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ShyBookOwl

ShyBookOwl

Joined February 2019

Mom, Reader, Writer & Sometimes Blogger (slashingpages.com)
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Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney
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Vicious by V. E. Schwab
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Good morning! This kid knows how to start the week off right lol

ravenlee 😍 1w
BarkingMadRead That hair though 😍😍 1w
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 1w
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Reggie Omg they‘re growing so fast!!!! Have they surprised you yet by climbing over the crib? 1w
ShyBookOwl @Reggie I know! It's wild. And, luckily, NO... not yet, anyway lol He is climbing all over the couch these days, though... and me 😅 1w
ShyBookOwl @BarkingMadRead 🤗 I just gave him his first trim a couple days ago, too! 1w
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My Heart Is a Chainsaw | Stephen Graham Jones
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This was a beautiful but challenging read. As a slasher that carefully and artfully explores everything from gentrification to racism and abuse, this is a truly unique take on the Final Girl that will stick with me for a very long time. Full review on my blog 👇🏽

https://slashingpages.com/2024/03/05/my-heart-is-a-chainsaw-stephen-graham-jones...

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I like this exchange. It's so simple, but touches on something so big. This idea of the femme fatale, or how female beauty is itself dangerous. An idea that has been used as a way to repress and oppress women since... always! Her response, so simple and nonchalant, but so perfect. Superpowers aside, this feels like a bigger statement Schwab is making.

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📚💕

TheSpineView Awww... cuteness overload! 2w
ShyBookOwl @TheSpineView Right?! 😌 2w
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2w
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rabbitprincess Awww what a cutie! And that looks like a very interesting book 🐰🐰🥰 2w
Bookpearl Too precious!! 2w
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My Heart Is a Chainsaw | Stephen Graham Jones
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Low book count for February (for me), but at least I enjoyed them all! Tagged was extremely challenging, but worth it in the end 🖤

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The Boy Who Cried Bear | Kelley Armstrong
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I have 2hrs left of the tagged audiobook, and after a slow reading month, I'm more excited than usual to be able to finish it on bonus February reading day 😅🎉

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Vicious | V. E. Schwab
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Ok, I know the nice weather isn't going to stick around, but I really appreciate this little spring tease 📚☀️

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The Boy Who Cried Bear | Kelley Armstrong
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Thought I'd throw out a little bookish fun this morning ☺️ Here's mine 👇🏽

Books are the most important thing.

I feel pretty good about that 🤗 #ReadingLife
Feel free to tag a current read too!

Meshell1313 Books are magic. 3w
ShyBookOwl @Meshell1313 OH that's a good one! And true 😌 3w
ElizaMarie Books and movies that you could read on the way to work in your home country are available on your phone. —— HA! Sounds like a PSA 3w
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ShyBookOwl @ElizaMarie 😅😅😅 it really does 3w
SaunteringVaguelyDownwards Books about the same thing that you have to do with the kids, and the kids are going to be a little late to the party. 😂 -- I don't even have kids, so I'm not sure why my phone is all about them! 3w
ShyBookOwl @SaunteringVaguelyDownwards 🤣🤣🤣 that is so good 2w
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Vicious | V. E. Schwab
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It's been a long time since I've been this into a book that isn't strictly a horror/thriller 😍🤗

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Vicious | V. E. Schwab
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VICTOR readjusted the shovels on his shoulder and stepped gingerly over an old, half-sunken grave.

#FirstLineFridays I can't believe it's taken me this long to start this one. I'm immediately hooked.

