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Verity | Colleen Hoover

so-so

Is #SmuttyThrillers a thing???!!? Im not sure how to review this book. #UnpopularOpinion
Twisted,tawdry & diabolical ~ it just didn‘t work for me.

Laughterhp I‘ve not read this one, but I feel like people are obsessed with this one. I don‘t think I‘ve ever read a smutty thriller lol. 3y

Kshakal One of my book clubs picked this one for February… I am so excited to read it! 3y

TrishB It shall remain on the kindle a bit longer! 3y

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Cinfhen I think I‘ve just read to many TWISTED thrillers to really get excited by them any longer @TrishB @Kshakal @Laughterhp I just don‘t enjoy the SHOCK element - it makes my eyes roll 🙄 and I just felt like the words fuck, cock, wet, tongue were a little excessive 😉 3y

TrishB Ha ha! I‘ll remember that for when I need the smutty thriller! 3y

Laughterhp Oh, I agree. I‘m pretty over thrillers at this point. And yeah, that seems like pretty vulgar language for a thriller. 3y

BarbaraBB Ha ha 😀 3y

squirrelbrain Eewww at the nasty, bad words! 3y

Kshakal @Cinfhen well those words are going to raise some eyebrows at my book club!! Lol! 3y

BookBosomed1 This is definitely erotica thriller. I grow tired of the woman vs woman bc of a man trope in thrillers. 3y

Cinfhen Hahaha @Kshakal I‘d like to be a fly on the wall for your bookclub discussion ♥️agreed @BookBosomed1 it‘s disappointing to see women “fighting” over a man but apparently Jeremy has a great skill set 😆Those words don‘t necessarily bother me @squirrelbrain @Laughterhp @BarbaraBB @TrishB I just wasn‘t expecting that kind of language in my thriller 3y

Cinfhen Forgot to add this is my #pop22 #ABookYouKnowNothingAbout (clearly) 😁 @BarbaraBB @Laughterhp @Megabooks @KarenUK @jenniferw88 @4thhouseontheleft @Kalalalatja @RaeLovesToRead @Cortg 3y

Cinfhen And I have to remember that term erotica thriller @BookBosomed1 much classier sounding 😄❣️ 3y

BookBosomed1 @Cinfhen 🤣🤣 3y

Cortg I‘ve never read Colleen Hoover. I‘m always thinking I want to read the next big psychological thriller but I‘m always disappointed when I finish. I‘m trying not to gravitate towards them because they‘re just not my genre. 🤔 3y

Cinfhen So this was my second or third book by CoHo @Cortg and I‘m 💯 sure she‘s not the author for me!!!! 3y

britt_brooke @Cinfhen Boooo! This one was not my fave, but I do like Coleen Hoover. Verity is a vast departure from her norm. She doesn‘t usually do thrillers, but mostly dramatic romance-y stuff. Btw, I *just* finished her new one so expect a tag like tomorrow. 😂😂 3y

Cinfhen I know she‘s beloved by many but romance-y drama is a hard sell for me @britt_brooke but I‘m happy you enjoy her books!! That‘s the beauty of readers and books, there‘s something for everyone 😁 3y

britt_brooke @Cinfhen For sure! 3y

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Cinfhen

Verity | Colleen Hoover

Skimming through my #Kindle and this book caught my eye. I bought it on a whim when it was a #KindleDeal 🙃#pop22 #ABookYouKnowNothingAbout It‘s good!!

Booksarelifeaddict I read this book a few years ago and it‘s still one of my favorites 3y

Cinfhen It has the right amount of creepiness for me @Booksarelifeaddict I prefer psychological thrillers that make me feel uncomfortable 😳 3y

Booksarelifeaddict @Cinfhen same lol 3y

TrishB This has been on my kindle for a while! I‘ll await your review. 3y

Cathythoughts Another gorgeous picture 😍 3y

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Cinfhen

A Tale of Two Omars: A Memoir of Family, Revolution, and Coming Out During the Arab Spring | Omar Sharif

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I‘m not sure what I was expecting but this memoir was full of surprises. Omar Sharif Jr reflects on growing up as the grandson of iconic Egyptian film star Omar Sharif while also being raised by his maternal Jewish grandparents, both of whom were Holocaust survivors. Raised in Montreal, Sharif (half Muslim) attended Jewish Day school, had a Bar Mitzvah, affectionately called his grandparents Bubbi & Zaide and hid from EVERYONE that he was gay.👇🏼

Cinfhen This is his coming out story, as well as a love letter to Egypt, where he is no longer allowed to visit for fear of retribution for his homosexuality. Sharif lays bare some terrifying situations he found himself in, his road to becoming an activist, the backlash he received from both the gay & straight communities and how he found his personal freedom. 3y

Cinfhen #ReadingAfrica22 #FoodAndLit #Egypt #Booked2022 #ComingOutStory
#NF22 #Outcast
#Pop22 #ABookYouKnowNothingAbout @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft @Butterfinger @Texreader @Catsandbooks @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Megabooks @KarenUK @Cortg @RaeLovesToRead @jenniferw88 @Laughterhp 3y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Not a memoir I would have thought twice about…but the content sounds great. Stacking. 3y

