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Summer Hours at the Robbers Library
Summer Hours at the Robbers Library: A Novel | Sue Halpern
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From journalist and author Sue Halpern comes a wry, observant look at contemporary life and its refugees. Halperns novel is an unforgettable tale of family...the kind you come from and the kind you create. People are drawn to libraries for all kinds of reasons. Most come for the books themselves, of course; some come to borrow companionship. For head librarian Kit, the public library in Riverton, New Hampshire, offers what she craves most: peace. Here, no one expects Kit to talk about the calamitous events that catapulted her out of what she thought was a settled, suburban life. She can simply submerge herself in her beloved books and try to forget her problems. But that changes when fifteen-year-old, home-schooled Sunny gets arrested for shoplifting a dictionary. The judge throws the book at Sunnyliterallyassigning her to do community service at the library for the summer. Bright, curious, and eager to connect with someone other than her off-the-grid hippie parents, Sunny coaxes Kit out of her self-imposed isolation. Theyre joined by Rusty, a Wall Street high-flyer suddenly crashed to earth. In this little library that has become the heart of this small town, Kit, Sunny, and Rusty are drawn to each other, and to a cast of other offbeat regulars. As they come to terms with how their lives have unraveled, they also discover how they might knit them together again and finally reclaim their stories.
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Bookish_Gal
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I almost feel bad because this was my choice for my library‘s book club. The story was intriguing, the way it was presented. Bouncing between 3 perspectives and then two timelines was borderline too much to keep track of. Let alone the present story with Sunny and Kit‘s past story. It just fell flat for me. I did like the aspect of working at a library and being a part of that community. Did not click for me at all.

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aperfectmjk
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Next month our city hosts a festival called Operation Pumpkin. I'm painting some rocks to leave behind for others to find. It's a pretty big festival that draws people from all over. I'm hoping to bring some smiles to the people who stumble upon these.

#kindnessrocks #rockinghamiltonohio #operationpumpkin

julesG Wow! The attention to detail! 14mo
5feet.of.fury So cute! Those look awesome 14mo
aperfectmjk @julesG thanks! That's probably why it takes me so long to complete just one rock. 🤣 14mo
aperfectmjk @5feet.of.fury thanks so much! 😘 14mo
peanutnine Gorgeous! 14mo
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ATB
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Finishing up this book here on Lake St Clair. What an amazing place to read.

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ATB
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Must be Wednesday. 30 minutes of reading at Rotary Park before work starts.

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ATB
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1. Both, I‘ve played softball, basketball and volleyball. I enjoy watching hockey and gymnastics. Recently football/soccer since watching Welcome to Wrexham. 2. Carrie Soto is Back. @TheSpineView #Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 1y
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LikelyLibrarian
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It‘s been a rough couple of months Littens. Both my husband and my dog have been gravely ill, requiring surgery, expensive medications and lots of TLC. And school‘s started back, so on top of my two part-time jobs, I‘m back in the classroom full-time. I‘m tired and frazzled and maybe even a tiny bit depressed, so I‘m taking some time out, while the sickies sleep, to have some coffee and read a library book about libraries.

Smrloomis That sounds like so much to deal with. Here‘s hoping you get some good time to care for yourself as well! ❤️❤️❤️ 3y
Tamra You have your hands full! Take care! 3y
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LikelyLibrarian @Tamra Thank you! 3y
Reggie I‘m sorry. I hope things get better for you. 3y
BookNAround You‘ve had quite the row to hoe, haven‘t you. I hope everything looks up soon! 3y
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nao
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Mehso-so

Rating: 3/5
It took me a long time to finish this book
I can say that the book is deep and engaging at one point and a little bit boring at another. But in general it's a good one especially that it's circulate around books and libraries and bookworms and this kind of books always attracts me.
The ending was good and reasonable for me it's nice to have a happy expected ending - if we can consider it happy - and thats what made me add another star.

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Graciouswarriorprincess
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Dollar tree finds today.

allureofbeauty I always love finding books at the dollar tree 4y
Ohayraynay George and Lizzie was good! 4y
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LeslieO
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“The girl looked like an orphan.”
#FirstLineFridays

