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The Librarians | Sherry Thomas
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I had high hopes for this book, but I‘ve DNF‘d about 40% through. The flashbacks and inner monologue of the four main characters keep pulling me out of the story. The murders are so overlooked/unmentioned that I keep forgetting it a “murder mystery”.😢 I quit when I found myself starting to skim.

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Bookwomble
River of Ink | Edmond Baudoin, Etienne Appert
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Bailedbailed

A graphic history of the development of drawing from prehistory to the present sounded like it was right up my street, but having persevered through 132 pages (58%), I was bored and bailed.

The_Book_Ninja Where‘s @dabbe ? 1 days? She‘s slippin‘ (edited) 2d
dabbe @Bookwomble 🧡💜💛 2d
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Amor4Libros
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Bailedbailed

I felt like I was still reading the first book and kept waiting for something to happen. Gave up at 40%

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thebacklistbook
Blood Vendetta | Stephan M Sechi
Bailedbailed

This one is very slow going. For now it is a bail simply because I'm getting too behind. I will revisit down the road when it is available at my library some day.

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Kar2b
The Bakeshop at Pumpkin and Spice | Donna Kauffman, Allyson Charles, Kate Angell
Bailedbailed

Love the cover, but nothing is happening! I‘m all about love at first sight trope, but this was even too much for me.

Kar2b @dabbe I love those hashtags! 5d
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ImperfectCJ
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Bailedbailed

This is an "it's not you, it's me" DNF. I just don't have the bandwidth to put in the effort on a translated classic right now. I feel mild FOMO, but not enough to change my mind.

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TheBookgeekFrau
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Bailedbailed

After 158 pages of characters moving through molasses, I'm ready to #HailTheBail

64/80

September #DoubleSpin @TheAromaofBooks

#ReadingMyTBR #Reading2025 @DieAReader

DieAReader 👋🏻👋🏻 Better luck with the next book! 1w
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dabbe YES! #betterbooksahead 💜🧡🤎 1w
TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe 🧡💛🧡 1w
TheAromaofBooks At least it's off the list!! 1w
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BookmarkTavern
Booked for Revenge | Karen Rose Smith
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Panpan

Things become complicated for Jazzi when her friend & bookstore co-owner Dawn discovers a violently murdered body after a cooking competition. It‘ll be up to Jazzi to investigate when Dawn‘s mental health nose dives.

This was disappointing. The bookstore didn‘t make nearly as much of an appearance as I wanted, the prose was repetitive & ridiculously over detailed. The solve didn‘t feel well set up. The narrator did a good job though.🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑

julieclair 3 cheers for the narrator! 😆 #BetterBooksAhead , hopefully. 1w
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ElizaMarie
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Bailedbailed

#DNF #July ##BookSpin

I gotta be true to myself - I can‘t read this. It‘s this 1900s murders that just were boring poisons and doesn‘t get enough into the dynamics to make me care about their stories enough. I don‘t want to read this

@TheAromaofBooks

Sparklemn Quit while you‘re ahead! 😀 2w
TheAromaofBooks On to something more interesting!! 2w
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jenniferw88
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Bailedbailed

Not 100% surprised at this.

HeatherBookNerd It‘s a slog! 2w
Eggbeater I read it in high school and thought it was torture. My teacher said parts were supposed to be boring to illustrate the many hours of inactivity on a ship. Like, why would I want to read that? 2w
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