SomePlaceCold

Random Acts of Heroic Love | Danny Scheinmann

so-so

This book is a bit of a mess. I have no idea why I bought it in the first place but that was in 2008 so a few years ago 😀

It is about grief and the First World War and quantum physica and animal sex and traveling in Latin America. Well, it fits the #SomePlaceCold prompt for #FictionalTraveler2025!

julieclair

LeahBergen 😆😆 I have books on my shelf like that, too! 3d

sarahbarnes I also have books like that I bought years ago and never read, and then I don‘t enjoy them much when I finally do. 😆 2d

julieclair I must admit I‘m intrigued as to how all those topics fit into one book… 🤔 22h

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DogMomIrene

Moon of the Crusted Snow: A Novel | Waubgeshig Rice

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How an apocalypse could really happen. When the electricity goes out, Rice doesn‘t focus on chaos in cities. His indigenous characters live in far northern Ontario with some knowing how to live off the land. This community responds to the crisis collectively, staying true to their culture, even when outsiders appear to threaten them. A slow beautiful burn of a book with complex & flawed characters. #FictionalTraveler #SomeplaceCold

@julieclair

Amiable Ooh, this looks interesting. Stacking! 5d

DogMomIrene @Amiable 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I‘m going to work the sequel in this year too. 5d

LiseWorks It was a good book 5d

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Hooked_on_books I loved this one. It felt so real, especially the lack of really knowing what‘s happened because of breakdown of communications. He really knocked it out of the park. 5d

DogMomIrene @Hooked_on_books Totally agree. At first, I kept reading because I wanted a reason. Like a news story or something to tell me what happened. But then I was reading because I was so invested in the characters and wanted to see how they‘d survive. 4d

julieclair Great review. That cover… so stark and desolate… 22h

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TheEllieMo

Gone with the Penguins: The brand-new uplifting novel from the bestselling author of Away with the Penguins | Hazel Prior

pick

Although this didn‘t have the immediate appeal of Away With The Penguins, it is a fitting finale to the trilogy of books about Veronica McCreedy and her penguins.

First book finished for #SeriesLove2025 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
#LetterG #LitsyAtoZ @Texreader
#SomeplaceCold (Antarctic) #FictionalTraveler @julieclair
Book 3/60 Page 608/18,000 #Read2025 @DieAReader

TheSpineView Well done!💜📖📚 1w

DieAReader 🎉Excellent! 1w

Andrew65 Brilliant 🎉🎉🎉 1w

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julieclair I didn‘t know there was a trilogy! This one (which I assume must be the first?) has been on my TBR for awhile.

How the Penguins Saved Veronica

TheEllieMo @julieclair yes, How the Penguins Saved Veronica (known as Away With The Penguins in the UK) is the first, then

Call of the Penguins

julieclair @TheEllieMo Books #2 & 3 are now stacked! Thanks! 22h

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Enchanted_Bibliophile

The Hunting Party | Lucy Foley

so-so

2½✨

The atmosphere of this book was done exceptionally well, you could feel the cold, remote emptyness. But I didn't enjoy this as much as I thought I would.
It started off very slow, and the dynamica of this supposed friend group just felt wrong.
The characters are mostly horrible people; I actually felt like killing some of them just to not have to listen to their POV anymore.
And in the end I felt cheated by the unreliable narrators.

Enchanted_Bibliophile #FictionalTraveler #SomeplaceCold @julieclair
#BookChain2025 #AorTheInTheTitle @TheAromaofBooks
#LitsyAtoZ #H @Texreader
#Pantone2025 #YellowJasper @Lauredhel 2w

julieclair Too bad it didn't turn out to be as good as it looked. 🫤 1w

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DebinHawaii

Perfect Storm: A Mystery | Paige Shelton

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#Read2025 #JumpStart2025 #SeriesLove2025

I finished this Friday for #FictionalTraveler January #SomeplaceCold 🧊❄️While it wasn‘t winter in Alaska, there were storms, caves, mine shafts & icehouses that were pretty chilly. This is Book 6 in the Alaska Wild series & while a big plot point was settled & the end was left a bit ambiguous, I‘m hoping the author will continue with this series as I love the characters & the small-town Alaska setting.

DieAReader, Lizpixie, Andrew65, TheSpineView, julieclair

DieAReader 🎉Great! 2w

Tove_Reads Sounds like something I‘ll like to read! 2w

TheSpineView Awesome! 2w

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Andrew65 Excellent 🎉🎉🎉 2w

julieclair So glad you enjoyed it! 2w

Lizpixie Well done👏👏👏 2w

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DebinHawaii

Perfect Storm: A Mystery | Paige Shelton

Joining in #FictionalTraveler with @julieclair & my January #SomeplaceCold pick is set in Alaska. It‘s book #6 in the Alaska Wild mystery series so it will also be a #SeriesLove2025 read too. ❄️ 💙❄️

Andrew65, TheSpineView

BarkingMadRead Ohhhhhh this is fun! 2w

Andrew65 Alaska definitely has the Someplace Cold covered and some, hope you enjoy it. 2w

TheSpineView That looks good. I look forward to the review. 2w

julieclair Ooohhh… that cover! Those tents look sooooo vulnerable. Enjoy! 2w

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