Pam and Hallie talk about the conundrum of their library holds not matching what they want to be reading, and take part in the "Mid Year Book Freakout" Tag.
Trigger warning for graphic language about violence at 42:10, skip to 43:02 to avoid it.

Books mentioned, in order:
The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The Last Cold Place: A Field Season Studying Penguins in Antarctica by Naira de Gracia
Lab Girl by Hope Jahren
Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube: Chasing Fear and Finding Home in the Great White North by Blair Braverman
Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Journey by Alfred Lansing
Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller
Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas
Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas
Crown of Midnight by Sarah J Maas
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J Maas
Twisted Love by Ana Huang
Fifty Shades series by EL James
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill
Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
Go Tell the Bees I Am Gone by Diana Gabaldon
Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
Sensational: The Hidden History of America's “Girl Stunt Reporters” by Kim Todd
The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff
The Revolutionary: Sam Adams by Stacy Schiff
The Centaur’s Wife by Amanda LeDuc
Stray Dogs: Stories by Rawi Hage
Michelangelo: His Epic Life by Martin Gayford
Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder by David Grann
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell
The Pallbearer’s Club by Paul Tremblay
The Beast You Are: Stories by Paul Tremblay
Tell Me Pleasant Things About Immortality by Lindsay Wong



Extras:
Original creators of the Mid Year Book Freakout Tag
https://www.youtube.com/@IsThatChami/about
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_Wh0rPGfRg

Full list of questions came from BooksandLala, here is her 2023 video: https://youtu.be/lPaabBw61Cw
How is your reading going?
Best book you’ve read so far in 2023.
Best sequel you've read so far in 2023.
Favourite re-read.
Genre you've been loving/reading the most.
New release you haven't read yet, but want to.
Most anticipated release for the second half of the year.
Biggest disappointment.
Biggest surprise.
Favourite new author. (Debut or new to you)
Newest favourite character.
Book that made you cry.
Book that made you happy.
Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received)
What books do you need to read by the end of the year?
Favourite video or post you've done so far this year.
Favourite book community members.


Find Pam and Hallie online!
Hallie can be found on Substack and Bookstagram at @wordsmithreads
Pam can be found on Youtube and Bookstagram at @pams_inkheart

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12 Jul 2023