OriginalCyn620 I cannot stress enough how much I love this book! 🖤 4w
ShyBookOwl @OriginalCyn620 I bought it years ago and just haven't been in the mood until now. Loving it 4w
lil1inblue VE Schwab quickly became one of my favorite authors. This book was so good! 4w
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Reading location is essential to any book experience. #ReadingLife

marleed So sweet! And true, there are some books that take me back to the location where I consumed the story. 4w
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 4w
Leftcoastzen Awww! Cuteness! 4w
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My Heart Is a Chainsaw | Stephen Graham Jones
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Sunday afternoon me-time, while my husband gets in some daddy-son time downstairs 😌

Ruthiella 😻😻😻 1mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1mo
maich Our youngest kitty is the same as yours🥰😻 1mo
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What Lies in the Woods | Kate Alice Marshall
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Despite guessing some of the mystery, I really enjoyed this ride. There was a lot going on, but it didn't feel convoluted, and I liked the main character. She was engaging and so was the story.

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Escaping Mr. Rochester | L.L. McKinney
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Here's a book with a premise I'm really excited about, by an author whose stuff I've not enjoyed in the past. Very curious to see how this one will go for me 🤔

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I Am Behind You | John Ajvide Lindqvist
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A little bookish humour, courtesy of The New Yorker. Which stage are you at??

My physical shelves are only at the horizontal squeeze stage. My kindle is a whole other story, though LOL If it was physical, it'd be at I'm Fine 🤣

Tagged book is one I've had on my tbr for so long, I don't recall the premise 😅

Jari-chan I'm somewhere between the secret double and misanthrope 😅🙈 1mo
ShyBookOwl @Jari-chan 😂 1mo
RaeLovesToRead Somewhere between I'm Fine and a full-on housing crisis 😅 1mo
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BarbaraJean I‘m somewhere between Misanthrope and Cry for Help. This is based on the fact that the tall bookshelf holding most of my physical TBR resides next to my bed… and I would literally be trapped under a pile of books I haven‘t read if there was a strong enough earthquake in the right direction. 😆 1mo
MariaW 😂 1mo
ShyBookOwl @BarbaraJean 😅 that is terrifying and amazing 1mo
diovival I went from horizontal squeeze straight to misanthrope 😅 1mo
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My Heart Is a Chainsaw | Stephen Graham Jones
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On the battered paper map that‘s carried the two of them across they‘re not sure how many of the American states now, this is Proofrock, Idaho, and the dark body of water before them is Indian Lake, and it kind of goes forever out into the night.

#FirstLineFridays A mouthful of a first line, and they don't get any shorter after that 😅 A challenging read, but worth it.

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What Lies in the Woods | Kate Alice Marshall
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There is a wilderness in little girls.

#FirstLineFridays I have been on a thriller kick for way too long, but I can't seem to stop. They're addictive, and this one is no exception!

RavenclawOwlCat “Revolution tastes oddly…sweet.” -Iron Flame 🔥 1mo
ShyBookOwl @RavenclawOwlCat Ooh I like that one. Really sets a tone 1mo
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What Never Happened: A Thriller | Rachel Howzell Hall
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This one had a great cold opening that hooked me right away, and I couldn't put it down for the last 15%... but everything in between really dragged for me. I almost bailed many times, but was just a little too curious to see if my theory about the killer's identity was right. I was close! Satisfying climax, but annoying characters and a slightly triggering pandemic backdrop made it difficult for me to get through.

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The Last Mrs. Parrish | Liv Constantine
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What a great reading month! I enjoyed all except, The Last Housewife, which really wasn't for me.

The Last Girls Standing & The Last Mrs. Parrish were my faves. Also, just now realizing that half the books I read this month were titled "The Last ____" ?

SilversReviews Some good titles here!! 2mo
LiteraryHoarderPenny There is the sequel to The Last Mrs. Parrish coming out this summer! Looking forward to reading that one when it comes out! 2mo
ShyBookOwl @LiteraryHoarderPenny Same! Can't wait to see where she goes with these characters!! 2mo
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FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP. | GRADY. HENDRIX
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A genre-bending gem that is more action-thriller than horror, but definitely made for Slasher fans with plenty of nods and classic nostalgia. Also plenty of twists and only a little predictable.

