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GondorGirl

GondorGirl

Joined June 2017

(she/her) Tolkienite/Ringer, cat mom, professional fangirl, leatherworker, and book dragon. GondorGirl on LT & StoryGraph. Studio 42 Designs.
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Into the West | Mercedes Lackey
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Just popping in to say hello! Show season has started and I've been crazy busy and haven't kept up with Litsy the way I'd like to. (And yes, I owe some people #LitsyLove letters, too)

Pippin and I have taken the evening off and are cuddled up reading the latest Valdemar trilogy and drinking tea.

RaeLovesToRead Pippin!!! 🤗🤗🤗 4d
AmyG Enjoy, you two. Hope the season is going well! 4d
GondorGirl @AmyG It is! But four shows in five weeks is exhausting and I'm ready for a few days off. 4d
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 4d
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🩷🩷🩷 3d
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A gender swapped, feminist Orpheus and Eurydice?
Yes, please!

As a related side-note: I saw Hadestown last week and it was one of the, if not THE best shows I've ever seen live. If you're a musical and/or mythology buff you have to check that it out!

SaunteringVaguelyDownwards I enjoyed Hadestown so much! It's one of the few shows I've seen that I didn't know much about, and I really enjoyed both the mythology and the New Orleans inspired jazz soundtrack. 1mo
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We head home on Friday, so I need to enjoy beach reading while I can. I'm so glad I upgraded to the glare proof edition when I upgraded my Kindle - it makes reading in the sun SO much easier!

Chelsea.Poole Love your stickers! 😂 1mo
GondorGirl @Chelsea.Poole Thanks! It glows in the dark, too! 1mo
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We're in Florida for the week visiting my snowbird parents. I could happily read on the beach all day, but everyone else started whinning about silly things like being hungry, and not wanting to miss the Super Bowl. 😮‍💨

Graywacke Such silly concerns they have. Nice reading backdrop! 2mo
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JoAnn Fabrics has these really cute bookish birdhouses on sale right now! I, obviously, had to get one. 🥰📚🐦

TheBookHippie Oh my word. Love. 2mo
AmyG I love it! 2mo
Andrea4 This is so cute! 2mo
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Caroline2 Love it 😻 2mo
TheSpineView Adorable! ❤️🐦 2mo
Jas16 Oh I love that 2mo
Soubhiville So cute! 2mo
LoverOfLearning Obsessed! 2mo
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I stopped by Dollar Tree today and found this cute Valentine's Day decoration. It's three-dimensional, and they had a few different designs. I figured I should get one for my romance shelf. 🥰

Aims42 Welp, I know where I‘m stopping tomorrow after work 😂 How cute is this?!? 2mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Aims42 me too!!! 🩷 2mo
Deblovestoread Cute! 2mo
Ruthiella How perfect is that? 😃 2mo
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The Fury | Alex Michaelides
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Mehso-so

I'm typically a fan of Michaelides' brand of pretentious psycho-lit, but I think this one just went too far for me.

It felt like there were no bread crumbs and the twist was out of the blue. Combine that with characters that were all various degrees of horrible... well, I just didn't like this one much at all. Meh.

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A Restless Truth | Freya Marske
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My first book is the tagged, second book in The Last Binding trilogy. I finished the series today (book #7 for the year!) and give the series 5 stars overall. I think this was the weakest of the series, but still really good. If you like spicy historic fantasy check this one out!

#SundayFunday @BookmarkTavern

BookmarkTavern I liked this book too! Thanks for sharing! 3mo
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I'm listening to the latest Natalie Haynes (who is brilliant) while working on my 2024 reading #bujo. If you can't tell by the tail, Tommy is helping. 😁

TheSpineView Gotta love the helpers!😻 3mo
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Medea: A Novel | Eilish Quin
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There are two fictionalized versions of the Medea story coming out this year and I'm really excited to read them both. Luckily, I have an eGalley of this one and a happy Pippin to help me read it.

#arc #CatsOfLitsy

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3mo
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Okay, littens, help me pick some books! I'm going to split the year between Litsy and Facebook suggestions, so tag your favorite book or a book you're looking forward to reading. Help me find some new favorites! 🥰

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Stone Blind: A Novel | Natalie Haynes
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I read 257 books in 2023, here are my favorites!

