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I hate it when I’m in a big store (ex Walmart) & constantly have employees talking to me. If I have a question, I’ll find you. My anxiety is bad in there & most of the time I have my AirPods in to block some of the noise. Small businesses aren’t as bad, but I don’t really want to have a conversation

Cover art for the Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club by Gloria Chao, featuring a blond, brunette, and black haired woman. All are looking through their own pairs of binoculars.

69. The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club by Gloria Chao- This was a quick, fun read. 📚💙

Cover for American Wings: Chicago’s Pioneering Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky by Elizabeth Wein & Sherri L Smith. It features an old sepia toned photo of a handmade hangar without a door, a line of male and female African American aviators posing with their plane.

68. American Wings: Chicago’s Pioneering Black Aviators and the Race for Equality in the Sky by Elizabeth Wein & Sherri L. Smith- A fascinating history of African American aviators, many of which I’d never heard of before. 💙📚

Cover art for Too Old for This by Samantha Downing. An older woman with grey hair facing away from the viewer, wearing a teal sweater and gloves grips a claw hammer behind her back.

67. Too Old for This by Samantha Downing- Murd3r is a young person’s game.

Cover art for Cooperative Care: Seven Steps to Stress-Free Husbandry by Deborah Jones. It features a red tri border collie with his ears being handled, one hand on the ear and one hand with a cotton ball coming towards the ear.

66. Cooperative Care: Seven Steps to Stress-Free Husbandry by Deborah Jones- I wish every pet owner would read this and apply it. I will definitely be training cooperative care with my next puppy!

Cover art for The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix, a black background with two peaches stacked on top of each other. The slightly forward peach has two fang-like puncture marks with blood dripping from them.

65. The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix- I didn’t like this one as much as some of his others that I’ve read recently. 📚💙

Cover art for The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei. Dark blue space with stars background, red space with clouds overlaid, a pale tentacle reaching through from back to front.

64. The Stardust Grail by Yume Kitasei- Interesting sci-fi standalone(?). 📚💙

Cover art for The Story Collector by Evie Woods, featuring a set of green doors, opening to a bookshelf with books, a potted plant, and a leather satchel on it.

Cover art for The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer, featuring a night sky in the background and a colorful tree with a door in the trunk in the foreground.

Cover art for No Body No Crime by Tess Sharpe featuring a blond and a brunette woman running next to each other in the aftermath of a plane crash.

Cover art for The Society of Unknowable Objects by Gareth Brown. Red based cover with a chess board laid out, a hand hovering over the rook.

60. The Story Collevtor by Evie Woods
61. The Lost Story by Meg Shaffer
62. No Body No Crime by Tess Sharpe
63. The Society of Unknowable Objects by Gareth Brown

Sept/Oct has been busy, so I’ve gotten behind in this thread. I’ve officially met & surpassed my goal of 55 books finished this year. 📚💙

Cover art for Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy featuring a rocky island overtaken by tall angry waves

Lime green book cover with three white stick figures: a boy standing awkwardly, a boy in an action pose, and a girl laying on her side e

58. Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy- a little slow-paced for me, but definitely helped with work being slow this past week.
59. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews- Blurb on the back says it’s the funniest book you’ll ever read about death, and it’s not wrong. 📚💙

Cover art for The Girl in Question by Tess Sharpe. Red background with a female silhouette and a question mark trailing behind her

Cover art for About Time by David Duchovny, featuring a black and white photograph of David Duchovny

Cover art for Three Wild Dogs and the Truth by Markus Zusak, featuring two blonde dogs and a darker brindle dog running around each other in the water.

55. The Girl in Question by Tess Sharpe- Really enjoyed this series
56. About Time by David Duchovny- Poetry that evokes many emotions
57. Three Wild Dogs and the Truth by Markus Zusak- I’ve had some dogs like these
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It was my first book from him and I got really sucked into it too. I have some others on hold.

Cover art for The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern, a keyhole shaped stone archway with a bee carved above the apex, looking through to the starless sea with a pirate ship silhouette sailing on it

Cover art for The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe red background, a black bob wig, and a hand holding a keychain containing two keys

53. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
54. The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe
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A twofer, vacation plus me being sick now making me lazy

Cover art for We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix, a large pink marble guitar pick on a black background. The title is written in yellow font on the pick.

