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Oryx

Joined June 2016

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The Secret Garden | Frances Hodgsen Burnett
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I will never not think of The Secret Garden when I see something like this.

TrishB ♥️♥️ definitely! 4d
dabbe 💚💜💚 4d
Cathythoughts Gorgeous picture ❤️ 3d
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The Regulators | Stephen King, Richard Bachman
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Evening reading

TrishB Enjoy! 4d
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 4d
Reggie I loved this book. So scary, and one of the few to give me actual nightmares. 3d
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Thorn in My Side | C J Skuse
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All my favorite things.

Cupcake12 It‘s the simple things 🐾❤️ 5d
RedxoHearts I'm impressed at your pup's restraint. LOL Mine would have been smatching a treat during the photo 5d
julesG I'll join in. 5d
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Oryx @RedxoHearts she's weirdly fussy and treats all food with suspicion. She's very hard to keep alive. 5d
squirrelbrain ❤️❤️❤️ 5d
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 5d
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Black Mouth | Ronald Malfi
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Started this one today @TrishB - I do like his writing a lot.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2w
squirrelbrain Aw, Daisy snoofs! 🐾 2w
TrishB That didn‘t stay in the basket long 😁I‘m glad he has such a back list- keep us going for a while. 2w
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Senseless | Ronald Malfi
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I demolished this in a couple of days - so atmospheric and propulsive - thanks for this one @trishb - excellent choice - thought it was great, and have added Black Mouth to my basket (just waiting for that click).

julesG @TrishB and you aren't helping #MountTBR. 2w
BarbaraBB Such a cute photo 🥰 2w
TrishB Glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻 I think you‘ll love Black Mouth too! We need to try his others now 😁 2w
TrishB @julesG sorry, not sorry 😁 2w
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2w
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A/S/L | Jeanne Thornton
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Lovely trip to Dead Ink books with the fabulous @trishb where of course we forgot to take a photo. Here's Daisy with my purchases. It's also Daisy's 13th birthday today.

TrishB Awwww Happy birthday Daisy ❤️ fab lunch and book shop mooch! 3w
Yuki_Onna What a cute pic of Birthday Girl! Happy Birthday Daisy! 😍 3w
Leftcoastzen Beautiful Daisy ! Happy Birthday 🎈 3w
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dabbe HB, #darlingdaisy! 🖤🐾🖤 3w
LeahBergen HBD, Daisy! You look very youthful! 3w
julesG Happy Birthday Daisy!!! 3w
Mimi28 Happy birthday Daisy !! 😊🩷🫶🏽 3w
squirrelbrain Happy Birthday Daisy! Your books look intriguing! 3w
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Dead Head | C. J. Skuse
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Still incredulous that this is Wales!!

BarbaraBB Enjoy! 3w
squirrelbrain Looks amazing! Hope you‘ve had a fab day! 3w
nanuska_153 Here in Ireland it is sunny too. I'm not sure what to do...am I supposed to leave the umbrella and the jacket behind??! 3w
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julesG Enjoy the weather, Wales and the books. Hope you don't get sunburn. 26°C and sunny here today and tomorrow. I live in the most "English weather" part of Germany. It's weird. 3w
Suet624 Wonderful! Enjoy! 3w
Oryx @nanuska_153 yes, I brought a jacket "just in case" even though the forecast was sunny all week. Old habits 3w
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The UK (Wales) is masquerading as somewhere much hotter and more glamorous this week. I've been reading the tagged book in the sunshine today.

Bookwomble Port Meirion is one of my favourite places in the world ❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️ 3w
Cupcake12 Everytime I go to wales, it rains ☔️ 3w
squirrelbrain Lovely! ❤️ 3w
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julesG Looks very Mediterranean 3w
LeahBergen How beautiful! 3w
Oryx @Bookwomble I never had even heard of it until this year - it's stunning! 3w
Bookwomble @Oryx We went there for our honeymoon💖 And a couple of music festivals in the 2010s 3w
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In Bloom | C.J. Skuse
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Book 2 hairdresser reading @julesG

julesG I like that cover! 4w
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Sweetpea | C.J. Skuse
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I'm officially obsessed with this book and already looking into ordering the next 4, before I've even finished this one. It's so dark, but so funny.

