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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents | Isabel Wilkerson

#125 of my year. I seen this one on V. E. Schwabs TBR list and had to check it out. So far I‘m intrigued 🤔 I‘m listening to Wishing well by Juice Wrld (the whole album on shuffle actually) 🖤

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Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince Volume 2: Night of Knives (complete collection) | V.E. Schwab

#124 of my year and gonna continue with this action packed comic series. I‘m listening to No Really, I‘m Good by Snow Tha Product and feeling feisty 😈 🎵 📚

Caffeinated_Reader That was exciting. I did not expect that ending. I like Maxim, he‘s so confident and determined but he‘s super lucky to have Isra and her crew. Can‘t wait to order more! 4y

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The Devil's Only Friend | Dan Wells

#123 of my year & I‘m on a roll again lol it helps that we are on break from zoom school 🥵 I absolutely love this series and have put off reading book 4 because I‘m not ready to let go of John Wayne Cleaver yet 😔 but I‘m excited to see how he‘s doing. #currentlyreading #thedevilsonlyfriend #johncleaverseries #bookfour oh also I‘m listening to A Little Messed Up by June 🖤

Caffeinated_Reader This was by far my favorite out of all of them. I love how badly John wants to understand himself and why he is the way he is. He is genuinely interested in why and how he became so detached and unanchored to the people in his life. Marci was a lighthouse for him although that ended tragically, so even when he found comfort it was short lived. 4y

Caffeinated_Reader Now that his team is gone and it‘s just Brooke and him against the Withered I wonder if he will build an unbreakable bond with her and finally accept that she loves him in her own way. I hope there‘s more books with them. 4y

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Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince #1 | V.E. Schwab

#122 of my year and this is vol 1 of the series, I have vol 2 being delivered today 🤓 also I love V.E. Schwab so much and can‘t wait to devour these. I‘m listening to In The Woods Somewhere by Hozier 💛

Caffeinated_Reader Man, this made me want to fight or watch action movies all day lol I love that the pirate queen was so feared, but in the end it only takes one (or two) to defeat the enemy. Great start. I loved A Darker Shade of Magic with its multiple worlds and Magic‘s it was cool revisiting that. 4y

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Murder in Retrospect | Agatha Christie

#121 of my year. I have yet to read this series and although I‘m starting it waaay out of order, it‘s all I had on hand so we will go with it lol I‘m listening to So Done by The Kid LAROI 🖤

Caffeinated_Reader Wow that was exciting. I loved the language of the book and how proper everyone was. I sometimes wish I grew up back then when everyone dressed up and was so kind and intelligent with one another but yeah I would miss wearing pants too much without causing a scandal sooooo probably wouldn‘t last long back then lol I definitely want to read the rest of this series. It‘s so smart and well put together. 4y

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The Wanderer | Kahlil Gibran

#120 of my year. This one is one I picked up at that huge book sale last year and has been in my kitchen cabinets the whole time lol I need taller bookshelves. Anyways it sounds interesting and is a short read so yay let‘s get it! I‘m listening to For You by Once A Tree ♥️ I‘m going to chug coffee, blast music, ignore my responsibilities, and read the week away 😉🤘🏽Also the other books are potential TBR 🤓

Sleepswithbooks Your mug is awesome ✨ 4y

Caffeinated_Reader @Sleepswithbooks thank you so much! I got it in my subscription box from Caffeine and Legends 🥰🥰🥰 4y

Caffeinated_Reader This was a witty and wise little collection. I got a few chuckles out of some and actual wisdom from others. Definitely enjoyable and would recommend. (edited) 4y

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Bare bones: conversations on terror with Stephen King | Stephen King, Tim Underwood, Chuck Miller

#119 have had this on my shelf for a long while and it‘s a short read so yeah lol gonna knock out some short books! I‘m listening to Can We Just Go Somewhere And Chill? a playlist on YouTube by MrSuicideSheep 💛💛💛

