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Larkken
Headshot: A Novel | Rita Bullwinkel
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Pickpick

I enjoyed this book and how it used a youth sports competition in Reno, NV to frame the lives of the 8 contestants. The last chapter was a little weird, maybe? But Reno is a weird place, so whatever I guess. #tob #tob2025 #tob25

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Summerwater | Sarah Moss
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I reworked my #roll100 list earlier this month, and boy am I happy about it!
1-50 is short story collections I‘d like to reread - like Summerwater and Faraway World.
51-75 is new short story collections on my TBR shelf.
76-100 is other books I‘d like to reread. Aesthetica is an early @AardvarkBookClub selection that I‘m excited to revisit. I hope I can get to all/most of these next month!

BarbaraBB Curious about all of them! 1w
AmyG I am curious to hear what you think of all of them 1w
PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 1w
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starlight97
Cross-Stitch | Jazmina Barrera
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No audiobook at the moment but I wanted to share this project anyway 😊 going to be a birthday gift to my brother-in-law 🪡

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 1w
bookishbitch As a player myself I love this!!! 1w
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GatheringBooks
Headshot: A Novel | Rita Bullwinkel
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#25Alive! Day 23: The #Dreams of teenage female boxers are on display here with their feints, jabs, hyper-self-awareness. Gradually going through the #ToB25 shortlisted titles.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👌🏻 1w
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Read4life
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Pickpick

I love Sarah Morgan and this book didn‘t disappoint. A wonderful cast of characters and setting. A Scottish family coming together for Christmas, each with their own worries & plans. The grandmother is hilarious. My favorite read so far this month.
#BookSpinBingo #FictionalTraveler #readyourebooks #Roll100 #TBRtarot

PuddleJumper 🙌🙌 2w
TheAromaofBooks I loved this one!!! Although I wanted to spend more time with Lucy 😂 I would have loved to see this book as a trilogy with one book for each sibling because I loved all these characters so much! 2w
Read4life @TheAromaofBooks I would have definitely read all three!!! 2w
julieclair I have heard great things about this book! 🙂 1w
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Butterfinger
Headshot: A Novel | Rita Bullwinkel
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Mehso-so

The writing reminded me of Paulo Coehlo. Very philosophical.

The sport of girls' boxing is compared to multiple aspects of life: dreams, quirks, visions, ways of thinking, and futures. Each girl is different, but all 8 girls are the same - with the same wants and fears and strengths.

I'm glad I read it.

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Read4life
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Jolynne
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Pickpick

A feel good book but predictable. A good story to relax to.

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Ruthiella
Sugar Street | Jonathan Dee
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Super short, provocative book about a man‘s attempt to erase himself and his entitlement as a white, middle class American man. What‘s he running from? What is his agenda? Definitely a book that made me think. It also made me a little paranoid. Thanks for the recommendation @Lesliereadsalot

Lesliereadsalot Glad you liked it! After “Leaving‘ I wasn‘t sure you‘d trust me! 🩷 2w
Ruthiella @Lesliereadsalot I‘d say there‘s a Venn diagram of overlap in what we appreciate. 😃 2w
CarolynM Good to know you enjoyed it. I‘ve got a copy of it but, like so many others, I haven‘t got to it yet. I‘ve read and enjoyed a few of his. 2w
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Cathythoughts Sounds good 😁 stacked 👍🏻 2w
Ruthiella @CarolynM l‘d never ever heard of him and I now see he‘s written quite a bit and been nominated for prizes. So I‘m also glad for the introduction. 2w
Ruthiella @Cathythoughts It‘s a bit of a head-scratcher. Hope you like it if you end up picking it up. 🤞 2w
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Readerann
Headshot: A Novel | Rita Bullwinkel
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Pickpick

I‘m 4 for 4 so far in the #ToB25! I‘d probably put this one last of the 4, but I surprised myself by enjoying this tale of girl boxers and their bouts in one tournament. Definitely outside my wheelhouse, which is what I love about the ToB.

BarbaraBB Glad you enjoyed it! 2w
BkClubCare It had style, yes? 2w
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