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I‘m bailing out of this one. The premise of the adult granddaughter of Arab immigrants finding her own voice in stand-up comedy sounded great. Unfortunately the comedy isn‘t particularly funny, she‘s got a cringey schoolgirl crush on her boss, and, when trying to learn more about her history, her grandmother gives her a journal to read that is written in third person omniscient. 🤔 Might end up fine but I‘m just not vibing with it. June #bookspin

#5joysfriday @DebinHawaii

1. Miracle League
2. Talking about books with friends
3. Book club
4. Winnie
5. Pumpkin

@JenReadsAlot @BethM @peaKnit

We follow the friendship of Hazel and Maxine. They met on a USO tour at the end of WWII. The core of the story takes place during the McCarthy witch-hunt of communists in the entertainment industry. I listened to this on audio and I didn‘t care for the narrator for Maxine, even though I really liked the character. I enjoyed the story overall even if it got a little cheesy at times. But didn‘t really love the end. Read for #literarycrew

Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView

#5joysfriday @DebinHawaii

1. Brunch
2. Bookstores
3. Musical theater
4. Iced coffee
5. Kitty snuggles

@BethM @JenReadsAlot @peaKnit

This book was hard to get into and it finally got interesting 3/4 in. I‘ve put this book down and read 4 other books until I picked it up again and finished it.

Next up.

#5joysfriday @DebinHawaii

1. A new job opportunity
2. Lazy summer days
3. Relaxation time
4. Pumpkin
5. Winnifred

@peaKnit @BethM @JenReadsAlot @Eggs @TheSpineView

I went into this thinking that it might be a light read and what I found was one of the most beautiful stories about loss, love, family and friendship.

Told in dual timelines, we get to know the Almas family story in present day and later on through the secret journal from the family‘s matriarch. Mia and her Teta will always hold a special place in my heart.

Loved! #arc

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I inhaled this on audio! I wasn‘t expecting to get it so fast for June‘s #literarycrew but here we are. I loved it. Please note I am a total grudge holder just like Hazel! It‘s a ♋️ 🦀thing. Also my vendetta against rabbits continues. I planted 2 cucumbers in my garden instead of my raised beds and I thought one had succumbed to cooler than usual temps BUT NO, it‘s the goddamn rabbits. This was was so healthy and alive this morning 🤬🤬🤬

Despite having a house to clean and an unending to do list in the garden, I just want to build Lego a bit so I started Sunflowers to take a break from cleaning and gardening and not from this book for #literarycrew