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Something Wild & Wonderful | Anita Kelly

#12BooksOf2024 March

This sweet, touching & romantic story was the book I enjoyed most in March.

Lizpixie Hi Carolyn!! I am back from my break, still not at 100%(honestly 60 is pushing it)but going to try and start the new year off better. I‘ll be posting my #JumpStart2025 challenge tonight. Hope you and the family had a great Xmas, the card you sent was both adorable and very very appreciated, and looking forward to a better year. Much love♥️♥️♥️ 4d

Andrew65 Love the look of this. 3d

CarolynM @Lizpixie Lovely to see you back! I‘m glad you liked the card, a very talented young friend drew and printed them for me. We had a low key Christmas, but it was good. Look after yourself, we need you here.💕💕 (edited) 2d

Lizpixie Your friend drew that? She has got some talent there! I absolutely adored it, does she do bigger drawings? They‘d look fabulous framed! 1d

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catiewithac

Wanderlust: A History of Walking | Rebecca Solnit

Denise, I squealed when I opened this book! I‘ve wanted to read it for forever!!! Thank you for thinking of me this holiday season! Sending you joy! 🤩 🩵❄️💙 #LitsyLove

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SamAnne This has been on my TBR forever! And I own it! 5d

dabbe Yay! Happiest of holidays to you and Abby. 💙❄️💙 5d

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 5d

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laurabilly13

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail | Cheryl Strayed

My favourites of the year! I gave just three 5 star reviews out of about 30 books ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ These were books that I couldn‘t put down and I didn‘t want to end 🥰

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Balancing on Blue | Keith Foskett

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This type of thing is generally my jam, but this guy is irritating and at 40% I‘ve decided that I officially do not care to know any more about him or this hike of his. Somehow he has managed to make me both bored and bothered. Later, alligator.

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heyitsMacall

A Walk in the Woods | Bill Bryson

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I liked this little story! I appreciate when people appreciate nature; I should get out more when it‘s not icy. Extra credit for finding this in a little free library and gifting it to a friend.

A totally unrelated bookmark but the PNW does have woods so 🤷🏽‍♀️

Suet624 I read this years ago and I still laugh when I think of his friend hanging upside down in his car. 2w

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Its_Amanda_Plz

One By One: A gripping psychological thriller with a twist you won't see coming! | Freida McFadden

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I see why this one isn‘t one of the more popular Freida books. It‘s a no from me dawg.

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Happiness for Beginners | Katherine Center

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I avoided this book for the longest time because the cover just didn‘t attract me but it ended up being worth the read!

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Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail | Andrea Lankford

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Definitely a page turner. Lack of resolution at the end was frustrating but she gives enough info that you can make up your own mind about what happened to each hiker. Not exactly a work of literary genius but sometimes you need a plane read that will keep you interested.

Suet624

Walking to Listen: 4,000 Miles Across America, One Story at a Time | Andrew Forsthoefel

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After graduating from Middlebury College this 23-year-old embarked on an 11-month journey, walking from Pennsylvania to California, traveling thru the Deep South, parts of Navajo Nation, & the incredible heat of Death Valley. He carries Rilke & Walt Whitman with him & he includes their helpful quotes. He is lonely & tired but also overwhelmed by kindnesses. Some reviews complain of “navel-gazing” but I disagree. I was impressed with his efforts.

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OutsmartYourShelf

Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail | Andrea Lankford

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The Pacific Crest Trail is one of the toughest hikes in the US. Running between the Canadian/US border at one end & the US/Mexico border at the other, it totals 2653 miles. Its terrain encompasses whole gamut between deserts & snow-logged trails, minimal signage, & the local wildlife includes rattlesnakes & bears. Still, many people try to thru-hike (travel from one end to the other) [continued]

OutsmartYourShelf or flip-flop (shuttle between stages depending upon the weather), & this book is about 3 of them.

During one year, 3 thru-hikers, Chris Sylvia, Kris Fowler, and David O'Sullivan set off along the trails. Hiking at different times of the years & at different stages, what they have in common is that they haven't been seen or heard of since. The author of this book details the search to find out what happened to these 3 young men. 1mo

OutsmartYourShelf I thought it was a really interesting read: a mix of the searches carried out, the truly lamentable state of official help for the missing (in one instance it has to be the missing person who applies to see the investigation files - now how is that supposed to work exactly?), & poignancy when thinking about the fact that, at present, we still don't know what happened to these men. 1mo

OutsmartYourShelf Some reviewers don't like the fact that it's not a linear layout & the timeline skips around a bit, but that didn't affect my reading of it. I think it's really odd that 3 people who disappeared in one year have never been found yet other missing people have. One or those odd coincidences or more? 4🌟

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5966754100
Read 17th-24th Nov 2024

#ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES 1mo

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OutsmartYourShelf #NFN @bookwormjillk 1mo

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 1mo

Bookwormjillk I read this over the summer and thought that was odd too. But maybe it‘s because more people are hiking? 1mo

CoffeeK8 I really liked the non-linear structure and agree it is weird none of them were found 1mo

DieAReader 🥳Awesome!! 1mo

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