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Blue Sisters
Blue Sisters | Coco Mellors
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Cleopatra and Frankenstein 'A stunning exploration of sisterhood and grief, addiction and recovery, pain and pleasure. Captivating' TESS GUNTY 'In Blue Sisters, grief is rendered with gorgeous (…more)
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TrishB
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I‘ve finished for Christmas….I survived this semester.
Meeting friends for tea but I‘m early, so reading it is.

dabbe #yahooyou! 🤩🤩🤩 23h
Ruthiella Fantastic! 🥳 Four more days for me. 23h
AmyG 🙌🏻 23h
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Cathythoughts Looks relaxing. I have this one stacked. 22h
LeahBergen Enjoy that much deserved beer! 🍻 21h
squirrelbrain Enjoy! ❤️ 21h
Tamra Yay!!! Sigh & sip of relief. 😃 14h
sarahbarnes 🎉🎉🎉 13h
Leftcoastzen I liked this one a lot! 11h
BarbaraBB You did it! A well deserved rest 🤍 11h
TrishB @Leftcoastzen I‘m enjoying a lot so far too. 9h
julesG 🎉🎉🎉 9h
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BarbaraBB
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#WhereAreYouMonday

Very promising, this book that I just started. Three sisters are spread across the world but the death of their fourth sister brings them all back to the place they grew up, NYC

Amor4Libros Loved this one!! 😊 2d
squirrelbrain It‘s such a good book! 2d
BarbaraBB @Amor4Libros Thanks, that‘s encouraging! I just started it but it feels good already! 2d
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Cathythoughts Another stack 😁 2d
AmyG The ending!!!!! 🙌🏻 2d
Leftcoastzen Loved it. 2d
Suet624 I am apparently on a very long library waitlist but I‘m looking forward to reading this one. 2d
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thecheckoutstack
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My first #HyggehourReadathon turned into a family reading session with the pups. Made myself a virgin hot toddy, lit a candle, and wrapped up in a blanket and my LL Bean slippers. A delightful end to a busy holiday weekend.
@AllDebooks @TheBookHippie @Chrissyreadit @jenniferw88

TheBookHippie Yay!!!! ❄️🤍❄️ 3d
Ruthiella ❤️🐶❤️🐶❤️ 3d
Chrissyreadit 🩵❄️🩵❄️ 3d
mrp27 All the best hygge hours have the pups! 🐶 2d
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thecheckoutstack
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I was worried I might be in a reading slump when I ended up not loving Intermezzo which I‘d been so excited for. Happy to report it‘s not a slump, I‘m gobbling up Blue Sisters. Still too soon to say but it may just end up being one of my top books of the year!

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Leftcoastzen
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This book has gotten a lot of love & for good reason! With an alcoholic dad & a distant mom , the Blue sisters raised themselves. When they lost sister Nicky, they went on with their lives in different locations with some success yet struggling with grief & addictions. When mom lets them know the apartment the oldest Avery kept paying for must be sold, they come together again to deal not only with Nicky‘s things + some of their own demons. great!

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Leftcoastzen
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About 150 pages in , loving this book so far . Really well written. 👏

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Kgaudiuso
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I liked this book. A complicated relationship between sisters who are loyal to a fault. Sounds like me and my sisters!

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CBee
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@AmyG it came yesterday and I forgot to check the mail 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ Thank you so much, my friend ♥️♥️♥️

AmyG My great pleasure. I hope you enjoy it…but then, I know you will. 😘 4w
CBee @AmyG pretty sure I will! It looks right up my dysfunctional family, damaged people loving alley 😂😂 (edited) 4w
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TheKidUpstairs
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Rarely do I pick up a book amidst this much hype and love it this much, but this one is just that special.

A year after the death of their sister Nicky, the remaining Blue sisters try and find their way back to each other, and to themselves, amid the fog of grief, anger, and addiction. Their journeys, alone and together, are difficult and heart wrenching. But even in the darkest moments, it never feels exploitative.

