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Lauredhel
The Road Trip | Beth O'Leary
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willaful I've been on my last one for months! “Frisco Disco.“ 24h
thebacklistbook I'm a tad behind, I'm reading a monstrous chunk at the moment. 24h
Lauredhel @thebacklistbook Chonksters are fun too! Heaps of time left 22h
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Lauredhel @willaful Are you looking for any ideas? How about Glitter & Mayhem? Space Opera by Cat Valente? Sourdough? October Daye? Midnight Radio? 21h
TheAromaofBooks I haven't had as good of luck this year - I'm only halfway!! 19h
Lauredhel @TheAromaofBooks we're not THAT far past the gangway mark of the year, are we? (Don't answer that) 18h
TheAromaofBooks Despite the fact that I love fall, I am NOT ready for it to be September already!!! 13h
willaful @Lauredhel Ooo, I loved Space Opera but I haven't been able to get into the sequel. Perhaps time to try again... 10h
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CoffeeNBooks
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Georgiana finds a body outside of Kensington Palace, and has to figure out how it got there and why. The deceased has been a mistress to many, including some of the royal family and members of Parliament, so Georgie's investigating has to be very discreet.

I have really enjoyed reading this series, but didn't really like the previous book. So I was very glad that this one had an interesting storyline again.

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CoffeeNBooks
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Pickpick

Amy Tan's illustrations are beautiful, and her notes about her observations of the birds that visit her yard are so interesting! She also includes some information that she's learned from expert birders. Unfortunately not all of her observations are happy, and it makes me sad to think of birds getting ill and being in distress, but I guess that's part of nature, too.

kspenmoll Happy Litsyversary!!!!! 5mo
CoffeeNBooks @kspenmoll Thanks! I'm so glad I found this wonderful community! 5mo
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CoffeeNBooks
Something Wilder | Christina Lauren
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Mehso-so

It took a few chapters for me to get into this story, but once I did I liked it for the most part. I thought there were a few flaws in the storyline, but it was a fun story of Lily, Nicole, Leo, Walt, Bradley, and Terry on a treasure hunt for the stolen money of Butch Cassidy.
#LitsyLoveReads
#OffTheShelf @Librariana
#OffMyShelf @Wanderinglynn
#ReadOrDonate: read @julieclair
#FourFoursIn25: shiver river @Lauredhel
#ISpyBingo @TheAromaofBooks

Posh_Salad I felt the same about this one. 6mo
wanderinglynn Yay! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 it‘s off your shelf! 🎉 6mo
TheAromaofBooks This one just wasn't what I was expecting. I felt like nothing I read prepared me for an actual murder, so it made some of the fun campier vibes feel out of place to me. 6mo
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CoffeeNBooks @TheAromaofBooks Yes, my thoughts exactly. 6mo
julieclair Glad you finished it and are sending out to the wider world! 👍 6mo
Librariana Congrats on getting it read and "off the shelf"! ?? 6mo
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TheAromaofBooks
Gift from the Sea | Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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I first read this book back in 2012 and knew it was one I wanted to find and add to my own collection. Lindbergh writes from a seaside cottage where she is on holiday, each chapter looking at a different seashell and using it to reflect on a different aspect of life. Published in 1955, it was an era where woman were still mostly home-focused, but with advancing technology opening up more time and opportunities for them. I found her thoughts on ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) the importance of seeking solitude, finding creative work/hobbies, understanding and accepting that relationships go through cycles, and finding ways to take time to ground yourself to be thoughtful and encouraging.
7mo
TheAromaofBooks At only 128 pages, this is a slim volume and I enjoyed chewing on a chapter a day. I've been meaning to revisit this one for years, and thanks to the #MonthlyNonfiction challenge I picked up this 128 (Philosophy/Epistemology/Humankind) and checked the 100s off the list!! @julieclair

