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Book 28- 2021 Thank you so much to @rockpools for suggesting this book. It was absolutely fantastic. Magical, mysterious, compelling, beautiful... I could go on. I‘m afraid to say too much as this one definitely has to be discovered for itself. I would love to know more about Clarke‘s process in imagining and writing this novel. It is so masterfully done. And to top it off it fulfills my #booked2021 #musicalinstrumentonthecover prompt 😁

This was such a great one and I would have never found it if not for #booked2021. I was on the search for #musicalinstrumentonthecover and stumbled across this gem. I‘m seeing the Foo Fighters in concert in a few weeks, so this was perfect. She not only tells her stories but also interviews other rockstar moms. A very interesting perspective!

I saw folks mentioning early on it's best to go into this without knowing about and I whole-heartedly agree. I think I read two or three sentences of the blurb and just said YES! This is a strange little book that makes you think about the possibilities of who, what, where, when, why, and how. I liked Piranesi. There was a child-like quality to him but also a scholarly aspect to his personality. Enjoyable, though it would be hard for me to ⬇️

In Dead Ringer, temporary cello player Jeremy is killed in the church where the orchestra is rehearsing, and violinist Midori Bishop starts investigating when the maestro becomes a suspect. She finds out too much about her fellow musicians and the church staff—quickly getting herself into danger.

I‘m interested to read the next in the series. Good for fans of Murder in G Minor as music plays a big role in the story 🎶

I thought this book was good, but not as good as I wanted or thought it would be...honestly, it was a bit of a slog for awhile. That said, it's still a pick for me. Plus, it's my #bookspin read for the month AND knocks off a #booked2021 prompt: #musicalinstrumentonthecover

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This was fun but not great. A few editing issues (what characters knew when was contradicted) took me out of the story. Didn't love enough to read more in this series. #AwesomeApril @Andrew65 - 6 hours
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Make a great day everyone.

The #musicalinstrumentonthecover prompt for #booked2021 was proving harder to find on my bookshelves than I anticipated. Why do all of the books I own have either or swords or ships? So many swords. So many ships. I found sheet music, but no instruments. I literally went book by book through the shelves in one room. Started in another. Then...SUCCESS! And an excuse to reread my all time favorite Anne Rice novel. 🖤

Gorgeous. Atmospheric, weird, clever, touching - did I say weird? SUCH a strong sense of place. I loved it! I‘m really sad to be leaving it behind.

Thanks for putting it on my radar @julesG - I don‘t think it‘s something I‘d have picked up on my own. And thanks for making me actually read it, #buddyread folks - the ooh, urr... and wtf?? comments made me actually pick it up. Looking forward to our conversation now 😊.

“This is the story of a man in a green shirt, playing a piano amongst the rubble. The photo can never tell you about what came before and what came after.”
This.Book. 💔
I don‘t have enough adequate words. Simply inspiring.
“I am a pianist, not a political activist. My revolution is music.” 👇🏽#HooplaAudio

Technology continues to blow me away ~ as I‘m listening to Aeham Ahmad recount his harrowing plight living in the Yarmouk Refugee Camp, I‘m able to view via YouTube his performances. For 4 years he plays piano in defiance. This book is beautiful and heartbreaking. I‘m so happy I found this memoir because of Litsy reading challenges. If you‘re interested go on YouTube. I won‘t watch ahead as I prefer to hear the story from Aeham. 👇🏼