TrishB I may have to take a look! 1mo
BarbaraBB Me too. Also, I love the cover! 1mo
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SERVICE. | SARAH. GILMARTIN
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Went to Bridge Books in Dromore, NI with my mum, to get some books for my upcoming birthday. My little haul ♥️🩷🧡

squirrelbrain Great choices! ❤️ 1mo
AlaMich The title of the bottom red book really resonates with me at the moment. 1mo
Oryx @AlaMich ♥️ I get that. 1mo
BarbaraBB They all look so attractive. 1mo
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Had a little peek into Linen Hall Library today. I lived in Belfast for 5 years and didn't know this was here.

julesG Looks comfy 1mo
Ruthiella That is like my ideal of a classic public (or even personal if I could afford it!😂) library! 1mo
TheBookHippie Looks lovely. 1mo
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TrishB Lovely ❤️ 1mo
LeahBergen Beautiful! 1mo
squirrelbrain Lovely! ❤️ 1mo
Freespirit Looks beautiful ❤️ 1mo
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Finally it's outdoor reading time. And outdoor napping for 🐕

squirrelbrain Loving the trackie trousers! ❤️ 2mo
julesG @squirrelbrain Emma has the best bookish clothes. 2mo
squirrelbrain She does! @julesG - shall we all get matching ones for Gladstone‘s?! ☺️ 2mo
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TrishB Fabulous pic ❤️ 2mo
TrishB Have you finished the book yet? C just finished and is sat in the corner crying! 1mo
Oryx @TrishB Yeah, it was pretty sad 😢. (Sorry for the delay, litsy doesn't give me notifications anymore) 1mo
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The Amendments | Niamh Mulvey
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My selection from Serenity booksellers

julesG 😍 2mo
TrishB Lovely ♥️ 2mo
Leftcoastzen 📚👏🐶 2mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
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Serenity Booksellers Romiley | Stockport, United Kingdom (Bookstore)
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More Daisy in bookshops. There was a pet shop next door so she was more interested in that.

julesG 😍😍 2mo
Leftcoastzen So cute ! 🥰 2mo
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If MZ doesn't want people to read this, then I want to read it. It's extremely readable - I'm hooked

Leftcoastzen 👏👏👏👏👏 2mo
squirrelbrain I just bought it today! I‘ve never used Facebook but still bought it as a protest against MZ. Glad to hear it‘s good! 2mo
dabbe Those soulful eyes! That adorable face! 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
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ImperfectCJ I feel the same way! I ordered a copy as soon as I found out how much Meta was doing to try to keep people from reading it. I'm looking forward to reading it when it arrives. 2mo
sarahbarnes My partner is reading this right now for the exact same reason… 2mo
ShelleyBooksie Adorable reading companion 2mo
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Never Let Me Go | Kazuo Ishiguro
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So pretty. Love a cut out cover

BennettBookworm Gorgeous! 2mo
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Simply Books | Bramhall, United Kingdom (Bookstore)
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I hadn't realized until recently there was this beautiful book shop only 20 mins drive from my house, so Daisy and I paid them a visit. Beautiful shop, well curated, and so friendly.

