pickThis book was a reminder of why I love StoryGraph‘s reading challenges so much. I never would have discovered such a lovely story without #52bookclub25‘s bonus prompt: set in New Zealand. It‘s a mystery that will break your heart to pieces. The author did a fantastic job of bringing the struggles of caring for someone with Alzheimer‘s to the page. I couldn‘t put this book down.
The audiobook was great. She brought Emily‘s emotions to life.
pickThis fantasy novel about 3 teenagers who come back from the dead and one who never died in the first place is strange and extremely long. Reviews have been mixed, but I found the story funny, charming and wonderfully magical.
#52bookclub25 (has an epigraph)
#gottacatchemall (Pikipek: band or musical group) @PuddleJumper
so-soI loved Sloan's earlier books but there was too much going on here for my tastes. I enjoy books featuring space travel, magic, AI, Arthurian themes and dragons, but not all at once. There were lots of clever moments but I found the book too chaotic.
#52bookclub25 (direction in the title)
#gottacatchemall (Drampa: child character) @PuddleJumper
pickFinally finished! #shardlakebr @dabbe
#atozultimatechallenge #s #charactername @AudiobookingWithLeah
#52bookclub25 #genreone #setinspring
Omg, April was simultaneously really short &really long. But the latter let me read 25 books!
Books Read: 25
Pages Read: 8,590
Countries: 9 (3 New)
Diverse Reads: 44%
Non-Fiction: 24%
#bookchain2025 :5
#52bookclub25 :7
#mounttbr :16
#litsyAtoZ :3
5⭐️
There‘s Always This Year
Not Safe For Work
Love, Theoretically
4.5⭐️
My Friends
Not in Love
4⭐️
Baby X
We All Want to Change the World
He‘s to Die For
Up Close & Personal
Parents Weekend
Libertad
pickThe second book in T. Kingfisher's Sworn Soldier series, this novella works as a standalone. A gothic horror story that's both creepy and cozy. It's been nominated for the #hugoawards Best Novella.
#52bookclub25 (non-human antagonist)
My supervisor approved this display on the condition that I wouldn‘t refer to it as CliFi 🤭 (I wasn‘t going to - I was just saying!! 🤣)
I was quite pleased at being able to curate a list of 55 titles for this display. I think the list would have done better if it had been on the catalogue (rather than just in one branch) but there has been a bit of movement.
Happy Earth Day! 🌎
pickI love the Golden Girls (I‘m a Dorothy, by the way). Of course I had to try this. While this does not quite capture the magic of the television show, it‘s close. And really, can anything capture it (I have the same feelings for the Murder, She Wrote book series)???
Dorothy is accused of murder, and Rose has to put the St Olaf spin on her niece‘s wedding. There‘s humor with that heartwarming touch of friendship and family. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
pick#atozultimatechallenge #e #epic #over600pages #n #charactername @AudiobookingWithLeah
#52bookclub25 #breaksthefourthwall
#aty25 #authoryouenjoyedbuthaventgotaroundtoreadingagainforsometime (because she hasn't released a book for some years!) @BarbaraBB
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