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PurpleyPumpkin
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I so enjoyed this book! It was perfectly paced and infinitely readable. As soon as I was done, I went out and bought the next book in the series! A fun summer read that kept me guessing until the end.
#100DayProject2025 Book 17/50
(September 18, 2025)

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To the Lighthouse | Virginia Woolf
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I finished this book back in August for July‘s #VirginiaBloomsberries and #AuthorAMonth picks. I read both a physical copy and the audiobook and I think the audio really helped me follow the shifting perspectives and stream of consciousness form. Woolf‘s writing is luminous and layered and I found the book both thoughtful and quietly moving - a truly lovely read. 4/5⭐️
#100DayProject2025 Book 15/50
(September 15, 2025)

DrSabrinaMoldenReads I loved it too! 4d
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Mandy | Julie Andrews Edwards
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I absolutely adored listening to Julie Andrews read her book. What a delightful story! 4/5⭐️ Thanks for sharing this YouTube find @MemoirsForMe - it was pure gold!💜
Read for July‘s #ChildrensClassicRead2025 pick
#100DayProject2025 Book 16/50
(August 10, 2025)

TheBookHippie I loved the reading and the listening! It was just so good! 1mo
PurpleyPumpkin @TheBookHippie Agreed! And I‘m not sure I would have come across this book if it wasn‘t for your pick, so thank you. 😊 1mo
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tpixie @PurpleyPumpkin the audio was so good. Yay for YouTube! That WAS a great find! 1mo
PurpleyPumpkin @tpixie I really enjoyed the audio! As you mentioned in your review, her voice is so comforting. 🥰 1mo
tpixie @PurpleyPumpkin 🫂 🥰 1mo
MemoirsForMe Pure gold indeed! Julie can read to us anytime! 🥰 1mo
PurpleyPumpkin @MemoirsForMe I completely agree!💜 BTW I received your lovely letter. It was a joy to read! Thank you for your kind wishes. I‘ll write back soon. 😘 1mo
MemoirsForMe Yay! Thanks for letting me know. I was worried a postal strike could be looming. 😅 1mo
PurpleyPumpkin @MemoirsForMe It‘s still possible since the two sides haven‘t yet come to an agreement. But they‘re scheduled to get back to bargaining so 🤞🏽that they‘re successful! 1mo
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July, July | Tim O'Brien
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I‘m quite happy with my reading in July, my best month of 2025 so far. Hoping to top this in August and keep up with my #100DayProject2025 reading challenge. 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽
(August 2, 2025)

KadaGul Yay 🩵📚🧡 2mo
MemoirsForMe Wow! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1w
PurpleyPumpkin @MemoirsForMe July was such a great reading month. August, not so much!😅 I still have to make that post, but my book count took quite the dip. I‘m hoping to recover this month. 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽 1w
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Burial Rites | Hannah Kent
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This book wrecked me. It was such a devastating and unforgettable story. The ending just about broke my heart. 💔 This was very well-written with lots of character development and historical detail. I highly recommend the audiobook. 5/5⭐️
#LiteraryCrew
#100DayProject2025 Book 14/50
(July 31, 2025)

Librarybelle Oh! I‘ve not listened to it on audio. I may have to do that! 2mo
tpixie @Librarybelle @PurpleyPumpkin Wrecked- good choice of words. The audiobook was great! I listened during the day and read it on my e-book at night. And then tortured myself and both read and listened to the ending…. 2mo
Librarybelle @tpixie @PurpleyPumpkin I describe the book as hauntingly beautiful. It‘s such a good book! 2mo
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tpixie @Librarybelle great description. 1mo
SilversReviews I really liked this book. 1mo
PurpleyPumpkin @Librarybelle @tpixie @SilversReviews I loved this author‘s writing so much! And the narrator in the audiobook was amazing. Such a sad story but so compelling! 1mo
tpixie @PurpleyPumpkin 🫟💔💔 1mo
SilversReviews @PurpleyPumpkin Yes. Very sad but a great read. 1mo
SilversReviews @Librarybelle Agreed. Perfect description. 1mo
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Nineteen Steps | Millie Bobby Brown
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Authorship controversy aside, this was a good introduction to a forgotten WW2 tragedy. The Bethnal Green tube disaster was the focal point of the novel with each character tied to this event. Conflicting accounts of how the whole thing happened abound. I appreciated how MBB and Kathleen McGurl brought the event and the era to life. 3/5⭐️
#100DayProject2025 Book 13/50
(July 29, 2025)

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PurpleyPumpkin
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This was a cute first instalment in the series. I think the author did a decent job of including character traits of the original tv GGs and spot-on 1980s references (“It‘s not that I don‘t want to help you, Dorothy, I do…But I‘m no Jessica Fletcher. I have no idea how to solve a murder.) 3/5⭐️
#100DayProject2025 Book 12/50
(July 23, 2025)

MemoirsForMe I have this one in my bookcase too. Sounds like it‘s cheesy enough for me. 😁 Glad you liked it! 2mo
PurpleyPumpkin @MemoirsForMe It was a nice, light read, perfect for the slower summer months. I‘ll definitely continue reading the series. 😉 2mo
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The Tale of Peter Rabbit | Beatrix Potter
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Read these first two books in this series today. I know I‘ve read Peter Rabbit before, but I don‘t think I‘ve read the rest! I‘m going to try to rectify that shortly. The artwork in both make these 4⭐️ picks.
#100DayProject2025 Books 10&11/50
(July 19, 2025)

MemoirsForMe I didn‘t realize it was an entire series. 🤔 2mo
PurpleyPumpkin @MemoirsForMe Yes! There are 23 in all!😳 2mo
MemoirsForMe What?!!! Who knew! 🤯 2mo
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PurpleyPumpkin
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“Rose Nylund whispered into the lemon-yellow telephone receiver, twisting the cord tightly between her fingers, her words obscured by the gurgling of the coffee percolator.”

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl
#100DayProject2025
(July 18, 2025)

AlaMich The herring circus!! Probably in the top 5 funniest TV scenes@for me. 🤣🤣 2mo
PurpleyPumpkin @AlaMich I had to look that up - hilarious! I really must watch that series again. I‘m so nostalgic about it but I‘m betting there‘s a lot I don‘t remember. What I do remember is loving the show way back in the day!💜 2mo
AlaMich @PurpleyPumpkin It‘s the best! 2mo
MemoirsForMe I used to watch this show all the time! 😁🙌🏻 2mo
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The Dutch House | Ann Patchett
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I absolutely loved this book! Well-written and infinitely interesting, the story held me captive. I‘m so glad I read it in long chunks as I feel this added to my enjoyment of it. If you like family drama and family trauma, this book ticks all the boxes. 5/5⭐️
#100DayProject2025 Book 9/50
(July 15, 2025)

mcctrish I have this in my death tower TBR and I think I need to get to it this summer 2mo
PurpleyPumpkin @mcctrish 😂 Your TBR tower sounds familiar… not sure this would be everyone‘s cup of tea but it was definitely mine! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. 2mo
wildwoodreads I loved it too! I listened to the audiobook and it was impeccable. 2mo
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MemoirsForMe You are really reading up a storm. Way to go! 📚📚📚 2mo
DrSabrinaMoldenReads Thanks! Another book among a zillion that I have wanted to read 2mo
AmyG Loved it, too. 2mo
TheLudicReader Honestly, I would read anything she writes. 2mo
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