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WhatThePuck

Joined July 2018

YA addict. Will work for books. Mischief manager of 2 marauders. Audiobooks are my jam. Find me on Goodreads! https://www.goodreads.com/WhatThePuck
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A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
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The Beast by J.R. Ward
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Year One | Nora Roberts
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Quick reminder that I need supervision in book stores. 😳😬🤣

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I finally have a reading buddy, but I've been in a reading slump for months. I bought Dying of Whiteness back in late May and haven't made it more than 10% through. 😩😩 #Fury #CatsofLitsy #shesnewhere

hannah-leeloo Aw your reading buddy is beautiful. When I'm in a reading slump I read a childhood favourite to cheer me up. They are more simple and fun, just right for coming out of a slump ❤️ 4y
Velvetfur Aaww I love that contented puss face! 😍 4y
Soubhiville So cute! 💜 4y
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Clare-Dragonfly What a beautiful and happy kitty! 😻 4y
WhatThePuck @hannah-leeloo thanks that a great idea! @Velvetfur @Soubhiville @Clare-Dragonfly we got her last month. When we took her to the vet she was 13oz. 😔 She's so spoiled now she meows at the fridge for her wet food, but she gained a pound in less than a month. 💜 4y
Velvetfur @WhatThePuck I've just tried working out what 13oz is and I'm confused but it seems to be hardly anything! But her gaining weight is great to hear, and she deserves to be spoiled as all puddy cats do 💜 She's a lucky girl to have come to live with you! 4y
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Black Cat | Edgar Allen Poe
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Help me name our new baby girl.

BarbaraTheBibliophage Vivien Leigh! We are watching the new Netflix series called Hollywood and she just popped to mind when I saw your sweet girl. 🤪😻 4y
BookishBelle Warning: if you name her Beelzebub (like my sister named my cat), she will live up to it. 🤪 4y
xicanti I think she looks like a Spooky. That‘s totally a Halloween face. 4y
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Jemgirl2014 She looks like an Iris to me. She has such pretty eyes. 😍😍❤️ 4y
Sleepswithbooks She‘s beautiful 🥰 O-Ren. 4y
Butterfinger I like Baby Girl, but I endorse Vivien Leigh. 4y
BookNAround She‘s gorgeous so I‘d probably name her George. 4y
Grrlbrarian Grace O‘Malley after the pirate queen! 4y
StaceGhost So lovely! I recommend Nyx, Queen of the Night or Lucia, Silky Rockstar Princess 4y
Clare-Dragonfly She‘s so beautiful! I don‘t think I can beat Vivien Leigh as a suggestion. 4y
limada @BarbaraTheBibliophage I have a (Clark) Gable at home because he's dark, handsome and roguish... lol
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BarbaraTheBibliophage @limada That‘s awesome! 4y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Shadow or, since you tagged Poe, Annabel Lee. 4y
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I feel personally attacked by BookBub!

MicrobeMom 😂🤣♥️♥️ 4y
SW-T 😂😂😂 4y
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The Starless Sea | Erin Morgenstern
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Alright fellow Littens, how do you feel about other patrons marking up books from the library? For me it's a no. I try and return the book with minimal wear and tear.

annahenke Agreed. 4y
TEArificbooks Hard no 4y
SaraHasClass Absolute no 4y
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MaggieCarr If it's removeable I try and omit the marks leaving it in better condition than when I checked it out. Same goes for unfolding dog eared pages. The only marks encouraged by our library is along the front inside cover parallel to the binding. We are allowed to initial or mark our symbol, etc after reading it for quick glances in the stacks. 4y
Redwritinghood Definitely no 4y
Librarybelle No! It‘s a pet peeve of mine... 4y
Bookwormjillk Big no. Also the book I‘m reading now is full of crumbs which is gross. Luckily most of the fellow readers in my city seem to be respectful of library books and I don‘t see things like this often. (edited) 4y
readordierachel Hard no 4y
Soubhiville No, never. 4y
rubyslippersreads I wouldn‘t dream of defacing a library book. 4y
SconsinBookyBadger Big time No to marking up library books. 4y
arlenefinnigan Life in prison. 4y
rwmg I don't even mark my own books, let alone somebody else's (i.e., the library's). 4y
Leftcoastzen 😡 4y
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Blood of Elves | Andrzej Sapkowski
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Binged the show in 1 day. Decided to read the books because, ya know, books are always better than the movie. I'm 25% in and feeling like this is one of those rare 🦄 where the book/series might not be better than the show. 😬

Sace I looked at a sample and didn't get past the opening paragraph. 4y
wanderinglynn I read the first book. It was okay, but not enough to get me to read book 2. The video game was better. 😉 4y
CourtSmall Yes I too binge watched whole first season in one weekend. QBD was having a sale so I bought the first book.....I'll let you know what I think when I read it 4y
The_Literary_Jedi Haven‘t read the book, watched my husband play the 3rd game - hella interesting and is a sequel to the books themselves...tv series is WAY cooler once I watched a video essay on YT about it and show runner Lauren Hissrich explained her concept. Want to read the books still 4y
Bookworm54 The series is based on the anthologies- last wish and sword of destiny. So they may be a better place to start if you were interested :) More of a quest feel but with an overarching story linking them together. 4y
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On What Grounds | Cleo Coyle
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I bought this book from a library sale. It's been censored. ? So far "Jesus" and "Christ" have been scratched out.

tournevis *headdesk* 4y
alisiakae 😲😬 4y
mrsmarch I love that series! Shame about the defacing. 4y
JoyBlue 😲 4y
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I've saved this TBR for this time of year since you all were so hyped about it last year!

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? When you're trying to be funny with your 13 year old and circle her 22 year old Literature teacher's mistakes in her letter home only to read all the way to the end where it says "sign and return." ?????

Julsmarshall oops! 4y
Tera0707 😂 4y
Caterina While you're at it, circle the run-on sentence at the beginning! 😂👍 4y
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WhatThePuck @Caterina 😂😂😂 4y
Sargar114 If they can‘t handle a little criticism then they‘re not much of a teacher 😂 4y
WhatThePuck @Sargar114 I'm not brave enough to send it. 🤣 I used wite-out! 4y
Sargar114 @WhatThePuck 😂🤣😂🤣 4y
Jadams89 🤣🤣🤣 4y
LibrarianRyan I would have sent it. If nothing else it would prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that you read it. 4y
KathyWheeler 😄 4y
KathyWheeler That first sentence either needs to be two sentences, or it needs a semi-colon before “it”. 4y
Ruthiella Oh dear! 😲 4y
WhatThePuck @KathyWheeler the typos stuck out the most and I read that I had to return it before I started on the run on sentences. 😂 4y
KathyWheeler @WhatThePuck The typos were definitely the first thing I noticed! 😄 4y
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When your husband doesn't support your book addiction. 😂😂😂

@Whimsical.Curiosity

mrsmarch Ok but you used Ebates/Rakuten to get a percent back right?? It‘s not as bad if you get like 4% back. 5y
Ddzmini Yep my hubby came home yesterday to a total of $85. Now that‘s love when he looks at you as says how much not over $100 right and you just smile because it‘s less no matter how much less 🙌🏽🤣🤣🤣📖📚😋 5y
Whimsical.Curiosity 🤣🤣🤣 sorry not sorry 5y
eri.reads Ha! My daughter and I just spent $96 at Half Price Books last weekend during their 20% off sale and my husband's text said "You know it's not Half Price when u spend that much right?" ☝?☝?☝?What she said, sorry not sorry ??? 5y
WhatThePuck @eri.reads totally not sorry. I purged all of my books, but maybe 10 around 3-ish years ago. I'm rebuilding now bc my almost 5 year old can now respect my books. 😂😂 5y
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French Kiss: BookShots | James Patterson
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$5 library haul. I bought the Bookshots because I find myself not being committed to bigger books right now.

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The Bone Clocks: A Novel | David Mitchell
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How am I *still* not finished with this book! The conflict resolution ended on page 548. I'm now on page 570 of 624, what is left to happen? What more could you have to say David Mitchell? How many more inconsequential characters POVs can there be? This book is driving me crazy.

laur89 This is sort of how I felt about Mitchell‘s other book, Slade House. I realized later this was another book of his on my TBR... so it kind of discouraged me from starting it 😬 5y
Ruthiella If I remember correctly that last bit is a kind of an epilogue and it also ties into part of Cloud Atlas. I enjoyed this book but it is not my favorite from Mitchell. 5y
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Penpal | Dathan Auerbach
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1) Penpal, it's hard to find a good thriller sometimes.
2) Bumblebee back in January for my 4yr olds bday.
3) Pasta salad.
4) too many, my mom is 1 of 5. Lol. Total is 14, luckily my dad isn't in the picture so I don't have to count that side. Christmases are crazy enough especially since we have 20 under the age of 7 between us.
5) 🥰🥰🥰 @HollieK3

