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Cinfhen
Big Summer: A Novel | Jennifer Weiner
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I was so close to bailing when a very unexpected twist occurred that made me want to see this book through to the end. It does read a bit YA which I hadn‘t found in previous books from Jennifer Weiner but she managed to pull off a fun and interesting 🐥 lit mystery🩷Good choice if you‘re looking for a beach read🏖️ A plus size influencer gets drawn back into a toxic friendship with her HS nemesis when she asks her to be in her wedding party.

squirrelbrain Sounds like a good (beach) read. I just found a 50p used copy on Amazon, as it fits with one of my last challenge prompts. 1y
Cinfhen I almost forgot….Im using it for #BodyPositivity #52Books @squirrelbrain and bathing suit on cover for #ISpyBingo stick with it….because you‘ll probably be frustrated the first 1/3 of the book! 1y
squirrelbrain Hmmm…I‘m not sure now if it fits cos I just checked the prompt and it‘s #romancewithafatlead. What do you think? 1y
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Cinfhen She‘s a plus size influencer and there is a “romance” so it does fit @squirrelbrain - she also isn‘t one to cower to those that seek to shame fat people. She “owns” her weight in a positive manner. (edited) 1y
DivineDiana Years ago,I won a contest to be a guest of Jennifer Weiner at a concert for a band consisting of authors. She was singing with the band that night. Love her! Stacked! ❤️ 1y
Cinfhen I read her memoir a few years ago and she mentioned being in a band of authors @DivineDiana I think Ann Patchett might have been part of it at one time also! And she‘s a #PhillyGirl ♥️ 1y
DivineDiana My understanding is that the band members rotated. I don‘t think Ann Patchett was there, but I do remember Amy Tan and Mitch Album. Stephen King had toured with them. I was hoping to see him, but he was not there for that performance. So fun! (edited) 1y
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Susanita
Weekly Forecast | Thomas Gibson Inc
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I started TJR a few days ago and will probably finish it during the Super Bowl. 😎

As always, there are more books waiting in the wings.

#weeklyforecast

Cinfhen Are you more excited for the game, commercials or Rihanna ??? 2y
Cinfhen As a former #PhillyGirl I‘m pumped 🦅 2y
Susanita @Cinfhen I‘m not excited by either team, so I‘m just going to soak in the whole experience. What makes me the happiest is knowing that once it‘s over, Spring Training is right around the corner! 2y
Susanita @cinfhen NGL Rihanna was pretty good! What made it even better was the folks at the table next to us singing along at the top of their lungs. 2y
Cinfhen Haha 😂 I‘m sad the Eagles lost but RhiRhi ROCKED 🙌🏻 2y
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Megabooks
Book Report Beagle | Pamela A Klawitter
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I‘ve had a lazy day today and haven‘t read much. There were some fantastic books this week with the exception of The Life of the Mind. However, my favorite was definitely the Patchett! @Cinfhen I hope you love it too!

This has been a truly great reading month overall. I‘m averaging more than 4⭐️ for the first time this year, a welcome change after last month‘s mediocrity. My current books are no exception. 19 left in the #DriveTo500! #BookReport

Cinfhen Wow, the Patchett was better than the Smith!??!? It‘s DEFINITELY going on this week‘s #WeeklyForecast🥰I can‘t believe you‘re less than 20 away from the BIG 500🥳🥳🥳 3y
Megabooks @Cinfhen I‘ve sat down to write this reply 3 times and molly keeps losing her ball under the couch!! The Smith was 4⭐️ for me and the Patchett was 4.5⭐️. I don‘t know if she can beat Will for this #PhillyGirl, but I think you will love the Patchett regardless! 3y
Cinfhen Truth!! I was definitely feeling the #PhillyVibes 3y
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Cinfhen
Will | Will Smith
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Totally blaming this #ImpulseBuy on @MicheleinPhilly and I‘m LOVING it!! #PhillyRules 🥰♥️

