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heyitsMacall

heyitsMacall

Joined June 2016

Colorado. A book saved my life one time
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The Favorites: A Novel by Layne Fargo
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Carl's Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman
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Witches by Brenda Lozano
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Demon Copperhead: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver
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Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
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This book was so fun! It had more action than I was expecting but the creatures were everything I think of when I go camping.

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The Bewitching | Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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A lovely intro to spooky season reads! Will always read and recommend Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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One Perfect Couple | Ruth Ware
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I was soooo distracted in the beginning of this book I was afraid I wouldn‘t finish it. But the middle and end were good! I‘m glad I stuck it out.

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Atmosphere: A Love Story | Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Loved it! So happy to read another TJR. Happy pride!

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We Used to Live Here | Marcus Kliewer
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This book had me asking, “am I real?” Very fast paced, I liked the various legalish documents throughout the chapters.

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The perfect waiting room book, so cozy!

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These books are so fun, I always enjoy them. I especially loved the art of this page!

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Tilt | Emma Pattee
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What a strange little book. Satisfies a need to read about living through a natural disaster, love something set in Oregon as well!

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Book Lovers | Emily Henry
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Yes I read a book from the romance section, so sue me! And the tear I shed at the last few pages was sponsored in part by all this estrogen 😅😅😅

Reggie I think romance gets a bad rap. There are so many good ones out there. 4mo
heyitsMacall @Reggie I agree! Just have to avoid the poorly written ones 4mo
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Cut | C J Dotson
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Okurrr! I got called off two days in a row so of course finished this creepy book! A paranoid MC in a creepy hotel escaping an abusive relationship, made so much better by her being pregnant and trying to keep her 3 year old safe. Also a moment for the killdozer at the end 😂

Reggie I ALMOST got this yesterday. Maybe next time. 4mo
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Pines | Blake Crouch
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The first book I‘ve read from a Reddit recommendation haha. I liked it! Seemed a little horror like at parts but is categorized as a mystery at my library? You can really tell the author is a male through the violence scenes (something pointed out by a book reviewer that I can‘t let go of).

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This Book Will Bury Me | Ashley Winstead
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Almost called in sick to finish this book, I loved it! The last book of hers I read for a book club and it was so fun to talk about the different elements, I wish I had someone to talk to about this book too!

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Little Rot: A Novel | Akwaeke Emezi
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I liked this story! It was a trip into a world I have no idea about, loved the writing and characters.

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Beautyland: A Novel | Marie-Helene Bertino
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I loved this because I‘m a weird alien girl as well. I appreciated the end where she deals with loss, I cried.

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The Bear | Andrew Krivak
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What a nice story! Post apocalypse but make it hopeful. It had me crying on a plane.

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The Women: A Novel | Kristin Hannah
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I‘m a hater for this but I only liked this book a little. I wanted more of the army nursing story and got tired of all the plot twists at the end. I‘m also a hater because I just want Kristin Hannah to write a book set in Washington State, a girl can dream.

TheBookHippie I loathed it and bailed if that helps. 😂🙃😅🤷🏻‍♀️ 6mo
heyitsMacall @TheBookHippie it does help! 😂 6mo
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Creation Lake: A Novel | Rachel Kushner
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Wow! Did not expect such a low rating for this book. The sentences? Art. The imagery? Art.

I will read books full of girls squatting to pee on the side of the road before I read those monster fucker books 😅 I‘m sorry everyone.

I also loved The Mars Room but appreciate that it‘s very taste specific.

TheBookHippie I adore her writing and her books. 😂🤷🏻‍♀️ 6mo
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Intermezzo | Sally Rooney
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I loved Normal People so much and I loved this story too, it really hit me in the feels. I don‘t know how she does it, but the characters and plot feel so real and relevant to life.

The beginning of the year has been filled with ~ 500 page books so I hope to have some shorter books on the horizon.

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I was not expecting such a well researched story from this book! I thoroughly enjoyed the world, characters, and plot.

Bonus NSFW picture book 💕

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Omg this book is so fun! It‘s everything I hope a d&d campaign will be! I‘m excited to read more and keep living in the world Matt Dinniman created.

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Lore Olympus: Volume Six | Rachel Smythe
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I love these books, I will finish them when they‘re available! The 6th and 7th books were a little slower plot wise than the other 5 but it could be because I binge read all 5 in a day hahahaha and I know this is a picture of number 7 I‘m sorry, 6 is under it.

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A Walk in the Woods | Bill Bryson
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I liked this little story! I appreciate when people appreciate nature; I should get out more when it‘s not icy. Extra credit for finding this in a little free library and gifting it to a friend.

A totally unrelated bookmark but the PNW does have woods so 🤷🏽‍♀️

Suet624 I read this years ago and I still laugh when I think of his friend hanging upside down in his car. 9mo
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I am personally offended by everyone who didn‘t put this book in S tier for the year. It was very good, no notes. The mood of the story was very “getting lost in the woods” which was the goal I believe.

One bookmark to note the day‘s progress and one bookmark to note yesterday‘s progress 💁🏽‍♀️

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This collection of stories really satisfied the prompt! I like a short story collection as a palette cleanser, maybe a transition to my next mood reads.

Caterina I just saw this book today in a bookstore! Really want to read it, I love this author! 11mo
LiteraryinPA This is a great title! 11mo
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The Hollow Places | T. Kingfisher
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I like horror stories now! I never really considered the genre as something I enjoy but this book had a good mix of creepy crawlies and characters that I loved. Perfect for moody fall reading!