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TheKidUpstairs cont'd... In the hands of a lesser writer, some of the material covered could veer into “trauma porn“ but Mellors handles the darkness and the light with a deft touch. Each sister is beautifully, wholly rendered with genuine humanity. As a reader you want to, in turns, yell at them and hug them tight. This one will break your heart many times over (I cried more than once), but Mellors leaves us with a hopeful realism at the end.
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TheKidUpstairs I'll definitely be going back to read Cleopatra and Frankenstein now! 1mo
AmyG The end left me in tears. A truly lovely book. 1mo
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Deblovestoread Fantastic review for a Fantastic book 💙 1mo
BarbaraBB So much love for this book. I will read it soon! 1mo
Bookbuyingaddict One of my favourite books 📚 of the year x x x 1mo
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MysticFaerie
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5🌟/5🌟

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TheKidUpstairs
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Who else loves it when their car needs an oil change, because it means you have no choice but to sit and read for a while? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️ I'm being productive AND reading! Yay!

P.S: so far, this book truly lives up to the hype.

marleed I feel that way about waiting at the doctors‘ office 🤣 1mo
squirrelbrain Such a good book! 1mo
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Chelsea.Poole
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The hype is real for this one! The Blue sisters have lost one of theirs — Nicky. The three who are left are each destroyed by the loss of their beloved sister. This book is about sibling relationships and responsibilities, sister love, and absent parents. It‘s about addiction and substance abuse. It‘s about coping with all life has to throw at you and facing it with the right people in your corner. I loved it and now have to read Mellors‘ debut.

IndianBookworm About to finish this one! 1mo
BarbaraBB Glad it lives up to the hype! Still need to read it 1mo
TheKidUpstairs Reading this now! So good. 1mo
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robinb
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Jas16
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I recently read Mellors‘ debut and loved it but wow has her writing only gotten stronger. I really adored this book about three sisters and their grief for their fourth sister that they have all been trying to avoid in their own ways. They could not be more different in personalities and life styles but they have the way they love and wound each other fiercely in common. They also all have experiences with addiction which also cannot be ignored.

AmyG I recently got this. Everyone seems to love it. 2mo
Jas16 @AmyG It will definitely make my top books of 2024 list. I hope that you end up loving it too. 2mo
squirrelbrain It will make my top books list too this year - loved it! 🥰 2mo
Suet624 I am on a seemingly endless library waitlist. Might just have to purchase a copy. 3w
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youneverarrived
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The thread of addiction and generational trauma is woven into these sisters lives prominently in the way they act and in the way they live their lives but it‘s also just in the background in the way it‘s written - the focus is very much on the characters lives and their relationship with each other and their grief. I loved the moment near the end with Avery and her Mam. Very character driven which I love.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks On my list!! 📚❤️ 2mo
sarahbarnes Great review. This is on my TBR. 🩵 2mo
squirrelbrain Great review! ❤️ 2mo
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BarbaraBB Ooh great review. Must read this too! 2mo
youneverarrived @squirrelbrain you saying you were loving it made me read it earlier than I might have, so glad I did! 🩵 2mo
sarahbarnes I‘m in the queue for it at the library 😁 2mo
Suet624 Stacked already but happy to see you liked it. 2mo
youneverarrived I think you‘d like it too @Suet624 2mo
Suet624 I‘m now on the waitlist at the library furthest away from me. 😊 2mo
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ICantImReading
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

You don‘t just read this book, you FEEL this book! The exploration of grief, addiction, and family was messy and raw, yet compassionate and hopeful. The characterization was phenomenal; I really felt like I knew and loved each of the Blue sisters. #BOTM

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perfectlywinged
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I liked Frankenstein and Cleopatra but wanted a narrower focus on characters. So far Blue Sisters is delivering on the exquisite prose and close character studies. 💙

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jdiehr
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I enjoyed this story about a dysfunctional family coming to terms after the death of a sister.

The characters recognize each other's flaws and love anyway.

kspenmoll Love your pottery. Polish? 3mo
jdiehr @kspenmoll Yes! I love it, too 🥰 3mo
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Deblovestoread
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#WondrousWednesday

1) Tagged
2) They all play an active role in my reading. The preference depends on where, when I‘m reading.
3) Historical Fiction, Mysteries, Literary and contemporary fiction

Want to play? @Ruthiella @RamsFan1963 @Lesliereadsalot

@Eggs

Ruthiella Thanks for the tag! 😊 3mo
Eggs Thx for posting 🥰🤗 3mo
mcctrish Also on my TBR radar 💙💙 3mo
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AnneCecilie
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Every once in a while, I read a first paragraph of a book and know I‘m going to love it. This is one of those books

About four sisters Avery, Bonnie, Nicky and Lucky. Only Nicky died a year ago. Instead of dealing with the grief, they run away from it. Now their mother have sent them an email that they are going to be selling the family home, so if they want anything of Nicky‘s they need to do so by the end of the month.