Caffeinated_Reader King is hilarious. If I got an email or letter from him telling me he‘s glad his book terrified me I would tattoo it on my body 😆😆😆 he‘s very open and real and I learned a lot I didn‘t know about many of his books. This is a must read if you‘ve read majority of his works. Definitely recommend. 4y

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Memorial: A Novel | Bryan Washington

Well I am about 6 books behind on my goodreads goal ? so I picked out these for my end of year binge read, it also includes my current book. So I‘ve gotta read allllll these before midnight Dec 31st. Next year I‘m setting my goal lower or not at all, I‘m kinda more stressed about it than I should be. Listening to Stars In The Sky by Phora (feat. Jhenè Aiko ✨

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick No one will judge you if you don't make your goal or decide to read graphic novels or kid's books to get there. 4y

Caffeinated_Reader @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick 😭 thank you. I didn‘t know how much I needed to hear that until just now. I put so much pressure on myself about this I forget it‘s supposed to be fun 🥵 thank you for the life jacket, I will look into graphic novels ASAP 🤩🤩🤩🤩 4y

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick 💙💜Reading should be fun! If being part of a readathon helps, I'm hosting #CrushTheRush - just a very casual event to encourage myself & other Littens to crush those annual goals we set for ourselves way back in January, when we were all filled with reading hope and dreams. 🌌 4y

Caffeinated_Reader @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick oh how cool, I think the community support would be amazing! Thank you so much 4y

Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Yay! Happy to have you along. 4y

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The Law of Innocence | Michael Connelly

#118 of my year and can I just say that if a new Michael Connelly can‘t pull me out of a depression slump I don‘t know what would! Let‘s see what Haller & Bosch get up to, I love when they work together. Also I‘m listening to Paper Birds (acoustic) Ekko & Sidetrack, Ruth Royall and also Off The Table Ariana Grande & The Weekend I couldn‘t pick which one I loved more so I put both lol 💛

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Caffeinated_Reader @CaffeineAndCandy definitely ❤️ before the chaos of the day begins hehe it‘s only 6:46am here in Cali, zoom meetings & life starts at 9 gotta enjoy while I can 🥵 4y

Caffeinated_Reader Holy fuck.
That was a mind fuck. Completely.
Why would you do that to Haller, Connelly? I hope that there isn‘t an alternate universe out there where he actually exists lmao because that was sooo much trial and tribulation for virtually nothing. The scariest thing is defending an innocent person. Connelly nailed it with this one. 4y

Caffeinated_Reader The up‘s were waaay up and the downs were bleak as fuck. My only complaint is that, in my opinion, Bosch would have come up with the winning knowledge of everything FBI related waaay before it actually came about. 4y

Caffeinated_Reader Although for all we know, Bosch could have been the one to slide the report under the door, or he could have been the one to persuade Ruth to. Either way this was another brilliant telling. I truly hope shit works out between Haller and mcfeirce! (edited) 4y

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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue | V. E. Schwab

#117 of my year. This one is my most anticipated of the year and I can‘t wait to devour it. Here is my collection of V.E. Schwab and I can‘t wait to get her comic series and add all of her work to my home collection. Yes, she really is that magnificent to read and just as a human in general. I‘m listening to Hate The Way by G Easy, Blackbear 🖤🐻

Caffeinated_Reader 🙇🏻‍♀️ having such bad anxiety and depression...haven‘t picked this book back up in 2 days 😫 4y

Caffeinated_Reader First off I‘d like to say that although I was in a long bout of depression, I am glad I finally crawled out and finished this book. I think subconsciously I knew it was too heavy to read with everything else going on in my reality that even escaping into this story would still be an extension of that misery and woe. 4y

Caffeinated_Reader That being said...this story was heartbreaking and enlightening. The story may be all about remembering Addie...but man, how can we forget Henry? I felt so much connection to this character and his life between these pages read close to my own. 4y

Caffeinated_Reader I think Addie is great and cheeky and tragically wonderful...but Henry is where my heart was pulled to. From the moment he appears in the story I could tell he was going to leave a scar. My gosh what a scar! Highly recommend this story. 4y

