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Imagen_leigh
Titans | Leila Meacham
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While I enjoyed this story and happy ending, I found the end to be sad. I kept expecting the twins to realize who they were to each other at many points. But then it just wouldn't happen. By the time it finally did happen, there wasn't much detail about it. I would‘ve enjoyed getting more storyline about Nathan finding out he has a twin. Even though we get a bit of Samantha's side, it wasn't as much as I had hoped for either.

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deirdrebeecher
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KJ Charles is an excellent Romance novelist but unfortunately I don't enjoy romance. So I was delighted to discover she had written a historical mystery set in turn of the century Oxford. Enjoyed the characters a lot, there is a little romance but it was well integrated into the plot. Mystery was well done. Overall very solid, strong pick.

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Seven students start their relevant courses at Oxford University and become friends then one is murdered. Ten years later a quest by one of the remaining six is started to discover who the murderer was.
Due to its content I wouldn't describe the book as enjoyable but more satisfying. The story is really about friendship, relationships, the realities of life along with the treacherous behaviour of one. A slow storyline but it is still worth reading

CarolynM I love KJ Charles. Hoping to get to this one soon. 4mo
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mabell
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Well this was delightful! I have had this in my downloads for years, and just decided to give it a go. What fun protagonists, and unique premise for the series! (A lady spy/detective with her maid who is an expert in martial arts) Their repartee and friendship is so refreshing, and they are terrific sleuths. I‘m going back to start listening to the whole series!

Cheryl_Russell It‘s a fun series. 🙂 4mo
mabell @Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes Oh good! It sounded like it would be! 4mo
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AnishaInkspill
The 20th Century in Poetry | Michael Hulse, Simon Rae
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#PoetryMatters is giving me the time I‘ve always meant to put aside for #poetry. This extract is from an anthology that covers the twentieth century. Koenig is the protagonist of this long #poem. I like this one in how its unexpected, #vines here are of wild yams and bananas described as cows with unmilked fruit; just wonderful descriptions that remind me why I 💛 poetry 😊

lil1inblue Poetry is just the best. I love how every word carries weight. 😍 5mo
AnishaInkspill @lil1inblue 💛 💛 yes, always astounds me 5mo
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JenlovesJT47
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This book was published in 1945 & is the story of the Mitchell family. There are 5 Mitchell children who live with their mother & Grannie while their father & uncle are off fighting in the war. They get into all sorts of funny shenanigans with their club to help the war effort. A nice snapshot of American life during WWII. I‘m reading the sequel for #FoodAndLit - 4⭐️

#classics
#WWII
#historicalfiction

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kspenmoll
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My friend & I spent the day in beautiful,quaint,yet sophisticated,Guilford, CT. Backroads were flush with autumn colors🍁🍁,skies blue,sun shining.Light sweater weather.Twice a year we chose an indie bookstore(s)to visit.In Breakwater Books,lots of poetry,regional books,comprehensive fiction section,smaller non-fiction, & of course Halloween,horror themed books.Staff were friendly & knowledgeable.Lunch:turkey,lettuce on sour dough bread. #daytrip

Bookwormjillk I always try to stop at Bishop‘s Orchard when I drive through Guilford. I didn‘t realize there were book stores too! 6mo
StaceGhost My in laws live near there! It‘s so cute! 6mo
kspenmoll @Bookwormjillk We drove by Bishop‘s Orchard but did not have time to stop. ☹️ Next time… 6mo
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kspenmoll @StaceGhost Just loved the area- lucky you! 6mo
Suet624 How wonderful! Sounds like a very fun day. 6mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Looks amazing 😻 6mo
StaceGhost @kspenmoll it‘s such a sweet town— how I imagine star hollow from Gilmore girls lol it‘s pretty far from us but we get to visit every thxgiving & it‘s a fabulous train ride 6mo
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dabbe
Two Are Better Than One | Carol Ryrie Brink
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A childhood favorite. My friend and I tried to write our own book (just like the two friends in Brink's book) about two friends who visit a dude ranch because, of course, we knew everything about growing up on a dude ranch and meeting some cowboys! 🤠🤠

Karisimo Love the story to go with the title!! ❣️ 7mo
dabbe @Karisimo 🧡🤎💛 I think I still have that book in my garage--in a spiral notebook with Jacyln Smith from CHARLIE\'S ANGELS on the cover! 🤩 7mo
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xicanti
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It‘s a poke + crime fiction night. This historical mystery from KJ Charles somehow gives off the same vibes as Maureen Johnson‘s Truly Devious books, but for an adult audience and with a somewhat more recent cold case in which the friend group has a personal stake. I‘m eager to read on.

Booksblanketsandahotbeverage I love a good poke bowl 9mo
xicanti @Booksblanketsandahotbeverage so much deliciousness in one place. 9mo
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