Kate Maxwell

http://booklovermusings.blogspot.com/

https://www.goodreads.com/oreannie

Kate ’s Bookshelves

to-read‎ (516)
currently-reading‎ (0)
read‎ (1065)
didn-t-finish‎ (89)
contemp‎ (345)
beach-read‎ (269)
historical‎ (238)
chic-lit‎ (192)
ya‎ (170)
wishlist‎ (167)
clean‎ (132)
jane-austen-esque‎ (108)

humorous‎ (104)
recommend‎ (102)
library‎ (79)
regency‎ (70)
mature-audience‎ (56)
mystery‎ (52)
sci-fan‎ (52)
classics‎ (47)
favorites‎ (42)
arc‎ (38)
self-help‎ (38)
fairy-tale‎ (36)

own‎ (36)
kindle‎ (35)
fantasy‎ (31)
fun‎ (31)
fitness-diet‎ (26)
philosophical‎ (22)
dystopia‎ (20)
futuristic‎ (20)
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cooking‎ (16)
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childrens‎ (14)

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paranormal‎ (13)
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closed-door‎ (12)
thriller‎ (11)
audio‎ (9)
for-challenges‎ (7)
magic‎ (6)
meh‎ (6)
wanna-swap‎ (6)
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Kate ’s Quotes

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

tags: attributed-no-source, books, simile, soul

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“Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend”
― Albert Camus

tags: attributed-no-source, friends, friendship, misattributed-albert-camus

93522 likes

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
― Lao Tzu

tags: courage, deeply-loved, love, strength, widely-misattributed

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“It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it.”
― Oscar Wilde

tags: books, reading

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“I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.”
― Douglas Adams, The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time

tags: deadlines, humor, humour, work, writing

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Explore the Many Genres of Jane Austen Spinoffs 2012 Reading Challenge — 49 members — last activity Jul 15, 2016 10:16AM
So, here are the rules... 1. There are eight genres in this challenge. You need to complete one book from each genre. 2. The challenge runs from Jan ...more

Clean Romances — 5891 members — last activity Dec 07, 2025 07:11PM
This group is dedicated to building a up a list of clean romance books. Not "Christian" or "Inspirational" (there are other groups for those), but goo ...more

What's Cookin' — 504 members — last activity Nov 12, 2018 04:37AM
This group is a place where people who enjoy cooking and all things "food" can come to discuss recipes, books, wine and food-related topics. Feel free ...more

Jane Austen — 5335 members — last activity Dec 20, 2025 04:06PM
Established July 2007. Readers of Jane, gather here to discuss anything from Frank Churchill's secrets to Lady Catherine's whims. What finally "persua ...more

Kids/Teens Book Club — 6033 members — last activity Dec 13, 2025 09:39AM
Welcome to the group :) Here we talk about and recommend plenty of MG/YA books, as well as discuss film, music, our writing, current affairs and much ...more

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