Litsy

Readathon: Occasional List : Geleentheidslys | Gauteng (South Africa). Education Media Service

#ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

I finished book #37 of 150 yesterday. I think I will have to change my goal to 200 at some point if I can continue at this pace. Still stuck on romance books.

Itchyfeetreader Fort the last few years after a horrific slump in 2020 and 2021 I have set a purposely low number. Counter intuitively I read more! 3mo

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awesome!! 👏🏻 3mo

monkeygirlsmama Wow, you are flying! 3mo

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wanderinglynn Awesome! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎉 3mo

AnnCrystal 👏🤩👍. 3mo

DieAReader 🥳Fantastic! 3mo

Crazeedi Tremendous! Great job 3mo

lil1inblue @Itchyfeetreader I did this last year! Once I met the goal, I'd increase it by just a few more. It really got me out of my slump! I set a more realistic goal this year, so we'll see how it goes. 😉 3mo

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Gissy

The Great Alone | Kristin Hannah

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First time I read a book by this author, can you believe it?😳I have this book since 2018 thinking that I would not like it...but...
This book is intense and has the trigger of domestic violence. It is very explicit in the physical and psychological abuse. I will say this part was clinically well described. Also it was symptoms related with PTSD were well described.

Ernt and Cora married very young, Cora was 15 or 16 and Ernt was 25.⬇️

Gissy Cora hast not siblings and her parents didn‘t approve her marriage with Ernt. Cora said that Ernt changed after he came from the Vietnam War where he was captured and tortured. Cora asked him not to d listed. Since Ernt return, he cannot maintain a job, drink too much and has mood outburst. He maintains his family isolated. He inherited a home in Alaska and decided to move there with Cora and their 13 year old daughter Leni. ⬇️ 3mo

Gissy (Cont.) Living in Alaska turned Ernt into an abusive husband but also in Alaska Cora and Leni found good supportive friends. The story goes narrating what Cora and Leni lived with Ernt abusive behavior. Then something happens that the lives of Cora and Leni changed. Not much to say after this without spoiling the story.
I will say that it was hard to read in these parts and I felt frustrated with Cora decision even when I know...⬇️ 3mo

Gissy (Cont.)...her behavior is part of that abusive relationship cycle. The co-dependent relationship between these characters is so dysfunctional. In real life, is worst. I didn‘t like one part at the end which I think was unrealistic. The end? Well I will like to think that there will be hope in this type of relations. But how realistic was the end? I don‘t know. 3.8/4⭐️ 3mo

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Gissy January 2024 #BookSpinBingo #6 (book from subscription)#BookSpin @TheAromaOfBooks
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#Sharreadathon book 3 in this Readathon book was in Sharron pick list @Aleaysbeenaloverofbooks
#52BookClub24 #37 palindrome in the cover (Hannah) 3mo

Gissy Useless gifts from Once Upon a Book 🤷🏽‍♀️ 3mo

Gissy Monthly Photo challenge prompts- will be for me like a reading challenge too. I will see how many unread books posted in these prompts I will read at the end of the year. This book was an unread book posted in#NewYearNewBooks photo challenge Day 4 prompt #HighwayCvr @Eggs @Alwaysbeenabooklover (edited) 3mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3mo

Eggs I‘ve read lots of Hannah - really love her books. Great choice 👌🏼 3mo

BarbaraBB I still haven‘t read this author! 3mo

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papascott33

None of This Is True: A Novel | Lisa Jewell

#37 of 2023! #BOTM August 2023
Really fast read! Couldn‘t put it down!
Started: 11/28/23
Finished:12/2/23
5 Days

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bookaholic1

Golden Son: Book II of The Red Rising Trilogy | Pierce Brown

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#37
Really enjoying this series so far!!

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Kris10H

Reckless Girls: A Novel | Rachel Hawkins

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Book #37
4/5
I would describe this one overall as a clever, somewhat suspenseful, Summer read.

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Allthebookclubs

All Good People Here | Ashley Flowers

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I enjoyed this mystery, more than I imagined because I went looking for spoilers and found a slew of bad reviews. The ending, oh that ending…Just when you think you have the answers, you find out MORE. Book #37 in 2023

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Danay

The Lost Castle: A Split-Time Romance | Kristy Cambron

23 #37 This moved a bit slow at times. And the story jumped around in a weird way for me. It‘s a series. I‘m not sure if I will continue.

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Bekkers

Waking Up in Charleston | Sherryl Woods

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Book #37 cute fun summer read

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Allthebookclubs

The Rise of Light | Olivia Hawker

so-so

Hello religion in the 70s in the middle of nowhere Idaho… This was quite the interesting tale. Gad was infuriating, I can‘t imagine growing up under that oppression. Aran‘s cowardice had me constantly shaking my head. My frustrations came because I didn‘t grow up in that kind of household. Book #37 in 2022

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bookaholic1

The Day She Can�t Forget: The heart-stopping psychological suspense you�ll have to keep reading | Meg Carter

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#37
This was confusing to me at first, but once I caught on it turned out to be very good.

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