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The Interrupters opened for Sum 41 Friday and I liked it! Love being exposed to new to me music which is why I love #TuesdayTunes. Here are a couple songs. The first Take Back the Power for tonight‘s debate and the second Kiss the Ground about gratitude.

https://youtu.be/q7Ol-YDS4Jc?si=6BNGiTyX6oTB2LTK

https://youtu.be/VzGaXoL_h8Y?si=lvo8isgqoLnE_2eP

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#TLT @dabbe

So surprised I knew so many of these (thank you Mum)

Care to play?

@quietjenn @Deblovestoread @Amiable @IndoorDame @julieclair @kspenmoll

#TLT @dabbe

I managed to narrow it down to three this week!!

One is one of my all-time favorite songs, In My Life was my wedding song and A Day In The Life is the most genius song ever! IMHO. Lennon/McCartney at their best.

Tagging

 @hannahleejo @RamsFan1963 @Curiouser_and_curiouser @julieclair @AnneCecilie

@dabbe Spot the over thinker, yes it took me 24 hours and I narrowed it down to five. These #TLT are getting harder. I focused so much on picking favorites that I can‘t remember my score. I think it was 50 something. I‘m sure everybody‘s played by now. 🤦‍♀️

#TuesdayTunes

Haven‘t listened to Eva in quite a while but this popped up this weekend reminding me how much I love her voice. Gone too soon. 💔

@TieDyeDude

I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookADay2023

⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 This was a pleasant surprise. While some of the dialogue sounds very much like it‘s been hashed out with therapists, it also shows Gould‘s keen insight into human nature and life and it helped prop up the stale prose. I also felt everything was underdeveloped: the characters, the plot, even the setting fell flat at times. And yet, despite all of this, there was still a spark to make this compulsively readable. Emma Straub fans will enjoy

Football, starting a new book, quasi napping with the BFG = Sunday

This novel is definitely #moremehthanyea for me. I agree with a side conversation I had with @JennyM that the plot just feels a bit thin. In general, it wasn‘t particularly satisfying, but on the other hand, it was fun. Almost a pick, but I‘d recommend getting from the library. The #audiobook is well narrated.

This book surprised me.

I thought there would be more focus on music. While music weaves through the story, tying it together, I felt more like it was about the disappointment of having your life turn out differently than you expected. It‘s about making hard choices and then making the most of the consequences.

I thought it showcased growing up while raising a child well. It left me with a melancholy but in a good way.

Have you ever read a story expecting it to be different than what it was? That‘s the feeling I got while reading Perfect Tunes. In fact, even after I‘m still not so sure what it‘s about. We meet a young girl, believed to be undiscovered talent. But this isn‘t the focus of the book at all. Suddenly it morphs into a character study that spans a decade. The music is still there- though oddly enough, it only seems to be playing in the background.

I‘m a sucker for books about music and look, ma! Last read to make it to my Goodreads Challenge for the year!

7-5-20: My 49th finished book of 2020! ⭐️⭐️⭐️ #perfecttunes #emilygould 👍🏼📖#️⃣4️⃣9️⃣

#quarencationswap Thank you @Copwithabook ! What a terrific addition to my library, and my TBR stack! Thank you so much @Chrissyreadit for putting this little swap together. 📚😁

A poignant and warm-hearted story of motherhood, of deferred dreams that forever seem out of reach, and of trying to live a creative life when ‘real‘ life gets in the way.
I enjoyed reading this story, full of lovely nostalgia for me, reminding me of a specific time in my life, living with my best friend, trying to make a go of things in the big city, working in a bar, dating boys in bands, and getting into all kinds of trouble.....good times 😊💕

#bookreport @Cinfhen

-read both my #bookspin books this week.... ‘I‘m Fine‘ was just ok, but I really enjoyed Perfect Tunes....
- listened to ‘My Friend Anna‘ for my bookclub.... thought I‘d like it more than I did... it gave me really bad anxiety! But it was a fascinating story for sure...

- Listening to ‘Lolita‘ for #booked2020 for my banned booked. The writing is really great, and Jeremy Irons narrating is too perfect! Soooo creepy.

#nextup My #doublespin book..... hoping for good things.... 🤞
(Also my 14 yr old birthday boy chilling at my feet! 🐶🎂💕)

Thank you @TheAromaofBooks !
Very happy with my #bookspin and #doublespin picks for June..... 😊📚💕👍

I enjoyed this book much more than I originally thought I would.
All those stereotypical tropes are present; motherhood,friendship, second chances, missed opportunities but surprisingly the novel was fresh and enjoyable. Spent a very sunny afternoon listening to the delightful audio. Recommend #Scribd 🎧

What are the odds that the book that reminds you of Daisy Jones has a character named Daisy??? I‘m enjoying this book wayyyy more than I thought I would & it‘s actually more compelling (for me) than Daisy Jones.#Scribd #RoofTopReading 🌞

Thank you #Scribd 🎧♥️Brand new audio released yesterday 🥳Im getting Daisy Jones for the East Coast vibes and swap out 1970‘s for the 2000‘s 🙌🏻

This novel has it all: music, friendship, fame, youth, motherhood, and love. I adored it. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Perfect Tunes is almost a perfect story about a very imperfect woman. Over 15 years you will meet and get to know Laura. When she was younger she writes what she thinks is the perfect song and she spends the next years never quite living up to that and that really has an effect on her life.

For my full review, please visit my blog at: http://obsessedbookaholic.com/2020/04/07/perfect-tunes-book-review/

Excited for this one, which comes out April 14. Trying to do my part to celebrate April releases. It's a hard time for books to come out, y'all.