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End of Year Wrap Up
Hello friends! And welcome to our fourth end of year wrap up ! As we have read quite a few books for Shelf Explored Book Club and some in...
Jan 113 min read


Somewhere Beyond the Sea: Introduction
Hello friends! Welcome to our discussion of Somewhere Beyond the Sea  by TJ Klune . This discussion is part of our 2024 Holiday Book...
Dec 14, 20242 min read


Lore Olympus: Volume One - Introudction
Hello friends! This month our book is Lore Olympus: Volume One by Rachel Smythe! Content Warning!!! Â Before reading this book please be...
Nov 9, 20241 min read


Her Majesty's Royal Coven: Introduction
Hello friends! This month our book is Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson! Content Warning!!! Â Before reading this book please be...
Oct 12, 20242 min read


Starling House: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book is Starling House  by Alix E. Harrow. Content Warning!!!  Before reading this book please be aware it...
Sep 8, 20241 min read


The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book is The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches  by Sangu Mandanna. Content Warning!!!  Before reading...
Aug 10, 20242 min read

Sabriel: Introduction
Hello friends! For June and July we are doing another Summer Book Exchange, this time we chose one of our favorite reads from when we...
Jul 6, 20241 min read


Midnighters: The Secret Hour - Introduction
Hello friends! For June and July we are doing another Summer Book Exchange, this time we chose one of our favorite reads from when we...
Jun 1, 20241 min read


Murder Your Employer: The McMaster's Guide to Homicide - Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book is Murder Your Employer: The McMaster's Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes. Content Warning!!! Before...
May 4, 20241 min read


Iron Widow: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book is Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao. Content Warning!!! Before reading this book please be aware it contains...
Apr 6, 20241 min read


Guarded Treasure: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book is Guarded Treasure by Mae Lovette. Content Warning!!! Before reading this book please be aware it...
Mar 2, 20241 min read


A Psalm for the Wild-Built: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book is A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers. Content Warning!!! Before reading this book please be...
Feb 10, 20241 min read

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
Hello friends! This month's book is Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett. Content Warning!!! Before reading this...
Jan 6, 20242 min read


2023 Holiday Book Exchange
This holiday season we are once again doing our book exchange for Shelf Explored Book Club! Michaela and Jacilyn have picked one of their...
Dec 2, 20232 min read


Spare: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book is Spare by Prince Harry. Content Warning!!!Before reading this book please be aware it contains...
Oct 28, 20232 min read


Payback's a Witch: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book is Payback's a Witch by Lana Harper. Content Warning!!!Before reading this book please be aware it...
Sep 30, 20232 min read


Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book is Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto. Content Warning!!!Before reading...
Sep 2, 20232 min read


"Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen: Middle Grade Book
This week we are discussing Hoot by Carl Hiaasen. For this discussion we will be discussing the book as a whole. This month we are...
Aug 12, 20237 min read


Middle Grade Reads: Hoot and The Moth Keeper
Hello friends! This month we decided to read some middle grade books. Elementary and middle school are huge turning points for people and...
Aug 5, 20232 min read


From Blood and Ash: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book is part of our Summer 2023 Book Exchange. This book is Jacilyn's pick and she has chosen From Blood and...
Jul 1, 20232 min read


The Evil Queen: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book is part of our Summer 2023 Book Exchange. This book is Michaela's pick and she has chosen The Evil Queen...
Jun 3, 20232 min read


Black Sun: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book is Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse. Content Warning!!! Before reading this book please be aware it...
May 6, 20231 min read


Mirrorland: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book is Mirrorland by Carole Johnstone. Content Warning!!!Before reading this book please be aware it...
Apr 1, 20231 min read


The Cartographers: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book is The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd. Content Warning!!!Before reading this book please be aware it...
Mar 4, 20232 min read


Bringing Down the Duke: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book is Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore. Content Warning!!! Before reading this book please be aware...
Feb 5, 20231 min read


Delilah Green Doesn't Care: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book is Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake. Content Warning!!! Before reading this book...
Jan 7, 20232 min read


