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Victoria Zigler (toriz) | 4472 comments Elora wrote: "Alright! I've finished a few books over the last few weeks. Here goes:
Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson soooo sooo sooo good! Heartbreaking and horrific, but so well-written.

[bookcover:And Then The..."


The 13th Tale is amazing! It's one of the books I can't get enough of rereading, and I highly recommend it to anyone who hasn't read it already.


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Victoria Zigler (toriz) | 4472 comments Here's my March book reviews post, if anyone's interested: http://ziglernews.blogspot.co.uk/2017...


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
Victoria wrote: "Here's my March book reviews post, if anyone's interested: http://ziglernews.blogspot.co.uk/2017..."

Laura Ingalls Wilder! On the Banks of Plum Creek and The Long Winter are my favorite ones in the series :) Love them all, though!


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
Last night I reorganized my bookshelves! My main bookshelves are below. On the far left is mostly kids and MG books. The other 2 have most of my series that I've at least started. Most of these books I've read, but not all of them. Oh, and the Book Thief is in there, just because its one of my favorites.



Here's a close up of the series shelves, and all my Funko Pops. A few Tsum Tsums are in there, but most of those are on my kids shelves.



This is one my TBR bookshelves, but I was finally able to clear off the top shelf for some more series. There's another row of books behind them, that are my odds and ends books that I want to keep. Again, I've read most of these. The rest of this shelf is all TBR books (and a mess!)



And then in my display case, I have all my HP books and some of my HP collectible stuff, and all my Cassandra Clare books, plus The Remnant Chronicles. Also my fairies and dragons I collect.




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Catherine Bruno | 771 comments @jenny wow! And I thought I had a lot of books! I actually just rearranged my bookshelves in my classroom. They're color coordinated now, that way if students owe me time and it's messed up they can fix it for me ;) Also on a side note I LOVE the Mara Dyer series! Sooooo good!


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Karen’s Library | 11320 comments Mod
Wow, Jenny, gorgeous! You need to come do mine (as soon as I get more shelves!) ;)


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Karen’s Library | 11320 comments Mod
Now reading Promised (Birthmarked, #3) by Caragh M. O'Brien (binge reading the series) which started as a PIFM book. ;)

Also reading Fatemarked Origins Volume I (The Fatemarked Epic, #1.5) by David Estes so can get to our BotM book Truthmarked (The Fatemarked Epic, #2) by David Estes .

Reading A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) by V.E. Schwab as a buddy read with Jenny.

And almost finished (finally) with Jurassic Park (Jurassic Park, #1) by Michael Crichton on audiobook.


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
Catherine wrote: "@jenny wow! And I thought I had a lot of books! I actually just rearranged my bookshelves in my classroom. They're color coordinated now, that way if students owe me time and it's messed up they ca..."

Thanks! I have TONS more books...but those are all TBR shelves, and kinda messy. I have 3 full bookshelves in the basement, and 4 full ones in my library, you just can't see them in the pics. One is the one I showed the top shelf of, and that bookshelf is HUGE, holds tons of books!

And I love Mara Dyer too!


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
Karen wrote: "Wow, Jenny, gorgeous! You need to come do mine (as soon as I get more shelves!) ;)"

LOL!! Definitely a good excuse to visit, and I LOVE rearranging bookshelves and books!


Donna (BookDragonGirl) (bookdragongirl) Catherine wrote: "@jenny wow! And I thought I had a lot of books! I actually just rearranged my bookshelves in my classroom. They're color coordinated now, that way if students owe me time and it's messed up they ca..."

I bought the first two books in the Mara Dyer series cheap off of book outlet, but I still haven't got around to reading that series. I'm thinking I'm missing out on something really good now. I better get going on them.


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
Donna wrote: "Catherine wrote: "@jenny wow! And I thought I had a lot of books! I actually just rearranged my bookshelves in my classroom. They're color coordinated now, that way if students owe me time and it's..."

Donna, I think you would love these! The thing to remember, is the entire trilogy is one big mystery. I wasn't in love with the first book, but the second was better, and the third was AMAZING! Really worth it to finish the series, it has a great ending!


