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Allthebookclubs
The Woman in Me | Britney Spears
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I was really on the fence about reading this one. I‘m the same age as Britney, so I could relate to what was going on during her rise. It was very choppy, I felt like this was a diary written by a 12-year-old. It was hard to read, both because of the writing,and because of how traumatic her life has been. I hope she has found peace and will continue to fight for what SHE wants, she very much deserves the life SHE wants to live. Book #23 in 2024

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Gissy
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I liked the idea of this story, should I say a retelling? A female Sherlock Holmes. I didn‘t know what to expect of this book before I read it. But the was in love with the cover😍it ends that I liked the mystery, the characters the plot. That person was terrible, can‘t say without spoiler the book🤐What I say is I have already book #2👌
Great choice @Staycurious #Pemberlittens #JaneAdjacent 3/3.5⭐️

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mabell
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A fun one! This is an I Spy version, with the full poem printed inside the covers. The book itself is composed of themed images, such as “Not a Creature Was Stirring” and “It Must Be St. Nick”, with lists of items hidden in the photos. I found it very relaxing to do a page before bed 😄
Copyright 2005 by Walter Wick

#23 of #TwastheNight

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CloakNQuill
These Fleeting Shadows | Kate Alice Marshall
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Last book for the month, finished yesterday. Here's my updated board for #bookspingbingo I'll make a list/board for Nov but with travel idk. @TheAromaofBooks

#23 FREE

3.5 🌟
A retelling of The Great God Pan. Although I never read it, im thankful the author included a description at the end. Enough gore & horror to satisfy me, but I wasn't overly in love with the characters. The pace felt a bit scattered. Overalll a solid October read.

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! Fabulous month!!! 5mo
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Blueberry
Not the Ones Dead | Dana Stabenow
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Bailedbailed

I bailed 28% in. #23 in the series. The story was about something different every chapter and lots and lots of description but little narrative.

TrishB I think I‘m at about number 11. I do find a lot of series start running out of ideas at about 15! 5mo
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Reggie
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The drop bears from the first book are all dead. Now, final girl from the first book, December Foss, will have to figure out how to deal with a megalomaniac media mogul, his new and improved genetically enhanced drop bears, and a PETA-like eco terrorist group named the Arc, who, through their terrorism, set these new drop bears loose on Brisbane. Lots of carnage, lots of action. I enjoyed it. #23 in the Rewind or Die Series.

CarolynM 🤣🤣🤣 Mutant drop bears sound REALLY scary😆 5mo
Centique @CarolynM as opposed to regular drop bears right? I hope you have your traps set in Melbourne 😂😂😂 5mo
CarolynM @Centique I wanted to make a joke about them targeting Brisbane but I couldn‘t come up with anything that didn‘t sound mean🫢 😆 5mo
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Reggie @CarolynM @Centique there are even two men who get turned into mega dropbears. And rip to the old ladies who were doing Zumba at the botanical gardens who get torn apart by the bears. It was a lot. Lol 🐨 5mo
Centique @CarolynM 😂😂😂 its good to have something to laugh about. Thank you @Reggie 💕 What a way to go - drop bears while youre doing Zumba 😮😮😮 5mo
Rissreads This sounds off the charts batshit crazy! 5mo
Reggie @Rissreads it was! I think the first Sole Survivor was better. 5mo
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Creme_de_la_them
Soul Mates | Thomas Moore
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Book #23 of 2023: “Soulmates” by Thomas Moore

If philosophy is your thing you might enjoy this one. It‘s longer than it needs to be and a little overrun with metaphors, but the core messages of being true to yourself, finding a balance that works for you, and caring for the emotional/creative parts of yourself are valid.

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papascott33
Soulmate | Sally Hepworth
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#23 of 2023! #BOTM March ‘23 I really enjoyed this one. Grabbed me from the first chapter. I had a hard time putting it down.
Started: 7/15/23
Finished: 7/18/23
4 Days

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Kris10H
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Book #23
5/5
This is a short collection (3 stories), one of which was also in L&K : The Golden Age. It's my favourite Locke & Key story, and is called Open the Moon. When I first read it, I almost didn't get far - a young boy with epilepsy, having seizures. I generally avoid epilepsy in books and on television for several reasons - it's just too close to my reality (my son has a severe form of epilepsy called Dravet Syndrome).

Kris10H But I had already read almost all of L&K, and I decided to soldier through. I'm so glad I did, because this story is now SO close to my heart. It speaks to what it is like as the parents of a child with epilepsy; the worries, the fears, the helplessness you feel in your inability to take it all away and make your child feel better. It speaks to the altered quality of life, and limitations, of a child with severe epilepsy. 9mo
Kris10H It reminds me to be thankful that, though these fears and disadvantages are still a reality, there are now medications that can help extend and improve the quality of life of those with this illness. I won't- and in fact cannot - try to explain the storyline, but suffice it to say that Open the Moon means a lot to me. 9mo
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Geemom1118
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This is #2 in the Cody Gunner series. The first one was 5⭐️so hopefully this one follows up nicely. #23 of 2023