BestOf2021Swap

Good Girl's Guide to Murder | Holly Jackson

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Five years ago a high school senior disappeared. Although her body was never found, police decided that she was murdered by her boyfriend, who committed suicide a few days later. However, Pip - who is now a high school senior herself - has never believed that the boyfriend was the murderer. With the help of the boyfriend's younger brother, she sets out to reexamine the evidence. I really liked the format of this book, with parts of it Pip's notes⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) some in the form of transcripts of people she was interviewing, and other sections just regular third-person narration. It did drag a little in the middle, but I really did want to find out what happened and I liked the way the different pieces of evidence kept shifting the pointing finger. While the ending did make sense on the whole, I was actually convinced that it fit the personalities of the characters. There were also a few things ⬇ 1mo

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) I found kind of unbelievable/a big stretch. But on the whole, an enjoyable YA thriller, and I'll probably pick up the sequel soon.

This was a #TrappedinaHauntedHouse pick (thanks @Charityann !!) and also my list to read for the #AcquiredViaLitsy challenge @MatchlessMarie - it was gifted to me as part of the #Bestof2021Swap by @kellyann28 back in - you guessed it - January 2022!

#HauntedShelf #DeadSerious @OriginalCyn620 1mo

TheAromaofBooks #SeriesLove2024 #Spookoween @TheSpineView @Andrew65
#ReadtheUSA - Connecticut
#GottaCatchEmAll - Grey Cover - #SpookyEdition - Forest - #BodyCountBingo - #Pumpkaboo - Large @PuddleJumper
#HauntedShelfScavengerHunt - Grey
#AtoZ @Texreader
#31by31 - 5/31 @Catsandbooks
#PromptMaze
#BookSpinBingo 1mo

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TheSpineView Awesome! 1mo

OriginalCyn620 Me and my youngest love this series, but I agree that some things are a big stretch! 1mo

MatchlessMarie Awesome! It seems to have a similar vibe to One of Us Is Lying series by Karen M McManus which I really enjoyed. 1mo

Catsandbooks 👏🏼🐦‍⬛🧡 1mo

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MaleficentBookDragon

Making a Life: Working by Hand and Discovering the Life You Are Meant to Live | Melanie Falick

Technically, these were ordered before the new year, so…
#TheGreatBookBuyingBanOf2022 (and yarn) 😁
#bookoutlethaul

RaeLovesToRead Its day 11 of 2022. I've already bought 12 books 🙈🙈🙈 I think I need to install a ban too! Nice haul 😊 3y

Leftcoastzen Nice cocktail shakers! 3y

MaleficentBookDragon @Leftcoastzen thanks. The green one was a #bestof2021swap gift from @MittenGirlPeach I love it. The other I found at a thrift store. (edited) 3y

MittenGirlPeach This makes me so happy! I happily perused vintage cocktail shakers at Etsy and it was so much fun. 3y

Avanders Ooh mine‘s not official, but I‘m also kind of trying to … let‘s say refrain from buying new books in 2022 🥸 3y

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Amiable

A Proper Cuppa Tea | KG MacGregor

The weather outside is frightful, so I‘m enjoying a lovely cup of tea in the mug that I received in the #Bestof2021swap from the fabulous @BeckyRoy ❤️

Liz_M Not the snow is so lovely to look at, the first real snow of the season! ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ 3y

kspenmoll I am so excited to finally have real inches of snow here! Snow day for us! 3y

Amiable @kspenmoll I think this is the most snow we've had in quite a while! I'm working from home today and probably the next few weeks as we buckle down to ride out this latest surge. 😖 3y

Amiable @Liz_M I know! I can't believe it's taken until January for us to get any real snow. 3y

BeckyRoy @Amiable ❤️💚💜 3y

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rsteve388

Long Bright River | Liz Moore

Just got home and just opened my #BestOf2021Swap #BestOf2021 and I can't say THANKYOU Enough to @Avanders everything in this package is absolutely perfect. I love the books love the candle, the reading socks seem super cozy. And I will use them tomorrow. Can't wait to dig into all of the books Sanderson has been on my "Author to read eventually list" for sometime so I am very excited about that. Thank you again for everything.

rsteve388 @Avanders where did you get that pretty silver paper?! It's gorgeous. 3y

Avanders Yay!! I‘m so glad you like everything 😄♥️🎆 Oh the paper — that was a 2020 find at The Container Store — I‘m a bit obsessed with wrapping paper 🤭 3y

rsteve388 I have one of those stores here in CO. 3y

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Avanders Ooooh they‘re so fun. They put out Christmas paper usually after Halloween… I try to get in there early, before the really popular ones start going out of stock! 3y

rsteve388 Ahhh I am late to the game. 3y

rsteve388 @Avanders I just finished Skyward today it was an excellent read! Thank you so much for the book. I can't wait to read the second book in the series. 2y

Avanders Oh yay!! I‘m so glad you liked it! 2y

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ncsufoxes

Happy New Year! | Greg Roza

@Bookwormjillk thank you for the #bestof2021swap package. I haven‘t read either book & looking forward to trying the chocolate. Thank you for the thoughtful package. @candority thank you for hosting!

AmyG Ling Bright River is a great book. 3y

candority Long Bright River is fantastic! 3y

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BennettBookworm

The Book of Longings: A Novel | Sue Monk Kidd

OMG @Readergrrl THANK YOU!!! Happy New Year and happy #bestof2021swap!! These books look so exciting and I absolutely love this bookmark! And sketchbooks plus beautiful markers and pens are so perfect for me because I love journaling and drawing! So grateful for your thoughtfulness. Thank you @candority for organizing and I‘m wishing everyone a year ahead full of awesome books and memories!

Readergrrl I‘m so glad that you liked everything!! I had fun picking things out for you. I love these swaps and the opportunity it gives me to get to know new people. Have a very Happy New Year!! 3y

candority Wonderful! 😊 3y

BennettBookworm @Readergrrl same here! You too!! 3y

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monalyisha

Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch: A Novel | Rivka Galchen

Starting here! #NYWD22 @TheKidUpstairs @Amandajoy

TheKidUpstairs Love the choice, love the shirt, love it all. I hope you enjoy. Katherina is one of my favourite characters of the year 3y

rachelsbrittain Such a good one and such a good shirt! 3y

MerlinTheSlightlyAwkward Just started this, great share! I'm hooked so far 3y

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Chrissyreadit Happy Litsyversary!!! And awesome shirt! 3y

monalyisha Thanks @Chrissyreadit! You knew before I did. 😅 Love it. 💯🙌🏻 3y

megnews Love that shirt. Can‘t wait to read the book. 3y

DivineDiana Love, love your shirt! 💜 3y

monalyisha @DivineDiana Thank you! It was a #Bestof2021Swap gift from @Amandajoy . She got it from Out of Print! 3y

DivineDiana Thank you! Will explore! 3y

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Pogue

Long Way Down | Jason Reynolds

I have wanted to read these forever! Thank you so much @TheBookKeepers Coco I love everything! Thank you so much. #bestof2021swap

TheBookKeepers Yay!! Hope you love them as much as I did! 3y

BethM Are those hot pads? Very cool! 3y

candority Long Way Down is so good! 😊 3y

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guinsgirlreads

Bad Girls Throughout History | Ann Shen

@Gissy I am blown away by this #bestof2021swap package! 🤩🥰 I am so excited to use and read all of it! I‘m sure it will all (especially the mug 😉) be featured on here soon! 😆 Thank you kindly! 💗 #besfof2021