#friyayintro @howjessreads

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After a 12 year hiatus, let's try this again. This will definitely hinder my reading challenge. #soold #sendalcohol

sudi Good Luck 🍀 5y
Reagan You can do it! I went back and graduated at the ripe old age of 38. #nevertooold 5y
julesG Best of luck! You can do it! 5y
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Caroline2 Oh exciting!! 👏 5y
Megabooks Awesome!! 5y
tournevis 👏👏👏👏👏 5y
Crazeedi Congrats! I finished my degree at 42!! 5y
WhatThePuck @sudi @Reagan-reads @julesG @Caroline2 @Megabooks @Crazeedi thanks! It's been awhile! Hopefully I'll be done by the time I'm 40 and my oldest will still be in high school. Idk how we'll handle it if we're both at the same school. 😂 5y
JacqMac Congratulations! And good luck! 5y
DaveGreen7777 Congratulations! Wishing you the best! You got this! 👍 5y
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The Bone Clocks: A Novel | David Mitchell
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How do you feel about amnesia in characters? Or characters that don't know what they truly are until halfway through a book? I find it annoying most of the time. Especially when everything is spelled out so clearly it's hard to believe they've been in denial their entire life, going out of their way not to believe the signs.

Texreader It feels like a cop out to me to give a character amnesia. It‘s like an excuse to explain every detail rather than working them through a plot. 5y
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Six of Crows | Leigh Bardugo
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If you don't already own this 5🌟 book, hop on over to Amazon because it's only $2.99!

TheDrunkenLibrarian Thanks for the heads up just got it! 5y
WhatThePuck @TheDrunkenLibrarian awesome! ❤️❤️ 5y
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King of Swords | Nick Stone
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Stone's 2nd crime novel is told from several POVs that bog down the storyline at times. His attention to detail and character building really help flesh out the characters so you become attached and root for them in the end. Max is the bad cop and Joe is the good cop and Solomon Boukman is the bad guy. Max & Joe get tangled up with the Haitian when they start investigating a bizarre case where a tarot card was found in the victims stomach. 4🌟

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King of Swords | Nick Stone
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I picked this up at the library sale a few months ago purely by the cover. I'm more than halfway in and it's just now starting to pick up the pace. It doesn't help that there are quite a few POV & MC's bc of it. The 3 MC are Max, Joe, and Carmine. Max & Joe are Miami detectives and Carmine is a Haitian pimp that's unfortunate enough to be the weak link in Solomon's empire of cocaine smuggling & voodoo killings.

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Hey, hey! This post on Facebook just added 2 more Littens! Welcome @Erayrn and @Ang4873 to Litsy!

I'm currently reading 4 tangible books, 2 Audiobooks, and 2 eBooks. Nothing new to this bunch though. 🤣

@LitsyWelcomeWagon @RaimeyGallant

Crazeedi Welcome to litsy!!🎉🎉 5y
IamIamIam Yay! Welcome to Litsy!!! 5y
TheSpineView Welcome everyone to Litsy! 💜📚 5y
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Onioons Excellent graph of excellence 💛 5y
Birdsong28 Welcome to Litsy @Ang4873 @Erayrn 🎉🎊📚📖 5y
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I've been slugging through my other readings lately. Mostly bc I've read the last 2 from recommendations and a bit of pressure. "You read so much it should only take you a few days to get thru 300 pgs." Yeah, only if I like it. I picked this book up from the library sale last time I was there. This book is the fresh air I needed. I seriously don't want to put it down at night. It's only 307 pgs, it should only take me a few days to finish it. ?

WhatWouldJaneDo Feeling obligated to read something you're not into, even if it's "just" 300 pages, is the worst! Glad you've found something to break the slump. 5y
WhatThePuck @WhatWouldJaneDo my boss recommended The Screwtape Letters. It's less than 300, I like CS Lewis, and it's not out of my genres; but it is awful. A handful of good take aways mixed in with a lot of prose and meanderings. It's just taking me forever. 😭😂😂 My boss is out of the office today and I thought about reading it while at work just to finish it. 😂😂😂 5y
WhatWouldJaneDo @WhatThePuck lol, well if your boss recommended it, perhaps you could claim you thought it was a work assignment? 5y
Slajaunie Ugh! That is awful. 5y
WhatThePuck @WhatWouldJaneDo I'm all alone in the office. Who's here to monitor my productivity? 😂😂👓📖📚 5y
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Book Haul! The last 6 weeks have been an introverts hell. I haven't sat down to read more than a few pages a night since Easter. Therefore I had a large library fine to pay because I forgot to renew the books I hadn't read. Paid my fine, checked out The Screwtape Letters and the boy 2 more books (he's on restrictions bc the fine was mostly his.) Then we checked out the books for sale. Checked 1 off my TBR, and the others on a whim.

