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Finally finished the October #foodandlit buddy read! (7 minutes left until November in my time zone😄)

This was a very different and unexpected story, I enjoyed Alaine's snarky remarks, mixed-medium diary/assignment reports and will definitely spend some time googling the food and dishes mentioned, Haitian cuisine sounds delicious!

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3/5 ⭐️ I'm mixed on this one. I found Alaine to be immature, does that mean I'm getting old... Oh God. What it lacks in the storyline though, it makes up for in its vibrant descriptions of Haiti and it's culture.
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How are you liking the book so far? I'm halfway through and enjoying it! I like Alaine's sense of humor.
Do you like the style of the books with the diary entries, letters, and emails?

There is one thing that has bothered me that I'll put in the comments to avoid spoilers.

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The #FoodandLit Buddy Read for Haiti is Dear Haiti, Love Alaine. It's a young adult coming of age story.

This is a casual read-at-your-own-pace buddy read. Anyone is welcome to join! Please let me know if you would like to be tagged in the check-in posts.

The #FoodandLit Buddy Read for Haiti is Dear Haiti, Love Alaine. It's a young adult coming of age story.

This is a casual read-at-your-own-pace buddy read. Anyone is welcome to join! Please let me know if you would like to be tagged in the check-in posts.

The final 3 books of #FoodandLit Buddy Reads for 2022!

This is a casual read-at-your-own-pace buddy read. Anyone is welcome to join! Please let me know if you would like to be tagged in the check-in posts.

How are we entering the last quarter of the year?!?!
Have you liked having buddy reads this year? Do you want #FoodandLit buddy reads to continue in 2023?

A book I had never heard of until I was challenged to read it for the Trope-Ical Readathon on twitter. Learned a bit about Haiti which was nice. I give it ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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A low pick for me & I agree with many of the other reviews. Alaine is a fantastic, funny, believable character. Suspended from school, she spends a month in #Haiti interning at her aunt‘s charity, getting to know her extended family & spending time with her Mum, who‘s taking a break from life in the public eye. I would happily have read more of Alaine- but the plot was more than necessary! I enjoyed learning more about Haiti & its history as well.

‘The sand was as glittery white as crushed up vampire bones...‘

*this is definitely not a fantasy/paranormal book - some of the lines are really making me laugh!

An enjoyable read but a bit too much going on. A few too many strands of plot made this a bit muddier than necessary. Alaine was a lively and believable 17-year-old main character. Good audiobook, with the always wonderful narrator Bahni Turpin and the lovely accents. Nice to read a story set in Haiti and learn a bit about the country.
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Takes 100 pages to get to the big plot-defining moment in the novel, then another 70 pages to really get good. The book would have been better with less teen angst and getting to what drives the narrative sooner.

Can we just focus on the cover for a second?! So pretty!
I loved learning about the places Alaine visited or researched in Haiti. I had not once thought of ever visiting, but now I want to.
Solid story, and authors I would like to read again. 3.5⭐

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A hundred sets of eyes kept their focus on me while my own lasered in on Nina. My classmate's laughter echoed throughout the auditorium, drowning out the locomotion noises. Just as I opened my mouth to reply, Mr. Voltaire stepped in.

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Alaine was an incredible protagonist — mouthy, adventurous, vulnerable, & gutsy ✨. Her relationship with her family was wonderfully dynamic & full, especially her relationship with the women in her family, which was heartwarming. I wish I liked the plot as much as the characters — I feel like I lost my grip on it halfway through. And the romance was utterly unnecessary — & I say this as someone who usually adores romance side plots. ★★★☆☆.

#currentlyreading | this sounds like a whole lot of adorable with just a dash of witchiness & I‘m here for it 🙌🏽✨

Bahni Turpin is such a great audio narrator. Nice story of a girl of Haitian descent getting a chanve to better know the island her parents are from.

A teen goes to her family home in Haiti to learn a little about herself and the world.

I‘m really loving this book! Alaine is hilarious!

This was fun to read. I liked the main character for her sarcasm and humor. Learning a bit about haiti as she learned was also great. I probably could have used more! Fun story and interesting setting

Liking this so far!

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Might just finish #40 tonight 🤞🏾

Going to try to catch up on a couple of prompts since I'm up at an ungodly hour. 🤷🏽‍♀️ Experiencing a bit of a book hangover after doing some #NightReading. This was my favorite quote from the book! A truth we unfortunately all have to learn. 😞 #NamasteNovember

Absolutely♥️this! A tale of human nature where nothing is quite what it seems. Alaine is a hilarious, snarky MC who must come to terms w/ complicated family dynamics & a life that will never be the same. Steeped in rich Haitian culture & history, family curses, a charity start-up, & commentary on sometimes problematic foreign aid, this was a most enjoyable reading experience. The Great Bahni Turpin narrated & I highly recommend the audio! 4.5⭐️s!

I love this idea because I think it will help me stay on a better reading schedule @Cinfhen! Here is my #WeeklyForecast. Starting the tagged book today. Still working through The Lost Queen, hope to start American Spy by mid-week, and gotta finish Dracula for #Scarathlon #TeamStoker #BuddyRead.

I LOVED this book. Alaine is an amazing character. I really enjoyed her personality, her passion, and her determination. The descriptions and the settings were just so amazing and i could see them so clearly in my head. Throw in some mysticism and curses? Yes, please. This was such an excellent read. I also loved finding out from the authors‘ note that it was written by two sisters.

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I loved the premise of this book as well as the epistolary style of narrative. The Moulite sisters use letters, emails, diary entries, postcards, and articles to tell Alaine's story. There were parts that came across as particularly unorganized and subsequently they lose the plot in places. There are also too many tertiary characters and secondary characters that disappear (Alaine's father, her friend) and an unnecessary sort-of romance.

Oh my goodness I am so happy to be off today. I hope this day lasts forever. I love my job but just so excited to sit and read all day.

Book Buzz Fall/Winter 2019 releases Part l 📚 Just because my TBR is long enough to keep me reading for a lifetime doesn‘t mean I can‘t keep looking! #goodgirlslie #theremaking #synapse #harveycomeshome #dearhaitilovealaine #thelasttraintolondon #thebear #scarslikewings #thelasttruepoetsofthesea #imaginaryfriend

Start reading this yesterday and so far I love it! I‘‘ already half way through. Love the main character Alaine, she is hilarious. Love that this book dives so much into the history of Haiti as well. The pacing is great. And I‘m loving all of the different ways she is telling this story. Really enjoying it so far!

Love it! I would absolutely gift my nieces this book!

Whew! Not your standard YA lit. There's a cool plucky girl at the center and then a lot of family problems, a curse, and some blood magic 😱

Alaina is a snarky teenager coming to terms with her mom‘s early onset Alzheimer‘s, dealing with being privileged in Miami/Haiti, & what that means; and her complicated feelings about voodoo and her family‘s history.

It felt a little clunky sometimes, but I think that was mostly bc of the formatting. It was honestly the worst digital arc I‘d ever seen. Whole sentences on the wrong page, and lots of fragments floating around. #howjessreadsin2019

Some exciting new books to read on Netgalley 😍