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Cinfhen The writing is pretty average but the story is pretty remarkable. Such a blending of cultures and identities @Riveted_Reader_Melissa 3y

Megabooks Not sure if I‘m up for more memoirs, but this sounds interesting! 3y

Cortg Ooh! I put this on my TBR recently. Love a good memoir story. 3y

Cinfhen It was just okay @Megabooks I found it very interesting that he was raised in an Orthodox religious community given his other family background. You can wait for a rainy day to pick this up. It was short though and there was some really crazzzy stuff that happens to him. He becomes a personal assistant to a Saudi sheik and that part was pretty lascivious 3y

Cinfhen It‘s just a very unusual set of identities that OSJ deals with @Cortg and that does make for a good story 3y

BarbaraBB All those prompts! Well done 👌🏽 3y

Cinfhen Totally worth it for all the challenge prompts @BarbaraBB 😂😂 3y

Cinfhen Although his Egypt involves palaces, yachts, cooks, drivers, swimming pools and private planes @BarbaraBB not the most realistic view of Africa 3y

BarbaraBB Omar‘s reality 😜 3y

Butterfinger Wow! I need to read this book. 3y

Librarybelle Wow! I had not even heard of this one! 3y

BarbaraTheBibliophage Glad to know this one is worth the time! 3y

Smrloomis Wow, totally missed this! Glad you posted it here 😊 3y

Cinfhen I‘ll be curious to hear your thoughts if you get to it @Smrloomis I found it while searching for a book about Egypt @Librarybelle @Butterfinger although I didn‘t learn too much about the country I did appreciate hearing Omar‘s story @BarbaraTheBibliophage 3y

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Megabooks

Edge Case | Yz Chin

so-so

A random find at the BN sale, this story about a married Malaysian couple navigating the tech world in NYC wasn‘t what I expected.

Edwina came home from work one day to find her husband had packed up and left. As she searches for him, she writes an unnamed therapist trying to deal with her mother issues, green card/work problems, AND retrace why Marlin left.

The idea of the book is interesting but the execution is just so-so.

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Megabooks #ABookYouKnowNothingAbout #pop22 @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen @KarenUK @Kalalalatja @Cortg @RaeLovesToRead @Laughterhp @4thhouseontheleft I think that‘s everyone. 🤔 Still getting used to tagging everyone again! 3y

Cinfhen I had an ARC for this book / it wasn‘t a pick for me either 3y

BarbaraBB It was a long time ago you needed to tag us for pop21. You probably finfished that challenge in March 21 😉😘 3y

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Megabooks @Cinfhen yeah, it was just okay. The pieces were there but the assembly was off. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3y

Megabooks @BarbaraBB truth! 💜 we‘ll see about when I finish. I‘m trying to read less this year. I don‘t think I can top 2021! 3y

BarbaraBB I wouldn‘t even try! Just read as much as you like! 3y

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KarenUK

The Women I Love: A Novel | Francesco Pacifico

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#pop22 #abookyouknownothingabout

I seem to be on a roll with Italian novels! Such great writing. It‘s got a very meta/ post-modern style… the main character being an author writing a novel, that is THIS novel. It could have been really pretentious yet the definitely unreliable narrator, manages to be just self-aware and honest enough, to remain compelling. (Continued in the comments….)

Megabooks, Cinfhen, Cortg, Laughterhp, alisiakae, BarbaraBB, RaeLovesToRead

KarenUK Each of the five sections focus on significant women in his life - His on-and-off-again lover, his wife, his sister, his sister-in-law and his mother. And these women just come alive off the page, so vibrant and fascinating, so his toxic masculinity is over-shadowed. Whilst plot is scarce, the writing is so gorgeous, I couldn‘t stop reading….Loved it! (edited) 3y

Cinfhen Sounds fabulous 🙌🏻♥️ 3y

Megabooks Interesting! 3y

KarenUK @Cinfhen @megabooks It was one of those randomly picked galleys that ended up being awesome! ☺️ (edited) 3y

Cortg Nice! You‘ll have #pop22 done before you know it at this rate! 🙌🏼 3y

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IndoorDame

Jane, the Fox and Me | Fanny Britt, Isabelle Arsenault

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An excellent YA graphic novel about experiencing the cruelty other children and becoming capable of, and overcoming that. #Booked2022 #SetInACanadianProvince #PopSugar2022 #ABookYouKnowNothingAbout #Pantone2022 #FragileSprout #WinterGames2022 #TeamGameSleighers

BarbaraTheBibliophage, Clwojick, StayCurious, alisiakae

BarbaraTheBibliophage Aww. Sounds good!! 3y

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Cinfhen

The Far Euphrates | Aryeh Lev Stollman

Mary, the 83 year old woman whom I volunteered with at the bookshop this morning insisted I MUST read this book. I literally have NO IDEA what it‘s about and now I own it. Will use it for #pop22 #ABookYouKnowNothingAbout 😉

BarbaraBB Intriguing! 3y

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