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Allthebookclubs
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Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall
What a fun book! I didn‘t expect much due to other reviews, but I‘m glad I paid them no mind. The magical details and recipes brought so much life. “River water is for moving on and sea water is for healing. Storm water is for strengthening, or if you‘re feeling ambitious, cures. Water that falls as lightning strikes will cause disaster sure as a cracked mirror or walking under a ladder.” Book #24 in 2024

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Gissy
Elevation | Stephen King
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Mixed feelings with this short story? Novella? This is about Scott who is losing weight without “getting thinner”. Then there are some situations with people in the community where you see prejudices, discrimination. At some point, I was lost because Mr. King is talking about other irrelevant things, at least for me. But again, the story takes another emphasis, Scott condition, the race and that end...beautiful and sad😔⬇️

Gissy (Cont.) I still liked because this is another character driven story and I love this type of stories and Mr. King is an expert on that. For me was a science fiction story not horror. 3.5/4⭐️

January 2024 #BookSpinBingo #7 (buddyread) without being part of the group 😂
#JumpStart2024 @Lizpixie
#ReadAway2024 @DieAReader @Andrew65 @Ghabi4Roses
#52BookClub24 #24 (cover without people)
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Gissy #GoodReads52BooksAroundTheYear prompt #26 (author known by his initials)
#Losersclub January book @BarkingMadRead
2mo
DieAReader 🥳Great 2mo
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mabell
A Visit from Saint Nicholas | Clement Clarke Moore
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Copyright 1989 by Running Press, this is the tiniest version in my collection! Just 2-3 inches tall, it includes the whole poem in a hardback with a dust jacket! The font and greenery on the text pages is very pretty.

#24 of #TwastheNight

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niftytiffd
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#24 📚

Ruthiella Nice job! 👍 3mo
eeclayton Congrats! 🎉 3mo
TieDyeDude 💪🎉 3mo
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theokiereader
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#BookSpin #BookSpinBingo

Type A Alert! I developed some personal rules for my 2024 Bingo cards that make the game work better for my life.

1) Even though I am doing the Bingo card, I will always make the #BookSpin & #DoubleSpin selections a priority.
2) Whatever number is selected for the #BookSpin will be automatically replaced by my book club's monthly selection. The title that was listed under that number will be moved to the #25 spot. ⬇️

theokiereader 3) If I have a book to review for NetGalley, I can place that book in any spot. The title that currently occupies that spot will be moved to #24. If I do not have a book to review for NetGalley, #24 becomes a free space that cannot be moved.

4) I made the #25 spot into a mood read. I can place that book in any spot. The title that currently occupies that spot will be moved to #25. ⬇️
(edited) 3mo
theokiereader 5) Each month will have a theme. This will probably remain “Old Book of the Month Selections” until I‘ve met the first goal of the BOTM Reading Challenge.

6) I will list my oldest, unread BOTMs first, but I will allow myself three newer BOTM selections that I am excited about.
3mo
LiteraryinLawrence It‘s clever to tweak the game so it works more for you! 3mo
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Gissy
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Mehso-so

Third book read for #AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville Last book finished this month.

Well...same comment. I tried🤷🏽‍♀️I didn‘t enjoy this one as much as I would like. 3⭐️

November 2023 #BookSpinBingo (free space #24) @TheAromaOfBooks
#Rushathon @DieAReader @Andrew65 @GHABI4ROSES

DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 4mo
Andrew65 This was a very strange one. Well done on finishing it 👏👏👏 4mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4mo
BkClubCare The more Ishiguro books I read, the less I like his style. I was not a fan of this one. 4mo
Gissy @BkClubCare It‘s good to know that I‘m not alone🙌 4mo
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TracyReadsBooks
What the River Knows | Isabel Ibaez
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Once I stop staring at this gorgeous cover, I‘m going to start reading this one! Just…need…to…look…away…

DGRachel I was all set to buy it knowing nothing about it purely by the cover and then I read the description. 🤩🤩 5mo
TracyReadsBooks @DGRachel This is definitely a book I would buy just for the cover! And agree 💯, the description makes it impossible to resist! 5mo
DGRachel My library has it on order and I‘m now #24 on 6 copies. 😂😂 5mo
TracyReadsBooks @DGRachel 😬 Hopefully it‘s worth the wait! 5mo
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Reggie
Church: Cult Edition | Renee Miller
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#24 in the Rewind or Die series. Out in the backwaters of the South there is a prophet named Darius of the Zabian religion. The one saying we are all aliens who need to return to our home water planet. And you can ascend there if you have suffered enough and of course, given all your money. This was mean and sinister and lacked all the fun the others in the series have. I still liked it. It‘s well written and punishing. Pick!

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Creme_de_la_them
The Druids | Stuart Piggott
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Book #24 of the year: “The Druids” by Stuart Piggott

I was looking for a straightforward and fact-based look at the history of the Druids and Celtic culture in general. This was definitely it. Piggott looks carefully at oral tradition, primary sources from Romans, funereal customs, architecture, and early Christian writings to present a realistic picture of how little we actually know. Very dry so only read if you‘re a nerd 😂

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papascott33
The Sound | Sarah Alderson
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#24 of 2023!
Started: 7/20/23
Finished: 7/23/23
4 Days

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