BethM Hoping you get more time to introvert! 5y
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Shadow and Bone | Leigh Bardugo
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Not very impressed with the Grisha series so far. 2.5/5. Alina comes off pretty annoying. She's in love with her childhood friend who is too busy receiving all of the attention from other girls to notice how in love she is with him. Of course until she isn't around any more. She even represses her power as a child so she never has to leave the orphanage and can stay with him forever.

wanderinglynn I felt the same way. 5y
WhatThePuck @wanderinglynn I added some context, but really the first sentence is all I can really muster for a book I care nothing about. 5y
Laughterhp I felt the same way as well when I read this book! Especially about Alina! 5y
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TracyReadsBooks I thought this trilogy was ok—definitely liked the world more than the characters. That being said, her duology, Six of Crows followed by Crooked Kingdom, is excellent. It‘s set in the same world and filled with great characters—Kaz Brekker is one of my all time favs. The story is essentially a heist set in a fantasy world. If you haven‘t read them, I definitely recommend giving the duology a look. 5y
WhatThePuck @TracyReadsBooks one of my favorites. Which is why I was expecting more out of this book. 5y
TracyReadsBooks Ah, that must be extra disappointing then. It‘ll be interesting to see how they combine the two series for the Netflix show. I have high hopes. I really like Bardugo‘s worldbuilding. 5y
WhatThePuck @TracyReadsBooks I keep forgetting the Netflix series! 5y
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The Magicians: A Novel | Lev Grossman
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I very rarely say this: the show is better. These 2 are even more insufferable in the books. The first 300 pages were sooooooo sloooooowwww.

Meaw_catlady I really can‘t remember if I bailed on this book or finished it it was that boring. And I‘ve watched every season of the show lol 5y
WhatThePuck @Meaw_catlady I'm really glad they changed the character's name to Margo in the show too. 😂 I'm behind on my watching. 5y
IamIamIam LOL, I absolutely HATED the first book but I just had to find out what happened. I ended up totally loving the next 2! 5y
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JoRead I remember thinking about reading the book when the show came out because I love the show but a couple of friends told me to not even try. They too thought the show was better than the book. How often does that happen?! 5y
CaramelLunacy I have heard so many people who are excited about the show, but I was really hesitant because of how much I hated the first book and its insufferable protagonists. Maybe I will give it a try after all... 5y
WhatThePuck @IamIamIam maybe I'll give book 2 a try in a few weeks. I definitely can't read them back to back. Lol. @JoRead not very often! 😊 @CaramelLunacy the show is really great! Eliot & Margo really balance out Q & Alice. 5y
ItsAnotherJen I really loved the first few books in this series (on audio) and not so much the last. I tried watching one episode a long time ago and didn't like how diff it was from the book. Cut to today and I am OBSESSED w/binge watching it! Currently on season 3 episode 8 and it's totally taking over my life.. 😂 5y
WhatThePuck @JenFowler I am so behind and I keep telling myself I'm going to catch up. I have one more episode of Riverdale and then I'm going to binge watch and catch up! 5y
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I found this on Facebook today posted by The Progressive Parent, if you want to check her page. It made me think of my preschooler who has requested the tagged book every night for 3 weeks. I even extended our library loan. He's almost memorized it word for word. I'm not sure if every bit of this is true, but I know we all know that reading to kids isn't always about them learning what's on the page. #raisingreaders

CarolynM I agree with all of that. Even before the baby can really register the reality of the book, reading to them provides the comfort of the sound of your voice. 5y
Clare-Dragonfly I love this! My 13-month-old loves turning the pages of books—he doesn‘t wait for you to read the words—but I know this is a step in his development. 5y
Elizabeth2 I read to my kids every day and every night. It was just part of what we did during the course of the day. There were book in their rooms, in the family room, living room and in the basement playroom. Unfortunately, despite all of that reading and how much they loved to read when they were younger, only my youngest is a bit of a reader now (19, 16, 13 & 12). I hold out hope that someday they will be. 🤷‍♀️ Elephant & Piggy were his FAVORITE! ❤️ 5y
WhatThePuck @Elizabeth2 same. My oldest is 12 and doesn't enjoy reading. The youngest is 4 and loves any form of reading. 🤞 5y
LoverofLit @Clare-Dragonfly My daughter is at this same stage of turning the pages before I'm done reading. It's eyelid twitch inducing but also adorabla! 5y
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Stardust | Neil Gaiman
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The 4 yr old is a bear in the mornings. He typically requests silence on the way to school, that means no music or radio. He'll talk, but prefers the radio off. Today I asked if he wanted to listen to a book instead. YES! I turned on Neil Gaiman's Stardust (he's a big Coraline fan) that I've been listening to. Today he giggled on the way to school bc we met Charming in Faerie. #Gaimanforthewin #RaisingReaders

