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jen_the_scribe

Joined June 2019

INFP-T. Ravenclaw. Mom. Wife. Writer. Artist. There's a time for everything. By everything, I mean books.
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My next listen…

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The mystery surrounding the disappearance of every resident of Silvertjärn (small mining town in Sweden) had me captivated. The effects on the surviving family members (who had moved away prior to the disappearance) are heartbreaking. A documentary crew (headed by the granddaughter of one such survivor) goes to the eerie, abandoned town to find answers. When we finally have said answers, it‘s not only terrifying, but more heartbreaking. ⬇️

jen_the_scribe There are scenes that some people might find disturbing or triggering. All the conspiracy theories the characters discuss point at the supernatural and paranormal, evil forces beyond human comprehension. But ultimately this story places a glaring lens upon our fellow humans… 2d
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'Salem's Lot | Stephen King
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1. Sunsets cause I‘m not a morning person lol
2. A spooky town

@TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday

If you wanna play, consider yourself tagged!

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'Salem's Lot | Stephen King

“If a fear cannot be articulated, it can‘t be conquered.”

lil1inblue 💗 💕 💗 5d
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'Salem's Lot | Stephen King

“I think it‘s relatively easy for people to accept something like telepathy or precognition or teleplasm because their willingness to believe doesn‘t cost them anything. It doesn‘t keep them awake nights. But the idea that the evil that men do lives after them is more unsettling.”

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The Wednesdays | Julie Bourbeau
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1. In all honesty, I didn‘t have any positive influences in the way of adults but I had my best friend. We met when we were 6 and she became a source of light in my life and was a good kid who made me want to do good too. 28 years later and we‘re still besties, but more like sisters.
2. My husband and two kids of course.

@Eggs #WondrousWednesday

Eggs Thx for playing🙏🏻 3w
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'Salem's Lot | Stephen King
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In the mood for some Stephen King in honor of Halloween coming up 🎃

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This one wasn‘t my favorite of the series but it was still exceptional. Salvatore really is a master at his craft, and his vivid descriptions of combat are something I aspire to as a writer. I wanted more moments between the characters outside of battle, but the last book was leading up to this war so I understood the necessity. And in any case, it was hard to put down. I was even biting my nails at certain points.

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Fridays | Andrew Johns
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1. Hit some PRs (personal records) this week at CrossFit.
2. My blood pressure was the lowest it‘s ever been (I have high blood pressure so this is a VERY good thing).
3. Weather has been amazing, so plenty of walks for me and Luna Bear.
4. Finally organized my desk so me (and my cats) have been enjoying getting creative.
5. The moon has been a wonder to behold this week ☺️

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

kspenmoll Harvest moon! 🌕 3w
DebinHawaii Lovely joys! 💛💛💛 The moon has been incredible! 🌕💛 And congrats on the BP numbers! 📉🎉 Thanks for sharing & helping spread the joy! 🤗 3w
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Haven‘t had much luck with audiobooks lately, but I started listening to the tagged thriller during my walk with my Luna Bear. Hopefully this one can keep my attention 🤞🏼

#listenandwalk #dogsonlitsy

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3w
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The Wednesdays | Julie Bourbeau
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Hay ride
Carve pumpkins
Nature walk
Bonfire
Curl up w/ a book
Caramel apples
Chili & cornbread
Pumpkin spice

I‘m hungry all of a sudden lol

@Eggs #WondrousWednesday

Eggs Yes!!! Thx for playing!! 3w
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1. Nope. We‘re trying to be healthier and my kids will get enough when they go trick or treating in a different neighborhood. We usually don‘t get trick or treaters in our neighborhood (sadly).

2. Magic gone awry.

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 4w
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My family and I faired well after Hurricane Milton passed through last night into the early morning. Grateful we‘re all okay. There was minimal damage, even though it was a bit scary there for a second. I‘ve endured my fair share of hurricanes, including Katrina, but the wind/thunder from Milton sounded unlike anything I‘ve ever heard. We have no power, but I‘m perfectly fine with my huge TBR pile and art supplies.