Read my full review on my blog 🤗 https://slashingpages.com/2024/01/29/the-final-girl-support-group-grady-hendrix/

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Elmo Says... | Sarah Albee
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#BabyBookOwl Watching his love of reading blossom is such a treat 😍📚

ElizaMarie I love this! You are raising a book lover! 2mo
Chrissyreadit ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 2mo
TheBookHippie ♥️♥️♥️♥️ 2mo
Ruthiella Adorable 🥰 2mo
dabbe 🖤🩶🖤 2mo
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What Never Happened: A Thriller | Rachel Howzell Hall
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That moment when you realize there's over 150 pages left of a book you're barely enjoying.

5feet.of.fury It‘s pandemic day. That‘s the day I got sent home from the office “for 2 weeks” lol 2mo
ShyBookOwl @5feet.of.fury Yup! The book is set against that backdrop. Where I am, we'd been working from home for about a week, but the next day (17th), the city shut down entirely. 2mo
Reggie I think Eliza sings it best-Let it goooo let it gooooo. I have done so much bailing in the past 6 months. It works wonders. 2mo
ShyBookOwl @Reggie 😂 I love it! I just might have to. Though, I am still pretty curious who the killer is... 2mo
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Amber Patterson was tired of being invisible.
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Hoping to finish this one over the weekend. What a wild ride! I love the first line, but then there's a huge shift halfway through that hooked me all over again!

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What Never Happened: A Thriller | Rachel Howzell Hall
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#FactFromFictionTuesdays

Fiction lovers know you don't need to go to the non-fiction aisle to learn new things. So I thought this would be a fun way to spread knowledge through novel love 😍

Here's mine: Catalina Island (CA) is mostly car-free. At the time of this book, there was a 14-year waitlist to be approved for a full-sized vehicle! (I Googled it. It's now 25 years)

julesG Interesting factoid! I'm wrecking my brain as to what I recently learned. 2mo
ShyBookOwl @julesG I thought so! Lmk if u come up with anything 🤗 2mo
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What Never Happened: A Thriller | Rachel Howzell Hall
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Lazy Saturday afternoon reading 😌

Leftcoastzen The best! 2mo
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The Villa: A Novel | Rachel Hawkins
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A fun thriller with two intertwining storylines across two timeliness (and two murders). In the 70s, we have a group of rock stars and artists in the villa, and in the present, we have two writers seeking inspiration in the villa. While I found the present storyline a little unsatisfying overall, the past storyline carried the book for me, with interesting characters, good suspense, and a great surprise ending!

Reecaspieces Her new one is sooooo good 2mo
ShyBookOwl @Reecaspieces Ahh! I didn't realize she already had another one out! My Villa hold took forever to come in 😅 thank u!! 2mo
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What Never Happened: A Thriller | Rachel Howzell Hall
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This one doesn't have great reviews, but I am a couple chapters in, and very intrigued.

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The Last Girls Standing | Jennifer Dugan
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

I loved this book. I always forget how engaging a YA Thriller can be, but this one really hit all the marks for me! A realistic but unreliable narrator, a suspenseful mystery, and a Final Girl theme. Not to mention a roller coaster ride of a conclusion.

Full Review on my blog 🤗 https://slashingpages.com/2024/01/11/the-last-girls-standing-jennifer-dugan/

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The Last Girls Standing | Jennifer Dugan
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De-decorating soon, but for now, enjoying the ambience.

Aims42 Same 😞 De-decorating on my plans for this weekend. Booooo 2mo
ShyBookOwl @Aims42 I planned to do so on Sunday, but woke up sick. Slowly getting around to it now lol Now it's just cold, snow storms, and no festivities to look forward to until spring 😕 2mo
Aims42 Ugh, right? Don‘t be hard on yourself, while yes, I did take it all down over the weekend. It sat in the bins in our living room until last night when I took them to the basement 😂 I hope this winter flies by, I‘m so ready for spring! 2mo
ShyBookOwl @Aims42 Haha me toooo! 2mo
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The Villa: A Novel | Rachel Hawkins
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Yesssssss!

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The Last Housewife: A Novel | Ashley Winstead
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Two chapters in, and I can already tell this will be un-put-down-able.

