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Julsmarshall
Work in Progress | Kat MacKenzie
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I really loved this one! Woman finds herself alone, unemployed, and unsatisfied and takes a spur of the moment trip that will change her life. A literary bus ride through the UK? Yes, please! When she discovers all the other tour members are centenarians, the bus is less than modern, and the driver enjoys messing with her, will she find a way to enjoy herself? 😉 Reader, she will! #netgalleygroup #BookspinBingo #Doublespin

Julsmarshall This releases January 14, 2025! 16h
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majkia
Babylon's Ashes | James S A Corey
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My favorite of the series. All the elements come together in a terrific space opera. Great characters, twists and turns, complex plot, and of course terrific world building.

#Doublespin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1h
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Read4life
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November #SeasonalCozies and #DoubleSpin

This cozy series is just so much fun to read. The characters, the setting and weaving funny with serious issues are all so well done.

#SeriesLove2024 #readyourebooks

TheSpineView Fantastic! 22h
julieclair You pick the best cozies! 21h
Andrew65 I love this fun series and last I looked many were free on Audible if you are a member. Well done 👏👏👏 14h
Read4life @julieclair 💙☺️💙 12h
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1h
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kwmg40
The Magnificent Century | Thomas B. Costain
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#TodayILearned what a terrible leader Henry III was. That's probably why there aren't many films or books devoted to him. Still, I'm really enjoying Costain's Plantagenet series. It's very readable, even if some of the feelings and thoughts the author attributes to these real-life characters might have involved some guesswork.

#NFNovember @Bookwormjillk
#BookSpinBingo #DoubleSpin @TheAromaofBooks

kwmg40 This book was an appropriate choice for the “Cursola: Read the oldest book on your TBR“ prompt for #gottacatchemall, as it had sat on my shelves for about 40 years! @PuddleJumper 1d
Bookwormjillk 40 years! Wow!! 1d
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1d
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Megabooks
When Trying to Return Home: Stories | Jennifer Maritza McCauley
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This short story collection was more hits than misses. She examines the intersection of being Black and Puerto Rican in America.

It‘s bookended by stories about a college girl who joins a convent. The first told by the men lusting after her and the final story by her. Another hit was a multiple perspective story about a man married to one sister while in love with and a father to the other‘s children. #doublespin

Megabooks And yes, my mom kept the geranium blooming into November, but today looks to be the last warm day of the year! 2d
BarbaraBB Incredible those geraniums 🥰 2d
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 1d
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Jari-chan
Memory Police | Yoko Ogawa
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Not tagged book, I'm not sure if this one's been translated into English.

If this was my first Ogawa, I wouldn't have read any other of her books. Hiroyuki is way too perfect, which makes a dull character. Then there whole plot is too “male-centered“, even though we have different female characters the book would not pass the Bechdel test.

#DoubleSpin @TheAromaofBooks
#BacklistReadathon @Clwojick

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3d
Jari-chan @TheAromaofBooks Thank you 💖 2d
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Read4life
Untitled | Unknown
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TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 3d
TheSpineView Fantastic!📚📚📚 3d
julieclair I love Jenny Colgan books! Enjoy. 3d
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Fortifiedbybooks
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My #DoubleSpin for this month was a quick read that spoke to my Hobbit self. Someday, I want to live somewhere surrounded by trees, even if that means I have to plant them myself.

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MallenNC
Normal Women | Philippa Gregory
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Philippa Gregory is known for historical fiction about royalty but this is nonfiction about the normal women who are often left out of the history books. It was VERY detailed and it was interesting to see all the challenges women have faced over time. Ideally, i think this one should be read in short installments. I‘ll probably come back to again in the future to absorb a bit more detail.

This was my #DoubleSpin for November.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3d
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CoffeeNBooks
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