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Beth is currently reading

Wild for You (Hot Jocks #6)

by Kendall Ryan (Goodreads Author)

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Road Trip

by Mary Kay Andrews (Goodreads Author)

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Darkrooms

by Rebecca Hannigan

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Beth’s Quotes

“Cad é an mhaith dom eagla a bheith orm? Ní shaorfadh eagla duine ón mbás, dar ndóigh.”
― Peig Sayers, An Old Woman's Reflections: The Life of a Blasket Island Storyteller

tags: bás, death, eagla, fear, gaeilge, ireland, irish, kerry, peig-sayers

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“That's right,' she told the girls. 'You are bored. And I'm going to let you in on a little secret about life. You think it's boring now? Well, it only gets more boring. The sooner you learn it's on you to make life interesting, the better off you'll be.”
― Maria Semple, Where'd You Go, Bernadette

tags: boredom

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“Green hills wash sunlight blue.”
― Mike Mullin, Ashfall

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“Do no harm, but take no shit.”
― Moïra Fowley-Doyle, Spellbook of the Lost and Found

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“A librarian can’t live by books alone, and I wouldn’t eat them if I could. Feel too much like cannibalism.”
― Mike Mullin, Ashfall

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YA Must-Reads — 1417 members — last activity Jun 05, 2026 08:40AM
Avid readers can post opinions and suggestions on YA books or occasionally adult books. Also for writers who want to post their stories! Join to find ...more

Young Adult Book Reading Challenges — 8282 members — last activity Mar 19, 2026 11:38AM
Welcome to the Young Adult Book Reading Challenges! Welcome everyone who is interested in YA books! We have amazing reading challenges going on all t ...more

Penguin Loves YA Book Club — 1271 members — last activity Nov 13, 2015 07:48PM
Welcome to the Penguin Teen book club! Every month we choose a title and host a guided discussion along with giveaways, spoiler threads and author Q&A ...more

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