52. We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix- I didn’t enjoy this one as much as How to Sell a Haunted House, but it all wrapped up pretty nicely. 📚💙

If I dream about work again tonight that shit better be on my paycheck! Last night’s dream was way too stressful! I woke up thinking I’d already done Tuesday and it was Wednesday.

Cover art for How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix, featuring a three story red house with white trim and a black roof. The front door is open and light is shining out along the walkway.

51. How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix- went for horror for a change of pace and really enjoyed it. I think the other Philes on my list would like it too. 📚💙

Cover art for The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. The background is mostly yellow. There is a small, sepia toned image in the top right corner showing a man’s legs in trousers and dress shoes against flowered wallpaper.

50. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Cbosky- Still going for lighter reading and still not quite succeeding. 📚💙

Cover art for Looking for Alaska by John Green. Very minimalistic, a black background with a whisp of smoke flowing up toward the top.

49. Looking for Alaska by John Green- Trying some YA fiction for some lighter reading. Should’ve realized that John Green was not quite the right choice for that. 📚💙

Cover art for The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, featuring a profile of a light-skinned African American woman

48. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot- This book is fascinating. The author did an amazing job telling the story of Henrietta Lacks and her family alongside the story of how her cells helped to advance science. 📚💙

Cover art for the Boxcar Librarian by Brianna Labuskes , featuring a young girl standing in the middle of a boxcar surrounded by books, looking out onto mountain scenery

47. The Boxcar Librarian by Brianna Labuskes 📚💙

Cover art for The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick featuring a woman in a peach dress seated on a floral patterned couch

46. The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick- Slow paced, but I liked the characters 📚💙

Cover art for The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett, featuring a cartoon red car on a desert landscape. There are two kids hanging out of the windows, someone on the roof, and a man pushing the car. There is an orange cat walking in front.

45. The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett- This reminds me a little bit of The Guncle. I did get caught up in the story of this unconventional family. 📚💙

Cover art for Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly, featuring three women walking arm in arm down a tree lined street.

44. Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly- I’m back on my WW2 historical fiction. This one set itself apart by also telling the story of what happened after the war.

Cover art for Murder on the Main by Bruce E Martin. The title is in a red color block on the top half. The bottom half is a black color block with the author’s name and a picture of a sunset(?) over a quiet ocean.

43. Murder on the Main by Bruce E Martin- One of my coworkers gave this to me. One of our clients wrote it. I was surprised to learn he was an author. Not a bad historical fiction murder mystery. 📚💙

Cover art for Greenwild: The World Behind the Door by Pari Thomas. A brown haired girl dressed in overalls stands with her right hand outstretched with a glowing orb in her palm. A black and white cat sits on her shoulder. She is backlit by an arch door with a stained glass frame. Plants and greenery surround her in the foreground.

42. Greenwild: The World Behind the Door by Pari Thomson- This was a quick YA read that is the first of a series that I wouldn’t mind finishing. 📚💙

Cover art for Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid. A female astronaut in a flight suit is standing proudly looking up at a space shuttle launch, which is seen in the reflection of her aviator sunglasses.

41. Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid- What drew me in to this book was the backdrop of the astronaut program in the 1980s and having read the author’s work before. The love story within is beautifully written and incorporated. I cried more than once & definitely recommend this book. 📚💙

Cover art for A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell

40. A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell- Sometimes nonfiction can be very dry and this was not. Virginia Hall’s story is exciting and her contributions during and after WW2 are remarkable. 📚💙

Picture of a hand holding two contact lenses stacked on top of each other.

I spent half the day today wondering what was wrong with my right eye only to discover at lunch time that I’d somehow managed to put 2 contacts in the same eye. I’ve had a migraine since last night and was relieved that I didn’t have to find a new neurologist for a new migraine symptom.

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Cover art for the The Lilac People by Milo Todd. A man is standing in a field with tall, brown grass, facing a colorful sky.

39. The Lilac People by Milo Todd- This was also a book club pick, but much more my speed. Historical fiction, WW2. Beautifully written and definitely emotional. 📚💙

Cover art for the Book of Doors by Gareth Brown. Dark blue background with a staircase made of books spiraling down from the top left corner to the bottom right corner. In the middle of the staircase there is a door with the silhouette of a woman falling from it.

38. The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown- I would’ve read this straight through if I didn’t have to sleep and work! 📚💙