Litsy

The Emperor of Gladness: A Novel | Ocean Vuong

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#ToB26 #15

I hadn‘t expect to bail on this one since I enjoyed Vuongs debut novel, but there‘s that. This one too is well written but to me it was rather boring. Drugs and poverty are often a recipe for a repetitive story and unfortunately this story is no exception. I didn‘t care enough to finish it. I have to admit audio didn‘t help either, my mind kept drifting off.

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ImperfectCJ Uh-oh...this is one I just added to my December TBR because it looked interesting. I'll give it a try anyway, but at least my expectations are tempered. 15h

squirrelbrain I have a signed copy of this so will definitely read. I find drugs storylines very repetitive too, so we‘ll see. 15h

BarbaraBB @ImperfectCJ @squirrelbrain I read a lot of good reviews so it‘s probably me. Although I really wanted to like it. 15h

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Hooked_on_books Gorgeous pic! I didn‘t get along with his first book and thus don‘t want to read this. If it makes the tournament, I might give it a try. We‘ll see. 15h

BarbaraBB @Hooked_on_books It is quite possible it makes the shortlist but I honestly don‘t hope so 15h

dabbe #hailthebail! 🙌🏻 #betterbooksahead 9h

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MonicaLoves2Read

Untitled | Unknown

My reads for #readmykindle are:

#15 The Trouble With You
#11 Luck of the Draw
#14 Under the Storm
#5 Dead Money

@cbee

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Littlewolf1

Illusion at Midnight | Ashley Br�on

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2⭐️ this is a vampire love story where our MMC finds the reincarnation of his soulmates soul every generation. The best part about this book, was it was short enough that I could finish without having to DNF. Oh, and I get to take another one off my Kindle. This was #15 for August. #Roll100 and my #DoubleSpin for #BookSpinBingo

TheAromaofBooks, PuddleJumper

TheAromaofBooks Sometimes it's just good to get a book (and possibly an author!) off the TBR! 4mo

PuddleJumper It's off your list! 4mo

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DebinHawaii

Trixie Belden and the Mystery on the Mississippi | Kathryn Kenny

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#Read2025 #SeriesLove2025

Finished Sunday for July‘s #BobWhiteBuddies this one (#15) & Trixie & the gang are visiting Mark Twain country—St. Louis & the Mississippi River when mysterious papers left in her hotel room by the previous occupant soon have her & the Bob-Whites mixed up in some very dangerous dealings. This one I remembered a lot of—probably because Trixie gets in over her head. Also I get very frustrated when the group splits up ⬇️

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DebinHawaii … because when does that ever work well for them? Things get pretty serious & scary but it‘s Trixie so you know it will all work out in the end. 4mo

CBee @DebinHawaii stay safe Deb! Just saw the earthquake news and tsunami warnings for Hawaii 😥♥️ 4mo

TheBookHippie Also checking in after seeing the weather warnings for Hawaii! Thinking of you! 4mo

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DebinHawaii @TheBookHippie @CBee Thanks, friends for the concern! Yeah, it moved to a warning from a watch & they are taking it pretty seriously so far. The earliest it would hit here is 7:17 PM do we have a few hours to figure it out. I‘m just outside of the evac zone so I‘ll wait a little & if I think I need to, drive in a few streets. I haven‘t written my haiku today so this may be the subject! 😳 4mo

TheBookHippie @DebinHawaii 😅😬 here‘s hoping it calms and all is well. 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 4mo

CBee @DebinHawaii 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻♥️♥️♥️ 4mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Hope you and yours are safe!! 4mo

DieAReader 🫂💖Stay safe 4mo

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papascott33

Mistletoe Mystery: A Maid Novella | Nita Prose

#15 of 2025! Molly the Maid #2a!
Started: 5/19/25
Finished: 5/20/25
2 Days

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DebinHawaii

Colored Pencils | Alix Wood

#HaikuADay Day #15 (Catch Up) #HaikuHive

I fell asleep before I could post this yesterday. There‘s a special something about a new box of colored pencils. ✏️

Bouquet

New colored pencils—
sharp tips, a rainbow waiting
to sketch quiet joy.

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BennettBookworm Reminds me of the You‘ve Got Mail quote: “bouquets of newly-sharpened pencils!” 7mo

JenlovesJT47 Love this 💛🐝🖤🤗 7mo

TheSpineView I love to color so relaxing. This haiku captures that joy. 💛🐝💛 7mo

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CBee I love this!! School and office supplies are addictive 😂 7mo

kspenmoll Oh love this one! 7mo

AnnCrystal “to sketch quiet joy“ lovely 👏🏼🐝👍🏼✏️💐🐝💝. (edited) 7mo

Bette Beautiful: colors and words 👍😊 7mo

Kristy_K Love this! 💛 7mo

dabbe Love the “k” sounds in color, sketch, and quiet. 🖤🐝🖤 (edited) 7mo

lil1inblue @BennettBookworm Me too! 😉 7mo

lil1inblue Now I want to color! 💚 💙 💜 7mo

bellabella Anyone have a coloring book? I want to color now and listen to an audiobook! 7mo

BooksandCoffee4Me Like getting that new box of crayons at the beginning of every school year when we were kids. 😁💛💛💛 7mo

Eggs Love love love❣️ Even has a title!💐 7mo

Eggs @BooksandCoffee4Me Yeah!!Thats what I was thinking… 7mo

Eggs @bellabella I love to audio-color💛💚🩷💙💜🩵 7mo

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Gissy

Miss Granby's Secret: Or, The Bastard of Pinsk | Eleanor Farjeon

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January 2025 Book #10
I know this one didn‘t work for everyone but it worked for me. I liked the idea of a novel within a novel. The drama in the novel aunt Addie wrote was so silly, maybe too long but I lol. It was like watching the movie Clue but without a murder. When you thought you had the answer another ridiculous situation appeared. It was fun but the ending also has nostalgic, sad moments for aunt Addie. I like these covers😍 3⭐️

Gissy #BookSpinBingo #5 (BuddyRead) #ISpyBingo (ribbon) @TheAromaOfBooks
#FurrowedMiddleBrowClub @LeahBergen
#GoodReadsAroundTheYear 52 books #ATY prompt #15 (secrets, lies, deception) 7mo

LeahBergen Lovely review! I enjoyed it, too. 😊 7mo

Ruthiella I‘m so glad you liked it! 😃 7mo

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Gissy @Ruthiella 👌 7mo

Gissy @LeahBergen 👌 7mo

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! 7mo

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limada

Sunrise on the Reaping: A Hunger Games Novel | Suzanne Collins

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I knew this was going to be about Haymitch, and I didn't quite know how to anticipate actually liking this story. But I appreciated that his story, until the Reaping was pretty pleasant. He wasn't tortured. He was just poor, and he had love. It made the rest so much more heartbreaking. This might actually be my favourite Hunger Games story now. #15-2025

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