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How to Survive Your Murder | Danielle Valentine
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I thoroughly enjoyed this one! I hope we're going to start seeing more sci-fi slashers come out soon, but in the meantime, there are some good supernatural ones out there. If you're looking for some, here's a list I just posted on my blog 🤗📚🖤

https://slashingpages.com/2024/01/02/5-must-read-supernatural-slasher-novels/

Charityann I enjoyed this one too! 3mo
ShyBookOwl It was so fun. It made me wanna rewatch Happy Death Day and Totally Killer! 3mo
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Reluctant Immortals | Gwendolyn Kiste
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Every year, I set the same modest (for me) reading challenge: 52 books. I usually double it, but I never increase my goal, because for me, it's not about competition. It's just about reminding myself to pick up a book at least once a day, and complete at least one every week, because I love reading and I want to make time for it.

Happy New Reading Year, Littens 🎉

AnnR Happy New Year! 🎉 (I basically do the same for my reading goal each year.) 3mo
ShyBookOwl @AnnR 🎉 Love it 3mo
Reggie Happy New Year! To you and your tiny human. 2mo
ShyBookOwl @Reggie Thx! Happy New Year to you, too ☺️ 2mo
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One Dark Window | Rachel Gillig
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Looking for some good fairytales or retellings for winter reading... something about snow and magic always feels right to me. Especially dark ones, but I like em all! Any faves out there? Tagged will probably be my January pick.

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The Last Girls Standing | Jennifer Dugan
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When it's 7pm on a Saturday, and you just got baby down, but can't quite muster the energy to face the mess downstairs, so u take a beer and a book up to bed 😅

CatLass007 👍🏾 3mo
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I give this one ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

Fun premise, good twists, but a few head-scratching plot holes I can't look past

My full review is on my blog 🤗
https://slashingpages.com/2023/12/30/youre-not-supposed-to-die-tonight-kalynn-ba...

TieDyeDude I was really intrigued when I read about this, but most reviews say something similar. A shame... 3mo
ShyBookOwl @TieDyeDude Good to know other ppl had similar reactions! It's still worth reading if u like horror/slashers, imo 3mo
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The Last Girls Standing | Jennifer Dugan
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Last #FirstLineFridays of the year 🤯 I'll be taking this book into 2024 with me 🤗🥳

It had taken sixteen sutures to close the wound on the underside of Sloan's forearm.

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Goodreads reading challenge is wrapping up! I read 70 books so far this year, quite low for me, but it was also my first year as a mom, so I think that's valid 😅 What was everyone's least shelved book?? Mine isn't in the Litsy catalogue, but I LOVED it

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm My least shelved was Irish Ghost Stories by Patrick Byrne. Only 8 other people. I can see why too. It‘s absolutely not worth it. 🤣😂 3mo
KathyWheeler My least shelved was the particular ebook version I read of A Christmas Carol — 97 other people shelved it. 3mo
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KathyWheeler @ShyBookOwl Did you like Slayers? I haven‘t gotten it yet. 3mo
ShyBookOwl @KathyWheeler I actually LOVED it. So fun and familiar but new. I really hope there's a 2nd season. They laid some great groundwork for it 🤞🏽 3mo
KathyWheeler @ShyBookOwl I‘m going to get it then. I‘m doing a rewatch of the show right now. 3mo
ShyBookOwl @KathyWheeler That's good timing! The audiobook takes place about 12 years after the series finale 3mo
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Ok, I'm admitting here and now that I'm reading too many books. It's December 24th, and at this rate, I won't finish any of my 4 currents reads by the 31st 😳📚

janeycanuck I have a couple of books I wanted to clear off the ol‘ TBR cart before the end of the year, too, and then I remembered I have 4 library books, only 1 of which can be renewed… so there goes that plan! 3mo
ShyBookOwl @janeycanuck 🤣 book ppl problems 3mo
ChaoticMissAdventures The Last Week Scramble is a real struggle! 3mo
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Ok, small gripe session: this is such a pet peeve of mine, ppl saying "it's me," on the phone or at a door. It's such a useless phrase. If you don't feel the need to state your name, then you're assuming I know your voice, so why bother with "it's me," at all??? Argh. Idk why this bugs me so much, but it does ?

