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July BOTM picks are live!

What are we thinking?!

I saw the picks on instagram yesterday and knew it was going to be a skip for me!

CoffeeK8 Nothing really jumping out at me, I usually get the romances, but not sure about this one. 3w

JamieArc There were a couple off add-ons that I really wanted so while I wasn‘t particularly interested in any of them, I went with Among Friends. I feel like there isn‘t often portrayal of good male friendships so I have hopes for that. 3w

AmyG I got Amoung Friends. Same @JamieArc 3w

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bookish_wookish Same for me with thrillers. @CoffeeK8 3w

Kitta I skipped 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3w

Eggs I chose Finding Grace 3w

Aims42 I skipped ⏭️ I would‘ve ordered Adriana Trigiani‘s newest but none of the picks intrigued me enough to use my credit on 3w

Gissy Still deciding to choose Megan Miranda book or These Summer Storms, I‘m a fan of family dramas 😳😂😂😂 3w

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actualdisneyprincess

A Deadly Deletion | Lorna Barrett

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I don‘t know why I keep doing this to myself. What sloppy frickin‘ storytelling, and an increasingly loathsome and self-important main character. No spoilers, but the characterization has gone insanely topsy-turvy; I‘ll read the next two, but then, I‘m done. I swear it this time. #adeadlydeletion #booktownmysteries #lornabarrett #cozymysteries #goddamnitmeganjaneyoureasucker

Deblovestoread I stopped after the 3rd in the series and your reviews make me so glad I did! Sounds like the MC becomes more insufferable with each installment. 2mo

actualdisneyprincess @Deblovestoread I just 🤯😤😩🙃🫠 2mo

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actualdisneyprincess

A Deadly Deletion | Lorna Barrett

DOES LORNA BARRETT HONESTLY NOT REALIZE HOW FKN UNLIKEABLE TRICIA IS!?!?!!?!!?!?!? #adeadlydeletion #lornabarrett #booktownmysteries #cozymystery #goddamnitmeganjaneyoureasucker

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actualdisneyprincess

A Deadly Deletion | Lorna Barrett

THIS CHICK. Her self-involvement knows NO bounds.🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 #adeadlydeletion #lornabarrett #booktownmysteries #cozymysteries #goddamnitmeganjaneyoureasucker

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actualdisneyprincess

A Deadly Deletion | Lorna Barrett

GIRL YOU SPENT THE WHOLE LAST BOOK TALKING ABOUT HOW BORED YOU WERE WITH HIM AND NOW YOU‘RE ~GRIEVING AND ~DEVASTATED AND WHY AM I DOING THIS TO MYSELFFFFF??????? #adeadlydeletion #lornabarrett #cozymystery #goddamnitmeganjaneyoureasucker

AmyG Ha! 2mo

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actualdisneyprincess

A Deadly Deletion | Lorna Barrett

……I know I said I was done, but I‘m apparently a glutton for punishment. 🤦🏻‍♀️ #adeadlydeletion #lornabarrett #booktownmysteries #cozymystery #whyamidoingthistomyself

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bookish_wookish

Book Clubbed | Lorna Barrett

Finall the April BOTM picks are live!

What is everyone thinking!?!

TheBookHippie I skipped 😂😵‍💫🤦🏻‍♀️ 4mo

bookish_wookish Me too! @TheBookHippie 4mo

TheBookHippie @bookish_wookish I have NOT been impressed lately! I feel bad because my subscription was a gift. OY. 4mo

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bookish_wookish Oh no! I haven‘t skipped in awhile but i already preordered Enchantra and nothing else really interested me! @TheBookHippie 4mo

Megabooks Unfortunately skip! I really wanted Sky Daddy from the add ons though! 4mo

bookish_wookish Same! @Megabooks 4mo

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Skip 😩 4mo

TheBookHippie @Megabooks I always want the addons! 🤭🤣😝 4mo

bookish_wookish Me toi! @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 4mo

staci.reads Skipped 4mo

bookish_wookish I feel like a lot of us skipped! @staci.reads 4mo

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actualdisneyprincess

Handbook for Homicide | Lorna Barrett

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Finished it, and read the sneak peek of the next book, and yup, it‘s definitely quit-the-series time. Lazy plot-manipulation, plummeting characterization, and one of my least-favorite ways to resolve a ~love triangle~. It‘s kind of a shame, because this was a really enjoyable series in the beginning, but now? Byeeeeee. ✌🏻 #booktownmysteries #handbookforhomicide #lornabarrett

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actualdisneyprincess

Handbook for Homicide | Lorna Barrett

Once I finish this, I‘m 99% sure I won‘t continue with the series. Tricia is a judgy bitch, and her obsession with food and gaining weight is obnoxious. Not to mention, the writing is just getting bad. Although I love Mr. Everett so much, there‘s not enough of him to make this worth it. 🤷🏻‍♀️ #booktownmysteries #lornabarrett #cozymystery #handbookforhomicide

Fortifiedbybooks I struggled with this book as well, but managed to get through it and find out the reason behind Tricia's obsession with food, weight, and being judgmental. The next book, A Deadly Deletion was better, but Clause of Death was the last straw for me. I barely got through it. It's a shame, too, because this was the series that got me into Cozy Mysteries. 4mo

actualdisneyprincess @Fortifiedbybooks I‘m pretty sure her obsession with food was explained in a previous book, and I thought I remembered her acknowledging it and beginning to heal from it; the characterization here seems to ignore that completely and just reverts to her worst self. I feel your disappointment, though! This was one of my favorite series until now. 🫠 4mo

Fortifiedbybooks I do remember the issue coming up previously, but I feel like this book went into more detail about it, possibly for the sake of bringing social issues into the series. That was the main reason (besides the bad writing) I finally bailed. I don't want to read about social issues in my Cozy Mysteries. I want to escape from the social issues/reality LOL To me, that's the whole point of Cozies. 4mo

actualdisneyprincess @Fortifiedbybooks right???? There‘s a way to touch on them without making them feel like Very Special Episodes of 80s/90s television, or holier-than-thou, savior complexes, and unfortunately…this doesn‘t do it. 🙃 4mo

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bookish_wookish

Book Clubbed | Lorna Barrett

March BOTM picks are live!

What is everyone thinking?!

And don‘t forget we get to choose a Lolly finalist or the winner for free!

AmyG Oh YAY! Thanks. 5mo

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