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BarbaraBB
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“Ivona and Vlato meet as students at the turn of the millennium in Zagreb. Everything smells of freedom and possibility. Red Hot Chili Peppers are pumping through the speakers of a bar and cheap beer is overflowing; newly democratic Croatia is alive with hope and promise.”

With a blurb like this, my expectations were high and I am happy to say I loved this book.⬇️

📸 Room with a view at #Gladstones25

BarbaraBB The writing, the complicated characters, their love and the setting in Croatia, right after the Balkan war. Thanks so much for the recommendation @Amor4Libros @Lesliereadsalot 🫶🏽 1d
Amor4Libros @BarbaraBB YAY! I knew you were going to love it! 😄 23h
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Lesliereadsalot Such a good story right? And the characters are so beautifully written. On to Woman on the Verge? 22h
Cathythoughts Oh great. I have this one stacked already 👍🏻❤️ 21h
BarbaraBB @Lesliereadsalot I loved the characters. And yes, I‘m almost finished with a Japanese one and Woman on the Verge will be next. Have you read it? And then it‘s almost October and time for Mona‘s Eyes #EuropaCollective 20h
BarbaraBB @Cathythoughts You‘ll love it too I think 20h
Lesliereadsalot Really liked Woman on the Verge, a lot going on there. Yes, Mona in October! I‘ll send out a reminder to everyone that October is our month. 18h
Jeg I love how much you read, and widely as well. Your reviews are great. 12h
BarbaraBB Perfect. Some people commented on my post that they want to participate. I‘ll send you a taglist tomorrow! 10h
BarbaraBB @Jeg Thank you so much! I try my best ☺️ 10h
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papascott33
Touch and Go | Lisa Gardner
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#30 of 2025! D.D. Warren No. 7!
Started: 9/7/25
Finished: 9/20/25
14 Days (6 day break in the middle)

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limada
Writing Mr. Wrong | Kelley Armstrong
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I loved this book. Current favourite of the year. I found Gemma and Mason so engaging, and I was invested in both of them nearly immediately. To the point where I almost completely forgot that they weren't real people. I read this until an ungodly hour this morning because I needed to know how it ended, even though I knew how it had to end. And now I'm grieving because I know that's all there is of them. #30-2025

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DebinHawaii
A Proposal to Die For | Molly Harper
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#Read2025

Finished a few weeks ago-another #Roll100 pick for May (#30 Any Audio) & it was enjoyable. I‘m a Molly Harper fan but I prefer her paranormal series to her other books without supernatural creatures. Still, this mystery was fun-involving a proposal planner at a “pre-bridal retreat” at a resort with an obnoxious client & winds up involved in 2 murders I liked the MC, Jess, & the quirky cast of side characters & there was good snark.

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 4mo
DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 4mo
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kspenmoll
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A 15-year-old crime:a teenage girl fell into a canal & began to drown.An alcoholic man saw this & jumped in to save her.But lack of oxygen caused sprain damage.Now the age of 30 she is like a seven-year-old.As always,we see Venice through Brunetti‘s eyes,as well as his family & home life,including his family‘s meals & reading choices, described with exquisite attention to detail.The murder of the alcoholic man brings this 15 year old case ⬇️

kspenmoll ⬆️ Into the present. #serieslove2025. #30 (edited) 4mo
TheSpineView Great job! 🤩📖📚 4mo
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bookaholic1
And Then You Die | Iris Johansen
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Panpan

#30
BORING...

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DebinHawaii
A Proposal to Die For | Molly Harper
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A little late but here are my #Roll100 picks for May. I decided to go with all 6 numbers as 2 of them are for other challenges. Wish me luck!

#4: Any BOTM: The Sun Was Electric Light
#40: Any ARC: Look Before You Leap
#3: Any ARC: A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic
#30 Any Audio: A Proposal to Die For
#7: Any Memoir: Be Ready When the Luck Happens
#70: Any Children‘s Book: The Racketty-Packetty House

#FictionalTraveler #ChildrensClassicRead2025

TheBookHippie ♥️ 5mo
PuddleJumper Good luck! 5mo
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Allthebookclubs
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An absolute riot of a story. A few of us joked at Bookclub this week after we heard about a book with a door as the main love interest. It was, well it was what you would expect from a paranormal door turns to man when his door knob is, um desecrated, boom. Greek mythology (that‘s really stretching it) with a strange twist. Book #30 in 2025

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dabbe
Untitled | Untitled
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#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

A different survey today: 75 THIS OR THAT questions!
1. Take the survey: https://shorturl.at/tIKkp
2. Either create your own post or comment below with the 1-3 craziest decisions you made on this survey.
3. I'll share the results tomorrow! Have fun!
Tagging a few who've played before to get the turkey rolling! 🤩

