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"Every story begins in blood: a squalling baby yanked from the womb, bathed in mucus and half a quart of their mother's blood. But not many stories end in blood these days. Usually it's a return to the hospital and a dry, quiet death surrounded by machines after a heart attack in the driveway, a stroke on the back porch, or a slow fade from lung cancer."-Grady Hendrix-The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires 🤫 I'm in what I call the post or after reading phase of The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires. The phase when you, the reader, are thinking back on the reading. The phase where you think about the characters you spent time with and the author's take on the world. This is when I assess: Was that time well spent? Was that the company I wanted to keep? Was there something bigger here than simply the surface level story itself? 🤫 To be honest, I had stayed away from this book because of one word in the title: Vampires. I went through my vampire stage back in 7th grade with Interview with a Vampire a la Anne Rice et al and I asked myself did I really want to revisit that phase now, oh so many years later. So I did not jump to add this book to my TBR pile. Then I began to here things that made me think this was a novel for me and I was right. The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires is more than a story about a vampire. The vampire is yes a vampire but he is also symbolic. I'm still unraveling all of this but wanted to capture some of the many ideas that are rattling around in my head. Definitely a little gem of a novel that I will be digesting for a while. 🤫 What are you reading on this gorgeous Sunday? Read On! 🤫@Shh_IamReading #bookstagram, #bookstagrammers, #may2020, #may2020reads, #classic, #ilovebook, #bookstagrammer, #booklover, #inbedreading, #bookstagram, #bookaholic, #booksofinstagram , #bookmania, #bookworm, #books, #booknerd, #bookstabuddies📚, #bookshelf, #bookaddict, #booksbooksbooks, #bookish, #worldwidebookstagram, #bookchallenge, #sparkjoyreadathon, #readersofinstagram, #saturdaydayread, #read, #readingwithjenna, #gradyhendrix, #thesouthernbookclubsguidetoslayingvampires (at Santa Rosa Plantation Wildflower Honey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA3qWfiAITa/?igshid=zn59enoi0iql

I finished The Guest List by Lucy Foley last weekend. The book had me at thriller, however, once I started it, I quickly realized that I did not like any of the characters. I understand that this was by design, but it made it really hard for me to roll with the novel. I had to push through the first third to finally reach a point that I actually wanted to know how it all tied together. 🤫📖👒 Have you read The Guest List by Lucy Foley? Thoughts? Read On! 🤫@Shh_IamReading #bookstageam, #bookstagrammers, #may, #may2020,#may2020reads, #ilovebook, #bookstagrammer, #booklover, #inbedreading, #bookstagram, #bookaholic, #booksofinstagram , #bookmania, #bookworm, #books, #booknerd, #bookstabuddies📚, #bookaddict, #booksbooksbooks, #bookmail,#ninageorge, #thebookofdreams, #thebeekeeperofaleppo,#christylefteri #theguestlist, #lucyfoley https://www.instagram.com/p/CA3OHHIgeZZ/?igshid=3aicoue1718p

"She didn't regret any of it. What had been destroyed made what remained that much more precious. That much more solid. That much more important."-Grady Hendrix-The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires My last finish for the month of May 2020 is The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires. All I can say is once I hit page 101, I could not put it down. I am still mulling this one over. At this point in the post reading process I can only say it is different in a Twilight Zone kind of way for me. Each episode of Twilight Zone left the viewer with something to chew on that was much bigger than a 30 minute 1960s TV episode. Cloaked in the show were bigger world issues that were hidden behind the faces of aliens and monsters, i.e. "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street. This book is like that too. 🤫📖👒 Has any one else read The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires? Thoughts? Opinions? Read On! 🤫@Shh_IamReading #bookstagram, #bookstagrammers, #may2020, #may2020reads, #classic, #ilovebook, #bookstagrammer, #booklover, #inbedreading, #bookstagram, #bookaholic, #booksofinstagram , #bookmania, #bookworm, #books, #booknerd, #bookstabuddies📚, #bookshelf, #bookaddict, #booksbooksbooks, #bookish, #worldwidebookstagram, #bookchallenge, #sparkjoyreadathon, #readersofinstagram, #saturdaydayread, #read, #readingwithjenna, #gradyhendrix, #thesouthernbookclubsguidetoslayingvampires (at Santa Rosa Plantation Wildflower Honey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CA2ydBhAQVV/?igshid=9krqpdo0iqid

