Tara ODonnell
@deathadderdiva.bsky.social
Book blogger, Jane Austen fan and pop culture diva extraordinaire!
Ever see something so out of the ordinary that you just had to take a picture of it? That happened to me today. #strawberrystrange
November 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Ever see something so out of the ordinary that you just had to take a picture of it? That happened to me today. #strawberrystrange
Taking a blog break for Thanksgiving but leaving out a reading recommendation and a couple of movie trailers to snack on at my pop culture table: #lucystonemysteries
#sunriseatthereaping #peoplewemetonvacation
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#sunriseatthereaping #peoplewemetonvacation
#booksky
Taking some Turkey Time off
As it turns out, next week is going to be busier than I expected so LRG is going to have to take a Thanksgiving break. However, I did want ...
livingreadgirl.blogspot.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Taking a blog break for Thanksgiving but leaving out a reading recommendation and a couple of movie trailers to snack on at my pop culture table: #lucystonemysteries
#sunriseatthereaping #peoplewemetonvacation
#booksky
#sunriseatthereaping #peoplewemetonvacation
#booksky
My TBR pile of Goodreads Choice Awards nominees from the long list and why you should think of these awards as the literary Dundies in the best sense ;
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My GR Choice Awards TBR(long list edition)!
It’s that time of year when book lovers both cheer and lament over the Goodreads Choice Awards , which opened up the voting last week for th...
livingreadgirl.blogspot.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
My TBR pile of Goodreads Choice Awards nominees from the long list and why you should think of these awards as the literary Dundies in the best sense ;
@aardvarkbookclub.bsky.social
@fionadavis.bsky.social
@isabelcanas.bsky.social
@joeabercrombie.com
@venessakelley.bsky.social
#booksky
@aardvarkbookclub.bsky.social
@fionadavis.bsky.social
@isabelcanas.bsky.social
@joeabercrombie.com
@venessakelley.bsky.social
#booksky
My list of best books of this year, with some recommendations for Goodreads Choice Awards voting!
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@danicanava.bsky.social
@chucktingle.bsky.social
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The LRG Best Books of 2025
It may be November but those end of the year round-ups are already starting and with book award season in full swing, what better time to s...
livingreadgirl.blogspot.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM
My list of best books of this year, with some recommendations for Goodreads Choice Awards voting!
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@danicanava.bsky.social
@chucktingle.bsky.social
#booksky
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@danicanava.bsky.social
@chucktingle.bsky.social
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I have completed my challenge of 55 books!
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2025 Reading Challenge
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November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I have completed my challenge of 55 books!
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Got a pair of monstrous reads from Better World Books this weekend and it just goes to show that some stories are not just for Halloween! @rachelharrison.bsky.social
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November 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Got a pair of monstrous reads from Better World Books this weekend and it just goes to show that some stories are not just for Halloween! @rachelharrison.bsky.social
@kierstenwhite.bsky.social
#booksky
@kierstenwhite.bsky.social
#booksky
Yeah, pizza party victory! #AbbottElementary
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November 6, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Yeah, pizza party victory! #AbbottElementary
Courtney is going to be the queen of mean girls in high school! #AbbottElementary
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November 6, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Courtney is going to be the queen of mean girls in high school! #AbbottElementary
Okay, Melissa needs to go to the hospital ASAP! #AbbottElementary
November 6, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Okay, Melissa needs to go to the hospital ASAP! #AbbottElementary
Of course Ava has a burner phone! #AbbottElementary
November 6, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Of course Ava has a burner phone! #AbbottElementary
I agree with Ava, nerd is not a word worth sending anyone to the principal for! #AbbottElementary
November 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I agree with Ava, nerd is not a word worth sending anyone to the principal for! #AbbottElementary
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After those results, the Democratic response to GOP pressure to cave on the shutdown should simply be
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November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
After those results, the Democratic response to GOP pressure to cave on the shutdown should simply be
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BREAKING: MAMDANI HAS WON according to Decision Desk
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
BREAKING: MAMDANI HAS WON according to Decision Desk
Wrapping up my FrightFall reading: @msmwriter.bsky.social
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@tkingfisher.com
#booksky
@rachelharrison.bsky.social
@tkingfisher.com
#booksky
Going through my FrightFall bag of bookish treats
Happy post-Halloween, folks and I hope your seasonal reading was a real treat as was mine for the FrightFall readathon hosted by Michelle Mi...
livingreadgirl.blogspot.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Wrapping up my FrightFall reading: @msmwriter.bsky.social
@rachelharrison.bsky.social
@tkingfisher.com
#booksky
@rachelharrison.bsky.social
@tkingfisher.com
#booksky
Happy Halloween and please enjoy this spooky seasonal decor! 🎃👻 #halloween #ghosts
October 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Happy Halloween and please enjoy this spooky seasonal decor! 🎃👻 #halloween #ghosts
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California – this Election Day, vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
October 30, 2025 at 6:49 PM
California – this Election Day, vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections.
Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.
Nice deal making indeed! #abbottelementary
October 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Nice deal making indeed! #abbottelementary
Yeah, if you have to ask the camera crew, you’re definitely lost! #abbottelementary
October 30, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Yeah, if you have to ask the camera crew, you’re definitely lost! #abbottelementary
Ava always comes up with awesome costumes! #abbottelementary
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October 30, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Ava always comes up with awesome costumes! #abbottelementary
Of course, Melissa wouldn’t let Barbara go it alone! #abbottelementary
October 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Of course, Melissa wouldn’t let Barbara go it alone! #abbottelementary
Yeah, clearly Barbara has no idea about how much of a horror show camping can be! #abbottelementary
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October 30, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Yeah, clearly Barbara has no idea about how much of a horror show camping can be! #abbottelementary
Had a great day for books, with a nice library visit and my new Aardvark book box arriving, that special edition of Chuck Tingle’s Lucky Day being an early Halloween treat! @aardvarkbookclub.bsky.social
@chucktingle.bsky.social
#booksky
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#booksky
October 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Had a great day for books, with a nice library visit and my new Aardvark book box arriving, that special edition of Chuck Tingle’s Lucky Day being an early Halloween treat! @aardvarkbookclub.bsky.social
@chucktingle.bsky.social
#booksky
@chucktingle.bsky.social
#booksky
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And this morning the Shed is a lighthouse, counting the slices of darkness…
October 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
And this morning the Shed is a lighthouse, counting the slices of darkness…
Treating myself to an autumn reading delight w/ a book box from @aardvarkbookclub.bsky.social !
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#booksky
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Treating myself to an Aardvark Autumn feast of reading
One of the reading adventures I took this year was trying out Aardvark, the book subscription service that offered rather more offbeat title...
livingreadgirl.blogspot.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Treating myself to an autumn reading delight w/ a book box from @aardvarkbookclub.bsky.social !
@chucktingle.bsky.social
@liaamador.bsky.social
#booksky
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@liaamador.bsky.social
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