TheLudicReader Glad you are all safe. 1mo
dabbe So glad you are all safe and without too much damage. Hope your power comes back on soon! 🖤🧡🖤 1mo
BookmarkTavern So glad you‘re all okay! 🩷 1mo
Cupcake12 Glad to here you are safe x 1mo
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“Your confidence is a self-fulfilling prophecy: if you think you can, you probably will be able to, and if you think you cannot, you will not.”

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Also decided to read some nonfiction that I‘ll hopefully learn a little something from… this one has also been in my TBR pile for a long time.

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Didn‘t really know what I wanted to read next so I just went for a couple that have been waiting in my TBR pile for a long while… next up for fiction is the 9th book in the Legend of Drizzt series. I definitely missed Drizzt, so I feel like this is a good choice for my next read…

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When the Moon Hatched | Sarah A Parker
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This book is a 🌶️ fantasy romance (I didn‘t realize just how spicy when I bought it, but I‘m not mad about it lol). There‘s a trigger warning in the beginning with the full list of triggers in the back. There‘s a lot of cuss words, detailed descriptions of gorey fight/torture scenes, and a few 🔥🔥🔥 love scenes. So a bit of thick skin is required for this one. But if you‘re able to stomach all that, then quite the adventure is waiting… ⬇️

jen_the_scribe Raeve is as tough as they get, an assassin from a rebel group with a lot of mystery shrouding her past. Kaan is a king, tough when he needs to be but with a soft heart. When they finally meet in person, you learn that they have history but the truths of that are unveiled slowly, and the more you learn the more you fall in love with these characters. Sometimes I wanted to grab Raeve by the shoulders and shake her for the choices she‘s made. ⬇️ 1mo
jen_the_scribe But as we learn more of her past, you begin to understand why she made the choices she did. And it just breaks your heart. And in between all of this are beautiful descriptions of a breathtaking world full of elemental magic, dragons, and their tombs that become moons in the sky. If you can‘t tell by now, I LOVED this story. My only complaint is that I have to wait until next year for the sequel 😫 1mo
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Tuesday | Edward Bond
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1. I guess my piggy bank from when I was a kid is the oldest thing. Someone gave it to me when I was in the hospital as a very young kid. It‘s a wind up dog house “piggy” bank. You place a coin on the dog‘s bowl and he comes out and scrapes it into the dog house. It‘s pretty beat up but cute.

2. The way things are going, I think the dystopian classics like Fahrenheit 451 will still be relevant.

@TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 2mo
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When the Moon Hatched | Sarah A Parker
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That‘s it. Kaan has stolen my heart. I don‘t care what anyone says. Lol. #bookboyfriend #dontjudgeme

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The Bone Witch | Rin Chupeco
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1. 2-4 times a day. Depends if it‘s a workout day or not, and on weekends/rest days if we don‘t have any plans I‘ll change clothes less frequently.

2. I had trouble thinking of one but the tagged book series has a character that dresses all the other characters if I remember correctly…

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Enjoyed The Bone Witch. Thanks for playing 2mo
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When the Moon Hatched | Sarah A Parker
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Love the hand drawn dragon used for the chapter headers in this book. And I‘m loving the story so far, I hate when I have to put it down to be an adult lol.

llwheeler I love your mug too! 2mo
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When the Moon Hatched | Sarah A Parker
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In the mood for a chunky, epic fantasy so this one‘s up next 😊

