ReadingAmericas23

I can‘t believe tomorrow is MAY 1!!!! Insane!!!! I‘m BEYOND EXCITED for the start of #TitlesAndTunes - don‘t forget our prompt for May is #IslandVibes 🏝️🍹☀️ of course #BookSpin #DoubleSpin is on the horizon as well as #AAM #LiteraryCrew and all the other FABULOUS monthly events on Litsy 😁

TrishB Just deciding for #islandvibes 😁 2y

squirrelbrain I think I might read a Kincaid for #islandvibes too…. 2y

IndoorDame I‘m thinking of reading Kincaid for for #IslandVibes too. Maybe this one, or A Small Place… 2y

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rockpools *checks date because that can‘t be right* Oh. Have a great week, Cindy! 2y

BarbaraBB Your Island choice is one I‘ve been meaning to read for years! I hope it‘s good! 2y

Cinfhen It‘s also my pick for #Antigua #ReadingAmericas23 @BarbaraBB @IndoorDame @squirrelbrain @TrishB 2y

Cinfhen Right @rockpools It‘s crazzzzzzy 2y

erzascarletbookgasm What a fun challenge! Let‘s see if I can look up something for #islandvibes 2y

Cinfhen Woohoo @erzascarletbookgasm would love to have you join! You have a whole month to think of something xx 2y

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The Spanish Daughter: A Gripping Latinx Historical Novel | Lorena Hughes

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Thanks for this #ReadingAmericas23 recommendation @Susanita 🤩I really enjoyed the story of an #inheritance involving multiple #siblings with plenty of #secrets set on a cocoa plantation in #Ecuador

Librarybelle, BarbaraBB

BarbaraBB This might be a better choice than mine! 2y

Cinfhen I wasn‘t sure at first @BarbaraBB but suddenly I was hooked 😜 2y

Librarybelle I‘m listening to this right now, thanks to @Texreader ‘s review! 2y

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Cinfhen Are you enjoying it @Librarybelle ?? 2y

Librarybelle I am! 2y

Cinfhen Yay! It keeps getting better the further along you go 😁 @Librarybelle (edited) 2y

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Weekly Forecast | Thomas Gibson Inc

Might be a bit too ambitious but let‘s see….

BarbaraBB How is the Makkai? 2y

Cazxxx I loved River sing me home and Stone blind 🥰 2y

swishandflick If anyone can get through an ambitious TBR stack, it's you Cindy!! 2y

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squirrelbrain I‘m reading Stone Blind at the mo too. Have a great week! 2y

TrishB Looking good 😁 2y

rockpools Looks good! 2y

Cinfhen Thanks so much, Ashley!! I‘m on vacation so I‘m distracted by family nonsense @swishandflick but it‘s all good 😁 2y

Cinfhen The Makkai is a real departure from The Great Believers and it‘s REALLY DRAGGING @BarbaraBB but at this point im too invested to bail. It‘s not great. 2y

Cinfhen I‘m looking forward to River @Cazxxx it works for several #ReadingAmericas23 countries 😚 2y

Cinfhen I love myth retellings and Medusa is a cool character @squirrelbrain so I‘m looking forward 2y

Cinfhen Thanks @rockpools @TrishB We‘ll see how much I get to but my choices do sound promising! 2y

BarbaraBB Shit. @TrishB said so too. I‘ve been anticipating it so much! Guess I have to lower my expectations! 2y

Cinfhen And @Megabooks just bailed on it @BarbaraBB !!! 2y

Megabooks @BarbaraBB I wouldn‘t make the makkai a priority. 2y

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The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba | Chanel Cleeton

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Set in late 1800‘s #Cuba & NYC we‘re introduced to famous faces from the past; William Randolph Hearst & Joseph Pulitzer, who are waged in a battle for being the supreme news source. Each believe the ongoing war in Cuba will be the story that catapults the US into the conflict. When Hearst discovers Evangelina Cisneros a beautiful revolutionary has been #WrongfullyIncarcerated he sets about freeing her. Based on true events - #PromptBonanza

Cinfhen #ReadingAmericas23 #Cuba @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle #Booked2023 #WrongfullyIncarcerated @BarbaraTheBibliophage @alisiakae 2y

Cinfhen Works for multiple #52Books23 prompts but my choice #SecondHandBook @Deblovestoread @ashleyhoss820 @barbarabb @jenniferw88 @squirrelbrain @karenuk @leerharry @carolynm @azulaco @Lizpixie @bookbelle84 @librarybelle @maclean4 @read4life @ravenlee @larareads @triplem80 @smarkies @bluebird @DebbieGrillo 2y

squirrelbrain So many prompts! And the book sounds good too…. 2y

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Cathythoughts Nice pic 💫 2y

Librarybelle I‘ve been meaning to read this author… 2y

Cinfhen I think you‘d enjoy this author @Librarybelle I‘m going to seek out more from her backlist 2y

Librarybelle I have a couple of her other titles…I may have to bump them up the ever huge #tbr pile 2y

