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Soscha

Joined May 2016

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Breach by Patrick Lee
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Liars: A Novel by Sarah Manguso
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The Waste Lands by Stephen King
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Trese Vol. 1 by Budjette Tan
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The Outsiders | Susan E. Hinton
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1. There was little good about me at a young age but this would be one. It started when I think a Second or Third Grade teacher pulled me aside; told me I shouldn‘t be getting B-s in school. And I never did again save for Math & Mathish Hard Science.

2. Characters in book, PonyBoy & SodaPop Curtis. I adored this book as a child. Less so when I had to read it twice in different schools. I‘d told my family (in jest!) I was set to marry Rob Lowe.

Soscha I read all of Sue Hinton‘s books. Rumble Fish was a better read IMO. Tex was the worst. That was the last I read but Taming the Star Runner didn‘t come out until my junior year of High School. Was that one any good or had see lost her mojo by then? 1d
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The Inspectres Volume One | Jarod Roe; David Flores; David Flores
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“ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE must push aside his skepticism of the supernatural with the emergence of SPRING HEELED JACK, a mysterious phantom of urban legend. This sets in motion the revival of THE INSPECTRES, a secret society devoted to the investigation of the occult & brings together, alongside Doyle, HARRY HOUDINI, BRAM STOKER, and ten-year-old AGATHA CHRISTIE”

There‘s the setup, art is well done. I‘m hoping the story can all fit together in Vol 2.

Soscha Also appearing…the ghost of Charles Dickens and the spirit of Robert Louis Stevenson. 2d
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Championess | Tarun Shanker, Kelly Zekas
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An excellent read. Great art, some heartbreaking situations as this is based on real Georgian England with Black & Indian Englishmen that can never, will never be considered nor treated like real Englishmen.

Racism, duplicity, winning when life has little else to offer you.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🥊

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Mehso-so

Technically a DNF but can‘t trash it simply because my life & frame of mind

Isa has 2 older bros that adore her. She has just graduated w/degree in Art. She also learns she‘s come into $500M inheritance

Her bro‘s bestie Gabo invites Isa 2 spend summer w/him in Bologna, pursue opening her own gallery

Me: Older bro than never gave a 💩 about me. No degree, no job, no money

Was listening w/Speechify. Bologna is now Balognee. Which was fun. ⤵️

Soscha All else welcomes my imminent death. The book gets good reviews, will be a hot billionaire series. I just can‘t imagine ever finishing this story. A poor ARC choice on my part. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 3d
Butterfinger 😂😂 was the narration a computer? I truly hope it was. 3d
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Same author, different title. Pick but know your triggers & how dark you can go.

My Amazon review below ⬇️

What is a HEA under these circumstances?
A good time was had by...some. Some people.
Others, not so much.
Ever seen "Natural Born Killers"?
I have not. I was afraid to.
Vengeful Valentine is a literary Natural Born Killers with more words, more SEXxxxxx & potato peelers.
Know what you like. Know what gets the gussets wet, m'ladies. ?♥️?

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Deviant #1 | James Tynion IV
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Tynion can do no wrong in my book that‘s a graphic novel.

Dark this is. Christmas in a hell for pedos that dress up as Santa Claus.

I‘ve no idea what the release date is for Deviant but if dark & disturbing is your thing, go here!

dabbe That cover! 😱 4d
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Ginger Pye | Eleanor Estes
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The 1951 Newberry winner! 🥇

I‘m not sure where all the lower ratings come from. It is dated being 74 yrs old so keep that in mind. I am glad the author tread lightly on Ginger the dog being maltreated, perhaps abused.

The very smart dog, too smart to be a seedy carnival performer.

Other than that adorable that only the child recognized Ginger as having lost that puppy look.

I am going to read the sequel Pinky (new 😺!)

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The Voynich manuscript.

Who wrote it?
We don't know.

For what purpose?
We don't know.

What does it say?
We don't know.

THANK YOU FOR PLAYING.

AnnCrystal 😂 this book seemed informative 🤔😂. 3w
AnnCrystal When I first read about the Voynich manuscript in highschool, I was immediately fascinated. I came up with the belief that it was written by the people who live in the depths of the seas...again, I was a teenager 😂📚💝...everyone knows that the sea people don't write on animal hide...😂 Maybe something like Alga Carta but not vellum. (edited) 3w
Soscha Some think it may be a Cathar text that managed to get hidden from the Inquisitors. It is a fascinating document that‘s for sure. There‘s just no quick answers. 3w
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Do YOU know who won The Battle of Jenkins‘ Ear?

