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lil1inblue
New Year's Eve | Lisa Grunwald
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I think I answered wrong - I've done a lot of the activities, but not necessarily for the New Year. This year's plans include:

1. Dinner at a new restaurant
2. Exchanging Christmas gifts with my parents (we're spending Christmas with my husband's family)
3. Movie night with my hubby

However, plate throwing & throwing a TV out the window both sound incredibly cathartic this year. 🤣🤣🤣

#threelistthursday #tlt @dabbe

dabbe There is no wrong--if you've ever done it, it counts! Agree 💯 about that plate and tv throwing! Thanks for playing and sharing. 🩵💙🩵 4w
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CuriousG
Blaze Island | Catherine Bush
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I'm in for a very long day of family gatherings and remembrances of my aunt who just passed a few weeks ago, so I won't have any time alone this evening to read. I've decided to do a very early morning #jolabokaflodswap instead to start my day.

Thank you so much @merelybookish - you were so generous. I can't wait to curl up now and start reading the book (and short) you selected. I might save the chocolates for tomorrow - 5 am seems too early 🙃

CuriousG Oops, forgot to tag @MaleficentBookDragon in the original post. 1mo
CuriousG Note - gnome is the singing Christmas gnome that always sits on my coffee table; unrelated to #jolabokaflodswap . Don't worry @merelybookish , I didn't confuse Christmas presents. Lol 1mo
merelybookish My pleasure! Since you were open to a surprise, I took the chance to support a NB indie publisher. I hope you enjoy!! (Did they include a tote too? ) Merry Christmas! 1mo
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merelybookish And your singing gnome is adorable! 😄 1mo
CuriousG @merelybookish yes, the tote was included, I just have it folded so you can't see all of it there. Thank you! 1mo
AnnCrystal 🎄🙏🎁💝. 1mo
MaleficentBookDragon So sorry for your loss. I hope you get a little calm time today. 1mo
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Sharpeipup
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Trying to read at the dog park but distracted by all the cuteness.

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Anna40
A Fist Or a Heart | Kristn Eirksdttir
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Elín,makes props for theater&films,is “mother to no one”& has no family. She lives in an old house she remodeled,with a tenant,yet I‘m not sure if the tenant is real or imagined. Especially towards the end reality,memory& imagination seem to blur. On her latest job she works on a play written by Ellen, the illegitimate daughter of a famous Finnish author. The girl is as lonely as Elín& she starts stalking her. There‘s something that

Anna40 Connects the two women. There‘s no real story line,most of the narrative takes place in memories. We learn about Elín‘s trauma& inherited trauma & we learn more about Ellen but some of the things that happened to Elín seem so surreal or unbelievable that I‘m not sure if they really happened. A very, very strange book. I loved it but I‘m sure it‘s not for everyone 1mo
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H_Eastman
Loyally, Luke | Pepper Basham
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This book was absolutely hilarious! I laughed out loud so many times. If you like film references, simultaneously embracing and bashing Hallmark Christmas movies, and a irritation-to-easy friends-to-star crossed lovers facing an seemingly impossible situation (not world-ending stakes) that makes use of many a Rom-Com trope, then you will enjoy this book!

H_Eastman Watching Luke constantly challenge his own views on romance, feelings, and relationships was amusing and sweet at the same time. It was a bittersweet contrast to Ellie learning she can actually trust herself and her ability to make decisions for her future. 4mo
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KathyWheeler
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I like the two sisters — Addie and Tessa Jane — but many of the secondary characters are indistinguishable from each other. The resolution of the problem the sisters have seems a little rushed, but I liked that the romances were not the center of the story. I saw two alligators and a lot of turtles on my #audiowalk; I‘ve worked at this university for over 20 years and never saw a single alligator even though I‘ve known they were there.

Texreader Well…that‘s quite a fright! Or was it? 5mo
Bookwormjillk Weird that you never saw them and then you saw two! 5mo
KathyWheeler @Texreader No — they were just floating along and I was on a boardwalk above. (edited) 5mo
KathyWheeler @Bookwormjillk I know! People would tell me they‘d seen them and there are signs not to feed them, but this was my first time seeing them. 5mo
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KathyWheeler
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I like Webber‘s books for listening to after heavy reading; her stories are sweet with low stakes conflict with a little magic mixed in. This is her new one, and it‘s my new #audiowalk book. It wasn‘t too hot to walk outside this evening, so I took advantage of that. Turtles were out again.

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AshRaye
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Such an adorable story. I loved a lot of the characters throughout the story. It was a great workplace romance.

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JoyBlue
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Happy A Certain Kind of Starlight publication day, Heather Webber! I have supplemented my review of the e-book [June 11] to reflect my second reading via audio ARC. Don‘t miss my updates! https://debbybrauer.org/#a-certain-kind-of-starlight

Today—July 23—is publication day.

#NetGalley #TorPublishingGroup #ForgeBooks #MacmillanAudio #ACertainKindofStarlight

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“The Sunshine Girls“ by Molly Fader is a captivating tale that weaves together the bonds of friendship, the allure of secrets, and the magic of 1967 Iowa into a sparkling story that left me utterly enchanted. The link to the audiobook can be found here The Sunshine Girls: A Novel . This book holds a special place in my heart, as it transported m....
Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5639756645