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Nebklvr
Lei and the Fire Goddess | Malia Maunakea
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Pickpick

Great atmosphere, great characters, and great fun.

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LibraryCin
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Mehso-so

I found some parts more interesting than others. Some of the biographical info on some of the people who ran the place was not nearly as interesting, I thought, as the patients who were there and the details about their lives (before and) there. The book was quite detailed, and I sometimes did find it plodding. The font was small and it did take a long time to read. Overall, though, I am rating it “good”.

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Coleen
Moloka'i | Alan Brennert
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Pickpick

I‘ve had this on my shelf for a long time and just finally now getting around to it. I won‘t say I was disappointed, but I think I was expecting a 5-star read, and it wasn‘t quite that high for me. But still really good, and a well-written novel of historical fiction about the leprosy colony of Kalaupapa.

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JHSiess
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📖 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀 ✈️

𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐀𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧's latest dazzling work of historical fiction, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝗪𝐞𝐬𝐭, is a riveting reimagining of the 1927 Dole Air Race from CA to Hawai'i, placing a 𝘧𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘦 pilot in the competition -- an homage to the pioneers of transoceanic aviation. In 1987, a woman searches for her family's history & her future. It‘s must-read historical fiction! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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DebinHawaii
Pieces of Blue | Holly Goldberg Sloan
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Pickpick

#ReadAway2024

I ended up finishing this one last night & overall I enjoyed it even though it had a stronger start than finish. A highlight for me is that it‘s set in La'ie on the north shore of Oahu so lots of recognition of beaches & places & (although it‘s been 23 years) that feeling of being a new resident of Hawai‘i. The characters, especially the kids, were likable & while the ending felt rushed and a bit too neatly tied, it‘s still a pick.

DieAReader 🥳Awesome! 3w
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DebinHawaii
Pieces of Blue | Holly Goldberg Sloan
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Saturday morning errands: bookstore, gas station, grocery store... Stopped by my new neighborhood coffee shop to read for a bit. Even as an introvert, I appreciate friendly service & the barista remembered my name from last week, impressive! This time I tried their chai latte with oatmilk, made “dirty” with espresso. They made a mistake & added 4 shots!😱She offered to remake but I hate waste. I guess you could call this a “filthy” chai latte!😆⬇️

DebinHawaii P.S. I am really enjoying the tagged book so far which is set on Oahu. 🌈🌺💙 (edited) 3w
Bookzombie Did you bounce home after your drink? 🙂 3w
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DebinHawaii
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Thanks @Eggs for the #TLT #ThreeListThursday tag! 🤗

Hard to narrow it down to 3 but:

1️⃣ The tagged book is set in Kauai & I love the combo of memoir, science/plants & history. 🌺

2️⃣ The View From the Cheap Seats-Neil Gaiman essays, many about writing & books—what‘s not to love? ✍️🖤

3️⃣ I‘ll Be Gone in the Dark: Amazing true crime (I had to read it in daylight) but the whole story around Michelle McNamara & the Golden State Killer, wow! 😱

Eggs You‘re welcome ☺️ 3w
dabbe You've given me even more to explore! Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚 3w
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DebinHawaii
Radar Girls | Sara Ackerman
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#ItTakesAllKinds #F&NFwithSameTopic

After reading the tagged book , a fictionalized account of the Women‘s Air Raid Defense & their work in WWII in Hawaii, I had to find & read Shuffleboard Pilots, non-fiction about the WARD. #FandNFwithSameTopic

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👍🏻 3w
Eggs Excellent pairing 👌🏼👌🏼 3w
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Hooked_on_books
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USGS geologist Wendell Duffield was assigned to the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory 1969-72. Here he gives a little history of the HVO, some of his personal stories, and very accessible vulcanology. He shows how studying the extremely active Kīlauea has helped scientists better understand other volcanoes. Fascinating and fun book!

Graywacke I like your globe thingy 🙂 (edited) 1mo
Hooked_on_books @Graywacke Thanks! I was very excited to find it. It‘s a lava globe rather than a snow globe. It makes me smile. 4w
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Aims42
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#TopReads2024 continues with my February pick ✈️🏝️🌋 Looking back at my reads this past month, “The Uncharted Flight of Olivia West” stuck with me the most 🥰 The writing was really well done and I liked all the characters and their stories. A very close 2nd was, “The Phoenix Crown” - but I didn‘t connect with all the characters. In fact, Alice was one of the secondary characters but she stole the entire book for me, I wanted more of her😁

Lsmoore43 Is your Pic Collage app on your laptop or iPad? I have a copy on my laptop but can't find this background to use.
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Aims42 @Lsmoore43 I use the app on my iPhone, can you find it with this term: “Bookshelf Image”? For me it‘s about halfway down the page. I hope that helps🤞Keep me posted if you can‘t find it, happy to help troubleshoot 😊 1mo
Lsmoore43 @Aims42 I'm thinking it's a different version that the one on my laptop. Did you have to pay for this one? There are two on my phone app and I'm not sure which one to try. Any thoughts. 🙂 4w
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Aims42 @Lsmoore43 Hmmmm, interesting. I use the free version of the app, this is it: https://apps.apple.com/app/id448639966 4w
Lsmoore43 @Aims42 Thank you. This is not the one that charges. I'll give it a try. I sure appreciate you letting me know. 😻 4w
Aims42 @Lsmoore43 You‘re welcome! I hope it works 😊🤞 4w
Lsmoore43 @Aims42 I'm sure it will. 😁 4w
Lsmoore43 I got the app and after playing around with it figured out how to use the bookcase. lol Thank you for your help. It sure has a lot to offer and with the free version. 4w
Aims42 @Lsmoore43 YAY!! 🤩🥳 That‘s great to hear, you‘re so welcome!! I love playing around with this app, and the free version offers exactly what I need too. Happy Pic Collaging 😁 4w
Lsmoore43 😊 4w
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