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The Master & Margarita | Mikhail Bulgakov
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This was a wonderfully strange book with underlying themes of good and evil. Ultimately, it‘s satire that pokes fun at organized religion and how hypocritical people can be. There are so many characters that it was difficult to keep track of all their names at first, but after a while it got easier. Continued in comments ⬇️

jen_the_scribe The devil and his retinue arrived in Moscow and laid so much chaos in their wake that you tended to feel bad for the characters; until you learn of the characters‘ usual dealings. The story moves back and forth from Moscow (the present day for the story) and to Jesus‘s execution. I had trouble finding the connection between the two stories (other than the obvious religious aspects) but Bulgakov does a great job connecting it all towards the end. 2mo
IuliaC Great review! A very good book indeed 2mo
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Had to bail on two audiobooks in a row, hoping I have better luck with this one…

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Moonbound: A Novel | Robin Sloan
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Bailedbailed

This one really did hold my interest in the beginning, but the further I got, the less I cared about these characters. And the way they all spoke in a very formal, semi monotonous manner was driving me crazy. The narrator was good, it was more about the way the dialogue was written. No one ever uses contractions in this story and it made them seem robotic somehow. #DNF #hailthebail

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The Master & Margarita | Mikhail Bulgakov
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A little beach reading 😊

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2mo
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Fridays | Andrew Johns
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Had a rough week so here I am practicing gratitude!

1. Finished a certification course.
2. Did a lot of bonding with my teenager 🥰
3. Certain workouts felt easier than usual at CrossFit, which I take as a sign of my progress 💪🏼
4. Got myself some Starbucks today (haven‘t had it in a while).
5. My sister seems to be doing better (she was struggling with some personal problems and I was worried about her).

#5JoysFriday @DebinHawaii

DebinHawaii It always great when you can find joys in the rough weeks. 💛💛💛 Congrats on finishing your course & I‘m glad your sister is doing better.💜 Thanks for sharing & spreading the joy! 🤗 (edited) 2mo
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Braiding Sweetgrass | Robin Wall Kimmerer
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1. Taking care of my loved ones and helping others.
2. The simple things: a good cup of coffee, dancing, laughing with friends and family, snuggling with my cats and my dog, a good book, beating a video game, making art, being in nature, etc.
3. Tagged was my favorite which I finished in August 😊

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

Eggs Lovely 🥰 Thx for playing 🥳 2mo
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The Master & Margarita | Mikhail Bulgakov
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My Sunny boy keeping me company… also very glad he‘s nothing like the cat in this particular book 😬

Leftcoastzen Sunny!😻 2mo
dabbe #sunnyboy 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
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The Master & Margarita | Mikhail Bulgakov
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My kind of Friday night party… 🥳 🍻 🍿 🎮 📚

Leftcoastzen Perfect! I need to read that! 2mo
jen_the_scribe @Leftcoastzen I‘m about halfway through and it‘s really good so far! Strange, but in a good way. 2mo
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Mastered: On His Terms | Sierra Cartwright
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Just realized I finally reached the listening level of Master on Audible 😁

wanderinglynn w00t! 🎉👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Congrats! 2mo
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The Wednesdays | Julie Bourbeau
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1- I love food but I love color more.
2- I feel like knowing HOW has the potential to bum me out more than WHEN lol.
3- I like how my life has ended up for the most part, so I don‘t want to change anything in my past.
4- I have found both but I‘d choose him any day ❤️
5- Florida winters please lol.
6- Definitely fly, think how much I‘d save on travel lol.

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

Eggs 😂👏🏻🥳 2mo
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Moonbound: A Novel | Robin Sloan

“Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.”

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Moonbound: A Novel | Robin Sloan
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Already started listening to this one, and so far it‘s grabbing my focus just fine.

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Pretty sure this was a me problem. I think this is one I‘d be better off with reading the physical book, but listening to it just could not grab my attention.

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The Master & Margarita | Mikhail Bulgakov
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I‘ve always wanted to read Russian literature and somehow never got the chance. Now I have three books by Russian authors, including a couple of classics, waiting for me in my TBR pile. This one is up next…

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Dreadful | Caitlin Rozakis
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This was a fun read! I loved the characters and the way the author poked fun at overused tropes in fantasy. The protagonist was very sympathetic, so I‘d say the author did a great job of making me feel like Gav was a completely different person than his former self. I love what she did with the goblins and they‘re included in some of my favorite scenes. All in all, an entertaining read about redemption and veering from the expectations of others.