Leftcoastzen Nice ! Hi, Daisy! 🐶 2mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
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Elegy, Southwest | Madeleine Watts
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Book mail! Obsessed with the covers on the bottom too.

squirrelbrain Ooh, interested to hear what you think about Tilt! (I love its cover too ❤️) 2mo
Oryx @squirrelbrain I liked Tilt. Thought it was very well written, very vivid. 2mo
squirrelbrain That was quick! ☺️ Glad you liked it. 2mo
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Old Soul | Susan Barker
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I move for one minute, and she steals my seat and all the cushions

TrishB You moved 😁 she looks very comfy ❤️ 2mo
PaperbackPirate Just keeping it warm for you! Lol! 2mo
TheKidUpstairs She does not look at all sorry 😂 2mo
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AmyG Pets love the warm spots. ❤️ 2mo
squirrelbrain And your problem is…?! 🤣 2mo
Ruthiella 😂🐶❤️ 2mo
LeahBergen You snooze, you lose. 😆 2mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
Hooked_on_books Of course she did! She says technically you had been sitting in her spot and she‘s just rightfully reclaiming it. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 2mo
Oryx @Hooked_on_books You're right. They are all her spots. 2mo
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Gliff: A Novel | Ali Smith
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Doesn't the sticker mark make you want to weep? Monsters.

squirrelbrain Ew! 😠 4mo
Aims42 😭😭😭 4mo
charl08 Why oh why... 4mo
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dabbe 😱 4mo
Birdsong28 Definitely 😭📚📖 4mo
LeahBergen Gahhhh! 4mo
Leniverse 😱🫣😫😵😤 4mo
bookishbitch Yes! Those are the worst. 😭 4mo
Cathythoughts So stupid 🙄 4mo
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The other side of my gizmo mug @squirrelbrain

squirrelbrain Oh amazing! Daisy looks like she prefers the nice side! Have a lovely Christmas! 🎄 5mo
dabbe #darlingdaisy 🖤🐾🖤 5mo
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This was so good. Very noir, very bleak. I'd been aware of the title but had no idea what it was about. I then went down a 1930s depression-era dance marathon rabbit hole 🤯

Suet624 Have you seen the movie? 5mo
BarbaraBB I loved this one! 5mo
LeahBergen Stacked! I‘ve been meaning to read this for years. 5mo
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Oryx @Suet624 no. Should I watch? 5mo
Suet624 Well it‘s depressing, for sure, but it is considered a classic. A young Jane Fonda is in it. 5mo
Oryx @Suet624 I just watched the trailer. I'll hopefully find it somewhere to watch. 5mo
julesG Internet archive? 5mo
Cathythoughts Sounds good 👍🏻 stacking. 5mo
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Catalina | Karla Cornejo Villavicencio
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Enjoying Catalina today

squirrelbrain I enjoyed it too - loving your mug more though! ❤️ 5mo
Oryx @squirrelbrain it's so cute, isn't it? I'll post the other side of it next time. 5mo
squirrelbrain Please do! 🤪 5mo
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When holiday shopping, I recommend a one for them, one for you system. These are the ones for me.

julesG Very good system. 5mo
TrishB And some me fine ones too 👍🏻 my new mantra! 5mo
squirrelbrain One for me, one for me is even better! ❤️ 5mo
Lesliereadsalot Forgotten on Sunday is so good, along with all her other books. 5mo
Oryx @Lesliereadsalot I've read two and thought they were both great! 5mo
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Traditional (mandatory) pret on the way to London

Susanita Enjoy!! 6mo
julesG Have fun! Don't buy more books than you can carry. 😉 6mo
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Jackal | Erin E. Adams
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My haul after meeting the @TrishB for a lovely lunch and browse at Dead Ink books. So fab to see you ❤️

squirrelbrain Great haul! ❤️ 6mo
LeahBergen Fun! 👏 6mo
TrishB A fun day 😁❤️ 6mo
BarbaraBB How fun 🩷 6mo
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Finally getting to this blind date from Gladstones 2023 from @jenniferw88 . I'm enjoying it so far, Jenny. Reminds me a little of Joanna Harris books.

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Snuggled up reading my blind date book from @julesG

MonicaLoves2Read That looks ol interesting 6mo
julesG Looks perfect! 6mo
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My LA bookhaul - I don't know where to start

mrp27 What stores did you hit while in LA? I hope you made it to The Last Bookstore, it‘s one of my favorites (edited) 7mo
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Spent the morning working at Los Angeles public library. Impressive rotunda action.