Donna (BookDragonGirl) (bookdragongirl) Jenny wrote: "Last night I reorganized my bookshelves! My main bookshelves are below. On the far right is mostly kids and MG books. The other 2 have most of my series that I've at least started. Most of these bo..."

I am sitting here just drooling over all your books, you funko pop ( you have some of the beauty and the beast!!!) and not to mention you had me googling tsum tsum!!!! I never heard of them before, they're so cute!! Awesome displays Jenny!!! I can see you're enjoying your room. :-)


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Jenny wrote: "Last night I reorganized my bookshelves! My main bookshelves are below. On the far right is mostly kids and MG books. The other 2 have most of my series that I've at least started. Most of these bo..."

That is a pretty unreal collection, Jenny! SO COOL :)


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Catherine wrote: "@jenny wow! And I thought I had a lot of books! I actually just rearranged my bookshelves in my classroom. They're color coordinated now, that way if students owe me time and it's messed up they ca..."

Bwahaha! I love that you have your students help organize your bookshelf when it gets messy :) Creative!


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
Thanks so much Donna! I finally found Belle in the Celebration dress at the end of the new movie...I'd been looking for that one for awhile!

Tsum Tsums are so cute, mine are all Disney. I saw them first on Instagram, and fell in love! They are super inexpensive, too, I find them at Target and Walmart.


Donna (BookDragonGirl) (bookdragongirl) Jenny wrote: "Donna wrote: "Catherine wrote: "@jenny wow! And I thought I had a lot of books! I actually just rearranged my bookshelves in my classroom. They're color coordinated now, that way if students owe me..."

Ooh...that sounds really good! Thanks, good to know not to give up after the first book.


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Victoria Zigler (toriz) | 4472 comments Jenny wrote: "Victoria wrote: "Here's my March book reviews post, if anyone's interested: http://ziglernews.blogspot.co.uk/2017..."

Laura Ingalls Wilder! On the Banks of P..."


The Long Winter has been my favourite so far. I'm currently almost done reading "Little Town On The Prairie" with the two books that follow it ready to read when I'm done. I'd never read them before, and am very glad I'm finally doing so.


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
Victoria wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Victoria wrote: "Here's my March book reviews post, if anyone's interested: http://ziglernews.blogspot.co.uk/2017..."

Laura Ingalls Wilder! On ..."


They are amazing books! And so cool that they are her memoirs :)


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Victoria Zigler (toriz) | 4472 comments Jenny wrote: "Victoria wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Victoria wrote: "Here's my March book reviews post, if anyone's interested: http://ziglernews.blogspot.co.uk/2017..."

Laura In..."


Indeed!


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I am now reading A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) by V.E. Schwab (buddy read), Mars One by Jonathan Maberry - SOOOO good! and doing a reread of Dragonflight (Pern Dragonriders of Pern, #1) by Anne McCaffrey by audiobook. This is my BILLIONTH time reading Dragonflight. ;) I don't much like the narration but I love this book so much, that I don't care.

I'm also doing a betaread and I'm about a quarter through and loving it!


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David wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Last night I reorganized my bookshelves! My main bookshelves are below. On the far right is mostly kids and MG books. The other 2 have most of my series that I've at least started. Mo..."

Thanks David! The books have taken me years LOL!! There's a few on the kids shelves that I've had since I was a kid :)


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Karen wrote: "I am now reading A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) by V.E. Schwab (buddy read), Mars One by Jonathan Maberry - SOOOO good! and doing a reread of Dragonflight (Pern Dragonriders of Pern, #1) by Anne McCaffrey by audiobook. This is ..."

I'm almost done with A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) by V.E. Schwab and I love it SO MUCH!!! I just knew I would love this series :)

I've read SO MANY BOOKS lately and I've been terrible about updating you all on what I've read! My March Wrap Up will be up soon, and I'll link it here!

Right now I'm reading A Mortal Song by Megan Crewe which took me a bit to get into, but I am a little more now at 60%. So far I'd rate it around a 3.5 star, I like it but its not great. Its cool that the concept of Japanese folklore is prevalent, so that's different from the norm. I think the writing could have used some more work, but its an alright YA fantasy/paranormal story.

