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Lsmoore43
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candc320
The Summer Skies | Jenny Colgan
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I love Jenny Colgan, especially her Christmas books. This wasn‘t a particular favorite but it wasn‘t my least favorite either - very middle of the pack. I wasn‘t a huge fan of either main character - Morag was kind of ditzy and Gregor was a real grump - but they both did have complicated and somewhat sad background stories that I found touching. I also always love a story set on a small Scottish isle! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

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xicanti
The Summer Skies | Jenny Colgan
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I headed back into Jenny Colgan yesterday, with the usual halfway-curious helper. This is an enjoyable one so far; maybe the first I‘ve read from her in first person, with lots of humour and a strong sense of the Scottish archipelago her characters inhabit. It‘s a bit odd, though, in that the jacket copy barely connects to the story. I dunno why the publisher decided this skewed precise would draw in more readers than the actual contents. 🤷‍♀️

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🤎 🐶 🐾 2mo
dabbe Hi there, sweet Casey! 🖤🐾🖤 2mo
UwannaPublishme Casey is the cutest! ❤️ 2mo
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xicanti
The Goodbye Cat | Hiro Arikawa
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I totally wept over the title story while Casey slept on beside me, oblivious to my FEELINGS. Pets, man.

Ruthiella Well, it was about a cat…maybe Casey didn‘t quite empathize as a result. (edited) 2mo
xicanti @Ruthiella but Casey‘s normally such a big fan of cats. Mornings, on the other hand… 2mo
dabbe Those paws! 🤩🐾🤩 2mo
xicanti @dabbe they‘re growing out into little mops again! 2mo
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xicanti
The Goodbye Cat | Hiro Arikawa
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I came close to DISASTER yesterday when I realized at almost the last minute that I had to pick up my library holds by the 25th, not the 26th like I thought. Good thing they‘re open until 8pm on Thursdays.

I‘m especially excited for the tagged book. THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES was one of my faves a few years back and I can‘t wait to see what Arikawa does with short fiction.

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TheEllieMo
The Goodbye Cat | Hiro Arikawa
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A collection of heart-warming cat-related tales from the author of The Travelling Cat Chronicles. The first story made me blub. Two of the stories feature Satoru, the main human character in Chronicles, ones prequel, the other a sequel. Based on the last sentence, I think Satoru‘s, and his cat Nana‘s, story, will feature further in another book. Which, of course, I will read!

Book #5 of #ReadAway2024
Book #1 #JoyousJanuary

DieAReader 🥳Great! 2mo
Bookwomble I also had the feels of a third book when I finished this one🤞🏼 2mo
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TheEllieMo
The Goodbye Cat | Hiro Arikawa
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The cat has a point….

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TheEllieMo
The Goodbye Cat | Hiro Arikawa
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My planned reads for January for my own personal #5AMonth #ReadingChallenge:

IRL Book Club - Welcome to Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
Online Book Club - Heaven My Home
Physical TBR - The Goodbye Cat
E-Book TBR - Murder For Christmas
New release: The Queen of Poisons

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julieclair
Happyland | J. Robert Lennon
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@TheAromaofBooks @Chrissyreadit @mabell
My three options for our Happy Fiction read are:

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Chrissyreadit i choose in order you presented with Miss Cecily my first choice 3mo
mabell Any would be fine! 😊 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Oh yes, these look familiar now 😂 I am fine with any of these, so if Chrissy is especially interested in Miss Cecily, I say we go for it!! @Chrissyreadit @mabell 3mo
julieclair Miss Cecily is my first choice, too. So, Miss Cecily it is! 😀 @Chrissyreadit @mabell @TheAromaofBooks 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 3mo
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willaful
Poppies for England | Susan Scarlett
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No real standouts for March, but this was the Scarlett book most like Noel Streatfeild's children's books, so of course I enjoyed it.

Andrew65 Looks a good read. (edited) 3mo
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