Cinfhen I think you‘d love the audio too @Megabooks 3y
Cinfhen @MicheleinPhilly THIS book is SCORCHED EARTH 🙌🏻 3y
Megabooks Waiting to see if my library gets it! I requested awhile back. 3y
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Cinfhen It‘s TOTALLY worth a credit!!! It‘s gonna be my BEST audio of the year @Megabooks 3y
julesG You're not making it any easier for me to resist getting/reading this book. I don't do memoirs. This is definitely not for me. And don't even think of telling me otherwise, I'll just go 🙉🙉🙉 Lala Lala Lala 😉 3y
Cinfhen I‘m REALLY sorry #NotSorry @julesG but as a #PhillyGirl and #EightiesGirl NOTHING could be any BETTER than hearing Will Smith read this audio!!! He raps, sings, acts and dishes….. #NoParalysisThrougAnalysis 3y
Cinfhen It‘s FANTASTIC @julesG @Megabooks 3y
julesG I'm a big Will Smith fan (actually we all are). I was hoooooooooping you'd put me off the book. You didn't, of course. 😬 Sold! 3y
Cinfhen If you enjoy audios @julesG I suggest you go that route although @MicheleinPhilly read the book and she loved it in print - so either way you WIN 🏆 3y
MicheleinPhilly YAY!!! I loved it so so much. I didn‘t go to his book tour stop here but I did watch the livestream. It was 🔥. Queen Latifah interviewed him and he and Jeff put on a mini concert at the end. 3y
Cinfhen Oh wow!!! That must have been AMAZING to watch @MicheleinPhilly 3y
kspenmoll I just adore the cover! 3y
Cinfhen The cover art is UH.MAY.ZING @kspenmoll but the content is EVEN BETTER!! Audio narration by Smith is epic 3y
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Cinfhen
Long Bright River | Liz Moore
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When your current book speaks a special language only a #PhillyGirl would recognize 💕 Loving this audiobook 🙏🏻

EadieB @Cinfhen Nice! I‘ll have to read that book! (edited) 5y
Librarybelle So cool! ❤️ 5y
Cinfhen @EadieB I think this book is TOTALLY your jam....not sure if you‘ll love it as much @Librarybelle 5y
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TrishB On my horizon? 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage I gotta get to this one!! 5y
erzascarletbookgasm Interesting! 5y
squirrelbrain I loved this one @TrishB - think you might too..... 5y
MicheleinPhilly I loved this too @squirrelbrain. @TrishB I think you will love it. 5y
EadieB @Cinfhen I'm on hold for audio but will not receive it until 30 days! 5y
Johanna414 Rita's 😍😍😍😍😍😍 5y
Cinfhen It‘s worth the wait @EadieB and I‘m sure the print will be just as good💙it‘s definitely a book to pick up @BarbaraTheBibliophage @TrishB @erzascarletbookgasm 5y
Cinfhen I know @johanna414 Rita‘s is THE BEST 😛 5y
Cinfhen I know you read and loved this book @MicheleinPhilly I can see why 5y
MoonWitch94 Love it! Stacked! I live 10‘mins away from Philly & didn‘t realize how much I miss it now that I can‘t go since the stay at home order. 😔 5y
Cinfhen I‘m sorry I forgot you had a Philly connection @MoonWitch94 😘 5y
Librariana Just your pictures ALONE (and their accompanying definitions!) have piqued my interest! 5y
Cinfhen Did you feel like you got a strong impression of Philly @squirrelbrain ???? 5y
Cinfhen Thanks @Librariana Remind me where you call home 🏠 5y
Librariana @Cinfhen - The city of Spokane in Washington state 🌲🐳 But a big part of my ❤ is in El Paso, Texas where my family lives. I'm originally from México 😊 5y
MoonWitch94 @Cinfhen Oh no worries! 😘 I‘m just so glad you posted about this book. I love reading books that take place locally. 5y
TrishB @Cinfhen @MicheleinPhilly @squirrelbrain I shall definitely be buying! Holding out for an offer at the moment, but may give in 😁 5y
Cinfhen I‘m sooo jealous of your history @Librariana so many cool cities...where in Mexico??? I‘ve never been to either Texas or Washington State but I‘d love to visit both places!!!!! I have been to Mexico a few times, it‘s lovely there...colorful and fun 5y
Cinfhen It‘s really good @TrishB but I think you can wait for a deal xxx 5y
Cinfhen Where do u live @MoonWitch94 ??? 5y
squirrelbrain I‘ve never been to Philly, Cindy (NYC a lot, but not Philly, yet). However I did feel that I learnt a lot and the book certainly felt that it was ‘of it‘s place‘. 5y
Leftcoastzen I want that cheesesteak !!! 5y
MoonWitch94 @Cinfhen Cherry Hill. 10 minutes over the Ben Franklin. ((I know, I know...Jersey people lol 😂)) 5y
Cinfhen Ahhhh, Cherry Hill @MoonWitch94 lots of kids from Cherry Hill went to school with my older kids and Cherry Hill used to be the home of Hockey Giant....a place we used to frequent until they closed 🏒 5y
Cinfhen @Leftcoastzen I need to admit....I‘ve never eaten one 🙊 5y
MicheleinPhilly You‘ve never had a cheesesteak???? 5y
Amandajoy My husband worked at a Rita‘s in Baltimore when he was in high school. He was shocked and excited when we found one in Omaha. 5y
EadieB @Cinfhen I make the best homemade cheese steaks but the secret is the rolls. Has to be hard-crusted rolls. Amoroso makes some good rolls. @MicheleInPhilly 5y
ValerieAndBooks Ahh, Rita‘s! My kids always got excited when it was their opening day. I wonder what that would look like now with social distancing. I thought I had stacked this — I remember @MicheleinPhilly mentioning it— but will be sure to now! I‘ve never had a cheesesteak either, being vegetarian 😂 (edited) 5y
EadieB @Librariana I have an aunt and uncle that live in Spokane Washington. They live at 4308 N Marguerite Rd. Spokane, WA 99212 5y
mrp27 Ohhh I almost forgot about Rita's!! Yummmm.... 5y
Cinfhen I recall Rita‘s opening day @ValerieAndBooks FREE WATER ICE ♥️definitely the good ole days!!! WOW... a franchise in Omaha @Amandajoy cool 😎 do they have Rita‘s on the West Coast @mrp27 or do you remember Rita‘s from your NY/NJ days??? 5y
Cinfhen Amoroso rolls is another Philly institution @EadieB along with Tastykake 😊I keep kosher @MicheleinPhilly @ValerieAndBooks so I don‘t eat meat & dairy together... so I‘ve never had a cheeseburger, chicken parm or bacon 😉 5y
mrp27 Rita's was from my NY years... Sadly, none on the west coast. 😕 5y
EadieB @Cinfhen Rita‘s still does FREE WATER ICE on their opening for the season in my town! 5y
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Cinfhen
The Great Believers | Rebecca Makkai
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Congrats to the sweet and wonderful @Librarybelle on reaching a HUGE Litsy milestone #200KGiveaway

