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kspenmoll
The Rising Tide | Ann Cleeves
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#10 in this series is a 5 star read.50 years ago,a group of friends traveled to Holy Island, off Northumberland‘s coast on a school trip.The trip was marred by a student‘s death in the causeways rising tidewaters.These friends have been meeting regularly every five years for reunions on the island.During this year‘s reunion,one of them is discovered hung in his bedroom.Long held secrets & betrayals have lethal consequences for the the group‘s ⬇️

kspenmoll ⬆️ members & Vera‘s team. Holy Island itself felt like a character to me. #serieslove2024 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. https://www.visitnorthumberland.com/explore/destinations/islands/holy-island (edited) 6d
TheSpineView Awesome! 6d
AlaSkaat Is Vera show based on these books? My partner loves that show and I want to get him into reading 🥹 6d
kspenmoll @AlaSkaat For the most part, they are based on the books. I hope he tries one! 6d
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Lizwarnerpdx
Fool Me Twice | J. M. Dalgliesh
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Boo #10 in the Hidden Norfolk series. An odd murder, then a double murder, with both victims having loose ties to Tom. We see his shell crack a bit in this one.

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vonnie862
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You know what? I had fun with this one! I was not too sure about Ford and Corrie annoyed me a bit, but I highly enjoyed the adventure and archeological aspects of the book. The last few chapters were exciting and I'm actually looking forward to reading a sequel (if there is one). 4⭐️

#BookspinBingo #10 @@TheAromaofBooks
#littensloveromance @StayCurious

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AmandaBlaze
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I enjoyed this one better than #10. There was a amount of action. The ending was a little farfetched, but it's a kids' book. I liked how the guys were involved in this one, too. 4 stars.
@Librarybelle #NancyDrewBR
#ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
#LitsyLoveReads @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @TieDyeDude @Read4life

DieAReader 🥳Great 2mo
Librarybelle Hooray! Glad you liked this one! 2mo
Ruthiella The kidnapping of the kids for training as acrobats was pretty out there! 🤣 2mo
kspenmoll I liked how all the men had a more active role as well- 😃 2mo
GHABI4ROSES Yay! I just finished Hardy Boys 2 and plan to get back to Nancy. 2mo
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Gissy
Of Poseidon | Anna Banks
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I read this book for a Readathon I was participating and it was an opportunity to read an old book in my tbr. That means I was in the summer mood and found it okay. However, this is a quite typical mermaid story with a YA cheesy romance with a not so easy male protagonist. I found Galen likes to control others, what happen with these male characters? But I liked the world and plot in general. There were sad parts 2.9/3⭐️

Gissy (Cont.) at the end of each book in this trilogy, you will find an interview with the author. She made some negative comments about Stephanie Meyer indicating that if “...Meyer can write a book, then you (author) can”. Does she think that her trilogy is superior to The Teilight Saga?😳A. Banks, your trilogy is not superior, I found it almost in the same line: YA cheesy regular, reading that we decided to read. Who this author think she is? 😐 3mo
DieAReader 🥳Great finish! 3mo
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TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 3mo
Suet624 It sure seems like a negative thing to say about a fellow author! 2mo
Gissy @Suet624 Yes, she said is conscious of her comment because she added “...One day, Stephanie Meyer is going to give me a bloody nose....Could you come at me from the right side?...”😳Violent too. Definitely she thinks her books are a master piece😐🤷🏽‍♀️ 2mo
Suet624 Wow!! 2mo
Gissy GR challenge 52 books AroundTheYear #ATY2024 promot #28 (related to sea) 2mo
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Deblovestoread
Blue Sisters | Coco Mellors
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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 3mo
BarbaraBB Sounds good. And I love the cover! 3mo
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youneverarrived Great review! I‘m going to read it after I‘ve finished up my current reads. 3mo
Read4life Great review! Thanks for sharing 💙 3mo
squirrelbrain I‘m about a third of the way through on audio and loving it! ❤️ 3mo
Deblovestoread @BarbaraBB I think you will love it! 3mo
BarbaraBB Thanks! I am stacking of course now! 3mo
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Gissy
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Another lovely graphic novel in this series. I like how different topics are treated, where respect, acceptance and support are always present. This time is how Nick and Charlie express their love to each other, Charlie‘s eating disorder, Nick uncertain how to come out with his dad and new school goals. Lovely♥️♥️♥️Don‘t know how to rate graphic novels🤷🏽‍♀️4⭐️?