Bookzombie That‘s great! 3mo
Ruthiella 257! 😮 Amazing! 👏👏👏 3mo
BookmarkTavern Impressive! 🤩🤩 3mo
TieDyeDude 💪🎉 3mo
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Stardust | Neil Gaiman
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💜💜

dabbe That's lovely. Same to you! 🖤💙🖤 3mo
Mimi28 Thanks!! Same to you !! 🫶🏽🙏🏽❤️😊🎆 3mo
Briscribes Neil is awesome 3mo
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Happy holidays, everyone! I wish you all good company, yummy food, and lots of books. 🥰

Bookzombie Happy Holidays! 🐈‍⬛🐈🐈🎄 3mo
dabbe MC! 💙❄️💙 3mo
Ruthiella Happy Holidays! 😻😻😻 3mo
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Chrissyreadit Happy Holidays!!! 3mo
ravenlee Happy holidays! Love the armfuls of felines! 3mo
Leftcoastzen Happy Holidays! Looks like you are blessed with kitty joy! 3mo
Roary47 Happy holidays! 3mo
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The Wolf Den | ELODIE. HARPER
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My partner did such a great job with holiday gifts this year! He got me a remote page turner for my Kindle and this amazing book haul! The Fitzgerald is the fancy Broken Binding edition, the Barker is signed, and the Burton is the illustrated edition that I've been lusting after for ages! I feel very happy and spoiled. 🥰

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I don't even know how to review this one except to say it was one of the best books I've read this year, but also BRUTAL.

Basically, a bunch of children are raised by their "Father", who might be a god, and are trained in a single subject, such as languages, animals, reincarnation, murder... And maybe the world might end? Or maybe the god might retire? Or maybe a man in a tutu might murder everyone? Come for the violence, stay for the feelings!

Ruthiella Yeah , this one was banana pants but SO GOOD! 😱🤯🤪 3mo
CuriousG My review is: bizarre and amazing and terrible and couldn't put it down. 3mo
GondorGirl @CuriousG Same! And I can't stop thinking about it. 3mo
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My friend got me the CUTEST bookends and stickers as a holiday gift! Aren't these the greatest?

RaeLovesToRead OMG these are amazing! So is the cactus! 3mo
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If you're looking for a seasonal read that isn't a romantic comedy you should check out The Kingdom of Sweets. It's a dark fairytale inspired by The Nutcracker that centers around a set of twins (one light and one dark), their magician godfather, and a fairy who rules over a land of confections. It's dark, twisty, and wonderful. 4☆

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Did I resort to turning the page on my kindle with my nose, because both hands were occupied by cats? Yes. Yes, I did. 😅

MatchlessMarie Have done this in the tub before or while washing dishes 🤣 4mo
PuddleJumper Gotta do what you gotta do. Can't disturb the fluffy 4mo
BookmarkTavern Absolutely valid. ❤️ 4mo
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rubyslippersreads The cats must be obeyed. 😹 4mo
TheKidUpstairs Definitely done that before! 4mo
peaKnit I love this! 3mo
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Tonight Pippin and I are starting this fake dating, enemies-to-lovers, GBBO inspired romance. I have this book and one graphic novel to read and I'll have finished all my 2023 reading challenges! Pip is just happy that it's an ebook, so I have a hand free to give him belly rubs.

#CatsOfLitsy

AlaMich Gotta have your priorities in order! 😹 4mo
ravenlee Rightly so! 4mo
HeyT I love how when black cats close their eyes in photos they just become the void. I used to have the hardest time capturing our black cat's facial expression in photo. 4mo
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RaeLovesToRead So cosy! I want to kidnap Tommy and Pippin and your tree for snuggles!!! ☺️😋💕 4mo
GondorGirl @RaeLovesToRead They would be so happy to let you join us! 4mo
GondorGirl @HeyT Right?! Pippin is so cute, but he photographs terribly. 😅 4mo
Kerrbearlib Love this book! 3mo
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I've been burning through audiobooks the last few days, trying to finish up my #2023 reading challenges. Unfortunately, a few of the prompts were ones I had put off, because they sounded boring/terrible... and now I have to finish them all in the next couple weeks. 😅 Dammit, Past Me, why couldn't you have spaced them throughout the year?

