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Lostinpages wrote: "Hi, I am lostinpages. I love to read Mystery thrillers and I am obsessed with Roman Mythology."

Hey lostinpages, welcome! 👋❤️

Roman Mythology is definitely super interesting! This month the theme in our Themed Book Chat is actually Mythology Retellings. Maybe you could share some good books you have read? 😊

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Looking forward to many good reading adventures with you! 📚✨

Okay so Donna gave a lot of helpful answers. I have to finish the book I am currently reading and then I'll get around to reading a book for this. I am aiming to have it finished on Friday and then we can get a new quest 😊 Sorry if you have had to wait for me for this one!

Wow, thank you! I'll definitely check some of these ones out. I looked a bit around in my bookshelves at home and found The Secret Garden, I think it could also work. I'll sleep on it and see tomorrow which one of these I want to read most :)

Donna, I was wondering, for this task:

Read a book with nature or seasons as a metaphor for cycles of death and rebirth.

I am having a hard time conceptualizing it, and there aren't any books (on my TBR or not) that come to mind. I was wondering if you could give me an example book so that I could see how it would work and understand the task better. Thank you in advance and sorry if I'm being a bit of a dimwit! 😅

Thanks! I didn't realize until now that I posted the question in the wrong Q&A thread. Sorry!

I'll ask in the Q&A thread

But I'll try to find something since I'm the only one that hasn't contributed yet for this task :)

Sorry, I have been super busy with travelling. I came home from holiday three days ago and have been having a hard time getting my routines back in place. But from now on I am back and will be better at updating and answering.

I will look around my TBR a bit, but I feel like this is a hard task that you can't really know if it fits until you have read the book...

Mavi wrote: "hi everyone! my name is Kally and i’ve recently gotten back into reading, a lot. recently i’ve read Fearless by Elsie Silver, Divergent by Veronica Roth, and Priest by Sierra Samone. some of my fav..."

Hey Kally, welcome! 👋❤️

You have gotten back into reading? Yayy! I am so excited for you! If you feel for it, definitely join one of our reading challenges (or two, or three, haha)! It can be a fun way to motivate yourself to read more, or to check out books you wouldn't normally have read 😊

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Thanks for joining us! 📚✨

Dorothy wrote: "Hello, I'm Dorothy and currently I am into reading cozy mysteries. But I enjoy other genres too - Rom Com, classic fiction, non-fiction just to name a few."

Hey Dorothy, welcome! 👋❤️

Cozy mysteries sounds so good! Do you have any good recommendations? What are you currently reading?

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Karley wrote: "Hello everybody! I'm grateful there is a world full of readers just like me. I'm here for friends and to talk about books I've read. Also, I want to start reviewing books so look out for that. I'm ..."

Hey Karley, welcome! 👋❤️

Aren't we all grateful for these small worlds full of readers? We have a lot to offer here, take a look around! I hope I'll see you in some reading challenges maybe...? 👀

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Looking forward to many good reading adventures with you! 📚✨

Anna wrote: "Hello, I'm Anna Faversham. I'm always trying to find time to read and I fail miserably. It's probably because I have been too busy writing books.

I'm currently reading 1984 by George Orwell and i..."

Hey Anna, welcome! 👋❤️

1984 is definitely an interesting book, especially with how things are in the world right now...

Ooo what kind of books do you write? We have an author's corner in this group, you should definitely check it out! 😊

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Thanks for joining us! 📚✨

Shandra wrote: "Hello all! I’m Shandra and I live in Tennessee at the base of the Great Smoky Mountains. I work for a wildlife camera company. I love nature and animals.

My favorite genre to read is horror; thri..."

Hey Shandra, welcome! 👋❤️

I am so sorry for my late response, I saw your message while I was out and thought I would respond when I got home, but then I completely forgot about it! 😣

Wow, the Great Smoky Mountains! You must have some fantastic hiking trails nearby! I actually have a wildlife camera for fun, and sometimes I go out to the forest and set it up for the night. I find it sooo exciting to check it and see all the animals that have walked by!

Oof, horror and thrillers... I am very easily scared, so these some of the only genres I try to stay away from. But it's great to know that you enjoy them!

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I'm in and need a partner 😊

Teresa, could I join your relaxed non-competitive team? 😉

I read the first three chapters today, and so far I love it! It is such a cute and comforting read, and I think it will get 5 stars. I wish I could take a trip to the HC library and get a recommendation from Ms Kowachi 🥰 Can’t wait to read the rest tomorrow

Haha, I’ve always been obsessed with organisation and planning. My sister always teases me saying I spend more time planning things than actually doing them, but I beg to differ 😅🤣

I’ll be starting this book tomorrow