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melrailey

melrailey

Joined April 2016

LibraryThing member melrailey

www.goodreads.com/user/show/2620090-Melissa-Railey
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Finished this one this morning. Such a great read. I didn‘t want the story to end. #deweysreadathon2021 @DeweysReadathon

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Rogue Protocol | Martha Wells
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Finished this audiobook this morning as my first completion for @Dewey - really enjoying my rainy day reading. #deweysreadatjon2021 I‘m also thoroughly enjoying this series.

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Red Widow | Alma Katsu
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I loved this one!

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Mary Jane | Jessica Anya Blau
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This one is compared to Daisy Jones and the Six but it has no similarities with it really. Once I got past that I loved this sweet coming of age story.

LeahBergen This sounds good! 3y
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Finished this audio today. I loved it. Nora Robert‘s always manages to pull me in.

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Boyfriend Material | Alexis Hall
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First time using Bookly and I kept forgetting to start it. Maybe it‘ll catch on with me. The book, however, DID catch on with me. I loved this! Some parts were completely over the top and a few of the friends annoying but overall a great read.

MrBook Nice!!! 🙂👏🏻 3y
Elizabeth2 I love Bookly! I hope it helps you track and meet your reading goals like it‘s helped me! 3y
Larkken I always forget to use Bookly 😅 3y
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Over the Woodward Wall | A. Deborah Baker
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Two fantastic audiobooks in a row. My next is gonna have a lot to live up to. This one flew by. Terrific storytelling.

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The City We Became | N.K. Jemisin
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Absolutely loved this audiobook. May he my favorite this month.

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Paper Girls Vol. 6 | Brian K. Vaughan
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This was a great ending to an excellent graphic novel series.

MyNamesParadise I love this series! I‘ve had Volume 6 checked out from the library for months but haven‘t felt like reading it yet. 4y
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Loved this book. Kleenex highly recommended.

Reggie The letters...😭😭😭 4y
melrailey @Reggie that‘s when I started bawling. 4y
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Loved this audiobook!

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Beneath the Sugar Sky | Seanan McGuire
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I got a pretty good bit of reading done last month. Aiming to do better this month.

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Gods of Jade and Shadow | Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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Great audiobook #!

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The Perfect Escape | Suzanne Park
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Fun YA romcom. A nice Sunday afternoon escape. Plus I got this fabulous pre-order package from the author!

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I loved this book.

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Upright Women Wanted | Sarah Gailey
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Thoroughly enjoyed this novella on audio.

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This was a great audio and book.

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Going Postal | Terry Pratchett

I‘m in a postal book club and we‘ve had some drop out this year (our group has been going for about six years). It‘s a pretty varied group that brings a number of interesting titles in. If you don‘t know what a postal book club is, we have six people. Each person chooses a book and a notebook. The books are sent around in a circle rotating every 2 months until it gets back to the beginning. We need one more person. Anybody interested in joining?

LiteraryinLawrence What are some recent titles you‘ve done? I‘ve done postal book clubs before but was taking a break until my wedding. Since that‘s in 2 weeks, I definitely could see getting back into it! 4y
melrailey Doc, This Is How It Always Is, The Ninth Hour, Don‘t Let‘s Go to the Dogs Tonight, The New Yorkers, A Piece I‘d the World, Shadow Tag, The Middle Place @LiteraryinLititz (edited) 4y
sprainedbrain I would be interested! I‘ve been in a postal book club for 3 years... we also send every two months, and have had a lot of people drop out. It‘s been several months since I received a book. 4y
melrailey @sprainedbrain email me at melrailey at yahoo.com and we‘ll get you set up. Welcome aboard! 4y
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All the stars! I can‘t tell you how accurately she captured both my feelings when caregiving and the grief I felt losing someone I love.

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Things You Save in a Fire | Katherine Center
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Excellent read.

Laughterhp Loved this book! 5y
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Mail‘s here! Now I have absolutely no desire to work. Can I play hooky and read?