I‘d love a copy of the tagged book. I almost bought it when I was doing a bookstore crawl with another #PhillyGirl @MicheleinPhilly but I put it aside and ever since I‘ve had #FoMo 😜 Thanks for the chance to #FixMyWrong 😂

Librarybelle Thank you! 😊 I‘ve heard so many good things about this book, and I really like the cover of it! 5y
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Cinfhen
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And in keeping with my Philly theme and convoluted book/film thoughts #GraceKelly played the role of a Philadelphia socialite in the film High Society, which was loosely based on real life socialite Helen Hope Montgomery Scott. (Original film was Philadelphia Story). Tagged book was written by her granddaughter, Janny Scott, about her father, Robert Montgomery Scott. Book was gifted to me from the wonderful @DivineDiana ❤️ High up on my #TBR

Cinfhen Oh, I forgot to mention Grace Kelly was a #PhillyGirl too!!! 5y
Cathythoughts A Philly girl! I didn‘t know that about Grace Kelly ♥️♥️♥️ 5y
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Ruthiella Nice associations there! I love how your mind works! 😀 5y
Cinfhen And I haven‘t had my first sip of coffee yet @Ruthiella 😄 5y
BarbaraBB Hi Cindy, did you receive a parcel sent from the Netherlands by Bol.com? 5y
Cinfhen Not that I‘m aware of @BarbaraBB but mail here is ridiculous 🤨 5y
BarbaraBB Hmm.. I have send you something direct from the website where I bought it but now they say it should have been delivered - and there‘s no track & trace. Frustrating. I‘ll check it. 5y
Cinfhen You‘re too kind @BarbaraBB I‘m sorry the package is missing. I‘ll let you know when it turns up💗 5y
BarbaraBB Okay! And if I am losing patience I‘ll send it again! 5y
DivineDiana Love that photo of Robert Montgomery Scott! He looks like a movie star! 😘 Still high on my #TBR as well. 😉 (edited) 5y
Cinfhen 😘😘😘 @BarbaraBB 5y
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RamsFan1963
Caribbean Queen | Barry Bowe
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If Captain Jack Sparrow and Will Turner are Pirates of the Caribbean, doesn't that make Elizabeth Swann a #CaribbeanQueen ?