Zodiac Academy The Awakening: Discussion
Hello friends! Welcome to our discussion of Zodiac Academy: The Awakening by Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti. This discussion is...
Dec 24, 20227 min read


Under the Whispering Door: Discussion
Hello friends! Welcome to our discussion of Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune. This discussion is part of our 2022 Book Exchange....
Dec 24, 20229 min read


Holiday Book Gift Exchange: Introduction
This holiday season we have to decided to do a book exchange for Shelf Explored Book Club! Michaela and Jacilyn have picked one of their...
Dec 3, 20222 min read


The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book is The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton. Trigger Warning!!! Before reading this book...
Nov 5, 20221 min read


The Ex Hex: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book is The Ex Hex by Erin Sterling. Trigger Warning!!! Before reading this book please be aware it contains...
Oct 8, 20222 min read


Monstress Volume 1: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book is Monstress Volume 1: Awakening by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda. Trigger Warning!!! Before reading this...
Sep 12, 20221 min read


D-Day Girls: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book is D-Day Girls: The Spies Who Armed the Resistance, Sabotaged the Nazies, and Helped Win World War II by...
Aug 6, 20222 min read

Drag Me Up: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book is Drag Me Up by R.M. Virtues. Content Warning!!! Before reading this book please be aware it contains...
Jul 9, 20222 min read


And Then There Were None: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book is And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie. Trigger Warning!!! Before reading this book please be...
Jun 11, 20221 min read


The Flatshare: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book will be The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary. "Tiffy and Leon Share an apartment. Tiffy and Leon have never...
May 7, 20221 min read


When You Ask Me Where I'm Going: Intro
Hello friends! This month we are diving into the world of poetry with When You Ask Me Where I'm Going by Jasmin Kaur. "Some poems are...
Apr 9, 20221 min read


Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book will be The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry by C.M. Waggoner. "Dellaria Wells, petty con artist,...
Mar 5, 20221 min read


Blankets: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's read will be a graphic novel, Blankets by Craig Thompson. “Blankets is the story of a young man coming of age...
Jan 2, 20222 min read


Practical Magic: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book will be Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman. "The Owens sisters confront the challenges of life and love in...
Nov 27, 20211 min read


Murder at the Book Club: Introduction
Hello friends! Our book for October will be Murder at the Book Club by Betsy Reavley. Imagine nine women meeting. Tea and cake is on the...
Oct 2, 20211 min read


The House in the Cerulean Sea: Introduction
Hello friends! Our book for August will be The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. Linus Baker is a by-the-book caseworker in the...
Aug 2, 20211 min read


Diana Her True Story: Introduction
For the months of June and July we will be discussing Diana: Her True Story by Adam Morton. This will be our very first biography on...
Jun 8, 20213 min read


Something to Talk About: Introduction
This month we are delving into the adult romance genre with Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner. "Hollywood powerhouse Jo is...
May 7, 20212 min read


Big Fat Manifesto: Introduction
Hello friends! This month's book is Big Fat Manifesto by Susan Vaught. Jamie is a senior in high school and, like so many kids in that...
Mar 8, 20212 min read


The Parting Glass: Introduction
Hello friends! February's book is The Parting Glass by Gina Marie Guadagnino. In the early 19th century high society New York, we follow...
Feb 3, 20212 min read


Trail of Lightning: Introduction
Hello friends! January's book is Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse. While most of the world is covered in water from a climate...
Jan 5, 20212 min read


The Golden Compass: Introduction
Hello friends! November's book is His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman. In this book we follow Lyra and her Daemon as...
Nov 3, 20202 min read

One of Us is Lying: Introduction
Hello friends! October's book is the young adult mystery One of Us Lying by Karen M. McManus. In this book we follow five students at...
Oct 5, 20202 min read


The Year of the Witching: Intro
For the month of September we will be reading The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson. (image by author Alexis Henderson,...
Aug 31, 20203 min read
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