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Dreadful | Caitlin Rozakis

“He wasn‘t a hero. And he‘d failed again. But that didn‘t mean he couldn‘t keep trying. So he could look himself in the eye, even if no one else would.”

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1. Lately I‘ve been into seltzers, specifically High Noon. They‘re low calorie and don‘t give me acid reflux lol.

2. Tagged. Such a fun read!

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

Anyone who feels like playing, consider yourself tagged!

TheSpineView 🍷🍺🥂 Thanks for playing 3mo
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Dreadful | Caitlin Rozakis
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Next up, some much needed fiction…

julesG Enjoy! I really liked it. 3mo
jen_the_scribe @julesG Thank you! 😊 3mo
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Braiding Sweetgrass | Robin Wall Kimmerer
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Saying I loved this one is an understatement. Yes, there are some slow parts when she focuses more on the science behind certain plants, but even with those my interest was piqued. This is a collection of essays on nature, where Kimmerer connects nature to the wisdom of her heritage and to science. Through these connections she also finds a certain spirituality that resonates. The main focus is on us finding our way back to gratitude… Continued ⬇️

jen_the_scribe And finding our own way to reciprocate what nature provides for us. If you take the time to think about it, the vast majority of what we need is provided by nature. We really have reached a point in modern society where it‘s too easy to forget that. This book makes me want to find my own ways to connect to nature: to plant a garden, recycle and make my own paper, borrow more books instead of buying, create my own ceremonies of gratitude. 3mo
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Braiding Sweetgrass | Robin Wall Kimmerer

“You don‘t show your love and care by putting what you love behind a fence. You have to be involved. You have to contribute to the well-being of the world.”

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“If grief can be a doorway to love, then let us all weep for the world we are breaking apart so we can love it back to wholeness again.”

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“Our natural inclination to do right by the world is stifled, breeding despair when it should be inspiring action. The participatory role of people in the well-being of the land has been lost, our reciprocal relations reduced to a KEEP OUT sign.”

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The Wednesdays | Julie Bourbeau
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I‘m from Florida, so our summers are HOT and I can‘t stand the heat. Our winters involve mild cold fronts where it feels amazing outside. Everything else is just preference lol.

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

Eggs Thx for playing! 3mo
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Braiding Sweetgrass | Robin Wall Kimmerer

“Indulgent self-interest that our people once held to be monstrous is now celebrated as success. We are asked to admire what our people viewed as unforgivable. The consumption-driven mind-set masquerades as “quality of life” but eats us from within. It is as if we‘ve been invited to a feast, but the table is laid with food that nourishes only emptiness, the black hole of the stomach that never fills. We have unleashed a monster.”

lil1inblue Oh, this is so very true. 💔 3mo
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Braiding Sweetgrass | Robin Wall Kimmerer

“Whatever they needed they asked for respectfully, and for whatever they received they offered prayers and gifts in return.”

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“Ear of stone, will you hear our anguish when we understand what we have done? The harsh post-glacial world in which you began may well become our own unless we listen to the wisdom in the mutualistic marriage of your bodies. Redemption lives in knowing that you might also hear our hymns of joy when we too marry ourselves to the earth.”

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Braiding Sweetgrass | Robin Wall Kimmerer

“Ceremony focuses attention so that attention becomes intention. If you stand together and profess a thing before your community, it holds you accountable.
Ceremonies transcend the boundaries of the individual and resonate beyond the human realm. These acts of reverence are powerfully pragmatic. These are ceremonies that magnify life.”

BkClubCare Remember to remember 3mo
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Braiding Sweetgrass | Robin Wall Kimmerer

“I drop to my knees in the grass and I can hear the sadness, as if the land itself was crying for its people: Come home. Come home.”