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Michellesibs
The Beauty of Your Face | Sahar Mustafah
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Set in the US, we immediately join our main character as she faces a gunman in a Islamic School of which she is the Principal.

From there we head to the very beginning. A Palestinian family arriving in the US with a young daughter.

Through our characters we see close up the various struggles that face displaced families in the West.

I liked the portrayal of how the displaced long for home and the mental health issues relating to that.

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bookish6
Forget Me Not | Julie Soto
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I loved this book! I read it in a day, and I couldn't put it down.
A wedding planner who doesn't believe in marriage gets involved with one of her vendors, a florist. I love how the present-day storyline is in her point of view, and the past is in his point of view.
It is a cute rom-con type story with a bit of spice.

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limada
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I picked this up solely based on a random TikTok review, and I am far from disappointed. It's not a style I'd usually read, and the story is less than action-packed, but it's sweet and thoughtful and was just a great, reflective book. Highly recommend. #15-2024

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Hooked_on_books
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There seem to be a string of translated books from Asia featuring bookstore/library settings and I am here for it! This one is from Korea, where Yeongju has opened a bookshop after quitting her job but doesn‘t quite know how to make it a success. It focuses on a few characters in and around the shop, their backstories and relationships. I really liked this! It‘s not twee or saccharine in the slightest.

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BeeMagical
The Celebrants | Steven Rowley
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Book 29📚 3.9⭐️

It wasn‘t “The Guncle” but it was still super touching and cute. I love Rowleys writing and he does such a good job as a narrator!

5 friends make a “funeral” pact after one of them dies suddenly. Making sure never to leave anything unsaid.❤️

AmyG Yes. Exactly! 2d
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Lesliereadsalot
Family Family: A Novel | Laurie Frankel
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If you liked Elizabeth Zott in Lessons in Chemistry, you‘ll like India Allwood. Everything about her is interesting…her past, her mother, her boyfriends, her kids, her acting career, even her agent! Really liked this book about making the hard decisions for oneself, and living with the consequences. At heart, it‘s a book about all the unique families that are out there. Don‘t miss the author‘s note at the end.

Cathythoughts Great review 👍🏻❤️ looking back I wasn‘t that mad about the writing in Lessons in Chemistry, but I loved the story. I have this one stacked. (edited) 1d
Lesliereadsalot Didn‘t love the writing in either book myself, but the stories are good! @Cathythoughts 1d
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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The only Jodi book I haven‘t read yet 🤦🏻‍♀️

#Foodoncvr
#Ittakesallkinds

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Eggs Perfect🍎🍎🍎 It‘s the one Picoult book I was not thrilled with🤷‍♀️ 2d
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Lsmoore43
Everyone Is Watching | Heather Gudenkauf
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bookandbedandtea
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The POV in this changes so often, sometimes from one sentence to the next, that it's distracting from the story.

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kimmypete1
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Solid thriller. A few interesting twists.

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