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Terran | Cara Bristol

#UglyCovers #BoringCovers #PuttingYouOffCovers
@EadieB @Andrew65 @gradcat @Librarybelle

Would you like to join in the game and show us your ugly, or boring book covers? Or covers that put you off reading the book?

Pictured book not in database.
Tagged book by the same author also has a rather boring cover.

Andrew65 In what way would this tempt you to read the book! 10h

EadieB @julesG Funny! The secret desire was to get 2 aces and then burn them! 10h

EadieB @Andrew65 Crazy book cover! 10h

Librarybelle I wonder why that cover for that title...very odd... 6h

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Stephen Fry's Victorian Secrets | Audible Originals

My shower stall is usable!!! I've just christened it. ?
Now, it's just a few "nips and tugs" to hide the fact that there used to be a wall between the two parts of the bathroom and we're done. ?

I'm going to sit outside on this wonderfully warm autumn day to catch up with you while listening to Stephen Fry. Then some reading. ?

wanderinglynn The shower looks great! 10h

Megabooks I love that shower stall!! 9h

Kalalalatja Woohoo! 5h

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The Man in the Iron Mask | Alexander Dumas

#UglyCovers #BoringCovers #PuttingYouOffCovers

@EadieB @Andrew65 @gradcat @Librarybelle

Would you like to join in the game? Show us your ugly or boring covers, or the ones that are putting you off reading the book.

Pic from: https://electricliterature.com/these-book-covers-are-so-terrible-you-wont-believ...

Have a look at the article. 😁

erzascarletbookgasm I‘ve read the article before. Urgh! Such put off overs right? What were they thinking?! 2d

julesG @erzascarletbookgasm They weren't thinking, obviously. 😁 2d

erzascarletbookgasm 😂😜 2d

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EadieB @julesG Article was very interesting and your cover is very ugly! lol 2d

batsy The Crime and Punishment one 🤣 2d

Cathythoughts 😳🤣🤣🤣 2d

RachelO They are spectacular! 1d

Kalalalatja Why do all the persons in the covers look like they have been photoshopped unto the background? 🤔 1d

Librarybelle These are spectacularly horrible! 1d

LeahBergen Oh, I can totally find some ugly covers on my shelves! 😆 1d

gradcat Omigod, this is really frightening! 😱 I‘ll start posting scary/ugly/put-one-off covers tomorrow. 😂 (edited) 1d

Andrew65 Yep, that definitely fits the bill! 1d

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The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris | Jenny Colgan

Sometimes it's the same names that come up again and again in books. Right now it's hyperchromia (different colour eyes) and chocolate making that come up in the books I'm reading.

Weird or serendipitous?

Lindy I absolutely love this kind of serendipity. 😊 2d

Wife @Kelican17 I‘m curious, what books have hyperchromia? 2d

julesG @Wife a main character each in

Birthday Suit

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New Orleans Rush

julesG @Wife There was one more a few weeks back, but I DNFed and can't remember the title 2d

Wife Thank you!🌹 2d

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New Orleans Rush | Kelly Siskind

Coffee break.

I painted/oiled a bunch of wooden boards for my bathroom while listening to the tagged #audiobook.

A romance set in a magician's theatre in New Orleans. Quite like it.

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DARKDAWN. | JAY. KRISTOFF

Day 7 #7Covers7Days #CoverCrush

@Kalalalatja @EadieB @Cinfhen @jenniferw88 @BeaG @Gissy

One week is over, I could go on and post more crush worthy covers.
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Darkdawn arrived yesterday. No more excuses, now I can binge the whole series.

Cinfhen Beautiful 😍thanks for sharing 5d

Kalalalatja Love the covers for this series 🙌 5d

LiljaPleasant Love the covers and love the series. So looking forward to reading darkdawn! 5d

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Cathythoughts Excellent covers 5d

EadieB Very unique covers! Very nice! 5d

Gissy Love them!😍I tried to buy these editions but book 1 and 2 now is not so easy. I'm trying through Bookdepository. 5d

Crazeedi Great covers! 5d

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide: Island Night's Entertainments ; The Merry Man and Other Stories | Robert Louis Stevenson

Day 6 #7Covers7Days #CoverCrush

@Kalalalatja @EadieB @Cinfhen @jenniferw88 @BeaG

Would you like to join in the game? Feel yourself tagged. 😀

sudi Nice cover 💙, those penguin english library editions are all so pretty. 6d

batsy This cover is perfect 👌🏽 6d

Cinfhen Great choice 6d

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EadieB Rather unique cover! I like😃 it! 6d

Kalalalatja Good pick! 5d

Tanisha_A So good! 5d

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Gemina | Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff

Day 5 #7Covers7Days #CoverCrush

@Kalalalatja @EadieB @Cinfhen @jenniferw88 @BeaG

Would you like to join in @Gissy ? Post a picture of a cover each day for seven days, no explanation needed.

Cinfhen I like that all 3 covers compliment each other 7d

Gissy Yes! Is today the first day? 6d

GingerAntics I‘ve heard you talk about this series, but somehow the first book isn‘t available in english in any of my apps. No idea how that works out. Apparently I‘m supposed to read the first in either Spanish or polish (or something like that) then read the second two in English. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Very frustrating. 6d

julesG @GingerAntics Unbelievable! I have ebook and physical copy and -rare for me- I recommend the physical copy. A lot of the beauty of this book gets lost in the ebook version. The full cast audiobook though that might be an option. 6d

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Muse of Nightmares: Book Two of Strange the Dreamer | Laini Taylor

Day 2.2 #7Covers7Days #CoverCrush

@Kalalalatja @EadieB @Cinfhen @jenniferw88 @BeaG

The sequel to Strange the Dreamer.

This does not count as my Day 5 entry. 😜

Kalalalatja Love these editions of Laini‘s books 🙌 (edited) 7d

julesG @Kalalalatja Yes, the Daughter of Smoke and Bone series has great covers, too. 7d

Cinfhen Love this one ♥️ 7d

EadieB Nice cover! 6d

AnansiGirl An author I discovered by a beautiful Strange the Dreamer cover. 😍 6d

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Five on Brexit Island | Bruno Vincent

#nonbookrelated but had to share

Leftcoastzen Fabulous and horrifying! Thanks for posting. 7d

GingerAntics 🤣😂🤣 totally accurate!!! 🤣😂🤣 7d

TrishB Not all of us ☹️ 7d

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Hooked_on_books I‘m struggling between horror at the goings-on in the UK and being glad the US isn‘t the only country being stupid right now. 7d

julesG @TrishB I know. 7d

JazzFeathers 😂 Or is it 😨? 7d

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The Bone Clocks: A Novel | David Mitchell

Day 4 #7Covers7Days #CoverCrush

@EadieB @BeaG @Kalalalatja @Cinfhen @jenniferw88

Tanisha_A So pretty! 😍 1w

Cinfhen Oh!!! Haven‘t seen this version before 💕💕💕 1w

britt_brooke 😍 1w

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EadieB @julesg Nice one! 1w

julesG @Crazeedi @britt_brooke @wanderinglynn - Do you want to join the #7Covers7Days? 1w

SauerPatch I‘ve seen three different versions of this book‘s cover now; two of them are so pretty and the other is just meh. I picked this book up on a whim at B&N last year, of course I got the very mediocre version. 😏 1w

Kalalalatja Love all the details! 1w

Nute I still get all tingly looking at this book cover! 1w

Crazeedi @julesG I'm doing g it thank you for thinking of me!! 1w

Come-read-with-me @julesG This is a beautiful cover 💕 1w

JaneyWaneyB Beautiful cover and one of my favourite books 💕📚 1w

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Unearthed (Unearthed, #1) | Amie Kaufman

#BFCR3

Final update.

Busy week, but I took a tiny bit of time for myself. A little rest to get a cold in check before it turned nasty.

This picture shows #GhostCat while I tried doing yoga.

This wasn't my best round, but I definitely feel fitter than before starting round 1.

#TeamLetsDoThis @CocoReads @Reecaspieces @Moony @imabusybee @CaroPi @jb72 @Eeyore031370 @LibrarianJen @britt_brooke @wanderinglynn

wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 1w

britt_brooke Thanks for another great round, Julia! 🙌🏻 Cute photo. 😻 1w

Leftcoastzen ❤️😻 1w

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Reecaspieces Awe!! 1w

Moony Such a cute photo! I think I'm also fitter than in round 2. :) and it's a lot of fun to walk around for making steps 1w

julesG @Moony Yes, even if it's in circles in front of the TV 1w

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Die Duftapotheke (1). Ein Geheimnis liegt in der Luft | Anna Ruhe

Day 3 #7Covers7Days #CoverCrush

@Kalalalatja @EadieB @Cinfhen @jenniferw88

Would you like to play @RachelO, if you haven't yet? Post a cover every day for seven days without a comment.

Took the picture yesterday evening, early start today. Very early. And it's Saturday 😖😭

Crazeedi I love this cover 1w

EadieB Very nice! 1w

Cathythoughts Mad 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1w

Kalalalatja Love all the details! 1w

Megabooks So cool!! 1w

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Strange the Dreamer | Laini Taylor

Day 2: #7Covers7Days #CoverCrush

@Kalalalatja @EadieB @Cinfhen @jenniferw88

squirrelbrain Love the blue! 1w

julesG @squirrelbrain The sister book, sequel, is equally stunning. I might show it off tomorrow. 😁 1w

Tanisha_A 😍 very pretty! 1w

Kalalalatja Love this cover! 1w

EadieB @Jules Beautiful cover! 1w

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A Darker Shade of Magic | V.E Schwab

1) London, UK - not a unique choice 😶
2) overcast and humid morning - it's 8.15am
3) with a phycisist who only talked about his lab work, was sitting straight as a board in a pub and had no sense of humour
4) two kids, two cats
5) impatiently waiting for Friday to roll around the world. 😁

#friyayintro @howjessreads

Cathythoughts Oh dear number 3 😬. I‘ll have to think about that one .... 1w

Tanisha_A @Cathythoughts Hahahah! So cute! 1w

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Max's Christmas | Rosemary Wells

#BBRC @LapReader @LibrarianRyan

And no, I did not sing.😀

GingerAntics Aww you need to sing!!! 2w

LibrarianRyan 😁😁😁 2w

SamanthaMarie I love the Max and Ruby books :) 1w

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The Watchmaker of Filigree Street | Natasha Pulley

Day 1: #7Covers7Days #covercrush

I remember buying this because I was intrigued by the cover.