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BookmarkTavern
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Can‘t sleep. Reading time. 😂 At least I have someone to keep me company. #catsoflitsy #Lucygirl

wanderinglynn Beautiful kitty! ❤️🐱 4y
ElizaMarie Awe that kitty is beautiful! I had a kitty very similar to that one growing up... Whats his/her name? 4y
Mishu94 OMG your catto is adorable! 😍🥰 4y
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Bette That face! Beautiful. ❤️🐱 4y
TheLibrarian What a gorgeous cat 😻 4y
BookmarkTavern @ElizaMarie Her name is Lucy. I joke it‘s short for Lucifer, because she‘s kind of evil sometimes, but then like this morning she can be very sweet. 😂 4y
ElizaMarie @ozma.of.oz Awe Lucy is the perfect name! She is gorgeous!! I want a kitty .. But I can't have one at this time which makes me super sad! But Hopefully one day soon.. 4y
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LiteraryLona
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Pickpick

I‘m loving this book. It‘s got just the right feels that I‘m needing right now. ❤️❤️

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Jess861
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Pickpick

A book about three strangers who come together through the local small town library. There are some interesting less developed characters that we meet throughout the read. This was a cute, easy read that was enjoyable. Well written and the characters were interesting but nothing overly special. Lots of love life talk in the first chapter but it dies down (for the most part) for the rest of the book.

#Fiction #JustFinished

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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#Bookgiftedtoyou
#GratefulReads

Thank you Diane!! This is so sweet of you!! 😘
I have had so many books gifted to me and I‘m so grateful to all of you!! This is the most recent 📚🙌🏻💗❤️

OriginalCyn620 Cute pic! 5y
tracey38 Love your wreath! 5y
Crazeedi Great photo, your welcome, I hope you like! You take such good care of our group, as does Christine 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Crazeedi thank you Dianne ❤️❤️❤️ 5y
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Jess861
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Had to stop at #chapters on my way home from an appointment today. Can't say I buy books too often as I don't get much time to read but I picked up a few reads that weren't on my to read list.

#bookhaul #tbr

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Cmf365
Pickpick

A great read! The cover hooked me in, but since it has a library and librarian as elements to the story, I had to read it! It is touching and gives faith to doing good for the sake of others, even if we all have secrets. I enjoyed it.

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megnews
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26 minutes in. Lots of sex. Can‘t listen with son on drive to and from school. Not sure I want to anyway. Where‘s the library?? Moving on.

CouronneDhiver I‘m not the only one @Suet624 @QuietlyLaura 😂😂 6y
Suet624 @CouronneDhiver It‘s always so validating when someone agrees with your opinion. 😀😀😀 6y
Melissa_J After this review and @CouronneDhiver ‘s I‘m not sure I want to read this one anymore. 6y
Lreads @CouronneDhiver Definitely passing on this one! 6y
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whatsthEStorey
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Pickpick

A character driven novel in which a few oddly matched characters meet at a library. Friendships are made, secrets are shared. I found this book lovely, but understand the mixed reviews. There are so many storylines that some of them are thin; it seems like the author didn‘t want to add the extra pages or leave them out, so they stayed barely there. Some details serve no purpose, others are missing completely. Audio was good, which saved it for me!

NatalieR Great review! 6y
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Jas16
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Mehso-so

This was not the book I was expecting it to be and what it ended up being largely didn‘t work for me. There were moments I really liked but mostly this was just meh. Disappointing because I was so excited to finally read it. #24in48

CouronneDhiver I‘m not alone after all - 😂 6y
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Jas16
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“What you need to know about him back then is that if the police put seven college students in a lineup looking for the one who played trombone in the marching band, Calvin Sweeney would be picked, ten times out of ten”. None of the dedications or epigraphs stood out to be in my #24in48 stack but I do really like this opening sentence.

KarynGood We read this for book club in January! 6y
Jas16 @KarynGood Did you like it? Litsy reviews are pretty mixed. 6y
KarynGood I enjoyed it. The characters were interesting and the setting was unusual. But I wouldn‘t read it again. 6y
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Jas16
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Friday #bookmail. Right in time for #24in48! I ordered a signed copy of The Wicked King from Powell‘s and the other two were part of the usual buy one book for someone else, get two books for me method of shopping I seem to prefer.

Jee_HookedOnBookz What a kind, thoughtful and generous person you are! ❤️ 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Jee_HookedOnBookz she‘s awesome ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
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kspenmoll
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Pickpick

Spent this afternoon absorbed in the novel.The kind of focus that has me barely aware of my surroundings,where my son‘s voice seems faint,miles away.This dying small New Hampshire town, these unique, iconic, often comic,yet familiar characters,this heart of the town library, converge to make a mostly character driven story riveting. A teenage”unschooled”Sunny, a runaway Kit, & a crashed & burnt Rusty, “Salvagers”, reclaim their unraveled lives.