AnneCecilie This drives the sisters home again. The sibling dynamic reestablished because the old one doesn‘t work now that they‘re three. So who are they now? Also a book about abuse, growing up with abuse and how that has an impact, but also generational abuse 3mo
Librarybelle Great review! 3mo
sarahbarnes This is on my list. 3mo
BarbaraBB On mine too! 3mo
squirrelbrain I loved this! Great review. 3mo
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peaKnit
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I‘m wrecked. Family is complicated, this one is super-sized. A little slow moving at times but so worth it. It is rather heavy with grief, which I occasionally like to soak in. It is also filled with addiction.

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Megabooks
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These sisters tugged at my heart. The thread of addiction, loss, and unavailable parents broke my heart. NGL, totally cried at the end.

When Nicky died of an overdose, it flung her three sisters‘ lives apart. Avery disappears into work while chafing at her marriage. Bonnie gives up her boxing career lost and alone. Lucky falls into addiction herself risking her modeling. When the sisters reunite a year later, old wounds and rivalries surface.

LiteraryinPA This sounds really good! For some reason when I considered it as a BOTM choice it didn‘t jump out at me. 3mo
Christine So looking forward to this one, even more after your review! 3mo
youneverarrived I‘m reading it now and it‘s so good! Great review. 3mo
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squirrelbrain I loved this - may even be on my favourites of the year. ❤️ 3mo
BarbaraBB Echoing @christine! I have it sitting on my shelves and now can‘t wait to read it! 3mo
Megabooks @LiteraryinPA I‘m not sure I would‘ve noticed it had it not been a RWJ pick, but it‘s definitely worth a read! 3mo
Megabooks @youneverarrived @squirrelbrain it really surprised me. I didn‘t expect to love it as much as I did! 3mo
Megabooks @Christine @BarbaraBB yay! I hope you love it! 3mo
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marleed
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I‘m always down for fictional sister drama if for no other reason than to normalize life with my sisters 🤪. Boy I get the grief thing when the most-beloved-among-us sister dies leaving the question of who are we without her. I don‘t even want to imagine what our grief would be if generational addiction was part of that process, as well.

BkClubCare Same thing as my current read - sisters, grief. {{{hugs}}} 3mo
kspenmoll Nice review! 3mo
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AnneCecilie
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I just love this description of the oldest sister

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AnneCecilie
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Just started this, and I know I‘m going to love it when I love the first paragraph.

tpixie Amazing paragraph 3mo
squirrelbrain I loved this whole book - enjoy! 3mo
AnneCecilie @squirrelbrain From that beginning I have high expectations, and I‘m usually not wrong when I fall in love with the first paragraph 3mo
AnneCecilie @tpixie I know. It really pulled me in 3mo
youneverarrived Same. I‘m not too far into it but I‘m loving it. 3mo
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TorieStorieS
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I can see why this sisters-drama was a #BOTM pick for the month! The book opens one year after Nicky Blue‘s death, leaving her older two sisters, Avery & Bonnie, along with younger sister, Lucky, adrift in their grief. Their mother‘s sudden decision to sell the NYC apartment where they grew up, brings them back together as each flounders forward in the aftermath of their sorrow. Dealing with grief, addiction & trauma, there‘s plenty to discuss!

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Kimberlone
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September #BookspinBingo board! My #Bookspin this month is Blue Sisters (BOTM box supposed to be arriving today!) and #Doublespin is Mythology by Edith Hamilton (which I‘m currently reading on Kindle). I‘ve got several books in progress already, so I‘m hoping I‘ll have a better reading month in September.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo
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robinb
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I‘m halfway through this one, and I‘m just hoping it will lighten up soon. I‘ve contemplated giving up on it (it‘s heavier than I anticipated), but I‘m now determined to stick with it and give it a chance.

ErikasMindfulShelf I loved it, but it‘s definitely heavy. 3mo
squirrelbrain I loved it too @ErikasMindfulShelf but it doesn‘t lighten up much Robin so if you‘re struggling now….🤨 3mo
robinb @squirrelbrain @ErikasMindfulShelf I‘ve just finished up, and no, it doesn‘t get much lighter but there was a sweet hope at the end (along with more heavy), but I‘m glad I finished it. 👍 3mo
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Deblovestoread
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#WonderousWednesday

1) A to do list and accomplishing something every day, large or small.
2) My friends and family, music, books, hobbies
3) tagged

@Eggs

Eggs Thx for joining in🥳🥰 I‘m a list-er too, so satisfying to check them off 😁 3mo
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ErikasMindfulShelf
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This was much heavier than I expected, but I loved it. It‘s about complicated family relationship, addiction and grief.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advance copy.

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Amor4Libros
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After liking, but not completely loving Cleopatra and Frankestein, I wanted to give this one a chance because I do enjoy Coco Mellor‘s writing.

I adored this! I loved how the sisters‘ portrayal as they navigated their grief and their connection and love to each other. I also walked away with my new favorite phrase: Go lightly.

This is a must read!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#arc #NetGalley

Deblovestoread Agree! 4mo
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jdiehr
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What did you pick?

#botm ##bookofthemonth

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ICantImReading
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I‘m treating myself for my birthday month #BOTM box! (And what a treat already that it‘s up so early!) 😃

I had “Madwoman” in my box, too, but then decided to pre-order it on Audible instead because I like the narrator (Saskia Maarleveld). I thought “The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern” also looked good!

Julsmarshall So early! Going to go check it out! 4mo
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Deblovestoread
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Family, trauma and grief are the main themes of this book about four sisters. An interesting look at how being raised in the same home is experienced in a different way but each sibling. Good writing and interesting characters make this an engaging read.

#ARC #NetGalley

#WeeklyFavorite

@Read4life

DieAReader 🥳Great 4mo
BarbaraBB Sounds good. And I love the cover! 4mo
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youneverarrived Great review! I‘m going to read it after I‘ve finished up my current reads. 4mo
Read4life Great review! Thanks for sharing 💙 4mo
squirrelbrain I‘m about a third of the way through on audio and loving it! ❤️ 4mo
Deblovestoread @BarbaraBB I think you will love it! 4mo
BarbaraBB Thanks! I am stacking of course now! 4mo
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Amor4Libros
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It‘s unbearably hot in DR today, and none of the books I am in the middle of were holding my attention…So, I started a new one and I‘m loving it so far. #arc #NetGalley

Deblovestoread I‘m reading this one, too and am liking it so far. 4mo
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Bookbuyingaddict
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Wow 🤩 just wow absolutely loved it , I thought cleopatra and Frankenstein was good but this novel is pure genius it blew me away. Without doubt the best fictional book iv ever read about grief . If this isn‘t turned into a film 🎥 or a tv show il be amazed. She will be an auto purchase for me now . “It wasn‘t the first time she‘d called her since she died, the urge to speak to her sister & tell her what life was like without her was constant”

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Michellesibs
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It's hard to review this as a book because it does feel like my life. The first years anniversary of my sisters death is very fresh in my mind so if you'd asked me how I think I'd find the sisters on the one year anniversary, I'd have a pretty good idea.

Considering the author hasn't lost a sister, Mellors has a great insight into what life is like. The ramifications of losing a sister, the rippling effect into your entire life and existence.

Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 5mo
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Amor4Libros
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I‘m enjoying Mellor‘s writing in Cleopatra and Frankenstein and wanted to read her new release, too. Requested on #NetGalley and was approved! 🙌🏽🎉

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sonyasbookbox
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The Little Women trope of 4 sisters is back. Last year was Ann Napolitano's Hello World, which I loved.This year's favourite seems to be Blue Sisters. I found it dark and disturbing. Four sisters and full of addiction, drugs and dysfunction. Also death.

Plus the style of storytelling is long winded reportage in heavy handed prose - yes a little like this sentence ! Not my kind of book.

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Night_Reader
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Mehso-so

3/5 🌟

The book deals with addiction and grief, and I found myself neither loving nor hating it. Some chapters were interesting and insightful, while others occasionally faltered, veering into overly sentimental and clichéd territory.

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VRM1975
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sisilia
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At the airport‘s bookstore and am attracted by this cover 🤪 Is it any good?

JamieArc I‘ve heard really good things about it but haven‘t read it myself yet. 7mo
sarahbarnes I just saw a post about this book coming out. I‘m also curious about it. 7mo
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Bookbuyingaddict
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Available for free to read now on NetGalley
Its a bank holiday weekend here in the uk 🇬🇧 and the sun is shining at last ! Happy 😃 reading 📖🤓fellow book 📖 friends 😘