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Kenyazero
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Linus and Arthur‘s family continues to grow and strengthen in the face of oppression. This was just as corny, playful, sweet, laugh-out-loud, and heartwarming as the first book. The afterward was beautiful and made me cry a bit for various reasons. #LGBTQIA #Adoption

Kenyazero Used for #GottaCatchEmAll Dhelmise: set on an island @puddlejumper; and #OwlHouseReadathon Camila: an optimistic catchphrase 14h
PuddleJumper ❤️❤️ 10h
nanuska_153 Oh I didn't know THITCS had a sequel, I bought Under the Whispering Door but sounds like it's not really related 7h
SpeculativeFemale This is on my wish list right now! I've loved everything of his I've read so far! 6h
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lil1inblue
A Little Ray of Sunshine | Kristan Higgins
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Web photo because cats never cooperate with the camera. 😹😹😹

#haikuhive #haikuaday

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LapReader
The Buffalo Soldier | Chris Bohjalian
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Got these from the nearby book swap a little while back.

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Kristy_K
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An important read. Asgarian primarily focuses on the tragic story of six adopted children who were killed in a murder/suicide when their parents intentionally drove off the road in 2018, but she also zooms out to take a look at the broken foster care and child protection services systems in America. Truly heartbreaking.

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rebcamuse
Run | Ann Patchett
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While slow in places, this is a very beautiful book, reminiscent in ways of Agee's A Death in the Family--not in terms of the story, but in the way it reveals so many characters. I love that Patchett doesn't resort to chapters headed by the characters' names but just shifts seamlessly through the hearts and minds of the different family members.

CarolynM ❤️ My favourite Patchett 3w
rebcamuse @CarolynM really! That‘s so great to hear. I live in Boston, so I loved the local reference. Bel Canto is probably my favorite, although I loved The Dutch House. She‘s such a good writer. 3w
JuniperWilde @rebcamuse I have not read Bel Canto. I loved her non-fiction essays about marriage. And was not a fan of her most recent book. 3w
JuniperWilde I‘ve owned BC for a long time but this reminds me to read it. 3w
rebcamuse @JuniperWilde I haven‘t read Tom Lake yet, but I‘ve otherwise liked/loved everything I‘ve read of hers-both fiction and non. 3w
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Cuilin
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#CharacterCharm @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

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I don‘t like the tag line on this “the poignant true story of a mother and the son she had to give away” because she didn‘t give him away, he was taken from her.

Eggs Heartbreaking 😢 But it was an apparently quite common practice in those decades💔 1mo
Cuilin @Eggs yes it‘s certainly heartbreaking 💔 1mo
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Rissreadswithcats
Searching for Charmian | Suzanne Chick
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After @MrsMalaprop review I listened to this. What a fascinating family. The writer Suzanne Chick finds out in her 40‘s that her mother is a famous Australian author. This is the story of that journey. I then watched her daughter Gina Chick find out who her grandfather was on the Australian series Who do you think you are. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #oznonfiction

MrsMalaprop Yay! Glad you saw the Who Do You Think You Are too! 2mo
Rissreadswithcats @MrsMalaprop I couldn‘t wait to start it! 2mo
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PurpleyPumpkin
Pigs in Heaven: Novel, A | Barbara Kingsolver
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I started reading this in 2023 but just finished it today. 😅 I even had a second cuppa this AM! (Very rare, I usually only have 1 in the morning, but it was so beautiful out and I wanted to nestle in with my book and coffee.) Glad I returned to the story of Taylor and Turtle who deserve all the happiness! 4/5⭐️
#100DayProject2025 Book 6/50
(July 11, 2025)

CBee I love these books!! Might have to revisit ♥️ 2mo
PurpleyPumpkin @CBee 👍🏽😉💜 2mo
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Jeg
Searching for Charmian | Suzanne Chick
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It‘s been a while since I enjoyed a book as much as I did this one. It‘s set me off researching other books. Watching Gina Chick on Who Do You Think You are and filling in the pieces not available to Suzanne when she wrote this book 30 years ago. How much we inherit and how much is environmental and then comes the choices we make. So interesting. Loved loved loved it.

Rissreadswithcats I‘m listening to this now and loving it! 2mo
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