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Flushed faces, bruised lips;
heart full, overflowing with
love — reunited. ♥️💋

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I‘m not sure this is making the case for Peruvian food for #foodandlit in July! #Peru @Catsandbooks

10/10 ⭐ #bookreview

I can definitely say, that Lynn Painter writes beautifully. I liked how this book, came from two different points of views, and that both of the characters were different. This is an amazing love story, and I really enjoyed reading it.

I‘ve started this book tonight for #Peru #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

This was an insightful self help book on love! As someone who is perpetually single, I need all the help I can get.

It is very easy to feel powerless when it comes to love, but this book tells you what you can do to improve your love life and relationships.

The book is very accessible and is written in an easy to understand manner.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/06/25/review-it-begins-with-you/

My #staycationintimeswap has arrived safe and sound! 🎉Super excited to open it (and super anxious about the last items on their way so I can mail my own out 😅) @Bookwormjillk

When you finish a “contemporary classic” but you found it to be… problematic. The ick factor is a real presence. I don‘t get why people are over the moon about this book.

In the Absence of Men, by Philippe Besson (2007, transl. 2025)
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Premise: In 1916 Paris, a queer teenager experiences love for the first time in very different relationships with a middle-aged writer and a soldier on leave from the War.

Review: Once again, Philippe Besson has demonstrated his knack for exceptional, short, melancholic, queer fiction. Cont.

Just purchased these books to share with incoming Kindy parents at an orientation session next term. Love my job (most of the time 😉) 🥰.