Would you like to play @sudi?

Thanks for the tag @Kalalalatja.

julesG Think I should tag @Cinfhen and @jenniferw88, too? 2w

Kalalalatja Great cover! And I have lost track of who to tag 😅 2w

Cinfhen I do love that cover too!!! 2w

julesG Thanks @EadieB, I joined a few hours ago. 😁 1w

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Unearthed | Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner

More or less a Goodreads find, that's the prompt I'll file this under. Have read the Illuminae files, but snagged this because it was prompted as Indiana Jones meets Lara Croft on foreign planet. Sold!

Listening to this while resting on my acupuncture mat. Steve West is the male narrator. 😍 Can we get an emoji with hearts for ears???
Also, the male character is called Jules. 😀

#BBRC @LapReader @LibrarianRyan
#audiobook

Molly_the_mezzo That acupuncture mat looks fascinating. How does that work? 2w

julesG @Molly_the_mezzo From shaktimat.eu "It stimulates pressure points in the body to encourage natural healing. Today, the ShaktiMat provides millions worldwide with relief from backpain, muscle tension, sleep problems and stress. Just 20 minutes laying on a ShaktiMat‘s 6000 points produces endorphins, leaving the body feeling deeply relaxed." - it hurts a bit, yes, but it definitely relaxes and I often drift off for a few minutes 2w

Beholderess Ow. Just looking at it produces the ow sensation 2w

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LibrarianRyan 👍🏻😁❤️ 2w

GingerAntics That book sounds fun, and that mat is intriguing. 2w

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Ive been thinking about getting one of those mats! 1w

britt_brooke I have one of these mats. Thanks for reminding me to make time to use it again! 1w

julesG @britt_brooke @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled I tend to forget to use it from time to time. When I do use it regularly though, I have less muscle cramps. 1w

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Shadow and Bone | Leigh Bardugo

so-so

Okay read. Not overwhelming.

#BBRC @LapReader @LibrarianRyan

TeenAngst - Series Starter

#audiobook

LibrarianRyan ❤️👍🏻😁 2w

Leniverse Agreed. I finally read book 2 and 3 this summer, and I met a character I really liked (who doesn‘t like a rascally pirate?) but overall the books are pretty forgettable. 1w

julesG @Leniverse Thanks. 1w

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Shadow and Bone | Leigh Bardugo

#audiobook and a (late for me) breakfast with darkish rye bread (has the yummiest crust) and homemade low sugar apricot jam. #ShadowCat was nice and joined me, he's definitely a member of the #SecondBreakfastClub.

I'm not really into this book. Have listened to nearly 1/3 by now, but could very well live without knowing the end.

Also, pondering what to do with a 1.3kg organic courgette.

Beholderess Courgette seems to be chilling there just fine 2w

Megabooks I so prefer courgette to zucchini! Way better word! That said, if you have a spiralizer, they make great noodles! 2w

julesG @Megabooks It's called zucchini in German, took me very long to get courgette stuck in my head 😉 - - zoodles, great idea. Don't have a spiralizer though, yet! 2w

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Riveted_Reader_Melissa I have never heard of them called a courgette, it‘s zucchini or summer squash here! I slice mine in half longways, then chop into slices and sauté them with a some olive oil and garlic. 2w

julesG @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Courgette is British English, I think. Thanks for the recipe. Since it's a large vegetable, I'll probably be able to make more than one dish from it. 2w

ulrichyumiodd Courgette is also French, haha. Good luck with your new recipes! 2w

julesG @ulrichyumiodd It is indeed. Though I try to ignore the little bit of schoolroom French that I still remember, especially since I tend to pronounce French with an English accent nowadays. 🙊 2w

Aimeesue Big ones are good for shredding and using in muffins, chocolate zucchini cake or pancakes. The ones around here seem to get drier the bigger they get. 2w

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Rewrite the Stars | Emma Heatherington

so-so

This book felt like eating a bar of passable chocolate late at night, good while it lasts but afterwards I regret staying up late with empty calories.

I read the whole book in one sitting, I knew where it was going, saw THE plot twist right in the prologue, but insomnia made me read the whole thing.

Now I wish I had made myself some herbal tea and tried to find sleep.

Was a #NetGalley #ARC

Palimpsest Haha! I love your comparison!😊 2w

julesG @Palimpsest Thanks! 2w

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Dumped, Actually | Nick Spalding

so-so

Well, it was an okay read. I liked it at the start, but then the jokes were just a bit too much for me, and the situations the MC found himself in were stranger and stranger.

Was a #NetGalley #ARC

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Small Gods: Discworld Novel, A | Terry Pratchett

Hello friends! Open discussion is in the FOLLOWING POST marked as a spoiler. Find the #SmallGods post & tap "show me" on the spoiler tag to join in the discussion. Join in whenever you can! Today. Tomorrow. Next month! The post will always be up so just tag each other & we'll jump in to discuss with you. Feel free to chat about anything!

#OokBOokClub #Discworld #SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #EpicBuddyRead

julesG @TK421 @4thhouseontheleft @Laura317 @DrexEdit @laurenbescoby @CatLass007 @gossamerchild @everlocalwest @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @jpmcwisemorgan @anansigirl @Craftylikefox @Gezemice @Chrys @Cheshirecat913 @dariazeoli @Soubhiville @Velvetsun @RachelO @Larkken 2w

julesG @AmyG @jmtrivera @rubyslippersreads @leslieseidel @Karkar @kwmg40 @CindyMyLifeIsLit @Gdsjenny @Marmie7 @slategreyskies @mklong @Liatrek @Moray_Reads @cobwebmoth @khooliha @Aimeesue @hgrimes @SamanthaMarie @toric @TheSpineView 2w

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Small Gods: Discworld Novel, A | Terry Pratchett

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Welcome to the #OokBOokClub open discussion for #SmallGods! Feel free to discuss anything! Don't forget to tag each other in the comments so your friends can see your reply. Have fun!

#SirTerryPratchett #TerryPratchett #PratchettPosse #ReadAlong #EpicBuddyRead #Discworld

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I‘m just at the beginning of this one, I‘m a bit behind. 2w

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julesG @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I'm sure you'll catch up soon. 2w

Iblu I loved it. The way he portrays religion and the absurdities of some of them as they get interpreted by mankind. Surprised there was not a single female character. Loved Didaktylos (excuse my spelling, I listened to this book) and Forbes was a formidable character. The librarian from Unseen University making an appearance!!!! 2w

julesG @Iblu You've summed up my thoughts! Shame there wasn't any female character, apart from Brutha's mentioned grandmother. I would have liked to see Pratchett's take on a matriarchal religion. Does him omitting female characters/gods mean he didn't have anything sarcastic to say about them? 😁 I truly love how he described the absurdities of religion. Lu-Tze was cute, and it's the first book featuring him. PS: Vorbis and Didactylos 😉 2w

Iblu @julesG thanks for the spelling!! I‘m curious, is Lu-Tze a returning character then? I wonder whether the omission of references to matriarchal religion was a kind of admission of a difference and possibly perceived superiority? I‘m not equipped to really say they are better but maybe someone can shed a little light? 2w

julesG @Iblu Yup, Lu-Tze will return. But not sure in which book. He's like the librarian, shows up now and then. 2w

TheSpineView I felt like Pratchett was poking fun at the way humans try to quantify a God and not just poking at religion as a whole. 2w

julesG @TheSpineView True! 2w

khooliha It was very weird to revisit this book and see how much of the "taking on characteristics of the shape your inhabiting" rubbed off on the kind of story I like to tell. As for the book itself, I wish there was more to Brutha, I guess. 2w

DrexEdit I did enjoy this book and was doing all these “Ha!“ and “Too Right!“ and “snort!“ comments throughout. But, it seemed to me that Sir Terry bit off a bit too much to chew with this. He's taking on religion, philosophy, ethics, morality, and grandmothers! So I guess my take, on my first read through this, is that although all the story parts worked together, I still got the sense that it was 2 or 3 stories mashed together. Anybody else think that? 2w

julesG @DrexEdit Too Right! 😁 2w

Gezemice I am still working on it, but this is my second read. I read this before I read other Discworld books and I loved it. Revisiting, still so true, but I can appreciate the Pratchettian wit more. Those observations of religion are so astute. In this whole city devoted to a God there is only one true believer? 2w

Gezemice @Iblu Lu-Tze features prominently in Thief of Time. 2w

Gezemice @DrexEdit He always had 2-3 stories going. That‘s just how he operates. I personally enjoy the writing and characters the most - the stories are a hit or miss. 2w

gossamerchild This is absolutely one of my favorites. I feel bad I missed it on this go around, but I'll try to get back to it and actually comment something other than the same thing I always comment :-D 2w

julesG @gossamerchild 😁 2w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Finally finished! It took me a bit to sink into this one, but I loved it. I was still waiting for the lion to show up at the ending though! 1w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Gezemice That was one of the best observances about religion I thought, a whole city based on a faith, but only one true believer....the rest all going along so they could use the religion to justify whatever they wanted. Sad, but another one of those sadly very true things. 1w

Gezemice @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Yeah, Pratchett is so good at pointing out the corruption of system, but he does it on a nice, kind way - somehow he is always like, well, that‘s just how things are, and perfectly normal people can do perfectly evil things. Like when the inquisitors all have mugs like “world‘s best dad” and they take up a collection when someone retires. 1w

Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Gezemice Yes! That was another great bit! 1w

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Fitness For Dummies | Liz Neporent, Suzanne Schlosberg

It's not even 10am but I can post my weekly stats already.

