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Gissy
Knit One, Kill Two | Maggie Sefton
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April 2025 #Book 5 last book read that month.
This was for #CBBC I think the book sent was the second in the series but I wanted to read first book #1.
The typical cozy mystery. Here the mystery and plot was related with knitting 🧶 which I don‘t do but it was interesting. The murder was more violent I could say than the typical cozy stories I have read. I already read book #2. 3⭐️

Gissy #Read2025 @DieAReader
#BookSpinBingo #DoubleSpin (#4) buddy read #ISpyBingo (author‘s name in white letters) @TheAromaOfBooks
#CoverChallenge (March books) #Booksandlala
#UltimateReadingChallenge2025 prompt #24 (Something I wish I could do) @Faranae
#GoodReadAroundtheyear #ATY prompt #48 (character dealing with death)
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DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 23h
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 16h
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Gissy
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April 2025 Book #4
I enjoyed this book inspired my true events. I was absorbed in the book but also I was searching for some historical events. I like the author‘s writing style. Love the cover. After I finished the book, I bought three more books by this author. Couldn‘t finish them this month but looking forward to read them later. 3.8/4⭐️

Soubhiville I like this author too 🙂 1d
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Amiable Excellent! I didn‘t realize this one was so hefty! 1d
DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 23h
Gissy @Amiable That edition has like 503 and then the acknowledgement and then the first chapter of a new novel😳so it will be more pages. I didn‘t want to read that first chapter because I bought the book and I will read it later. The book has deckled pages, which I love, and usually they looked like book have less pages. 16h
Gissy @Soubhiville I read The Rose Code and I also liked it and I bought like three more books😄 16h
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 16h
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Gissy
Hester: A Novel | Laurie Lico Albanese
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April 2025 Book #3
This one has mixed reviews but it works for me. I haven‘t read The scarlet letter but now I‘m intrigued. I liked the story and the writing style. 4⭐️Beautiful cover😍
#Read2025 @DieAReader
#BookSpinBingo #8 subscription book @TheAromaOfBooks
#UltimateReadingChalkenge2025 #30 Inspired in another book @faranae
#GoodReads#aroundtheyear #ATY prompt #43 title less than 10 letters
#LiteraryCrew (January) @librarybelle

DieAReader ♥️♥️♥️ 1d
AmyG Worked for me, too. I really enjoyed it. 1d
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Librarybelle Yay!! 1d
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1d
KT1432 I‘ve been meaning to read my copy for a while now! 21h
Gissy @KT1432 I enjoyed it and I read it in conjunction with the audiobook. The narrator‘s voice is so pleasant. I always enjoy my audiobooks with her as a narrator. But, this book has mixed reviews, you like it or you don‘t. I don‘t see many comments in the middle side ☺️ 17h
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LitsyEvents
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What!! We are on the last board of 2025!! Here is December #ISpyBingo board. I'm working on the 2026 boards and hope to post them in a week or so!! I don't know why I enjoy this challenge so much ka
As always, anyone is welcome to play!! Search for items anywhere on the outside of a book.

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TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Thank you for the repost!! 3d
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TheAromaofBooks
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What!! We are on the last board of 2025!! Here is December #ISpyBingo board. I'm working on the 2026 boards and hope to post them in a week or so!! I don't know why I enjoy this challenge so much 😂

As always, anyone is welcome to play!! Search for items anywhere on the outside of a book. If you want to play all the 2025 boards or see the rest, I'll link below!!

BarbaraBB Can‘t wait for the 2026 prompts!! Thank you so much! 4d
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peanutnine Yes!! Love this challenge! There's something satisfying about it that I can't explain lol 4d
PuddleJumper I've really enjoyed this challenge even if I cheat a bit! 4d
OriginalCyn620 I love this challenge! Do you still need ideas for next year‘s prompts? I know at one time you said you did…let me know if you do! 4d
LiseWorks Yes! 4d
TheAromaofBooks @OriginalCyn620 - I haven't finalized my boards yet, so if you have ideas feel free to shoot them over!! You can comment here, or if it's a bunch you can email them to me itsthegoodlife15 at gmail If your ideas are better than mine, I'll switch some out 😂 And can also keep them in my spreadsheet for next year!! 3d
TheAromaofBooks @PuddleJumper - No such thing as cheating on this challenge - it's just making the rules work for you 😂 3d
Faranae I'm nearly caught up fitting my reads so far this year onto the boards. Not a single blackout in sight 😂 3d
willaful @peanutnine It's so fun for me when I finish a book and then find it fits a space *perfectly*! 3d
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Lauredhel
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I had to read this a couple of times back-to-back to make sure I got everything. Dense, beautiful, so much world-building packed into a very short space.

And with #Husband in the title, I'm down to one prompt to go, and I've already picked up that book (Magical Meet Cute)

#DonebyDecember #ISpyBingo #ISpy @TheAromaOfBooks

TheAromaofBooks Amazing progress!!!! 6d
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Lauredhel
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Another “just fine“ read. Small-town autumn-vibes insta-love, “just talk to each other“ romance. I'm so confused by all the people who complained that this was way too spicy - there's maybe two two brief vanilla sex scenes?

Anyway. #Wreath #ISpyBingo #ISpy @TheAromaOfBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 6d
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Lauredhel
There's Only One Sleigh | Shannon Stacey
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Progress on #ISpyBingo #ISpy @TheAromaOfBooks

Remaining prompts: Husband or wife, Menorah or Star of David, and Wreath. I have books lined up for all of them (though recs are always welcome!)

Ruthiella Wow! Impressive! 🤩 7d
Lauredhel @Ruthiella it's been a bigger than usual reading year for me, lots of crochet and lots of books 7d
TheAromaofBooks Wow, you are doing amazing!!!! 6d
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Lauredhel
There's Only One Sleigh | Shannon Stacey
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This small-town holiday romance is ... fine. A perfectly cromulent story.

More importantly, though, it has a Santa hat, a snowglobe, AND an emergency vehicle on the cover! That's three prompts filled from #ISpyBingo - fully half of my remaining fills - and September done.

#ISpy @TheAromaOfBooks

Next up - Pumpkin Spice Cafe, which has a #wreath on the cover.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 6d
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Gissy
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March 2025 Book #5
I own like three special editions of this book because they are beautiful and I thought I would love this book. This book has mixed reviews. I‘m in the side of very disappointed team. The writing style is so different of what I use to read by this author, it was like someone else wrote it. The premise is so interesting but I found it extremely boring. Maybe because I was expecting action, intrigue, I don‘t know something else⬇️

Gissy (Cont.) It didn‘t work for me, sorry for the fans☺️2 ⭐️ What I am going to do with all these editions? Don‘t know yet, they are so beautiful and I really like this author but this one was not for me😬For now they still live in my shelf😊
#Read2025 @DieAReader
#AuthorAMonth @Soubhiville
#UltimateReadingChallenge prompt #29 something dangerous
#BookSpinBingo #BookSpin (1) (AuthorAMonth)
#ISpyBingo (cover love) @TheAromaOfBooks
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Karisa Agreed. I ended up bailing on it and it had been one of my most anticipated books… Just didn‘t come to life for me. At least the books are pretty! 2w
Gissy @Karisa Yes! I was asking myself if she used a ghostwriter 🤔 2w
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Karisa @Gissy ooh, maybe? I see what you mean. It didn‘t feel like her other work 2w
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2w
DieAReader #Next 👋🏻👋🏻 2w
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