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Melissa

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Melissa’s favorite books

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Death in the Garden by Elizabeth Ironside

Richard Scarry's Things to Love by Richard Scarry

A Ghost In The Machine by Caroline Graham

The Killings at Badger's Drift by Caroline Graham

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Melissa’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (191)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (706)
did-not-finish‎ (19)
might-have-read‎ (10)
recommended-to-me‎ (2)
books-i-own‎ (166)
kindle‎ (139)
mysteries‎ (134)
romantic‎ (120)
fantasy‎ (115)

historical-fiction‎ (103)
library‎ (87)
young-adult‎ (70)
science-fiction‎ (53)
classics‎ (50)
books-about-books‎ (40)
christie‎ (39)
spooky-season‎ (39)
magical-realism‎ (38)
humorous‎ (36)
horror‎ (32)

cozy-mysteries‎ (31)
childrens-books‎ (30)
supernatural‎ (29)
non-fiction‎ (24)
re-tellings‎ (24)
thrillers‎ (23)
gothic‎ (17)
fancy‎ (14)
bookish-mermaids‎ (13)
re-reads‎ (13)
a-warning-to-others‎ (11)

austen-spin-offs‎ (11)
pd-2022‎ (11)
pd-2023‎ (11)
food-fiction‎ (10)
short-stories‎ (9)
autographed‎ (3)
graphic-novel‎ (2)
series-that-have-to-be-finished‎ (2)

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Melissa’s Quotes

“The thought came to me that perhaps it is the loving that counts, not the being loved in return - that perhaps true loving can never know anything but happiness.”
― Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle

tags: cassandra-mortmain, love, wisdom, youth

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“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”
― Robert A. Heinlein

tags: cats, humor, women

28847 likes

“The biggest mistake any of us can make is thinking that love is a feeling, an emotion. It's not that at all. It's an action.”
― Luanne Rice, Follow the Stars Home

63 likes