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The Empusium | Olga Tokarczuk
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I really enjoyed this book! It took me a long time to get through it but it was thoroughly spooky exacerbated by reading the English translation. I felt a little like the main character where he was missing some information due to not being a native speaker. Ghosty nail art to go along with the story

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Bright Young Women | Jessica Knoll
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I loved this book and all its characters. A real life horror story. I do enjoy reading about female resilience and one of the background characters had my name.

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The Fury | Alex Michaelides
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I liked this book and the unreliable narrator! It is very character driven, I wish there was more weather though 😅. It also has a satisfyingly messy ending!

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Rainbow Black: A Novel | Maggie Thrash
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I‘m surprised there‘s not more reviews for this book! It‘s 400 pages but I finished it in just a few days worth of reading time. Filled with dark humor that had me laughing out loud, I loved the characters Maggie Thrash wrote. Also the setting of the satanic panic? Say less

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The Seventh Veil of Salome | Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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This wasn‘t my favorite Moreno-Garcia book but her writing and characters are always enjoyable! Lots of perspective shifts in this book and an old Hollywood setting. I don‘t know why but I love a rewritten bible story.

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youthjuice | E.K. Sathue
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Omggggg this book was a ride. A little mystery, a little suspense, a little gore, and a realistic world that I could easily visualize. Still gives me the heebie jeebies

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I liked this story! Very spooky all throughout. There were various twists at the end which I don‘t know if it‘s the author‘s style but I can see why some people might not rate it as highly. A happy ending but not too happy though!

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I just recently read Killers of the Flower Moon and was so excited to read this book with my book club. Very well researched as always, I enjoyed how the facts were put together in such a way to feel like a novel. It was fun to read a story set on a ship. The hardcover had so many extras like the maps and photo pages, loved it!

Suet624 Quite the story and adventure! 1y
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Vladimir | Julia May Jonas
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I loved the beginning of this book! I agree with other reviews that the end was pretty meh but the overarching relationship was satisfying to me and throughout the book I would laugh at the absurdity.

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This book tried to kill me!! I loved it so much I wish I had started it on a vacation or something so I could have finished it in one day. Leigh Bardugo is an always buy for me. And the hardcover is beautiful!

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The Audacity | Ryan Chapman
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Yooooo this book was so troubling and gave me anxiety the whole time, I loved it! I liked the contrast between perspectives with different lengths of chapters, it really added to the characterization. And the ending? Chef‘s kiss. Love a messy ending

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The subject of this book was interesting and I liked reading about family, adoption, belonging and immigration. I thought it was a little long, would be great on audio!

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My Husband: A Novel | Maud Ventura
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I loved having the physical copy of this book. I ate it up in less than a week! I can‘t say too much or I‘ll give something away

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Chain-Gang All-Stars | Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
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This book has to be top 5 of the year for me! It was well researched, the changing perspectives really gave so much to the world building, the characters were realistic. I felt like the world was similar to idiocracy with the plot of hunger games. I recommend!!

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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida | Shehan Karunatilaka
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February book club pick: a multilayered story that follows a complex character in his journey to the afterlife. I don‘t think I‘ve read anything quite like this story and I can tell why it won the booker prize!

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Sugar, Baby | Celine Saintclare
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Okurrrrr! I appreciated the acknowledgement of privilege and class throughout this exploration of a character‘s experience with sugaring; I want more though! And I loved the imagery, voice and characterization of the night out with the group of sugar babies; I wish there were more!

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The Guest: A Novel | Emma Cline
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Wooooow! I need so much more of Emma Cline‘s writing and characters and worlds. I loved The Girls so much that I picked up this book without reading the synopsis. I had so many feelings while I read this book. For sure pick

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Graveyard Book | Neil Gaiman
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Neil Gaiman is a genius. I always enjoy the worlds he builds. This book was so fun. I think books with ghosts in them are so interesting

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This book! Such beauty! Books like these make me feel like a book snob. My book club read and discussed for this book and I loved sharing it with my friends 💕

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Hollow Kingdom | Kira Jane Buxton
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The story was a fun concept and a nice change in perspective of the apocalypse. It eventually started feeling a little long winded but otherwise I enjoyed it!

Aims42 Cute picture!! 😍 Sorry the book was a “meh” 4y
heyitsMacall @Aims42 haha thanks! 4y
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Sabrina and Corina: Stories | Kali Fajardo-Anstine
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Beautiful! These stories were so poetic, moving and easily digestible. I love that they were all set in Colorado too. It got me out of a slump of reading a few pages and switching books.

Kammbia1 My second favorite read of the year. 4y
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Columbine | Dave Cullen
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I‘m so glad I got a chance to read this. What a well researched and eloquent book to inform people about a highly publicized traumatic event. It gave me goosebumps

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“If ever there was a story without a shadow, it would be this: that we as women exist in direct sunlight only.”

Wow wow wow! This book was so beautiful!!! This was the first book I saved to my TBR when I got this app and it just became available through my library app. What a lovely look at the role of women and their relationship with nature and the world 💕

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I read this with my book club and it is filled with conversation starters and ideas for community building which we loved. I felt like it was less accessible to me, a person with no organizing experience and limited knowledge of movements in history. Still good though

Come-read-with-me The title really grabbed me. 5y
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Mr Roberts' House | Catherine Blackmore
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I like reading books about ghosts! This story was full of action on every page with ghosts doing spooky stuff and sometimes confusing because of the fast pace.