memebroccolini

Happiness is reading in front of the fire on a cold rainy night with a cat on my lap and a dog at my feet🐈‍⬛ Always gardening, knitting, reading, thrifting, drinking coffee and dreaming✨

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The Decagon House Murders (House Murders, #1)

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The Midnight Feast

Lucy Foley

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Books and Needles 📖🧶

Hi my fellow readers! 😁 Anyone else here that loves to read and has knitting as a hobby? 🫶 How are your reading and knitting wip working out with the first three months of the year all gone?

What is your current book read and knitting wip? 🥰 I would love to know about your progress!

I am currently reading The Dictionary for Lost Words and working on an autumn dress to wear for an occasion. 😉

Happy April everyone!

EDIT: Thank you everyone for taking the time to share your projects and current reads. 🫶 You guys are so talented.

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Escape

Carolyn Jessop

The dramatic first-person account of life inside an ultra-fundamentalist American religious sect, and one woman’s courageous flight to freedom with her eight children. When she was eighteen years old, Carolyn Jessop was coerced into an arranged marriage with a total stranger: a man thirty-two years her senior. Merril Jessop already had three wives. But arranged plural marriages were an integral part of Carolyn’s heritage: She was born into and raised in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), the radical offshoot of the Mormon Church that had settled in small communities along the Arizona-Utah border. Over the next fifteen years, Carolyn had eight children and withstood her husband’s psychological abuse and the watchful eyes of his other wives who were locked in a constant battle for supremacy. Carolyn’s every move was dictated by her husband’s whims. He decided where she lived and how her children would be treated. He controlled the money she earned as a school teacher. He chose when they had sex; Carolyn could only refuse—at her peril. For in the FLDS, a wife’s compliance with her husband determined how much status both she and her children held in the family. Carolyn was miserable for years and wanted out, but she knew that if she tried to leave and got caught, her children would be taken away from her. No woman in the country had ever escaped from the FLDS and managed to get her children out, too. But in 2003, Carolyn chose freedom over fear and fled her home with her eight children. She had $20 to her name. Escape exposes a world tantamount to a prison camp, created by religious fanatics who, in the name of God, deprive their followers the right to make choices, force women to be totally subservient to men, and brainwash children in church-run schools. Against this background, Carolyn Jessop’s flight takes on an extraordinary, inspiring power. Not only did she manage a daring escape from a brutal environment, she became the first woman ever granted full custody of her children in a contested suit involving the FLDS. And in 2006, her reports to the Utah attorney general on church abuses formed a crucial part of the case that led to the arrest of their notorious leader, Warren Jeffs.

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A Crown of Deceit & Ruin (Cursed Kingdoms of Grimtol #1)

Jessaca Willis

The most dangerous monsters wear crowns. For nineteen years, Kestrel Graeme has been locked away in a tower, fed stories of cursed beasts and corrupted magic. But when she escapes, she discovers the real threat isn’t monsters—it’s the royals who rule through lies and bloodshed. Captured and taken to Irongate, Kestrel must fight for her father’s life and master the strange magic awakening inside her…before it’s twisted into a weapon by the very crown she’s come to fear. But she’s not the only prisoner behind Irongate’s fortified walls. Slain in battle and resurrected years later, Princess Elora has spent her second life in chains. Promised a throne but given a leash, she’s ordered to keep Kestrel close and steer her toward breaking the curse. Elora will play her part…but only if it brings her the one thing she truly craves: freedom. Monsters still haunt the realm, but Kestrel and Elora refuse to be their prey. If they want a future beyond the ruins they inherited, they’ll have to wield the power within them—before their kingdoms crumble. A Crown of Deceit & Ruin is a slow-burn sapphic fantasy romance perfect for fans of fairy tale retellings, dark magic, and star-crossed fates—featuring a starry-eyed Rapunzel-esque runaway with the heart of a hero, a distrusting princess of death, enemies-to-lovers tension, courtly intrigue, sapphic/bi longing, found family, ancient curses, and the dangerous temptation of forbidden power.

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The Caretaker

Marcus Kliewer

From Marcus Kliewer, a new “titan of the macabre and unsettling” (Erin A. Craig, #1 New York Times bestselling author), comes a supernatural horror about a young woman who accepts a caretaking job from Craigslist only to discover the position has consequences far greater—and more dangerous—than she ever could have imagined. Follow the Rites… Follow the Rites… Follow the Rites… Nothing less than the survival of humanity is at stake. EXCITING OPPORTUNITY: Caregiver for elderly husband urgently needed. Competitive pay. Serious applicants ONLY. If interested, please contact: Carnswel54 @ aol. com As a down on her luck college grad saddled with a disturbing amount of debt, Macy Mullins can't say why the Craigslist posting grabbed her attention—it had all the flare of a fisherman's lure, barbed hook and all. But after an endless string of failed job interviews, she's not exactly in the position to be picky. She has rent to pay and a younger sister to provide for. Unable to turn down a paycheck, she takes the job. She quickly discovers that her responsibilities have stakes far greater—and more dangerous—than she ever could have imagined.