“You only get one life. It’s actually your duty to live it as fully as possible.”-JoJo Moyes-Me Before You Giver of Stars by JoJo Moyes was a February 2020 read for me. Back in February when I was a one book at a time kind of gal. Fast forward to May and my reading life has changed quite a bit. I've got several heavy reads going simultaneously, but I'm finding I need a little something to break up War and Peace, Love in the Time of Cholera, and Ducks, Newburyport so here they are, I am sneaking in a JoJo Moyes series that I still can't believe I've not read. Do you have a favorite JoJo Moyes novel? Read On! 🤫@Shh_IamReading #bookstagram, #bookstagrammers, #may, #may2020, #may2020reads, #classic, #ilovebook, #bookstagrammer, #booklover, #inbedreading, #bookstagram, #bookaholic, #booksofinstagram , #bookmania, #bookworm, #books, #book, #booknerd, #bookstabuddies📚, #bookshelf, #bookaddict, #booksbooksbooks, #bookish, #worldwidebookstagram, #bookchallenge, #sparkjoyreadathon, #readersofinstagram, #saturdayread, #read # #readingwithjenna, #jojomoyes (at Santa Rosa Plantation Wildflower Honey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAvxVJhgToc/?igshid=x9h1uawm5e0l

New additions to be added to my pile of William Shakespeare's plays. Looking forward to starting down that rabbit hole. 🤫📖👒 Do you have a favorite play by "The Bard"? Read On! 🤫@Shh_IamReading #bookstagram, #bookstagrammers, #may, #may2020, #may2020reads, #classic, #ilovebook, #bookstagrammer, #booklover, #inbedreading, #bookstagram, #bookaholic, #booksofinstagram , #bookmania, #bookworm, #books, #book, #booknerd, #bookstabuddies📚, #bookshelf, #bookaddict, #booksbooksbooks, #bookish, #worldwidebookstagram, #bookchallenge, #sparkjoyreadathon, #readersofinstagram, #saturdayread, #read #plays, #williamshakespeare (at Santa Rosa Plantation Wildflower Honey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAtmZcKAAI9/?igshid=j2l90bff2wvw

Our Little Women Journey continues! I love the questions my daughter asks about the "turn of phrase" used by folks living in the 1800s. 🤫📖👒 Any surprises today on your reading journey? Read On! 🤫@Shh_IamReading #bookstagram, #bookstagrammers, #may, #may2020, #may2020reads, #classic, #ilovebook, #bookstagrammer, #booklover, #inbedreading, #bookstagram, #bookaholic, #booksofinstagram , #bookmania, #bookworm, #books, #book, #booknerd, #bookstabuddies📚, #bookshelf, #bookaddict, #booksbooksbooks, #bookish, #worldwidebookstagram, #bookchallenge, #sparkjoyreadathon, #readersofinstagram, #saturdayread, #read #littlewomen, #louisamayalcott (at Santa Rosa Plantation Wildflower Honey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAp_3yKA40g/?igshid=iy9emh44ag72

Happy Memorial Day! 🤫📖👒 Another cloudy day here in Virginia which means it's a perfect day to continue Little Women with my daughter. 🤫📖👒 Are you sharing the love of reading with anyone special today? Read On! 🤫@Shh_IamReading #bookstagram, #bookstagrammers, #may, #may2020, #may2020reads, #classic, #ilovebook, #bookstagrammer, #booklover, #inbedreading, #bookstagram, #bookaholic, #booksofinstagram , #bookmania, #bookworm, #books, #book, #booknerd, #bookstabuddies📚, #bookshelf, #bookaddict, #booksbooksbooks, #bookish, #worldwidebookstagram, #bookchallenge, #sparkjoyreadathon, #readersofinstagram, #saturdayread, #read #littlewomen, #louisamayalcott (at Disputanta, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAnWkqhABmh/?igshid=7wqhzden2gb

A cloudy and much cooler Sunday! Perfect day to continue on my War and Peace Journey! I am making progress. I've made it to Book 2 page 380. I'm alternating between my Kindle version and my hard-copy. 🤫📖👒 Do any of you alternate between a digital and physical version of the same book? Read On! 🤫@Shh_IamReading #bookstagram, #bookstagrammers, #may, #may2020, #may2020reads, #classic, #ilovebook, #bookstagrammer, #booklover, #inbedreading, #bookstagram, #bookaholic, #booksofinstagram , #bookmania, #bookworm, #books, #book, #booknerd, #bookstabuddies📚, #bookshelf, #bookaddict, #booksbooksbooks, #bookish, #worldwidebookstagram, #bookchallenge, #sparkjoyreadathon, #readersofinstagram, #saturdayread, #read #warandpeace, #leotolstoy (at Santa Rosa Plantation Wildflower Honey) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAlFCaOgyGs/?igshid=zykbhx8pk504