Bonus photo of Tommy being a festive chonk. #CatsOfLitsy

CocoReads I‘ve pretty much given up on all mine although I did finish my A to Z challenge last night. I need to try for less challenges but they all sound so fun! Also this last year has been super challenging on other fronts so I‘m just going to hope for a better 2024! 4mo
GondorGirl @CocoReads I typically do a LOT of challenges, but I think next year I'm going to cut way back and focus on my TBR. 🤞 4mo
CocoReads That‘s a good plan. We moved to a bigger house this year but still brought too much stuff. I‘m trying to focus on my physical tbr and use the library more. It‘s just not feasible to buy and keep every book I‘ve ever read, no matter how much I want to. 4mo
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AmyG Adorable photo. 4mo
GondorGirl @CocoReads Oh, tell me about it! I've had to switch to the library or buying ebooks if it's not a special edition or favorites author, because we're running out of shelf space! 4mo
ShelleyBooksie Beautiful photo 4mo
peanutnine Love the kitty! 🐈😍 4mo
PuddleJumper 😻😻 4mo
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Jo Segura in conversion with Anastasia Ryan tonight at Gathering Volumes!

emz711 Oooo that sounds good. Is it a romance? 4mo
GondorGirl @emz711 Adventure enemies to lovers romance. A Latina archeologist trying to find her ancestor's remains, and the white scholar who keeps getting promoted before her. 4mo
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All of my #CardSwap cards and half of my #LitsyLove cards are going out today!

@LibrarianRyan

dabbe 💙❄️💙 4mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yay!! 💌❤️ 4mo
LibrarianRyan Yeahhhhh 4mo
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Did I NEED more bookish holiday ornaments? No.

Did I buy this one at Target? Hell, yeah, I did! 📚🎄

Tamra I would have too! 4mo
TheSpineView Pretty 🎄 4mo
RaeLovesToRead You TOTALLY needed this! 😉💕 4mo
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Rebecca, Not Becky: A Novel | Christine Platt, Catherine Wigginton Greene
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Harper Collins is taking over the Toledo Library today! They've got seven authors speaking at panels, a Book Buzz presentation, and signings. I'm so stoked!

AmyG Nice! 4mo
Ruthiella Great! It‘s nice to see a publisher recognizing libraries. 4mo
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Sweep with Me | Ilona Andrews
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Tommy decided to join Pip and me reading tonight. I finished Sweep the Blade (LOVED IT) and have started this novella. I can't believe there's only one novel left in this series. I'm going to miss it...

Also, I have so many Christmas lights that I can actually read by them. It's ridiculous. 😅🥰

#CatsOfLitsy

dabbe This is as cozy as it gets. 🖤🐾🐾🖤 4mo
mcipher Your house is SO XMAS!! I love it ❤️ 4mo
GondorGirl @mcipher We didn't get to have a real Christmas last year, so this year I went WAY overboard. It's silly, but makes me happy. 4mo
peanutnine This is amazing I love your ambiance! So cozy! 😍🎄💖 4mo
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The Future | Naomi Alderman
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Crumpet is helping me finish my November reading #bujo spreads. I finished 16 books, with the tagged being my pick for best read.

Also, I'm re-watching Centaur World, which is the weirdest and best cartoon that's come out recently. 😅

ElizaMarie Crumpet is adorable!!! 4mo
dabbe Hello there, Cutey Crumpet! 🖤🐾🖤 4mo
peanutnine Crumpet is absolutely gorgeous 😻 4mo
Texreader What a darling!! 4mo
kspenmoll Poe and Em say hi to crumpet! 4mo
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Before Pippin and I settled in to read I took this picture of my incredibly festive favorite reading spot. If you look close, you can see the stained glass version of Pip hanging in the window.

#CatsOfLitsy

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 4mo
Texreader ❤️🐈‍⬛ 4mo
RaeLovesToRead Aww, stained glass Pippin is so regal!! 😻💕 4mo
Catsandbooks What a lovely spot! 🐈‍⬛🎄❤️ 4mo
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Today's edition of Pippin sleeping under my Kindle has the added bonus of being festive! My house looks like a holiday tornado blew in, but that's a project for tomorrow. Right now, I'm enjoying a mug of tea, kitten snugs, and a great book.