This is a 2 hour listen for me & all I can tell you is it isn‘t Jenkins‘ ear.

I‘d do better saying Britain and Spain really truly hated each other as they fought over land and other assets during peak colonization time.

I‘m American. I knew nothing of this war but being American I‘ve never really had to.

A great read if a bit hard to fully grasp.

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The Incal: Dying Star | Dan Watters, Jon Davis-Hunt
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Mehso-so

It‘s hard to know how to rate this as it‘s like walking in at the middle of an epic movie.

Incal the comic series is a later continuation of a rather big deal, a French graphic novel series written by Alejandro Jodorowsky & illustrated by Mœbius.

Are you into *Dune*? Well Incal‘s artwork is that conceived for the abandoned film project *Dune* directed by Jodorowsky.

A bit of gore here. Also a character that‘s becoming crocodilian.

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Dark Horse title. I knew I recognized the name “Assassin‘s Creed” but I‘m not a gamer so this is all new to me.

This isn‘t a game I‘d be endeared with TBH. Gory, lots of cut off heads flying & swords through the skull when their back is turned.

Art was interesting but as my friend used to say, “You don‘t like shoot-em up titles? Good luck playing the “United Nations” game.

Is that a real game because if so I‘m indeed interested. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Duel | Jessixa Bagley
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I do have four older sisters but never really grew up with them, age difference. I sat with my sisters‘ kids at holiday events. With that I can‘t personally relate to the rivalry displayed in “Duel”.

But the message here is after a family trauma it may make things difficult to navigate for a while but true sisterhood love will win out!

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Haikyu!!, Vol. 3 | Haruichi Furudate
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My memory of playing volleyball. I‘m shorter than Hinata w/small delicate hands. It never was anything less than torture trying to serve a ball.

Tiny, titty, weak & slow. Hated it & all my teammates hated me. Plus that time I dislocated my pinky finger trying to return a serve. 😩

Never completely healed either. I can still tell my pinky right hand is the one that got dislocated.

BUT…great series, what 782 volumes? Don‘t care; reading them!

AnnCrystal I had to double read that total, WOW 782 ☺️👍🏼📚💝. 3w
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Red Hulk | Jeph Loeb
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Red Hulk
Green Hulk
Blue Hulk
Crayola Box Hulk

Hulk has never been a fave superhero of mine but Hoopla was giving free borrows for multiple Jeph Loeb titles.

This was one. It‘s basically a graphic urination contest among Rainbow Hulks, Iron Man, Thor, the Fantastic Four & other cast members.

Decent read but it‘d be better if you had a decent amount of background info on the Marvel superheroes stable.

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Disneyfied child‘s first introduction to Alice in Wonderland.

The art is beyond cute in Disney fashion but I have to wonder what age are you meant to start your kids on this book? You have to wonder will it intrigue or just confuse them?

That‘s pretty much Alice in Wonderland for all ages though, isn‘t it?

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ATOM: The Beginning Volume 1 | Osamu Tezuka, Masami Yuuki
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Mehso-so

I was a bit underwhelmed with this one. Lots of action but the art seems rather primitive to be honest.

Only a little more research: This was the seed of Tezuka‘s better known Astro Boy, back to 1952.

“Astro Boy is considered one of the most important anime & manga series of because it was a pioneer in the industry…while also being the first Japanese animated series…effectively introducing anime to Western audiences.”

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Your Black Friend | Ben Passmore
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A great read, even if some of it hurts.

And no, Black People don‘t know how to fix racism. I can‘t say I know how either but it‘s White people‘s responsibility, White people‘s work.

My only recommendation is do not isolate yourself from Black art, Black literature, Black news, Black music, Black culture.

Appreciate but don‘t appropriate.

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This is hard to rank. The art is glorious but quite violent & sexualized. The story, as it were, is as well. In brief the Kabuki are a team of female assassins working for a shadowy Japanese government group called the Noh.

Very, very Kill Bill before Kill Bill existed but you can bet Tarantino read David Mack‘s work. Apart from storyline is lettering often intense & hard to follow on blackwork.

A beloved series released on Dark Horse Comics.

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Gunslinger | Stephen King
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Sorta sad about this one. I know it‘s a beloved book by many. I‘ll rank it “Pick” but had a rather hard time with it.

First being, boy howdy there‘s some dark material here. My bigger problem is with Stephen King: animal death, particularly in his early work. I know what he‘s thinking—he‘ll make a character bad by killing the animal—a cheaper thrill than immediately harming a human.

David the hawk. The intelligent mindlessly sacrificed bird.

