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rockpools
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Pickpick

Just to be clear, I absolutely did not sob my way through a YA queer romance novel with superheroes. Not even a little bit.

Nick Bell is starting the new school year trying to be better. He‘s taking his tablets for ADHD & staying out of trouble, as agreed with his dad. But he is writing fanfic about the superheroes active around the city. Particularly ShadowStar. Also his best friend Seth has been MIA all summer- does he have a secret boyfriend?

rockpools I‘d been wanting to read TJ Klune for ages, but hadn‘t realised this was his first YA novel. I was very unsure to begin with - it‘s cute and funny and painfully awkward, and his Nick‘s friendship group is adorable, as is his relationship with his dad (don‘t tell any of them). But it did read as very young YA, and romance and superheroes really aren‘t my thing. By a third of the way through, I was absolutely can‘t-put-it-down, gripped. 4y
rockpools The story was fun, funny and sweet, but above all, I fell for the characters and just how much they cared.

Thanks to #NetGalley and #Hodder&Stoughton for finally getting me to read TJ Klune with a free ARC. This is published tomorrow 14th July.

Another for #bookspinbingo. #BBRC #PhysicalMentalEmotionalDiversity #Teen Angst #Booked2020 #MillennialAuthor (just) @TheAromaofBooks @Sarahreadstoomuch @LibrarianRyan @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft
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squirrelbrain Aw, what a lovely review! ❤️ 4y
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rockpools @squirrelbrain I blame the hormone tablets! 🙄😭 4y
Cinfhen What a wonderful review 💗 4y
Reggie 😍 awwww you make me wanna read this. 4y
Sarahreadstoomuch Aww. May have to read this too!! 4y
Soubhiville I can‘t wait to get my copy! I ordered it for curbside, hopefully pick it up tomorrow 💕 4y
TheAromaofBooks Great review! 4y
Centique Ok you had me at sobbing 🙋🏻‍♀️ - #stacked 4y
rockpools @Centique I hope you enjoy it! I‘m going to have to explore Klune‘s non-YA stuff some time. 4y
rockpools @Soubhiville Yay! Hope you enjoy it 😊. Any suggestions as to what else I should read by this author? 4y
rockpools @Sarahreadstoomuch You definitely do! 4y
rockpools @Reggie 😁 I think you might like this one! 4y
Soubhiville I hadn‘t heard of him until The House in the Cerulean Sea, which I loved. I‘ll be looking into his other books! 4y
Sarahreadstoomuch @Soubhiville @RachelO I second the house in the cerulean sea. One of my favorite reads this year!! 4y
rockpools @Soubhiville I‘d seen so many great reviews of Cerulean Sea, I had to snaffle this one when it appeared on NetGalley. I suspect ‘cerulean‘ may be one of his favourite words!! 4y
rockpools @Sarahreadstoomuch 👍🏻 I‘ll find a copy. Thanks! 4y
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hilded
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Another successful quarter for #Booked2020 with me jumping all over the seasons 👌🏻

📗 Lady Chatterley‘s lover: #BannedBook
📗 S&S: #WineOrWhine with the #Pemberlittens
🎧 Educated: #Parentandchildmemoir
📗 Normal People: #MillennialAuthor
🎧 A Deep Hole: #TartanNoir
🎧 To All the Boys..: #YAbyPOC

BarbaraTheBibliophage Great job!! 4y
Cinfhen Fantastic 🎶💕😊This is your #OfficialSecondQuarterEntry 🎊🎊

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CarolynM
The Mothers: A Novel | Brit Bennett
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Pickpick

This has been sitting on my shelf for a while now, it seemed like a good time to read it. Motherhood is the major theme here, and the story explores it from many directions. What makes a mother, can she ever be a mother no longer, what impact does a mother's actions (or lack of action) have on her child. At a broader level it's about family, community, love and friendship. It's an excellent novel.
#Booked2020 #MillenialAuthor