JaclynW Yay for Gaiman! My kids all love Coraline too! Another favorite of ours for you to try 5y
WhatThePuck @JaclynW will do! Thanks! 5y
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The Shadowglass | Rin Chupeco
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I was really hoping the 3rd and final book in the series would redeem the 2nd, but it did not. The pace that everyone complained about in the 1st book finally caught up with me. I found myself laying my forehead down on my desk more than once while reading this book at work. I watched the percentage read more than I enjoyed the telling of this story. 3/5 ✨(can we get a "meh" sticker?!)

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I met the #booked2019 goal without even trying. It wasn't until I read the lists that I realized I was on track.
🦊 - The Charley Davidson series that I restarted
🦊🦊 - The Sleeper and the Spindle
🦊🦊🦊 - Bridge To Terabithia (love hikes in the woods)
🦊🦊🦊🦊 - The Innocent Man - it's a stretch, but it's been mentioned by podcasts recently.
🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊 - Kealan Patrick Burke (and new to me)
🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊 - Rin Chupeco (had quite a few)

BarbaraTheBibliophage Nice! 👏🏻👏🏻 5y
alisiakae That‘s awesome! 🎉🙌🏽📚 5y
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What a 5 star ending to a series.......or is it? Will the next series follow the petulant Osh as he's left to keep watch? I hope!

NoConcernsForCarol I‘m glad to hear this series goes this far and still stays strong I just finished the first book in the series yesterday and bought the second book upon finishing the first. 5y
WhatThePuck @NoConcernsForCarol I love this series. The 12th book was a little more tedious for me than the others, but it was definitely a strong finish. The Abby Cooper series is pretty fun too if you like this one. Abby is definitely not as snarky as Charley, but they are still fun cozies. 5y
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I finally finished this yesterday. It still received 4/5✨ from me. Probably would've been a perfect score except my eyes kept glazing with all the coding, programming, and system jargon. And I get that it's all a huge part of the book,but for those of us that aren't tech minded it went way over my head. Here is another to add to the list of #betterthanthemovie and I really liked the movie!

Reagan Loved this book! The movie was good, I agree, but not as good as the book. 5y
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Can't tell if I'm reading a novel or a very detailed video game manual. I love the actual storyline, but I'm finding all the over detailing of each video game a little tedious.

QueenJen For those of us who grew up in the 80s these descriptions are nostalgic! 😉🥃🕹 5y
WhatThePuck @QueenJen what counts as growing up in the 80's? It wasn't until recently that I stopped being considered part of the Gen X crew. My eyes just tend to glaze with all the system formatting jargon. 😵🙃 5y
QueenJen @WhatThePuck I'm probably off the mark then. I enjoyed this book so much for all the obvious geeky reasons. A Lot! It's one I recommend for those that like this genre or gamers who'd be in to the nostalgia. 5y
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WhatThePuck @QueenJen I like all of the 80's references and the storyline. It really is just when he gets in-depth on programming and formatting. I've never been interested. My computer works and that's all I need to know. 😂😂 5y
QueenJen @WhatThePuck 😂😂😂 indeed! 5y
BooknerdsLife @WhatThePuck I‘m not a big computer person too 😂 so all those programming details just flew right over my head 🤣🤣 Really enjoyed this book too...A little more than the movie 😅 5y
WhatThePuck @BooknerdsLife I just act like those sentences don't exist cuz I they aren't worth my time. 😂 I didn't explain it well in my blurb, but it's really just when he starts talking about programming video games or the software. I'm medical. Let's talk about nasty surgeries all day, but tech is way over my head. 😂😂 5y
BooknerdsLife @WhatThePuck 😂😂😂 I knew what you meant & Same! I‘m just not super interested in the programming details but te rest of the books is super entertaining 😄 5y
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The Golem and the Jinni | Helene Wecker
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Loved, loved, loved this book. I especially loved that it didn't seem rushed. I know it's a chunkster, but I don't mind when the time is taken to give every character depth. This was definitely a #litsymademedoit read even though it falls in my genre. Thanks for this recommendation! 5/5

sprainedbrain I loved this one, too! I think the sequel comes out this year. 😃 5y
WhatThePuck @sprainedbrain Goodreads says January. Less than a year-ish, but 2020 all the same. 😄 5y
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"Look Mommy! A bench for me to look at my books!" Of course I had to take the extra 10 minutes for him to check out his books before he actually checked out to take them home. ???

