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Thanks for the tag, @DebinHawaii and @TheSpineView !

#5JoysFriday

1. My boys…always. Pictures from this week.
2. Xander‘s bloodwork came back normal.
3. Zeke finished his medication, but he‘s having some GI issues again. He goes for an ultrasound next week. Partial joy for a few days without meds!
4. IRL book club was hilarious this week!
5. So many library holds arrived! #SoManyBooksSoLittleTime

Aims42 🥰💛🧡🩷 1d

ShelleyBooksie Handsome boys! 1d

DebinHawaii Wonderful joys! 💛💛💛 Love those sweet furry boys! 😻 1d

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dabbe 🩵💙🩵 1d

Leftcoastzen Sweet boys ! 😻😻😻😻I had a boy on an IBS food years ago , it helped.wasn‘t perfect though. 1d

TheSpineView YW!❤️🐾❤️ 1d

Librarybelle Thanks @Aims42 @ShelleyBooksie @DebinHawaii @dabbe ! 1d

Librarybelle @Leftcoastzen Talking with my vet today, she thinks Zeke has moved beyond just pancreatitis, and she wants to do the ultrasound to rule out lymphoma—how scary that both lymphoma and IBS or IBD have such similar symptoms. Zeke is also adjusting to his new food. Poor guy! 1d

Librarybelle @TheSpineView 😁❤️ 1d

dabbe @Librarybelle The poor Zekemeister! What a tough little man. 🖤🐾🖤 Holding good thoughts that he'll soon be as good as new. 🤞🏻 1d

Librarybelle Thank you, @dabbe ! 1d

Leftcoastzen Poor guy! I‘m hopeful for the best for Zeke. 😻 1d

Librarybelle Thank you, @Leftcoastzen ! 1d

shortsarahrose My sister‘s cat has also had some GI issues and had to get an ultrasound. She was so pitiful with her shaved belly! They think it is IBD, so her cat started a special food plus probiotics and is now starting a low dose steroid. I hope Zeke‘s ultrasound goes well and you‘re able to find a treatment that helps. 1d

Librarybelle Thank you, @shortsarahrose ! I keep thinking of the shaved belly he‘ll have next week. But, hopefully we‘ll get answers and find the best treatment finally for him. 1d

Texreader Always good to hear your cat updates but so hoping Zeke does well. ♥️🐈‍⬛♥️🐈♥️♥️♥️ 1d

TheBookHippie Poor thing. Hope answers are easy! Winnie is gluten free these past few years and much better since -but figuring that out was 😵‍💫 and switching her food was zero fun. So sending love! 22h

Librarybelle Thank you, @Texreader @TheBookHippie ! This has been very stressful, but I know we‘ll eventually get the answers we need. 22h

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Bookwormjillk

Dandelion | Jamie Chai Yun Liew

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A decent read about an immigrant family in Canada. In order to learn the truth about her mother the main character travels to Brunei and Malaysia. #FoodAndLit (still) #ReadingAsia

Texreader, Librarybelle, BarbaraBB, Catsandbooks

Texreader I didn‘t finish Asia either!! 6mo

BarbaraBB So good you‘re still reading the world! 6mo

Catsandbooks Fantastic! 🇲🇾 6mo

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Librarybelle I did not finish Asia… #somanybookssolittletime ! 6mo

Bookwormjillk @Librarybelle I *might* finish this year? I have high hopes for Oceania too. Africa and the Americas on the other hand- maybe 2026. 6mo

Librarybelle 😁 6mo

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Librarybelle

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Combined #BookReport and #WeeklyForecast :

I started off strong last week, completing a few books and continuing with various #buddyread selections. Some books had to go back to the library, so are on pause.

This week, I anticipate completing a couple #buddyread titles and also going through my library book stack - my eyes are way bigger than my belly #somanybookssolittletime .

My IRL book club meets this week too, so I must start that book.

