ones | T. Kingfisher
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Time for a creepy book while having a cappuccino and an egg and cheese on a cheddar chive biscuit before running some errands.

mcctrish Nice 😊 #treatyoself 2mo
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The Legacy | John Coyne
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My #HHS box is here! I think it‘s from @Bookwormjillk

#HauntedHallowSwap

Bookwormjillk Glad it arrived! Can‘t wait for opening day! 2mo
wanderinglynn Yay! 🎃🧡 2mo
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The Legacy | John Coyne
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Another infusion, another book finished! This is by no means a good book, but it was a fun - a campy, 1970s, supernatural And Then There Were None. I enjoy a bad/campy horror movie and that‘s what this was in book form (makes since because it‘s a novelization of a movie that did pretty poorly at the box office; the book was apparently more popular). Definitely a bit predictable but not totally so. I just enjoyed it for what it was.

Soscha The name is familiar. Was Coyne a big paperback horror writer in the 70s? I could just as well google the name though. 3mo
shortsarahrose @Soscha yes, he totally was! 3mo
Soscha This intrigues me now! He wrote a book in 1981, Hobgoblin, alongside Rona Jaffe‘s Mazes and Monsters. I read that one long ago, maybe contemporary but I would have been 10ys old. The D&D obsession for youth and for parents their children will lose their minds playing roleplaying fantasy games. 🤣 3mo
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The Legacy | John Coyne
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“Then, ever so slowly, her body rose to the surface, tumbling gracefully, picking up speed as it neared the top and finally popped onto the surface like a cork, floating there face down in the center of the still water, her eyes staring intensely at the Ravenshurst crest imprinted on the bottom of the pool.
The cat at the end of the diving board watched the motionless body a little longer, then grew bored, yawned, and trotted off silently. . .”

Suet624 Well now… 3mo
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What Moves the Dead | T. Kingfisher
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#HHS #HauntedHallowSwap package all ready to go. I‘ll stop at the post office after work tomorrow and it‘ll be on its way!

wanderinglynn Yay! 🎃🖤 3mo
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Italy Letters | Vi Khi Nao
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And as expected, I picked up a couple books 📚 #BookHaul

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For the Wolf | Hannah Whitten
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Woke up a bit earlier than expected (thanks to my cat deciding to play attack my feet), so decided to use the extra time in my day to check out a coffeeshop/bookstore that I‘ve wanted to visit for quite a while! It‘s so cute! Enjoying my Earl Grey tea and cinnamon roll with one of my current library books and then will probably look through their books (because it‘s a bookstore, duh 😆).

Also, high temperature of 69 degrees F. Happy for fall! 🍂

Suet624 Sounds delightful. 3mo
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For the Wolf | Hannah Whitten
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It feels like August (87 degrees F for the high temp and road construction), but I can at least pretend it‘s October while enjoying a sandwich (egg and cheese on a cheddar chive biscuit), tea (Lady Grey), and a dark fantasy book 📖 🍂 🫖

Susanita I drove 3.5 hours today wondering why my A/C wasn‘t cooling me. Turns out I had it on the defrost setting! 🤦🏻‍♀️ 3mo
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“Granny wasn‘t exactly friendless, but what she commanded mostly was respect. People learned to respect storm clouds, too. They refreshed the ground. You needed them. But they weren‘t nice.”

From “The Sea and Little Fishes” by Terry Pratchett in the tagged volume.

Aimeesue Granny Weatherwax 💚💚💚 3mo
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Rise and Fall | Eliot Schrefer
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Still enjoying this middle grade series on audio (Nicola Barber‘s narration is 💯). This one had some good growth for our main characters and a lot of high action and drama. A good set up for the final book.

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“On this note she swept regally away, hands lifting the front of her skirt off the floor. Roland had heard that such as she couldn‘t go about in daylight, and that part of the old tales was surely a lie. Yet another part was almost true, it seemed: a fuzzy, amorphous shape kept pace with her, running along the row of empty beds to her right, but she cast no real shadow at all.”

From “The Little Sisters of Eluria” by Stephen King in the tagged 📖

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The Drowning Kind | Jennifer McMahon
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“‘Take care of yourself, Jax. If staying up at Sparrow Crest turns out to be too much, call me anytime. I‘ve got a spare room, and my door‘s always open.‘”

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What Moves the Dead | T. Kingfisher
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Here‘s my Halloween aesthetic for #HauntedHallowSwap #HHS - always atmospheric, sometimes creepy and gothic, sometimes silly or campy

wanderinglynn Awesome! 🖤🦇 3mo
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A soft pick because I liked pretty much everything about this book (relatable main characters, magical libraries and books, complicated but loving sisterly relationships, a little romance but only tertiary to the plot, a tiny pampered dog name Sir Kiwi, a thrilling climax), but don‘t feel like it was especially memorable. But it was fun and made a good easy read on my lunch breaks.

April in the background #CatsOfLitsy

AnnCrystal 💕😻😻💝. 3mo
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The Wolf Den | ELODIE. HARPER
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A very evocative portrait of Roman Pompeii told from the perspective of Amara, a doctor‘s daughter who was sold into slavery after his death and is now a brothel slave. It‘s a brutal life and the narrative doesn‘t hold back on the brutality, yet there is also moments of pleasure and deep friendship between Amara and fellow brothel slave Dido. The plot might be too slow for some, but I thought it set up the story well for the second book.

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Artificial Condition | Martha Wells
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It took me awhile to get into the actual plot of this one, but I still relate to Murderbot and loved the addition of ART. Plot picked up by the end and left with enough questions about what Murderbot will do next.