pickAn entertaining start to the series…I‘d read more of them for sure! Rachel, a police officer, is dumped by her fiancé, so her bestie Sarah, a crew member on a luxury cruise ship, suggests that Rachel join her onboard. Rachel befriends a wealthy elderly passenger traveling solo, and quickly learns someone is trying to kill the old woman.
#thematiccozies - travel
#bookspinbingo - this is my #bookspin for this month!
pickThis was a powerful YA fantasy!
First off, I loved that the story was inspired by the authors‘ grandparents and their romance during the Japanese occupation of Korea. Drawing on real life experiences gave the story a ton of emotional depth.
I also enjoyed the dual POVs. The story is told in alternating points of view of the two leads, Seung and Eunji.
Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/08/07/review-the-last-tiger/
I don‘t bounce back from jet lag as quickly anymore. 😂 It‘s taken me a couple days to put together my August #BingoBoard ! #BookSpinBingo
#BookSpin and #DoubleSpin NetGalley ARCs
#Roll100 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, I Am Spock, Firebird
#OokBOokClub Jingo
#BobWhiteBuddies Mystery of the Missing Heiress
#BeyondTheYellowBrickRoad The Lost Princess of Oz
#QueerBC Heartstopper
#ThematicCozies Mockingbird Court
pickI listened to this in prep for vacay time! It focused heavily on the 18th and19th centuries with only a chapter or two on more contemporary times. I was hoping for more balance…but now I know all about its time as alternating French and Spanish settlements along with it being the main hub for the slave trade in the US in the 50 or so years leading up to the Civil War. It was so informative I zoned out of long periods of time 😴
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A late #bookspinbingo post from July. I completed both #bookspin and #doublespin reads. A few of my reading choices were defined by challenge prompts that I wanted to complete, which is exactly why I do them.
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pick“She thought mainly of life inside the Alley, in the beautiful, fragrant Alley. Her life was made up mainly of school and Alley.”
Soft pick - did not like this one as much as other Estes books. Love the setting and relationships though.
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pickI thought this was a sweet and charming story. The relationship between Carl and the young girl reminded me of the old man and kid in Up. I really enjoyed how these two developed a unique friendship and how they tried to understand the book costumers more.
4⭐️
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pickPoignant story of the life-changing event when 13 yo tennis prodigy Ravi‘s surgeon father passes away in his sleep during an after-lunch nap. Realistic portrayal of the emotional and physical whirlwind of suddenly losing a husband and father, while trying to adhere to Indian cultural death traditions; with an ending that inspires hope. Amazon Prime original story, beautifully written.
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“I didn‘t love him but I‘d be lying if I said I didn‘t love this new version of my life.”
Lies, secrets, and a double life for the MC, Lillian, as she invents a reckless persona after starting an affair with a “familiar” neighborhood stranger…
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