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Dry | Neal Shusterman

1) we do not carve pumpkins. None of us like touching the pulp and seeds lol we do paint our pumpkins tho!
2)yes. Doesn‘t matter what color the pumpkin starts out, once we paint it it‘ll be spooktacular!
3. I don‘t know about spookiest but Dry by Neil Shusterman was a total mind fuck. Reading this during a pandemic was not the best idea I‘ve ever had lol but it was a crazy scary read for sure. Will you play @CaffeineAndCandy

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Fable (Fable #1) | Adrienne Young

#116 of my year. I‘m listening to Lost in Translation by The Neighbourhood 🖤

Caffeinated_Reader Incredibly inspiring story of survival and being accountable of yourself. Tough love and trusting few. I loved this story so much. Fable is such a strong character you can‘t help but root for. Highly recommend this book! 4y

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Godsgrave (The Nevernight Chronicle, Book 2) | Jay Kristoff

#115 of my year. Book two and I can‘t wait to dive back into this world and see what dark things await us. I‘m listening to Parasite by AWAY, Roniit, Crywolf 🔂

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The Archived | Victoria Schwab

#114 of my year. This one is by one of my top favorite female writers, Victoria Schwab. I‘m listening to Johnny Cash on vinyl today🖤 I am SO ready for a relaxing weekend!

CaliforniaCay Nice snazzy record player! 🤩 4y

Caffeinated_Reader @CaliforniaCay 😄 thank you so much! I got it off of amazon and it‘s been a perfect add to my reading area 🤩 4y

Caffeinated_Reader Man she can write the hell out of death and the other realms beyond. This book was so captivating and beautifully written. Mac is a badass. I can‘t stress that enough. Man I loved this book. 4y

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A Deadly Education: A Novel | Naomi Novik

#113 of my year. This is an Owlcrate exclusive edition also signed by the author! It‘s so luxurious in person, definitely book porn...my favorite kind lmao. I‘m listening to Make Yourself by Incubus 🌻💛✨

Caffeinated_Reader Meh it was very cool to read about. The main character, El, was my favorite. The only irritating part was she tends to be in her own head so a lot of description and backstory while little dialogue between characters. Which I mean I can totally relate to lmao 4y

Caffeinated_Reader but I read books to escape that habit sooooo yeah...4 stars. I am looking forward to the next book but you figure with that ending “she” should have said that like a whole hell of a lot sooner lol so yeah, it was good. 4y

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A Wicked Magic | Sasha Laurens

#112 of my year. Had to bail on the last one. It was a bit much for me and I‘m ok with that lol also meet my new doggy, Ocean Blue, he‘s a rescue and that was his original name so I decided instead of choosing a bookish name I‘d let him keep what‘s familiar. He‘s so chill and I feel so lucky to have adopted him. I‘m listening to Weight by Crywolf ♥️

Caffeinated_Reader Meh it was pretty fast pace. Reminded me of the merciless series a little, which I loved. 3.5 stars for me. 4y

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Perv--a Love Story | Jerry Stahl

#112 of my year. This is a new to me author, I got it during last years huge book sale when I brought home over 300 books...sigh that was the best 😍 this years event was cancelled for obvious reasons lol but at least it‘ll give me time to read some of them right 🤔 Also I‘m listening to Pretty Boy by The Neighborhood 🐻♥️

Caffeinated_Reader Ugh lol not my cup a tea. Pass. 4y

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The Silvered Serpents (The Gilded Wolves, #2) | Roshani Chokshi

#111 of my year. I remember reading the first book and falling in love with the group of characters. I‘m really excited to read book 2 today. I‘m listening to Fly Me To The Moon by Lotus Blue🌻

Caffeinated_Reader That was a emotionally charged read. I can‘t believe the ending. I was balling my eyes out and then left speechless. I absolutely missed these characters and the world they‘re in. Man that was a fantastic follow up! Highly recommend. I especially loved the detail of the palace and everything that was found in it. It was truly amazing to read. 4y

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The Silvered Serpents (The Gilded Wolves, #2) | Roshani Chokshi

