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The Personal Assistant: A Novel | Kimberly Belle

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I liked this one! Kept me guessing for sure. Alex, an influencer, has her life upended when a post of her slut-shaming a 16 y/o starlet goes viral after a night of drinking with her personal assistant. AC, the personal assistant, then disappears. Did she blow up Alex‘s life? A cautionary tale of living your life completely online!
#readordonate
#bookspinbingo
#read2025

DieAReader, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair

DieAReader 🤓🎉Excellent! 7h

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BookwormAHN

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Here is my tbr for August, which I am also using for #BookSpin and #ReadOrDonate 🌞
@TheAromaofBooks @julieclair

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3w

julieclair Happy reading! 3w

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OriginalCyn620

The Personal Assistant: A Novel | Kimberly Belle

This is my choice for August for #readordonate! I‘ve liked other books by this author so extra incentive to read this one is good!

julieclair

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Read4life

And We're Off | Dana Schwartz

I got this book when it came out in 2017. Lately I‘ve been hearing people say it gave them Gilmore Girls vibes. So here we are… August #ReadOrDonate

julieclair

julieclair Looks fun! 3w

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julieclair

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My #ReadOrDonate choice for August is An Impartial Witness, which is Book #3 in the excellent Bess Crawford Mystery series. It has been sitting on my shelf for several years, patiently waiting for me to notice it. 🥴

What will everyone else be reading/donating?

Julsmarshall, BarkingMadRead, Cuilin, kspenmoll, TheBookHippie, OriginalCyn620, BethM, gossamerchild, Booksblanketsandahotbeverage, Read4life, rmaclean4, BookwormAHN, CoffeeNBooks, Allylu, TheAromaofBooks, PuddleJumper, willaful

BarkingMadRead

Libertie: A Novel

Cuilin

The Guinevere Deception

TheAromaofBooks Have you read the first two Bess Crawford books? They do build on top of each other somewhat. I quite like the series - hopefully it continues some day!! I picked another Nora Roberts book this month. They are so ubiquitous and inexpensive that I seem to have about five million of them on my shelves as I pick them up at yard sales and LFLs everywhere 😂 (Litsy won't let me tag a book right now, but I picked The Search) 3w

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julieclair

Palisades Park | Alan Brennert

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Well written and well researched, filled with facts and true stories, this historical fiction novel is steeped in a strong sense of time and place. I loved it! Palisades Amusement Park in New Jersey no longer exists, but it comes to life in rich detail in this story. The main character‘s pursuit of a daring career in an age where women were not encouraged to do such things deftly ties the book‘s many narratives together.

#ReadOrDonate for July

MemoirsForMe Are you from NJ? I remember going to Palisades Park when I was a kid. Great fun! 3w

julieclair @Memoirs4Me Yes! I was born in Paterson, but grew up in Wyckoff, in Bergen County. I don‘t remember ever going to Palisades Park, but I can still sing the jingle… it was running through my head as I read this book, lol. 🎶 Palisades has the rides, Palisades has the fun, Come on over… 🎶 3w

Aims42 I loved this book so much! It‘s one I like to re-read every now and then to revisit 😄 3w

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OriginalCyn620

This Is How It Always Is | Laurie Frankel

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A beautiful book!

#readordonate
#bookspinbingo
#read2025

DieAReader, TheAromaofBooks, julieclair

DieAReader 💖💖 1mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1mo

julieclair 💙🩷💙 1mo

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Read4life

Bonfire | Krysten Ritter

so-so

I FINALLY read this one that‘s been on my shelf for years. It was just ok. I had it figured out early on but it was a quick read and good enough to keep me reading till the end.

#ReadOrDonate @julieclair
#Roll100 @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper That's great! 1mo

julieclair Done! 👍🎉 1mo

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julieclair

Palisades Park | Alan Brennert

My July choice for #ReadOrDonate is Palisades Park, historical fiction about a legendary amusement park near where I grew up in New Jersey. What will everyone else be reading and/or donating?

AmyG I grew up near there, too…in Bergen County. 2mo

Amiable I read this one —I don‘t think I enjoyed it very much. I think I was disappointed because I liked this one so much:

Moloka'i

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Read4life @AmyG I grew up in Passaic County. 🤓 2mo

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AmyG @Read4Life I was born in Paterson! 2mo

TheAromaofBooks I'm going to try and clear out another Nora Roberts backlog

Legacy

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Read4life @AmyG me, too!! 2mo

AmyG @Read4Life Ha! Barnert Hospital. 2mo

julieclair @AmyG @Read4life I was born in Paterson, too! At the old Paterson General, which no longer exists. And I grew up in Bergen County, In Wyckoff. But our church was in Paterson - in the Totowa section. So I kind of grew up in both places, Wyckoff and Paterson. 2mo

Read4life @julieclair @AmyG I was born in St. Joseph‘s. I lived in Prospect Park which borders Paterson. 2mo

AmyG My parents almost bought a house in Wycoff. I grew up in Fair Lawn. Small world @julieclair @Read4life 2mo

julieclair @AmyG My dad's best friend & his family lived in Fair Lawn. He was the superintendent of schools there for many years. @Read4life I lived in Hawthorne, right next to Prospect Park, until I was 4. Small world indeed! Now I'm craving Texas weiners, lol! And Taylor ham. 😘 2mo

AmyG @Julieclair Too funny! 2mo

gossamerchild I'm still working on Cryptonomicon :-D In my defense, I haven't picked it up in a while. My plan is to get back to it this month. I WILL finish it! 2mo

julieclair @Amiable Moloka‘i is on my TBR, but I don‘t own a copy. It‘s interesting that you liked one so much more than the other. I‘m predisposed to like this one because of its link to my childhood. 😉 2mo

julieclair @gossamerchild You will finish it for sure. I have faith in you! 2mo

Read4life My grandparents lived in Hawthorne in the house my grandfather and great grandfather built. I spent many summer days in the Hawthorne pool!! 2mo

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OriginalCyn620

This Is How It Always Is | Laurie Frankel

It seems like I‘ve had this book forever, so I‘m making it my #readordonate pick for July.

julieclair

willaful I love this, hope you will too! 2mo

julieclair Looks good, and important. Enjoy! 2mo

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