Did well with the steps.
Did a few sun salutations every day.
Read, drank water.

Did not stick to the no sugar/no sweets. I kind of needed them to function this week. 😉

#BFCR3 #TeamLetsDoThis @CocoReads @Reecaspieces @Moony @imabusybee @CaroPi @jb72 @Eeyore031370 @LibrarianJen @britt_brooke @wanderinglynn

jhod Well done 👏👏👏 2w

DivineDiana Great job! 👏🏻👍🏻👏🏻 2w

jb72 You‘re doing good! 2w

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wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 Looks like a great week to me. Everyone needs a little sweet in their lives. 🍫👍🏻 2w

imabusybee Good job!👏🏻 2w

Reecaspieces Awesome! 2w

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Six of Crows | Leigh Bardugo

#audioknitting, need something easy to do, so I'm making an infinity scarf. Also, re-reading the tagged book, can't concentrate on something new right now.

Tanisha_A Lovely colours! 😍 2w

julesG @Tanisha_A All leftovers. Want to do stranded knitting. What you see in the picture is merely the provisional cast-on. 😁 2w

peaknit I‘m working on a Soldotna crop sweater...I‘m calling it my Never Ending Sweater! Can‘t wait to see more progress on your scarf. 2w

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julesG @peaknit My two attempts at sweater knitting are still on the WIP-pile. 🙈 2w

Beholderess TFW I crochet, not knit, but knitting rolls better from the tongue, so I‘m tempted to join the hashtag :) 2w

julesG @Beholderess Two times out of three I type croTchet 😉 There are a few # for crochet: #audiocrochet #crochetersoflitsy #hookersoflitsy 😁 2w

Crazeedi That's so cool, I wish I could crochet!❤ 2w

Freespirit Post a pic when it‘s finished @julesG 2w

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The Little Shop of Found Things | Paula Brackston

1) expensive ebook that was a pan for so many reasons, most of all: yes, people and places smell, and 👏👏 most stupid decisions made by the MC ever
2) atm, Good Omens
3) muesli with yoghurt; in about 30 minutes 😶
4) Central European Time (GMT+1)
5) Grey Dumped (👇)

#friyayintro @howjessreads

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Undecided: Navigating Life and Learning After High School | Genevieve Morgan

Good Morning! Have to wait for an hour between two appointments. Having the one obligatory PSL per year and can't find a book on my kindle that I want to read.

There are so many ARCs I should get to that it's overwhelming.

ARC or something from my TBR?

eta: decided to go with @Clwojick's suggestion. No. 23 on my kindle actually was an ARC - a British romcom that might have been published meanwhile: Dumped, Actually by Nick Spalding

Clwojick Arc! Whatever #23 is! Lol 3w

julesG @Clwojick let me see:

Dumped, Actually

Cinfhen ARC!!! I‘m sooooo behind on mine too!!!! Your drink looks luscious 😋 3w

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julesG @Cinfhen Pumpkin Spice Latte. Super sweet, lots of cream. I can definitely skip lunch today. 😁 3w

Texreader I love how you picked your next read! Gonna have to try that sometime. 3w

Clwojick Yeah!!!! Hope it‘s good 😊 2w

julesG @Clwojick Up to chapter 4 now. It's good, so far. 2w

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Fitness For Dummies | Liz Neporent, Suzanne Schlosberg

Hey #TeamLetsDoThis, I've seen a few of you post weekly check in blurbs, but I've also heard nowt from a few of you.
How are you all doing? Can I, or we, help with anything?

#BFC #BFCR3

@CocoReads @Reecaspieces @Moony @imabusybee @CaroPi @jb72 @Eeyore031370 @LibrarianJen @britt_brooke @wanderinglynn

britt_brooke I know you‘ve seen my check-ins, but all is good here ... just hot, humid, and super busy. 🥵 Hope you‘re doing well! 3w

imabusybee Hi Jules Its been hot here too! Prepping house early for the holidays. I'm staying inside cleaning, painting getting my steps and doing daily yoga!! 3w

julesG @britt_brooke @imabusybee Thanks for replying! 3w

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jb72 I‘m doing okay. It seems I‘ve been out of energy these past few weeks so I haven‘t done much except care for my pets. Scout is making good progress from his injury. 3w

julesG @jb72 I can relate. The warm/hot weeks drained my batteries. Glad Scout is on the mend. 3w

CocoReads Doing ok here. Not been many workouts—work wears me out and although my eye seems to be recovering nicely from my surgery not being able to see the same out of the other one throws me off. So I haven‘t been doing much when I‘m not working 3w

julesG @CocoReads Another thing I can relate to. Had an inflammation of the optical nerve and that caused blindness in the eye for two days, until the steroids kicked in, 3w

CocoReads @julesG that sounds miserable! Hope it‘s all better now, though 3w

julesG @CocoReads Yes, no worries. It happened twice, 15 and 14 years ago, my optical nerve fully recovered from both incidents - Thank Goodness! 3w

