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Book Review: Hawthorn Woods by Patrick Canning

Hawthorn Woods by Patrick Canning My rating: 3 of 5 stars Disclaimer: I received a free copy from a publisher in exchange for an honest review! MILD SPOILERS! Synopsis : Summer, 1989. Reeling from a catastrophic divorce she just can’t seem to leave behind, Francine Haddix flees San Francisco for a two-week stay at her sister’s house in Hawthorn Woods, Illinois. The quaint neighborhood of shady trees and friendly neighbors seems like the perfect place to sort through her pain and finally move on with her life—but the tranquility doesn’t last long. Beginning with a complete stranger throwing a drink in her face at her own welcome party, Francine soon discovers the supposedly idyllic suburb is hiding a disturbing number of mysteries. Why is the handsome-ish guy next door lying about who he is? What’s hidden in the back of the teenage troublemaker’s shed? Who wrote a threatening message in blood? Which of the smiling neighbors has a secret they’d kill to keep? Seeking to reclaim a natu
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Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon Updates

I'm so pumped for the readathon to start already! The starting time for me is 28th of April at 15:00 so it's still three more hours to go. I'm gonna prepare my snacks and be ready to read precisely at 15:00! The Opening Meme is here! 1. What fine part of the world are you reading from today? I'm reading from southern Finland! 2. Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Probably Obsidio because the series has been so amazing! But on the other hand I'm really looking forward to reading some manga as well. 3. Which snack are you most looking forward to? I'm waiting for my fiancé to make something with cauliflower later :) 4. Tell us a little something about yourself! My name is Book Bunny and I have two bunnies and a small dog. 5. If you participated in the last readathon, what's one thing you'll do different today?  I have been participating in so many readathons I can't even count the anymore. Also I have perfected th
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Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon TBR and Goals

Okay, so here's my TBR- pile for the readathon. If you haven't heard of Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon be sure to check it out here . Books I attempt to read - The Little Book of Hygge by Meik Wiking - Pokemon Adventures vol 3 - Pokemon Adventures vol 4 - Adulthood is a Myth by Sarah Andersen - Gemina  (The Illuminae Files #2) by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman - Obsidio (The Illuminae Files #3) by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman - Sex Criminals vol 1. by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky - Happy Happy Clover vol 1 - Happy Happy Clover vol 2 I have already started Gemina so I'll be finishing it and I want to start Obsidio after that but not necessarily finish it. I want to read it slowly and not devour it on one sitting though I'm aware that it can happen too.. Also we went to the local library AFTER I took the photo above so there are a couple of manga's I'm adding to the list. I don't want to take that photo again 'cuz I'm lazy and it t
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Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon (28th of April 2018)

It's here again! I know I usually make these kind of posts way earlier than this but what can you do :) I'm participating though I'm not sure if I'll be able to read the whole 24 hours but I at least want to try. There's a bunch of manga and graphic novels I really want to read including some Pokemon Adventures but I'll be making my TBR and goals post a bit later. Once I have decided all the rest I want to read. Plus I have no idea if I'll be able to finish the book I'm currently reading or if I need to include it too.. You know what I'm saying! I hope everyone will be able to participate! x Book Bunny
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Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon Progess and Challenges

15:00 - I decided not to count pages every hour but instead count them at the very end to save some time (and let's face it I'm lazy) 1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? I'm reading from Finland and the starting time here is 15:00 on Saturday. 2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?  The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama 3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? I like all of my snacks so can't really choose :D 4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I'm Book Bunny and I have two bunnies and a dog :) 5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to? I have participated so many times I don't even remember! I woun't do anything differently except now I'm participating with my friend! 16:00 - I spent the first hour studying so I didn't have any fun :D 17:00 - I
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Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon TBR and Goals

Okay, so I decided the books for my TBR-pile according to what challenges I haven't yet completed towards my popsugar reading challenge (which runs for a whole year). Here are the books in no particular order: - The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan - The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne - The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger - Zom-b by Darren Shan - The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama - Battle Royale by Koushun Takami The plan is to read all of the books above except Battle Royale which I'm just going to continue if I have the time. I also have some goals for myself to keep myself motivated. Here they are: - Complete all 5 of the books above - Participate to challenges - Spend 3 hours studying - Update progress hourly - Read at least 15 hours - Have fun! So that's it! Pretty simple and I'm positive I can complete all of those books if I just stay awake long enough :) - Book Bunny
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Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon 10

Dewey's 24 hour readathon is here again and of course I want to participate! The readathon is held on Saturday October 21st and because of timezones mine will actually start at 15:00 on Saturday. If you want more info about the readathon you can find everything in here . I used to have my blog on my own website but after not using that regularly at all I decided to transfer my blog back where everything started: blogger! But about the readathon. I'm planning on setting some challenges to myself to keep myself motivated during the readathon so I'll be posting those soon. Also my TBR will probably be up a day before the readathon actually starts. Right now I have absolutely no idea what I'll be reading :) I hope you get to participate as well. I'll be posting hourly updates like I used to do in my old blog and I'll also be participating to most of the challenges in here. See you soon! Book Bunny
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