Yup the leaves change here, I‘m in California, it gets quite beautiful. My favorite fall food is Tamales or thanksgiving day feasts lol on my tbr for this month is The Silvered Serpents I absolutely loved the first book and can‘t wait to get back to that world! @tbrformiles

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To Sleep in a Sea of Stars Sneak Peek | Christopher Paolini

#110 of my year. I‘m only going to read a few chapters lol I swear! I have been reading all day I know, but I‘m not ready to join reality again just yet hehe Also I‘m listening to The Sun (feat. Bryson Tiller & Raphael Saadiq) by KYLE this song makes me want to go on a long drive and just blast music with him 🥰

Caffeinated_Reader That was a pretty great sci-fi filled story, it was a bit too long for me and felt wordy but all and all I give it 3.5 stars. Kira is thrown into such a crazy and terrifying situation and no matter what she adapts and fights through it all. I just wish it wasn‘t as drawn out. But yeah, not too bad of a read. 4y

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Horrid | Katrina Leno

#109 of my year. This cover has been calling to me. I can‘t wait to unlock all that‘s hidden inside! I‘m listening to Catch Me If You Can (Bonus Track) by EDEN 🌹💀🖤

Caffeinated_Reader Holy hell lol that was a very great quick read. The build up was fantastic and the ending was not what I expected. I really loved the roll books played into the story. I gotta read some Agatha Christy man! Great book. 4y

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Anxious People: A Novel | Fredrik Backman

#108 of my year. I‘m listening to Island In The Sun by Weezer 💛🌻☀️

Caffeinated_Reader This book is a must read. I highly recommend. I read it exactly at the time I needed this kind of book and it‘s rare when that happens but when it does the stories stay with me in a much more meaningful way. Thanks Mr. Backman! 4y

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Nevernight | Jay Kristoff

#107 of my year. I have heard such great things about this series and it‘s been on my tbr shelf forever so finally I‘m going to crack it open & dive in 🤓 Listening to Fawn by Crywolf🌻

Caffeinated_Reader Never Flinch
Never Fear
Never
Ever
Forget.
This book was so many things. With brutal battles and characters having to claw their way out & through the most fucked up things just to prove themselves, the humor of the narrator and main character, Mia, it all just makes you want to dive into the book so you don‘t miss a thing. I loved it so much. 4y

Caffeinated_Reader I can‘t wait to read the next two books.
The last 100 pages or so had me wanting to smoke a cigarette...and I don‘t even smoke!!! Intense to say the least. I can‘t believe it took me so long to read this damn book. 4y

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Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones | Alvin Schwartz

#106 of my year! I‘m on a roll I know lol I thought it was time to reward myself with a little something for my inner child & a little something for my adult self hehe I‘ll let you decide which is for which 😏 Listening to Potions-Acoustic by SLANDER, Said the Sky, JT Roach 🖤🌻💀 Do something today that makes the inner child or inner you...smile!

Caffeinated_Reader Awww that was great! My favorite story from this one has to be T-H-U-P-P-P-P-P-P! 😂😂😂😂💀 I love it! 4y

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More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark | Alvin Schwartz

#105 of my year. First time reading this one lol the first one is and will forever be a classic and my absolute favorite. Listening to Another Me (with Dylan Matthews) Acoustic Seven Lions, Excision, Wooli

Caffeinated_Reader Ok so my favorite stories from this one was The Cat In The Shopping Bag and Thumpity-Thump I think I would have been most freaked out by those as a kid, in a good way lol I thoroughly enjoyed these tales. 4y

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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark | Alvin Schwartz

#104 of my year and since I am getting into the Halloween spirit with decorations and such I decided to do a re-read of this one! I read it a thousand times in 3rd grade, I was obsessed. I could never bring it home because my mom woulda beat me lmao but I loved this book so much. Haven‘t read books 2 & 3 yet but those are next up! Listening to Smile by Juice WRLD (with The Weekend). 🌻💀🌻

Skygoddess1 I love this series! 4y

Caffeinated_Reader @Skygoddess1 they still hold up! Oh my I loved these as a kid. I still love them 🖤 4y

