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• Spooky Lakes

  25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes That Dot Our Planet

  Rutherford, Geo

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  I'm a big fan of Geo Rutherford's Spooky Lake Month on TikTok, I preordered this for friends, family and myself! This book is so fun, educational and creepy! There are bonus hidden ghosts throughout the book, have fun finding them all! 👻

• Encyclopedia of An Ordinary Life

  Volume One

  Rosenthal, Amy Krouse,

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  This is one of my top 5 books, revisiting it feels like speading time with an old friend.

• My Friends

  Backman, Fredrik, 1981-

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  Loved this story of grief, friendship and art.

• Play Nice

  Harrison, Rachel, 1989-

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  Possessed Haunted House ✔ Book within a Book ✔ Dysfunctional Family ✔

• Everything Is Tuberculosis

  the History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection

  Green, John, 1977-

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  If you were like me and thought that tuberculosis was an old timey disease of the past, this book will prove you wrong! John Green takes a subject that I thought would be dry and made it really readable.

• Food for Thought

  Essays & Ruminations

  Brown, Alton, 1962-

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  I grew up watching Alton Brown like a mad scientist on Good Eats, he helped shape my love of food and cooking. This collection of candid essays on his life and foods that have shaped him is a great pick for any food lover! Favorite essays: Bad Day…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Evil in Me

  Brom, 1965-

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  Punk rock, demonic possession and serial killers make for a really fun, gory horror read!

• The Bones Beneath My Skin

  Klune, TJ

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  TJ Klune is one of those authors that I will automatically buy any new release. He has a way of putting his whole heart in every story that is magical.

• Good Things

  Nosrat, Samin,

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  Samin Nosrat is one of my favorite chefs, I love her new cookbook and how approachable she makes cooking. Favorite recipe(s): Spicy Tuna Pantry Pasta and Creamy Lemon Miso Dressing