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mrp27

Joined September 2016

Just a girl in love with books 📚
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#WondrousWednesday

A little late but so grateful for all the blessings in my life. Hard to name just 3 but I‘m grateful for Litsy and finding my tribe, for my supportive family and friends, and my sweet sweet girl #SadieScarlett the best reading partner a girl could ask for. Thanks for the tag!

Eggs You are blessed 😇 1w
Ddzmini Love those blessings @mrp27 (edited) 1w
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#Jolabokaflodswap

Just signed up for my first ever swap!

wanderinglynn This is a great swap! 3w
Christine Aww, you‘re starting with the very best one! ❤️ And I‘m glad you posted about it bc I‘d forgotten to sign up! 3w
mrp27 @wanderinglynn I love the idea and the story behind this swap! 3w
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mrp27 @Christine oh good! 3w
tpixie @mrp27 yay! What fun! 2w
MaleficentBookDragon YAY! I'm thrilled you choose this one s your first swap. 2w
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November #bookspin pick. I‘ve been looking forward to this one for a long time now.

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 3w
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November #bookspin

Nothing like waiting until the last minute!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4w
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The Witch Boy | Molly Ostertag
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#spookoween October #wrapup

I had a great Spookoween! I ended up only reading two titles from my selected pile of books but at least I got these read. Thanks for hosting @TheSpineView

TheSpineView You're welcome! 🧡🎃🖤📖🧡📚 4w
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Squeaked in one last title for #spookoween. I resisted reading this one for a long time because I felt burnt out on historical fiction based on the World Wars but I enjoyed this story about a real life female spy network.

TheSpineView Great job! 1mo
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Halloween: Babies Love | Rosa Vonfeder
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#sadiescarlett

Hope everyone and a happy and safe Halloween! Sadie was overjoyed to not have to wear her lions mane costume for the 6th year in a row. 🎃🧛🏻‍♂️☠️

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#spookoween #childrenclassicread2023

I jumped the gun and read this early. This was my second read and only read of a Nancy Drew title. I never read her as a child but I certainly hope to read more as an adult. Obviously this is very dated and a very quick read but Nancy Drew as an mc is still timeless.

TheBookHippie 🙃 1mo
TheSpineView Fantastic! 1mo
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Vampires of El Norte | Isabel Caas
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#weekendreads

I‘m really hoping to finish both or at least one of these books by months end!

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#spookoween

I love Narwhal and Jelly! Their friendship and how they always lift one another up is so sweet and kind.

TheSpineView Fantastic!💜📖🐬 1mo
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Halloween | Helen Borten
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Saw this on Instagram…. 😂🎃👻

GondorGirl 😳😳😳 1mo
Meshell1313 🤣 1mo
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Hansel and Gretel | Neil Gaiman
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#childrensclassicread2023 #spookoween

I read this as a companion to the original. Must say I liked Gaiman‘s version better, more atmospheric and descriptive writing. Illustrations were fine.

TheBookHippie I enjoyed this one quite a bit!!! 1mo
tpixie Oh! I may need to read this also! 1mo
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#childrensclaissicread2023 #spookoween

My first adult reread of this well known fairy tale classic. I was surprised how short it was and how straightforward the storytelling was. Overall I was more than happy to dip into this book and read some childhood favorites.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 🖤 1mo
TheSpineView Fantastic!🖤🎃❤️ 1mo
TheBookHippie What a pretty copy! 1mo
tpixie Beautiful book! And gorgeous pumpkin 🎃🤎🧡 1mo
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The Other Black Girl | Zakiya Dalila Harris
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#Spookoween

Book 3. Really disappointed by this one. I feel it would have been better as a short story as nothing much happens by way of plot. I nearly dnf‘d out of boredom and the big why of the mystery is never thoroughly explained.

TheSpineView Bummer! Better luck on the next one. 1mo
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Finally starting to get my reading mojo back after a week of being sick. I finished October #bookspin and #spookoween book 2. A cute middle grade witchy graphic novel about acceptance. I liked it enough but I most likely will not continue on with the series.

TheSpineView Well done! 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 1mo
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Saga vol. 10 | Brian K. Vaughan
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#spookoween

Well, I managed to finally read something. Volume 66 of the comic Saga. Now that I have hoopla I can no longer hold out and wait to read the volumes. In this one we get a little background on Gale.

TheSpineView Well done 2mo
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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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A little late in posting my #spookoween reading goals and my October #bookspin pick. I had a wicked sinus infection this week and the pressure in my head has set me woefully behind. If I accomplish reading 2 to 3 books from this pile I‘ll be ecstatic. 🎃

TheAromaofBooks Good luck!!! 2mo
TheSpineView Hope you are feeling better. Good luck! 2mo
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October #bookspin is filled with skeletons, vampires, ghosts and the dead. 🎃☠️👻🧛🏻‍♂️

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2mo
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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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September #wrapup #SummerEndReadathon

I was really hoping to finish one more book but I couldn‘t squeeze it in. Overall I‘m happy to get these 6 books off my nightstand. The Art Thief was my favorite of the month. Looking to get more books off by joining #spookoween 👻 for October.

