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99/100 I'm not sure why, but i didn't enjoy this as much as i thought I would. I thought the premise was interesting, a plague that keeps people from sleeping, but i found the execution lacking. I kept feeling like the author was trying to impress me with his vocabulary and the way he painted scenes, it got in the way of my appreciation of his story telling. It is a creepy book, watching civilization crumble as people go insane from ⬇️

On the bus
November readalong - I'm about a third through and we're not in Three Pines!

On the bus
November readalong - I'm about a third through and we're not in Three Pines!

This book is genius. I wish I had read in summer to match the season. And there‘s not much more I can say without spoiling it.

A low pick. The mystery was OK but I liked the Saskatchewan setting, as I've not read many books set in that province of Canada.

#192025 #1994 @Librarybelle
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French noblewoman Marguerite de la Rocque de Roberval (1515--1542) has always led a quiet life, but her guardian spends her fortune and sells her home. His plan is another prosperous voyage to “New France.” This time he takes Marguerite with him. After he discovers Marguerite‘s rebellion he strands her with a lover and her nurse. Although slow to start her tale is thrilling and satisfying. It is a 4/5 ⭐️ read and a 2025 favorite.

In the dust bowl of 1930s Saskatchewan, charming, careless Maurice Dove, the eponymous student of weather appears on a farm and turns the lives of two sisters upside down. Frugal, hard-working Lucinda captivates Maurice with her beauty while grasping, passionate Norma Joyce captures his attention with her cleverness. The sisters‘ inexhaustible fascination with him shapes the whole of their lives from the prairies to Ottawa to NYC. (1/2)

Finally got to check out Book Nerd a new indie bookstore that just opened a few weeks ago. There‘s a silent book club that had a meeting yesterday. I love the concept of getting together and reading your own books with local folks and maybe meet some new people. Will definitely attend another meeting.

Days by Moonlight (Quincunx 5), by André Alexis (2019 ??)
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Premise: A quiet botanist accompanies a family friend on a road trip through southern Ontario to uncover the story of a vanished poet and discovers a far stranger set of places than he could have imagined.

Review: This is such an odd series of books that I enjoy more in retrospect than in the reading. ⬇️

I read this in 2 sittings. It delivered what it promised: A one-day look into Ning's life as a nail salon owner.

Even though this takes place in a nail salon, I feel that if you work, or have ever worked in the service industry you will relate so much to this.

Loved!

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