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Glad I finally read this one (even better that it came with yummy chocolate as my #jolabokaflodswap) even better. It was a very unique story set in Seattle where a zombie apocalypse occur & our MC, S.T., a semi-domesticated crow who loves humans (mofos) fights for survival with his best friend, a bloodhound named Dennis. It‘s not perfect & slogged a bit but it made me laugh, cry (especially hard at one part 😭), & appreciate Seattle.

DieAReader, JamieArc

DebinHawaii Thanks again @JamieArc for my wonderful swap package! I‘ve made my way through most of the Sanders & Michigan Mints. The Yoder bar is next! 😉 11m

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CarolynM

The Axeman's Carnival | Catherine Chidgey

#12Booksof2025 July

I read 4 of the books in my top 25 in July, Wood Working, Fundamentally, Better Days and this one, my favourite of the year.

TheEllieMo

Suet624 Such a great month! 12h

merelybookish Tagged book sounds fascinating! 12h

TheEllieMo This sounds interesting! 11h

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CarolynM

The Axeman's Carnival | Catherine Chidgey

Here‘s my best 25 book of 2025. The Axeman‘s Carnival is number 1, the 6 to the right of it the next tier, in no particular order, and the best of the rest below, again in no particular order. #Top25of25

HeatherBookNerd Woodworking made my best of list this year too. What a great debut. 21h

BarbaraBB Screenshot taken! I loved most of your 7 favorites too. Two I haven‘t read but I have the Coe on my shelves thanks to you. And I obviously need to read Geraldine too. 20h

squirrelbrain We have such similar taste- love your list! ❤️ 19h

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TrishB Screenshot! Off to go have a look properly! 18h

TrishB Have added a couple to my lists! Frustratingly Better Days and Geraldine only available on eBay from Australia. Kept them on my list to see if they become more available. 17h

Suet624 Chidgey is a must read for me. Love seeing your list. 15h

Rissreadswithcats I haven‘t read a Chidgey yet. I better do something about it in 2026. 11h

staci.reads Lots of books on this list that are new to me. Thanks for sharing your list! 9h

LeahBergen Darling would make my “best of” list, too (if I actually got around to compiling one 😆). 7h

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BookishMarginalia

H is for Hawk | Helen Macdonald

Excited for this movie adaptation!

Watch the trailer here:
https://youtu.be/73V6kQfGyt0?si=-XgpRfwG8sr-4RbN

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JenReadsAlot

What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds | Jennifer Ackerman

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Pretty good, but I really just want a book full of owl pictures!

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ImperfectCJ

The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature | J. Lanham

#12BooksOf2025 Day 4: The Home Place by J. Drew Lanham, another win resulting from trying to read what my kids are reading in school (this is one my college kid read for an environmental nonfiction class).

@TheEllieMo

TheEllieMo This sounds like such a nice read 3d

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BookishMarginalia

The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne | Chris Sweeney

This one completely pulled me in. I devoured it in 2 days! Roxie Laybourne feels like a fully realized character even though this is nonfiction, and all the side paths into feather forensics, the Smithsonian, bird strikes, misogyny, and conservation made the world feel rich and alive. Some parts broke my heart, but I came away with real admiration for people who choose these quiet, obsessive corners of science.

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ICantImReading

The Comfort of Crows: A Backyard Year | Margaret Renkl

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⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

This is a book made for reading slowly over time, an earnest request to meditate on the rhythms of nature and life. I imagine it would be great to read over a full year, season by season. The artwork adds a lovely touch. #reesesbookclub

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DebinHawaii

Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century | Kirk Wallace Johnson

#12BooksOf2025

Some great books in February too, but this non-fiction one was an unexpected favorite. I found myself totally caught up in it. 🪶

TheEllieMo

WanderingBookaneer This is my favorite true crime book. 5d

CBee I have got to read Lula Dean! ASAP! 5d

TheKidUpstairs I loved this one. Have you read this, it is fiction and about eggs rather than feathers, but crosses over some of the same territory, and is a cracking good read: