karen's Updates en-US Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:09:10 -0800 60 karen's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Review7332859137 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:09:10 -0800 <![CDATA[karen added 'King of Ashes']]> /review/show/7332859137 King of Ashes by S.A. Cosby karen gave 5 stars to King of Ashes (Hardcover) by S.A. Cosby
bookshelves: from-publisher-or-author, review-pending
oh my god - the s.a. cosbyverse and the jordan harperverse have just merged and i am SWOONING

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apologies to the book i was 50 pages into before the mail came. king cosby will not be denied. ]]> Review5240926104 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 07:23:43 -0800 <![CDATA[karen added 'Under the Same Stars']]> /review/show/5240926104 Under the Same Stars by Libba Bray karen gave 5 stars to Under the Same Stars (Hardcover) by Libba Bray
bookshelves: why-yes-i-ya, review-pending


one million stars. ]]> Review7254423529 Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:31:19 -0800 <![CDATA[karen added 'The Library at Hellebore']]> /review/show/7254423529 The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw karen gave 5 stars to The Library at Hellebore (Hardcover) by Cassandra Khaw
bookshelves: from-publisher-or-author, review-pending


AAAAHHHHH they came to my store with this ALREADY INSCRIBED to me and i didn't even notice until i started reading it on the train home!! i was trying to be all cool, but i was seriously fangirling, folks.

this puppy starts out BLOODY AS HECK and i am already in love. ]]> Review7233993748 Sun, 19 Jan 2025 13:13:03 -0800 <![CDATA[karen added 'Onyx Storm']]> /review/show/7233993748 Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros karen gave 4 stars to Onyx Storm (The Empyrean, #3) by Rebecca Yarros
bookshelves: review-pending


never thought i'd be a dragon nerd, but here we are. ]]> Comment285890209 Sat, 18 Jan 2025 15:27:43 -0800 <![CDATA[karen commented on karen's review of Dream Count]]> /review/show/7196043759 karen's review of Dream Count
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Diana wrote: "Right? I feel like I could be enchanted by her descriptions of a trip to Costco or her reorganization of her pantry. I'm not deep enough into this new one yet to know where it's going yet, and I do..."

she's perfect, stunning, an absolute GIFT ]]> Review7196043759 Fri, 10 Jan 2025 15:41:43 -0800 <![CDATA[karen added 'Dream Count']]> /review/show/7196043759 Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie karen gave 5 stars to Dream Count (Paperback) by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
bookshelves: from-publisher-or-author, review-pending
how i have missed reading adichie's confident prose. do not leave us alone for so long again... ]]> Review4244957605 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:17:24 -0800 <![CDATA[karen added 'Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear']]> /review/show/4244957605 Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire karen gave 4 stars to Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear (Wayward Children, #10) by Seanan McGuire
bookshelves: review-pending
my favorite january tradition ]]> UserChallenge57633648 Wed, 01 Jan 2025 11:45:54 -0800 <![CDATA[ karen has challenged herself to read 100 books in 2025. ]]> /user/show/45618-karen 11627
She has read 20 books toward her goal of 100 books.
 
20 of 100 (20%)
Create your own 2025 Reading Challenge » ]]> Comment284993314 Wed, 01 Jan 2025 06:57:33 -0800 <![CDATA[karen commented on "Presents!!! " in Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Secret Santa]]> /topic/show/22976067-presents karen made a comment in the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Secret Santa group:

Raphael wrote: "Wow! Big shout out to Santa who has been especially good to me 😯

Thank you Santa for All The Fiends of Hell AND(!) A Short Stay in Hell!

I wish you a belated but merry Christmas and all the best ..."

yayyy that hell-package was from ME! so glad to hear you got it! happy new year!!! ]]> Review6775246725 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 05:50:49 -0700 <![CDATA[karen added '"What Do You Mean, Murder?" Clue and the Making of a Cult Classic']]> /review/show/6775246725 "What Do You Mean, Murder?" Clue and the Making of a Cult Cla... by John Hatch karen gave 5 stars to "What Do You Mean, Murder?" Clue and the Making of a Cult Classic (Paperback) by John Hatch
bookshelves: nonfictions, review-pending
holy shit, this guy is talking about FONT CHOICES in the opening title credits. this deep dive making me swoon like

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