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Chelsea.Poole
The Night Guest | Hildur Knutsdottir
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I forgot to review this. I listened to the audiobook mostly, but needed the physical book to read the ending to find out what I missed/misunderstood listening. But guess what? I still have no clue what actually happened at the end. I don‘t need a neat and tidy ending but I also don‘t love it when I feel like I‘ve missed something. This seems to be purposeful. Still, I enjoyed this propulsive and quick read. I was anxious throughout!

AudiobookingWithLeah Yeah, I think I relistened to the end twice. It was definitely disappointing. 2d
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CBee
The Night Guest | Hildur Knutsdottir
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Hmm. So I liked this and I was really invested but after that very unresolved ending, I have SO MANY questions 😂😅🫣 @BarbaraBB I bought this one based on your review so, I‘ve made a new hashtag: #blameitonbarbara 😀😂

julesG Nice # 6d
CBee @julesG thanks! 😂 6d
BarbaraBB Lol, that‘s a first, being a # 🤣🤣. But I know what you mean, that‘s ending was so frustrating! 6d
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julesG @BarbaraBB Frustrating yes, but also good. Sometimes an open ending is better than everything wrapped up nicely with a bow. 😉 6d
BarbaraBB @julesG Yes! That‘s why I loved it too. It left me with all the feelings! 6d
CBee @BarbaraBB I can think of other times that hashtag would‘ve come in handy! Many books I‘ve read thanks to you 😊 6d
CBee @julesG the more I think about it, the more I‘m okay with it. At first I was all how dare she end it like that 😂😂 6d
BarbaraBB What goes around comes around 💕 6d
CBee @BarbaraBB ♥️♥️♥️ 5d
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bookish_wookish
Valentines | Olaf Olafsson
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Thank you @bcncookbookclub for my #valloweenswap package! I love everything! Im excited about the copy of The Whalebone Theater!

Thank you for hosting @WildAlaskaBibliophile @TieDyeDude

WildAlaskaBibliophile I love it! Nicely done @bcncookbookclub!! (edited) 1w
TheKidUpstairs I LOVED The Whalebone Theatre! (And that edition has a beautiful cover 😍) 1w
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BarkingMadRead
Valentines | Olaf Olafsson
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Ignore my messy shelves! The first batch of valentines from the Litsy swap hosted by @TheBookHippie
Thank you to @KadaGul for the lovely note 🥰
And to @Catsandbooks @Butterfinger @Cuilin as well!!

TheBookHippie Yay!!!!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 2w
Butterfinger 😉 2w
Catsandbooks Hooray! 💖 2w
KadaGul L👀King Good 🩷🥰💜 #Happy🩷Day 2w
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JosipaH
The Reckoning: Children's House | Yrsa Sigurdardottir
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Very dark, slow burning thriller. Croatian translation.

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Jess861
All of Us in Our Own Lives | Manjushree Thapa
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My first interlibrary loan came in. I had no idea that it includes books from across the province and not just the nearest city. Why they get them from libraries nowhere near here instead of a library close by when they have them in stock seems odd. Only allowed to request two at a time so I went with a Nepal read for #FoodAndLit and a short book set in Iceland.

#LibraryBooks #Nepal #Iceland

TheKidUpstairs I know at our library, it's all about which library agrees to send it first. We don't really get a say in which library we request a book from, it just goes out as a general request in VDX. I always like seeing the different places books travel to us from, and looking up libraries and towns I've never heard of. 3w
Jess861 @TheKidUpstairs It's neat to see how it works - doesn't bug me just thought it was odd when the city we live closes to has 7 copies on the shelves, lol. Opens up more options with all the libraries though 😊 - can't believe I've never used this service before! 3w
KathyWheeler Libraries also have agreements with other libraries about fees and such. My university prioritized requests by those agreements and whether or not we could get a book without having to pay fees. Our interlibrary loan person also had a good feel for which libraries were faster, and we also prioritized asking for books from libraries that were within our consortium. Sometimes the closest libraries don‘t meet the criteria for making the request. 3w
Jess861 @KathyWheeler @TheKidUpstairs - So interesting to learn about the process! Thank you so much for all the insight!! 2w
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Bookwormjillk
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I bought this for some challenge or another last year but then never got to it. I finally got to it this week and enjoyed the author‘s travels while looking for the secret to happiness.

DogMomIrene I bought this one years ago. I think it was for a book club I never got to😂 Will need to reconsider this one. 1mo
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Jas16
Boulder | Eva Baltasar
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A novella about a woman who goes along with her partner‘s desire to have a child even though she doesn‘t want to be a mother. Her intentions are good but of course everything changes in their lives. Powerful emotions run throughout these pages, from isolation to desire and back again. An undeniably strong story that I liked but didn‘t quite love.

sarahbarnes Great review. I felt the same way. 1mo
Suet624 It appears that I read this book but I can‘t remember any of it. 😳🥴 1mo
Jas16 @Suet624 That happens to me more times than I care to admit. 1mo
Cathythoughts Great review, I must push it up my list. 👍🏻 1mo
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