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Dalva | Jim Harrison
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Centering around an eccentric historian‘s access to the MC‘s g-grandfather‘s journals, this look at history, ethics, family, myth, community, and spirituality is wrapped in a great story with elegant prose. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad. I highlighted many quotes, but didn‘t want to stop reading long enough to post them. Letter D for #litsyAtoZ, No 1 for #14books14weeks

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Enchanted_Bibliophile
The Vanishing Half | Brit Bennett
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Captivating, engrossing tale of how seemingly simple choice and secrets can shape lives so different that they don't seem to be connected at all.

#BookChain2025 #CoverClashes @TheAromaofBooks
#LitsyAtoZ #V @Texreader
#Pantone2025 #Crocus @Lauredhel

Texreader 🤩 4d
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4d
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I‘ve decided to listen to this audiobook while also listening to Dickens‘ Little Dorrit audiobook depending on my mood. This one is short and I miss Italy. I also need to read another #Italy book for #foodandlit as we celebrate #Jubilee all year long! @Catsandbooks I also need a #letterF for #litsyatoz

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Enchanted_Bibliophile
In Cold Blood | Truman Capote
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4½ ✨

Reading very much like a work of Fiction, this brutal account of the Clutter Murders is bone chilling.

Not only is Capote a masterful writer, but his dedication to obtaining all the information needed for this recounting amazes me - especially taking into account the when. No quick Google searches to check facts, or see photos of places. Just feet on the ground investigation.

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1w
DogMomIrene This one has been on my TBR forever. Your review has me wanting to tackle this one sooner rather than later! 1w
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TheLudicReader The gold standard for creative non fiction/true crime. 1w
Enchanted_Bibliophile @DogMomIrene I highly recommend it! 1w
Enchanted_Bibliophile @TheLudicReader Absolutely! My whole view of what true crime can be, has changed with this one 1w
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Gissy
All Yours | Claudia Pieiro
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February 2025 Book #2 (book 1 in this duology)

I still think my favorite book is Elena Knows but this one was a great story. A thriller involving a triangle relationship. Only 162 pages and it was amazing of how many twists it has. Unlikable characters but so well described. I really like Claudia‘s writing style, how she develops these characters. However, there were some actions in our main character that I found unrealistic or too convenient⬇️

Gissy (Cont.) Don‘t want to say much because this is a short book. 3.8/4 ⭐️4 because I love the writing style 3.8 because of those unrealistic parts

#BookSpinBingo #17 (book in Spanish) #ISpyBingo (lowercase letters on spine) @TheAromaofBooks
#ReadaAThon #Read2025 @DieAReader
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BarbaraBB I loved this one too. 1w
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DieAReader 💖💖💖 1w
wanderinglynn 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎉 5d
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Butterfinger
Pope Francis: Pastor of Mercy | Michael J. Ruszala
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A very short biography. I appreciated his message of humility serving the poor. In Argentina and throughout the world. I'm glad I took the time to read it. #Italy #FoodandLit #Jubilee @Texreader @Catsandbooks Also P #LitsyAtoZ

Catsandbooks ❤️🇮🇹 1w
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Lcsmcat
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A highly-readable, well -researched book about Catholics in Elizabethan and Jacobean England. It carries lessons we still need today about religious tolerance and the dangers of state involvement in matters of conscience. #letterG #LitsyAtoZ & #doublespin @TheAromaofBooks @Texreader

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 1w
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Butterfinger
Zorro: A Novel | Isabel Allende
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I loved this book so much. There is not much dialogue. Pure action and integrity in the hearts of two young boys of Shoshone heritage. I loved the loose magical realism with the telepathy of the natives. The trickery and the development of the two separate personalities were just simply delightful. The time with the Roma. I could go on and on. My only wish is I want to read it in it's original language. #LitsyAtoZ @Texreader

Texreader Yay!! On my tbr for a long time. Glad to hear this! I assume original language is Spanish? I‘ve been studying it again. I had four years in high school and college but of course remembered little. So I‘m studying it again. It‘d be great if I could get proficient enough to read novels in Spanish! 1w
Butterfinger @Texreader it is spanish. I have tried several times to learn, and I just can't get my head wrapped around it. The way Allende writes, I know I am missing the poetic beauty of her writing. The translation is beautiful. Don't get me wrong. 1w
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Librarybelle
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So much better than the last one! Thank goodness for no exploding oranges or exotic animals! Nancy and the gang are embroiled in a treasure hunt of sorts, with adventures that feature spooky houses, shifty people, and kidnapping galore. Fun, breezy read. #NancyDrewBR

So sorry for the late reminder, but discussion is Thursday in the AM US East Coast time!

BarkingMadRead So much better! 2w
Librarybelle @BarkingMadRead Thank goodness! 😂 2w
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DGRachel Definitely better than the last one! 2w
JenlovesJT47 I‘m actually halfway done for once, will finish it tomorrow. Definitely liking it better than the last 3 or 4. 2w
Librarybelle @DGRachel It was not a chore to read! 2w
Ruthiella Yes, this one is getting back to the vibe of some of the earlier books. 2w
Sace I‘m finishing up this evening and yes, it‘s better than the exploding oranges! And there was a Nancy Noggin Knock Out! 2w
Sace @Ruthiella totally agree! 2w
Librarybelle Yes! It felt like some of the earlier ones! @Ruthiella @Sace 2w
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Librarybelle
Caramel Crush | Jenn McKinlay
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Angie really annoyed me in this one! But, I don‘t think I‘d get along with Angie in real life, so props to Mel! 😂

Mel owes a former college friend a favor, and she is on the hunt for the real murderer. Lots of cupcakes, some shady business, and a real humdinger of a cliffhanger. Glad to see this series has picked up again! #LitsyAToZ #LetterC