#CatsOfLitsy

Ruthiella 😻😻😻 4mo
dabbe Hello there, Precious Pippin! 🖤🐾🖤 4mo
RaeLovesToRead Snuggly Pippin, the tree 🥰🥰🥰 I love everything about this pic! 4mo
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We got all of the holiday decorations out of the attic this evening and set the tree up. It's in a new location, so we're going to give the cats a few days before we decorate it. But I have the perfect festive view from where we moved my reading chair. 🥰🎄

Bookwormjillk Pretty 😍 4mo
kspenmoll Beautiful tree! 4mo
Bookzombie 😍 4mo
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The Libby app posted this earlier, and it's brought up the question of how many library cards are too many?

So, answer me this: how many library cards do you have?

(I have 16 😅)

AlaMich But how do you have that many, is what I‘ve always wondered. I can see two or three. 4mo
GondorGirl @AlaMich in Ohio you can get a card from any library in the state. And I use my dad's library card. There are also a few you can get for free, even if you don't live in state. I probably listen to 150+ audiobooks a year, so I like having lots of options. 4mo
AmandaBlaze I have 5 on Libby and thought that was a lot. lol I tried to get one from each of the main regional systems in Ohio. So far Clevenet and Toledo-Lucas County Public Library have the most copies of new fiction, I found. 4mo
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GondorGirl @AmandaBlaze I have a lot of luck with new fiction at Cuyahoga. I already have hold on audiobooks there for books that don't come out for a few months. 4mo
BookCrazeReviews I have 2 library cards 4mo
Bookwormjillk I have two, well 3 really, but I can‘t get the 3rd to work. 4mo
vlwelser I just have 2 which means I have 20 holds. I should not be allowed any more than that. No matter how much I want them sometimes. And one of them is Boston and I can also go get actual books and dvds so 🤷 4mo
AmandaBlaze @GondorGirl Thanks for the info. I now have 6 library cards. 4mo
GondorGirl @AmandaBlaze 😂😂😂 4mo
SaunteringVaguelyDownwards I used to have three - one from each state I had lived in over the past five years - but I lost one when they required me to confirm my address. Unfortunately, the state with the most ebooks available through Libby is not the one I currently live in! 4mo
Kenyazero 16! That's awesome! I have 7 since I can get a library card to just about any public library in my state. 4mo
Blueberry I did have 6 but I'm down to 4. With 2 of my libraries being San Francisco and Sacramento I'm pretty well covered. And then I have my local library system and one more it is affiliated with. I used to have Berkeley also but I could never find the ebooks I wanted so I let it expire. 4mo
5280reader 2 library cards but I seem to sign up for 4 different summer reading programs. That‘s when it gets crazy!😜 4mo
Susanita I have 7 at the moment, including a digital-only card that I obtained during lockdown from a more distant county that was the only one in the state with a specific book in the Shetland series. 4mo
MissyD I have 8. Technically. 4 belong to family members that I pick up books for when they can‘t make it to the library. My own: 2 active cards that I use….then 1 for the New York public library. And 1 reader‘s card for the library of congress. 4mo
mariaku21 I have 2 now since my BPL one is inactive as they're not accepting out of state applications currently 4mo
Roary47 How do you get more than one library card? 4mo
GondorGirl @Roary47 Some cities have free digital cards for out of state people, my state (Ohio) let's you get a digital card from every library in the state, I also just my dad's library card since he doesn't do digital. 4mo
Chelleo Good question! Technically 4 active cards if I count my work ID 😆 4mo
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You, Again | Kate Goldbeck
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We don't typically do craft shows, but the local Craftsman Guild asked us to do their holiday show this weekend, so we figured we'd give it a go. Before we opened this morning I was reading the tagged book. I looked across the room and made eye contact with a woman... who was reading the exact same book! 😂

Bonus photo of my partner acting silly. #S42D

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You, Again | Kate Goldbeck
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Today is Pippin's got'cha day! He's been my constant reading buddy for six years! Tonight Tommy and I are giving him lots of cuddles while we read.

#CatsOfLitsy

dabbe It's the PT Club! You both are adorable! 🖤🐾🐾🖤 Happy got'cha day, Pippin! ❤️ 4mo
AmyG Too cute! 4mo
RaeLovesToRead Hello, you two! 👋🏻🥰💕🥰💕 4mo
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When Light Bringer came out earlier this year Pierce Brown released an exclusive file that could be used to print a life-sized Sling Blade. Well, I don't have space for a 5' long cosplay weapon... so I had a friend shrink the file and print me a small version for my bookshelf. Today, I finally got around to painting it. I tried to get one of the cats to pose with it, but had to settle for this book stack photo.

