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#15Books15Weeks
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janeycanuck
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Fall is here! I‘ve got a massive #OctoberTBR but I‘m on vacation after tomorrow so I have high hopes! Many of these are #pemberlittens reads but I‘ve got a couple of exciting library holds that have come in, my #flaviabuddyread, two for #heycarrots, the next #agathachristieclubr2, my #girlybookclub book, a couple of #15books15weeks stragglers and lots of leftovers from previous months. Bring on the cool weather, it‘s perfect for reading!

BiblioLitten Some really good titles in there.😃 3y
dottie.floating.on.words TBR goals! Get it! ♥️ 3y
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TheHeartlandBookFairy
The Library Book | Susan Orlean
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Number 15 of #15books15weeks! An appropriate book to finish this challenge on 😉 As a lifelong library lover, I knew I would love this book! The story was a bit dry at times and fascinating at others. Some of the contents seems to be filler at best. I expected it to be more about the person who was suspected but never convicted of starting the fire. There is some serious doubt about that. Still a worthwhile read for all library lovers ☺️

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janeycanuck
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Mehso-so

OMG, this was written in the present tense. It was so bizarre. But it was a good way to dip my toe into the relationship between the Van Gogh brothers‘ relationship before reading their letters.

Book 11 in #15books15weeks. Getting closer even if the goal date is long gone!

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Mollyanna
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The seventh installment in the George Dillman/Genevieve Masefield series and another winner. These are short, quick cozy mysteries set on the ocean liners of the 1920s and 1930s. In this one the, J. P. Morgan is a guest aboard the Oceanic with treasures in tow from an art buying trip to Paris. A fun story.

This will be last finish for #15books15weeks with Book 11. Although I didn‘t quite finish the challenge, I did get 11 knocked off my TBR.

TheHeartlandBookFairy Way to go 😁 4y
Mollyanna @TheHeartlandBookFairy Thank you! Thanks for hosting again this year. I love this challenge. 4y
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TheHeartlandBookFairy
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#15books15weeks is done in 3 hrs. How'd y'all do? I hope you had fun! I I am partway through #14 & 15. I won't finish them both by tonight but I'm counting then anyway since they were started before the end of the challenge. My challenge, my rules so if you need to, it applies to you too 👍😅 I took on a volunteer position along with my 2 jobs that has kept me busier than I expected but I love it & it's so rewarding & had great perks so, less 📖

Librarybelle Great! While I read throughout the summer, I only read one I had slated for the challenge. Thanks again for hosting this! One of these years I‘ll hit 15...I blame the pandemic and the craziness it has caused at work for my lack of attention this year! 4y
TheHeartlandBookFairy @Librarybelle It certainly has made almost everything more challenging and difficult! I hope you've managed to stay well through it all 💕 4y
Librarybelle I have, and I hope you are doing well! 💕 4y
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TheHeartlandBookFairy @Librarybelle I am ☺️ I really can't complain, most of our office was laid off but the office manager and I stayed on. In hindsight I probably would have been better off financially with the layoff lol But, I do better staying busy and I am grateful for that. I was off from my second job for 3 months but that's just one day a week so it wasn't a big deal. The volunteer thing that I took on is an extension of the book reviews that I do. 4y
TheHeartlandBookFairy @Librarybelle I had no idea when I got involved that it would end up being as much as a couple of hours every day (That's on top of an 11-hour work day) but I'm having so much fun and there's a lot of good perks to it! The only downside is that it takes away from my reading. I'm still pretty new to that team so I'm working on finding the balance ☺️ Take care of yourself and, happy reading 📖😁 4y
Librarybelle Wow! You definitely have a lot going on, but it also sounds like you‘re enjoying it too. Hope you find balance and have an opportunity to find more reading time! 😁 4y
llwheeler Great job! I'm partway through number 13, so I like your counting 🙂 I think this is the closest I've come to finishing. Thanks for hosting! 4y
janeycanuck I got through 10 during the actual window, just finished my 11th and planning on getting to the rest, soon. Given the disaster that is the world, I‘m okay with that! Thanks for hosting, I love doing this challenge every year 😊 4y
TheHeartlandBookFairy @janeycanuck great job! I'm glad you look forward to the challenge, it gives me inspiration to keep it going ☺️ Stay safe and well, we'lll all get through this 😘 Happy reading! 4y
ravenlee Well, I read 13/15 from my original list. But between Memorial Day and Labor Day I actually read 80 books! This was a fun challenge, and it coincided with a good summer reading program from the library and really inspired me. Several of my reads were MG or YA, too, which helped. Thanks for hosting! 4y
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llwheeler
Who Has Seen the Wind | W. O. Mitchell
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Saskatchewan for #ReadCanada and book 12 for #15books15weeks

Glad I've read this classic of #canlit now. It is very CanLit, so I'm not surprised I enjoyed it. Somehow I'd never read any W. O. Mitchell before, will definitely read more.

Josee.lit.a.lu.et.lira 👏🏻 for ✅ Saskatchewan 🙂 4y
llwheeler @Josee.a.lu.lit.et.lira 😁 4y
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Mollyanna
Mockingjay | Suzzane Collins
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The final installment in the Hunger Games Trilogy. I wasn‘t quite as enthralled with this one as I was the others, but it was a good end to the series. Overall, enjoyable. Now I‘m curious to watch the movies and see how Hollywood visualizes this world.

This was book 10 for #15books15weeks

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janeycanuck
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Some #audiopuzzling while I finished up Code Girls, an intriguing look at how USwomen broke the Japanese and German coded messages that helped turn the tide for the Allies and win WWII. I‘m not one for war books, it‘s just not my jam. But twist those stories on their heads to teach me about women using their brains? Count me in.

Book 10 for #15books15weeks

Cinfhen Great photo 4y
Leftcoastzen Love the puzzle trays 4y
VeganCleopatra Do you find the puzzle trays helpful? 4y
janeycanuck @VeganCleopatra Yeah, I quite like them. I have two sets, one wasn‘t enough. I like them for sorting by colour and then I can just move the trays around instead of leaning over the table, saving my back. 4y
VeganCleopatra Thanks! Dealing with all the pieces everywhere and being able to put them away is one of my biggest complaints. 4y
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TheHeartlandBookFairy
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#13 for #15books15weeks. I won a copy of this beautiful book sometime back and regretfully didn't get to it until late this summer. It was so worth the wait though! Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres and I really enjoyed reading about the life of Hedy Kiesler/Hedy Lamarr. A beautifully told account of Hedy's amazing life both personally and professionally, as an actress and as an inventor. How she helped with (continued in comments)

TheHeartlandBookFairy How she helped with the war efforts and how her invention has had a far-reaching impact on many of the items that we know and use today! So much more than a pretty face...Hedy was an incredibly smart, strong, thoughtful, kind, and generous woman! 4y
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llwheeler
High Deryni | Katherine Kurtz
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Chai latte, peanut butter cookies, and the last 100p or so of book 11 for #15books15weeks

(or cookies, then book and tea, as only like one bite of one of those cookies lasted from time of taking this pic to time of posting. nom.)

rachelm Oooo I haven‘t had PB cookies in so long 4y
llwheeler @rachelm I hadn't either, but I had a sudden craving last night and made some 4y
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