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My January 2025 #Bookspin and #Doublespin wintery picks are done and dusted.
Both were solid reads that made the cold and snow characters in the stories.
Neither knocked my socks off but I enjoyed reading both.
The tagged book was a #netgalley arc, so thanks to them for giving me a copy of the book for an honest review.
That‘s 2 more stripes on Rebecca my knitted #ReadingSnake (horror and thriller)

This was okay. My #bookspin for January @TheAromaofBooks

Evie has realized how strong and badass she is. I loved the deeper dive into the characters and the themes of family, friendship and magic. This was my #BookSpin book.

#BookSpinBingo #LitsyAtoZ author #LetterM #Roll100 #SeriesLove2025

How in the halibut are we halfway through January already ...

#bookspinbingo #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

#Bookspin @TheAromaofBooks
I really enjoyed this and found myself yearning for my youth also in the 80‘s. The music, the fashion, life without phones and freedom to roam around the bush and neighbourhoods. I also remember that feeling of dread at trying to avoid certain kids who were mean and relentless.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#LitsyAtoZ @Texreader Letter D

Every time I start getting a bit bored, it brings me back in. I‘m really growing to love this series.

#ReadYourKindle #Bookspin

Wow. Very Very sciency so a slow read for me but oh so interesting.

It's the story of an eco activist who, as usual, gets labeled terrorist as he takes on corporate entities who are knowingly polluting the waters in and around Boston.

The real heart-stopping action isn't until the last third or so of the book, but well worth the wait.

#Bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

Got off to a rolling start with #bookspin for the year by bailing out of this book (and so also the series) after only 60 pages. So much multi POV angst and so little action. I read YA because it tends to hook me sooner and read faster but this was not doing the job. I‘m sad the second book didn‘t live up to the promise of The Beautiful, but other than that, I think I‘m good with moving on from this series.

I liked this, it provided the sense of war for 1937 Chinese students searching safety in the interior of their country while invaded by Japan. I‘m fascinated by Chinese lores so the effort to save volumes of legendary tales fascinated me. The touch of magical realism brought those lores to life. …That said, the storytelling was a bit simplistic for the horrors of war.

Jan #BookSpin Cat:Across an Ocean @TheAromaofBooks

I can see what the hype was all about with this book. This was a great re-imagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, but through Jim's point-of-view. Though this book was listed under humor, I didn't find funny. It was more tragic than anything else. What Jim and other slaves went through was just horrible. However, I loved Jim's determination to save his family. I give it 4 ⭐️.

#bookspin #3 #bookspinbingo