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Bk2 for June is done! If my readings not quite back to what it was, at least there‘s light at the end of the tunnel now thank god๐Ÿ‘I enjoyed this memoir more than I thought I would, bring back so many memories of what the 80s were like for a teenager. Though for an actor that looked so cool onscreen, he was a total mess off it. Highly recommend. #BookspinBingo #BigJuneReadathon #NonFictionBingo #ImASurvivor #Pop21 #Booked2022 #ByAJournalist

What a mess, West-Africa in the 90s. When his mother dies and he is left without family, a young boy from #IvoryCoast travels through war torn Liberia and Sierra Leone in search of his aunt. He becomes a child soldier and witnesses all the horrible things a kid shouldn‘t. Drugged and hyper he writes down his story.

#19822022 #2000 #ReadingAfrica2022 ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎ #pop21 #FeaturesTwoLanguages

The first half is voodoo and sex and a zombie-like resurrection and a rapey butterfly. The second half is less manic and more philosophical than ridiculous but is still interesting. This would be an short choice for #FoodAndLit #Haiti this year if you're up for the challenge.

October #bookspinbingo #Booked2021 #TranslatedInMy1stLanguage @BarbaratheBibliophage @4thHouseontheLeft @Cinfhen #pop21 #FewerThan1000Reviews

Not perfect, but I enjoyed the hell out of this. Perhaps because some of my more significant relationships started as friendships, I was rooting for opposites Poppy & Alex to hook up. We follow these unlikely best friends through their tumultuous "present" by exploring their relationship through various summer vacations of years past. A light & fun read, especially since I haven't really had any vacations in two years thanks to Covid.

I plucked this from the depths of my physical TBR stacks for the #pop21 prompt #ABookWhereTheMCWorksAtYourCurrentOrDreamJob and though I'm in sales now, I have many years of being involved in hotel operations and thought it was a good excuse to get around to this.
If you have ever worked in a hotel for more than a week, you've likely heard the phrase "I could write a book about this place". Sadly, this memoir was filled more with the โฌ‡๏ธ

This was an interesting glimpse into the thoughts of a young woman in the 1950s descending into depression. Today mental illness still has a stigma attached, but compared to these (semi-autobiographical) experiences, today's people seem better off. I am fortunate to not experience these extreme lows and suicidal thoughts myself, so experiencing them through Esther Greenwood was eye-opening.

#pop21 So I‘m FINALLY done! Finished both the 40 and 10 advanced prompts for the first time! Phew! ๐Ÿ˜…

Definitely read out of my comfort zone and read some great books! And so enjoyed sharing the journey with these lovely Littensโ€ฆ..

Bk12 of December & #WinterGames2021 & Bk2 of #DashingDecember #readathon is done! I‘ve had this trilogy on my TBR for ages, I‘m glad I finally got to it. Russia is a fascinating country & I absolutely love the language. This had medieval Moscow, witches, chyerti & orthodox priests. Loved it. #AVeryMerryBingo #MerryBookmas #TisTheReadson #AVeryMerryReadathon #WinterCosy #WrapItUpReadathon #Adventathon #FairyTaleathon #MistletoeManiacs 5,106pts๐Ÿ‘‡

This was a fun second book in the trilogy. I liked Stacey in Well Met so I was happy to follow her this time around. Not a whole lot of smut, but it was cute to see Stacey and her love interest begin connecting via emails and texts. I admit there was a bit of a twist that I didn't pick up on, so that was fun, if a bit disappointing. There was less of the Ren Faire this time around simply because we got a lot of that exposition in book one.

I wanted to love this so much but it was just too damn disjointed for my tastes. We're tossed into the book at the beginning, which reads like the middle. It didn't really come together for me at all, despite hoping and praying it would eventually all make sense. A few scenes gave me hope, but otherwise, it was not for me. I didn't care about the people. On audio, a lot of the dialogue sounded stunted, with lots of OKs and Yeahs. โฌ‡๏ธ