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#bookspin Interesting story of an impoverished girl in the Middle Ages (?) - lots of talk of the persecution of women / accusations of witchcraft. It was interesting but didn‘t really grip me..

An 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!

The first half was not great - I considered bailing. I found things a bit confusing and hard to follow. But things really shifted in the second half and the resolution was so good!

My April #BookSpin that I actually read in April but am super slow on reviewing.

This 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

Here are August‘s #bookspin and #dubblespin picks.

I got 5 Star Prediction and Random Number Generator.

#BookSpin Day 7: Peter Lerangis, farthest left, is #TheGhostwriter of popular series such as Babysitter‘s Club, Hardy Boys, and Sweet Valley Twins - before becoming a mega-famous author himself of The 39 Clues, Seven Wonders Series among others. This photo of ours was taken in November 2022 when my dear friend (and colleague) and I were in New York. Peter generously treated us out for lunch with his famous wife, Tina DeVaron, a renowned musician.

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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Sorry to be late; I've been on vacation! @TheAromaOfBooks
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#BookSpin Day 6: Bertie Badger‘s grandfather, “Gadzooks the Great” was once a “conjurer of note,” a world-famous magician who traveled to Prague, Kathmandu, Antipodes and Timbuktu. One would wonder what the #ConjurersWife was like - see what I did there? My full review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-idh