TheSpineView Well done! 2mo
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#summerendreadathon

This one was just ok. I didn‘t find the adventures of two 9 year old besties cute or charming. I was more bored and annoyed by their mischievous actions. Oh well, one more book off the nightstand!

TheSpineView Well done! 2mo
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The Art Thief | Michael Finkel
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#summerendreadathon

I don‘t know much about art but boy do I love a good art heist mystery. This non fiction book tells the story of Stephane Breitwieser, art thief extraordinaire who stole what they estimate to be over 1 billion dollars worth of art from museums in Germany, France and Switzerland. I was fascinated by his audacity and sped through this book quickly. There are some dry moments but overall a fun read.

TheBee 🤓📕💚 2mo
TheSpineView Fantastic!😊 2mo
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The Other Black Girl | Zakiya Dalila Harris
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#weekendreads

I spent yesterday cleaning the garage and decorating for Halloween so today I can read all day without feeling guilty that I‘ve got chores to do!

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I made this post 7 years ago on September 19. For whatever reason Litsy doesn‘t recognize my Litsyversary so I‘m marking it as today! This was my first post and I was reading The Tsar of Love and Techno. I‘ve enjoyed all my years here at Litsy, it‘s been a blast finding my tribe and meeting so many like minded bookish people. Thanks for all the fun and I look forward to many more years.

TheKidUpstairs Happy Litsyversary! 🎉 2mo
Librarybelle Happy Litsyversary! 2mo
squirrelbrain Happy Litsyversary! 🎉🎉🎉 2mo
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Cinfhen Happy Litsyversary 💜😁another #OGofLitsy 2mo
DivineDiana Happy Litsyversary! 🎉📚👏🏻 2mo
mrp27 @TheKidUpstairs @Librarybelle @squirrelbrain @DivineDiana @Cinfhen Thank you! Book people are the best people! 📚📚📚 (edited) 2mo
mrp27 @Cinfhen Ha, love it! OGofLitsy 2mo
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#SummerEndReadathon September #bookspin

Machado is clearly a gifted writer but her style is not for me. Her stories are too vague and unresolved for me to get invested in. I did like a couple of the stories but overall this one didn‘t work for me.

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2mo
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The Art Thief | Michael Finkel
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#weekendreads

Spent the day celebrating my mom‘s birthday now it‘s time for my Saturday night plans…

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#summerendreadathon

A YA novel in verse about the Zoot Suit Riots or as the author pointed out, the Sailor Riots in 1940‘s Los Angeles. I wasn‘t born yet but being Mexican and living in the suburbs of LA I‘ve always been aware of the riots and the Sleepy Lagoon murder. Was a nice change of pace to read something about this event from different perspectives.

TheSpineView Fabulous! 2mo
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#SummerEndReadathon #serieslove2023

My reading is moving a bit more slowly than I was hoping this month but another book knocked off the nightstand! Book 3 in this cute cozy series set in a bakery in the city of Savannah with witches and druids.

TheSpineView Well done! 3mo
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#weekendreads

After a busy week I‘m enjoying some quiet time with my current reads.

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The 101 Dalmatians | Dodie Smith
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#childrensclassicread2023

Loved all the dogs and their pets. So cute and sweet despite the evil of De Vil. Cruella really is a great villain, completely despicable. First book completed and off my nightstand for #summerendreadathon

TheBookHippie Yay!!! I loved this read so very much! I love your cover! 3mo
TheSpineView Well done! 3mo
UwannaPublishme Cool cover! 😍 3mo
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tpixie Cool cover! What edition is that? (edited) 3mo
mrp27 @UwannaPublishme @tpixie Thanks, I loved the cover too which is why I ordered it on Amazon and not Barnes&Noble, I didn‘t like the editions they had available. 😬 My copy looks to be a UK edition. 3mo
tpixie @mrp27 thanks 3mo
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September #bookspin pick!

TheAromaofBooks Enjoy!! 3mo
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Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service
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To further help clean up my reading pile I‘m going to join the #SummerEndReadathon and hope to clear these half started books off my nightstand.

TheSpineView Great goal! Good luck! 3mo
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The Edge of Lost | Kristina Mcmorris
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September #bookspin.

I‘m in need of a clean slate and I really need to clean up my current reading pile of half started books and books soon due at the library.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3mo
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August #wrapup

I didn‘t realize how slow a reading month August was! I‘m thinking Lady Chatterly took all my reading energy. Best of the month was Nina Hill and I was a little disappointed with Chain Gang as I really couldn‘t connect with the story.

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Lady Chatterley's Lover | D.H. Lawrence
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#sundaybuddyread

This is a pick for the awesome book discussion and a pick for the themes in the book, there is lots to discuss and think about. Glad I read it but it‘s only a so so for the story.

