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The other ladies over at Novel Notions and I have started a little Classics Club. Our first selection, Jane Eyre, was a resounding success. The link to our discussion can be found in the comments below.

We plan to read Rebecca next, but are open to suggestions for our third selection. What should we read next? What's your favorite classic? If you've read Jane Eyre, please come and share your thoughts with us!

I now feel an overwhelming need to read Doctor Sleep.

I've read some amazing books so far in 2018, so I decided to do a Top 10 post of my absolute favorites over at Novel Notions. Link in the comments!

Hello friends! I just wanted to let everyone know that my wonderful friend Petrik and I have started a new blog of our own. It's called Novel Notions, and we are hopeful that it will become something special. You can find a link to our (still kind of empty, but we're working on it!) blog on both of our profile pages. I hope you'll visit us soon!

Can't decide if this book isn't for me or if I'm just not in the mood for it right now.

I’m less than 10% in and I’m in tears. Nora presented a horrible situation that our world is now all too familiar with, and she put me there. The fear and helplessness and rage and shock are all so palpable. I’m in awe of this woman’s way with words.

Y’all. This book is a RIOT.. I’m dying over here. 😂😂

I am not good.
Nor am I evil.
I am no hero.
Nor am I a villain.

I
Am
AIDAN.

Chills, y’all. CHILLS.

Can’t decide if having a Lolita reference in a briefing note is awesome, creepy, or unintentional. 🤔

Can’t decide if having a Lolita reference in a briefing note is awesome, creepy, or unintentional. 🤔

Can’t decide if having a Lolita reference in a briefing note is awesome, creepy, or unintentional. 🤔

We got an “I love you.”/“I know.” and an “As you wish.” on the same page. Day = MADE.

“Normal?” she repeated. “Yesterday you fed me cake from Wonderland so we could ride your spider into a magical basement and fight a vampire.”

Y’all. This is cute!

“Maybe television causes cancer, Garp thinks; but his real irritation is a writer’s irritation: he knows that wherever the TV glows, there sits someone who isn’t reading.

Star Wars reference!

I have to admit, this is pretty cute. Julius is a cinnamon roll.

Garp is quite the character, but his mom is the real star here.

“They all want a part of it. A part of pain that’s not theirs... Now they want to pity it, gorge on my pain. And when they’re done or bored or too sad, they whisk themselves away to stare at a screen or stuff their fat faces, thinking How lucky I am to be me. And then they forget the pain and say we should be good citizens... They planted us in stones, watered us with pain, and now marvel we have thorns.”

I'm honestly struggling so much with this tiny book. There are aspects that are very interesting, and the writing is well polished. But the main character literally makes me groan. Out loud. UGH.

No, seriously. They’re like Weeping Angels made from vegetation. *shudders*

Aaaaaand... I’m suddenly disturbed by topiary. Thanks for that, King.