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The Good Part | Sophie Cousens

Here we go! April‘s #bookspin and #doublespin picks!

Thank you so much for hosting, @TheAromaofBooks 📚

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Enjoy!! 2d

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Kristelh

The Ministry of Time: A Novel | Kaliane Bradley

#april #bookspinbingo #bookspin #doublespin

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TieDyeDude

Recursion | Blake Crouch

Began the month with a strong start, but the last few reads have been a little disappointing. We'll see what April and BookSpin brings 😁

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monalyisha

The Unmaking of June Farrow | Adrienne Young

so-so

Quite possibly the most three-star book I‘ve ever read. 😅

Too many small details, which I normally don‘t mind, but it doesn‘t feel like they add anything (e.g. “I dropped the keys into the bowl on the table”; “I slid the bin from the shelf and lowered it to the ground”; “I pulled onto the shoulder…sliding the gear into park”; “I opened the door, getting out of the truck”, “I reached out…I pushed it open…My eyes widened,” etc).👇🏻

monalyisha 1/5: It could be the first person, present tense POV that doesn‘t work for me. At times, Young‘s writing style feels almost akin to a step-by-step instruction manual. I understand the choice. Each small action makes June feel real; it‘s basically a granularly-written, authorial mindfulness practice — an attempt to ground June in the moment, *whenever* that moment is. Still, it‘s grating. 4d

monalyisha 2/5: And…I‘m not fully convinced it‘s a stylistic choice and not just how Young always writes. It‘s fitting that what doesn‘t work for June is timing & tense; that‘s exactly what doesn‘t work for me about the whole novel. 4d

monalyisha 3/5: At the same time, if we‘re talking about living two lives, June‘s seems like one I *could* live. 4d

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monalyisha 4/5: Her blonde hair (check), her green dress (check), the abalone shell that holds her rings (consistent with my aesthetic sensibilities); her farm (a buried wish, to lead a simpler and more rural existence — one that our capitalist society and financial reality will never let me lead); her child (a sweet choice I did not make but conceivably could have) — not to mention her hunky Irish husband (yes, please). (edited) 4d

monalyisha 5/5: So, I can‘t hate the book entirely. There‘s a lot to feel sentimental and tender about. 4d

monalyisha Things I‘d like to have learned more about: 1. the origin of the curse, & 2. Birdie‘s life. June fights so hard to give Annie a life that doesn‘t disintegrate & unravel. What does she do with it? All we really know is that she ends up as June‘s parental figure & that she had a husband at some point. I need *more.* And, to be honest, I would have preferred more closure for Mason. “He fell in love with an intern” doesn‘t quite cut it. Why an intern? 4d

cariashley Such a great review, you nailed so many of my issues/questions with this one! 4d

monalyisha @cariashley Thank you! I was *scouring* reviews trying to determine if anyone else felt like I did and coming up wanting. 😅 So, your comment is both validating and appreciated! 4d

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Cortg

Tales from the Cafe: Before the Coffee Gets Cold | Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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Heartwarming stories aren‘t normally my jam but toss them in with time travel, and a coffee shop in Japan and I‘m in! I‘m not 100% sure I‘ll keep going with the others in the series but I have enjoyed the first two books.

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Super_Jane

An Argumentation of Historians: The Chronicles of St. Mary's Book Nine | Jodi Taylor

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4/5 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

#historical #sciencefiction #timetravel

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BookmarkTavern

The In-Between Bookstore | Edward Underhill

so-so

Darby returns to his small home town after losing his job. When he stumbles into the local bookstore & finds his younger self, he‘s forced to confront old choices & who he‘s become now.

I liked this liminal bookstore where Darby interacts w/ himself before he‘s come to terms w/ his identity, & “what would you tell your younger self”, but almost nothing else happens in this book.😅 Good characters, interesting relationships, but so slow.🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

BookmarkTavern #TransRightsReadathon #LGBTQIA2025 a surprise or twist ending @Kenyazero (edited) 1w

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VanessaCW

The Frozen People: An Ali Dawson Mystery | Elly Griffiths

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I very much enjoyed this one. It‘s very different to the author‘s Ruth Galloway Mysteries. If you enjoy mysteries and time travel stories, you‘ll love The Frozen People. Quite clever with some interesting characters and a humorous vibe. I‘m looking forward to book two!

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julesG

Love and Other Paradoxes: A Novel | Catriona Silvey

so-so

Joe aspires to be a poet, but has yet to write a poem he truly likes. When he meets Esi his luck is about to turn. Esi is a time-traveller from the future. She jumped on an opportunity to see the famous poet Joseph Greene during his lifetime to make changes to her own past. But to be able to make those changes to her past, she has to help Joe fall in love with his muse Diana.

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#NetGalley #ARC #MountARC

julesG I had trouble getting into the story, mainly because the first half of the book had chapter breaks in the middle of dialogues and felt disjointed to me. The second half of the story, when the "changing Esi's past" part gets a bit more traction was more interesting.

This is more magical realism than sci-fi. There are a few explanations for the time-travel, but Esi could have easily said she touched a wall and now she's in Cambridge in 2004.
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