CaroPi Ohh I will post soon but short summary. I lost my company phone on Saturday (got it back on Monday) and these days I got my period and the mornings are really hard for me. Also I am distracted planning my summer vacations that will start on Saturday (I prefer to go in low season better still nice and not so expensive) 3w

julesG @CaroPi 😔 wishing you a wonderful vacation. Where are you going? 3w

CaroPi @julesG I really hope so. Actually I am very excited about it. Madrid - Porto - Lisbon and Valencia.... 3w

julesG @CaroPi Sounds lovely! Just two more days! Enjoy! 3w

Moony Oh it's so stressy this week and it is hard to reach my goals. I need to make today and tomorrow 113 minutes and 10.240 (every day).... 🤔 And I have to work until 7 pm. 😑 2w

Moony @imabusybee have wonderful holidays! 2w

Moony @britt_brooke @Imabusybee @LibrarianJen @Reecaspieces @jb72jen @eeyore031370 @CaroPi @CocoReads I wish you all a wonderful relaxing weekend! 🌺 2w

julesG @Moony Don't sweat it. If you can't make your goals this week, you can't. Don't worry about it. 2w

britt_brooke @Moony Thank you, and same to you! I‘m going to miss some of my goals this week, too. Like @julesG said, don‘t worry about it. Life happens. You tried. Just do you best. I tell my sons all the time “your best is always enough.” It‘s true for adults, too. 💚 2w

Reecaspieces I am just floating along. My knee is still messed up so I am resting more than exercising st present time. But...I am reading 😂😂😂 2w

julesG @Reecaspieces Rest that knee! We want you fit and ready for Round 4 in a few weeks. 2w

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A Study in Scarlet | Arthur Conan Doyle

Had a lovely surprise #LitsyMail package from @Sarah83 today. THANK YOU SO MUCH SARAH!

Tagged book is not the one shown in picture.

Sarah83 Glad you like it 😍 3w

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Small Gods: Discworld Novel, A | Terry Pratchett

Can we go back on holiday?

It's 8am, I've been up since 5.30am (Yoga, was hard at that hour), and I've already managed 1.9k steps. My kids kept me busy.

Tea and my #OokBOokClub read on audio, then chores.

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Harry Potter | JK Rowling

Just saying!

GingerAntics It‘s been Back to Hogwarts weekend all weekend on TV here in the states, and there‘s a Back to Hogwarts even in Wizards Unite, too. 3w

rather_be_reading yessss! 3w

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Fitness For Dummies | Liz Neporent, Suzanne Schlosberg

Another week has flown by. I had a good week. Lots of steps. A bit of yoga every day. Went swimming.

Self-care Monday: Got my hair cut even shorter. BFC is showing signs, or better, collarbones and cheek bones. The hair dresser said, shorter would look good on me, so I braved it. I love it!

#BFCR3 #TeamLetsDoThis @CocoReads @Reecaspieces @Moony @imabusybee @CaroPi @jb72 @Eeyore031370 @LibrarianJen @britt_brooke @wanderinglynn

julesG PS: 16 books in August, all read/listened to/bailed during the BFCR3 3w

JennyM Well done! And you look great - the shorter hair suits you 👍 3w

BarbaraBB Your hair looks great! 💜 3w

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merelybookish Love the haircut! 3w

erzascarletbookgasm Nice haircut and lovely selfie!👍 3w

Clwojick Love the haircut! ♥️ 3w

Cathythoughts Love the hair , you look really well ! Beautiful ♥️ 3w

TrishB It looks great 👍🏻 3w

Megabooks Gorgeous!! ❤️ 3w

Crazeedi I love short hair, yours looks great!❤ 3w

Reecaspieces I love it! 3w

britt_brooke LOVE your hair! You look beautiful! 3w

DaveGreen7777 Awww, I love your new hair cut! 😍😍😍 3w

jb72 Your hair looks cute! 3w

wanderinglynn Love your hair cut! ❤️ You look beautiful! And way to go on another great week! 🙌🏻 3w

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The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul | Deborah Rodriguez

#bookmail from @Maike 🎊😘😘😘

With lots of tea. 💖

#booksandtea

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The Ring of Solomon: A Bartimaeus Novel | Jonathan Stroud

#friyayintro @howjessreads

1) buddy read with my son, he's way ahead of me
2) no long weekend here in 🇩🇪 - my father will try to get the bathroom works closer to finish, want to go to the market at closing time 😉, and reading
3) chocolate
4) learned a few but was only mediocre and haven't played any in ages: guitar, recorder, flute
5) on it

jenniferw88 Thanks for your comment on the squirrel book - I went back and bought it so have removed the post so helen doesn't see it! 3w

julesG @jenniferw88 Clever! 3w

julesG @jenniferw88 PS: I also stumbled across something for her, but it's not that book. 😁 3w

jenniferw88 @julesG I've sent her a LOT of squirrel-related things for her birthday - in fact the only thing that isn't about squirrels is the book! 😂😂😂 3w

julesG @jenniferw88 It's just so funny when I stumble on something and know exactly which Litten this is for. 😁 I might still send a little parcel, hoping it'll arrive in time and not going to the wrong address as with Rachel's parcel (totally my fault). 3w

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Sword and Pen | Rachel Caine

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A worthy end for this series. Not a single boring scene. The characters grew up, evolved. I've highlighted several passages, but wanted to share the page that made me need another tissue. It's all over now. I will visit the characters again, probably with at least one of my kids.

