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Pickpick

Soft pick for this MG historical fiction about one of Daniel Boone's daughters, who adopts a cat just before the family heads west to Kentucky. It was a perfectly nice little story, but it covers several years so the pacing was a little odd for a younger reader's book. It also would have been nice to have a note from the author about what was made up for the story and what was based on real life. Not my favorite by Mason - I think I prefer ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) her historical fiction that isn't based on real people.

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Lauredhel
Guilty Pleasures | Cathy Yardley
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I'm pleased with my Bookchain progress!

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Lauredhel
Guilty Pleasures | Cathy Yardley
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I was curious to read Yardley's earlier work. This was a contemporary vanilla steamy romance between two restaurant chefs. The conflict/obstacle was mild and not particularly self-inflicted, which I always appreciate. Lots of cooking, and sex in cupboards.

And I'm done with #WickedWords for March! @AsYouWish
Also #38 for #BookChain #BookChain2024 @TheAromaofBooks
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4d
AsYouWish Yay!!! Good job!!!!💙💙💙💙 3d
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Read4life
Isn't It Bromantic? | Lyssa Kay Adams
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Another #BookChain set completed.

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Looking great!! 4d
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TheAromaofBooks
The Lost Man | Jane Harper
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Mehso-so

I think I'm in the minority here, but this one just wasn't for me, despite having really enjoyed some of Harper's other books. This story was just relentlessly depressing. With a strong focus on abuse and how that reverberates through a family even when the abuser is gone, plus some bonus content regarding rape, divorce, community ostracizing, depression, suicide, isolation, etc. I was just honestly sad the entire time I was reading this. ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) I did really care about these characters and there is a (mostly) happy ending, but it was a long slog through a morass of sadness to get there. Plus, while I was interested to find out what happened to Cam, this book wasn't particularly suspenseful. It's really about a sad, lonely, depressed man trying to make sense of his life and figure out what happened to his brother. Not a bad story, but not remotely a nail-biter. 1w
Yuki_Onna Oh my... How brave of you to get through this!👏 1w
Lauredhel I hear that -- I really struggle to read grim books these days. 1w
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TheAromaofBooks
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Pickpick

Wow, reading the GR synopsis made me realize that my 1931 edition is LITERALLY an entirely different story from the later version! Maybe that's because this one didn't have a super cohesive mystery. It's mostly Nancy and her friends riding around mountains getting almost eaten by wild animals 😂 I was cracking up at the way some of the situations resolved themselves at the end (wife of husband with amnesia perfectly happy he's coming home with a ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) random little girl he adopted who is also an heiress and is going to have no complications or difficulty establishing who she is and I guess they'll just hand over the kid and all her money to this couple?!?!!? LOL)

BUT it's still great fun, even if I apparently missed out on a great phantom horse mystery in the later edition!!

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Librarybelle That sounds so different from the 1960s version! 😮 2w
bookandbedandtea I've been thinking the same thing! Others have mentioned aspects of the story that bear no relation to what I'm reading! I'm hoping to finish this today and then read the 60s version real quick. 🤞🏻 @Librarybelle 2w
BarkingMadRead Oh wow! I have the 60s version, that‘s crazy! 2w
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IndoorDame
Untitled | Unknown
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Since I seem to be stuck on number 17, I thought it was time I did an update on my #bookchain progress so far while I wait around for a book of the perfect length to continue the chain. @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! Looking great!!! 3w
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peanutnine
Untitled | Untitled
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Progress on my #BookChain challenge @TheAromaofBooks
I've gotten stuck once or twice but managed to get this far without backtracking. I'm not planning my reads and just enjoying the ride
#BookChain2024

TheAromaofBooks Oooo I love your layout!!! I'm the same way - I don't plan ahead, just see if the book I just finished happens to fit the prompt I'm on. 3w
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Lauredhel
Just Folking Around | Penny Reid
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Number 28 down in #BookChain #BookChain2024 @TheAromaofBooks

Having fun with this one.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! Looking great!!! 4w
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TheAromaofBooks
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Pickpick

Not the tagged book, but by the same author. This horse story has languished on my shelves for decades, and I'm not sure why I've never read it. Published (and set) during the Korean War, a young man leaves for the armed forces. His younger brother, who has a club foot and is ineligible to fight, stays behind and raises the colt they're convinced can be a champion harness racer. While fairly typical horse book fare, I still really enjoyed this ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) this one and was rooting for Star the whole way.

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