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Amy Halstead is 7% done with The Quiet Librarian
“You cover your eyes with your hands and think that the problem will go away. To say that you do not care about politics is to be a man adrift on the ocean who says that he does not care about water.”
Dec 30, 2025 05:45PM Add a comment
The Quiet Librarian

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is 6% done with The Quiet Librarian
“That was the year that Sarajevo hosted the Winter Olympics.” ⛷️
How timely!!!!
Dec 30, 2025 05:33PM Add a comment
The Quiet Librarian

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is 86% done with The God of the Woods
Hamilton vibes, actually
Dec 28, 2025 02:57PM Add a comment
The God of the Woods

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is 68% done with Best Offer Wins
Listening in the car. Protagonist is intentionally unhinged, but written in a way that’s relatable.
Just me? oh.🙈
Dec 22, 2025 04:18AM Add a comment
Best Offer Wins

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is 10% done with The God of the Woods
Setting is 1975–the year I was born + a summer camp—I attended Camp Allen in East Texas for years. It had me immediately 🌲⛺️
Dec 15, 2025 04:20PM Add a comment
The God of the Woods

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is 40% done with People We Meet on Vacation
Not my favorite genre, but a unique premise. The dialogue will translate easily into the Netflix movie, but I’m curious how they’ll address the alternating vacations timeline ✈️⛱️🚙
Dec 09, 2025 02:09PM Add a comment
People We Meet on Vacation

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is on page 62 of 352 of Atmosphere
Me this week: “Most people seemed occupied. Maybe she could sneak out without anyone noticing.”
Nov 25, 2025 10:45AM 1 comment
Atmosphere

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is on page 153 of 288 of The Bright Years
The storyline is more relatable than escapism 😢, but it’s very well-written. I am enjoying the pop culture and Texas references 🍨
Nov 09, 2025 10:38AM Add a comment
The Bright Years

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is on page 110 of 288 of The Bright Years
I 🤎 the consistency of the female relationships in the midst of all the other changes.
Nov 09, 2025 05:30AM Add a comment
The Bright Years

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is on page 223 of 298 of Wild Dark Shore
Wild Dark Shore Margo’s Got $ Troubles
🤝
hungry ghosts
Oct 24, 2025 09:18PM Add a comment
Wild Dark Shore

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is on page 188 of 298 of Wild Dark Shore
“Who is he?”

WHAT?!?!?!
Oct 23, 2025 07:46PM Add a comment
Wild Dark Shore

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is on page 151 of 298 of Wild Dark Shore
What happened to Hank?! 😱

Dom’s perspective on parenting with Claire 😭 but then he says “add another, making five.”!?!! Like, what?!?!
Oct 22, 2025 04:13PM 1 comment
Wild Dark Shore

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is on page 50 of 298 of Wild Dark Shore
I’m into it now! 🦭
Oct 19, 2025 08:21PM Add a comment
Wild Dark Shore

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is 77% done with Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves
Thought-provoking, challenging, and often disturbing, but an important history of how women are portrayed by media and treated by both men and other women
Oct 19, 2025 08:19PM Add a comment
Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is on page 158 of 336 of Party of Liars
“…and they’re telling me about the last book that Liz chose for book club.” 😆
“Oh there were fingertips, all right,” 🤣
Sep 20, 2025 02:22PM Add a comment
Party of Liars

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is on page 211 of 336 of Party of Liars
“Sophie was twelve and really into Pokémon GO.”

🤣 🙋‍♀️
Sep 20, 2025 02:02PM Add a comment
Party of Liars

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is on page 90 of 336 of Party of Liars
“But as I’ve gotten older, I think maybe it’s scarier that a regular person can so easily become a monster.”

This idea has been on my mind a lot lately.
Sep 17, 2025 07:10PM Add a comment
Party of Liars

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is on page 286 of 292 of The Compound
“I had a vague dread of seeing the slow movement of time. I didn’t want to be reminded of how much of it had passed, and how little I had achieved.”

—me, reading this book
Sep 02, 2025 12:33PM Add a comment
The Compound

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is on page 162 of 292 of The Compound
Sam: I would leave before I would hurt you in any way
Lily: I will insult your mother 1000x over to remain blonde
Aug 31, 2025 06:31AM Add a comment
The Compound

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is on page 161 of 292 of The Compound
“planted a large number of crops over a wide span of land”???? In the desert?!?! 🤔

🌵 🔥 🏜️
Aug 31, 2025 06:23AM Add a comment
The Compound

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is on page 157 of 292 of The Compound
🐻‍❄️ 💀
Aug 31, 2025 06:10AM Add a comment
The Compound

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is on page 105 of 292 of The Compound
I’m afraid they’re going to develop scurvy.
Aug 30, 2025 01:45PM Add a comment
The Compound

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is on page 75 of 292 of The Compound
“…but it felt, more than anything, like work.”

😩📖
Aug 29, 2025 08:09PM Add a comment
The Compound

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is on page 52 of 292 of The Compound
‘“But the couch—“
“Fuck the couch,” Sam said.’





[Is J.D. at The Compound now? 🛋️]
Aug 29, 2025 02:58PM Add a comment
The Compound

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is on page 41 of 292 of The Compound
3 days to travel 5 miles?!?!
Aug 28, 2025 06:36PM Add a comment
The Compound

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is on page 25 of 292 of The Compound
Pg 24: “He had neatly trimmed brown hair and warm brown eyes, and sunburn across his neck and shoulders.”
Pg 25: “The man with the sunburned neck…His eyes were a very warm brown, the same color as his hair.”


Got it!
Aug 28, 2025 05:19PM Add a comment
The Compound

Amy Halstead
Amy Halstead is on page 20 of 292 of The Compound
Earlier there was no foundation to match Jacintha’s skin, so she wore the only other makeup available—mascara. Today she’s wearing “minimal makeup”.
Aug 28, 2025 03:53PM Add a comment
The Compound

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