I don't want to give away anything about the plot. Those who've read the series will not be disappointed.

#TheGreatLibrarySeries #NetGalley #ARC

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Sword and Pen | Rachel Caine

It's nearly over. I don't want it to end. Probably the reason why I'm chatting, texting, checking Litsy and Gmail instead of finishing the book.

#TheGreatLibrarySeries

Moony It's a long time ago that I read such a good book. My actual readinglist is so boring and exhausting. 😑 Enjoy your last hour! And perhaps you can read it twice 😉 3w

julesG @Moony I'll probably read the whole series in German with one of the kids. Sooner, rather than later. 3w

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What Not to Do If You Turn Invisible | Ross Welford

Just had to share my truly bookish #GhostCat. Sitting comfortably between the kids' stack and mine.

#catsoflitsy

📚 Six of Crows, German edition
📚 What Not to Do If You Are Invisible, German edition
🐱
📚 Gone
📚 Dreyer's English
📚 Fall, or Dodge in Hell

squirrelbrain 😻😻😻 4w

Crazeedi I love this picture, they have our hearts, don't they? 4w

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Arthur and George | Julian Barnes

bailed

Dear @Sarah83, I give up.

The story gets slightly interesting at around page 100, when Campbell enters the stage. Knowing the outcome from Conan Doyle's own story, I'm absolutely not willing to plough on through this book.

I do not understand why it got so many raving reviews. The writing is convoluted with hypotaxis. There's too much boring, unimportant information.

Just look at the cover, it tells me more about the author and his past glory👇

julesG ...than about the contents of the book. 😠 There are at least 20 snippets from positive reviews on the cover and fly leaves. But not a single, really good blurb. I'm not going to pick up another book by this author. 4w

CaroPi Have you read something he wrote before? I totally love his short stories in "a brief history of the world in 10 1/2 chapters" one of the few books I re read. I also found out very interesting "the sense of an ending". But this second one I like after I finished and tought about it. 4w

julesG @CaroPi The short stories were good, you are right. But this book was definitely riding on past glory. 4w

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CaroPi Well I truly believe that all prolific authors have their good and bad moments. I also like John Boyne but he has his good and bad moments 4w

julesG @CaroPi True! 4w

Sarah83 I will tell you the end in a short message 🤩 4w

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Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style | Benjamin Dreyer

Look what arrived today! It's the book I bought from the gift card I won during the #24in48 #readathon.

Huge Thank You to the ladies at @24in48!!!

Now I need to show a lot of restraint. Must. Not. Start. This. One. Yet. I'm buddy reading three other books atm and I'm lagging behind - especially with the book I'm reading w/ my son. He's likely to spoil the best scenes before I get to them.

Megabooks It‘s fantastic! You‘ll really enjoy it, I think! 4w

julesG @Megabooks Saw all the raving reviews and interesting quotes here. Just had to get it. 4w

squirrelbrain Oh, you‘re going to love it! ❤️ 4w

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September, September | Shelby Foote

Repost for @LitsyBirthdays

September is almost here and here's the list of #BirthdayLove for the next month. The #LitsyBirthdayFairies are looking forward to sharing glittery wishes with you.

If you would like your name and birthday to be added to the calendar, please contact us at LitsyBirthdays@gmail.com. Please don't forget to include your Litsy handle and your birthday.

@Crazeedi @squirrelbrain @robinb @gradcat @KarenUK

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Sword and Pen | Rachel Caine

Slow morning, so far. I'm determined to go swimming at 10 am, when the pool opens.

Read "Arthur and George" in bed this morning, very slow read. I could do with half the unnecessary information.

Now I'm diving further into the tagged book. I cannot restrict myself to #TheGreatLibraryChapterADay. #ARC #NetGalley

Crazeedi ❤❤ the kitty peeking 4w

julesG @Crazeedi Caught him just before he jumped down and came back inside. 4w

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Fall, or Dodge in Hell | Neal Stephenson

This veritable doorstopper just arrived. Thank you very much @DuckOfDoom!

I'm a tiny bit tied up with buddy reads at the moment, but maybe we can read it in September?

Lizpixie Ooh I‘ll be in on a buddy read! I have to read Reamde first so September would be awesome. 4w

julesG @Lizpixie Perfect. We'll keep you posted. 4w

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Cogheart | Peter Bunzl

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Cogwheels, mechanicals, airships, mechanimals,...

Perfect middle-grade steampunk adventure.

#BBRC @LapReader @LibrarianRyan
Not sure which prompt I'll file this u der, yet.

