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BookBr
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Pickpick

This was such a good read, raw and searching, solid and seeing, compelling and quiet. It is storytelling in the most real sense of that term, like a history being imparted rather than a novel being written. And I guess it is, for all that the characters are fictional, their stories have real cousins out there that also need to be heard. I was deeply affected by the characters and the journeys they each traveled in order to find home.

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BookBr
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I feel like the tone of this will be markedly different than my previous couple of reads, but I expect it will be a good one…

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TheKidUpstairs
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"You know what I like to imagine? I like to imagine the streets lined with all earth's fallen women. Everyone else having to pick their way through the streets, stepping over them. That would be some kind of justice, wouldn't it? All those women blocking the path of the sanctimonious bastards who knocked them down. And there would be a lot of us."

Another #CanLit read for #FoodandLit ??

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Blueberry
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CuriousG I loved this book even though it ripped my heart out. One of my god-daughters actually got to read it as part of her grade 11 English course which I think is wonderful, but the teacher had very difficult daily discussions/topics to manage. I'm glad that didn't scare them away from this though. 2mo
Eggs 💔😔 2mo
Blueberry Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese is also a good but heartbreaking story about residential schools. 2mo
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xicanti
The Winter Knight | Jes Battis
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I finally got some outdoor reading time today, but then a hailstorm moved in. Blah.

THE WINTER KNIGHT is the last Canada Reads Longlist title in my queue. Arthurian stuff is a hard sell for me, but I think I might love this one. It‘s all character work and everyday mythology and Vancouver, with great vibes. Not at all the “epic poetry, but make it EDGY (sans actual epic poetry)” feel I somehow expected from it. #gaymay

peanutnine I love that mug! 6mo
xicanti @peanutnine it‘s my favourite! The design is by Coast Salish artist Simone Diamond. I have it as a snack bowl and a plate, too. 6mo
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xicanti
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I stopped in at Toys R Us today and was delighted to find they‘ve expanded their books selection to include lots of material for older teenagers and adults! Some of the genre divisions don‘t make sense (for example, there‘s a weird amount of non-romance on the romance shelf), but whoever their purchaser is brought a lot of diverse books into the fold alongside the uber-popular stuff like Brandon Sanderson and Sarah J. Maas.

Aimeesue That‘s quite a mix! 8mo
xicanti @Aimeesue I hope it does well! They‘ve got a vinyl section now, too. 8mo
Aimeesue @xicanti Oh wow! Glad they‘re expanding their wares. I would‘ve passed up the toys for this section when I was a kid 😃 8mo
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LiteraryHoarderPenny
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Pickpick

Excellent once again from Christine Higdon! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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LiteraryHoarderPenny
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This has been a wonderful book to close out my 2023 reading.

TheKidUpstairs Thank you for reminding how badly I wanted to read this one! 11mo
LiteraryHoarderPenny @TheKidUpstairs 👍👍😁 of course! 😁😁 11mo
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LiteraryHoarderPenny
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These are all the Canadian books I bought (or were sent to me) in 2023 that I haven‘t read yet. I plan on reading more from my shelves this year (I‘ll try!!) and I‘m looking forward to reading these in particular. Cut off from the picture is Tomson Highway‘s Kiss of the Fur Queen. #CanLit @Lindy

Lindy The only one in that stack that I have read is the Broken Heart of Winter. I liked it! And I‘ve been thinking of it since moving to Victoria because the MC lives here & works in a bakery. There are so many great bakeries in this city! 11mo
LiteraryHoarderPenny @Lindy love it!! Glad to see your settling in so nicely. I really love Victoria! 11mo
Lindy @LiteraryHoarderPenny It really is beautiful here ☺️ 11mo
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BookmarkTavern
The Winter Knight | Jes Battis
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Mehso-so

Myths can be rewritten. As Wayne learns when a mysterious force begins killing off modern knights. He must work with a Valkyrie, a monster, and a rune smith to stop it.

This was a really interesting twist on Arthurian legend! Urban fantasy & a diverse cast, which I loved. Really loose world building, a too quick romance, & pacing that was all over the place, which I enjoyed less. But once I got to the last 1/4 I was in! 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑

BookmarkTavern #NetFalley , Your Fave Genre 12mo
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