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TheAromaofBooks

Sourcery | Terry Pratchett

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Pratchett has been on my radar for quite some time, but I've never actually jumped in. So when @julesg said that the #OokBookClub was starting over, this seemed like a great time to give his writing a whirl. I enjoyed but wasn't mind-blown by this one, but the consensus seems to be that it isn't his best, and this was still an easy pick. I'm looking forward to working through some of these, as I found the characters, world-building, and humor ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) to be quite engaging.

#SeriesLove2024 @Andrew65 @TheSpineView
#192025 - 1988 @Librarybelle
#100YearsofBooks
#ISpyBingo
#TPRC - James Hurley @Yuki_Onna
#BookSpinBingo 11mo

Librarybelle Nice! I‘ve yet to read anything by Pratchett! 11mo

BarbaraJean Ohhh, I hadn't seen that #OokBookClub was starting over... I may have to jump into that! Because I need more buddy reads 😂 I've only read Pratchett's Tiffany Aching series, and then Mort--and I loved all of them. 11mo

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TheSpineView Great job! Currently working on this book. Maybe will finish tomorrow. 11mo

Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 11mo

julesG @Librarybelle you can always join us for a book or more 😉 11mo

Librarybelle Thanks, @julesG ! Maybe someday I will pick up the book… #somanybookssolittletime 11mo

TheAromaofBooks @BarbaraJean - Yes, and that group runs from the 8th of the month to the 8th of the next month, so if you want to join you still have over a week to read the first book!! 😁 11mo

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks My thought exactly!! I just checked it out on Hoopla…😁 11mo

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Hooked_on_books

Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power | Leah Redmond Chang

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This is a really interesting look at how three women who became queens quite young had intersecting lives and experiences. My main complaint about it is that there were so many Elizabeths, Marys, and Catherines at the time that it got a little confusing. So for me this is a low pick but well worth reading.

MommyWantsToReadHerBook "So many Marys, Catherines and Elizabeths" ??????? 11mo

Librarybelle I have this on my shelf and really want to get to it soon! #somanybookssolittletime 11mo

squirrelbrain I need to get back into this one. 11mo

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Librarybelle

Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame: A Novel | Olivia Ford

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How I loved this one! Think Rachel Joyce‘s The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Kathleen Rooney‘s Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk, with a bit of Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal.

Jenny is 77 years old, loves to bake, loves her husband of nearly 60 years Bernard, and has a secret. She also impulsively applies to be on a British baking competition. The story weaves between past and present through her recipes. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Kristy_K, LaraReads, KarenUK, Hooked_on_books, BarkingMadRead, Crazeedi, brittanyreads, Graciouswarriorprincess, Magpiegem, BookBelle84, Larkken, jenniferw88, julesG, Deblovestoread, MidnightBookGirl, triplem80, Tove_Reads, slategreyskies, Read4life, Bluebird, kwmg40, BarbaraBB, eeclayton, hissingpotatoes, Book_Lover95, TheAromaofBooks

Librarybelle ⬆️⬆️⬆️It‘s a story about love, sacrifice, and finding oneself, no matter how old you are. It‘s a remarkable debut novel by Ford, who seems to capture so much emotion and can evoke so many feelings through Jenny‘s stories. Family recipes have power. Have tissues at the ready for this one. #192025 #2024 #52BookClub24 #Publishedin2024 13mo

thegirlwiththelibrarybag Sounds lovely, I‘m going to request it from the library. 13mo

Librarybelle Hope you enjoy, @thegirlwiththelibrarybag ! 13mo

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Hooked_on_books Oh good! I have this out from the library and I look forward to it even more now! 13mo

Librarybelle @Hooked_on_books Hope you enjoy it! 13mo

ReadingOver50 Sounds great. Just requested it from the library 13mo

CatLass007 It looks good. My library doesn‘t have it yet but I‘ve asked them to notify me when it‘s available. 13mo

julesG You're not helping me here. 😭😂😂 #MountTBR 13mo

Crazeedi This sounds good, adding!! 13mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 13mo

Librarybelle I hope you enjoy this too, @ReadingOver50 @CatLass007 @Crazeedi ! 13mo