Also reading Turn Right at Machu Picchu Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time by Mark Adams which has been a fascinating read so far!

My next read I think will be Frostblood (Frostblood Saga, #1) by Elly Blake


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
My 4 star review of A Study in Charlotte (Charlotte Holmes, #1) by Brittany Cavallaro

https://youtu.be/jSBQK-W1K1o


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Catherine Bruno | 771 comments Jenny wrote: "Karen wrote: "I am now reading A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) by V.E. Schwab (buddy read), Mars One by Jonathan Maberry - SOOOO good! and doing a reread of Dragonflight (Pern Dragonriders of Pern, #1) by Anne McCaffrey by audio..."

The next books in the ADSOM series get even more interesting! Also I totally almost walked out of B&N with Frost Blood today, got really close. But I have a lot of books to read right now so I didn't end up buying anything.


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Heather (hersecretsmile) | 290 comments I'm currently reading Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer, #1) by Laini Taylor and am kind of disappointed because I'm not loving it as much as expected. :/


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Heather wrote: "I'm currently reading Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer, #1) by Laini Taylor and am kind of disappointed because I'm not loving it as much as expected. :/"

It's going to be hard for her to live up to expectations after her first series. Hope it gets better!


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Karen wrote: "I am now reading A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) by V.E. Schwab (buddy read), Mars One by Jonathan Maberry - SOOOO good! and doing a reread of Dragonflight (Pern Dragonriders of Pern, #1) by Anne McCaffrey by audiobook. This is ..."

Ooh I'm adding Mars One to my list now! And that Dragonrider series looks interesting. I saw one of the later books by her son on sale the other day, but the reviews of her son's writing weren't as stellar as her writing. I might give the first book a shot though!


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Catherine Bruno | 771 comments Finished Daughter of the Pirate King. I liked the characters, but I felt like the plot structure was a little weird. However, I ended up enjoying it and will read the next book. Now reading A Torch Against the Night.


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Elora Mitchell | 449 comments Catherine wrote: "Finished Daughter of the Pirate King. I liked the characters, but I felt like the plot structure was a little weird. However, I ended up enjoying it and will read the next book. Now reading A Torch..."

Good to know. Glad you enjoyed it! I think I'll still pick it up, but I'll try to lower my expectations. :)
I liked A Torch Against the Night, esp. for a sequel!


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Elora Mitchell | 449 comments Jenny wrote: "My 4 star review of A Study in Charlotte (Charlotte Holmes, #1) by Brittany Cavallaro

https://youtu.be/jSBQK-W1K1o"


I've heard so many mixed things about this one, but you gave a good review, so I'll add it to my TBR!


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Elora wrote: "Jenny wrote: "My 4 star review of A Study in Charlotte (Charlotte Holmes, #1) by Brittany Cavallaro

https://youtu.be/jSBQK-W1K1o"

I've heard so many mixed things about this one, but you gave a good review, so I'll add i..."


YAY! Let me know what you think if you read it :)


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David wrote: "Karen wrote: "I am now reading A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) by V.E. Schwab (buddy read), Mars One by Jonathan Maberry - SOOOO good! and doing a reread of Dragonflight (Pern Dragonriders of Pern, #1) by Anne McCaffrey by audio..."

Oh man, David, The Dragonriders of Pern are my favorites! I've worn out my copies of The Dragonriders of Pern (Dragonriders of Pern, #1-3) by Anne McCaffrey and The Harper Hall of Pern (Pern Harper Hall, #1-3) by Anne McCaffrey (both are trilogies combined in one book). I'm almost done with the audio of Dragonflight and already scamming to figure out where to get a copy of the audio of Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey . My love for these books has not faded in any way over the *cough* 4 decades I've been reading them. The later books by Todd MacCaffrey can't hold a candle to those beloved first books of Anne's. Dragonsdawn (Pern, #9) by Anne McCaffrey is my next favorite as it tells of how the colonists arrived on Pern and settled the world and created the dragons. Your dragons in Soulmarked remind me of the Pern dragons. ;) I'm seeing some bad reviews, but keep in mind, the first book was written in 1968 and was way ahead of its time back then.