Soscha How dare?! I‘ve got thing for birds. I won‘t lecture here but humans need to do better by birds, “pet” birds. They are living descendants of dinosaurs and if life were fair they‘d be taking some CHOMPS against us. 🦖 1mo
AnnCrystal 👏😢🙏💝🐦💝🦕💝. (edited) 1mo
PaperbackPirate I wasn‘t a big fan of The Gunslinger when I read it. But now you‘ve finished the heavy lifting and all the groundwork has been laid, you are now free to enjoy the story. The rest of the books in the series are amazing. Once I finished the series The Gunslinger made more sense and now I want to reread it. You‘re right about the hawk though! 🥺 1mo
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Gunslinger | Stephen King

I‘m starting this series. Ive only stuck to the horror books. Book club covering Drawing bk 2

KathyWheeler I love this series and have both read and listened to it multiple times. I hope you enjoy it. 1mo
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My Blind Date With a Book pic!

Wish the reviews were more enticing though.

(It came wrapped & everything! Well done, Fullerton Library!)

AnnCrystal 👏🤩🆒📚💝. 2mo
Jjaxn95 Such a cute cover! Looking forward to your review! 2mo
flying_monkeys The summary reminds me of Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemore. Look forward to your review. 1mo
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The Crash | Freida McFadden
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Mehso-so

I wasn‘t impressed.

What could have been a decent story disappeared a third way in. Not very likable characters.

If you‘re in the mood for a time-waster read this would be it.

bookaholic1 Seems all her books are a waste of time...:) 2mo
Soscha I was wondering same. She seems to have a following though. I‘m mostly over pretzel twists & twists for the sake of having twists. Riley Sager too, I‘m afraid. But I do love thriller/suspense novels. 2mo
5feet.of.fury Yeah, a couple of hers I did find to be fun, but the twists can be very unrealistic 2mo
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The Other Kitten | Patricia Mary St. John
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Mehso-so

It has two kittens.

It‘s Jesusy. Which for all intents & purposes is an adjective.

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I‘m fairly certain this is a graphic based on the author‘s novels.

Repairman Jack is a fixer of a variety of Really Bad Things ™️

Prime Bad Thing here is Scar-Lip whom we are told is a Rakshasa, a demon in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Folk Islam.

You‘ve likely seen its image in Hindi art images. I mean, you‘re a Bad Thing so the scar on its face is incidental.

A decent read from Dynamite Comics.

SKREE!!

danx I must go find this. I just finished The Keep last night, first of his writings I‘ve read. 2mo
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This is sorta mess…unless you like nihilist techno-gore

The trick is to put techno or meta in front of everything. The human(ish) villains are the technopope, techno-admiral & techno everything else. Is the metabaron a hero? Well, he has no steroid arm protheses so there‘d that. At least he hasn‘t been blinded by the second Gen Golden Planet & had his arms & legs cut off Johnny Got His Gun style.

The series is a big deal among those it suits.

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Morrey hero-worships his missing father who was a treasure-hunter. Morrey tried to follow in his footsteps, finds a genie-bottle, frees the genie & is gifted with the ability to change everything he touches to gold, hence “Goldfisch”

A coveted talent; he now must flee from potential kidnappers. When he accidentally turns his brother to gold he needs to find a costly artifact to free them both.

Fun addition: Morrey‘s companion otter Otta 🦦

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It‘s hard to rate this one. I got it under Hoopla Free Borrow so..

Not a gamer, never been, never Sonic. I‘m not quite sure who audience is here. The art is nice, story a bit anticlimactic coz Sonic will always win, badnicks keep getting hit with hammers as that seems to be the weapon of choice.

What is Mr Eggman‘s deal? They‘ve made a comic movie about Sonic & Eggman?

Lost on me. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Publisher here is IDW. Great company & still ongoing.

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Okay, not great though. 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Doctor Doom Vol. 1: Pottersville | Christopher Cantwell
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I sadly don‘t know much about this character though with the mask & the name he‘s never been a hero.

I did recognize the name though. He wrote and created “Halt and Catch Fire” which is great and hope you all get around to

Here though Doctor Doom seems to be having a midlife crisis. If you‘re evil can you ever be thought & actually BE good? And was that shipping all human costs of climate change into a black hole a bad idea coz Doom thinks so.

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Valentine's Day | Kathryn A. Imler
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Have any of you all ever tried one of these?