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CURRENTLY LISTENING: Accidentally checked this audiobook out from hoopla (thought I was getting the ebook). Hope I enjoy it as an audio.

julesG I thought it was easy on the ears. 😉 5y
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Zero Sum Game | S. L. Huang
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Loved this audiobook. Moving in to book two soon! #summerlisteningchallenge

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Dear Wife (Original) | Kimberly Belle
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Just picked this one up. It started off great.

JanuarieTimewalker13 Yummmm!! Is that a portobello mushroom? 5y
brilliantglow Those tortillas look delicious! 5y
melrailey @JanuarieTimewalker13 I have no clue what kind of mushroom it was. Just delicious. 5y
JanuarieTimewalker13 It looks SO good!! And Healthy!!! 5y
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This is me if anyone is playing and wants to be friend in Wizards Unite.

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Does #WizardsUnite have a tag yet? If not we need one. 5y
Exbrarian Invite sent! I think #wizardsunite is leading, but we could certainly use another one. Maybe a short one. 5y
Chrys Sent! 5y
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RealLifeReading Invite sent (username bakkwa) 5y
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stacybmartin Sent! 🧙‍♀️ 5y
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Highly recommend this short story collection.

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Such a fun short story! Made me want to reread the series. I love these books!

mcipher Oh, I didn‘t know about this and now I want it!!! 5y
speljamr Where can I find a copy of this? 5y
melrailey @speljamr It was a pre-order incentive for Aurora Rising. I don‘t know if it‘ll go up for sale in ebook or other venues. 5y
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Aurora Rising | Amie Kaufman, Jay Kristoff
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Next up - the latest from two of my favorite authors.

Bookcation74 It was soooooo good! Enjoy! (edited) 5y
Nute Your container garden is lovely!💕 5y
Bookwormjillk Love the flowers! 5y
melrailey @Nute and @bookwormjilk thanks for the compliments. I‘ve been sitting here most of the day watching the birds, hummingbirds and butterflies around the flowers. 5y
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Nyxia Uprising | Scott Reintgen
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I LOVED this series and highly recommend it to everyone.

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The Paris Architect | Charles Belfoure
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After a horrible start to Sunday, I finally finished this one up. Loved it.

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Boy's Life | Robert R. McCammon
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Finished a lot of books this weekend so I‘m starting this one. It‘ll be my first McCammon but he comes highly recommended by people I trust implicitly.

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The Secret of Chimneys | Agatha Christie
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Agatha Christie and Scooby Doo - wonderful Sunday.

Velvetfur Dirty Dancing poster!!! 💜 5y
melrailey @Velvetfur And it‘s an antique. I bought it in the 80s when the movie came out. I had such a crush on Patrick Swayze. 5y
Velvetfur @melrailey Wow...that has just doubled the cool points achieved with this picture! 😎 5y
Crazeedi My daughter has that care bear!!! 5y
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Sanity & Tallulah | Molly Brooks
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Already have a graphic novel backlog again. 🙄

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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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Finished with 24in28! Yay! This is my finished stack. Read all the graphic novels piled up on my nightstand. Also finished a couple of ebooks.

nelehelen Nice!!! 5y
Reecaspieces Look at you go! 5y
Megabooks 📚📚📚📚🎉🎉🎉👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y
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Mollyanna Woohoo! Nice job! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y
Bookzombie 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y
Jas16 🎉🙌🏽📚🥳 5y
hes7 Yay! 🎉 5y
mrp27 🎉👏🏻🎉👏🏻 5y
Kalalalatja Well done! 5y
Simona Congrats 👏👏👏👏 5y
Kaye 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5y
UwannaPublishme Wow! Yay for you! 🙌🏻🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5y
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The Whispers | Greg Howard
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Finished up 24in28 with this one. Beautiful book that had me crying. Now for some sleep.

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Listening to this one while I do a few errands this morning.

