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Fun, rollercoaster ride of a book! The premise is perimenopausal and menopausal women attaining superpowers. They use their powers for justice, of course. I keep recommending it to friends. One thing I do kind of wish it could have saved some of the ending for a sequel. It felt like a book and a half. 😅

Thanks again to my #AuldLangSpine buddy, @JamieArc for the rec! #wdncw peeps, you‘d probably enjoy this too! @dabbe

A surprise hit for October! I read this for a book club and while the story was great and groundbreaking, I was reminded how much I love the writing style of the 1950s. #12booksof2025 @TheEllieMo

#uspresidents #uspresidents2026
@Amiable @TEArificBooks

“At the age of 22, Washington had committed a political misstep of global consequence. The British and the French were now formally engaged in a battle for American land, forcing [their allies] to take sides ... if the American Revolution had not taken place, Washington would probably be remembered today as the instigator of humanity's first world war, one that lasted seven years.“ 😳

There is nothing I can say that would do justice to this book. The writing is exquisite. The characters are achingly human. Just wow.

#sundaybuddyread

I love a collection of Christmasy short stories! Fortunately, there's a lot of them these days, so I should be good for ages to come 😆. This one was pretty solid and I ended up liking most of the stories. #christmascrimechalkenge @Ruthiella @RaeLovesToRead

This book kept me glued to my couch with its complicated & twisty plot.It is set for the most part in the Scottish highlands at a castle & its whiskey distillery, where snow & ice prevailed.Haunting, with glowing ghostly apparitions looming. Holmes & Watson at their most humane best. #SherlockHolmespastiches #Sherlocked

These stories were an absolute delight! Great settings, flawed characters, twisty details, and the writing was impeccable. As a bonus, a few even took place at Christmas! Highly recommend if you want a little nip of mystery reading!
First time reading PD James but not my last!
#christmascrimechallenge @Ruthiella @RaeLovesToRead

As I‘ve mentioned, I have appreciated Carter for years. I especially loved Vanity Fair when he was editor from 1992-2017. So I am partial to enjoying this book. If you didn‘t get to experience the brilliance of the writers & articles in VF you probably won‘t like this. Everyone he talks about is familiar to me, it feels a bit gossipy, and really ramps up halfway through. The money spent! The parties orchestrated! And Trump and his short fingers!

My son & I picked it up today, & fell into the rabbit wholeheartedly into the rabbit hole of contemporary composer Eric Whitacre.We listened to his rendition of Lux Aurumque,or Light and Gold,based on a poem by the poet Edward Esce.Whitacre said of this poem: [whose] “genuine,elegant simplicity…[means] “A simple approach was essential to the success of the work, and I waited patiently for the tight harmonies to shimmer and glow.”His chorus shines.