BarbaraBB I enjoyed this one too and am so looking forward to her new one! 4y
Tanisha_A I want to read this before I read The Vanishing Half. Nice review, Carolyn. 😘 4y
Cinfhen Great review!!! And wonderful choice for #MillennialAuthor 4y
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TrishB Great review 👍🏻 I enjoyed this one too. 4y
Ruthiella I really liked this book! So thought provoking and real in its emotional journeys I thought. I‘m looking forward to reading her follow up The Vanishing Half this year. 4y
CarolynM @BarbaraBB I will be looking out for it. 4y
CarolynM @Ruthiella I found it really moving. I so wanted Nadia and Aubrey to get help to deal with their experiences. They felt so real to me that it was painful to see them suffering as they did. 4y
Reggie I really liked Luke‘s POV in here. Nice review. 4y
CarolynM @Reggie Yes, I felt I could understand Luke. I liked that his family situation, and particularly the way he was mothered, was part of the story too. 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Great job! 4y
Cathythoughts I havnt read this one , but I did order The Vanishing Half , as I‘ve seen it popping up on Litsy a lot lately .... looking forward to reading this author. 4y
CarolynM @Cathythoughts I've got The Vanishing Half stacked. Definitely looking forward to it after this one🙂 4y
Cathythoughts Great ! I see I have Mothers stacked too ... 4y
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hilded
Normal People | Sally Rooney
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I am starting this one today for #Booked2020, and I‘m really excited about it as I absolutely loved the show. I know, I should have read the book before watching the show, but I don‘t mind - I am just looking forward to spending more time with these characters 💛

#MillennialAuthor
#AtY2020 - GR Choice Award

Cinfhen Nice view!!! Hope you enjoy the book. It‘s gotten SO MUCH LOVE ❤️ I wasn‘t as wowed 🤷🏼‍♀️ 4y
hilded @Cinfhen Thank you! 🤩 I think I‘m gonna end up in the love camp, but we‘ll see 🤞🏻 4y
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ferskner
Red, White & Royal Blue | Casey McQuiston
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Pickpick
Cinfhen It was really a fun read!!! 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Wowza, you did a zillion prompts checked. And it was fun, so even better! 📚♥️👊🏻 4y
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Lauredhel
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This should fit the #millennialauthor prompt nicely. #booked2020 #makuru

Twocougs Very much enjoyed that book! 4y
Lauredhel @Twocougs good to hear! 4y
Cinfhen 👍🏻💜📚 4y
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shadowspeak17
Dead Astronauts | Jeff VanderMeer
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Here‘s my 1st quarter wrap up for #booked2020. I skipped around a bit, as usual. :)

#MillennialAuthor: Educated
#HeadCoveringOnCover: Dead Astronauts
#FinishInADay: Grief is the Thing with Feathers
#RedWhiteOrBlueTypeOnCover: Growing Things and Other Stories
#BookClubWorthy: Nothing to See Here

BarbaraTheBibliophage Great job!! I always seem to jump around between seasons also. 📚👊🏻♥️ 5y
Cinfhen That‘s the beauty of #Booked2020 🙌🏻Read what you want!!! This is you “official” entry for #FirstQuarterDrawing 😊❤️📚 5y
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hes7
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The books I read for the #Booked2020 Winter prompts:

1. #MillennialAuthor: Wardens of Eternity 3.5⭐️
2. #HatHeadCoveringOnCover: The Accidental Beauty Queen 4.5⭐️
3. #LiveAndLearn: The Castle on Sunset 4⭐️
4. #SetInHollywood: Stars Over Sunset Boulevard 4⭐️
5. #CoverCrush: The Memory Thief 3.5⭐️
6. #FinishInADay: 84, Charing Cross Road 4⭐️

Cinfhen Congrats on completing #Winter #Booked2020 🎉⛄️💕This is your “official” entry for #FirstQuarterDrawing 📚❤️😁 5y
HeidiMcCahan.author I loved The Accidental Beauty Queen 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage So many lovely covers in your collage. Great job! 📚 📚 🎉 🎉 5y
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jenniferw88
Lost Children Archive | Valeria Luiselli
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rsteve388 How did you like Lost Children Archive ? 5y
Cinfhen Congrats on completing #Winter #Booked2020 ☃️🎉💙This is your “official” entry for #FirstQuarterDrawing 😀 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Great job! ♥️👊🏻📚 5y
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Hestapleton
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Pickpick

I liked this one! A little unconventional. Stream-of-consciousness, but not in an inaccessible way (looking at you, James Joyce). Instead, it‘s more thoughtful and ruminating as Elyria tries to find her place in the world and within herself. #booked2020 #millennialauthor Book 4/12 for #bfc28 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

swishandflick Love that cover art! 5y
Hestapleton @swishandflick me too! It‘s so captivating! 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Awesome! ♥️📚👊🏻 5y
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