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First Rule of Swimming
First Rule of Swimming | Courtney Angela Brkic
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A woman must leave her island home to search for her missing sister-and confront the haunted history of her family. Magdalena does not panic when she learns that her younger sister has disappeared. A free-spirit, Jadranka has always been prone to mysterious absences. But when weeks pass with no word, Magdalena leaves the isolated Croatian island where their family has always lived and sets off to New York to find her sister. Her search begins to unspool the dark history of their family, reaching back three generations to a country torn by war. A haunting and sure-footed debut by an award-winning writer, "The First Rule of Swimming "explores the legacy of betrayal and loss in a place where beauty is fused inextricably with hardship, and where individuals are forced to make wrenching choices as they are swept up in the tides of history.
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Just.Linds
The First Rule of Swimming: A Novel | Courtney Angela Brkic
Mehso-so

As a Croatian I thought there was a lot of history in here that I was unaware of (confirmed with my aunt) but it was so so slow in the beginning. The middle and end definitely pick up speed and pull you in quickly!!

sprainedbrain This book has a lovely cover! 5y
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Just.Linds
The First Rule of Swimming: A Novel | Courtney Angela Brkic
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❤️ Phoenix, Arizona
🧡 20 (21 in 2 1/2 weeks!!)
💛 Thrift Stores, discount book stores, amazon wish lists
💚 single
💙she/her
💜 none- id love some help coming up with something creative!!

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Just.Linds
The First Rule of Swimming: A Novel | Courtney Angela Brkic
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Excited to dive in!!

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BeansPage
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Panpan

I can't really say that I would recommend this one. 😞

Please read my full review here:
https://thereadingmermaidsreviews.weebly.com/book-reviews/the-first-rule-of-swim...

Clwojick Shoot! I have this one on my shelf. The cover is so pretty. 5y
BeansPage @Clwojick I KNOW!!! 😞😲😢 5y
Follow.my.read LOL! ME TOO!!!! 5y
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BeansPage
The First Rule of Swimming: A Novel | Courtney Angela Brkic
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Okay here's my final lineup for the readathon! Starting the stopwatch... NOW!!! 🎉🎉🎉

#24B4Monday @Andrew65 @jb72

tpixie Awesomeness ♥️📚♥️🥳🥳🥳 5y
jb72 Go team! 🎉 5y
Andrew65 An interesting array of books, good luck. You did great last month. 😊👍😍 5y
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BeansPage @Andrew65 hey, variety is the spice of life right? LOL 😋 I like to challenge myself 😉 5y
tpixie @TheReadingMermaid ♥️😊♥️ 5y
BookishBlonde12 Yasss!! Ready for a good weekend readathon 🤗 5y
BookishBlonde12 Yes, count me in! 5y
Leftcoastzen Nice line up! 5y
BeansPage @BookishBlonde12 yah! 🎉🎉 5y
BeansPage @Leftcoastzen thanks darlin! 🤗 5y
tammysue Looks great Tamara!! 👍🏻😍 5y
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Tashreads
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Day 17| #AugustIsATrip #Croatia

This was an ARC I received from Netgalley back in the days BC (before children) when I had time to blog 😂. It tells to story of two sisters from Croatia 🇭🇷, when one disappears from New York, the other must journey from their island home to find her.

Mdargusch Such a great cover! 🌺🌸🌼 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful!!! 💗💗 6y
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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego
The First Rule of Swimming: A Novel | Courtney Angela Brkic
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Mehso-so

Two Croatian sisters. One goes missing in America. The other leaves the only home she's ever know to find her & consequently, their family secrets.... it was ok.

Librariana The cover is lovely! 6y
StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego @Librariana it is. Definitely was a factor in the purchase. 😊 6y
kyraleseberg I bought this from Dollar Tree a couple years ago for the cover and I agree, the story was just okay. 6y
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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego
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#MarchInBooks #photochallenge @maich

#flowercover

Definitely got this book for the cover. That and the fact that it was on uber sale, so it only cost a dollar new. Now sure what that says about the book, as I haven't read it yet. But it's pretty 😍.

Reading-In-The-Wings It is pretty!! 7y
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Purrfectpages
First Rule of Swimming | Courtney Angela Brkic
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JoeStalksBeck 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 7y
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TheDrunkenLibrarian
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Mehso-so

This book was very slow for me at first but it did pick up a little in the middle with some unexpected things in the end. I don‘t think I would put this on a read again list but it wasn‘t hard to get through.

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Foragingfantasy
The First Rule of Swimming: A Novel | Courtney Angela Brkic
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My last Dollar Tree find. Sounds kinda creepy!

LadyBrik That cover! 😍 8y
Foragingfantasy @LadyBrik I know!!! Isn't it glorious. 😍 8y
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