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Tackle! | Jilly Cooper

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The latest (and probably last - Cooper is 88 now!) in the Rutshire series is the tamest of the series, with some decent characters and a happy ending. Good escapist nonsense!

Book 80 #Read2025 @DieAReader
#SeriesLove2025

DieAReader 🥳💖Wonderful!! 9h

Bookbuyingaddict Just met jilly at the queens 👸 reading rooms event at chatsworth house aka pemberley in Keira knightly pride & prejudice film, she‘s a national treasure our jilly wonderfully hilarious but sadly very frail now 😢 and admitted she‘s having a few issues bless her 🫶🏻🫶🏻 8h

TheEllieMo @Bookbuyingaddict how lovely that you met her! She definitely is a National Treasure, though as she‘s lived in Gloucestershire for 40 years, we in the county claim her very much as our own ☺️ 7h

CarolynM Must get to this one soon! What a lovely encounter for you @Bookbuyingaddict I‘m jealous. 1h

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mariaku21

Happiness for Beginners | Katherine Center

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I am so saddened that I finished this because it was so much fun.

I loved Helen right from the opening chapter. There's so much realness to her. She's smart, opinionated, fierce, passionate and full of try. She's just trying her best. She's a year divorced & is trying to pull herself together & is ready to start with a wilderness survival course that ends up being nothing like she expected but an opening to somethings that she needed.
#25in2025

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AlwaysBeReading

Sex and the City | Candace Bushnell

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I couldn‘t help but wonder, was the original source material that different? After two series and two movies I still needed more. I needed to know where it all began. Sex and The City, although similar in voice to the early seasons, is more like a collection of tales of dating in NYC in the mid-90s. Filled with familiar names and episode themes, but lacking any larger narrative. And just like that, I got my answer.
#sexandthecity

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catiewithac

Falling | Jane Green

@forestandcrow Thank you for the perfect #FallingForFallSwap gifts! I‘m very excited to read both books which seem ideal for autumn. The candle smells like pumpkin heaven! I love the mug and sweet treats! Another great Litsy swap in the bag! Thanks to the organizers as well for a successful #FFFS home run! 🍂 🍁 🔮 🎃

Chrissyreadit, Avanders

TheBookHippie Fun mug! 2d

Chrissyreadit 🤎💛🧡❤️🧡💛🤎 2d

Avanders 😍🍂🍁♥️ 2d

KadaGul This definitely feels like Fall 🤎🍁🍂☕🪵🔥🏈🍎🍫🧡 2d

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Meshell1313

Falling | Jane Green

Look this gorgeous #FallingForFallSwap I received! Thank you sooo much @TheBookDream ! These books are right up my alley and even more excited to read them knowing one was your favorite of the year! The journal and socks are awesome! Love it! 🥰

Chrissyreadit, Avanders

Avanders 😍🍂🍁♥️ 3d

TheBookHippie Looks good. 3d

Chrissyreadit 🤎🧡💛🧡🤎 3d

TheBookDream I‘m glad! In addition, all the items came from indie bookstores in my state. The journal came from a non-profit bookstore that supports buying ipads for non-verbal people to communicate with. So your box did a lot of good locally 😊 3d

Meshell1313 @TheBookDream I absolutely love that! How special! Thank you so much! 3d

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Mshookquilts

The Fifth Letter | Nicola Moriarty

bailed

I‘m sorry maybe it‘s me, but I‘m finding this annoying and boring. I‘m moving on.

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Nessavamusic

The Second Ending: A Novel | Michelle Hoffman

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I‘m giving this a marginal pick. About two piano players, a middle aged child prodigy and a young celebrity. I liked the exploration of their struggles and their deep love and connection for music. There were just some odd choices in plot and one of the main characters Prudence is 48, but reads in her 60‘s and the timelines don‘t always make sense. If you love music, I recommend though. 3.5⭐️

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SheReadsAndWrites

Beach Read: the ONLY laugh-out-loud love story you�ll want to read on holiday | Emily Henry

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I really enjoy her books, but I just didn‘t love this one. The writing is great. I always want that to be clear-it was more me not really clicking with the story as much as her others.

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Octoberwoman

Emily Ever After | Anne Dayton, May Vanderbilt

I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it.