Librarybelle @julesG 😂 #somanybookssolittletime 13mo

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Bluebird

The Essex Serpent | Sarah Perry

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Soooooo. I tried reading this book a year ago, but I couldn‘t get into it and set it aside. Love the cover, love everything about the book blurb, and enjoy the writing. This book totally seems my cuppa! I picked it up again for #literarycrew read, but after 25% I‘m giving up. #hailthebail. It‘s just not working for me. 🙈

Librarybelle

Texreader I really didn‘t like this book. Not at all like what I thought it would be 13mo

Librarybelle Good try, but nothing wrong with no longer reading a book. #somanybookssolittletime 13mo

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘ve seen lots of similar reviews 🫤 it‘s on my shelf and I‘m in no hurry! 13mo

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tpixie @Bluebird I‘m sadly not enjoying this so far either. I‘ve restarted it 3 times today. I fell in love with the cover and wanted to do the #literarycrew #buddyread but I may bail also. I‘m not good at bailing, though. We will see 🐍💚📗 @Librarybelle 13mo

Hooked_on_books It is an excellent cover! I have this one, but after mixed reviews early on I‘m a bit hesitant to try it. I may go the same way you went! 13mo

tpixie I wish he were the audiobook narrator! https://youtu.be/Hrz43MGvF9M?si=77bwc68AhB7WL2Eb 13mo

tpixie Also he says, “Bear in mind, if you are a good reader, you will discard a book mercilessly if after the first 40 pages or so you haven‘t gotten into it” 13mo

Bluebird @Texreader glad I‘m not alone! 13mo

Bluebird @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Hooked_on_books yes, no need to rush to it, plenty of other books out there! (edited) 13mo

Bluebird @tpixie thanks for the link! He‘s so enthusiastic! The book he describes sounds fabulous—but not what I experienced. I agree with you! I‘d have loved to try it with him as the reader. 13mo

Bluebird @tpixie @Librarybelle i‘m not great at bailing either. I think it‘s because I‘ve read some gems that were slow to start. However I‘m getting better and now consider bailing at about 20% read. Most of my books are long, so 40 pages seems too few. Guess I‘m not ‘a good reader‘ 😂 13mo

tpixie @Bluebird 😂 I did decide to bail this am. I‘m trying not to feel bad about it 💔 13mo

CatLass007 @tpixie You gave it a fair shot. That‘s all anyone can do. You have to know your own mind to be able to bail. 13mo

tpixie @CatLass007 🩷 13mo

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Ruthiella

The Rachel Incident: A novel | Caroline O'Donoghue

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I really enjoyed this coming-of-age novel set in Cork during the 2008 recession. It‘s narrated by the Rachel of the title, looking back on her college years and is about navigating adult life, the callousness of youth, abortion rights in Ireland and as an underlying plot point, the power of friendship. The enduring friendship between James and Rachel was for me the core of the novel.

I‘m using this for #Booked2023 “About Reproductive Rights”

Cinfhen, BarbaraTheBibliophage, alisiakae

Amiable Sounds great —stacking! 2y

Ruthiella @Amiable I hope you enjoy it. Though I came of age 20 years earlier, it rang true in my estimation. (edited) 2y

Cinfhen Nice!! I started this one on audio but it wasn‘t clicking - #SoManyBooksSoLittleTime 😩 2y

Ruthiella @Cinfhen It happens! 😃 2y

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Librarybelle

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My combined #BookReport and #WeeklyForecast :

Just one title finished this week! I did start a book but could not connect with the writing style and decided to set it down for now - maybe I‘ll come back to it someday. #somanybookssolittletime

Can you believe we‘re into September the end of this week??? My forecast includes the upcoming #BuddyRead titles.

I am off work this week, so I plan to have some much needed reading time!

Cinfhen

Cinfhen Enjoy your week!!!!! You definitely deserve a vacation❣️❣️❣️ 2y

Librarybelle Thank you, Cindy! @Cinfhen 2y

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