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uncommonlycozies
The Most | Jessica Anthony
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a novella that unfolds on the day Sputnik2 launches – but the real tension is domestic. Kathleen floats in a pool while her marriage teeters, while she quietly rebels against expectation. the symbolism is direct & sharp, showing what it means to break orbit in your own life. unsettling & a bit deceitful 🛰️🌏#tuesdaytreasure #uncommon #historicalfiction #literaryfiction #symbolism #shortbooks #novella

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Blueberry
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Eggs 🚘 ❤️👏🏻 (edited) 2mo
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squirrelbrain
The Most | Jessica Anthony
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Loved this novella about a woman who gets in her apartment pool one morning and doesn‘t get out for the rest of the day.

I don‘t even like swimming but, in the middle of a heatwave, I wished I could do the same! 💙🩵💙

quietlycuriouskate Life goals! 🏊😀 2mo
Cathythoughts I loved it too Helen ! Such a good book 👍🏻❤️ 2mo
uncommonlycozies 😍the cover! it has a Gustav Klimt vibes & i'm reading Anima Rising right now, so i loved to see this cover! STACKED for sure 2mo
sarahbarnes Yes! This was great! 2mo
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sjc731
The Most | Jessica Anthony
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Cathythoughts
The Most | Jessica Anthony
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This is great. The story of the Beckett‘s marriage so far. While Kathleen is in the pool all day , we learn so much about these people. One of my favorite books this year, I think it‘s a perfect piece of writing, well done.
I‘m off to look up more by J Anthony.

BarbaraBB I liked this one a lot too. 3mo
Cathythoughts @BarbaraBB Yes. So good. x 3mo
sarahbarnes I loved this too! I read an earlier book of hers but didn‘t like it as much. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3mo
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squirrelbrain Great review! I just got this yesterday so I‘m *really* pleased you loved it! 3mo
TrishB Stacked! 3mo
youneverarrived Shall have to move it further up the tbr pile! 🤍 3mo
CarolynM Great review! I‘m stacking, of course😊😘 3mo
Cathythoughts @sarahbarnes Oh good to know ! I‘ll see what else might be available… this one was great though. 👍🏻❤️ 3mo
Cathythoughts @squirrelbrain I‘ll look forward to your thoughts on it Helen x 3mo
Cathythoughts @TrishB I hope you like it too 🤞🏻 3mo
Cathythoughts @youneverarrived I think you‘ll like this one ❤️ 3mo
Cathythoughts @CarolynM I hope you like it Carolyn x 3mo
Centique Im pushing this further up my TBR! Thanks for the great review! 2mo
Cathythoughts @Centique I look forward to your thoughts 👍🏻❤️ 2mo
Rissreadswithcats I‘m stacking it for your review and the cover! 💙 2mo
Cathythoughts @Rissreadswithcats I hope you like it , I look forward to your thoughts. 👍🏻❤️ 2mo
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ChaoticMissAdventures
The Most | Jessica Anthony
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I thought this was great. Kathy gets in the apartment complex pool one warm November day and refuses to come out. We then get her and her husband Virgil's versions of their courtship and marriage. My one complaint is I wish we had less of Virgil and more of Kathy. It is a fleeting character and relationships study, I can see why people would want more but I thought it was well written & well crafted. I'm going to look for more from the author.

BarbaraBB I wanted this story to go on longer because I enjoyed it so much! 4mo
ChaoticMissAdventures @BarbaraBB I would have enjoyed it longer, if there was more detail, but I also think it feels like a nice coffee chat book, like you just get some sketches highlights from each of them. I thought it was a great "things are coming apart" novella which I always enjoy. 4mo
sarahbarnes Glad you liked it! 😀 4mo
ChaoticMissAdventures @sarahbarnes I really did! I love a little woman melt down. I always find them so creative (and deserving) 4mo
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ChaoticMissAdventures
The Most | Jessica Anthony
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"All around them was death, and Kathleen had never been more in love with Virgil in her life."

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Tamra
The Most | Jessica Anthony
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A reckoning of two people and a marriage in a pool. Well done!

Christine I enjoyed this one too! 6mo
LeahBergen This one does sound good! 6mo
Cathythoughts This one does sound good. Stacking. ❤️ 6mo
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Bookish_Gal
The Most | Jessica Anthony
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Didn‘t hate it, didn‘t love it. I‘m confused on how to rate this short book. It takes place during the FMC day in the pool. One day. Yet it reminisces upon past years. The storytelling is unique, fascinating in an odd way, though it doesn‘t go deep. As of such, I just don‘t know how I feel about this slow around the bush way that we find out this great family is falling apart.

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sblbooks
The First State of Being | Erin Entrada Kelly
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#MiddleGradeMarch #TBR #Pop prompt: author with three last names

They told us in August that our job was going to be outsourced overseas, so I'm in the middle of looking for a new job. I'm not sure how much reading I'll be able to do this month, but I'm going to try.

PurpleyPumpkin Wishing you great good luck in your job hunt!🍀 6mo
Butterfinger I am so sorry. 6mo
sblbooks @PurpleyPumpkin @Butterfinger Thanks! It was a shock. I love my job so I hate to lose it. I was even able to listen to audiobooks while I worked. 6mo
TheBookgeekFrau Best of luck in your job search! 🍀🤞🏼💕 6mo
kezzlou85 So sorry to hear that. Good luck in your job search. 6mo
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