janeycanuck I‘ve never noticed this before but now I will never not notice it. You‘re so right!!! 3mo
ShyBookOwl @janeycanuck 🤣 I'm sorry 3mo
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Final Girls | Riley Sager
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Hey Littens! Exciting news! I've launched a book blog! It focuses on books about Final Girls (horror/thriller genre) and includes reviews, movie pairings, and book lists. 2 reviews are up so far: Final Girls (Riley Sager) and There's No Way I'd Die First (Lisa Springer). I've also posted a list of 10 Fear Street books I think would make great slasher flicks 🔪🖤

I hope you'll check it out 😊 slashingpages.com

Charityann Oooh, sounds fun!😃 3mo
ShyBookOwl @Charityann Thank you!! I was in desperate need of a fun book-related hobby lol 3mo
Tineke Fun! I also read all the Fear Street books. I think I once read a book about a deadly red mist, and I think it might have been one by Fear Street, but which one? Your blog looks great, can't wait for more content. 3mo
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ShyBookOwl @Tineke Oooh, I wonder if it was Trapped? I vaguely remember that one being about kids in detention and maybe there's a Hellmouth under the school? (As they would say in Buffy lol). Thanks so much for checking out the blog! I'm also excited to get more posts up 😊 3mo
marleed Oh congrats and good luck! I shall check it out! 3mo
ShyBookOwl @marleed Thx 😊 ❤️ 3mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 3mo
BookmarkTavern Very cool! 🤩 3mo
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You Must Remember This | Kat Rosenfield
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She knows he's there, even before he speaks.
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A Christmastime suspense likened to Knives Out? I'm here for it!

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FYI to the romance junkies! I don't read much romance, but this sounds cool, so I'll probably peruse some titles!

https://mashable.com/article/stuff-your-kindle-day-deal

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Nostalgia won tonight. I just bought the ebook.

Jemgirl2014 I loved young adult thrillers! Richie Tankersley Cusick was my favorite. 😊 3mo
ShyBookOwl @Jemgirl2014 I somehow haven't heard of (or just don't remember) Cusick, but her books sound like they would have been right up my alley. I'll have to grab one for fun! 3mo
Jemgirl2014 @ShyBookOwl She‘s so good! My favorite by her is “The Mall”. 😀 3mo
ShyBookOwl @Jemgirl2014 That does sound good! Thx! 3mo
Jemgirl2014 @ShyBookOwl Sure! No problem. Enjoy! 😀 3mo
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Run Time | Catherine Ryan Howard
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I don't really know what it means, but COOL lol
My longest book was Run Time at 520 pages. I usually avoid big books, but I'm glad I read that one. I loved it!

dabbe #yahooyou! 💙❄️💙 3mo
Meshell1313 Wowza!!! 🙌🎉📚 3mo
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Birdsong28 I got this email as well must be a new thing as I had never had one before. Congratulations 🎉🎊📚📖 3mo
ShyBookOwl @Birdsong28 Thx, u too! 3mo
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Hallmark movie meets the slasher genre... Well, I simply can't resist.

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NOS4A2 | Joe Hill
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Finally giving this one a go, and so glad I chose audio because until I heard the opening credits, I had no idea it was pronounced Nosferatu 🤯
Should be a good listen for a snowy December.

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@Oryx U mentioned Bayron's cover looked very Fear Street, and I haven't been able to shake the feeling that it's nearly exact to one... found it!

Oryx Wow. Nice detective work! 3mo
ShyBookOwl @Oryx 😅 I own both, so I knew it was a FS book I'd seen 1000x 3mo
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So many books. So little time... before my nap

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Hop on Pop | Seuss
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😍 11 months old and already captivated by books lol

Bookwomble This is good parenting! 3mo
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