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#Metamorphosis
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BarbaraBB
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It‘s here Samantha, my #jolabokaflod present. And you spoiled me!!! Thank you so much for all the yummy looking chocolate (handmade in Helsinki 🤩) and for the book I‘ve been wanting to read for so long but I couldn‘t find where I live.

I am super grateful that you were willing to send it again. I owe you 💕 and I am super happy.

Thanks Chelle for organizing again. It must be a hell of a job for you but for us it‘s so fun 🩷

MaleficentBookDragon That is wonderful! I‘m so glad it got to you. The chocolate looks amazing. 1w
Yuki_Onna Dear Barbara, yes! 🤩 I was just so busy that I wasn't in the right headspace to respond...
I'm so glad you finally received the #jolabokaflod parcel and like the contents! 😊
Just a bit bummed still that DHL messed up the delivery the first time and you didn't have a little surprise box to open on Christmas Eve...
But I'm more than happy now that you recieved and like everything! Enjoy! 😊 💞
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BarbaraBB @Yuki_Onna All of the chocolate has somehow vanished already 🤦🏻‍♀️😋 1w
Yuki_Onna What? How could that possibly happen?!? 😲🤔 6d
Yuki_Onna 😝😂 6d
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Jbrown_leo
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“ Wren looked at her hands first thing every morning and pretended they were her mother‘s hands — hands that never left her, hands that lived on in the foggy transition between sleeping and waking.”

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Allthebookclubs
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While very strange to the unsuspecting or shallow reader, this is a story about love and hope, and change. Change is presented physically as people literally morphing into wild animals, but it‘s also about emotional growth. Book #123 in 2024

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Christine
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Beyond excited to dig into the amazing @monalyisha 's #AuldLangSpine list in the new year! I've read (and largely loved) 6.5 (didn't finish Bear during #CampLitsy due to time, not disinterest!), including the tagged, which I read because it was on @Deblovestoread 's #AuldLangSpine list for 2024! 🦈❤️ Quite a few others were already on my TBR. Feeling lucky with these titles to choose from!

BarbaraBB Such a great list! 4w
Christine @BarbaraBB It really is! I love how she separated the fiction and non, too. 4w
monalyisha I love your graphic! Any inclination about where you‘ll start? 4w
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Christine @monalyisha I‘m not sure!! I‘m kind of leaning toward your reread bonus pick because somehow I have not yet read Wintering despite intending to since it came out! Also considering The Comfort of Crows… 4w
monalyisha I‘d definitely go with Wintering! It‘s back on the bestseller list, having its moment in the cold yet sparkling sunshine. It‘s my favorite on the nonfic list, followed by the two at the top of that section. I think I‘ll probably start with a fic pick from yours since I‘m scrambling to finish a nonfic book at the moment. 4w
Christine @monalyisha Sold! I‘ll start with that and hope you find a novel that fits your mood on the list! 4w
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Texreader
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Thank you @Pogue for the book and chocolate for #JolabokaflodSwap24! It‘s perfect; it sounds so intriguing! And I cannot wait to try the chocolate! And thank you @MaleficentBookDragon for hosting again!

MaleficentBookDragon Happy Jólabókaflóð! That book intrigues me yet scares me. I feel it might wreck me. 1mo
Pogue I am glad that you like it. I hope that you enjoy the book. 1mo
Texreader @MaleficentBookDragon @Pogue To be honest, the book scares me too. As much as I was intrigued I don‘t think I ever would‘ve gotten it for myself. So I‘m super happy I got it for Christmas because I think I‘ll love it while it will wring emotions from me. It sounds like a movie I watched with Mom as a child called Ssssnake in which a man turned into a snake and it scared the bejeezus out of me and I‘ll never forget it. It has that vibe. 😬 1mo
Texreader @MaleficentBookDragon @Pogue Mom and I had no idea how scary the movie would be so she let me watch it. There is an image that will forever live rent-free in my brain. Here‘s the synopsis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sssssss 1mo
Pogue @Texreader I love campy movies. The first one I ever saw was Frogs with Sam Elliott. 1mo
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Texreader
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Yay! It‘s the day to open the #JolabokaflodSwap24 gift! Just received it yesterday just in the nick of time! @Pogue @MaleficentBookDragon

MaleficentBookDragon Happy Jólabókaflóð! 1mo
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Chloeeberlein

“She saw beauty where others saw pests, and she showed the world their secrets.”

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Chloeeberlein

Explore the inspiring life of Maria Merian, a 17th-century artist and scientist who uncovered the mysteries of metamorphosis. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies by Joyce Sidman weaves captivating storytelling with stunning visuals to celebrate a woman who forever changed how we see the natural world.

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Chloeeberlein
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The Girl Who Drew Butterflies is a beautifully crafted biography of Maria Merian, an extraordinary artist and scientist who defied conventions to document the life cycles of insects. Joyce Sidman‘s lyrical prose brings Maria‘s story to life, highlighting her curiosity, artistry, and groundbreaking contributions to science.