Readingismyescape Looks like a gorgeous library. 😍 5y
Leftcoastzen So cute! 5y
Cortg Of course! 5y
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WhatThePuck @Readingismyescape it should be. It's less than 2 yes old. Their old one was 2500 sq ft. 5y
Linsy Awwww 5y
Jee_HookedOnBookz ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 5y
BooknerdsLife Awwww so precious 💖💖💖 5y
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The Golem and the Jinni | Helene Wecker
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As you can see I'm only 1% into this book, but I'm really enjoying it so far. I'm excited that I'm having a slow work day so I can tuck in a little more with this book.

Andrea4 I just grabbed this for my flight coming up- figure if the plane ride is 11 hours, I'm going to need to have something to keep me sane!! 5y
WhatThePuck @Andrea4 keep me posted on how you like it! You'll get more reading done than I will. Lol. Hope you have a good flight! 5y
Addison_Reads I listened to this audiobook a couple years ago and I still mention it to people. I really enjoyed it and I hope you do too. 5y
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Worst Christmas gift ever for an introvert? Tickets to go see something with a lot of people. At first I was excited bc I thought my MIL bought tickets for my husband and kids and I'd have the day to myself. Unfortunately, I counted 4 tickets soon after. The show was great, but after such a long day I'm ready to cut anyone's tongue out that talks to me or suffocate anyone that breathes in the same air as me. #mentallyexhausted

Becker I feel your pain. 5y
WhatThePuck @Becker it's been a long week. We've been forced together passed our comfort zones for the last few days. 😂 5y
hgrimes I know your pain! I hope you can relax tomorrow. 5y
CouronneDhiver Ha! Yep... that‘s happened to me a time or two 5y
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It was bound to happen. I was just bragging about being 10 books in and still loving the series. Number 12 just isn't as great as the rest. Maybe the revisiting of amnesia even though it is a different character. This one also seems to be more redundant in explanations of previous happenings in other books of the series. (That lengthy, twisty sentence would fit right in in this book)

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I still love this series. A lot of times a series will outlasts a reader's interest. Charley's humor is sometimes childish, but it keeps me smiling. 5/5 ⭐'s.

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Over Sea, Under Stone | Susan Cooper
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This book was a very slow read for me. The plot was there, the interest was there, but the pace and excitement were lacking. I never found myself saying "just one more page." A lot of times I made myself read further to a stopping point when I would've rather put it down mid paragraph. Lackluster is the word that keeps coming to mind. 3/5 ⭐'s

mcipher I loved these all as a kid, then re-read last summer and was surprised by how kind of boring they are - but loved them anyway because of the feeling they evoked for me. Did you read this now for the first time? 5y
WhatThePuck @mcipher yes, first time for me. I'm moving on to the second book, The Dark Is Rising. 🤞🤞 5y
mcipher That one is my favorite - hope you like it more!! 5y
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xicanti I loved these books SO MUCH when I was 10, and they bored me silly when I tried to reread them in my early twenties. Sadness. 5y
Onceuponatime I‘m reading this now and came to Litsy to see what people think of it...because Im finding it pretty slow. I‘ve heard people rave about this series and how much they loved it when they were young, but I am about to bail on it. 😢 Have you started the Dark is Rising yet? Is it better? 5y
WhatThePuck @Onceuponatime I'm not very far into the 2nd one, but it already appears to be faster paced. 5y
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Frankenstein: ; Or, The Modern Prometheus | Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
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😂😂😂😂😂 I love these descriptions!

