The Moment Before

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An interesting, timely & important story about a man who makes a trip back to Syria from the U.S. to visit his ailing father, is detained, forced into the army & eventually ends up in Guantanamo, separated from his beloved young daughter who has no idea what happened to him. At times the different stories, POVs & time frames bog it down-but it made me sad, mad & made me think. Paired with Sweet-Spice Roasted Nuts for my book tour review, link👇🏻

DebinHawaii Link to the nut recipe (so good! 😋) from the tagged book below & my review: http://kahakaikitchen.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-book-tour-stops-here-review-of.ht...

Sirocco: Fabulous Flavours from the East

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Nikki15 Definitely making that recipe, they look delicious 😋 6y

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DebinHawaii

The Moment Before | Jason Makansi

Hoping to finish up this #ARC tonight for a review this week. The book has nothing to do with the food--my favorite "It's been a Monday" dinner. Veggie potstickers make me happy. ?Is it Friday yet?

JacqMac Potstickers make me happy, too. I‘d also love for it to be Friday. Sigh. 7y

Cinfhen Your meals always look delicious 😋😋 7y

mydearwatson And now it‘s 11:00 at night, and I want gyoza. Thanks 😜. 7y

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AceOnRoam Yum. How cute is your sauce dish 😍 7y

Ericalambbrown Can‘t wait for the review! 7y

MinDea Mmmmmmm potstickers! 7y

ladym30 Love potstickers!! 7y

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DebinHawaii

The Moment Before | Jason Makansi

#GetMovin #Sandstorm
I got a bit stuck on this prompt but I thought of these two books with characters who have spent time in Syria & the Middle East-likely places for sandstorms. In the first book it's a war correspondent involved in a traumatic event there & the tagged book has a Syrian national, living in the U.S. who goes back to Syria to see his dying father & is detained & put in the army, gets 'traded' & eventually ends up in Guantanamo.

Cinfhen, eanderson

Cinfhen Oh wow! I think they both sound fascinating 7y

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DebinHawaii

The Moment Before | Jason Makansi

Thanks for the #friyayintro tag @Crazeedi 🤗& @Texreader too! 😉

1. It's supposed to rain-so reading, chores, watching all the Golden State Killer shows I DVR'd, making soup on Sunday...the usual😉
2. Malasadas-Portuguese donuts.🍩
3. No, I can't settle & have started several. I do need to finish the tagged book for a book tour review next week. 📚📚😬📚
4. Does 'happy it's Friday' count? 😬
5. I'll tag anyone who hasn't done this but wants to.😘

howjessicareads

DGRachel I saw the volcano on the news. Are you okay? Is it anywhere near you? 7y

DebinHawaii @DGRachel Thanks for checking. It's on The Big Island island so no negative impact on Oahu--where I live. 🙏🏻Thinking of everyone there--it's pretty scary. 7y

DebBates101 @DebinHawaii ahhhhhhh! Golden State Killer!! The series HLN did is excellent and after u watch that one all other shows on it will disappoint 7y

Scurvygirl @DebinHawaii ohhh that GSK!! The ID channel had a series that was good, that I got off of Amazon called “The Golden State Killer: It‘s Not Over” that came out about two months ago. Soo eerie. 7y

DebinHawaii @DebBates101 @Scurvygirl I think those are the ones I DVR'd! 😱😉👍 7y

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DebinHawaii

The Moment Before | Jason Makansi

I don't know why I wanted tuna pasta salad tonight but I did-so I pretty much threw everything in my kitchen I thought would work into a bowl with canned Italian tuna & leftover pasta & seasoned it up. It needed crunch so I chopped up smokehouse almonds. It actually turned out to be pretty darn good.😋👍 The book is an #ARC for a book tour review but I realized I don't post until the week after next so I'm switching to something lighter tonight.

MinDea That looks yummy! 7y

Pamwurtzler That looks good! 7y

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DebinHawaii

The Moment Before | Jason Makansi

Good #bookmail day with 3 books in for book tours. The tagged book is about a Syrian father separated for 40 years from his daughter, then there's a psychological thriller fused with a coming-of-age-story set in the wilds of Alaska, & finally a foodie romance set in a cupcake shop. The 3rd book is for an Instagram tour. The coordinator needed someone to take the last spot & I needed an excuse to buy cupcakes for the pic! How I suffer for my art!😋

Harisali Hi, I am beginner to reading, can you suggest me two titles i should start with. Bdw, today I completed Origin from Dan Brown. Thanks 7y

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