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Victoria Zigler (toriz) | 4472 comments Karen wrote: "David wrote: "Karen wrote: "I am now reading A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) by V.E. Schwab (buddy read), Mars One by Jonathan Maberry - SOOOO good! and doing a reread of [bookcover:Dragonflight|199..."

I read some of the Pern books years ago, and loved them. I need to get the whole series so I can read the rest (the ones I read I'd borrowed, so I don't even have copies of those any more).


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Karen wrote: "David wrote: "Karen wrote: "I am now reading A Darker Shade of Magic (Shades of Magic, #1) by V.E. Schwab (buddy read), Mars One by Jonathan Maberry - SOOOO good! and doing a reread of [bookcover:Dragonflight|199..."

Wow, thanks for all the info! They sound right up my alley, hopefully I can squeeze them in this year :)


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Making good progress on Crooked Kingdom now! At 75% and loving it. As with the first book, the complexity and imperfections of the characters is what makes the story. That is something I strive to do with my own characters (especially in The Slip Trilogy and The Fatemarked Epic), so I am paying close attention to what the author does. She is a fantastic writer!


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Barb (bubasbookshelf) Started reading Dubhán Reborn (The Oporto Series, #1) by Catia M Rodrigues as a R2R
Also reading Posljednji Stipančići by Vjenceslav Novak and The Ice Princess (Patrik Hedström, #1) by Camilla Läckberg


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Nancy (paper_addict) I am reading The Ask and the Answer The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking, #2) by Patrick Ness . I've been putting this one off for some reason.

I need to finish several series this year.


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Heidi | 2372 comments Nancy wrote: "I am reading The Ask and the Answer The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking, #2) by Patrick Ness. I've been putting this one off for some reason.

I need to finish several series this year."


I loved that one!


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Heidi (Yup. Still here.) wrote: "Nancy wrote: "I am reading The Ask and the Answer The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking, #2) by Patrick Ness. I've been putting this one off for some reason.

I need to finish several series this ye..."


Ditto. SO GOOD. And the third book is even better :)


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
I am at 90% on Crooked Kingdom and the ending is PERFECTION so far. Wow, I'm in awe.


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Jenny (juliababyjen) | 12932 comments Mod
I started A Gathering of Shadows (Shades of Magic, #2) by V.E. Schwab and loving it so far, especially Lila's POV. She makes this series IMO.

Also started Outlander (Outlander #1) by Diana Gabaldon on audio, but barely into it yet. This is a LONG one!! 32 hours of listening time!


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David wrote: "I am at 90% on Crooked Kingdom and the ending is PERFECTION so far. Wow, I'm in awe."

OMG, CAN'T WAIT to read this one!!!


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My 4 star review of Frogkisser! by Garth Nix

https://youtu.be/x6RYv0DZqm8


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Heidi | 2372 comments Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "I am at 90% on Crooked Kingdom and the ending is PERFECTION so far. Wow, I'm in awe."

OMG, CAN'T WAIT to read this one!!!"


Me too!


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David Estes (davidestesbooks) | 10717 comments Mod
Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "I am at 90% on Crooked Kingdom and the ending is PERFECTION so far. Wow, I'm in awe."

OMG, CAN'T WAIT to read this one!!!"


You and Heidi will both love it, I'm pretty sure!


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Karen’s Library | 11320 comments Mod
David wrote: "Jenny wrote: "David wrote: "I am at 90% on Crooked Kingdom and the ending is PERFECTION so far. Wow, I'm in awe."

OMG, CAN'T WAIT to read this one!!!"

You and Heidi will both love it, I'm pretty ..."


Agree with you about Six of Crows / Crooked Kingdom! Perfection!


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Nancy wrote: "I am reading The Ask and the Answer The Ask and the Answer (Chaos Walking, #2) by Patrick Ness. I've been putting this one off for some reason.

I need to finish several series this year."


I think I'm going to reread this series again! I love it so much and I need a K for my A -Z challenge! ;) The audiobooks are amazing!


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