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wanderinglynn
Mink River | Brian Doyle
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Bailedbailed

It has a lot of positive reviews, but sadly, it‘s not for me.

If you‘re interested as to why, I explain why better in my GR review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4500324885

#hailthebail #offtheshelf

rockpools I think that‘s fair. I absolutely loved it, but I listened on audio and suspect that made all the difference. 6mo
wanderinglynn @rockpools yes, I can see how a good narrator could bring this to life. 6mo
dabbe #hailthebail! #betterbooks ahead 🤩🤩🤩 6mo
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MonicaLoves2Read
The Orphan Collector | Ellen Marie Wiseman
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Mehso-so

Not a popular opinion, but I just thought this was so-so. I couldn't stand Bernice and hated reading her POV. This is a two person POV, Pia and Bernice. Set during the Spanish Flu Epidemic in Philadelphia.

#offtheshelf 2023 @Tove_Reads @Andrew65
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 1y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 1y
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MonicaLoves2Read
The Disappearing Act | Catherine Steadman
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Mehso-so

Finished this finally. It was just meh to me. The best part of the book to me was the last 60 or so pages.

#AlphabetChallenge 2023 (D)
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks
#OffTheShelf 2023 @Tove_Reads @Andrew65
#ISpyBingo @Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks
#Goodreads #GoodreadsGiveaway

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 2y
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MonicaLoves2Read
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Calling it for March. I read 16 Books for March!!!
Got #DoubleSpin : Spare and #BookSpin : Hitler's Aristocrats. Read 5 books #offtheshelf 2023. 4 #ISpyBingo Got 2 Bingos in #BookSpinBingo. 5 books from #SeriesLove 2023. I had an excellent month🙃
@TheAromaofBooks @Clwojick @Tove_Reads @Andrew65 @TheSpineView

TheSpineView Awesome! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Fabulous month!! 2y
Clwojick Amazing! Way to go! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ 2y
Tove_Reads Yay! 2y
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MonicaLoves2Read
Take It Back | Kia Abdullah
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DieAReader 💕💕💕 2y
Andrew65 Hope you enjoy it. 2y
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MonicaLoves2Read
The Godmothers: A Novel | Camille Aubray
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Pickpick

Enjoyed this book. I usually don't reread books but I am sure I will reread this one. It's set in the 1930's - 50's, with a little bit in the 1980's and 2019. It's a historical novel focusing on an Italian Crime Family.
(Con't)

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#OffTheShelf 2023 @Tove_Reads @Andrew65
#AroundtheUSA
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

MonicaLoves2Read
I became part of this book. I went through a whole string of emotions with it. It's beautifully written. I felt the ups and downs of this family. I enjoyed the fact that the women took charge when during that time period it was not the way things were done.

I recommend this book to anyone that likes historical fiction, crime books, or family sagas.

I won this in a Goodreads Giveaway. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

#Goodreads
2y
DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 2y
kspenmoll Great review! This is a good one! 2y
Clwojick Well done! 2y
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MonicaLoves2Read
All the Lovely Pieces | J. M. Winchester
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Pickpick

I finished this last night. It kept my attention through out. I thought it was a 4⭐ read. Marked a Goodreads Giveaway off my list, on top of that🙃

#BookSpinBingo (25) @TheAromaofBooks
#AlphabetChallenge 2023 (A)
#OffTheShelf 2023 @Tove_Reads @Andrew65
#MarchMadness
#MarchMadnessBingo (Shelved for awhile)

Tove_Reads Making great progress! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 2y
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MonicaLoves2Read
All the Lovely Pieces | J. M. Winchester
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My next read. Had for awhile. Old Goodreads Giveaway I have never read🤷

#BookSpinBingo (#25) @TheAromaofBooks
#AlphabetChallenge 2023 (A)
#Offtheshelf 2023 @Tove_Reads @Andrew65
#MarchMadnessBingo (Shelved for awhile)

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
Andrew65 Hope you enjoyed it. 2y
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LoveToReadLiveToRead
The Perfect Wife | JP Delaney
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Delicious lunch followed by my last event for the #offtheshelf festival 2019.
Campfire beans, I‘m a sucker for anything savoury that is baked, with beans or eggs or suchlike.
Then a conversation with Danuta Kot and JP Delaney about their most recent books, writing process and more.

Sace Mmmm 😋 Looks yummy! 5y
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danasreadingthis
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Pickpick

Just what I needed!!! I had the flu, bedridden, was feeling very sorry for myself, picked this up. I found myself thankful for my bed to be sick in, and thankful that there are humans like Deo in existence. Cured me of my poor-me‘s. ***Story of the Hutus and Tutsis is very eerily familiar...the blood feud between farmers and herders going on for as long as people have been settling into existence and talking about it. #offtheshelf #traveltales