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Gissy
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Pickpick

I have mixed feelings with this book. It is very predictable and I think was too long with repetitive of unnecessary details. Also I didn‘t like much Matt with his explosive character where he easily offended Kate twice. But besides those comments, the novel was so funny: Kate‘s mom😳🙄, her dates😆her relationship with Laura, the town gossips☺️At least in those blind dates there were staff present in their first date😅. Love Drew! 34⭐️

Gissy Thank you @Charityann for the book. I received it last year during #Bestof2020swap
@Chrissyreadit I‘m using the mug you sent me in the photo☕️👌🎄💚❤️

December 2021 #DoubleSpin #BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
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tpixie Great photo!! @Chrissyreadit @Gissy pretty mug! 2y
Chrissyreadit I love it! 2y
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Gissy @tpixie Yes! ❤️Thank you! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! I have very similar feelings about this one. I found so much of it funny and fun, but wish we could have gotten more of Matt's perspective - it may have made him a more sympathetic character. 2y
Gissy @TheAromaofBooks You are right! And those immature tantrums?🙄I don‘t know what would be his decision if Sarah didn‘t leave him🤔So for me, he was a little bit selfish🤷🏽‍♀️ 2y
TheAromaofBooks The one that got me was when Kate was on her way home and it's late and she's exhausted and Matt pretty much bullies her into staying up late to help him in the cafe. I just never felt like he was putting her needs first! 2y
Gissy @TheAromaofBooks I forgot about that one! I can imagine that now she has to help him, not because he needs some help but as an obligation😠No, thank you, I don‘t need a match like Matt🙄 2y
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candority
The Swap | Robyn Harding
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Hi friends! Last year I hosted the #Bestof2020Swap. The idea was to reflect on the things that brought you joy throughout the year and share them with someone else, by sending your match some of your favourite books and goodies.

I would love to know how many people would be interested in participating in a #Bestof2021Swap? If there is enough interest, I will post sign ups by the end of this week. Opening day would be January 1, 2022.

Thanks!

Bookwormjillk I love this idea!! 2y
BookmarkTavern Oh this is clever! I‘d totally be interested! 2y
bibliobard That sounds fun! 2y
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jenniferw88 Yes! I was wondering if you were going to do it again! 100% behind it lol! 2y
guinsgirlreads Yes! I really enjoyed this swap last year! 2y
staci.reads I would definitely be interested! 2y
HeathHof You can count me In! 2y
Soubhiville I‘d join 😊. 2y
Deblovestoread Sounds like fun. Count me in. 2y
rachelsbrittain I would definitely be interested! 2y
SamanthaMarie Ooo that's very fun!!! 2y
BookNAround I‘m definitely interested. 2y
quietjenn I'm interested. I didn't join last year, because we were moving, but I thought it seemed like just the coolest! 2y
monalyisha Me, obvi. 😉💖 Will repost for you rn! 2y
Bookishgal71 Oh I think so 2y
ncsufoxes Sounds interesting 2y
thewallflower0707 Sounds interesting ☺️. Does anyone know if there are already Christmas book swaps in planing? 2y
candority @thewallflower0707 I know @MaleficentBookDragon is hosting the #JolabokaflodSwap again this year, and @bookish_wookish is hosting the #LittleChristmasSwap. I‘m sure there are others happening, but that‘s all I know of at the moment! 2y
rsteve388 I am interested. 2y
BookmarkTavern Woohoo! 2y
guinsgirlreads @candority Thank you! 😊 2y
sprainedbrain Yes, please! I missed it last year and won‘t do that again. 😉❤️ 2y
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monalyisha
The Swap | Greg Moriarty
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After the all-encompassing Fall Swap season, I always need something easy for the Winter. ❄️

Enter the #JolabokaflodSwap hosted by @MaleficentBookDragon 🐉!

It‘s a “fun, low pressure swap of one book and some chocolate that you open on Christmas Eve so you can spend the night in bed reading a new book and enjoying a sweet treat.”

Sign up here until Nov 18th-
https://forms.gle/7U4U14U2BVBPKgU66

vivastory I haven't signed up for a swap in awhile but this one is tempting 2y
monalyisha @vivastory It‘s easy-peasy! (I also loved @candority‘s #Bestof2020Swap last year…but I‘m not sure if there will be a repeat.) 2y
vivastory Just submitted! 👏 2y
monalyisha @vivastory 🙌🏻📦🌲❄️ 2y
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candority
The Sisters Brothers | Patrick DeWitt
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Panpan

My friend told me this is one of her favourite books. I have read a couple other books she has recommended and disliked them, and unfortunately, I disliked this one too. I think it‘s time to admit that our reading tastes differ wildly 😂

