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Meredith3
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This is about Emma‘s last summer at Camp Nightingale, where she tries to solve a mystery from a previous summer she spent there as a pre-teen. Super fun read for me, and made me reminisce about #ourlastsummer at Camp Sequoia. As you can see, I was ready to GTO of there, ya feel me?! #ABBAinAugust

Reviewsbylola Omg dad is such a stud. And I love his camera. 6y
emilyhaldi Kewwwwtttt pic 🤗 6y
JennyM Awwww, look at you all!!! Beautiful humans x 6y
Cinfhen I‘m LOVING this post!!!!! Picture is 🙌🏻❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️ 6y
Mdargusch That camera! 🤦🏼‍♀️ 6y
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emilyhaldi
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Will Dillard is sent to a summer camp to “cure” his homosexuality. After spending years blocking out those memories he is suddenly forced to confront his past when a fellow camper makes a slasher film based loosely on their time at the camp. I loved this quirky debut novel and am excited that I got to meet Nick White (who was so funny btw!) at the Ohioana Book Festival and will definitely read more from him 😄
#ourlastsummer
#abbainaugust

Reviewsbylola Gotta borrow this!!! 6y
SkeletonKey Oooh this sounds up my alley 💜 6y
Meredith3 So perfect! Love the cover and I still have that little drink card they gave out with the book. 6y
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Cinfhen I‘m glad this was a pick 💕would I like it??? 6y
Kalalalatja Great cover! 6y
Mdargusch I had no idea that was the plot. Sounds good! 6y
emilyhaldi @Cinfhen this is a hard one to recommend bc it does have its faults- meandering storylines, a twinge of incredulity, etc. but I thought the writing was well done and the story certainly unique! I would suggest #borrownotbuy 😁 6y
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jenniferw88
The Last Hours | Minette Walters
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Because #summer has been a popular choice today for #abbainaugust I thought I'd choose #last in the title instead. Despite appearances, these are all TBR. #ourlastsummer

@Cinfhen @Mdargusch @emilyhaldi @Meredith3 @Reviewsbylola

Reviewsbylola I like your choices! 6y
emilyhaldi 😉 6y
Meredith3 👍🏻👏🏻👌🏻 6y
Cinfhen Well played 💚👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
Mdargusch Nice! 👍🏼 6y
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Mdargusch
The Lake Effect | Erin McCahan
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A few of my #ourlastsummer selections. I‘m already in mourning because I hate winter. These would be good to read in the middle of those gloomy days. #abbainaugust

Reviewsbylola I hate winter too. 😭 I wish we could skip it. 6y
charl08 Gorgeous figurine. 6y
Melissa_J After the heat of this summer, I‘m so ready for winter! Bring it on!!! Ha ha! (Remind me if this when it‘s minus 40 and I‘m complaining 😉) 6y
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Cinfhen Pretty photo 💖HATE winter and we don‘t even get “winter” in israel 😉 6y
kspenmoll Pretty pic- love your figurine. I cannot stand the cold in winter- & how early the sun sets. 6y
BarbaraBB I already miss summer while it‘s still here 😌 so I know exactly what you mean 😘 6y
emilyhaldi We still have fall to look forward to!! 🎃🍁 6y
Meredith3 I‘m excited for winter!! I agree with @emilyhaldi fall is fun! Let‘s go apple and pumpkin picking 😸 6y
emilyhaldi Duh @Meredith3 I will be present for both! Also a great time of the year for antiquing 😎 6y
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KarenUK
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#abbainaugust
A story of #ourlastsummer before WW1
Loved wallowing in this gentle tale set in Rye (near where I‘m from). On the brink of war, the town grapples with social change (by 1918 women in UK gain the right to vote). Loved the wry dialogue and feisty female MC. It‘s a time of bike rides, seaside picnics, a formality of manners and sherry before dinner, all captured so beautifully, you can almost smell the summer blossoms and fresh sea air.

Cinfhen Looks like a lovely place to live 💙💚 6y
Reviewsbylola Looks so beautiful. 6y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders LOVED this one!! 💗💗 Perfection for summer reading. 6y
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Mdargusch Wow! What a gorgeous area! I need to visit! 6y
Dragon What a great review and lovely photos! 👍😀 6y
emilyhaldi Charming ❤️ 6y
Meredith3 🙌🏻 6y
Dragon So happy I saw your post. It reminded me I owned this book. I just finished reading it. I admit to a bit of sobbing at the end. 💜 6y
KarenUK @dragon I‘m so glad you liked it! It‘s a hard one to recommend because it‘s a slow read but I loved it 👍💕 6y
KarenUK @dragon I loved her other book too 6y
Dragon Me too! 👍🐉 6y
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Reviewsbylola
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For Lyle and Erik Menéndez, #ourlastsummer in 1989 culminated in the brutal killing of their parents, Jose and Kitty. I admittedly knew little about the case before reading this book, but I‘m saddened now that I‘ve finished it. The empathy I feel for the Menéndez brothers is heightened by the injustice in this case.