MelissaSue81 I think I‘m going to start this one today as well. 5y
amywithbooks My favorite read from 2018. Enjoy!! 5y
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Descender Vol. 2 | Jeff Lemire
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Surprised it took me so long to pick up volume 2 of this series. I love everything I‘ve read by Jeff Lemire.

hermyknee Gorgeous cover 5y
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Leave it to Poe Dameron and Star Wars to make me cry.

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Wakanda Forever | Nnedi Okorafor
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Stayed up late last night (or early this morning) finishing The Thief. Been listening to Where the Crawdads Sing while I put on chili this morning. Now settling in to read again. Starting with the pile of graphic novels by my bed. And yes, I did crawl back in bed. #24in48

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The Hazel Wood | Melissa Albert
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Loving this audio!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love this cover!! 5y
BethM So. Good. 5y
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All the Rage | Courtney Summers
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Mehso-so

I enjoyed this book but I really didn‘t care for the main character.

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Duchess By Night | Eloisa James
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I was pleasantly surprised by how nice and down to earth and friendly Eloisa James was yesterday at Avon KissCon. What a pleasure!

robinb Love her books! 5y
BethM She's great! 5y
Birdsong28 She is also on here @EloisaJames 😘📚📖 5y
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CoverToCoverGirl Great pic! 5y
LauraBrook Lucky you! Would love to meet her, she seems super fantastic in real life. We already know she‘s fantastic on the page! 💝 5y
CarolynM She is a lovely Litten to know, as well as being a great author🙂 5y
Reggie Awwwww, this is a great pic!!! 5y
EloisaJames Hi there!! 5y
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Highlight of my weekend was meeting Jeaniene Frost at Avon KissCon yesterday. She‘s as funny and sarcastic as her books.

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Trying to start a fire and read outside on this blustery day but I have wet wood from yesterday‘s rain so I‘m not sure I‘m gonna be successful.

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Beasts Made of Night | Tochi Onyebuchi
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After a day spent pressure washing both porches, I feel as if I‘ve earned this beer and some time reading.

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Kill the Farm Boy: The Tales of Pell | Kevin Hearne, Delilah S Dawson
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Great event last night with Kevin Hearne and Delilah Dawson. I lovebthese guys. My second trip tonser Hearne this year.

Seekingtardis Oh my glob!!! I have soooo many jealous feelings for you right now!!!!! 6y
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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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I made it! Lots of good reading this weekend in spite of the headache. Now for some sleep and back to work tomorrow. #24in48

saresmoore Woohoo! 6y
Pamwurtzler Yay! Congrats! 6y
DGRachel Congrats! 6y
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UwannaPublishme Way to go! 🙌🏻 6y
StephBengtson 🙌🏻 amazing!! 6y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Great job!! 👏🏻🎉👏🏻🎉👏🏻🎉 6y
JoScho 👏🏼🎉👏🏼🎉👏🏼🎉👏🏼 6y
GondorGirl Great job! 6y
robinb Congratulations! 🙌🏼👏👏👏👏 6y
Gillyreads Well done 😊 6y
Mollyanna Congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉 6y
LeahBergen 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
Reggie Woohoo!!! 6y
AnneCecilie Congrats 🎉 6y
Librarybelle Congratulations! 6y
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I enjoyed this one. I didn‘t try any of the recipes and don‘t know if I will but I really connected with her stories especially in dealing with the grief and loss of her dad. Maybe if I wasn‘t reading it so close to my own dad‘s death I‘d feel differently but right now it felt like she echoed a lot of the feelings I have. #24in48

peaKnit I enjoyed this one and I did try some of her recipes👍🏻 thanks for reminding me of this good read. I read Delancey as well, about the creation of her husband‘s Seattle restaurant. 6y
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Small Great Things | Jodi Picoult
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Another one down for #24in48.

Jess7 I liked this one! 6y
Lmstraubie I couldn't put this book down! 6y
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The Kiss of Deception | Mary E. Pearson
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This book! Why did I wait so long to read it? It was so good. Can‘t wait to read book two. #24in48

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