I've loved all the Firefly books in this series so far, so it's no surprise I loved this one too. The narration was awesome; James Anderson Foster really does the series justice, and I love listening to him read.

Hour 8 and I'm multitasking and listening my audiobook. My 9yo has decided to join me, and he's reading the last book in Rick Riordan's Trial of Apollo series. I'm getting restless, which is usual for me at this point in the #readathon, so I'm getting some #springcleaning done and prepping snack plates for later.

PS: It's really quiet in my feed. Where did all my readathoners go? 😢

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My second book for #deweyapril, and so far, it's a great read. I'm a huge scifi fan, and this book has it all and then some. There's lots of little details that make me excited for future world-building, and the characters are fascinating. If the first half of the book is any indication, I've found a new series to devour.

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"Charity ain't giving people what you wants to give, it's giving people what they need to get."

This book is part of my 9yo's homeschool curriculum and not something I would ordinarily have picked up. It's a nice story, set in Appalachia during the Great Depression. Ellie and her family struggle to survive far from their home & community, forming both fragile friendships of necessity, and deeper relationships with the families that chose to live on Echo Mtn generations ago. Ellie is a great protagonist with real depth and beautiful growth.

Hour 17. Normally, my #deweys24hourreadathon has ended by now (I have Bipolar Disorder, and sleep is essential to my remission), but I discussed it with my doctor and got the go-ahead to try to reading all night. There are some rules, like no caffeine or sugar, and I have to focus on reading - no multitasking. Luckily, "The Sandman: Act II" is taking up all my attention.

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Hour 13 of #deweys24hourreadathon and I'm starting the Audible performance of The Sandman Act II. I won't finish it by 8am, but that's okay. I think it's the perfect story to listen to overnight. 😁

Heading into Hour Nine with Book #4. Spending some time with Mama Carrie. I LOVE listening to her read, and this book always makes me laugh.

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Book #3

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Finished "Hitchhiker's Guide" and it seemed like a good time for this short story.

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#deweysreadathon Hours 1-3. I've been laying in bed, burrowed under the covers, listening to Stephen Fry's brilliant narration. It's a fun book to start with, but he just takes it to a whole other level.

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Doing some last-minute cleaning before #deweysreadathon, finishing this awesome audiobook.

I listened to "A Rare Book of Cunning Device", and while it was a great narration, the story didn't grab me.

After that, it was Edmund and Rosemary Go To Hell, an illustrated story that puts a whole new spin on a couple's disaffected middle age. Great story.

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I love this story every time I read it. This was #3 for #deweysreadathon. Seems I'm on a kick for short stories this time.

This was my second read for #deweysreadathon, something I found on Kindle. While the audio is great, the book is best read electronically so you can see the great animations and illustrations. The story itself is only tenuously connected to "Little House", instead telling of a family of serial killers in the 1800's. It's a new take on an old trope, and the originality pays off with a great tale told in an interesting literary voice.

This audio production was my first book for #deweysfallreadathon. The cast of movie stars guaranteed a good production, and the play was well written. A solid read.

The sun is setting here in Florida and I've just finished my first book for @DeweysReadathon . I loved Rosario Dawson's performance, and I found a lot to like about the story. However, it still merits mixed review because not everyone will enjoy Weir's style of dialogue and plotting.
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Next is at least a few chapters "Good Omens" for my annual reread, and then see what on Scribd that piques my interest. Hour 12 is almost over! 4 (for me) to go!

It's Spring @DeweysReadathon !! I wait for these like my kids wait for Christmas. I don't do 24 hrs. for health reasons, instead going from 8am to midnight. For these first couple hours, I've been listening to the audiobook for Artemis, read by Rosario Dawson, while my 8yo listens to Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone for the very first time. 😁 I'll try to make more interesting updates once my third coffee is done, but I wanted to check in!

"Ma makes the door be open and I fall halfway out. She's got me, she's scooped me all up."

That's where I started breathing again. What a book.... and I'm only half done. #boutofbooks

Taking a break from my post-Dewey's housework catch-up day. I am so madly, passionately in love right now with Christopher Moore. I'm only about 125 pages in, but I'm hooked. What a fantastic mind, and there's so much style to his writing. I see a long, beautiful relationship ahead. 😍

One of two books I finished during Dewey's Spring 2017, the other being the audiobook of Good Omens. I mostly listened to the audiobook, narrated by Simon Prebble, which is utterly fantastic; he uses inflection very artfully and he knows how to pace.

The novel doesn't have a lot in common with the film, if you're wondering. The main plot, sure, but the details were different and far more interesting in the novel. Great story either way.

Mimicking the emotional journey of our protagonist, it took quite some time for me to care much about about the other characters. Once I began to trust them, the cast came alive and I fell into their stories. There were a lot of blank spaces, moments or details that were given and forgotten, and the story could have been slowed down a little. I still really enjoyed this book.

Maybe I've been in animal welfare too long - In the first handful of pages, the protagonist not only gets a dog from a backyard breeder, she then leaves the dog tied up on the street while she goes shopping, not to mention the gratuitous humanizing (the dog would not remember shoes he'd chewed up one time, five years before) and poor understanding of dog training. I absolutely hated the main character before she even finished her errands.

This is a very well told, interesting story that touches on some dark, but real, emotions. It's a short story, but I hope to read more; It would make a great series.

This fun little novel was written by a native of the Wyoming Valley, where I grew up and lived until my mid-20's. He really did an amazing job of capturing the flavor and tempo of Scranton, and I can even see some hints of my nearby hometown, Wilkes-Barre, in a couple characters. The book made me more than a bit homesick, but it was worth it. The writer's voice is young yet, but you can sense great things ahead. An interesting, short read.

The story and the writing far surpassed my expectations, and I'm glad, because this is a novel worth reading. The characters are beautifully real, and the emotional journey of getting to know A.J. is surprising and satisfying. There are details sprinkled throughout that will make any bibliophile smile, and the description of A.J.'s store will have you longing for the halcyon, pre-B&N/Amazon days of local bookstores.