I mostly just do ebooks & audios but this intrigues…

I‘m obviously a non-recovering book addict. 🌹💝💌

TheBookgeekFrau I bought a couple of "Blind date" books. They're just so much fun! 2mo
Ruthiella I‘ve never dared! 2mo
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The book I‘m working on isn‘t in system. Same name, author Elijah Grey. Check out *partial* trigger list:
-Digital sexual assault
-Asphyxiation
-Taboo relationship (professor/student)
-Degradation
-Murder
-Scarification
-Evisceration
-Sexual assault by a priest
-Torture
-Humans used as sexual objects
-Disturbing terminology for women
-Sacrifices
-Carving
-Stalking
-Occult rituals depicted in detail
-Blood letting
-Incorrect use of crucifix 🤯😳

Soscha Short setup: St Valentine isn‘t the man you thought he was and sure isn‘t a saint. There is a St Valentine‘s Academy run by a direct descendent. The bad part is free tuition may result in your being a blood sacrifice for St Valentine‘s on Valentine‘s Day. 🔪♥️ 2mo
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Craving A King | Louise Lennox
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I collapse, and his heaviness falls over me. We lay silently for an eternity while he bites the back of my neck and shoulders. I flip over and look around everywhere and nowhere. He returns to bed and snuggles beside me, tracing lazy circles around my navel. He turns and whispers in my ear.
“Tessa, I... want you to go away with me.
I want to take you to Ghana."

SOLD! Only my name isn‘t Tessa! ?

willaful Change it! 😂 2mo
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Craving A King | Louise Lennox
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This one isn‘t yet in our system but same author: Saving Saul: A Second Chance Romance by Louise Lennox

Saul is a wealthy rugby player, checked out to make a living as a star chef. Tessa is a former actress that enters the Love, Unmasked competition.
They declare their love only Saul ghosts her & the entire competition

Tessa‘s heart is broken & what‘s the deal with Saul?

Could it be MURDER? 🗡️

Spicy story, true love 🌶️🥵

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Under the Surface | Diana Urban
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See, there was a reason beyond being poor I never went on a French class trip to Paris!! 😰

A recent read but I‘d rate it a 3.0 out of 4. Reasons: Surface crush was an unless character. Adds nothing & currently sports an unattractive military skinhead.🧑‍🦲 Beyond that it is scary but it could have been much better; the premise ended up being in the realm of ridiculous.

But a good read if you‘re in the mood for a YA thriler. 🕵️‍♂️💀💀💀

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Buffalo Fluffalo | Bess Kalb
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I *so* needed this read! The art is adorable & the running gag of endless silly rhyming even more so.

Here‘s the short, sweet succinctallo: Buffalo Fluffalo thinks he‘s toughallo because of his impressive fluffalo until a torrent of rain comesallo.

Oopsy doodallo, now you‘re small & bedraggledallo!

Only size isn‘t everything, sillyallo!

We all love you just the way you are…allo! 💕

Soscha I did hear in passing Mark Ruffalo is a big fan! 2mo
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This is a grim vision of what *could* happen in the modern United States if the economy slides further into economic decline & our foreign enemies decide that‘s the time to attack & invade.

The setting here is a small Southern town in Tennessee, with all its petty rivalries & dysfunction.

Dystopia, you say? Here you go!

This is the first volume of six.

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This pic needs to be more explicit. 🤭

Jason and Ahmed are nurses & coworkers. Jason has long had a crush on Ahmed but unfortunately Ahmed has a downer boyfriend, Mark. They visit the Carnival of Mysteries something something doesn‘t really matter

When Mark & Ahed break up it‘s open season on each other‘s bodies. They can now share each other‘s love & bodies. Mostly the latter, explicitly

Tasteful but wing dings & tongues a-waving 👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨

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The Gathering | Isobelle Carmody
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I adored this when when it came out…🤔

TWENTY-FOUR YEARS AGO 🤨

Like this book‘s child is in Grad School 😠

I so hate getting old. 😖🤬🖕🏻

TheBookgeekFrau 😂😂 It's better than the alternative though! 2mo
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Haikyu!!, Vol. 2 | Haruichi Furudate
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Entirely too much enthusiasm over JV Volleyball IMO.

This manga has around 43 volumes?! 😨

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DOS and Donuts of Love | Adiba Jaigirdar
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“The Dos and Donuts of Love” is oh so sweet on representation. The Fluffy Bengali and her ex-Twainese girlfriend on opposite sides of the donut shop wars yet further conflict results when they become competitors on the Junior Irish Baking Show. There is rivalry, out-of-control egos, there is sabotage. There are pastries enough to make you very, very hungry!

Enjoy the Irish accents, enjoy the “Drive Me Glazy” donuts! 🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩🍩

Kenyazero Sounds cute, I'm in 🤩 2mo
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Largely derivative, less dangerous Harry Potter School of Combat on flying horses only Harry is a young girl.