Meshell1313 😍😍😍 4mo
TheSpineView 😎 4mo
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Today's audiobook project has been painting this owlbear miniature for my Dungeons and Dragons campaign. He's very small, so it was a challenge to get in all the details I wanted, but overall, I'm happy with the result. Owlbears are my favorite fantasy creatures, and I think more books should use them. Forget dragons, owlbears are the future! 😁

Bonus: This is one of my favorite Greek historical fiction books.

#audiocrafting #dnd

Bookwomble Love an owlbear! 🤎 4mo
ShelleyBooksie OMG - I want an owlbear 4mo
Booksblanketsandahotbeverage He‘s adorable and fierce! 4mo
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dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 4mo
bookishbitch Wow! You did an amazing job! I've painted a few minis and it is NOT easy!! Well done!! 4mo
PuddleJumper That's amazing! It looks great 4mo
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I've got some #LitsyLove letters going out today. I'm always so jealous at how pretty everyone's handwriting is! Mine looks like someone gave espresso to a kindergartener. 😅

dabbe I think it's pretty! 💜🖤🧡 4mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🤣🤣🤣 4mo
ShelleyBooksie I think your writing is great! 4mo
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Bookshops & Bonedust | Travis Baldree
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Travis Baldree in Schueler's in Grand Rapids, Michigan! Totally worth the 3.5 hour drive!

#AuthorEvent

LiteraryinLawrence That‘s sooooo cool! I loved that he narrated L&L! 4mo
GondorGirl @LiteraryinLawrence We talked him into reading part of the new book. He did ask the voices and everything. 🥰 4mo
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Bookshops & Bonedust | Travis Baldree
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C'mon, Pip, I need to finish this by tomorrow afternoon... 😅

#CatsOfLitsy

Mimi28 Aaaaawwwww!! 😻😴😻 4mo
Meshell1313 Too cute! 😻 4mo
dabbe Hello there, Precious Pip! 🖤🐾🖤 4mo
peanutnine 😻😻😻 adorable snooze 4mo
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One Fell Sweep | Ilona Andrews
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Another day, another picture of Pippin lounging under my Kindle. 🥰

I'm up to book three in this series and each one has gotten progressively better! I'll finish this one tonight and then have to take a quick break to read a book for an event Thursday, but I expect to finish the series this weekend.

#CatsOfLitsy

rubyslippersreads Now that you have the stand to hold your Kindle, you need the remote control. 😹 4mo
GondorGirl @rubyslippersreads I'm getting one for Christmas! 😂 The joke is that it's really a gift for Pippin. 4mo
wanderinglynn What a cutie! 4mo
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BethM Omg I love that stand!!! 4mo
GondorGirl @BethM I got it when I had a pulled muscle and wasn't supposed to hold anything, but now I use it all the time. The cats like that they get my whole lap and extra pets.😂 4mo
dabbe Hello there, Pippity Pippin! 🖤🐾 4mo
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Frankenstein | Mary Shelley
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My favorite part of conventions is finding cosplayers and have them pose with the book they match. 🥰

#MC3 #Studio42Books

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Sweep in Peace | Ilona Andrews
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These are my current go-to books to read before the floor opens at conventions. They're short, relatively cozy, and move slow enough that I don't get mad when I have to turn off my kindle. Has anyone else read this series?

#MC3 #Studio42Books

Chrissyreadit i enjoyed the first one and would read more if it fell in my lap 🤣 5mo
Larkken I really liked these when the authors first released them in installments. I should do a reread! 5mo
GondorGirl @Larkken I'm really enjoying them so far! 5mo
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wanderinglynn Yes, I‘ve read the first two when they were released. I‘ve been meaning to pick up the rest of them. Ilona Andrews also has a prequel short on the website. They share a lot of short stories & other stuff on their website. 5mo
GondorGirl @wanderinglynn Ooo I'll have to check the website out! Thanks! 5mo
HeyT This is probably my fave ilona andrews series. I love most of their work but this is the series i reread the most. 5mo
GondorGirl @HeyT There was a dead dog in the first page of the first book and I almost stopped there, but I'm so glad I didn't. It's a really charming series. 5mo
HeyT @GondorGirl yeah the dog almost got me the first time too 5mo
DogEaredBooks I love this series! Although I will say the sister‘s Sweep the Blade is my favorite and I am just always hoping they come back to her. 5mo
lyradora I freaking love this entire series. :)
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Larkken @DogEaredBooks sweep the blade was so good! 💕💕 5mo
GondorGirl @DogEaredBooks @Larkken @lyradora I downloaded the rest of the series last night! I'll let you folx know what I think of Sweep the Blade even I get to it. 🥰 5mo
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On our way to set up for the show we stopped at the Toledo Friends of the Library sale! This is my 10$ stack of books, all of which I'm super excited about. 🥰

