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Book Clubbed | Lorna Barrett
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February BOTM picks are live!

What is everyone thinking?!

Booksblanketsandahotbeverage Ooo new TJ Klune ❤️ 11h
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BarbaraJean
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This was high on my TBR because it checks all those book-lover boxes: a woman leaves her unfulfilling life & job to start a bookshop, which grows into a place for others to also find purpose & healing. I‘m fascinated by how deeply I connected with the book, when the writing felt so…plain. The topics were so relevant to where I‘ve been in my life over the past few years: feeling a disconnect and discontent in my job, then leaving it to pursue ⤵️

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) vocational dreams that feel far from “successful” or socially normative. But I really didn‘t connect with the writing itself. It‘s slow-paced, yes—but I don‘t mind that. It also took its time getting to any depth with its characters. I felt like the characters were kept at arms‘ length from the reader for most, if not all of the narrative—there could have been so much more depth to explore that was never touched on. ⤵️ 1d
BarbaraJean (Cont‘d) I‘ve had the same feeling about the writing in other books translated from Korean or Japanese, and while in the past I‘ve chalked it up to the translation, I‘m wondering if it‘s more a feature of the original languages themselves (and/or cultural writing norms) that makes the translations feel so plain and even distant. All of that said, I did really enjoy this book—I just got hung up on the writing. 1d
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kspenmoll
A Treacherous Tale | Elizabeth Penney
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#TheCambridgeBookshopSeries #serieslove2025 #cozy
What‘s not to enjoy when reading a cozy mystery set in a bookstore in Cambridge England? Molly & her mother have helped her Aunt Violet turn this previously failing bookshop into a thriving,profitable one.Molly in charge of social media & bookstore events,invites local author Iona York to read from her bestseller,The Strawberry Girls,which is inspired by her daughter. That daughter goes missing—⬇️

kspenmoll ⬆️ Molly & her friends are determined to unmask her possible kidnapper before it‘s too late. 2d
Susanita A cat! And pie! 2d
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 Love the cover. 1d
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mhillis
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I‘m really enjoying this book, probably because it has a lot about books and coffee! And I just love the idea of having all day to think about a film (or a book) and discovering something special.

Suet624 I love that idea too. 2d
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag
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A murder she wrote / Angela Lansbury mention! Consider me charmed!

Read4life I love this series. Ellery and the gang are so fun! 2d
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Read4life, I‘m really liking it ☺️ do you know if the series is complete or still ongoing? 2d
Read4life It‘s still ongoing. I have book 8 to read and it came out in June 2024. 1d
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Read4life, excellent! I love an ongoing cozy series… especially when it‘s already established by the time I find it! (edited) 23h
CarolynM Moving this up my TBR🙂 21h
thegirlwiththelibrarybag @CarolynM, I‘m halfway through and having a good time! 14h
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staci.reads
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Last year, for my birthday, I got my 4th round of chemo 😔. Needless to say, my birthday was a bust. This year, to make up for it, my husband took me on a bookstore tour in the St. Paul/Minneapolis area. We hit 5 bookstores, including this gem: Story Line Books, housed in St. Paul's Union Depot. With a subtle train theme, the charm of the historic train station, and a wonderfully curated selection, this was a great stop! #supportindiebookstores

Ruthiella Sending you happy birthday wishes! 🥳🥳🥳 Definitely an improvement over last year. ❤️ 3d
Leftcoastzen Wow! Sounds amazing! Birthday joy for a book lover for sure. 3d
Librarybelle Sounds like a great day! Happy Birthday! 3d
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TheLudicReader Sounds like a fantastic birthday to me. Happy birthday. 🎉 3d
Soubhiville Good job hubby! Happy Birthday! 3d
sarahbarnes Happy birthday ❤️❤️ 3d
Lesliereadsalot Happiest birthday 🥳🎁🩷 3d
TiredLibrarian Sounds like a very happy birthday! 3d
Amiable Glad to hear you got to have a birthday redemption this year! 3d
AmyG Glad you had a happier birthday! 3d
Deblovestoread Happy birthday! 🎂🎈🎉. Lovely way to spend a day! 3d
Chelsea.Poole Happy birthday! 3d
mrp27 Happy Birthday what a wonderful way to celebrate life! 3d
Kristy_K Happy Birthday! 3d
JessClark78 Happy Birthday! 🎊🎂🎉 3d
Meshell1313 Happy Birthday! 🥳❤️ 2d
MaureenMc Happy birthday! 🎉 2d
staci.reads @TiredLibrarian It was! Thanks! 2d
NatalieR Happy Birthday! 🎂🎁 📚 What a great way to celebrate!! 23h
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kspenmoll
A Treacherous Tale | Elizabeth Penney
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Need I say more?! #coffeeandbooks ☕️📚

Susanita Happy birthday!🎂 4d
AnnCrystal 🥳 Happy Birthday 🎂🍰💝. 3d
TheBookHippie Happiest of birthdays to you!! ♥️ 3d
Gissy Happy belated birthday 🎂 🥳🎉🎊 15h
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Bookish.SAM
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More of a ‘feel good‘ book than I usually go for but it was cute and I enjoyed it 😊

I finished this #audiobook while organizing my knitting stuff. Onto the next audio and knitting project!

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Read4life
Murder Is Binding | Lorna Barrett
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ShyBookOwl Cozy 🍵 😌 5d
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mhillis
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“According to legend, coffee was discovered thanks to a herd of goats. When they ate a small round red fruit, they were very energetic and began to prance about, leading the goat herder to discover the coffee fruit and its properties.”

I looked up the story mentioned in this book because in Japan we have Kaldi coffee beans with a goat on the package. Turns out the goat herders name was Kaldi, so this is a popular name for coffee shops ☕️ 🐐

mhillis This picture is from the kaldi website. By the way, I‘m really enjoying this book so far!! 7d
Aims42 I love this story, I had no idea 🐐💕 The fact it was goats makes it even better 🤗 6d
mhillis @Aims42 it‘s so interesting, right? 6d
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