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lauraisntwilder
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Nancy Drew #10! I liked this one a lot. Helen came back, but we still got Ned, George, and Bess -- and Bess was so brave! Nancy is apparently an expert diver, so add that to her list of skills. She got knocked out at least once. The last 40 pages were so fun. Loved the illustration of her hiding under a bed. That dog!!

Librarybelle This was a good one! 3mo
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Billypar
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#top25of21st
I have feeling someone has already started a thread about this and I missed it, but with the NY Times recent list of 100 best books of this century, it seems like a good opportunity to try and figure out my own. So if anyone wants to join in, I'd love to see what your favorites are. I chose 25 instead of 100 and just novels since I have a hard time comparing nonfiction or story collections, but feel free to make your own rules!

Billypar Reddit thread with the NYT list (#s 3, 23, and 25 are on it): https://www.reddit.com/r/literature/comments/1e1h8cc/lets_talk_about_nyts_best_b... 3mo
LiteraryinPA Thanks for sharing your personal list! 3mo
Ruthiella I don‘t know if I could whittle it down? 😂 Ishiguro would be on it for sure, but I‘d pick “Never Let Me Go” and for Mitchell, “Cloud Atlas”. 3mo
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Suet624 There are so many that I like on this list but numbers 18 through 21 are my absolute favorites, especially Marra‘s book. I guess I would add Fresh Water for Flowers. 🙂 3mo
TheBookHippie Gah … okay I‘ll work on it!! I agree with your 14&25 3mo
TheBookHippie Oh 13 too! 3mo
BkClubCare Wow - I have 3 of these on my Aug bookspin bingo card 3mo
plemmdog I loved #10 and #19! 3mo
Billypar @Ruthiella Never Let Me Go is on my to be read shelf, so hopefully I'll get to that soon. I pulled about 35 initial candidates from my shelves, but whatever number you set, it always leads to tough choices. 3mo
Billypar @Suet624 I need to bump FWFF up on my TBR based on everything I've heard. And I'd like to read more from Marra based on how powerful Constellation was. 3mo
Billypar @TheBookHippie Chabon's Kavalier & Clay is on the NYT list and is also great, but I feel like Yiddish Policeman's Union gets overlooked among his novels. I still need to read the newest releases from Obreht and Ward. 3mo
Billypar @BkClubCare If it works out that you get Drive Your Plow... I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. One of the most unique murder mysteries I've read, and it's got some great dark humor. 3mo
Billypar @plemmdog The voices of the narrators in both of those novels are so distinctive, I can almost conjure them in my head now. I never wanted to put either one down while I was reading. 3mo
TheBookHippie @Billypar I agree!! 3mo
BkClubCare @Billypar - Looking forward to it; starting it next 🤩 3mo
BarbaraBB Great list. Did you choose them from The NY Times list? 3mo
Billypar @BarbaraBB No, I was just finding favorites from my shelf. There are three from NYT's - A Brief History 7 Killings, Bel Canto, and Sing, Unburied, Sing. It's got lots of good ones, but I've only read a little more than 1/3. 3mo
Reggie I love that you have Bunny and Fever Dream in there. 🖤🖤🖤 3mo
Billypar @Reggie If weirdness was like paint, I think my entire list has a thin coat, but those are two where it collected and pooled 😆🖤 3mo
vivastory Fantastic list! 👏 🤘 3mo
Christine This is a really great list!! 3mo
sarahbarnes So many great ones on here - and a few that are high up on my TBR. 3mo
Billypar @sarahbarnes I feel like nothing on my TBR gets read unless I see the book recommended multiple times, so I like how these lists help with prioritizing. 3mo
merelybookish Fabulous picks! I think Bunny would make mine as well. I think often my 'best' books become the ones I don't forgot. And I have not forgotten Bunny! 3mo
Billypar @merelybookish Yeah, that's a good standard to use. I'm pretty sure Bunny won't ever stop hopping around my brain! 3mo
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BkClubCare
Pies Are Awesome | Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin
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#BookSpin for August 2024

Hoping that #10 will be one of the other 1-20 🤣

GinaKButler That notepad is so cute! 4mo
BkClubCare @GinaKButler - right?! I bought every one I could find at area TJMaxx and HomeGoods 😜🥧✅ 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4mo
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