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jennaguillaume/the-last-post

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HollieK3 😂😂 5y
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The Innocent Man | John Grisham
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Finally finished this. It definitely shouldn't have taken me a week to finish 350 pages. This book was a hard read in many ways. The content is heavy with Ron Williamson's mental illness. It weighs heavy on you in the way he was treated by everyone involved in his case. It was also a hard read bc of Grisham's flow. He couldn't decide how he wanted to reference Dennis Fritz. He switched back and forth between both names frequently. ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

WhatThePuck It felt like he was slogging his way threw some thick mud and he could finally see light at the end of the tunnel. I've only read one other Grisham novel before so I'm not very familiar with his writing style at all. 3.5/5⭐ 5y
Jee_HookedOnBookz My dad read this and he thought it was so-so too 5y
WhatThePuck @Jee_HookedOnBookz I feel like it was written like a power point presentation and less like a true crime novel. 5y
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Jee_HookedOnBookz Maybe he just wanted to get the book over and done with😣🤷‍♀️ 5y
Bookdragon69 I haven‘t read this but I also greatly dislike when an author jumps from first name to last name, throughout a story. 😕 5y
WhatThePuck @Bookdragon69 he did it in a 2 sentence paragraph. The first sentence was last name the 2 sentence was first name. It's why it became so confusing. 5y
CourtSmall Didn't even know about this book, I watched the Netflix Show as it came up as a suggestion and that wasn't bad. 5y
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Came across this while scanning the book aisle. This person clearly has their #priorities straight. I felt this in my soul. 🤣🤣🤣

TheBee 😄 5y
Christine 😂❤️ 5y
EmilyM Awesome!🤣 5y
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Maggie_Reads Bra haul aborted for book haul? My spirit sister, obviously. 🤣🤣🤣 5y
Zelma 🤔😂👍 5y
WhatThePuck @Maggie_Reads 😂😂😂 it's what I thought too. The bras were $16.99. 5y
SconsinBookyBadger 😂🤣😂 5y
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The Innocent Man | John Grisham
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I watched this on Netflix and then decided to pick up the book. With each new paragraph about Ron Williamson my heart breaks a little more. His mental health decline is covered thoroughly in Grisham's book. The docuseries mentions it a few times, but not to this extent.

MotionChickness I‘ve been watching this for the past couple of hours!! Had no clue Grisham did a book on it...The whole case beyond craziness. Can‘t wait to read it! 5y
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A Grave Prediction | Victoria Laurie
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Finished this one last night. I tried to start it Friday night, but the preschooler fell asleep after me. This is book #14 of the series and is strongly evolving from a cozy to a good mystery series. I had my suspicions about the villains, but she had me guessing until the very end.

mcipher I am so behind on this series that I‘m afraid I‘ve forgotten who is who... I did love the half dozen or so I‘ve read though. 5y
WhatThePuck @mcipher they are fairly stand alone. This one was any way. It made mention of people she's formed previous working relationships with, but it didn't interfere with the storyline. You could probably pick it back up with no issues whenever you want. I haven't read them since 2016. This book wasn't released yet. 5y
mcipher Cool, thanks! 5y
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A Grave Prediction | Victoria Laurie
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My kind of Friday night. I'm picking this series up where I left off in 2016 waiting for it's release date. Apparently I was too preoccupied and forgot about it. Fun, light read about a psychic eye and her crazy shenanigans. #fridaynightbookclub

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @JoScho

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🙌🏻🙌🏻 5y
JoScho Friday nights with a book are the best 🖤 5y
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Mehso-so

This book was Helter Skelter with an anticlimactic ending. I thought I was the only one who felt that it was all over the place and lacked the epic ending I was expecting when I checked the ratings for this book on Litsy and GR. Then I start reading the reviews and realized everyone else felt the same. I still like the author's writing style, but it wasn't enough for me to give this book a Pick. 3.5⭐'s

inthegreensandblues Beautiful cover though! 5y
Naj You're so right. This was not a strong end to the series. There was no explanation or closure for anything. I was so disappointed when I first read it, now I just pretend it's not a part of the series at all. 5y
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Did I just stop reading to YouTube Billy Ocean?

Yes, yes I did. Who's an 80's kid? 🙋🤷💯

CoffeeNBooks Now that song is stuck in my brain, lol! 🎶 5y
WhatThePuck @CoffeeNBooks ??? I just came to type "all night long" and now that song is stuck in my head. 5y
TNbookworm I started singing it as I was reading it😄 5y
CoffeeNBooks @WhatThePuck lol! 🤣😂🤣 5y
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This sinus infection is not conducive to reading. I sleep SOOOO much at night now. 🤣🤣🤣 I haven't been able to stay up past 9:30 consistently in 2 weeks. I have 16 hours to read the 2nd half of this book and a week to read 6 others before they're due. #jesusfixit

TheLibrarian Feel better soon! 5y
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The Heart Forger | Rin Chupeco
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Mehso-so