#ABookADay2025

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staci.reads

Farewell My Ovaries | Wendy Harmer

September is Ovarian Awareness Month, and this is my plea to every woman to make herself aware of the symptoms. Ovarian cancer is called the silent killer because the early symptoms are so subtle they can be attributed to other common issues. Because of that, women often go undiagnosed until it has advanced to a point that prognosis is grim. There is no lump to find, no screener to routinely give, no clear way to diagnose except surgery. ⬇️

staci.reads In the summer of 2023 I started feeling bad. I had major digestive issues, intense night sweats, pelvic pain, fatigue, and irregular and sometimes heavy bleeding. I told myself it was probably perimenopause; after all, I was a 51 year old woman.
Then in August, the digestive problems got worse, and the pain became more persistent. Finally, I got concerned enough to make an appointment. I met with my family doctor, who I hadn't seen in years. ⬇️ 1w

staci.reads I explained my symptoms and said "You're probably just going to tell me it's perimenopause."

He said "maybe...but maybe not." Then after asking a lot of questions and ordering blood tests (which ultimately would show nothing), he made me promise that as soon as I left I would make an appointment with my obgyn because - in his words - "gynecological problems can often mask themselves as gastro issues."

That statement may have saved my life. ⬇️ 1w

staci.reads I kept my promise & made the appointment.
By the time I saw my obgyn, my symptoms included loss of appetite and unexplained weight loss. Luckily, my obgyn recognized the red flags, and she ordered the right tests. We found out I had a 13 centimeter tumor on my right ovary and a CA 125 of over 700. Now, we were off to the races. Countless tests, procedures, and appointments later, I was having major surgery and hearing the words "it's cancer." ⬇️ 1w

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staci.reads But it could have been much worse. My early symptoms were challenging, but not debilitating. I could have rationalized them longer and continued to put off going to the doctor. I could have had doctors who moved slowly, didn't recognize the symptoms, or chalked my issues up to an aging reproductive system.

I could have given the cancer time to spread.

L 1w

staci.reads Before the summer of 2023, I knew nothing about ovarian cancer - but luckily my doctors did. But survival shouldn't be about luck. Information is power. Listening to your body is key. I will continue to broadcast the symptoms.
I will continue to share my story in the hope someone listens and gets checked in time. I will pray for the day researchers develop a screener and this disease becomes less deadly. #MakeTheAppointment #KnowTheSymptoms
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TheBookHippie Thank you for this. My daughter‘s longtime dance teacher just died from this. There isn‘t enough knowledge out there. 1w

TheBookHippie I‘m so glad you caught it. ♥️ 1w

Librarybelle Thank you for sharing ❤️ 1w

Caryl Thank you for sharing your story, Staci. Beautiful told, and excellent info that will increase awareness. Grateful for you! 💕 1w

Amiable You are a warrior! Thank you for continuing to tell your story so that others may heed the warning. 🩵 1w

mrp27 Thank you for sharing! 💗 1w

LeahBergen Thank you so much for this! ❤️❤️❤️ 7d

Bookwormjillk Thank you for sharing this! 7d

AmyG Thank you for sharing and educating us. Wishing you only good health from this day on. 7d

Chrissyreadit thank you for sharing this. My primary care dr insisted i get some testing done and i go Friday. Now i have more clarity on why. 7d

lil1inblue I'm so glad you caught it and are here to share your story. 💓💓💓 Thank you so much for spreading awareness. I didn't know gyno issues often masked as gastro. Good info to have. 7d

staci.reads @TheBookHippie I'm so sorry to hear that. It's the outcome for too many women. 6d

staci.reads @TheBookHippie thank you 🩵 6d

staci.reads @Librarybelle You're welcome! 6d

staci.reads @Caryl thank you so much🩵 6d

staci.reads @Amiable Thank you 🩵 6d

staci.reads @mrp27 @LeahBergen @Bookwormjillk You're welcome! 🩵 6d

staci.reads @AmyG Thank you 😊 🩵 6d

staci.reads @Chrissyreadit I'm sending you tons of good vibes. I hope the tests go well and bring answers for you. 💗 6d

staci.reads @lil1inblue Thank you! I am incredibly lucky 🩵 6d

TheBookHippie @staci.reads I agree and she dismissed the symptoms as women do. I‘m so glad you posted this. 6d

nanuska_153 Oh wow, thank you so much for sharing this! I had no idea that gyno problems masked themselves as gastro, that's such good information to have. You are very lucky you got such good doctors, never let them go! 5d

Chrissyreadit This is crazy- because…. i do need further testing/biopsy. My only symptom was spotting- that i thought was due to hormone therapy. I barely thought to mention it- my pcp asked about gyno and i told her i could not get in until next april so she ordered the tests- and they came back abnormal…. otherwise i would be waiting until spring and may not have insurance after december- im glad you are posting this info. i had no idea. 5d

staci.reads @Chrissyreadit I'm sorry you're going through this. The unknown truly is the hardest part. I hope your doctors are able to work through the process quickly and get you some answers. 😔 3d

Chrissyreadit thank you for your thoughtful words! 3d

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