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JenlovesJT47
A Sham Betrothal | Jennie Goutet
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Pickpick

I think I would have enjoyed this fun regency book more if I had read it with my eyeballs. I was not a fan of the narrator who was a tad monotone, but there‘s a good story in there. 3.5⭐️

#audiobook
#regency

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xicanti
One Night in Boukos | A.J. Demas
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ONE NIGHT IN BOUKOS is really good, but I‘m limping through it at a glacial pace because I can‘t seem to sit down and actually READ it. Blah. I‘m definitely enjoying it less than I should be. Reading slowly is the worst.

Today I figured I‘d give a big chunk of my afternoon to it, but I‘m dealing with one of those energy-sucking hell colds. I had to NAP. Napping is the other worst. Now I‘m gonna make another push, wrapped in tweed for warmth.

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xicanti
One Night in Boukos | A.J. Demas
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I‘m glad to have an A.J. Demas novel to read and a Casey to snuggle. France is great for dog watching but less great for random doggie interactions. They‘re all so well-trained they don‘t even come say hi to you when they‘re on a long leash.

I‘m sad to be back somewhere cold and brown, where most stuff was built in the 1970s or later and I‘ve gotta pay attention to my expensive food‘s country of origin again. 😔

Cheshirecat913 I have really enjoyed your trip posts! 5d
xicanti @Cheshirecat913 thank you! 5d
dabbe C🤩SEY! 🖤🐾🖤
Glad you had a fabulous trip. 💙🩵💙
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xicanti @dabbe it really was great, aside from Casey‘s absence. 4d
MemoirsForMe Seeing Casey makes me smile every time! ❤️ 3d
xicanti @MemoirsForMe ❤️❤️❤️ 3d
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BacklistReader
If You Believe | Kristin Hannah
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Reading plans for Orilium this month. Veta Mae is working on year 2 as a scribe.

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xicanti
The Shabti | Megaera C. Lorenz
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I woke up to a scary email about changes to my train back to Paris. I rushed over to the station at 10:00 to resolve it, but the office didn‘t open until 10:30 so I killed time in this nice little park.

The staff tell me there‘s no issue with my seat, no matter what the email says, but I‘m still gonna worry until I‘m actually on the TGV.

In other news, THE SHABTI is great! Interesting characters, strong horror elements, solid conflict.

tpixie 😅🍀 🇫🇷 2w
Dilara Oh dear! I hope the staff was right... 2w
xicanti @Dilara they were wrong. I ended up having to go back there after lunch, but now I have a 2nd class seat facing backwards instead of the 1st class forward-facing seat I booked weeks ago. I‘m not impressed, either with SNCF‘s decision to shrink the train or with the early staff‘s failure to check on that. 2w
tpixie @xicanti oh my! 6d
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xicanti
The Shabti | Megaera C. Lorenz
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So, it turns out the restaurants of Tours mostly don‘t open until 18:00 or 18:30. I NEEDED food, so I had another half a baguette and some salmon salad someone left in the cupboard.

I also have language fatigue. My written comprehension is great, but my aural stinks, and I‘m tired of always being embarrassed and ashamed because I can‘t understand people. I‘m just gonna hole up inside and be kinda hungry with this historical mystery.

Ruthiella Yeah, oral comprehension is tough! It comes with time, but when one is in the country for a short period… 2w
tpixie Yes! I wish everybody talked with captions over their heads! I can read French better than understand them when they‘re talking!!! 💬💬💬 2w
xicanti @Ruthiella yep. Sigh. 2w
xicanti @tpixie I wish this ALL THE TIME. When I watch French shows and movies, I put the French subtitles on and it makes life so much easier. 2w
tpixie @xicanti yes! ❤️❤️❤️ 2w
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peanutnine
A Shore Thing | Joanna Lowell
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First Quarter Romance #ReadingBracket2025
The majority of my reads in March were romance, so it was tough to narrow down. But these two I read for the #TransRightsReadathon and really enjoyed them both. The tagged is moving on as my favorite for the quarter. (The bonus pick is The Dandelion and the Thistle btw, it's hard to read so tiny)

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TheBookgeekFrau
The Lost Diary of Don Juan: A Novel | Douglas Carlton Abrams
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 📔 2w
Eggs Perfect 👌🏼 2w
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bookishbitch
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I visited a new used bookstore in my area today, and this is what I bought. I'm seriously considering joining my state's chapter of the Jane Austen Society of North America. It just seems like it might be fun.

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

#ABookADay2025