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Last Christmas in Paris: A Novel of World War I | Hazel Gaynor, Heather Webb

Driveway and sidewalks are shoveled and it is now time to warm up with a cup of hot cocoa and a good book!

BookmarkTavern Looks like the perfect reward for getting that done! 2d

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Love your mug!! 1d

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Creadnorthey

This Is How You Lose the Time War | Amal El-Mohtar

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Beautifully poetic, but suffers from it also at times if you plan for a straightforward narrative. Of course this is about time travel, so the unwieldy structure fits and gives the reader a more impressionistic pallet from which the story bubbles up. Should come with a user recommendation to “best read in one sitting” to thoroughly enjoy.

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Littlewolf1

The Exception to the Rule | Christina Lauren

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Day two of my short story marathon, and I‘ve officially caught up. I am now seven books ahead of schedule in my reading goal. After tomorrow, I should have a nice cushion to get me through the month of December.

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Megabooks

Love Letters to the Dead | Ava Dellaira

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I don‘t like YA because the drama feels a bit melodramatic. And while Dellaria did dial it back some from her YA roots, her first novel didn‘t hit a natural pitch. Plus, there are more young orphans than a Disney movie!

Annie and Juliette are best friends growing up in LA. When they separate for college, Juliette meets Noah. Years later Noah is trying to make it in Hollywood with his girlfriend Jesse. Their four lives colliding = devastation. ⬇️

Megabooks This book wasn‘t in database, so I tagged one of her backlist titles. 1mo

DogMomIrene Feel this! The melodrama of YA didn‘t bother me as much when I was teaching. But now that I‘m a few years away from daily contact with middle schoolers, I find some YA scenes a bit annoying. 1mo

Megabooks @DogMomIrene yeah, it didn‘t bother me much until I got out of vet school. We all joked that vet school is like high school in that you‘re with the same people all the time and interpersonal drama is heightened. After I graduated, I slowly cut out the YA over a couple of years, and now it‘s just too melodramatic for me. Plus I really don‘t care for their romantic subplots. 1mo

DogMomIrene @Megabooks Yes! The romantic subplots usually feel so forced. I‘ve read a few middle grade novels and those are usually quick and fun, but I think YA may be just for huge hits. Like if another The Hunger Games came along, I‘d read that. 1mo

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Laughterhp

Authentically, Izzy | Pepper Basham

My November #readyourkindle picks! I‘m hoping to read at least a couple of these.

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willaful

Last Days of Summer (Anniversary) | Steve Kluger

Later on me and Charlie recited our Torah for him, but we did it the way Cab Calloway would, including the Hi-De Ho's.

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BkClubCare

This Is How You Lose the Time War | Amal El-Mohtar

This is such an intriguing book! I only knew it involved time ⏰ 🧳 and I am loving the epistolary back & forth. My only to-dos today, besides walk the CopperBop, is to finish this book and write ✍️ a few letters 💌📬

#Nov2024 Book101

I am going to include these quotes; the first one to my friend in MS and the erosion one to my brother, the geologist. The third one made me laugh.

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BkClubCare

This Is How You Lose the Time War | Amal El-Mohtar

Current read (which was referenced by The Seven Year Slip author Ashley Poston) and I happened to have on my shelf.

Ruthiella This has been on my TBR for ages. I‘m a little worried it will be too YA for me. 2mo

BkClubCare @Ruthiella - I am only 20 pages in and it is mental. Doesn‘t feel like any YA I‘ve ever read. But 🤷🏻‍♀️ hey - it‘s short! Get from the library and just try it 😏 2mo

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