Caffeinated_Reader Yup. They still hold up. I read these in the back of the school library in 3rd grade! I loved them. I still do. It was so great to reread this one. Now off to read 2 & 3 for the first time ever, I‘m only 38 now 🥵 lol 4y

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I Am Radar: A Novel | Reif Larsen

#103 of my year. I have seen a few reviews online about this one and am really excited to see what I think lol Listening to Forever (feat. Post Malone & Clever)Justin Bieber ♥️ outside time because it‘s finally cool enough, my boys and I are doing rain dances and constantly sending up rain prayers to the sky‘s hoping it can help the fires. This year just has to get better, it just has to 🌻🌨

Caffeinated_Reader Holy hell. That was the strangest and most interesting story I‘ve read, similar to House of Leaves. It was bizarre and uncomfortable at first, I had so much hate for Charlene because of what she did to Radar and after she finally came clean about it I just felt so bad for everyone. 4y

Caffeinated_Reader She set into motion so much insanity just with one choice, she couldn‘t possibly know things would end up the way they did but for me it felt like had she not chose to fly out & have Radar “cured” then Kermin wouldn‘t have had to build what he did and go down that path. It‘s hard trying to explain without giving away the story lol anyways I liked it. It was smart and intriguing and insane and bizarre and just totally worth the read. 4y

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I Am Radar: A Novel | Reif Larsen

Got half of my order shipment in from Thriftbooks when I went on a Harlan Coben book buying binge lol I‘ve been having fun reading thrillers again after so long on a Fantasy/YA reading binge. However, the next book I want to read is this one, I seen someone posted about it online and loved the cover lol the second half of my Coben books should be here tomorrow 🥳

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Hide Your Fear | Kevin O'Brien

#102 of my year and I have read only 2 other books by this author and really liked them. I‘m on a huge thriller binge lately so this one will definitely keep me up reading past my bedtime 🤓 I‘m listening to Weight by Crywolf♥️

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The Lightest Object in the Universe: A Novel | Kimi Eisele

#101 of my year. Bought this one with my Caffeine & Legends subscription box. The cover is so pretty and I‘m in need of a story of love ♥️ listening to All The Kids Are Depressed by Jeremy Zucker 🙃

TheNeverendingTBR Love it!!! 🖤 4y

Caffeinated_Reader @TheNeverendingTBR 🖤🖤🖤 thank you 4y

Jess861 This looks really cool. How do you like this subscription box? 4y

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Caffeinated_Reader @Jess861 I like it! You can pick coffee or tea, or both and it comes with a book and another item or two. With this box I got cozy socks & gourmet marshmallows that were suuuper sweet and soft. The book is SO GOOD next months book will be a fantasy one 😊 4y

Caffeinated_Reader I really loved this story ♥️ 4y

Boooooks I love your shelves 😍 4y

Caffeinated_Reader @Boooooks thank you so much! 4y

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Hold Tight | Harlan Coben

#100 of my year 🥳🥳 only 40 more to go to hit my good reads goal 🥵 I am really enjoying my Harlan Coben binge. Laying upside down in my reading chair at home yet feeling homesick...#Saudade🌻 Listening to Knife In My Heart by Kina (feat. darkpassengerxx)

Trashcanman Nothing ever changes... 4y

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Trashcanman @Caffeinated_Reader Soon we'll be near the end of just another day. 🌿 4y

Caffeinated_Reader @Trashcanman may we all make it out alive to better tomorrow‘s 🍀 4y

Caffeinated_Reader That was great! So many moving pieces. So many things happening all at once. The spyware is crazy. I don‘t think I‘d ever be that “protective” lol that‘s just crazy to me. I loved the way everything played out and finding out who set it all in motion was surprising. Definitely a book worth reading! 4y

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Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel | Harlan Coben

#99 of my year. This is book 1 in a long series so if I end up really liking it I‘ll have to order the rest of the set but yeah lol Listening to Heartbreaker by Tayo Sound 💛

