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Tamra
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Not forgettable! I‘m very surprised this held my attention given it revolves around the mermaid myth, but it did. The narration was terrific and I‘m sure made all the difference. 🧜🏾‍♀️

It could have used less sex and more plot so I‘d say it‘s a slight pick. Definitely evocative of the islands & culture.

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bcncookbookclub
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Today is a rainy day in Barcelona, we hope for the whole weekend, and I am wondering what kind of books would be perfect for this...
Look at these suggestions to get some inspiration...
and let we know what about if you did read some of them.

☔️From Popsugar, https://www.popsugar.com/love/books-rainy-day-42466035

☔️from Zeezest, https://zeezest.com/culture/15-books-to-read-on-a-rainy-afternoon-zee-zest-3902h...

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Ruthiella I think ANY book is perfect to read on a rainy day, as long as the reader is comfortable and dry inside! 😃 ☔️ 2mo
TheBookHippie Poetry ♥️ 2mo
bcncookbookclub @Ruthiella Totally agree! 1mo
bcncookbookclub @TheBookHippie This is ways lovely! 1mo
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SaunteringVaguelyDownwards
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I never thought I would find a children's book that used the magical realism style, but Medina pulls it off in this book! Probably best for stronger readers with good imaginations - the imagery of her language is enchanting.

#MiddleGradeMonday @Karisimo

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Liz_M
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August #BookSpinBingo! #Spin is also my choice for #Jamaica for #FoodandLit, so that's convenient.

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vlwelser
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Pickpick

This caught my attention because the Europa edition cover is beautiful IMO. That is not what I have here. But I am so interested in the mermaid myths that turn up in various cultures across the world. This one is lovely. And an audiobook read with a Caribbean accent? Yes, please!

5feet.of.fury Loved this one. 🧜🏽‍♀️ 6mo
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Liz_M
Beka Lamb | Zee Edgell
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Pickpick

Beka reflects on the tumultuous past few months, beginning with her failure to pass the term, on her penchant for lying, the stories of “befo time” and political unrest, her great-gran‘s death and wake, a hurricane, and most troubling, the gulf widening between them as Troycie‘s inability to cope with ruinous events causes a breakdown. Beka‘s intelligence and contrariness see her (and the reader) through what could have been just a miserable tale.

Liz_M 3⭐ #Belize 10mo
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Liz_M
Beka Lamb | Zee Edgell
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#WeeklyReport

Starting the year off a little slowly, only reading these two books. And I haven't finished anything recently.

BarbaraBB 2666 will take you a while! 10mo
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DebinHawaii
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#NewYearNewBooks

#ShipsOrSailing A favorite foodie travel book where a woman & her husband sail around the Caribbean. ⛵️🌴🥭

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty ⛵️ 10mo
Eggs The Caribbean is so enchanting it‘s surreal🥰🩵☺️ 10mo
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A Small Place | Jamaica Kincaid
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This author is very angry, and I felt chastised! First among various reasons for being a tourist! It should be required reading for anyone vacationing in the Caribbean, where the tourists have plenty and the locals do not. Take for instance, water. Tourists can swim in it, and then bathe in it, and drink as much as they like. But many islands have no water source so the locals have to conserve every last drop. From there, the author delves ⬇️

Texreader into how the residents of #Antigua came to live there—slave ships, and the dire faults in the English empire. It‘s a tongue-lashing for sure. #readingtheAmericas @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB 12mo
Teresereading Yes it was an intense read. I will be on a cruise ship next year, and felt guilty already. But also very interesting read. 12mo
TheBookHippie I‘ve always felt this way about Hawaii and we were there visiting military … 12mo
Librarybelle This was a very insightful read for me. So glad I read it! 12mo
Texreader @Teresereading @thebookhippie It made me think about the places I‘ve visited. When I was in Venice this summer we talked a lot to a waitress at a restaurant we went to a few times. The folks who work in Venice cannot afford to live in Venice, so they have a long commute to come to town and serve us. Far different than the experience in the book but I try to be considerate and thankful to the locals wherever we go 12mo
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A Small Place | Jamaica Kincaid
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Librarybelle I liked this one! 12mo
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