Litsy

#bannedbooksunday book #2 is "A Stolen Life" by Jaycee Dugard. This book was banned due to references to drugs, smoking and alcohol, offensive language, sexually explicit content and being deemed "unsuitable" for the age group, as well as "adopting, supporting or promoting gender fluidity".

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I didn‘t know this was banned! 1d

AprilMae @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I got a list from the Kurt Vonnegut Musems website and it had it on there so I did some more research and yeah, banned. I don't think any books should be banned but way to silence a victim trying to tell their story. 1d

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Binding 13: Epic, Emotional and Addictive Romance from the TikTok Phenomenon | Chloe Walsh

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Unexpectedly addictive!
Hadn‘t heard anything about this,just saw it had high reviews on Amazon. The first few chapters I immediately thought this was for a younger audience, Literally couldn‘t put it down 😅&what a cliff hanger , you can‘t not start the next book! Very clever Chloe Walsh.
Cute but complicated high school relationship with some very serious topics of DV,neglect,traumatising bullying and bulldozer hormones with added Irish banter.

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Geemom1118

Those Girls: A Novel | Chevy Stevens

Just finished a book that ripped my heart out and had me in tears so I need to change it up a bit to recover. Chevy Steven‘s has given me solid books before and I have no doubt this one will be the same. #6of2025

Octoberwoman I loved this! 1w

Geemom1118 @Octoberwoman Good to know, thanks! 😁 1w

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Counting the Cost | Jill Duggar

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I‘m on a big biography kick right now, clearly. This was a really interesting read. I‘m really enjoying being able to hear things put in the words of the people who were the most effected. It was a bit distressing to hear how thoroughly the tv industry failed the Dugger kids, long past when they could reasonably be called kids, and in new and wild ways from how it fails most child actors.

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maddie0518

Binding 13: Epic, Emotional and Addictive Romance from the TikTok Phenomenon | Chloe Walsh

9.5/10

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A Thousand Perfect Notes | C. G. Drews

Beautifully written and heart-wrenching to read.

#snowflake #snowflakes #papersnowflakes

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JamieArc

Castle | J. Robert Lennon

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This was my first from @Billypar #ALSpine list and it was a great first read of 2025. I won‘t say much about it. Knowing less going in is more. Really atmospheric modern gothic psychological thriller. Foreboding and tension. The story unfurls in a masterful way. At halfway through I couldn‘t put it down. This book is about a lot of interesting things and makes you think but that would give some things away. Check Vinny‘s great review for more!

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JamieArc Check trigger warnings if you have any. This story gets a bit dark. 3w

JamieArc Photo of mine taken at Musée d‘Orsay because I love it ? 3w

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BarbaraBB I loved this one too. So atmospheric! 3w

JamieArc @BkClubCare Thanks! 3w

JamieArc @BarbaraBB I do love an atmospheric read! 3w

Billypar It sounds like you liked it as much as I did! 🙂 Definitely one to go in blind on. Which is true for me and Tom Lake - for all the attention it got, I realized I actually knew zero about the plot. I just started it today after finishing a holdover from 2024, but I'm already hooked. 3w

Billypar If you're interested, below is the podcast episode with Lennon that first introduced me to him. @BarbaraBB I can't remember if I already shared this with you? https://open.spotify.com/episode/4G0fISU2x6iD8h0V7M0asn?si=zg2puYAgSLaD2rreu8q_a... 3w

JamieArc @Billypar Thanks - I‘ll check it out. I‘m from Michigan and Tom Lake reps MI well. I vacation where it takes place and that‘s probably part of why I liked it. Glad you are liking it too! I hadn‘t heard of Lennon and probably wouldn‘t have read this, so I‘m really glad it was on your list. I plan to read more so if you or @BarbaraBB have recs, send them my way! 3w

BarbaraBB @Billypar No you didn‘t. Thank you so much, I will certainly listen to it. 3w

BarbaraBB Jamie, I loved the tagged one and it made me want to read all of his backlist. All his books are completely different but you can‘t go wrong I think .

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Billypar I also read Subdivision first, and it's the only other one I've read so far, but I certainly plan to read more. It is a very different novel, but I liked it even more than Castle (it's even stranger if you can believe that, lol). 3w

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JamieArc

Castle | J. Robert Lennon