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Blueberry
The Whale Rider | Witi Ihimaera
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Eggs Exotic! 2d
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Kshakal
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A good morning with a good friend!

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Kristy_K
Poukahangatus | Tibble TAYI
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Mehso-so

I enjoyed getting a glimpse into Tibble‘s world and being exposed to indigenous life in New Zealand through her poetry.

⭐️⭐️⭐️

#newzealand #maori #readtheworld2025

GatheringBooks Ooh! This must be the first poetry book shared for #ReadTheWorld2025, and from New Zealand no less. Awesome! 1w
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shanaqui
Seams Like Murder | Tilly Wallace
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Mehso-so

I'm really not doing it on purpose this time, but I remain bingoless... #BookSpinBingo

This one was OK, a light read. I'm not sure I'd continue with the series, and if I hadn't read a review I'd have been surprised by the light fantasy element (the main character experiences other people's memories). It didn't stick out to me a whole lot. Sort of “OK, and I finished it, but... 🤷“

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LeahBergen
Birnam Wood | Eleanor Catton
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My “currently reading” stack.

I was initially a bit underwhelmed by Birnam Wood (for my IRL book club) but then the plot kicked in and I‘m hooked!

Cathythoughts That‘s great you‘re enjoying Birnam Wood. I have to say I loved it ❤️ 3w
charl08 I have shelf envy: all those lovely spines. 3w
Ruthiella Yes, Birnim Wood is sneaky like that! 😆 3w
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Tamra I‘ve wondered about Birnam Wood - seems I‘d best stack! (edited) 3w
BarbaraBB I ended up loving it 3w
LeahBergen @Cathythoughts @Ruthiella @Tamra @BarbaraBB I‘m about 2/3rds through and really enjoying it! Yes, @Tamra , give it a chance! 3w
LeahBergen @charl08 Haha, thank you! I have my reading chair and little table set up in front of these shelves as I like them, too. 🥰 3w
BarbaraBB @Tamra I think you‘ll love it too! 3w
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CSeydel
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Pickpick

I‘m not sure exactly what I was expecting, I think probably one of those “see the world through the eyes of a neurodivergent protagonist, and realize that ‘strange‘ is in the eye of the beholder” type books. This was not that - it was a crime thriller, and a lot darker and more graphic than I expected.

#bookspin #auldlangspine

CSeydel I‘m looking askance at quite a few reviewers who describe this as “Eleanor Oliphant but with a dark twist” because in my recollection Eleanor Oliphant DID have a dark twist! This was more like an … entire dark storyline (edited) 3w
Ruthiella Yeah. I found this book quite disturbing. 3w
CBee @CSeydel I tend to gravitate towards the darker reads with a few lighter ones thrown in - as you can see 😂🤷‍♀️ 3w
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AmyG I loved this book. It was so utterly disturbing. Like @CBee, I love a good, dark read. 3w
TheAromaofBooks Great review!! 3w
CBee @AmyG 👯 ♥️ 3w
CSeydel @CBee I am probably too stingy with my stars - I enjoyed it for what it was! I read it pretty much all in one go (sitting in the car for 6 hours on Friday) which was a good way to do it. I definitely hoped for a different ending where Steve was concerned, but truly it was a very plausible ending. Same with Sally (although it was nice that Nugent throws us a little glimmer of hope, with the letter). 3w
CSeydel It did feel like Sally‘s personal growth happened very fast given that she was already in her 40s, so the sudden setback felt realistic to me. I agree with some critics that ending felt a little rapid, but that always tends to be the case with thrillers - once the suspense is resolved you can‘t really spend 100 pages sorting through the aftermath. 3w
CSeydel I think I was also expecting a bigger twist where Sally‘s parents were concerned. It felt like there was going to be another secret layer that the dad was hiding - with the burning of Jean‘s papers, for example. But then it just turned out to be “yeah, he was kind of an arrogant jerk.” 3w
CBee @CSeydel not at all! If anything I‘m the opposite - too generous with my stars 😂 3w
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Cuilin
All Day at the Movies | Fiona Kidman
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#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe

51!!! I surprised myself. I‘m not usually a rewatcher of movies but these I‘ve seen multiple times as they‘re so good. I recently rewatched Casablanca, just for the “La Marseillaise” scene 🎬

Susanita 🎶🇫🇷 1mo
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Suet624
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What a delightful surprise in my mail this morning. Thank you @AmyG for your kindness. I can't wait to read these.

LoverOfLearning I really want to read Killers of a Certain Age. 1mo
Suet624 @LoverOfLearning It's one I've wanted to read for a while. :) 1mo
Jas16 I really liked Killers of a Certain Age. What a great package! 1mo
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BkClubCare
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Pickpick

It was good to have a book that I was sucked into, making time, avoiding most of life distractions to read - because I missed that need, that drive. But overall, this book was just depressing about how hard it is to trust and react with love in a way that is not messed up by being human/messy. #ReadICT category multiple pts of view. #bookclub #LitPie #ApplePie
#Feb2025 Book19

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BkClubCare
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Next up: for bookclub. Copper would NOT look at me.

Hoping that this will qualify for a reading challenge category “features a neurodivergent character”

#ReadICT #CopperBopper #Whpg #Griff

Ruthiella What did you do to insult Copper so?!😂 2mo
BkClubCare @Ruthiella - he just did not want his picture taken #shrug 😂 2mo
AmyG This is a good book. Enjoy. I think this should fit the bill. 2mo
BkClubCare @AmyG - thank you! 😊 2mo
LiteraryHoarderPenny Our book club read this one too! All enjoyed it! 1mo
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