Caffeinated_Reader Whoa. That was a fast paced read. Full of gut wrenching moments. Mickey is a top notch character. Young but strong and brave. I loved the meaning behind the butterflies and why those specific ones. I will definitely read the rest of this series. 4y

Caffeinated_Reader 🔴🔴🔴 just ordered books 2-5 of this series 🥳🥳🥳 #thriftbooks 4y

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Fool Me Once | Harlan Coben

#98 of my year. I am prepared to spend a small fortune just to get all of his books hehe I feel a binge coming on & I feel like I could binge these. Homeschooling via zoom has been intruding on my reading time but we‘re fine, it‘s fine 😬😖😭 lol Currently listening to Slow Burn by Crywolf ♑️

Kloves2read I am a huge Coben fan! I met him a few years back and he is hilarious! I‘ve read most of his books and I regretfully admit, I am a bit behind. Not sure if you‘re aware, but he has a series that is just as great, as his stand alone books. 4y

Caffeinated_Reader @Kloves2read I have not read many of his, only about 4/5 sadly. I always love them but I forget to pick him up since I have been stuck on the YA bandwagon for a while haha I‘m so jealous you‘ve met him! That is so cool. I‘ve met Michael Connelly years and years ago but definitely hope to meet more authors someday. (edited) 4y

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Star Daughter | Shveta Thakrar

#97 of my year and this one is SO beautiful. I wish Owlcrate could redo the covers of all my books lol I‘m in need of something magical ✨ listening to Tether Me by Galleaux 🖤

phantomx I love the cover on this book!😍 4y

Caffeinated_Reader @phantomx thank you so much! I just love it too 🥰🥰🥰 4y

Caffeinated_Reader Well that was a pretty great story. My only gripe was the names were hard to pronounce but I did have fun hearing Siri give it a try to say lol.
I loved the idea of the stars and mortals and the magic of it all. I think it was a fun one to read. 4y

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The Night Swim: A Novel | Megan Goldin

#96 of my year. This is my BOTM pick for this month and I‘ve heard great things about it so far. I need a good creepy thriller ? Listening to Get You The Moon by Kina (Hippie Sabotage Remix) [Feat. Snøw] #KinaVibesAllDay

Caffeinated_Reader That was one of the most well told stories I have read in a while. It was gut wrenching and uncomfortable. It was suspenseful and full of so many twists and turns. Toward the end I was left shocked and angry and heartbroken. I could have easily read this in one sitting if I had more time, it was that good of a story. 4y

Caffeinated_Reader I don‘t think I have been left as shocked as I was during the unmasking of Jenny‘s killer though. I was floored. It always proves to be a great book in my opinion when a story can move you or shock you. And man, I was shocked. This one based off of that fact alone will make this one of my top 5 of 2020 for sure. Highly recommend reading this one. 4y

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Goddess in the Machine | Lora Beth Johnson

#95 of my year. A book about fate and adventure? Sign me up! I‘m listening to Cut My Hair by Mounika., Cavetown 🌻🌱

Caffeinated_Reader That was so much fun. A very sci-fi filled tale of betrayal, hope, fate, and so much adventure. I loved the storyline and the characters and how everything played out. So many surprises that I did not see coming, which I love. I highly recommend this book. I look forward to more! 4y

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An Unkindness of Ghosts | Rivers Solomon

#94 of my year. Ordered both of these from MahoganyBooks and I‘m going to read Keep It 100, one affirmation a day for 100 days, and while I‘m doing that I will be reading An Unkindness! I‘m listening to Somebody by Hurts 💁🏻‍♀️

Caffeinated_Reader 😭😭😭😭😭 that ending. This story was so good. It was full of humor and complicated characters and terrible situations. It was full of characters you couldn‘t help but love. Giselle was one of my top favorite. My heart broke for her because she was so broken but she tried. She was exactly who she needed to be. And I love her. Aster was so literal and smart. I‘m so happy the girls in her bunk had her. I definitely recommend this book. 4y