Dilara Impressive indeed! 7mo
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The Last Bookstore | Los Angeles, CA (Bookstore)
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Never not visiting a bookstore

TheBookHippie I love it there. 7mo
BarbaraJean Yessss--such a great place!! 7mo
Lesliereadsalot Wow! Wish that had been there when I lived in LA, 100 years ago. 7mo
mrp27 Well if I just scrolled further down I would have answered my own question! Glad you got to visit. 7mo
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Bury Your Gays | Chuck Tingle
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Some Hollywood-set horror/satire seemed appropriate for a trip to LA. My first by this author, I have high hopes based on Litsy reviews.

squirrelbrain Hope you have a good trip! 7mo
TrishB Have a good trip! Remember to treat yourself 😁 7mo
TrishB And watch out for Gary Numan - he lives in LA 😁♥️ 7mo
Oryx @TrishB I'll keep an eye out - maybe he'll be in Sephora too. He needs to get eyeliner somewhere. 7mo
TrishB @Oryx very true 😁 7mo
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Entitlement | Rumaan Alam
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Fire's on #gladstones24

ShelleyBooksie Looks so cozy!! 7mo
BarbaraBB Another fab photo 🤩 7mo
Chelsea.Poole Lovely! 7mo
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Lesliereadsalot Are those jigsaw puzzles or games stacked up next to the fireplace? Looks like fun whichever they are! 7mo
Oryx @Lesliereadsalot a mixture of both. If only we had time, too busy reading 7mo
Suet624 Yum. So warm and cozy. 7mo
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Gladstone's Library (formerly St Deiniol's Library) | Hawarden, Flintshire, United Kingdom (Library)
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LeeRHarry How‘s Shy Creatures going Emma? 😊 7mo
Aimeesue I love the edging💙 7mo
Suet624 Everything about this photo…the library, the edging… is 🔥 7mo
LeahBergen Sigh… 7mo
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Gladstone's Library (formerly St Deiniol's Library) | Hawarden, Flintshire, United Kingdom (Library)
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THE HANDMAID'S TALE | MARGARET ARWOOD
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Bookish outfits part 2 #gladstones24

squirrelbrain ❤️❤️❤️ 7mo
BarbaraBB Love your outfits 🤍 7mo
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Gotta wear your bookish gear at #gladstones24

Taking my little bookworm on tour

LeahBergen Love it! 7mo
TrishB Brilliant! 7mo
squirrelbrain Love the bookworm! ❤️ 7mo
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BarbaraBB I didn‘t even notice it but I love it!! 7mo
Ruthiella I think it‘s a law! 😃 7mo
Shemac77 Love!!! 7mo
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Joyland | Stephen King
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#gladstones24 ☀️☀️☀️(but also 🥶)

BarbaraBB Fab photo 😍 7mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Looks peaceful ☺️ 7mo
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Gladstone's Library (formerly St Deiniol's Library) | Hawarden, Flintshire, United Kingdom (Library)
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Deblovestoread 🩷💜🩵 7mo
squirrelbrain Such a fab picture! Can‘t believe I missed it all….🤦‍♀️ 7mo
Suet624 Wow! 7mo
Chelsea.Poole Beautiful! 7mo
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Shy Creatures | Clare Chambers
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Ready for some reading this weekend #gladstones24

AmyG I look forward to the Alam book. Let us know what you think. 7mo
squirrelbrain We have mostly matching books! I have Entitlement and Playground too, although on my Kindle. 7mo
BarbaraBB Very curious about the Powers! 7mo
Lesliereadsalot Playground and Entitlement sound amazing! Stacked! 7mo
Chelsea.Poole Great stack! 7mo
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Summer's over, as illustrated by soggy dog.

I'm really enjoying this book though.