Murder is murder, but the horrific abuse the brothers suffered at the hands of their parents is certainly mitigating. #abbainaugust

Cinfhen Everything I know about this case is curtesy of People Magazine. I remember it was really disturbing 💔 6y
KatieanneF I agree with you- it doesn‘t excuse their crime, but it certainly explains it. This case was brutal from every angle. 6y
Mdargusch I have forgotten so much about this case. 6y
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Bostonmomx2 I don‘t know/remember much but is the abuse they claim to have suffered indisputable and proven other than by their claims? 6y
KT1432 I'm adding this one. I've been wanting to learn more about this case, and the abuse aspect reminds me of a true crime novel I read about Jason Bautista killing his mentally ill abusive mother. It made me think a little differently because I went into it disgusted by the crime, but after finishing definitely had empathy for him. 6y
Reviewsbylola That‘s the crux of the issue. The first trial was a hung jury because a lot of them believe that the abuse occurred. The extended Menéndez family also believed the abuse allegations and were supportive of the brothers. New letters surfaced last year written to a cousin by Erik before the murders that also substantiated the abuse. The author of this book, who has been on the case since the day after the murders, also believes the allegations. 6y
Reviewsbylola ⬆️ But then again, obviously the author‘s believes certainly sway the tone of the book. The second trial had a lot less of the family‘s history admitted into court. Many of the jurors have since said that they would not have convicted the brothers of 1st degree murder had they heard the early history that the first juries heard. @Bostonmomx2 6y
Reviewsbylola Exactly @lele1432 I keep telling myself murder is wrong, but if anyone deserves it, it‘s José and Kitty Menéndez. ??‍♀️ 6y
erzascarletbookgasm I‘ve just read the synopsis, disturbing.. 6y
emilyhaldi I just went down a google rabbit hole 😅 6y
Reviewsbylola I highly recommend the Getting Off podcast (I believe the Menéndez case starts at episode 86). I‘m listening to it now and it‘s excellent. @emilyhaldi 6y
Meredith3 I think they‘re pretty cute.. 😻💀 6y
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Librarybelle
Seventeenth Summer | Maureen Daly
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I read this for my YA Lit class. Considered a classic of sorts for YA Lit, it was originally published in the 1940s. It‘s about a young love that blossoms in the summer. Very chaste, very sweet, very innocent. The edition I read had a slight update, but for the most part, 1940s ideals shine through the book. #OurLastSummer #ABBAinAugust

Cinfhen I love the cover and the idea of a chaste YA novel 6y
Reviewsbylola I love coming of age stories like this. 6y
Mdargusch Stacking! That sounds great! 6y
emilyhaldi ❤️ 6y
Meredith3 Nice 👍🏻! 6y
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arlenefinnigan
The Summer Book | Tove Jansson, Thomas Teal, Kathryn Davis
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Bookwomble This is one of my favorite books. Just seeing the cover in your pic made me smile 😊💗 6y
Cinfhen It‘s the Moomins without the Moomins 😀😉😂 6y
Reviewsbylola ☀️🌊⛵️ 6y
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Mdargusch Good one! 6y
Tamra Such a lovely read! 6y
emilyhaldi This is on my list 🤗 6y
Meredith3 🏝💚 6y
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TrishB
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#ourlastsummer #abbainaugust
My holiday book purchases this summer and a sun set sky on holiday 💕

Cinfhen 😍😍😍 6y
eraderneely Oh! There There is on my To Read list too. Let me know how it is! 6y
erzascarletbookgasm Beautiful sunset sky and the book haul 😍👏 6y
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Kalalalatja Great photo 😍😍 6y
Soubhiville My sunrise here looked just like that this morning! Pretty. 6y
MayJasper I love the writing of Sebastian Faulks ❣️ 6y
Reviewsbylola So gorgeous and what a great haul! 6y
Mdargusch So pretty! 6y
TrishB @eraderneely will do when I get to it! 6y
TrishB @MayJasper I‘m only just getting into him 👍🏻 6y
emilyhaldi Great book haul!! 🤩😍 6y
Meredith3 What a gorgeous sunset! 🌅 6y
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