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Kindred | Octavia Butler
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It‘s a wrap! With a few tweaks (and assuming Dracula fits for “featuring mythology,”) this book by Octavia Butler completes the final prompt needed for #52bookclub2023” 🥳. A great way to finish—Loved this book! Another one that had languished on my TBR pile for too long!

#rushathon #littenlistens

BarbaraBB Wow! And what a timing! Congratulations 🎉 (edited) 11mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 11mo
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Librarybelle Congratulations!! 11mo
squirrelbrain Hooray! 🎉🎉🎉 11mo
ravenlee Congratulations! 11mo
Andrew65 Excellent 🎄🎄🎄 11mo
Deblovestoread Well done 🙌🏼🎉 11mo
LeeRHarry Congrats! 🎉 11mo
rmaclean4 Congrats! I fell several short on this challenge but read some wonderful books along the way. 11mo
Bluebird @BarbaraBB @DieAReader @Librarybelle @squirrelbrain @ravenlee @Andrew65 @Deblovestoread @LeeRHarry @rmaclean4 thanks all! I surprised myself by finishing! My goals were just to whittle down my TBR list and read a bit outside my comfort zone. I accomplished both (though fewer from my TBR than I hoped). I read some wonderful books this year that I would have otherwise missed! Looking forward to joining again in 2024. 11mo
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Bluebird
Homecoming | Kate Morton
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One of my favorite authors. Usually I get swept into her books from the outset. However this was a slow start for me. Once I got past page 100 it picked up and I raced through the last ¼ of the book. Mystery, history, dual timelines, family secrets, great setting, wonderful writing. So much to love, but not her strongest book. #52bookclub2023 set in Australia #rushathon #littenlistens #cloakanddagger#dashingdecember #wintergames #authoramonth

Ruthiella I‘ve read a couple Kate Morton books in the past. My favorite was 11mo
Librarybelle I love her books! I‘ve yet to read this one. 11mo
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Andrew65 Well done 🎄🎄🎄 I‘d agree this isn‘t as strong as some of her others. 11mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 11mo
squirrelbrain 🎉🎉🎉 11mo
Bluebird @Ruthiella The distant hours is one of my favorites too! 11mo
Bluebird @Librarybelle and @Andrew65 she‘s one of my auto-read authors! Even though this was not among her best, it was still a good one. Love her writing style with great settings, atmosphere, interconnected characters and family secrets. 😍 11mo
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Bluebird
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High tension, excellent plotting and bonus of tandem storyline about the main investigator‘s family. I was loving this one til near the end-the resolution was a bit of a let down. Nevertheless a solid 4 ⭐️ read. Though not exactly set in Dublin I am using it for #52bookclub2023 prompt ‘set in Dublin‘ since it‘s a Dublin Murder Squad mystery. #RushAThon #LittenListens #cloakanddagger #serieslove2023

Ruthiella This is my absolute favorite of the series. It gutted me at the end. 🎄💀🔪🎅🏻 11mo
Librarybelle Yet another author I need to read! 11mo
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jlhammar @Ruthiella My favorite of the series too! 11mo
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 11mo
TheSpineView Fantastic! 11mo
Bluebird @Ruthiella it was a tearjerker! 11mo
Bluebird @ruthiella and @jlhammar it‘s my favorite too. It was so well written! 11mo
Bluebird @Librarybelle it‘s a great series—however each book stands alone. I love the audio—i‘m a sucker for the Irish accent 😀 (edited) 11mo
Librarybelle @Bluebird I bet the audio is delightful for the Irish accent! 😁 11mo
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Bluebird
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Librarybelle Such a good book! 11mo
LaraReads Awesome! Yes, it‘s such a good book! I remember reading it with my daughter just before the movie came out. Must have been almost 10 years ago! 11mo
BarbaraBB I‘ve never even heard of it but it‘s always such a pleasant surprise to have an unexpected gem on your shelves 🤍 11mo
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Read4life I love this one! 11mo
Bluebird @LaraReads I didn‘t realize it was made into a movie! I‘ll check it out 11mo
Bluebird @BarbaraBB absolutely! I wonder how many more are sitting on my shelves! 11mo
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Then She Was Gone | Lisa Jewell
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15 year old Ellie Mack disappears on her way to the library. 10 years later her fractured family is still looking for answers. The book alternates between the present and the time leading up to the disappearance. Told from multiple viewpoints, but mostly Mom‘s. Despite figuring out fairly early what happened, the tension was palpable throughout my read. Very Creepy!
#52bookclub2023 Author with my name.
#RushAThon #LittenListens #cloakanddagger