Caffeinated_Reader ‼️‼️‼️Update on Keep It 100~ I bailed on it. It‘s not my cup o tea. I don‘t feel inspired by it or even compelled to read it further. Life is too short to waist on books that are just meh 💁🏻‍♀️ 4y

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The Majesties: A Novel | Tiffany Tsao

#93 of my year and the lighting in my room was too perfect to pass up. I‘m not going to start this till tomorrow morning but I really loved the pic I took and couldn‘t wait till morning to post it lol I want to start this now but I gotta do my workout before my shower and bed 🙇🏻‍♀️ #thestruggleisreal

Caffeinated_Reader Whoa. I went into this book not knowing much about it and I gotta say, that‘s my favorite way to approach a book. I really love how this started out. The first sentence grabs you and makes you pay attention. The family history and moral struggle of right and wrong all make for a great tale of redemption and rebirth. I wasn‘t expecting that ending though lol I thought it was incredibly brilliant. (edited) 4y

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I'm Thinking of Ending Things | Iain Reid

#92 of my year. They‘re making a Netflix show based off of this so I‘m curious to see what it‘s about. Listening to Dance In The Dark by Au/Ra 🌻 also showing off my gorgeous library kit that my bff got for me! Isn‘t it charming?

Avanders This is beautiful!! 4y

Caffeinated_Reader @Avanders thank you so much! 4y

Caffeinated_Reader Whoa. Humans are so fragile. Our bodies, our minds. This book really got under my skin. It was disturbing in a subtle way. Like a slowly guided walk down madness. Ugh. I loved every second. It was very confusing and hard to tell who was thinking/saying what, but once you hit the end...it‘s like whoa. Wtf did I just read lol it was great. Definitely look forward to what Netflix does with it. 4y

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Mexican Gothic | Silvia Moreno-Garcia

#91 of my year. This one I‘ve seen so many great things about and I am so ready to find out what it‘s all about. I‘m listening to Lights (acoustic) by Dabin & Trove 🕯Music, coffee, and books make me a happy girl!

Caffeinated_Reader This was SO great. I was fully under it‘s spell. I tried to figure out who & what was going on and once I gave up I had so much fun just enjoying the creepy, disgustingly, eerie story that it was. I really loved the many layers. The characters were awesome and I really hope there‘s more story‘s with them or similar. Definitely recommend. 4y

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Death By Shakespeare: Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken Hearts | Kathryn Harkup

#90 of my year. I just really love the cover art and hello...Shakespeare! Hehe I have loved his work since I was in the 7th grade. Listening to I‘ll Keep You Safe by Sagun and drinking coffee 🎶☕️📖

Caffeinated_Reader This was extremely fun to read. I love the breakdown of each death scene and real information listed. It‘s very hard to imagine what living in the Elizabethan times must have been like, surviving was luck and natural selection I‘m sure. Shakespeare is a master writer and having read many of his plays, I found this book to be a must read for Shakespeare lovers. 4y

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The Ocean at the End of the Lane (Illustrated Edition) | Neil Gaiman

#89 of my year and this is an incredibly beautiful edition. I love the smell of this book so much it‘s almost too distracting lol listening to For You by Once A Tree 🕯

Caffeinated_Reader I was actually pretty scared reading this! I put myself in the mindset of a 7 year old with the story and with the illustrations...my goodness it was creepy in the best of ways. I highly recommend you read this and scare the crap out of your inner child 😆 I loved this story so much. It wasn‘t too far out there or childish. It was perfect. 4y

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Unravel the Dusk | Elizabeth Lim

#88 of my year. This is book 2 and I can‘t wait to see how pissed Edan is going to be 😆 I‘ve missed these characters so much. Listening to My Future by Billie Eilish 🌻

Caffeinated_Reader This is such a beautiful story. Book 2 was brutal and bloody and so much happened. I learned in order to find your person that you‘re connected to, you must “Seize the wind, don‘t become the Kite that never flies.” 😫😫😫😫😫😫😫 I missed these characters so much. 4y

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Bone Crier's Moon | Kathryn Purdie

