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lazydaizee
Nail Art Sourcebook | Pansy Alexander-Potter, Mineko Sugita
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MysticFaerie
Rouge | Mona Awad
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Pickpick

3.5⭐️/5⭐️

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Bookwormjillk
Rouge | Mona Awad
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Bailedbailed

I think this author just isn‘t for me because I‘ve bailed on both books I‘ve tried. Oh well. #LitsyTOB24

Ruthiella I like Awad but I‘m always a little relieved to find an author I don‘t jive with because that‘s now a bunch of books I don‘t want/have to read. 1mo
Hooked_on_books I‘m with you. Not an Awad fan. 1mo
Megabooks Boo! I'm sorry! 1mo
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Readerann
Rouge | Mona Awad
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Mehso-so

I probably should have “Panned” this, but it had me intrigued for a while. I became less and less enamored and felt the ending meandered around, trying to find its way. You warned me, @BarbaraBB !
#LitsyToB24

BarbaraBB Haha, I know what you mean 😀 1mo
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BacklistReader
Pretties | Scott Westerfeld
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Mehso-so

Finished another one

Nothing special but not bad

Read for January‘s #doublespin

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Crinoline_Laphroaig
Living a Beautiful Life | Alexandra Stoddard
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Pickpick

One of the first books I ever read on making a house a home. Growing up in a dysfunctional family, clutter and chaos was the norm. This book was life changing for twentysomething me. Rereading all these years later, I'm surprised at how many things are part of my routines. Yes, it's a bit dated and pretentious in places, but it taught me so much: seasonal eating, flowers in the house, and setting a pretty table. 🌸

Crinoline_Laphroaig One of things that made this house 'The One' was this little area in the Master Bath. When I'm doing my hair and makeup I'm surrounded by things I love: flowers, candles, and my yoga frog. 🐸 2mo
Ruthiella Lovely 😍 2mo
Desha Yes I loved Alexandra Stoddard‘s books as well many years ago!! She really inspired me! Thank you for reminding me of her! ♥️📚 2mo
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Rachiiebookdragon
Pickpick

A sweet book.

Read for reading prompts.

Library book 📖

5/5

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Jas16
Rouge | Mona Awad
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Panpan

Sometimes you avoid an author because you are sure their books aren‘t for you and then you give one a try anyway and find out you were totally right.
#litsytob24

squirrelbrain I don‘t think this author is for me either. 2mo
Ruthiella I definitely have authors where I‘ve come to that conclusion. It‘s kind of freeing ultimately-books you don‘t have to read. 2mo
TrishB Bunny was enough for me! 2mo
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CBee After trying to read Bunny, and being too horrified to continue, I don‘t plan on reading anything else of hers 😳 2mo
ChaoticMissAdventures I loved All's Well, i wasn't as shocked by Bunny as others but I can understand why people do not like it. It is good to know what authors are just not for us! Surrealism is often really divisive. 2mo
Deblovestoread I‘ve not read Awad yet as I‘m 99% sure she is not for me. I have Rouge waiting for me at the library and I will be 100% shocked if I finish it. 2mo
Chelsea.Poole Same. 2mo
BarbaraBB @ChaoticMissAdventures I feel exactly like you about Mona Awad 2mo
Megabooks Yes, that definitely happens! 2mo
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Chelsea.Poole
Rouge | Mona Awad
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Mehso-so

Ugh. Awad is NOT for me. And I really wanted it to work. I lost the narrative in the constant weirdness. SO repetitive.
Now for what I liked:
-the portrayal of being lost in surreal grief
-the horror of skincare routines and the beauty industry
-the mother-daughter overwhelming love and admiration but also jealousy and complex emotions
-the jellyfish
I mean, I think, but maybe none of that even happened. #litsytob24

BarbaraBB Love your review 😂 and can relate! 2mo
Hooked_on_books I‘ve given up on her. I read her 3 previous books and really wanted to like her, but for me each was worse than the one before. 2mo
Larkken But what of Tom cruise!?! 😆 jk surreal weirdness is not for everyone!! 2mo
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squirrelbrain Love your review! ❤️🤣 2mo
vivastory I love Mona Awad, but I can see how her brand of weird wouldn't work for everyone 2mo
Readerann Hmmm. I‘ll go into this with trepidation… 2mo
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currentlyreadinginCO
Rouge | Mona Awad
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Pickpick

Finished this last night & it was a trip. This is a red and black dreamscape, maybe the nightmare version, and evokes a mid-eighties vibe. Like I feel like this is best enjoyed in a black bathtub overflowing with bubbles while cackling into a glass of champagne. Which is to say, I loved it.

Ruthiella Great review! 👍 2mo
sarahbarnes I loved it too! 2mo
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