Cinfhen Maybe a potential 2024 #LiteraryCrew title ☺️ 2y

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Cinfhen

Managing Expectations: A Memoir in Essays | Minnie Driver

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Slaying it @MallenNC @monalyisha my second book from Melyssa‘s #ALspine list and another definite PICK!! Minnie Driver was just a lovely person to spend time with today. I enjoyed hearing her journey in essays and found her refreshing and authentic. Her unconditional upbringing led to some very colorful & heartfelt stories. While it‘s s bit of a stretch to use for #Barbados & #Uruguay I am😄 #ReadingAmericas23

Librarybelle, BarbaraBB

MallenNC This one was an impulse buy for me and I ended up loving it. I liked the essay format and the stories she chose to tell. She definitely had an interesting upbringing! 2y

squirrelbrain I loved this one too! ❤️ 2y

Librarybelle You‘re rocking this!! (edited) 2y

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Cinfhen I might go back to #Uruguay and #Barbados at another time but for now I‘m happy to cross it off @Librarybelle 2y

Cinfhen She‘s SO LIKEABLE @squirrelbrain @MallenNC 2y

BarbaraBB Wow! Well done! 2y

Megabooks This was a really good memoir! 2y

TieDyeDude I hadn't heard of this. I met her once after a concert of hers. She was so sweet. 2y

Cinfhen Yeah. I found her to be a great storyteller @Megabooks you have a similar look to Minnie @BarbaraBB it‘s that gorgeous curly hair xxxx 2y

Cinfhen Im so glad to hear that she was lovely in “person” @TieDyeDude because she comes across as TOTALLY approachable. The audio was great! I hope you‘ll give it a listen 🎧 2y

BarbaraBB I had to look her up and yes we‘ve got the same curls. That‘s about the only similarity 😀😘 2y

dariazeoli I was pleasantly surprised by this one when I listened to it last year! 2y

Cinfhen Yeah @dariazeoli I wasn‘t sure what I was expecting but Minnie‘s personality and humor won me over!!! 2y

Megabooks @BarbaraBB your curly hair is so pretty, B!! 💜 (edited) 2y

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All Are Welcome: A Novel | Liz Parker

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Another #ReadingAmericas23 audio that I flew through 🥰I thought this would be a mindless listen ( and it was😉) but it was so entertaining and a great escape. Two moneyed Greenwich families fly to #Bermuda for their daughter‘s destination wedding, where of course family secrets explode. Would work for #52BookClub23 #secrets #contemporarysetting #Scribd

jenniferw88, Deblovestoread, Librarybelle, AshleyHoss820, squirrelbrain, BarbaraBB

Librarybelle Another one for me to check out! I love listening to mindless stories while doing house chores…😂 2y

Cinfhen Exactly @Librarybelle !!! 2y

squirrelbrain Ooh, goody, another one that *is* on Scribd, although I can‘t remember what I‘d already noted for this prompt, so we‘ll see…. 2y

Cinfhen It was mindless but entertaining @squirrelbrain and it definitely could be a #doubledip @Librarybelle 2y

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Cinfhen

Mustique Island: A Novel | Sarah McCoy

#ReadingAmericas23 #UpNext My expectations are in check ✅ But I‘m looking forward to diving (😉) into #StVincentAndTheGrenadines @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

BarbaraBB Curious what you‘ll think. Setting is great anyhow 🥰 2y

Cinfhen I‘m only about an hour into the audio but I‘m REALLY LIKING it @BarbaraBB - exactly the book I crave when I want an easy listen 💜 2y

BarbaraBB I can totally see why! 2y

Librarybelle I‘m looking forward to this one! 2y

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Cinfhen

Island Queen | Vanessa Riley

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21 + hours but worth my time!! A great fully fledged #HF novel about Dorothy Kirwan Thomas, a slave girl from #Montserrat who grows an empire throughout the West Indies including #Guyana #Dominica & #Grenada #Hoopla Loved the narration 🎧#ReadingAmericas23

Librarybelle, BarbaraBB

Cinfhen Would also work for #Booked2023 #MultipleGenerations 2y

squirrelbrain Wow, that is long! But sounds very good, and ticks off a lot of countries…. 2y

Cinfhen Yeah @squirrelbrain 4 great countries 😊😁 2y

Librarybelle Love your flowers! This may be one for me to #DoubleDip in challenges next year. I‘ll have to remember that! 2y

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Island Queen | Vanessa Riley

Really enjoying this massive #HF about real life business magnate Dorothy Kirwan Thomas. A once slave girl who became one of the wealthiest women in the West Indies. #ReadingAmericas23 #Monserrat #Guyana #Dominica

Librarybelle, BarbaraBB

rockpools Sounds great! 2y

Cinfhen It‘s really good @rockpools but it‘s a chunkster!!! Although I‘m so enraptured by “Doll” that I don‘t mind the page count 💕 2y

Librarybelle So good to know! Stacking! 2y

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Cinfhen

Mapmaker's Wife: A True Tale of Love, Murder, and Survival in the Amazon | Robert Whitaker

Loving the cover - but so far the material is a bit dry. #ReadingAmericas23 #Peru #Ecuador Im hoping the story will get more interesting 🤞🏽#Hoopla

Librarybelle, BarbaraBB

Librarybelle Hopefully it will get better! 2y

Cinfhen I think it might go in #hibernation @Librarybelle 😬it‘s not holding my attention and I feel like I have more options this early on in the challenge 💜 2y

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