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The King's Ransom: A Novel | Janet Evanovich

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This is book 2. I like this series so far. Highly entertaining.

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Sargar114

Count My Lies | Sophie Stava

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Soft pick for this one. Finished on my way back home from vacation. A slow build (almost too slow) but some fun twists but unlikeable characters which really didn‘t help my buy in on the resolution. A good vacation read, but won‘t stick with me. This was a #bookspin for September (maybe #doublespin, I can‘t remember)

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oddandbookish

The Honeycrisp Orchard Inn: A Novel | Valerie Bowman

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This was a cute romance with all the fall vibes!

This book checked off every box when it came to everything fall related: apple cider donuts, Gilmore Girls, a corn maze, and even a dog named Pumpkin! It also had all the cozy small town vibes with the mom and pop shops. The inn was adorable and so was Aiden‘s house.

Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/review-the-honeycrisp-orchard-inn...

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kspenmoll Gilmore Girls?! 2d

oddandbookish @kspenmoll Yes! The characters go to a drive in where they are playing a Gilmore Girls marathon. 2d

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Lcsmcat

Stalking the Wild Asparagus | John McPhee, Euell Gibbons

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I found this, while full of information, to be dated both in ways of identifying other cultures and in cooking methods. It‘s from 1962 and boiling for hours is his preferred cooking method! I‘m glad I read it, but I think I need photographs and maybe a mentor before I get into foraging. #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

willaful This is a more recent one, though still 20 years out of date I guess! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7648502-the-complete-guide-to-edible-wild-pl...
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Lcsmcat @willaful Thanks. Do you forage? 3d

willaful @Lcsmcat I had both books because I was interested in the idea, but it never really happened. 3d

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Lcsmcat @willaful Same! I‘ve got some other books and I have some knowledge from childhood (who needs to be told how to recognize blackberries or walnuts?) but haven‘t gone beyond that. 3d

CSeydel Boiling for hours?!?! 3d

TheAromaofBooks I quite like this one as it has a lot of color photographs and info. But I definitely recommend trying to find someone in your area who can mentor you a bit, especially on look-alike plants. And like my dad always says, just because it's “edible“ doesn't mean it's “enjoyable“ 😂 But I've wanted to do more foraging ever since I was a kid and read My Side of the Mountain!!

Nature's Garden: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants

Lcsmcat @TheAromaofBooks Your father is a wise man. 😀 And I will check out that book. 2d

TheAromaofBooks The older couple that has helped me a bit with doing some foraging definitely have acquired different tastes than me over the years. But even just the process of it is one of those things that makes you feel connected to generations past. I can remember Grandpa, who grew up very poor in a West Virginian mining town, talking about going out and finding the first “greens“ of the spring - the first fresh produce they had had for months! It's just so⬇ 2d

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) interesting to me what we take for granted - like popping into the grocery store and grabbing a head of lettuce any time we want, even in January! 2d

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Soubhiville

The Swimmers | Julie Otsuka

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This is a strange little book that‘s quite hard to describe. The first part is about the many people who swim regularly at an underground pool. I almost quit here, as I don‘t love the first person plural. But I stuck with it because it is short, and liked the second half much more. It‘s about Alice, one of the swimmers, who develops dementia.

The writing is unique and someone else said it feels distant, I have to agree.

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WildAlaskaBibliophile I love your book stand! 😍 3d

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AlaMich I would never do that with my dog…he‘s an utter fart machine! 👃🤢 (edited) 3d

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Hooked_on_books She‘s American; I don‘t think it‘s a translation (I could of course be wrong). She writes unusual little books that don‘t seem like much in the reading, but I‘ve found they tend to cling to me. 3d

Soubhiville Oh thanks for the correction @Hooked_on_books ! It had the feel of a translated work, and I thought another review said it was. Her style is definitely unique! 2d

Hooked_on_books If I remember right, her book The Buddha in the Attic is told in first person plural. She clearly likes to play with narrative voice! That book is jarring at first, but ultimately it really works. 2d

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Soubhiville Thanks @Hooked_on_books , I put it on my Libby TBR. 2d

Soubhiville @TheAromaofBooks this was my #Bookspin 21h

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bekakins

Kindred | Octavia Butler

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#bookspin #trappedinaspookyhouse #hauntedshelf #screamteam

This was really excellent. Super harrowing & incredibly well executed idea. Highly recommended.

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LeafingThroughLife

Wolf by Wolf | Ryan Graudin

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Graudin imagines a world where the Axis powers won WWII and continued expanding territory. Yael, survivor of concentration camp medical experiments, has a unique opportunity to serve the resistance by racing in the Axis Tour, a motorcycle race from Germany to Japan, the victor of which will meet Hitler himself. Action packed, filled with moral quandaries and a near romance, this is excellent alternate history. Getting right into #2 in the duology!

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staci.reads

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War | Erik Larson

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6 months later, I have finished April's #Bookspin🤦‍♀️. This is the 2nd book I have tandem-read with my husband, but it will be the last chunkster we read together. The infrequently with which he is willing to sit down and read with me dragged this one out way too long. We'll be sticking with short ones from now on 😂. I enjoy Erik Larson's books, but this one was a bit drawn out for me. Too much minutiae, but still a solid pick. @TheAromaofBooks

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mrp27

Shady Hollow | Juneau Black

October #bookspin

Not the easiest picture to read but I just realized today I never posted my list. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Anyway, Shady Hollow is the pick for the month.

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