I really wanted to love this book as much as the first. The plot is still there, but the execution is getting sloppy. More than once she used the wrong character's name, her grammar was horrible, and the romance she threw in - 🙄 It was you quintessential YA romance. Boy despises girl, girl despises boy until they both suddenly realize they've been in love this whole time. I'm sticking out for book 3 bc the plot still has me. 3/5 ⭐

Laughterhp She used the wrong characters name? 😬😬 I read the first one and loved it, but totally forgot what happened so haven‘t read the second one yet. 5y
WhatThePuck @Laughterhp more than once. I'm wondering how much editing and proofreading happened with the 2nd book. Lol. 5y
Johanna414 Jeez.... I was on the fence as to whether I wanted to read this sequel but I think maybe I‘ll skip it now 5y
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WhatThePuck @Johanna414 I'm sorry. 😔 It's still a good story line just some of it isn't as solid as it should be. 5y
Jess_Franzino While I loved the book, I noticed the typos as well. 5y
WhatThePuck @Jess_Franzino I could've forgiven the typos. The romance really set me off and the typos were added annoyance. 5y
Jess_Franzino @WhatThePuck I actually like Kalen/Tea, though mostly because of the mislead about Kance, as well as the irony about the prophecy regarding Tea‘s love, which had originally led Kalen to believe that Tea was a threat to Kance. But, I get how the hate-to-love thing can be cringe-worthy, especially in YA. 5y
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The Bone Witch | Rin Chupeco
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My January reads. January started off strong for me. I was hoping to finish 2 of the 3 books I started this week but I've had a head cold that's put me to bed earlier than usual almost every night this week.

EBooks - 3 read/ 2 started
Books - 3 read/ 1 started
Audio - 2 not finished

Total pages read - ~2308 (including books not finished)
Total listening hours - 8(!! About double what is has been the last few months)

Tagged book is the fave.

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego You did awesome! 📚💕 5y
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1) 8°F/-13°C feels like 8/-13
2) 62°F/ 17°C which it will be Saturday where I am!!!
3) 68°/ 23°. My husband would prefer higher. My heat bill says it should be lower.
4) Rainy in the 60's
5) I don't have a winter favorite. I have a hard time picking favorites. I usually read based on my mood. If I'm in a bad one I need a short, easy read. 😂

#hellothursday @wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Thanks for playing! 💜 And stay warm! 🥶 5y
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Coraline | Neil Gaiman
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Luckily he has his sister to read to him when Mom loses her voice.

@Whimsical.Curiosity she's wearing a Horton Hears a Who! shirt. 😂

Traci1 Sweet. ❤ 5y
Texreader ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
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WhatThePuck @BookishMarginalia I try. So far he's the only one with interest in reading. Her language and reading comprehension is off the charts but she sees it as a chore. She does like helping read to him at night tho. Now that he's wanting books for older kids maybe I can sneak some in on her. 5y
Jee_HookedOnBookz Love this! 5y
Whimsical.Curiosity Aaawww I love them!!!!! And that is a pretty awesome shirt!! What grade is he? I'll keep an eye out at our local library sales. 5y
Reviewsbylola This was me last week. My voice was gone for five days. I had to get my husband to yell at the kids for me. 😆 5y
vaanshere Have to say this @WhatThePuck , Niel is amazing and I am currently reading Norse Mythology! 5y
WhatThePuck @Whimsical.Curiosity he's 4. She's in 7th 5y
WhatThePuck @Reviewsbylola this is exactly where I am right now. We have math issues with the oldest and spent over 30 minutes explaining to her how to add and subtract against negative numbers. 🙄 Then I'm expected to read a whole chapter afterwards. Lol. Especially when bedtime requires a lot of yelling. I told my husband he was going to bedtime by himself if he didn't start doing the yelling for me. Then he tried to come talk to me after they fell asleep. 5y
WhatThePuck @vaanshere I have a few more on my TBR. Norse Mythology is one. I did get a little frustrated with this book last night before I called for my daughter to read. His repetitive use of Coraline's name was driving me crazy last night. Lol. Plus his descriptives. "And then Coraline....... And then Coraline......And then Coraline..." Yes Coraline used a chair and a broom to reach something. One sentence. 5y
WhatThePuck @vaanshere I know it was just bc I didn't have the energy or the voice to say all of these words that made it frustrating for me bc I didn't latch on to these when I read the book by myself the other day. I'm fact I found his descriptions lacking then. 😂 5y
ApplesandSpindles Neil Gaiman reading his audiobooks are a divine experience, and one in which might help your voice out. I have a little one too so I understand! 5y
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