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LeafingThroughLife
Hang the Moon | Jeannette Walls
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Pickpick

Packed with action and more family secrets than you can shake a stick at, this story of one family who benevolently rules their Virginia county during Prohibition is hard to put down. The story follows youngest daughter Sallie as she navigates the many twists and turns of her own family tree to ascend to the “throne” of her father, the Duke, who is nothing if not local royalty. (1/2)

LeafingThroughLife This rollicking historical novel was entertaining as it unfolded but has a soap opera quality to it that makes it a bit forgettable once the last page is turned. A soft pick. (2/2) 3d
ferskner The fact that this was based on the Tudors was what made it for me! 3d
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Lcsmcat
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Mehso-so

I bought this when we were in Shenandoah Nat‘l Park. It reads like a thesis or dissertation that was “rewritten” to be a book. It has a very academic feel which detracts from he pathos I think was her goal. She claims to want to present the people‘s “own voices” but then interrupts them to insert her interpretation. And giving the letters without their replies only tells at best half of the story. Disappointing.

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Lcsmcat
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I picked this up when we were in Shenandoah National Park last month. It‘s about time I read it. 😀

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Bookwormjillk
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#ThematicCozies #July

There‘s a big fair in town and of course Meg is in charge of almost everything and trying to solve a murder and poultry theft at the same time. These books make no sense but are still fun to read.

julieclair Donna Andrews is a hoot! 1mo
AnnCrystal 🤩🌱💝. 1mo
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Bookwormjillk
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I‘m actually sitting outside reading and I‘m not sweating or being attacked by bugs!

TheBookHippie 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 1mo
kspenmoll Utterly amazing isn‘t it!!!! What a gift! 💝 1mo
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Kboltz
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Love every Trigiani book and this one set in Appalachia is a good one. I just always love her main females, Ave Marie Mulligan, love her family and friend dynamics in her books. Her characters say it like it is. These are always a comfort read for me.

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Branwen
Gay the Pray Away | Natalie Naudus
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HAPPY PRIDE MONTH LITSY FAMILY!!! ❤️🧡💛💚🩵💜🩷

2025 has been a rough year so far for the queer community, so we have to make sure this year's Pride Month is filled with joy, resistance, and of course - great books! ☺️💕 Here are the queer books that I'm starting the month off with!

Does anyone else have any fun books lined up for Pride Month?

Ruthiella Quite coincidentally, I will be reading this book which seems to be a trans coming out story 3mo
Scochrane26 Also coincidentally, I‘m reading Middlesex right now. And just finished The Bones Beneath My Skin by TJ Klune, a sci-fi with a gay romance. 3mo
dabbe HPM! 🌈 3mo
Branwen @dabbe And same to you, friend! 💕 @Ruthiella Oooooh! I have not heard of that one! I'll have to check it out! I can't wait to hear what you think about it! ☺️ @Scochrane26 OMG what did you think the TJ Klune book? I absolutely loved it! Artemis Darth Vader was so adorable! 🥰 3mo
Scochrane26 @Branwen I have loved all of Klune‘s books that I‘ve read. Both my friend & I liked this one—I‘m not a big sci-fi fan but loved Artemis & the whole story. He has a way of writing adorable kids & funny combined with emotional stories. 3mo
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vivastory
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes | Clay McLeod Chapman
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My sixth selection for #2025bestreads is the most unhinged horror book that I have read so far this year. This book has a very important message one that seems that to have been missed as it is currently sitting at 3.38 on Good Reads. This is is Chapman's boldest book to date. Old school Stephen King for our current dysfunctional era.

TrishB Added to my list! 3mo
Reggie I got to page like 70 something but was like okay I don‘t think we need a 10 page fight between him and his mom. lol it just got on my nerves. I will try again. 3mo
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MeganAnn
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My April #roll11 read was this delightful cozy mystery.
Jane is the manager of Storyton Hall, a bookish resort set in rural Virginia. To bring more business to the hotel, she plans a Murder & Mayhem retreat themed around murder mystery books. Of course one of the guests turns up dead in his room & she must figure out why.

Jane‘s aunt & uncle have a secret legacy that I found added a lot to the story once it was revealed to Jane. ⬇️

MeganAnn I also found the supporting characters to be a lot of fun including her twin sons who of course run around getting into everything, her friends from town, and the resort staff. I‘ll definitely pick up the rest of the series at some point as I‘m looking forward to seeing where it goes next. 4⭐️ 4mo
PuddleJumper ❤️❤️ 4mo
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DimeryRene
Wake Up and Open Your Eyes | Clay McLeod Chapman
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This is a wild book! I think it accomplished exactly what it set out to do. We follow a family of four as each succumbs to far right wind propaganda in different ways: news, wellness, internet chatrooms, technology. Each turns into a monster/zombie literally possessed by conservative ideology. Very violent, hints of bird box and the purge.