Thank you, @Leniverse - great pick, my little E is looking forward to reading it, while the big E has decided to get the German edition from the library (lazy teenager).

LibrarianRyan 👍🏻😁🤓 1mo

4thhouseontheleft oohh...this looks good! 1mo

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Sword and Pen | Rachel Caine

🎉🎉🎉🎊🎊🎉🎉
Happy Dance 💃💃💃💃

I was approved for this ARC!!!

Excuse me, I'm off to start book 11 or 13 or 27 of the week.

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Fitness For Dummies | Liz Neporent, Suzanne Schlosberg

Okay week. I thought it was slow, but it wasn't.

Went swimming on Friday and Saturday - got stung by a wasp yesterday that cut the visit to the swimming pool short. Did a bit of yoga. Read books, but I guess I started more than I finished.

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#BFCR3 #TeamLetsDoThis @CocoReads @Reecaspieces @Moony @imabusybee @CaroPi @jb72 @Eeyore031370 @LibrarianJen @britt_brooke @wanderinglynn

julesG Avoided sugar as much as possible. Slept nearly 7 hours each day. 1mo

julesG Sorry for being such a quiet TC lately, much going on. 1mo

Moony Oh what a crazy week. You got stung by a wasp? I hope you're ok! I didn't finish any book but get some new... my bookshelf is full full full.... I wish you a great weekend! 1mo

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julesG @Moony Yep. At the swimming pool. Was handing something to my daughter and chasing away a wasp near her thigh, took my arm back and got stung in the armpit. Must have been an old wasp, stinger and behind got stuck. I could pull it out. Might have not got a lot of poison into my skin. Anyway, quick thinking saved the day. Asked a smoker for his lighter, made my house key hot (well, overly warm, wasp poison is protein that denaturates at 50°C) and👇 1mo

julesG Pressed it onto the sting. Burnt like hell but probably did the trick. Only mild swelling and a bit of red skin this morning. No allergic reaction, but it might have been my first wasp sting ever. 1mo

CocoReads Yuck about the wasp, glad you didn‘t have a reaction. 1mo

britt_brooke Ouch! Sounds like a good week otherwise. (edited) 1mo

CaroPi Glad that you didn't got an allergic reaction 1mo

jb72 Oh no! Those things are pesky. Great job this week! 1mo

wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻 But sorry about the wasp—that sucks! 1mo

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Nimona | Noelle Stevenson

#24B4Monday #readathon @TheReadingMermaid @Andrew65 @jb72

We are kind of readathoning. My little reader is finishing the tagged book. I'm intending to finish Cogheart.

The poster with 100 favourite books was a present from one of the major book store chains. I can tick the books I've read. Not sure I can draw a parachute next to the ones I bailed though.

jb72 Very cool 😎 1mo

Andrew65 That‘s great. 😊👍 1mo

Sarah83 Looks great 😍 1mo

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This Is Your Brain on Anxiety: What Happens and What Helps | Faith G Harper

Weird books anyone?

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/keep-books-weird-microcosm-books

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Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse | Mac Barnett

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Read this cute story at the library. Shame I've already got a picture book for W.

#BBRC @LapReader @LibrarianRyan

LibrarianRyan I like this one. 1mo

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Arthur and George | Julian Barnes

@Sarah83 - have just picked up from here. Not far in yet, but it's getting more interesting, or I'm getting used to the style of writing.

#BuddyRead

TrishB 😂😂 1mo

Sarah83 🤣🤣🤣 gut, dass ich es auf deutsch lese. 🤣 Aber auch da war ich schon teilweise irritiert. 🤩 1mo

julesG @Sarah83 Der Stil ist gewöhnungsbedürftig. Und ich vermisse Kapitel. 😀 1mo

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Sarah83 Kommt noch mit den Kapiteln. Die sind sehr lang. 😉 Ja, ich liebe Bücher mit Schachtelsätzen. 1mo

julesG @Sarah83 Jetzt muss ich doch mal genauer lesen, ob sich die Sätze im Englischen auch schachteln 1mo

Sarah83 Der Anfang war unabhängig dessen auch sehr langatmig 1mo

julesG @Sarah83 Aber der langatmige Anfang ist bestimmt wichtig. 😵 Weil das erklärt, warum die ganze Geschichte ist wie sie ist. - - Ich bin weiterhin gespannt. Du weißt ja, nur weil der Autor Preise abgeräumt hat, heißt das nicht, dass alles Gold ist was er schreibt. Oder, mit anderen Worten, traue keinem Buch auf dessen Cover der Autorenname größer als der Titel ist. 😁 1mo

Megabooks 🤣🤣🤣 1mo

Sarah83 Das stimmt definitiv. Ich mag das Buch schon. Wie weit bist du jetzt? 1mo

julesG @Sarah83 nicht viel weiter. Da wo Arthur erkennt, dass die Bibelstunden nur Märchenstunden sind. S 20 oder so. Hab dann ein anderes Buch weiter gelesen. Damit ich alle abarbeiten kann 1mo

Sarah83 Ok 😊 1mo

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