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The Caretaker

Marcus Kliewer

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Penance

Eliza Clark

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one toilet for seven people??? uh no thanks

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Pretty Girls

Karin Slaughter

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Strange Sally Diamond

Liz Nugent

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Moonchild_7

Help me 😭

I guess I am in a reading slump right now... I haven't read a single page in almost a week 😭😭. I thought I was finally having my ride reading continuously one book after another. But now I guess it was just a time pass? A phase? Idk anymore😭

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hyungwenee

getting out of the reading slump

how do you get out of the reading slump? I genuinely miss reading (because i need escape) but whenever I start to pick up the book, I just can't finish even a page 🥹. I am a fan of thrillers. I cannot read Freida anymore because I know she's a popular read in getting out of the reading slump 😅

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The Midnight Feast

Lucy Foley

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The Midnight Feast

Lucy Foley

Secrets. Lies. Murder. Let the festivities begin... It’s the opening night of The Manor, and no expense, small or large, has been spared. The infinity pool sparkles; crystal pouches for guests’ healing have been placed in the Seaside Cottages and Woodland Hutches; the “Manor Mule” cocktail (grapefruit, ginger, vodka, and a dash of CBD oil) is being poured with a heavy hand. Everyone is wearing linen. But under the burning midsummer sun, darkness stirs. Old friends and enemies circulate among the guests. Just outside the Manor’s immaculately kept grounds, an ancient forest bristles with secrets. And the Sunday morning of opening weekend, the local police are called. Something’s not right with the guests. There’s been a fire. A body’s been discovered. THE FOUNDER * THE HUSBAND * THE MYSTERY GUEST * THE KITCHEN HELP It all began with a secret, fifteen years ago. Now the past has crashed the party. And it’ll end in murder at… The Midnight Feast.

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Point Accrual for Comments?

Posting here in case I missed an announcement!

I've checked everywhere for an answer/announcement but cannot find anything! Is anyone else not accruing points for comments? I've posted five comments on different posts this morning and not only are none of them showing up in my own activity feed, I also have not been earning points from interacting with the community😢 I have been earning points for upvotes and a new follower though. I've force quit my app several times as this usually works and am definitely on the utd version of the app. I did submit a bug report, but I'm posting here in case anyone else has experienced it too and if you've done anything to fix it yourself?

Points definitely aren't everything to me but I'm so close to level 5😩 lol

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In the Event of Murder (Starlit Bookshop #2)

Cynthia Kuhn

It’s the star-studded event of the season in Silvercrest, Colorado—but some of the guests might not make it to the last dance alive in the second charming installment in the Starlit Bookshop mysteries, perfect for fans of Paige Shelton and Kate Carlisle. Nestled on the banks of a breathtaking Rocky Mountain river and dotted with upscale restaurants, boutiques, and galleries, Silvercrest, Colorado, is a book lover’s paradise. Emma Starrs is flourishing at her aunt Nora’s famed bookstore, Starlit Books—and now, she’s looking forward to attending the annual gala at the Silvercrest Library. It will be a glamourous evening with celebrities including movie legend and Silvercrest native Whitney Willton and her niece, caterer-to-the-stars Lyra Willton. At the tea preceding the gala, library board president Tabitha Baxter is basking in the glow of her success—until Lyra is found dead during the evening’s film screening. At an emergency meeting the next morning, the planning committee replaces Lyra with Emma as event planner. With the gala only three days away, Tabitha—long Emma’s nemesis—is bristling over the choice. Whitney knows Emma’s legendary sleuthing skills, and at Lyra’s memorial service, she begs her to find the killer. But the case grows ever more complex with the disappearance of a priceless antique from the silent auction and a brutal attack on one of the attending celebrities. And in an awful twist, the Baxter Ballroom burns to the ground, leaving Emma without a venue. Miraculously, Emma finds a new site, and the gala gets underway. But a killer still lurks in the shadows—and murder just might be the main event.

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Point Accrual for Comments?

Posting here in case I missed an announcement!

Points definitely aren't everything to me but I'm so close to level 5😩 lol

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astroid.-.jelly

Hobbies you do while listening to audiobooks?

Hi!

What do you do when you listen to audiobooks?

I’m trying to find different things to do that don’t take me out of the story. Usually I’ll busy myself with cleaning, working, getting reading etc. but I want something to do when I’m in bed or sitting on the couch.

Let me know what you do! Thank you!😚🫶🏽

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V0M3R0

Tips for reading multiple books at once

Best tips for reading more than one book at once. Go!

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What is a bookish thing that is popular but grinds your gears? Because as irrational as you please.

I was thinking the other day, and while I understand the word is fitting, but the word "bookish" alone to me just hits my ears wrong. Same with the titles BookTube and Bookstagram...BookTok not so much because at least Tik ends with a K. I know it's dumb, but I need to speak my truth.

What is something, anything book-related (see what I didn't say there?) that is completely normal but for no reason gets you? No judgements today, there are no wrong answers.

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