Leftcoastzen 😁🐶👏 8mo
squirrelbrain Ooh I got this one as an ARC but then it got mixed reviews so I haven‘t read it yet - good to hear you‘re enjoying it. 8mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 8mo
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The Husbands | Holly Gramazio
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The perfect Shetland evening, with a book, a dram, and tiffin from a cake fridge (Shetland caked-based honesty box).

This hotel reminds me a bit of Gladstone's.

squirrelbrain Looks delightful- and that tiffin sounds delish! 😋 9mo
kspenmoll It looks wonderful!!! 9mo
TrishB I was just thinking it sounds like Gladstone‘s! 9mo
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BarbaraBB It sounds wonderful 🤍 9mo
julesG It all sounds wonderful. 9mo
youneverarrived Sounds perfect 🤍 9mo
tpixie Lovely!! Nice liquor 🧡🥃🧡cabinet!!! lol it‘s 1:00 PM /1300 And I need a drink now!! 😅😝🧡 9mo
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Shetland | Ann Cleeves
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Visiting a bookshop and then calling in to see Jimmy Perez.

Ruthiella Hopefully no murders while you were there for Perez to solve. The population is so small, it can‘t take many more! 😂 9mo
Cuilin Oh how wonderful!!! Enjoy. 9mo
Leftcoastzen Wow ,nice! 9mo
TrishB Looks fabulous! Definitely steer clear of Perez! 9mo
squirrelbrain Looks lovely! ❤️ 9mo
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We Used to Live Here | Marcus Kliewer
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I really had fun with this one. Nicely creepy and tense. Devoured in a day.

Hope you like it too @TrishB

TrishB Oooh looking forward to it! Not much reading time at the moment. Good to know 😁 9mo
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Holly: A Novel | Stephen King
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My mum is coming to dog sit for me, so I've prepared her a stack of books I think she'll like. Let's see if I can get her to read her second ever Stephen King (Billy Summers was a hit with her).

julesG That's very thoughtful of you! 🧡 9mo
TrishB Fabulous! She‘s well set up. 9mo
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The Hopkins Manuscript | Robert Cedric Sherriff
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Love me a deckled edge

TrishB Me too! 9mo
RaeLovesToRead Oh, is that what it's called? Haha 9mo
squirrelbrain ❤️❤️ 9mo
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PurpleyPumpkin I am here for ALL the deckled edges!🙋🏽‍♀️🤩💜 9mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 9mo
julesG Seems very fitting for the title 9mo
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I've had such a good run of books lately. All The Colours of the Dark, Lula Dean's Little Library, The God of the Woods, and now this. What a good summer. Really enjoyed this one - I adored all the characters, especially Jinx. It's funny, and sweet, and a bit stressful. Recommended.

squirrelbrain I‘m annoyed that my bookshop didn‘t have this when I went in the other day. I spot a Daisypaw ❤️ 9mo
Christine I loved this one as well, along with two of the other three you mentioned, and the third I have checked out in Libby right now! 😁 9mo
dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 9mo
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marleed I read the same list of books you have in the last 6 weeks and honestly three are among my favorite books of the year! 9mo
Lesliereadsalot We read the same books! 9mo
Oryx @Lesliereadsalot oh cool 😎 8mo
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It's a bookmail kind of a day

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Following @TrishB 's recommendation and visiting this fabulous bookshop. That bookseller also gave me a lovely free tote (because between me, Mr Oryx and Mr Oryx's sister, we spent a hefty amount). Mr Oryx picked up some lovely kid's books for the nieces.

julesG 🎉🎉 10mo
julesG You and @scripturient make me want to go book shopping 10mo
TrishB Fabulous 😁 we got one between me and C too! You also brought one of the same books! I‘m keeping my fingers it‘s good horror. 10mo
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TheKidUpstairs Margo is so good! Hope you love it! 10mo
Oryx @TrishB that's so weird! I know I saw your stack, but I didn't clock the titles. Great minds clearly. It sounds good and hopefully scary. 10mo
squirrelbrain Wonderful! I would have bought Margo the other day but my local shop didn‘t have it. 🙄 10mo
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