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The Bookshop of Hidden Dreams | Karen Hawkins

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This was a light sweet book, that involves family history and town legends.

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ElizaMarie

Vampires of El Norte | Isabel Ca�as

Enjoying a rum and coke at MGM. I don't gamble so I read ❤️🖤

Ruthiella I‘m going to say financially that is usually the wiser choice! 😆 43m

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MariaW

Murder Flies the COOP | Jessica Ellicott

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Another week almost passed - another audiobook finished. While driving I need something light that easy to listen to and I have to say that the murder mysteries by Ellicott are definitely satisfying my requirements. And I like the narrator Barbara Rosenblatt, she has got a somewhat rusty voice, which I image Beryl is having.

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TheSpineView

For Whom the Bell Tolls | Ernest Hemingway

#Three-List-Thursday @dabbe #TLT

Favorites:
🎬 12 Angry Men (I've seen the original and the remake)
🎬 7 Brides for 7 Brothers
🎬 Miracle on 34th Street

Well, it's not the best showing. Most are well before my time. Though the ones I have seen are mainly because my mother liked watching the old movies.

Play? @Read4life @AnnCrystal @WildAlaskaBibliophile @Deblovestoread @ImperfectCJ @Leftcoastzen @Kshakal @TheBookHippie @JenReadsAlot

TheBookHippie I watched old movies with my grandma, making me score better last week and this week. 😂 3h

AnnCrystal Miracle on 31th. Street! 🎬🎅💝💝💝. Thank You for the tag 😉👍🏼💝. (edited) 2h

Deblovestoread Thanks for the tag! 💚🍀💚. Love 7 Brides! (edited) 2h

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SayersLover

The Murder of Mr. Ma | SJ Rozan, John Shen Yen Nee

so-so

Exactly as advertised. Built on 2 different Chinese legendary characters who join forces and work to solve a string of murders. Definitely see strong parallels between this duo and Dr Watson & Sherlock. Good writing and an interesting read but not mind blowing or excellent. Agree with other posts it‘s not one I would own.

Aims42 I always appreciate an honest “Borrow, Don‘t Buy” review 😊👍 2h

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humouress

The Belle of Belgrave Square | Mimi Matthews

Slow going. Short, choppy sentences. And something of insta-lust (3 chapters in) *sigh*

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ImperfectCJ

The Ministry of Time: A Novel | Kaliane Bradley

I took time out from reading the tagged, which I'm really enjoying, to go see some live music. I'm kind of disappointed that the trumpet and saxophone players (and perhaps the others at times) were just pretending. I guess I've been going to the symphony too much and expect that if someone is on stage, they're actually going to be performing music. I probably could have listened to the album while reading at home, but it's good to get out.

thecheckoutstack How could you tell they weren‘t playing? 7h

ImperfectCJ @thecheckoutstack Their fingers weren't moving during their solos, and at times they'd put their instruments down and the sound would continue. A couple of times on high notes the same thing happened with the singer (he visibly stopped singing but the note continued). 6h

Deblovestoread That‘s must have been super disappointing. I fully expect live music when going to any show. 6h

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thecheckoutstack Yeah that‘s so lame. 6h

GingerAntics Wow, what a let down. I don‘t know why musicians actually do that. That would ruin even the album for me. Ugh. 4h

ImperfectCJ @Deblovestoread @GingerAntics @thecheckoutstack It was so confusing to me. I mean, I get how modern music is recorded, often using virtual instruments, and I accept that going into a concert, and I can even empathize if a singer with lots of performance dates wants to preserve his voice by avoiding high notes, but I don't understand why they would have fake trumpet and saxophone solos, spotlighted and everything. I still like the music, though. 1h

GingerAntics @ImperfectCJ that always blows my mind. If you‘re going to do it - and there could be good reasons to, admittedly - don‘t make it obvious! Isn‘t the point that it‘s supposed to go unnoticed? You‘re hurting your career by making it so obvious. 1h

ImperfectCJ @GingerAntics It's possible it wasn't as obvious to others, but I'm familiar with how to play those two instruments (and how they sound live vs recorded), so it seemed obvious to me. My spouse and I agreed that we couldn't tell if the guitars and bass were recorded or live, but we're pretty sure the drums were live (those seem tough to pretend-play). 29m

GingerAntics @ImperfectCJ oh that‘s fair. I‘ve played drum set for most of my life, so I‘d probably notice that first. I‘d probably notice the vocals, too. 18m

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Bookwormjillk

Small Things Like These (Oprah's Book Club) | Claire Keegan

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I‘m glad #FoodAndLit #Ireland got me to finally read this book that‘s been on my TBR forever. It takes place in Ireland around Christmas time in the 1980‘s. It‘s short, but impactful as the main character wrestles with what his life means and what he owes to others.