#WanderingJune @cinfhen @BarbaraBB

Cinfhen I‘m still mulling over the book blurb...sounds bananas pants😜🤪‼️as a #PhillyGirl I was intrigued that the book begins at a Flyers game...#sayWhat?!?!!!! 5y
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Ruthiella
Rocky | Rosalyn Drexler, Julia Sorel, Sylvester Stallone
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Klou This is a book?!?!??! 6y
Ruthiella @Klou It was a movie first and then made into a novel based on the original screenplay . 😀 6y
Klou @Ruthiella oh wow. I didn't know that. Thank you! 6y
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Cinfhen Yay!!! I‘m a #PhillyGirl so this choice is 🤟🏽👌🏼👊🏼 6y
Ruthiella @Cinfhen How perfect then! I guess you were happy about the Super Bowl too!😀 6y
Cinfhen Yup 💚🦅Fly Eagles fly🏈 6y
Ruthiella @Cinfhen Do you listen to the podcast Bookfight? One host is from Philadelphia (now lives in NJ) and the other currently lives there. They both teach at Temple University. 6y
Cinfhen No!! But I totally will!!! Thanks for sharing 😊 6y
TrishB Cool pick 👍🏻 that voice is in my head now. 6y
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LitsyBirthdays
The Birthdays | Heidi Pitlor
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Today is the sweetest @BookaholicNatty birthday!!! We hope your day is as sweet and beautiful as you are Natalie and full of all the things you love!! Especially books!! Happy Birthday 🎊🎁🎉🎂🎈 love the #BirthdayCrew

#BirthdayLove

Cinfhen Happy birthday to an awesome #PhillyGirl 💕💕💕🙌🏻Hope your day is as beautiful as you are 😘😘😘 6y
Librarybelle Happy Birthday @BookaholicNatty ! 6y
CarolynM Happy birthday @BookaholicNatty 🎂🎉🎈Hope you have a wonderful day 6y
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EadieB @BookaholicNatty Happy birthday to an awesome Bucks County Girl! Have a great day! ❤️🎁👍🏻🎂🎊🎉🍾 6y
starlight97 Happy birthday! 🎂🎈🎁📚 6y
TrishB Happy birthday 🎉🎉 6y
JessClark78 Happy Birthday @BookaholicNatty 🎊🎂🎉 6y
BookaholicNatty Thank you sooo much @LitsyBirthdays I adore this picture!!! Y‘all have seriously become like family to me!! ❤️😘 6y
BookaholicNatty Thanks @Cinfhen you are so sweet! 😘 Thank you @Librarybelle and @CarolynM 😘😘 6y
BookaholicNatty Thanks @EadieB you made me smile! 😘 Thank you for the sweet birthday wishes @TrishB and @starlight97 and @JessClark78 😘😘😘 6y
JoScho Have a wonderful birthday @BookaholicNatty 🎂❤️🎂 6y
BookaholicNatty @JoScho thank you sweet friend!!! I consider you a dear friend! @Purrfectpages thank you so much!! ❤️❤️😘😘 6y
Jas16 Happy Birthday @BookaholicNatty 🎉🎂🎁🎈 6y
AsYouWish Happy Birthday!!!!!🎂🎉🎊🎈🎁 6y
BookaholicNatty @Jas16 thank you friend! So glad I have gotten to know you thru Litsy!!! ❤️❤️😘 6y
robinb Wishing @BookaholicNatty a very Happy, Happy Birthday! 🎂🎂🎈🎈Hope it‘s magical in every way! 6y
ericarobynreads Happy birthday!! 6y
readordierachel Happy birthday! 🎉🎉 6y
Robothugs Happy birthday!!! 6y
Redwritinghood Happy birthday @BookaholicNatty ! 🎂🎂 6y
BookwormAHN Happy Birthday @BookaholicNatty 🥂 6y
mrp27 Happy Birthday!! 🎉📚🎂 6y
Ddzmini Happy birthday 🎈🎂🎉🎁🎊 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Happy Birthday @BookaholicNatty !! I hope you have had a wonderful day sweet friend!!! ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
GripLitGrl Happy belated birthday @BookaholicNatty 🎂🎈🎉 6y
BookaholicNatty @BookwormAHN @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @GripLitGrl thank you for the sweet birthday wishes 😘😘😘 You gals have meant a lot to me over this past year! (edited) 6y
BookaholicNatty @robinb @ericarobynreads @readordierachel @Robothugs @Redwritinghood @mrp27 @Ddzmini thank you all for wishing me a happy birthday! It means a lot to me! Y‘all are my true family! ❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍 6y
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