Ruthiella Looks great. I‘ve never read any Lisa Jewell books but they all sound tempting! 😃 11mo
Librarybelle I have so many of her books, but have yet to read any! 11mo
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DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 11mo
BarbaraBB I read this too. A decent thriller! 11mo
Bluebird @Ruthiella @Librarybelle she‘s a fairly new author for me too. This is the second book of her‘s that I‘ve read. Also enjoyed 11mo
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sebrittainclark
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For the first time ever, I managed to complete the #52bookclub2023 reading challenge

Ruthiella Congratulations! 👏👏👏 12mo
PuddleJumper Congratulations! 🎉🎉 12mo
LocalTXLibrarian woohoo! congrats! 🎉🎉 12mo
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AnnR 👏📚👍 12mo
Deblovestoread Well done! 🙌🏼🎉 12mo
julesG Congratulations!!! 12mo
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Bluebird
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Absolutely loved this book! The beauty of the cover matches the beauty within! Character driven book with a great sense of place. It met a prompt for #52bookclub2023, set during the Roaring 20‘s. We follow Zora‘s journey from a childhood in poverty as she reaches for her dream of one day becoming a fashion designer. I was hooked from start to finish! This is a new author for me and I will definitely look out for others. Any recommendations?

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jenniferw88
A Passage to India | E. M. Forster
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Librarybelle Hooray! I was very excited to see that this is a great option for #192025 ! 14mo
Cinfhen You got a lot of mileage out of this book 🙌🏻😀💙 14mo
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jenniferw88
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Cortg Clever! 1y
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jenniferw88
The Giver | Lois Lowry
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Another unexpected 5 ⭐ for a dystopian book! Thanks for sending me this book @TheAromaofBooks ! Stacking the next one (and won't put it off for so long).

#newberrymedalwinner #52bookclub2023 @Cinfhen @squirrelbrain @LeeRHarry @Bluebird @MissHel @AshleyHoss820 @Deblovestoread @RaeLovesToRead @BarbaraBB

#1993 #192025 @Librarybelle

Cinfhen This is a very popular novel! It‘s taught in almost EVERY middle school/ high school in the US. (edited) 1y
jenniferw88 @Cinfhen It's not taught at all in the UK! 1y
BarbaraBB I don‘t know it either, Jennifer! But 5 stars for a dystopian read is amazing 🤣 1y
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AshleyHoss820 This is one of my favorites! So poignant! ☺️ 1y
Librarybelle I did like this one! A modern classic! 1y
TheAromaofBooks This book is so thought-provoking!! I did not enjoy the other books in the series as well as I felt they lacked the creepy “this could be your future“ vibe that this book exudes so well. I'll be interested to hear your thoughts when you get to them!! 1y
Bluebird @Cinfhen it wasn‘t taught in mine! Lol. I never heard if the book until a few years ago. Great review! Stacked! 1y
Cinfhen Did you grow up in the US @Bluebird ? I feel like it was a staple during the 90‘s and aughts when my kiddos were in school and actually my son was taught the Giver in Israel as part of his English for English speakers class in 9th grade. 1y
Bluebird @Cinfhen yes, California. I just looked up the book and see it was written in 1993. That explains it, it was written well past my school days 😂 1y
Cinfhen Ha! That‘s the answer @Bluebird 1y
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