Elyra is the daughter of an herbalist, a path she‘s ready to follow, only she gets the scary/bad news she‘s been drafted into Pegasus warfare training.

She struggles with being dismissed as a mere country mouse among royal level mice. She makes an enemy jealous ‘mean girl‘. She catches the eye of two attractive men only one‘s a prince.

Soscha This is geared more to younger teens. Decent read though I‘ll skip the following volumes. You know how big my TBR shelves are? 📔📖📚😬 2mo
AnnCrystal 🦄💝. 2mo
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The Midnight Folk | John Masefield
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This is a hard book to rate being a product of the New Era. Kay Harper is an orphan with a horrible governess who also practices witchcraft but with two otherwise caring caretakers. Kay idolizes his grandfather who was blamed for stealing or losing a pirate clerical treasure

Talking cats, owls, rats & otters. Or could the things they show him in his treasure-hunting dreams be real or just dreams?

There is animal death but offhand to the plot.

Soscha If anyone is wondering I usually try to AI art a presentative image to share. 2mo
tpixie Lovely image. This is AI? Which one? 2mo
Soscha Gencraft! 2mo
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1. The Battle of the Nutcrackers, obvs 🩰

2. I have not yet read this one about the Shackleton expedition but I do have it, as well as Worley‘s take. I went on a spree collecting mountain climbing accounts & other like, already read a few takes on the 1996 Everest climb, Rainbow Valley, don‘t cha know. I myself cannot understand the high mountain-climbing urge. I don‘t wanna die when tis easier to look at pics of it. 🤷🏼‍♀️

@TheSpineView

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Get creative, kids! Spaghetti Pizza! Betty Crocker approves!

https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/spaghetti-pizza/63ae508b-aa7b-4c9a-915d-75a...

To review, it‘s Disney. Cute pictures with a great message though it didn‘t do much to actually explain that *caring* isn‘t a zero sum game.

(Another Hoopla freebie!)

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Bad kids smoking the whacky tobaccy in the Edwardian era.

I‘ve never read any Patricia Briggs but I know she‘s a long running paranormal author, werewolf & coyote shifters in this case.

Decent read & art but I don‘t know much of Dynamite Comics. I think they‘ve made a trend of publishing established series comics.

You all read up on Patricia Briggs & Kim Harrison? Pretty old school urban fantasy writers I assume.

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Christmas Stories | Sequoia Children's Publishing
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“The whole family will love celebrating the holiday season with Christmas Stories! With more than 20 Christmas carols and holly jolly tales, this Keepsake Collection is sure to be a new family tradition. You can even personalize the book to make it extra special.

• Includes A Visit from St. Nicholas, The First Christmas, and more!
• More than 20 Christmas stories & songs!

(Closing out my Hoopla freebies & the absolute best is The Nutcracker!)

Soscha Best story, best ballet, best thing about Christmas being “The Battle of the Nutcrackers”. 3mo
Soscha I will fight you on this. Come at me, bro! 🌰🎄🐭 3mo
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Book isn‘t yet in our system: The Rain People by Jin Bo, Yi Yusun (illustrator)

“As a boy sits alone watching spring's first rainfall, he sees that the drops are turning into tiny people, who invite him to join them.”

Lovely book! I‘m not an art expert but I think the art is watercolor. The short of it is the boy joins the Rain People to enter the River of Sorrow and when they do life is restored to the land. This could be from Chinese folklore.

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Haikyu!!, Vol. 1 | Haruichi Furudate
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The action art in this one is exceptional!

And I *so* hate volleyball! It always hurt my baby hands & I even got a dislocated finger from trying to return a ball!

Boo! Volleyball you suck! But this is a great manga! 🤩

Jari-chan I loved watching the anime 🤭 3mo
Soscha I need to look this one up! 3mo
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Pickpick

Decent read. I kept thinking is this someone famous, a famous artist or punk rock musician?

Well, no, not really. He is very famous for originating the Afro-Punk scene and Afropunk Festival which has now gone global. Noice!! 🎸

Movie is out-of-print though, not on streaming anywhere and a DVD will set you back close to $100 ! 🤑

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Soscha
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The image is Tennessee in the Civil War so is *not* representative of the events in this book…or not so much anyway.

The setting is Tennessee & the modern breakdown of society seems TOO probable. Scary & unsettling, conflicts between the three main families in Burning Hollow. Already civic breakdowns then add in a foreign government (Russia?) declaring war against the United States.

Heavy, disturbing stuff. Wish I weren‘t facing this alone!