2 ⭐️ This was my #DoubleSpin pick for August @TheAromaofBooks

Aims42 Ughhhh, I‘ve got a friend like that too 😕 Love her, but not her tastes in books 3y
candority @Aims42 She doesn‘t like some of favourite types of books either (horror, thriller), so at least we‘re even! I‘m always glad to have a fellow book lover as a friend, even if our tastes don‘t align 3y
Cathythoughts We watched the movie recently, my husband loved it … I liked parts of it but would have bailed ( on the movie ) if I was watching alone 3y
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TheAromaofBooks At least it's off the list!!! 3y
monalyisha Hi @candority! 👋🏻 I know it‘s early but I‘ve started to see some Holiday swap sign-ups get posted. I‘m wondering if you‘re planning to run the #BestOf2020Swap again — or rather, the #Bestof2021Swap? It was so great last year! Hope you‘re doing okay! ✨💞 (edited) 2y
candority @monalyisha Hey there! I‘ll make a post this week to see how many people are interested. If there‘s enough interest, I‘ll host it again 😊 I hope you‘re doing well too! 🥰 2y
monalyisha @candority Nice! I‘ll help share the good word. 💯 2y
candority @monalyisha thanks! I‘ll tag you in the post tomorrow. 2y
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monalyisha
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Pickpick

Walt Whitman wrote, “Now I see the secret of the making of the best persons, It is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth.”

In World of Wonders, Nezhukumatathil admits to once licking a piece of quartz as a child. She reports that “it tasted like campfire smoke.” If that‘s not eating (with) the earth, I don‘t know what is. She‘s clearly one of these “best” people & her book reflects her superlative nature. Just gorgeous.

monalyisha My favorite chapters include: Firefly; Peacock; Touch Me Nots; Monsoon; Southern Cassowary (mostly because it gave me a chance to focus on the sheer strangeness of this bird); Monarch Butterfly; & Firefly [Redux]. 3y
KatieDid927 I tried Cara Cara oranges for the first time because of this book. They are indeed awesome. 3y
monalyisha Thanks to @catiewithac for including this book in my #Bestof2020Swap box! 3y
monalyisha @KatieDid927 Jealous! 😍🍊 3y
catiewithac 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 3y
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Readergrrl
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O. M. G. @Heideschrampf My #Bestof2020Swap package arrived TODAY!! It flew from Germany to the US in just days but has languished in Postal Purgatory for the last 2.5 months!!! I absolutely LOVE everything and your very sweet note! That might be my favorite part!! I will be having tea while reading tonight!! Thank you for everything! Just so wonderful and a VERY welcome surprise on a boring March morning! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! 🌞💐😊📚

candority Wow, that took so long 😭 I‘m so glad it arrived though! I love that mug 🦊💕 3y
Heideschrampf Yay! I‘m so happy it FINALLY came! Incredible how long it took, but i‘m just glad it didn‘t get lost in the mail and you like it ❤️ please excuse the slight kitsch-factor, this book swap came right at the perfect time for some much needed release 🙈🤣 (edited) 3y
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candority
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A big thank you to the lovely @DinoMom who sent me this book for the #Bestof2020Swap. Unfortunately, I didn‘t like it.

As respectfully as possible, I am rating this memoir 2 ⭐️. I think Jacob Tobia‘s story is an important one, but unfortunately, they just came across as too self-absorbed and braggy. I really wish they had addressed their own privileges (i.e. their race and class privilege) and accepted responsibility for some of their failures⬇️

candority I wrote a much longer review on Goodreads, if you want to check it out: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3854442679 3y
TiminCalifornia Great review. Think I‘ll pass on this one. 3y
candority @TiminCalifornia Thanks, Tim. That‘s probably for the best. 3y
DinoMom It was on my TBR as well as on yours. I think it is now pushed to the bottom...lol 3y
candority @DinoMom Good plan! Hopefully you enjoy it more than I did if you do eventually read it. 3y
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CocoReads
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@sebrittainclark sent this to me as part of my #bestof2020 box and I just finished it. I loved it! I‘ve been out of the dating game for a really long time but the relationship between Rhi and Samson was fantastic. There was romance, yes, but there was a lot of other things going on. Business, trust issues, standing up for yourself, speaking out, etc. I‘ve read a couple of Rai‘s other books but this one is my favorite so far!

candority So glad you enjoyed it! The first success (that I‘ve heard of) from the #Bestof2020Swap! 💖 3y
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 3y
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Gissy
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I feel that I‘m still in Christmas festivities! Yes!! 🎄ahhh!💚❤️💚❤️It is here @Charityann The #Bestof2020Swap box is here😃So happy! Thank you in advanced.

Photo 1: love that cute wrapping paper and the card has a cookie house. It makes me remember your posts of every goodies you made during the holidays😋

Let‘s see photo 2🤗

@candority

Charityann Yeah! I‘m so happy it finally got to you!! Hope you enjoy!😊🎄 3y
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MaleficentBookDragon
The Only Good Indians | Stephen Graham Jones
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Thank you so much @Mynameisacolour for this extra cozy #bestof2020swap 📦. I‘ve heard so much about this book and am excited to read it. It is cold and rainy here today so the slipper socks, tea, and hot cocoa will be put to good use. I have hidden the cashews from the #manpanion. 😝 They are just for me.

Thank you @candority for hosting such an interesting swap. We should do it againnext year.

candority Those socks look so cozy! 😍 3y
Avanders 😍🥰♥️ 3y
mom2bugnbee Milk chocolate sea salt cashews? Are you kidding me? 🤤 3y
MaleficentBookDragon @mom2bugnbee I know, right? 🤤 3y
HeathHof You're welcome! Enjoy!!😊 3y
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