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August wrap up for #serieslove2023

Only managed one book this month for series love and it was just ok. If you‘re familiar with Stephanie Plum it‘s just a lot of the same old without any plot advancement or character growth.

TheSpineView Fantastic! 3mo
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A Seed in the Sun | Aida Salazar
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August #bookspin

An informative novel in verse about a young girl and her migrant farming family during the Delano grape strike lead by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta. Well done.

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 3mo
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#weekendreads

Hope to complete these two books before the end of the month.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love Nina 💜 3mo
mrp27 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘m not very far in but so far I‘m enjoying it! 3mo
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Charlotte's Web | E. B. White
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I‘ve read Charlotte many times both as a kid and as an adult, each time equally as charming and each time with a tug at the heartstrings. Such memorable characters.

tpixie Salutations! One of my favorite words!! 3mo
Bren912 It was one of my favorites as a young girl. Thank you for reminding me that I can still enjoy as an adult!!! 3mo
mrp27 @tpixie Such a great word! 3mo
mrp27 @Bren912 Of course! 🤗 As an adult I still love to read middle grade fiction. 3mo
tpixie @mrp27 💙 🕷️ 👋🏻 🐷 💙 3mo
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101 Dalmatians | Dodie Smith
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We have an unusual weekend weather forecast for Southern California this weekend, a rare tropical storm. I‘ve prepped the yard, I have supplies, and I‘m all set with my weekend reads. Now time to hunker down and wait out the impending storm.

LiteraryinLawrence Be safe! 3mo
rachelsbrittain Stay safe and happy reading! 3mo
mrp27 @rachelsbrittain @LiteraryinLawrence Will do and thank you! 3mo
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Cellar Door Books | Riverside, CA (Bookstore)
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My local indie has been closed for the last three months due to a location change. They opened up this week so of course I had to go and support them!

CoffeeAndABook Hurrah for inidie bookstores everywhere 🙌🏼🥳📚📚📚 3mo
mrp27 @CoffeeAndABook They are the best! 3mo
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Laguna Beach Books | Laguna Beach, CA (Bookstore)
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Had a wonderful weekend of beach reading, book shopping, and gelato with my niece. Can‘t believe today is the first day of her junior year in high school. Time is flying and her reading tastes are changing from mysteries to romance.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awwww beautiful pics 💛 4mo
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Chain-Gang All-Stars | Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
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#weekendreads

Reading Lady Chatterly for the first time and Charlottes Web for the millionth time. Slow going with Chain Gang.

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A Seed in the Sun | Aida Salazar
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August #bookspin pick is a middle grade novel in verse. Looks like it‘s gonna be good one. Still working on last months pick but I‘ll get to it. Eventually.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Enjoy!!! 4mo
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Other Birds: A Novel | Sarah Addison Allen
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July #wrapup

Really hard to pick a favorite this month, some really good ones. I loved Other Birds, Allen is one of my favorite authors. My least favorite of the bunch was But Have You Read The Book, that was just ok.

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July #serieslove2023 wrap up. Finished my reread of the Little House Series.

TheSpineView Great job!💙📖📚 4mo
Andrew65 Fantastic, well done 👏👏👏 4mo
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Thimble Summer | Elizabeth Enright
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#childrensclassicread2023

This was sweet and charming. Reminded me a bit of Strawberry Girl and the Little House books. Also made me yearn for the carefree days of childhood summers of bare feet, sticky hands from ice cream, and that magical quality summer had.

TheBookHippie I agree 🦋💯. 4mo
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August #bookspin

My usual list of leftover library books from last month, some buddy reads and a dash of summery titles.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4mo
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The First Four Years | Laura Ingalls Wilder
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#LittleHouse #SeriesLove2023

Once I started I couldn‘t stop and I finished the final installment of the Little House Series. I loved reading about Laura‘s life as a wife and mother. Thanks for hosting this buddy read @megnews I‘ve enjoyed every minute of it!

TheSpineView Awesome!📖📚 4mo
megnews So glad you joined in. Always a pleasure reading with you! 4mo
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Little House Set | Laura Ingalls Wilder
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#LittleHouse

It‘s been a wonderful journey rereading the Little House Series from beginning to end. Reading with adult eyes there were some problematic moments but those should be used to teach and do better. Overall I still adore Laura and her simple stories of pioneer life with her family. There is still much to learn from her books and I hope they continue to be read by generations to come.

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The Paris Bookseller | Kerri Maher
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#Literarycrew

If time travel were a real thing I would love to go back to the expat artists life of 1920‘s Paris. Perhaps meet Sylvia Beach herself and hang out at Shakespeare and Company. In the meantime I was greatly satisfied reading this book all about Sylvia,her store, and her relationship with James Joyce.

kspenmoll Just reading this now. 4mo
mrp27 @kspenmoll Hope you enjoy it! 4mo
Librarybelle Yay! So glad you liked this! 4mo
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