#87 of my year and this one I received from my Owlcrate subscription and put it on my bookshelf and forgot about it till now. I always feel like you read the books you‘re meant to, when you‘re meant to read them. Let‘s see if this resonates with me in the way I need atm. Listening to Wishing Well by Juice WRLD🌻

Caffeinated_Reader Such an awesome and heartbreaking tale. I love the story of the ferriers, so cool to think about. Not so much what they have to do on their right of passage night lol but everything else is very cool. I definitely look forward to the next book. 4y

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Dark Tales | Shirley Jackson

#86 of my year. This is a new to me author and I have heard many great things about her masterful horror stories. Let‘s see if what they say is true 🧐

Caffeinated_Reader 3.5 stars. The stories were short and had the feel of camp fire stories you‘d tell around kids and old people. Not scary but easy to follow and read. Most made me chuckle but eh not a bad way to waist some time. 4y

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There Will Come a Darkness | Katy Rose Pool

#85 of my year. Listening to Falling in Reverse by Eden🌻

Caffeinated_Reader I‘m not sure how I feel about the ending. The journey getting there was slow paced and full of adventure but what it all lead to wasn‘t what I thought it would be. The whole thing was so much uncertainty and confusion, I felt bad for the characters lol Going on a mission that was vague and no one knew exactly what was supposed to happen. 4y

Caffeinated_Reader They were all so young too so it was hard to imagine the fate of the world resting in what a bunch of teenagers decided and figured out. Idk 4y

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Craigslist Confessional: A Collection of Secrets from Anonymous Strangers | Helena Dea Bala

#84 of my year. Listening to Scars by Ondi Vil, Mishaal🌻

Caffeinated_Reader ‼️‼️‼️This book is horribly depressing. I got 150 pages in with several breaks in between and finally had to put it away. It‘s just very heavy and heartbreaking and just incredibly depressing. I don‘t recommend it but I will finish it because I‘m a masochist I guess lol 😰 (edited) 4y

Caffeinated_Reader This book was extremely depressing. Everyone is a mess and no one is happy, that‘s my takeaway from this one. Blah! I don‘t recommend 1.5 ⭐️ 4y

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The Shadows: A Novel | Alex North

#83 of my year. I really loved The Whisper Man so I‘m looking forward to devouring this one too! Gotta go to an appointment and grocery shop but then I shall dig into this book! Listening to Everybody by Mac Miller 🌻💛✨ #playingwithshadows

Hazel2019 Love the pic! 4y

Caffeinated_Reader @Hazel2019 thank you so much 😄 4y

rather_be_reading haha great photo! 4y

Caffeinated_Reader @rather_be_reading thank you lovely 😊 I was having waaay too much fun this morning lol 4y

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Missing You | Harlan Coben

#82 of my year. Harlan Coben is one of those authors that you can count on for a suspenseful story. I like his books and definitely have to work on getting more for my shelf space. Coffee, music, and reading type of life 🌻💛✨ I‘m listening to IDGAF by Besomorph, Silent Child

phantomx I've been tring to get into some of Harlan Coben's books. Is there one you highly recommend to read? 4y

Caffeinated_Reader @phantomx stay close was so worth the read. It will definitely get you hooked on his books. I read it a few years ago and really enjoyed it. 4y

Caffeinated_Reader Okay first of all this is now my absolute favorite Harlan Coben book. I can‘t tell you how thrilling and suspenseful and intense the story got. It was all so grabbing. I loved, absolutely loved, how the story ended. Oof! This book was a complete WIN. 4y

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Forest of Souls | Lori M. Lee

#81 of my year and I‘m digging the vibe of the story. “If I am not to be the shadow, I am nothing. I am tired of being nothing.” Same girl, same 🙃 gonna escape reality and dive heart first into this book 🤓💛🌻

Caffeinated_Reader Holy hell. That was such a gut wrenching story. I couldn‘t help but instantly feel for Sirscha, she was so beaten down by everyone and yet refused to be broken. I love her. The battle scenes were brutal, bloody, disgusting, and vivid. The whole story was epic. The ending will leave you speechless and wanting more! I can‘t wait for more to come. 4y

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