rubyslippersreads ❤️ the Oz book! 🌈👠 5mo
GondorGirl @rubyslippersreads there are so many pictures! I can't wait to have time to really look through it. 🌈 5mo
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Another weekend, another con (this one Motor City Comic Con in Detroit). I remember when I was on the road half the time, doing three shows a month. The pandemic really showed me how nice it is to just stay home! 😅 This is our last show of the year, so we'll make it a good one.

#MC3 #Studio42Books

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Tommy loves to hang out when I read, but don't let his cuteness fool you- there is absolutely nothing going on in his fluffy little head. 😅 He's mostly blind and dumb as a box of rocks, but he's the sweetest cat I've ever had. And how could you not love that derpy face? 🥰

#CatsOfLitsy

AmyG Awwwwww ❤️ 5mo
dabbe There's a lot to be said about being blind and dumb: #yourockTommy #ibetyouplayameanpinball 🖤🐾🖤 5mo
GondorGirl @dabbe That's where he got his name! 🥰 5mo
RaeLovesToRead Nyawwww 🥰 5mo
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Geek Love | Katherine Dunn
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Have you ever hated a book so much that you're angry at the friend who told you to read it? That's me with this one. All of the characters were extremely unlikable (except Chick) and the plot just got more and more outrageously horrible.

Child abuse ✔️
Murder ✔️
Toxic relationships ✔️
Medical experimentation ✔️
Hate crimes ✔️
Cult behavior ✔️
Animal abuse ✔️
Getting pregnant by magically stealing your brother's sperm ✔️

This won awards. 😳🤢

MissyD 😱 5mo
hannah-leeloo Oh gosh forget that 😱 5mo
Deblovestoread This is a book I‘ve always meant to read someday, not really knowing what it‘s about, because of some list. Now I can take it off my TBR. Thanks for this review! 5mo
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Booksblanketsandahotbeverage Lol I‘ve read this one.. like a car wreck - you just can‘t look away… 5mo
TieDyeDude Yeah, I kept hearing what a cult classic this was, but it was so messed up. I finished it, but I didn't really enjoy it, despite the excellent writing. 5mo
Sharpeipup Yes! 3mo
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GondorGirl
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I set myself the goal of finishing my #BotM reading challenge before the December books drop. I've only got four to go! But it's a little difficult to get anything read with these two on my lap. 😂

#CatsOfLitsy

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awwww they need some scritches!! 😻😽 5mo
Meshell1313 😻😻😻 5mo
dabbe Hello there, you adorable poofs! 🖤🐾🐾🖤 5mo
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GondorGirl
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Did I just spend an hour taking to Nina Varela and Melissa Caruso about queer fantasy? Why, yes. Yes, I did. And Erin Evans gave me the most beautiful character art cards and showed me pictures of her kids' Halloween costumes. Book people are the best people. 🥰

#GRCC

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Sounds like an awesome day! 5mo
GondorGirl @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I love when you get to actually spend time talking with authors rather than just being herded through a signing line! 5mo
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GondorGirl
Dead Silence | S.A. Barnes
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Today is shaping up to be really busy at #GRCC, so I ran over and got my books signed first thing. SA Barnes was really sweet and signed a bookplate for me to use in her new book (coming out next year). I'm hoping to have time to go over and chat with the authors more later, but we'll see.

#Studio42Books

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How to Heal a Gryphon | Meg Cannistra
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Friday at Grand Rapids Comic Con! I got these two books signed and also chatted with author Ben Riggs for quite a while. Bonus, my favorite bookish skirt (it has pockets!).

#Studio42Books #GRCC

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GondorGirl
Schuler Books Downtown | Grand Rapids, Michigan (Bookstore)
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This weekend is Grand Rapids Comic Con and we're all set up to sell books! There are some great author panels and signings planned, so hopefully I can sneak away from the booth. 🤞

#Studio42Books #GRCC

CrowCAH Awesome! Have fun!!! 📚 5mo
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