MrBook Ooooh! Great review! 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
BookBabe Indeed! 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Now I‘m excited to read it too! 6y
kspenmoll @MrBook @bookbabe. At first I was not sure about the book- then I fell in love. ❤️ 6y
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kspenmoll
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#poetry #quotes
The author intersperses relevant, thought provoking verses from various poets throughout the novel. They flow into character and plot, enhancing meaning and language. What a delightful book discovery this was-another plug for local libraries.❤️📚

Librarybelle Thanks for the tag! ❤️ 6y
MrBook 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
LibrarianRyan 😎😎🤓🤓 6y
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kspenmoll
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Eyelit 💚📚💚 6y
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kspenmoll
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Just loving this book of quirky lost characters. ❤️

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kspenmoll
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#DayafterChristmas #booksandcoffee #breakfast
Leisurely breakfast of my husband‘s apple tart. Three books I am currently reading depending on mood. The tagged one I stumbled upon at the library. At first I wasn‘t sure about it as it is mostly (so far) character driven but what characters!

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MrBook
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@BookBabe is so wonderful to me ☺️😍😍😍😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤗🤗🤗!!! These are the books she gave me for #Christmas this year. So excited! Yeah, I'm a nerd and read boring non-fiction. I share very little of the non-fiction I read because I figure folks will think me stuffy or boring or get the wrong impression. I read everything I can get my hands on. Maybe in 2019 I'll share with my #LitsyFamily all the books I read.

#MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays

kspenmoll Please share some of your non-fiction. I & I know others read it too. Just takes me much much longer as I cannot read at night & retain it!!!‘ 6y
BethM You never know who may be into it though! 6y
MrBook @kspenmoll @BethM I read a lot of philosophy, and it only took me sharing one philosophy book I read to get maligned by Littens. *sighs* 😕 (edited) 6y
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LiteraryinPA We‘d love to hear about all the books you read next year! Enjoy your Christmas @BookBabe and @MrBook ! 6y
kspenmoll I have read Douglas‘s autobiography but that biography looks so big it scares me!!! I am enjoying but slogging through 6y
kspenmoll @MrBook I admit philosophy is heady for me but my son has discovered it in college & now that his major is done he is taking more philosophy. He also Was a Student asst. in an intro class this year & loved it. So any books are welcome!!! 6y
MrBook @kspenmoll Ohhh!!! That's one of my favorite all-time reads! Did a great job helping me get to know our second president. He was an amazing man! 6y
TiredLibrarian Please share your nonfiction reads! I love nonfiction and it's not easy to find Littens who do. Haters can just scroll on by 😜 6y
dgingo Share it all! #NerdyLittensUnite 😉📚 6y
BookBabe 😁👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤗🤗🤗❤️❤️❤️ 6y
BarbaraJean I agree—share the non-fiction, too! I don‘t read as much of it as I‘d like, but I always enjoy posts on non-fiction from other Littens. It helps me get a better sense of what I want to pick up when I do get around to the nonfiction, and I enjoy hearing what others enjoy! Nobody should malign your reading choices—you do you. 😏 6y
TheWordJar You‘ve been holding out on us??? I‘d love to hear all of your non-fiction reads, even the philosophy ones! I‘d never been a big non-fiction reader until I started homeschooling. Now I love reading history, science, biographies....everything! Always looking for good recs from trusted sources! (And how awesome is @BookBabe? That‘s a great haul!) 6y
LauraJ Half of my reading is nonfiction. I even host a nonfiction book club. Please share! 6y
JacqMac I like nonfiction. And my husband only reads nonfiction. Please share. It might give me some ideas for books he would enjoy. 6y
Bklover I have read so many different books as a result of wonderful Litten reviews. I tend to not read a whole lot of nonfiction so would love to read your reviews and recommendations. No more holding out on us!!😊😉 6y
rwmg I aim for a third of my reading to be non fiction, though it doesn't usually work out that way, so yes I would like to see Littens non fiction reading as well 6y
Karkar Share all the books! Some of us also like nonfiction! 📚❤️📚 6y
quietlycuriouskate I like nonfiction too: please share! ❤ 6y
Lcsmcat Please share! Those who don‘t like nonfiction can skip over it and some of us would like to know what you recommend. 6y
saresmoore No pressure, but lots of us love nonfiction! 6y
Schnoebs Please share the nonfiction! I read half nonfiction and I‘m always trying to find more people on Litsy who read nonfiction! 6y
MicheleinPhilly Share the non-fiction please! Don‘t worry about what other people may think of YOUR reading preferences on YOUR feed! Merry Christmas to you and Jen! @BookBabe 6y
BookishMarginalia I love nonfiction. I‘m an unapologetic nerd. I‘m okay with that. (And what @MicheleinPhilly said) 6y
CouronneDhiver Yes - please do share the non fiction too! 6y
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thea-block
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Pickpick

Enjoyed this story based in a library but ultimately about redemption, second chances at full lives, and recovery from hard experiences. Not as “fluffy” as you might expect it to be, but all the better for it.

⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

RaimeyGallant What a fantastic cover. 6y
thea-block @RaimeyGallant Isn‘t it fun?! It definitely drew me to the book in the first place! 6y
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LeslieO
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Stopped by Barnes and Noble. Found some books! I had no idea there's a new Reacher. And I can't resist a book set in a library. #minihaul #bookhaul

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GidgetsTreasures75
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9-29-18: 42nd finished book of 2018! 📖👍🏼#️⃣4️⃣2️⃣

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GidgetsTreasures75
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9-25-18: Little Ollie and one of my ceramic book tables. 😻📚

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GidgetsTreasures75
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9-25-18: #tseliot 📖

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Mandigolightly
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Super cute statue at a local library

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WanderingBookaneer
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My wife reads as #BonBonCat snuggles. @Figgy is on her way with two of our cats. Tomorrow we fly back home to fetch the remaining two. #CatsOfLitsy

Zelma Yay for all the cats coming home. My last intense move involved my cat at the time to wait until we found a place. I was on the plane the night we got the apartment. 😁 6y
EllanaRose Such a beautiful little face! The floof! 6y
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BookishMarginalia
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Relaxing at the neighbors‘

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JoyBlue
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Mehso-so

What better time than now to read this? I‘m torn between so-so and pick. It was an enjoyable enough read; but not a wow. Please don‘t let my waffling dissuade you, one way or another.

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ofclumsywords
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My library has been featuring a lot of books about bookstores and libraries lately and I‘m in love! 😍

DebinHawaii This one sounds good! Stacking! 6y
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JoyBlue
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Day 30: Current Read—Yesterday's check on the estimated remaining wait times for my Overdrive holds: soonest, 2 weeks; longest, over 20! So, I pulled three things off my wish list to borrow (finished one last night; finished the second tonight). This morning, I got notification that one of my holds is in—yippee! I started it tonight. #RiotGrams #TheMindWantsWhatTheMindWants #CurrentRead #LastDayOfRiotgrams2018 #SeeYouNextYear

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KathyWheeler
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Pickpick

I finished a book that wasn‘t an audiobook! Yay! It was also a good one with some mysteries as well as being a story about hurt people who find each other.

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KathyWheeler
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You may have noticed I‘ve posted a lot about starting books but rarely have I posted anything about finishing those books. I‘m having trouble concentrating. Today, at the beginning of my vacation, I‘m home sick in bed. Maybe I‘ll be able to finish this one.

rather_be_reading stacked! 6y
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SW-T
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Mehso-so

Liked Sunny, Rusty was okay, but Kit was problematic for me. Seems like more melodrama than necessary and on finding out what her husband did “but she‘s ugly” was an odd reaction. Liked the library, staff, and regular patrons. At least I had pineapple carrot cake so it wasn‘t all bad.

Crazeedi I have this on my kindle from overdrive, haven't read yet 6y
SW-T Wanted to love it since one of the settings is a library and there‘s a librarian! 6y
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BeckyRoy
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This is hitting the spot!

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JackOBotts
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Ready to head home after a few productive days in Knoxville, TN. Finished the only book I traveled with this morning, so I picked this up at the airport shop. 🤞🏼 Knoxville is pretty beautiful, but I‘m looking forward to seeing my family! 🤗

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lisakoby
Mehso-so

⭐️⭐️⭐️

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booksaremyfavorite
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Mehso-so

I liked the characters of Kit and Sunny but this book seemed to be all over the place. It was on my to read list and though I almost quit reading it several times, I can now mark this one off as completed.

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MarticaMustRead
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#BooksAboutBooks

Although the writing is somewhat simplistic & 1 of the major reveals is a bit melodramatic, these flaws are easy to forgive thanks to the wonderful ensemble cast of quirky & loyal library patrons of this small town library who end up becoming a makeshift family for an emotionaly fragile librarian who tries to escape her mysterious past by escaping into the books that surround her. A delightful summer read for any book lover. 🤓

SilversReviews THANK YOU. The book sounds adorable, and I LOVE the cover. :) Please remind me where I mentioned this on Litsy. I know I commented about it on a Facebook Live Tiki Hut video today. :) @MarticaMustRead (edited) 6y
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