AnnCrystal Thanks for the tag 😎👍💝. 10mo
dabbe @AnnCrystal YW! 🧡🤎💛 10mo
LiseWorks So i did the survey and now what ? 10mo
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Librarybelle Thanks for the tag! 10mo
dabbe @LiseWorks Post your own or comment below with the 1-3 silliest THIS or THATs that you saw in the survey. I'll share the results of everyone tomorrow. 💛🤎🧡 10mo
dabbe @Librarybelle YW! 💛🤎🧡 10mo
LiseWorks Oh well, the mashed potatoes, legs, eating oysters, not my thing. Having pumpkin gravy sounded pretty nasty lol. 10mo
dabbe @LiseWorks Agree 💯! 10mo
Bookwormjillk I‘m a vegetarian who is allergic to pecans so some of these were easy choices for me! I couldn‘t decide between talking politics or food poisoning since both make me feel sick to my stomach at this point! Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 10mo
Bookish_Thoughts Food poisoning over politics because then I would be left alone and. NFL referee over dog trainer because I‘m allergic to dogs (actually the entire animal kingdom). And desserts over everything else. Always. 🤣 10mo
AnnCrystal Thank you @dabbe for creating this fun play-card & for the tag 😉👍💝.

#2 Choice: Dress Like A Turkey 🦃.

#23 Choice: Eat at the kids table 😂.

#30 Choice: Dance at the Macy's thanksgiving parade 🥳.

Have a good and yummy Thanksgiving!
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dabbe @Bookwormjillk Me either! Both are vomit-inducing right now! 💛🤎🧡 10mo
dabbe @Cheryl_Russell_BookNotes #leftalone should be a hasgtag, right? 😂 💛🤎🧡 10mo
dabbe @AnnCrystal #youngatheart HT to you and your family, too! 💛🤎🧡 (edited) 10mo
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick I picked politics over food poisoning because I get a kick out of making other people feel awkward & uncomfortable. I also chose lots of pilgrim costumes just because I like black & white and think the others would be too hot. 🤣 10mo
vonnie862 The pocket full of stuffing/Mash potatoes was pretty crazy, along with the alien and mash potatoes for legs. 10mo
dabbe @vonnie862 Just a wee bit of a stretch, huh? 💛🤎🧡 10mo
Bookish_Thoughts @dabbe Yes! It should be. 🤣 10mo
Catsandbooks So fun! I would actually love to be a dog trainer at the dog show!! 10mo
DieAReader 😝Super cute! My crazy picks were: turkey flavoured whipped cream on pumpkin pie, NFL referee & carving a turkey blindfolded😅😂 10mo
Singout Did you really mean without hands or without cutlery? 10mo
PurpleyPumpkin Thanks for the tag @dabbe! Hope you‘re enjoying your Thanksgiving weekend. 💜 What a fun survey!🙌🏽 (edited) 10mo
Susanita This was a great quiz! I‘m sorry I can‘t remember any specific answers, but I‘m with the others who say keep your mitts off my spuds! (I worked on it while the “outlaws” were discussing politics.) 10mo
kspenmoll This was such fun!!!! 10mo
dabbe @vonnie862 Agree 💯! 10mo
dabbe @Catsandbooks Especially if it was Westminster, right? 🤩😍🤩 10mo
dabbe @DieAReader I don't know about the turkey-flavored whipped cream. 🤢🤩😍 10mo
dabbe @Singout Hmm. How would one eat without any hands--like a pig at a trough? I meant cutlery and changed it. Thanks for your keen eyes and editing savvy! 🤩😍🤩 10mo
dabbe @PurpleyPumpkin Hope your day was a special one, too! That was a fun one, wasn't it? 🤩😍🤩 10mo
dabbe @Susanita I knew you were a smart lady! #outlaws 🤩😂😍 10mo
dabbe @kspenmoll 🤩😘🤩 10mo
Bklover Thanks for the tag- I‘m a bit late! I can‘t remember specific answers but I do know I‘d be eating a LOT of turkey! 10mo
Singout Introvert choices: a small intimate dinner, welcoming a stranger (we should do this more anyway), a prayer instead of a toast because I already have some scripts even though I hate doing it. 10mo
dabbe @Bklover I know I would be, too! 🤩😂🤗 10mo
dabbe @Singout #introvertsunite 🧡🤎🖤 10mo
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JoyBlue
The More the Terrier | David Rosenfelt
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If dogs are your preferred cozy mystery companions, check out my winter holiday reading season book four: David Rosenfelt‘s Andy Carpenter series #30. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#the-more-the-terrier-andy-carpenter-...

Publication is expected October 15.

#NetGalley #MacmillanAudio #TheMoretheTerrier