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Ruthiella
The Forgotten Home Child | Genevieve Graham
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Mehso-so

#offmyshelf “most recent TBR”
#ohcanada

This novel brings an important aspect of Canadian history to light-the use/abuse of indigent British children as indentured servants in Canada in the 19th and 20th cent. Told from the present with flashbacks to the past by Winnie to her granddaughter.

I‘m glad to have read it. However, I didn‘t like the writing or storytelling style personally. I found it too basic, the characters felt one dimensional.

Jess861 Glad you were able to read it but sorry you didn't enjoy the writing style. I just finished my reread today oddly enough. 1w
Ruthiella It‘s bound to happen now from time to time. 😅 I did think the subject was interesting. I didn‘t know anything about it or the similar “orphan trains” in the US beforehand. 1w
CarolynM I‘m just getting started, but I fear I‘m going to feel much the same ☹️ 6d
Ruthiella @CarolynM For what it‘s worth, it reads quickly. 6d
wanderinglynn Yay! Another one #offtheshelf! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻 1d
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Suet624
The Night Guest | Hildur Knutsdottir
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Pickpick

A woman wakes up exhausted every morning, limbs aching, with unexplained bruising. She eventually finds out that she‘s sleepwalking. Strange things are happening - cats start to run away from her - and she tries to ascertain what is happening. It‘s a short read, a bit creepy, and one that keeps you hooked. The ending? Yeah, who knows what happened but I have several theories and I‘m okay with that. #offtheshelf #bookspin

Cathythoughts Sounds good. I have a sample on my kindle .. I‘ll try it 👍🏻😁 1mo
CBee This was definitely creepy. Normally I can‘t do sad animal things but, for some reason I could with this book? And after a minute of being mad about the ending, I decided I was okay with it 😂 1mo
Suet624 @CBee I know what you mean about the sad animal thing. She just breezes over it so quickly that it kind of didn‘t sink in as hard as it could‘ve. 1mo
CBee @Suet624 that‘s exactly it! Didn‘t have time to really ponder it before it was over 🤷‍♀️ 1mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1mo
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BookwormAHN
Cold Snap | Lindy Ryan
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Panpan

Great idea, but poorly executed. Christine's husband has recently died, so she & her son decide to celebrate Christmas in the cabin that her husband had rented before he died. When they get there, things go bad in so many ways.
Warnings for a brutal pet death & for an ambiguous ending. Numerous parts of this book don't add up 🤷🏼‍♀️
#Pantone2025 #limpetshell @Lauredhel
#DoubleSpin @TheAromaofBooks
#ReadOrDonate @julieclair Donate definitely

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2mo
ReadingOver50 I didn‘t like this one either 2mo
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TheAromaofBooks
Going Zero | ANTHONY. MCCARTEN
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Mehso-so

This one was okay. The pacing was choppy/slow, and a lot of the character motivations just didn't work for me. I also get annoyed whenever I hear the “if you don't want the government tracking/checking your every move you're obviously a criminal“ argument: it's simply not true. It was a fun concept, but the execution just didn't quite work for me.

julieclair It‘s #offtheshelf ! 👍 2mo
DieAReader #Next 👋🏻👋🏻 2mo
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Suet624
Sandwich: A Novel | Catherine Newman
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Pickpick

Every year for 25 years at least 15 members of the family-my kids, aunts, uncles, grandbabies-spend a week at the ocean in the same funky house. So much of this book reminded me of the type of stays that we have. (Although I have to admit that we have some grumpy times which this author did not replicate.) I break my days down the same way she does. (Monday I‘m so relieved that we have so much time and by Wednesday I start to get sad.) 🔽

Suet624 The main character is a bit too emotional for me but I like the other characters a lot and I think most of the folks going through menopause will relate to what Newman has to say. Newman is definitely a must read author for me now that I‘ve read two of her novels. #offtheshelf (edited) 2mo
AnnCrystal 👏🏼🆒👍🏼💝💝💝. 2mo
BarbaraBB Those weeks sound great! I too found the mc too emotional to be able to relate to 2mo
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sarahbarnes Sounds lovely. 💕 2mo
Suet624 @sarahbarnes it‘s always an adventure! 2mo
Reggie Is the Jaba the Hut sand sculpture for real? That‘s pretty awesome! 2mo
Suet624 @Reggie it is!! 2mo
kspenmoll Wow! Jaba! I enjoyed this book for similar reasons- our family stays at Cape Cod- 1mo
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CoffeeNBooks
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Pickpick

Georgiana finds a body outside of Kensington Palace, and has to figure out how it got there and why. The deceased has been a mistress to many, including some of the royal family and members of Parliament, so Georgie's investigating has to be very discreet.

I have really enjoyed reading this series, but didn't really like the previous book. So I was very glad that this one had an interesting storyline again.

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Suet624
A Hole in the Universe: A Novel | Mary McGarry Morris
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Pickpick

Gordon returns to his hometown after spending 25 years in prison. He returns to a neighborhood that is riddled with crime, an elderly neighbor who is afraid of him, a teenager in desperate straits, a brother who has resented him for years, and a lonely woman who has visited him while he was in prison and hopes to have a relationship with Gordon. It‘s a lot for a guy who just wants to lay low and stay out of trouble. I couldn‘t stop reading it.

CBee Ooo. Sounds good! I‘ve wanted to read her books but never have 🤔 3mo
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Suet624 @CBee Can I send it to you?? 3mo
CBee @Suet624 sure! That‘s so nice of you 😊 3mo
Suet624 @CBee okay-doke! 3mo
CBee @Suet624 thank you! 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3mo
CBee @Suet624 hey Sue! Got the book today - thank you ♥️ And thanks for the card too - we‘re hanging in there, despite the dumpster fires everywhere - I keep thinking it can‘t go on like this for long. Trying to be hopeful! 3mo
Suet624 @CBee I hope you like the book! Glad it arrived. 💕 3mo
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CoffeeNBooks
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Pickpick

Ben rents a room from Winnie, who is elderly and a recent widow. Ben suspects that Winnie didn't really want him there, that she only agreed because her family thinks she needs someone there to watch out for her & help around the house. So Ben plans to stay out of her way, but then Covid lockdowns start. He and Winnie are forced to spend most of their time together, and a friendship ensues as they start to see life from each other's perspective.

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CoffeeNBooks
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Pickpick

Amy Tan's illustrations are beautiful, and her notes about her observations of the birds that visit her yard are so interesting! She also includes some information that she's learned from expert birders. Unfortunately not all of her observations are happy, and it makes me sad to think of birds getting ill and being in distress, but I guess that's part of nature, too.

kspenmoll Happy Litsyversary!!!!! 3mo
CoffeeNBooks @kspenmoll Thanks! I'm so glad I found this wonderful community! 3mo
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CoffeeNBooks
Untitled | Unknown
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#BookSpin & #DoubleSpin picks for March! These have both been on my bookshelf for quite awhile. @TheAromaofBooks

These are also the first #ReadOrDonate and #OffTheShelf books for the month @julieclair @Librariana

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 4mo
julieclair Two good choices! 4mo
Librariana Good luck on your reading adventure! Hope you enjoy them both 😊 4mo
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