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lauraisntwilder
How to Build a Boat | Elaine Feeney
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Elaine Feeney is now an automatic buy for me. I loved her first novel, As You Were, and I loved this one, too. (I'm not sure how to preorder her new book, since I can only find info on a UK edition?) I felt equally invested in Jamie, Tess, and Tadhg. I found myself rooting for each of them in different ways. I can see myself rereading this one at some point.

lauraisntwilder Forgot to mention, this was my #doublespin! 1d
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Kristin_Reads
February | Lisa Moore
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My February reads. It was another fantastic reading month. Now, on to March!

BkClubCare Craic! (Am I using this correctly?) I just bought Parable of the Sower and Brideshead Revisited has stayed with me (but don‘t ask! LoL) 3d
Kristin_Reads @BkClubCare We‘re on the same page (literally! Ha)! 3d
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kwmg40
Headshot: A Novel | Rita Bullwinkel
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It was interesting to get into the heads of the young female competitive boxers featured in this novel. I liked how the author conveyed the intensity of the moment while also shifting to times in the girls' pasts and futures.

#ToB25
#gottacatchemall (Marshadow: fight or fighter) @PuddleJumper

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fredthemoose
Headshot: A Novel | Rita Bullwinkel
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⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 A book I never would have picked up if not for the #ToB25 short list! Unique structure of telling the stories if 8 teenage girl boxers as they fight in matches at a tournament in Reno. It was interesting enough while reading, but I finished it a few weeks ago and none of the characters or stories stayed with me. Soft pick.

AmyG I found the uniqueness the best part of this book. 1mo
fredthemoose @AmyG totally agree! That will stick with me in a way the actual stories haven‘t. 1mo
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AnneCecilie
Headshot: A Novel | Rita Bullwinkel
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Mehso-so

This book was not for me, and I‘m not sure what it was. The boxing? The writing? Where there too many boxers so we spend too little time with the boxers? I‘m don‘t know, but it was something

#tob25

sarahbarnes Great review 😆. I haven‘t felt compelled to read this one. 1mo
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Larkken
Headshot: A Novel | Rita Bullwinkel
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Pickpick

I enjoyed this book and how it used a youth sports competition in Reno, NV to frame the lives of the 8 contestants. The last chapter was a little weird, maybe? But Reno is a weird place, so whatever I guess. #tob #tob2025 #tob25

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GatheringBooks
Headshot: A Novel | Rita Bullwinkel
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#25Alive! Day 23: The #Dreams of teenage female boxers are on display here with their feints, jabs, hyper-self-awareness. Gradually going through the #ToB25 shortlisted titles.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👌🏻 2mo
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Butterfinger
Headshot: A Novel | Rita Bullwinkel
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Mehso-so

The writing reminded me of Paulo Coehlo. Very philosophical.

The sport of girls' boxing is compared to multiple aspects of life: dreams, quirks, visions, ways of thinking, and futures. Each girl is different, but all 8 girls are the same - with the same wants and fears and strengths.

I'm glad I read it.