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khooliha
The Kiss Countdown | Etta Easton
Bailedbailed

Got further in this than I have in awhile, but I still cannot engage with trad pub single POV. I'll keep testing it periodically! Sorry, perfectly nice book!

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Blerdgal_Fenix
Where Sleeping Girls Lie | Faridah Abike-Iyimide
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I rolled a 9 - the first book of the book spin!

has anyone read this book?

#bipoc #blackauthor #darkacademia #bookspin

PuddleJumper Not read it but seen it recommended a bunch. That die is stunning though 1mo
Zuhkeeyah I haven't read this one but I really liked Ace of Spades which is also by her 1mo
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BarbaraBB
Before I Let Go | Kennedy Ryan
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Mehso-so

Romance, steamy sex; chicklit I‘d have loved in my teens but nowadays not really.

sarahbarnes 😅😅 1mo
Cathythoughts Stop 😂 (edited) 1mo
BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes @Cathythoughts Such good reviews but what did I expect?!?! 1mo
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Amor4Libros
Before I Let Go | Kennedy Ryan
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#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1. Yes. About 150

2. This one introduced me to Kennedy Ryan‘s writing and I loved it!

Play? @Lesliereadsalot @BarbaraBB @Sace

BarbaraBB Thanks for the tag 🤍 1mo
Lesliereadsalot Yes thanks. Already played! 1mo
TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 1mo
Sace Thanks for the tag! 1mo
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Lesliereadsalot
Belle Greene | Alexandra Lapierre
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Pickpick

I‘ve had this book on Kindle for months, way back when it was the last book for #EuropaCollective. Finally got around to it! A very interesting story about Belle Greene who became the chief librarian for J.P. Morgan in the early 1900s, all while passing as “white” even though her parents were descended from slaves. It‘s amazing how far we‘ve come from when having a single drop of black blood disqualified someone from so much.

Tamra I think about the Morgan family & Belle and the tragedy of her nephew not infrequently. 1mo
BarbaraBB I‘ll bump it up my TBR. I‘ve got a copy for #EuropaCollective as well. We should bring that reading club to live again! 1mo
Lesliereadsalot You have so much going on already! On one hand, I found every book we read from Europa to be interesting and valuable. On the other hand, I‘m not too good with having to be “responsible” for reading something. If you want to try to bring #EuropaCollective back to life together, I‘ll give it a shot. What do you think @BarbaraBB ??? 1mo
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Lesliereadsalot Yes, very sad and I can‘t stop thinking about it either. @Tamra 1mo
BarbaraBB I‘d like that. We could check out if the former participants are interested and then maybe start again in the fall (after camp)? (edited) 1mo
Tamra @BarbaraBB @Lesliereadsalot yes! I really enjoyed the Europa reads! 😁 1mo
BarbaraBB @Tamra That‘s so good to know! We can revive it! 1mo
Lesliereadsalot OK, I‘m in! Let‘s talk about it after camp. I‘ll work on getting the former participants list together over the summer. 🩷. @BarbaraBB 1mo
BarbaraBB Great ❤️🧡🤍 1mo
tpixie @BarbaraBB @Lesliereadsalot @Tamra I wrote a post last month or so about reading a #EuropaCollective in June. I better post it now so people can get the book! 📕 it‘s by the author of The Postcard- written with her sister- about another grandmother (edited) 4w
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ImperfectCJ
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Pickpick

Memoirs aren't always my favorite, but this one was a hit for me on so many levels: I loved the nature and ecology, the exploration of family and belonging and connection to place, defying expectations in a quiet way. I was surprised to learn that Lanham wasn't an experienced writer before this because his prose flows so well, and he does such a great job conveying emotion without becoming sappy (as many memoirs do). Loved this one!

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Tamra
Belle Greene | Alexandra Lapierre
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The JP Morgan library celebrating 100 years and giving due credit to Belle. 😄 Gorgeous collection - hope to see it someday.

https://youtu.be/2hMrbtZQWxo?si=Cg8tVcodd_aRCnA9

LeahBergen The Morgan is absolutely wonderful. I dragged my husband there. 😆 2mo
Tamra @LeahBergen and he‘s better for it! 😂 2mo
TheBookHippie I love it there!! 2mo
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Tamra @TheBookHippie 👏🏾 I can imagine! 2mo
dabbe 🩵💙🩵 2mo
Texreader Oh I‘d love to see that!! 2mo
tpixie Great book! Love the photo. Thanks for the link. I hope to visit The Morgan Library & The Frick Mansion someday. I‘ve already been to NYC 3 times though- not since the ‘80‘s though, so I don‘t know if it‘s beat other cities…. 2mo
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GatheringBooks
Above Ground | Clint Smith
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Eggs Beautiful 😓 2mo
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Amor4Libros
Before I Let Go | Kennedy Ryan
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Pickpick

This was such a great book, I didn‘t want it to end! Yasmen and Josiah are possibly my fave fictional couple right now.

Loved Kennedy Ryan‘s approach to second-chance romance, and especially loved how mental health and therapy were such a central part of the story.

Can‘t wait to read the next book on the series!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jas16 Love this book so much. Cannot wait for the third book in the series next month. 2mo
BarbaraBB I have a copy of this but didn‘t read the first one. Should I? 2mo
Deblovestoread I didn't realize it was the second in a series, so I have the same question as @BarbaraBB 2mo
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Amor4Libros @BarbaraBB @Deblovestoread This is the first one. Book 2 is 2mo
Amor4Libros @Jas16 I just found out 2 days ago that the third book had not come out yet…When I was about to complain that my library didn‘t have it 😅 2mo
Jas16 @Amor4Libros Luckily not too much longer to wait. 2mo
Deblovestoread Thank you! Need to move it up Mount TBR! 2mo
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Imagen_leigh
While I Was Away | Waka T. Brown

I thought the funniest line in the book was when Waka‘s grandma told her, “A lot of Japanese women, their butts are quite flat. You should be happy yours isn‘t.” 😂😂