#FourFoursin25 - Pilot Islet @lauredhel
#GottaCatchEmAll - Set on an Island @PuddleJumper
#100YearsofBooks #BookSpinBingo
7mo
BooksandCoffee4Me Oh, such a beautiful work! My mom shared this with me years ago. I, too, should reread. 7mo
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julieclair Love that vintage edition! I have owned this book for years, I suppose it‘s time I read it. 🤪 7mo
TheAromaofBooks @BooksandCoffee4Me @julieclair - This one definitely benefited from only reading a chapter every day or two. It was a nice book to savor. 7mo
julieclair @TheAromaofBooks That‘s helpful to know. 7mo
kspenmoll I have my mom‘s copy with its well worn, slightly torn book cover. She gave a copy to all of her daughters & daughters in law ( total 7) in her will. 6mo
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CoffeeNBooks
Sisters of Heart and Snow | Margaret Dilloway
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Pickpick

Rachel and Drew are dealing with the care of their aging mom who has Alzheimers and often doesn't recognize them. On one of Rachel's visits, her mom tells her about a book she wants her to find. The sisters find the book hidden in their mom's sewing room, a book about a woman named Tomoe Gozen who was a samurai warrior in Japan in the 1100s. They wonder what it has to do with their mom, and why she wanted to make sure they had it.

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CoffeeNBooks
Just Haven't Met You Yet | Sophie Cousens
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Laura is a lifestyle reporter who focuses her work on love stories and how people met. She travels to the island of Jersey to visit all of the locations featured in her parents' love story. However, shortly after arriving she realizes she got the wrong suitcase at the airport... but hopes it might lead her to her soulmate, because this suitcase is full of the things she loves, including To Kill a Mockingbird and Phil Collins music. ⬇️

CoffeeNBooks She catches a cab, driven by grumpy Ted, but when she explains to him what happened, he definitely doesn't believe this is going to be an epic meet-cute.

This is the second Sophie Cousens book I read, and I really like her books!

#LitsyLoveReads
#FourFoursIn25: pilot islet @Lauredhel
#ISpyBingo @TheAromaofBooks
#LitsyAtoZ #LetterJ @Texreader
7mo
Texreader Yay! #LetterJ can be tricky! 7mo
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willaful
Cruelest Month | Louise Penny
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A very subjective #FourFoursin25 choice, but it makes sense to me.

I liked this considerably more than the second book, though there are always several things in a Penny book that make me go “huh?“ And I do NOT like Clara being messed with!

Lauredhel Wow you are powering along! 7mo
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TheAromaofBooks
The Burning: A Novel | Linda Castillo
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It's always a pleasure to return to Kate Burkholder's world, and while the 16th installment had some plot twists that stretched believability a bit, it was still enjoyable. Love the characters in this series. Kate is gritty and tough without being obnoxious (actually, she kind of reminds me of Eve Dallas of the In Death series) and Castillo always writes the Amish as real people. It's also always fun to read books set in Ohio and actually know ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) the places referenced!!

#WickedWords - Hospital @AsYouWish
#Pantone2025 - Carmellian #FourFoursin25 - Bottle Throttle @lauredhel
#GottaCatchEmAll - Borrowed Book @PuddleJumper
#ISpyBingo - “A Novel“
#ReadtheUSA - Ohio
#100YearsofBooks
#BookSpinBingo
8mo
PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 8mo
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PageShifter
Filthy Rich Vampire | Geneva Lee Albin
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Mehso-so

Julian & Thea were likable but I can't say I rooted for them 100 %. The beginning was good but at some point I wasn't super invested.

I hate cliffhanger endings. This didn't work really well as an individual book.

I was intrigued by a side story. There was a strange group of people and I want to know what they want and who they are.

#Read2025 #fourfoursin25 (Yellow Cello): MC is a cellist, and there might be yellow on the cover (?)

DieAReader #Next up! 🎉💖You‘re doing fantastic! 8mo
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